These are the words of God the Father to His Son: "In an acceptable time I have heard You, and in the day of salvation I have helped You; I will preserve You and give You as a covenant to the people, to restore the earth, to cause them to inherit the desolate heritages" (Isaiah 49:8).
8Itsho njalo i Nkosi: Ngesikhathi esemukelekayo ngikuzwile, langosuku losindiso ngikusizile; njalo ngizakulondoloza, ngikunike ube yisivumelwano sabantu, ukumisa umhlaba, ukubenza badle amafa achithekileyo, 9ukuze uthi kuzibotshwa: Phumani; kwabasemnyameni: Zivezeni.