Isaya 55

₁“Wotani, nonkhe nine lenomile,

wotani emantini;

nani nine lenite imali,

sondzelani, nitsenge nidle!

Wotani, nitsenge liwayini nelubisi

ngaphandle kwemali nangaphandle kwetindleko.

₂Niyicitselani imali kuloko lokungesiso sinkhwa?

Niyisebentelani intfo lengenelisi?

Lalelani, lalelani kimi,

nidle loko lokulungile,

nemphefumulo wenu uyawujabula

ngekudla lokumnandzi kakhulu.

₃Bekani indlebe, nite kimi;

vanini, kuze imiphefumulo yenu itewuphila.

Ngitakwenta sivumelwane saphakadze nani,

nginiphe tibusiso lengatetsembisa Davide.

₄Buka la, ngimbeke waba ngufakazi etiveni,

yebo, umholi nendvuna yetive.

₅Impela, nawe uyawubita tive longatati,

netive letingakwati tiyawusheshisa tite kuwe,

ngenca yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho,

Longcwele waka-Israyeli,

ngobe yena ukuphe bukhosi.”

₆Funani Simakadze asenekutfolakala;

mbiteni asesedvute.

₇Lomubi akayiyekele indlela yakhe lembi,

nalokhohlakele ayekele imicabango yakhe lemibi.

Akaphendvuke abuyele kuSimakadze,

uyawuba nemusa kuye,

akabuyele kuNkulunkulu wetfu,

ngobe uyawumtsetselela ngenkhululeko.

₈“Ngobe imicabango yami ayisiyo imicabango yenu,

netindlela tenu akusito tindlela tami,”

kusho Simakadze.

₉“Njengobe emazulu aphakeme kunemhlaba,

kanjalo netindlela tami tiphakeme kunetenu,

nemicabango yami iphakeme kuneyenu.

₁₀Njengobe imvula nesitfwatfwa

kwehla kuchamuka ezulwini,

kungaphindzi kubuyele kulo

kungakawuniseli umhlaba,

kuwente uhlume uphindze utsele titselo,

khona kutewutsela inhlanyelo yemhlanyeli

nesinkhwa salowo lodlako,

₁₁linjalo-ke nelivi lami leliphuma emlonyeni wami:

Lingeke libuye kimi yabayaba,

kodvwa liyawukwenta loko lengikuhlosile,

liwufeze umgomo walo lengilikhiphele wona.

₁₂Nine niyawuphuma ngenjabulo

nichubekele embili ngekuthula,

tintsaba nemagcuma kuyawuhlokoma

kuhlabele ingoma imbikwenu,

kutsi tonkhe tihlahla tesiganga

tishaye tandla tato.

₁₃Esikhundleni setihlahla temanyeva

kuyawukhula tihlahla tesipheshula,

esikhundleni senchachabutane kukhule mabovana.

Loku kuyawuba sikhumbuto sekudvumisa Simakadze,

kube sibonakaliso saphakadze, lesingeke sibhujiswe.”