U-Isaya
58 “Memeza ngelizwi elikhulu, ungayekeli.
Khweza ilizwi lakho lizwakale njengophondo.
Tshela abantu bami ngokuhlamuka kwabo,+
Utshele abendlu kaJakhobe ngezono zabo.
2 Bayangidinga nsuku zonke,
Bathi kuyabathokozisa ukwazi izindlela zami,
Angathi bayisizwe ebesisenza okulungileyo,
Esingazange sitshiye ukwahlulela okuhle kukaNkulunkulu waso.+
Bacela ukuthi ngibahlulele ngendlela elungileyo,
Angathi kuyabathokozisa ukusondela kuNkulunkulu.+
3 Bathi: ‘Kungani ungaboni nxa sizila ukudla?+
Kungani ungananzeleli nxa sizithoba?’+
4 Ukuzila kwenu kuphetha ngokuxabana lokulwa,
Lokutshayana ngezibhakela ezivuthayo.*
Ngeke lizile ngendlela le, beselikhangelela ukuthi amazwi enu azwakale ezulwini.
5 Le yiyo yini indlela engifuna lizile ngayo?
Kambe kumele kube lilanga lokuthi umuntu azikhalale yini,
Akhothamise ikhanda njengemizi,*
Alale phezu kwamasaka lomlotha?
Yikho yini lokhu elikubiza ngokuthi yikuzila langokuthi lilanga elithokozisa uJehova?
6 Elikwenzayo ayisikho! Nansi indlela engifuna lizile ngayo:
Khiphani amaketane obubi,
Lithukulule izitilobho ejogweni,+
Likhulule abacinde- zelweyo,+
Lephule lejogwe ngalinye libe zingxenye ezimbili,
7 Labelane isinkwa senu labalambileyo,+
Lingenise abaswelayo ezindlini zenu, labangelandawo zokuhlala,
Ligqokise onqunu nxa lingambona+
Lingafulatheli izihlobo zenu.
8 Lingenza njalo, ukukhanya kwenu kuzakhanya njengokusa,+
Lisiliswe masinyane.
Ukulunga kwenu kuzahamba phambi kwenu,
Lenkazimulo kaJehova izakuba ngemva kwenu.+
9 Lizabiza, uJehova asabele;
Lizakhalela uncedo, yena athi, ‘Ngilapha!’
Nxa lingasusa ijogwe phakathi kwenu,
Liyekele ukukhombela ngomunwe lokukhuluma izinto ezilimazayo,+
10 Nxa linganika abalambileyo lokho lina elikufunayo,+
Lisuthise abahluphekayo,
Ukukhanya kwenu kuzakhanya lasemnyameni,
Lobumnyama benu bube njengemini enkulu.+
11 UJehova uzahlala elikhokhela
Alenze lisuthiseke lanxa liselizweni elome qha;+
Uzaqinisa amathambo enu.
Lizakuba njengengadi ethelelwa kuhle,+
Lanjengomthombo ohlala ugobhoza.
12 Bazavuselela amanxiwa akudala besenzela wena,+
Njalo uzakwakha kutsha izisekelo zezizukulwane ezadlulayo.+
Uzabizwa ngokuthi ungumakhi wemiduli edilikileyo,+
Langokuthi ungumvuseleli wemigwaqo ukuze abantu bahlale eduze kwayo.
13 Nxa ungayekela ukuzenzela okufunayo* ngeSabatha, ilanga lami elingcwele,+
Ubususithi iSabatha lilanga lokuthokoza okukhulu, ilanga likaJehova elingcwele, ilanga okumele likhazinyuliswe,+
Ulikhazimulise kulokuthi uzenzele okufunayo kumbe ukhulume amazwi angelancedo,
14 Lapho-ke uzathokoza kakhulu ngenxa kaJehova,
Ngizakwenza ubuse ezindaweni zomhlaba eziphezulu,+