U-Isaya
64 Aluba ubudabule amazulu wehlela phansi,
Ukuze izintaba zinyikinyeke ngenxa yakho,
2 Aluba ububuye njengomlilo otshisa incwathi,
Lomlilo obilisa amanzi,
Izitha zakho bezizalazi ibizo lakho,
Lezizwe ziqhaqhazele phambi kwakho!
3 Ngesikhathi usenza izinto ezesabekayo esasingazilindelanga ngitsho,+
Wehlela phansi, izintaba zanyikinyeka phambi kwakho.+
4 Kusukela kudala kakho osezwile kumbe ovule indlebe,
Kalikho ilihlo eselibone omunye uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho,
Wena onceda labo abaqhubeka bekulindele ngesineke.+
5 Usuhlangane labathokoziswa yikwenza okulungileyo,+
Abakukhumbulayo futhi abalandela izindlela zakho.
Wathukuthela lapho siqhubeka sisona,+
Sakwenza lokho okwesikhathi eside.
Pho kumele sisindiswe yini?
6 Sonke sesinjengomuntu ongcolileyo,
Yonke imisebenzi yethu elungileyo ifanana lelembu elisetshenziswa ngowesifazana osesikhathini.+
Sonke sizabuna njengehlamvu,
Amacala ethu azasiphephula njengomoya.
7 Akulamuntu obiza ibizo lakho,
Kakho ozwa kusithi abambelele kuwe,
Ngoba ususifihlele ubuso bakho,+
Usenza siphele amandla* ngenxa yamacala ethu.
8 Kodwa wena Jehova unguBaba wethu.+
9 Awu Jehova ungathukutheli kakhulu,+
Ungalikhumbuli kokuphela icala lethu.
Siyacela, sikhangele ngoba sonke singabantu bakho.
10 Amadolobho akho angcwele aseyinkangala.
IZiyoni isiyinkangala,
IJerusalema isiyindawo engelalutho.+
11 Indlu yethu* yenkazimulo* lobungcwele
Lapho okhokho bethu ababekudumisa khona,
Isithungelwe ngomlilo,+
Zonke izinto ezaziligugu kithi sezingamanxiwa.
12 Pho uzabe ulokhu ugoqe izandla yini Jehova?
Uzabe ulokhu uthule yini usiyekela sihlupheka kangaka?+