U-Isaya 44

¹“Kodwa khathesi lalela, wena Jakhobe,

²Nanku akutshoyo uThixo,

³Ngoba ngizathela amanzi elizweni elomileyo,

⁴Zizahluma njengotshani emadlelweni,

⁵Omunye uzakuthi, ‘Mina ngingokaThixo’;

⁶“Nanku akutshoyo uThixo,

⁷Pho ngubani onjengami? Kakumemezele lokho.

⁸Lingaqhaqhazeli, lingesabi.

⁹Bonke abenza izithombe kabasilutho,

¹⁰Ngubani obaza unkulunkulu abumbe isithombe,

¹¹Yena labanjengaye bazayangiswa;

¹²Umkhandi uthatha insimbi

¹³Umbazi welula intambo yokulinganisa

¹⁴Ugamula isihlahla somsedari,

¹⁵Lapho-ke siba zinkuni zomuntu zokubasa;

¹⁶Ingxenye yezinkuni ubasa ngayo umlilo,

¹⁷Ngeziseleyo wenza unkulunkulu,

¹⁸Kabazi lutho, kabaqedisisi lutho;

¹⁹Kakho oke ame acabange,

²⁰Udla umlotha, inhliziyo ekhohlisekileyo iyamlahla,

²¹“Khumbula lezizinto, wena Jakhobe,

²²Ngesule iziphambeko zakho njengeyezi,

²³Hlabelelani ngentokozo, lina mazulu,

²⁴“Nanku akutshoyo uThixo,

²⁵ofubisa izibonakaliso zabaphrofethi bamanga,

²⁶ofeza amazwi ezinceku zakhe

²⁷athi enzikini yamanzi, ‘Cima,

²⁸athi ngoKhurosi, ‘Ungumelusi wami,