Isaya
9 Nome kunjalo, bumnyama ngeke bufanane nangalesikhatsi lelive lihluphekile. Ngeke kufanane nesikhatsi sangaphambili lapho live lakaZebuloni kanye nelive lakaNaftali edzelelwa.+ Kodvwa ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Nkulunkulu utawubangela kutsi lihlonishwe endleleni leyendlula ngaselwandle, esifundzeni saseJordane, iGalile yebetive.
2 Bantfu lebebahamba ebumnyameni
Sebabone kukhanya lokukhulu.
Labo labahlala eveni lelinelitfunti lelimnyama,
Kukhanya sekubakhanyisele.+
3 Usente sandza lesive;
Wente kujabula kwaso kwaba kukhulu kakhulu.
Siyajabula embikwakho
Njengebantfu labajabulako ngesikhatsi sekuvuna,
Nanjengebantfu labehlukaniselana ngenjabulo tintfo labatitsetse kulababancobile.
4 Ngobe wena uphihlite lijoka lemtfwalo wabo laba ticucu,
Uphihlite indvuku lesemahlombe abo, indvuku yalobaphetse lolindzele kutsi basebente kamatima,
Njengalelilanga lokwancotjwa ngalo lakaMidiyani.+
5 Lonkhe libhudze lelinyakatisa umhlaba nalimasha
Nato tonkhe timphahla letenyiwe engatini
Kutawuba tintfo tekuvutsisa umlilo.
Libito lakhe kutawutsiwa nguMeluleki Lomangalisako,+ Nkulunkulu Lonemandla,+ Babe Waphakadze, Sikhulu Sekuthula.
7 Kwandza kwekubusa* kwakhe
Nekuthula angeke kuphele,+
Esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide+ nasembusweni wakhe
Kuze usimamiswe+ futsi ulondvolotwe
Kusukela nyalo kuze kube phakadze.
Inshisekelo yaJehova wemabutfo itakwenta loko.
8 Jehova utfumele livi lelimelene naJakobe,
Futsi selimelene na-Israyeli.+
9 Bonkhe bantfu bayawukwati loko
Baka-Efrayimu nebantfu baseSamariya.
Ngekutikhukhumeta nangekudvwala kwenhlitiyo batsi:
10 “Titini tidzilikile
Kodvwa sitakwakha ngematje lalungiswe kahle.+
Tihlahla temsikhamori tigawuliwe,
Kodvwa sitawusebentisa temsedari esikhundleni sato.”
11 Jehova utawubangela kutsi titsa taResini timvukele
Futsi utawubangela kutsi titsa takhe timtsatsele sinyatselo,
12 ISiriya emphumalanga kanye nemaFilisti enshonalanga,*+
Batawucotfula ema-Israyeli ngemilomo lekhamisile.+
Ngenca yako konkhe loko, intfukutselo yakhe ayikabuyeli emuva,
Kodvwa sandla sakhe solo selulekile kuze sibhubhise.+
13 Ngobe bantfu abakabuyeli kuLoyo lobashayako;
Abakamfuni Jehova wemabutfo.+
15 Lomdzala lohlonishwa kakhulu uyinhloko,
Futsi umphrofethi loniketa ticondziso letingemanga, ungumsila.+
16 Baholi balabantfu bababangela kutsi bazulazule,
Labo labaholwako badidekile.
17 Kungako Jehova angeke ajabule ngemajaha abo,
Futsi angeke abe neluvelo ngebantfwababo labete bobabe* kanye nebafelokati babo
Ngobe bonkhe batihlubuki, benta tintfo letimbi+
Futsi bonkhe bakhuluma tintfo letingenangcondvo.
Ngenca yako konkhe loko, intfukutselo yakhe ayikabuyeli emuva,
Kodvwa sandla sakhe solo selulekile kuze sibhubhise.+
18 Ngobe bubi bushisa njengemlilo,
Bushisa tihlahla temanyeva nelukhula.
Butawushisa emahlatsi,
Futsi benyuke njengentfutfu lesamafu.
19 Ngentfukutselo yaJehova wemabutfo
Lelive selilunyekwe ngemlilo,
Futsi bantfu batawuba tintfo tekuvutsisa umlilo.
Kute lotawusindzisa ngisho nemnakabo.
20 Umuntfu utatijuba yena ngesekudla
Kodvwa utawube solo alambile;
Lomunye utatijuba ngesencele
Kodvwa ngeke esutse.
Nguloyo naloyo utawudla inyama yemkhono wakhe,
21 Manase utawushwabadzela Efrayimu,
Efrayimu ashwabadzele Manase.
Batawumelana naJuda kanyekanye.+
Ngenca yako konkhe loko, intfukutselo yakhe ayikabuyeli emuva,
Kodvwa sandla sakhe solo selulekile kuze sibhubhise.+