U-Isaya
24 Khangela! UJehova uyalichitha ilizwe* alitshiye lingelalutho.+
Uyaligenqula,+ enze izakhamizi zalo zihlakazeke.+
2 Abantu bonke bazasala befanana:
Abantu lomphristi,
Inceku lenkosi yayo,
Incekukazi lowesifazana oyiqhatshileyo,
Umthengi lothengisayo,
Obolekayo lobolekisayo,
Olesikwelede lokweledisayo.+
4 Ilizwe liyalila*+ njalo selitshabalala.
Ilizwe elithelayo liyabuna futhi seliphelile.
Abantu belizwe abadumileyo abaselamandla.
6 Yikho ilizwe selibhidlika ngenxa yesiqalekiso,+
Labahlala kulo balecala.
Yikho izakhamizi zelizwe sezizilutshwana,
Sekusele abantu abalutshwana kakhulu.+
7 Iwayini elitsha liyalila,* lesihlahla samagilebisi siyabuna,+
Bonke abachelesileyo enhliziyweni sebebubula.+
8 Umsindo othokozisayo wamathamborini usuphelile,
Umsindo wabaxokozelayo awusekho,
Lomsindo othokozisayo wokukhala kwehabhu* usuphelile.+
9 Banatha iwayini kungelangoma ezihlatshelwayo
Utshwala bubaba gamu kwababunathayo.
10 Idolobho elingelamuntu selidilikile,+
Indlu ngayinye ivalwe ngci ukuze kungangeni muntu.
11 Bakhalela iwayini besemigwaqweni.
Ukuthaba konke sekuphelile,
Intokozo ebiselizweni ayisekho.+
12 Idolobho selisele lingamanxiwa;
Igedi selidiliziwe lasala liyinqumbi yezibi.+
13 Nanku okuzakwenzakala phakathi kwabantu elizweni:
Kuzakuba njengalapho isihlahla sama-oliva sibhulwa,+
Kube njengamagilebisi amalutshwana aseleyo, lapho ukuvuna sekuphelile.+
14 Bazakhweza ilizwi labo,
Bamemeze ngentokozo.
Bazamemezela ubukhulu bukaJehova beselwandle.*+
15 Bazamkhazimulisa uJehova besesabelweni sokukhanya,*+
Bakhazimulise ibizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli besezihlengeni zolwandle.+
16 Sizwa izingoma ezivela emikhawulweni yomhlaba:
“Kakhazinyuliswe Lowo Olungileyo!”+
Kodwa ngithi: “Angiselamandla, angiselamandla!
Maye babo! Abangamaqili benze ubuqili,
Amaqili aqila ngobuqili.”+
17 Wena sakhamuzi selizwe ulindelwe yikwesaba lamagodi lemijibila.+
18 Loba ngubani obalekela umsindo owesabekayo uzawela egodini,
Lalowo ophuma egodini uzabanjwa ngumjibila.+
Amagedi ezimpophoma zasezulwini azavulwa,
Izisekelo zelizwe zizanyikinyeka.
20 llizwe liyadiyazela njengomuntu odakiweyo,
Liyazunguzeka njengendlu ezunguzwa ngumoya.
Lisindwa yisiphambeko salo,+
Lizakuwa lingaphindi livuke.
21 Ngalelolanga uJehova uzakwahlulela ibutho elisezindaweni eziphezulu,
Kanye lamakhosi asemhlabeni.
22 Bazabuthaniswa ndawonye
Njengezibotshwa ezivalelwe egodini.
Bazavalelwa ejele,
Ngemva kwezinsuku ezinengi bazahlolwa.