U-Isaya 44:9-20

Abenza izithombe ezibaziweyo bayize; nezinto zabo ezimnandi ngeke zisize; futhi bangofakazi babo; ababoni futhi abazi; ukuze babe lenhloni. Ngubani owenze unkulunkulu noma obumbile isithombe esibaziweyo esingasizi lutho na? Bheka, bonke abangane bakhe bajabhile, nezisebenzi zingabantu; mabahlangane bonke, basukume; nokho bayakwesaba, bajabhe kanyekanye. Umkhandi wensimbi wenza amalahle ngodlawu, awasebenze ngezando, awasebenze ngamandla ezingalo zakhe; yebo, ulambile, namandla akhe anda; akaphuzi manzi udiniwe. Umbazi uyelula ukubusa kwakhe; uyimaketha ngomugqa; uyawulungisa ngezinga, awuthengise ngekhampasi, awenze ube nomfanekiso womuntu, njengobuhle bomuntu; ukuthi ingahlala endlini. Uyazigawulela imisedari, athathe umsayipuresi aziqinisela khona phakathi kwemithi yehlathi; utshala umlotha, imvula iyawunothisa. Khona-ke kuyakuba ngokomuntu ukuba ashise, ngokuba athathe kuwo, othe; yebo, uyabasa, abhake isinkwa; yebo, wenza unkulunkulu, akhuleke kuye; wenza umfanekiso obaziweyo ngawo, awele phezu kwawo. Ingxenye yawo uyishisa ngomlilo; ngenxenye yawo udla inyama; uyosa asuthe; yebo, uyotha, athi: “Ashila, ngiyafudumala, ngabona umlilo. Okuseleyo kuwo uwenza unkulunkulu, umfanekiso wakhe obaziweyo; aguqe phezu kwayo ayikhonze akhuleke kuyo athi: Ngikhulule! ngoba wena ungunkulunkulu wami. Kabazanga futhi kabaqedisisa, ngoba wayevale amehlo abo ukuze bangaboni; nezinhliziyo zabo, ukuze bangakwazi ukuqonda. Akakho ophakamisa enhliziyweni yakhe, kungekho kwazi nokuqonda ukuba athi: Ingxenye yawo ngiyishisile ngomlilo; yebo, ngabhaka isinkwa phezu kwamalahle alo; ngosiwe inyama, ngayidla, nensali yakhona ngiyenze isinengiso na? ngizowela esiqwini sesihlahla? Ukhuphula umlotha; inhliziyo ekhohlisayo imjikisile, ukuze angakwazi ukusindisa umphefumulo wakhe futhi angasho ukuthi: Akukho manga esandleni sami sokunene na?