U-Isaya
54 “Memeza ngentokozo wena wesifazana oyinyumba, ongazalanga.+
Thaba umemeze ngenjabulo+ wena ongazange uhelelwe,+
Ngoba abantwana balowo* otshiyiweyo banengi kakhulu
2 “Qhelisa indawo yetende lakho ibe banzi kakhulu.+
Yelula amalembu etende lethabanikeli lakho elikhulu.
Ungami, qhubeka uselula intambo zetende lakho,
Uqinise lezikhonkwane zalo.+
3 Ngoba uzaqhela uye kwesokudla lakwesenxele.
Abantwabakho bazabusa izizwe,
Bazahlala emadolobheni ayesengamanxiwa.+
Uzakukhohlwa ukuyangeka kobutsha bakho,
Lehlazo lokuba ngumfelokazi awusoze uphinde ulikhumbule.”
5 “Ngoba uMenzi wakho Omkhulu+ unjengomyeni wakho,*+
Ibizo lakhe nguJehova wamabutho,
ONgcwele ka-Israyeli unguMhlengi wakho,+
Yena uzabizwa ngokuthi nguNkulunkulu womhlaba wonke.+
6 Lapho uJehova ekubiza wawungathi ungumfazi olahliweyo, ophakathi kosizi,*+
Wawunjengomfazi owathathwa esesemncane waphinda waliwa,” kutsho uNkulunkulu wakho.
7 “Ngakutshiya okwesikhatshana,
Kodwa ngizakubuyisela ngesihawu esikhulu.+
8 Ngakufihlela ubuso bami okwesikhatshana ngiphuphuma ngolaka,+
Kodwa ngizakuba lesihawu kuwe,+ ngoba ngilothando oluqotho olungapheliyo,” kutsho uMhlengi wakho+ uJehova.
9 “Lokhu kunjengasezinsukwini zikaNowa.+
Njengoba nje ngafunga ukuthi amanzi kawasoze aphinde asibekele umhlaba njengasesikhathini sikaNowa,+
Ngiyafunga ukuthi angisoze ngiphinde ngikuzondele kumbe ngikusole.+
10 Lanxa izintaba zingasuswa,
Lamaqaqa anyikinywe,
Uthando lwami oluqotho alusoze lususwe kuwe,+
Lesivumelwano sami sokuthula kasisoze sinyikinywe,”+ kutsho uJehova, lowo olesihawu kuwe.+
11 “Awu wena wesifazana ohluphekileyo,+ ophoselwe le lale yisiphepho njalo ongaduduzwanga,+
Sengikwakha ngamatshe lesamende esiqinileyo,
Sengibeka isisekelo sakho ngamatshe esafire.+
12 Imithangala yakho ngizayenza ngamatshe abomvu aligugu,*
Ngenze amagedi akho ngamatshe acazimulayo,
Lemingcele yakho yonke ngamatshe aligugu.
14 Uzamiswa uqine ekulungeni.+
Ukucindezelwa kuzakuba khatshana lawe,+
Awusoze wesabe lutho njalo awusoze ube lesizatho sokwethuka,
Ngoba akulalutho olwesabekayo oluzasondela kuwe.+
15 Loba ngubani ozakuhlasela
Uyabe engathunywanga yimi.
Loba ngubani ozakuhlasela kasoze aphumelele.”+
16 “Phela yimi engadala umkhandi wensimbi,
Ovuthela amalahle omlilo,
Alungise isikhali emsebenzini wakhe.
Yimi engadala indoda etshabalalisayo ukuze idilize.+
17 Akulasikhali esilungiselwe ukukuhlasela esizaphumelela,+
Loba nguphi umuntu ozama ukukwahlulela uzambeka icala.*
Leli lilifa lezinceku zikaJehova,
Lokulunga kwazo kuvela kimi,” kutsho uJehova.+