Kodwa wena nceku yami engikukhethileyo,
wena mngane wami engikuthathe emikhawulweni yomhlaba,
engibabizile kusuka ezingxenyeni ezikude zakhona,
engathi kuye, ‘Ungokhethiweyo wami, +
Ngoba ngikukhethile futhi angikulahlanga.
Ungesabi, ngoba nginawe;
Ungapheli amandla, ngoba nginguYihlo noNkulunkulu wakho;
Ngizokuqinisa, ngikusize,
Ngikusekela ngesandla sokudla sokulunga kwami.
Bheka, bonke abalwa nawe
bayakujabha, bajabhe;
Abamelene nawe bayokwenziwa ize, bafe;
Uyakubafuna ungabe usabathola.
Labo abakuhlasele ngeke besaba khona;
ngoba mina, uMdali uSomandla,
qinisa isandla sakho sokunene bese uthi kuwe:
“‘Ungesabi futhi ungapheli amandla, ngoba ngizokwenza ube ngumnqobi!'”
U-Isaya 41: 8-13
Ungesabi, wena sibungu uJakobe,
Israyeli omncane, ungesabi,
ngokuba mina uqobo ngiyakusiza, ”usho uJehova,
uMhlengi wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
15 “Bheka, ngiyakukwenza isibhulo sokubhula,
entsha futhi icijile, inamazinyo amaningi.
Uzobhula izintaba uzichoboze,
izintaba uzenze zibe ngumququ.
16 Uzoyela, umoya uyozicosha,
futhi isivunguvungu sizowaphephetha.
Kepha nina nizojabula eNkosini
nenkazimulo koNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
17 “Abampofu nabaswelayo bafuna amanzi,
kepha akukho;
izilimi zabo zomile ngokoma.
Kepha mina, iNkosi, ngizobaphendula;
Mina, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngeke ngibashiye.
18 Ngizokwenza imifula igeleze ezindaweni eziphakemeyo ezingenalutho,
nemithombo iphakathi kwezigodi.
Ngizophendula ugwadule lube ngamachibi amanzi,
nomhlabathi owomile waba yimithombo.
19 Ngizafaka enkangala
umsedari * nomtholo, umbomvana nomnqumo.
Ngiyomisa imijunipri ogwadule,
umuthi kanye nesihlahla esihlala siluhlaza okotshani esiqukethe izigaxa ezincane eziyisiyingi namahlumela acabalele aqukethe amaqabunga amancane afana nawo ndawonye, 20 ukuze abantu babone futhi bazi,
angacabanga futhi aqonde,
ukuthi isandla seNkosi sikwenzile lokhu,
ukuthi oNgcwele ka-Israyeli ukudalile.
U-Isaya 41: 14-20
Manje, yilokhu uJehova akushilo,
owakudala, Jakobe,
owakubumba, Israyeli,
“Ungesabi, ngokuba ngikuhlengile;
Ngikubizile ngegama; ungowami.
2 Lapho udabula emanzini,
Ngizoba nawe;
nalapho udabula imifula,
ngeke zikushanele.
Lapho uhamba emlilweni,
ngeke ushiswe;
amalangabi ngeke akuthungele ngomlilo.
3 Ngokuba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,
oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, uMsindisi wakho;
Nginikela iGibhithe njengesihlengo sakho,
Kushibe [a] noSeba esikhundleni sakho.
4 Njengoba uligugu futhi udunyisiwe emehlweni ami,
futhi ngoba ngiyakuthanda,
Ngizonikela ngabantu esikhundleni sakho,
izizwe ngokushintshana ngempilo yakho.
Ungesabi, ngoba nginawe;
Ngizoletha abantwana bakho bevela empumalanga
ngikubuthe entshonalanga.
6 Ngizothi enyakatho, ‘Banikele!’
naseningizimu, ‘Ungabavimbi.’
Letha amadodana ami avela kude
namadodakazi ami avela emikhawulweni yomhlaba
7 wonke umuntu obizwa ngegama lami,
engamdalela inkazimulo yami,
engamdala ngambumba. ”
U-Isaya 43: 1-7
Bhekani, ngenza into entsha!
Manje iyamila; anikuboni yini?
Ngenza indlela ehlane
nemifudlana ehlane.
Izilwane zasendle ziyangihlonipha,
izimpungushe nezikhova,
ngoba ngikhipha amanzi ehlane
nemifudlana ehlane,
ukuze ngiphuzise abantu bami abakhethiweyo bami,
21 abantu engizibumbele bona
ukuze bamemezele udumo lwami.
U-Isaya 43: 19-21.