U-Isaya 45

¹“Nanku akutshoyo uThixo kogcotshiweyo wakhe,

²Ngizahamba phambi kwakho

³Ngizakupha inotho yobumnyama,

⁴Ngenxa kaJakhobe inceku yami,

⁵Mina nginguThixo, njalo kakho omunye;

⁶ukuze kuthi kusukela empumalanga

⁷Ngenza ukukhanya njalo ngidale umnyama,

⁸Lina mazulu angaphezulu, nisani ukulunga;

⁹Maye kulowo ophikisa uMdali wakhe,

¹⁰Maye kulowo othi kuyise,

¹¹Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo,

¹²Yimi engadala umhlaba,

¹³Ngizamvusa uKhurosi ngokulunga kwami,

¹⁴Nanku akutshoyo uThixo:

¹⁵Ngeqiniso unguNkulunkulu ozifihlayo,

¹⁶Bonke ababaza izithombe bazayangiswa badumazeke;

¹⁷Kodwa u-Israyeli uzasindiswa nguThixo

¹⁸Ngoba nanku okutshiwo nguThixo

¹⁹Angikhulumanga ensitha

²⁰Qoqanani ndawonye lize kimi;

²¹Memezelani okufanele kube yikho, likubike,

²²“Phendukelani kimi lisindiswe,

²³Ngifunge ngami,

²⁴Zizakutsho ngami zithi, ‘Ukulunga lamandla

²⁵Kodwa Thixo yonke inzalo