U-Isaya
25 Awu Jehova, wena unguNkulunkulu wami.
Ngiyakuphakamisa njalo ngiyalidumisa ibizo lakho,
Ngoba wenze izinto ezinhle kakhulu,+
Izinto owawuhlose ukuzenza kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo,+
Ngokuthembeka+ langobuqotho.
2 Wenze idolobho laba yinqwaba yamatshe,
Wenza idolobho elivikelweyo laba lunxiwa.
Umphotshongo wabezizweni kawuseyilo idolobho,
Njalo kalisoze liphinde lakhiwe.
3 Yikho abantu abalamandla bezakunika udumo,
Idolobho lezizwe ezilolunya lizakwesaba.+
4 Ngoba usube yinqaba yomuntukazana,
Inqaba yomyanga ekuhluphekeni kwakhe,+
Isiphephelo sokucatshela izulu elina ngamandla,
Lomthunzi wokucatshela ukutshisa.+
Lapho ulaka oluvuthayo lwabalesihluku lunjengesiphepho esitshaya emdulini,
5 Lanjengokutshisa elizweni elomileyo,
Uyakuqeda ukuxokozela kwabantu bezizweni.
Ingoma yabalesihluku iyathuliswa,
Njengokutshisa okuvalwa ngumthunzi weyezi.
6 Entabeni le+ uJehova wamabutho uzakwenzela abantu bonke
Idili elilezibiliboco,+
Idili elilewayini elimnandi,
Lokudla okuhlabusayo okulenyama enonileyo,*
Lewayini elimnandi elicengekileyo.
8 Uzakuqeda* ukufa kungasaphindi kube khona,+
INkosi Enkulu uJehova izakwesula izinyembezi ebusweni babantu bonke.+
Izasusa ihlazo elisebantwini bayo kuwo wonke umhlaba,
Ngoba uJehova ngokwakhe usekhulumile.
9 Ngalelolanga bazakuthi:
“Lo nguye uNkulunkulu wethu!+
Lo nguJehova!
Sithembele kuye.
Kasithokozeni sijabule ngenxa yensindiso yakhe.”+
10 Isandla sikaJehova sizakuba phezu kwentaba le,+
IMowabi izanyathelwa isendaweni yayo+
Njengotshani obomileyo obunyathelelwa enqumbini yomquba.
11 Uzakwelula isandla sakhe ayitshaye iMowabi
Njengomuntu obhukutshayo otshaya amanzi ngezandla zakhe.
Uzakuqeda ukuziphakamisa kwayo+
Ngezandla zakhe ezilobungcitshi.
12 Uzalidiliza
Idolobho elivikelwe ngemiduli yakho* emide,
Uzaliwisela phansi, khona kanye ethulini.