Isaya
Ngilo onezambatho ezihle,
Okhamba emandlenakhe amakhulu?
“Ngimi okhuluma ngokulunga,
Onamandla amakhulu wokusindisa.”
2 Kubayini izambatho zakho zibomvu,
Begodu kubayini izambatho zakho zinjengezaloyo otlhodlha iwayini?+
3 “Ngitlhodlhe iwayini endaweni yokutlhodlhela ngingedwa.
Bekunganamuntu ovela eentjhabeni obekanami.
Bengisolo ngigadanga amanabami ngisilingekile,
Bengisolo ngigadanga amanabami ngebanga lelaka lami.+
Izambatho zami bezifafazwe ziingazi zawo,
Ngasilaphaza zoke izambatho zami.
4 Ngombana ilanga lokuzibuyiselela lisehliziywenami,+
Nomnyaka wabahlengiweko bami sele ufikile.
5 Ngaqala kodwana bekangekho ongangisiza;
Ngadana ngombana bekangekho ongisekelako.
Yeke umkhonwami wangisindisa,+
Begodu ilaka lami langisekela.
6 Ngigadange iintjhaba ngebanga lokusilingeka kwami,
Ngazenza zadakwa ngebanga lokusilingeka kwami+
Begodu ngathulula iingazi zazo ehlabathini.”
7 Ngizokukhuluma ngezenzo zakaJehova zethando elithembekileko,
Ngezenzo zakaJehova ezifanele ukudunyiswa,
Ngebanga lazo zoke izinto uJehova asenzele zona,+
Izinto ezinengi ezihle azenze ngebanga lendlu ka-Israyeli,
Ngesirhawu sakhe nangethando lakhe elithembekileko elikhulu.
8 Ngombana uthe: “Ngokuqinisekileko bababantu bami, amadodana azokuhlala athembekile.”+
Yeke ube Msindisabo.+
9 Kikho koke ukugandeleleka kwabo naye bekagandeleleka.+
Begodu isithunywa sakhe sabasindisa.*+
10 Bahlubuka+ begodu bazwisa ummoya ocwengileko ubuhlungu.+
11 Bakhumbula iinkhathi zakade,
Iinkhathi zakaMosi incekwakhe:
“Uphi owabakhupha elwandle+ ngabelusi bomhlambakhe?+
Uphi owafaka kibo ummoyakhe ocwengileko,+
12 Loyo owenza isandla sakhe esiphazimulako sikhambe nesandla sakaMosi sangesidleni,+
Loyo owahlukanisa amanzi phambi kwabo+
Bona azenzele igama elihlala ngokungapheliko,+
13 Loyo owabenza bakhamba emanzini amanengi,
Bakhamba bangakhutjwa,
Njengenjomani enarheni evulekileko?
14 Njengefuyo eyehlela emrhobeni othabaleleko,
Ummoya kaJehova wabenza baphumula.”+
Ubanqophise njalo abantu bakho,
Bona uzenzele igama elihle.+
15 Qala phasi usezulwini ubone
Usendawenakho ephakemeko yokucwengeka nephazimulo.
Iphi itjisekwakho nobukhulu bakho?
Usidime ithando lakho elidephileko
Nesirhawu sakho.+
16 UnguBabethu;+
Ngitjho nanyana u-Abrahama kungenzeka angasazi,
U-Israyeli angasiboni,
Wena Jehova unguBabethu.
UmHlengethu wekadeni, ligama lakho.+
17 Kubayini Jehova usivumela sihlahlathe eendleleni zakho?
Kubayini uvumela iinhliziyo zethu ziqine, bona singakusabi?+
Buya, ngebanga leenceku zakho,
Iinkoro zelifa lakho.+
18 Abantu bakho abacwengileko balizuze kwesikhatjhana.
Amanabethu agadange indawakho ecwengileko.+
19 Kube sikhathi eside sinjengalabo ongakhenge ubuse phezu kwabo,
Sinjengalabo abangakhenge babizwe ngegama lakho.