U-Isaya 48

¹“Zwana lokhu, wena ndlu kaJakhobe,

²lina elibizwa ngokuthi lingabasedolobheni elingcwele,

³Ngamemezela ngezinto zakuqala endulo,

⁴Ngoba ngangikwazi ukuthi ulenkani,

⁵Ngakho-ke ngakutsho kudala ngalezizinto,

⁶Usuzizwile lezizinto; zikhangele zonke.

⁷Zidalwe khathesi nje, hatshi endulo;

⁸Kawuzange uzwe kumbe uqedisise;

⁹Ngenxa yebizo lami, ngiyaluphuzisa ulaka lwami;

¹⁰Khangela, ngikulungisile lanxa kunganjengesiliva;

¹¹Ngenxa yami, ngenxa yami, ngenza lokhu.

¹²“Ngilalela wena Jakhobe,

¹³Isandla sami sabeka izisekelo zomhlaba,

¹⁴Buthanani ndawonye lonke lilalele:

¹⁵Mina, mina ngokwami, sengikhulumile;

¹⁶Sondelani kimi lizwe lokhu:

¹⁷Nanku uThixo akutshoyo,

¹⁸Aluba wawulalele imilayo yami nje,

¹⁹Inzalo yakho yayizakuba ngangetshebetshebe,

²⁰Sukani eBhabhiloni,

²¹Kabomanga ekubaholeni kwakhe bedabula ezinkangala;

²²UThixo uthi, “Akukho ukuthula kwababi.”