U-Isaya 49

¹Ngilalelani lina zihlenge;

²Wenza umlomo wami waba njengenkemba eloliweyo,

³Wathi kimi, “Wena Israyeli uyinceku yami,

⁴Kodwa mina ngathi, “Mina ngisebenzele ize;

⁵Khathesi uThixo uthi,

⁶uthi:

⁷Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo,

⁸Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

⁹uthi kwabathunjiweyo, ‘Phumani,’

¹⁰Kabayikulamba kumbe bome,

¹¹Izintaba zami zonke ngizazenza zibe yizindlela,

¹²Khangelani, bazakuza bevela khatshana,

¹³Hlabelelani ngentokozo lina mazulu;

¹⁴Kodwa iZiyoni yathi, “UThixo ungilahlile,

¹⁵“Owesifazane angamkhohlwa umntanakhe omunyayo na,

¹⁶Khangela, sengikudwebe ezintendeni zezandla zami;

¹⁷Amadodana akho aphanga emuva,

¹⁸Phakamisa amehlo akho ukhangele emaceleni wonke,

¹⁹Lanxa nje wadilizwa waba lunxiwa

²⁰Abantwana abazalwa ngesikhathi sokufelwa kwakho

²¹Lapho-ke uzakuthi enhliziyweni yakho,

²²Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

²³Amakhosi azakuba ngoyihlo bokukukhulisa,

²⁴Amabutho angemukwa impango na,

²⁵Kodwa nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

²⁶Ngizakwenza abancindezeli bakho badle inyama yemizimba yabo;