U-Isaya
51 “Ngilalelani lina elidinga ukulunga,
Lina elidinga uJehova.
Khangelani edwaleni elacezulwa kulo,
Lasegodini elagejwa kulo.
Ngoba u-Abrahama wayeyedwa zwi ngesikhathi ngimbiza,+
Ngasengimbusisa, ngenza ukuthi abantwabakhe bande.+
3 UJehova uzayiduduza iZiyoni.+
Uzaduduza wonke amanxiwa ayo,+
Enze inkangala yayo ibe njenge-Edeni,+
Lendawo yayo elugwadule ibe njengensimu kaJehova.+
Ukuthokoza lokujabula kuzatholakala kuyo,
Lokubonga kanye lengoma ezimnandi.+
4 Awu bantu bami ngilalelani,
Ngicela indlebe zenu bantu besizwe sami.+
Ngoba kuzakuba lomthetho ovela kimi,+
Ngizaletha ukwahlulela kwami okuhle kube yikukhanya ebantwini.+
5 Ukulunga kwami kuyasondela.+
6 Phakamiselani amehlo enu emazulwini,
Likhangele laphansi emhlabeni.
Ngoba amazulu azanyamalala njengentuthu,
Umhlaba uguge njengesigqoko,
Abahlala kuwo bazakufa njengeminyane.
Kodwa insindiso yami izahlala ikhona kuze kube nini lanini,+
Lokulunga kwami akusoze kuphele.*+
Lingesabi ukuchothozwa ngabantu,
Lingethuswa yikuthuka kwabo.
8 Ngoba isibungu* sizabadla ngendlela esidla ngayo isigqoko,
Isibungu esidla amalembu sizabadla sibaqede njengewulu.+
Kodwa ukulunga kwami akusoze kuphele,
Insindiso yami izahlala ikhona kuzo zonke izizukulwane.”+
9 Vuka! Vuka! Ugqoke amandla,
Wena ngalo kaJehova!+
Vuka njengasezinsukwini zakudala, njengasezizukulwaneni ezadlulayo.
10 Ayisuwe yini owenza ulwandle loma qha, womisa amanzi atshona kakhulu?+
Ayisuwe yini owenza inziki yolwandle yaba ngumgwaqo ukuze abahlengiweyo bachaphe?+
11 Abahlengiweyo bakaJehova bazaphenduka.+
Bazahlala bethokoza futhi bejabula,
Usizi kanye lokububula kunyamalale.+
12 “Mina uqobo yimi engikududuzayo.+
Kungani kumele wesabe umuntu ozazifela nje,+
Lendodana yomuntu ezabuna njengotshani obuluhlaza?
Ubutshaywe luvalo ilanga lonke usesaba ulaka lomuntu obekucindezela,
Angathi ubelawo amandla okukubhubhisa.
Lungaphi khathesi ulaka lwalowo obekucindezela?
14 Lowo obotshwe ngamaketane uzakhululwa masinyane nje,+
Kasoze afe futhi kasoze angene egodini,
Ngeke akuswele ukudla.
15 Kodwa mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,
Lowo odunga ulwandle, enze amagagasi alo ahlokome.+
Ibizo lami nguJehova wamabutho.+
16 Ngizafaka amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho,
Ngikwembese ngomthunzi wesandla sami,+
Ukuze ngimise amazulu, ngibeke lesisekelo somhlaba,+
Lokuthi ngithi kuyo iZiyoni, ‘Lingabantu bami.’+
17 Vuka! Vuka! Sukuma wena Jerusalema,+
Wena onathe enkomitshini yolaka lukaJehova evela esandleni sakhe.
Usunathe okuphakathi kwenkezo,
Usutshaye wavala okusenkomitshini ebangela ukudiyazela.+
18 Kuwo wonke amadodana owazeleyo kayikho leyodwa engakukhokhela,
Kuwo wonke amadodana owakhulisileyo kayikho leyodwa ekubambe ngesandla.
19 Uzakwehlelwa yizinto ezimbili.
Ukubhujiswa lokutshabalaliswa; indlala lenkemba.+
Ngubani ozakuzwela?
Ngubani ozakududuza?+
20 Abantwabakho sebeqalekile.+
Balele phansi kuwo wonke amakhona emigwaqo
Njengemvu yeganga ebanjwe ngumambule wokuthiya inyamazana.
Sebethululelwe lonke ulaka lukaJehova lokukhuza kwakhe.”
21 Yikho-ke lalela uzwe,
Wena wesifazana ohluphekileyo futhi odakiweyo, lanxa ungadakwanga liwayini.
22 Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi yakho uJehova, uNkulunkulu olwela abantu bakhe:
“Ngizathatha inkomitsho esesandleni sakho ebangela ukudiyazela,+
Yona kanye inkezo, inkomitsho yami yolaka,
Awusoze uphinde unathe kuyo.+
23 Ngizayifaka esandleni salabo ababekuhlukuluza,+
Labo ababesithi kuwe, ‘Lala phansi ukuze sihambe phezu kwakho.’
Yikho wenze umhlane wakho waba njengenhlabathi,
Waba njengomgwaqo ukuze bahambe kuwo.”