U-Isaya 44:9-20

Abenza isithombe esibaziweyo bayize bonke; izinto zabo ezithandekayo aziyikusiza; ofakazi babo ababoni, futhi abazi; bayakujabhiswa. Ngubani owenzile uNkulunkulu, ngubani obumbile isithombe esibaziweyo esingesokusiza na? Bheka, bonke abangane bakhe bayakujabha, nezisebenzi zingabantu nje. Mabahlangane bonke, beme; bayakwesaba, bajabhe kanyekanye. Umkhandi wensimbi wenza imbazo, asebenze emalahleni, ayibumbe ngezando, ayisebenze ngamandla ezingalo zakhe; uyalamba, angabikho amandla; akaphuzi amanzi, uyadangala. Umbazi uyelula intambo, adwebe umuthi ngokubomvu, awenze ngezibazo, adwebe ngekompasi,* awenze ngomfanekiso womuntu, ngobuhle bomuntu, ukuba uhlale endlini. Uyazigawulela imisedari,* athathe imikhoba nama-oki,* awaqinise phakathi kwemithi yehlathi; uyatshala umfire,* imvula iwukhulise. Bese kuba ngokomuntu ukuba abase ngakho; uthatha kuwo, othe; uyawuphemba, enze isinkwa; wenza unkulunkulu, akhuleke kuye, enze nesithombe esibaziweyo, akhothambele kuso. Ushisa inxenye yawo emlilweni; phezu kwale nxenye uyadla inyama, ose izoso, asuthe; yebo, uyotha athi: “Halala! Sengifudumele, ngibonile umlilo.” Ngokuseleyo kuwo uyakwenza unkulunkulu nesithombe; uyakhothamela kuso, akhuleke kuso, athandaze kuso, athi: “Ngophule; ungunkulunkulu wami.” Abazi, abaqondi, ngokuba unamekile amehlo abo ukuze bangaboni, nezinhliziyo zabo ukuze bangaqondi. Akakho okhumbulayo, nokwazi nokuqonda akukho kokuba kuthiwe: “Ngishisile inxenye yawo ngomlilo, ngenzile isinkwa phezu kwamalahle awo, ngosile inyama, ngayidla; ngingenza okuseleyo kuwo kube yisinengiso, ngikhothamele umbhuku womuthi,” na? Udla umlotha; inhliziyo ekhohlisiweyo imdukisile; akanakophula umphefumulo wakhe nokuba athi: “Akukho yini amanga kwesokunene sami na?”