U-Isaya
26 Ngalelolanga elizweni lakoJuda+ kuzahlatshelwa ingoma le:+
“Siledolobho eliqinileyo.+
Wenza insindiso ibe yimiduli yalo kanye lezivikelo zalo.+
2 Vulani amagedi+ ukuze isizwe esilungileyo singene,
Isizwe esithembekileyo kukho konke esikwenzayo.
3 Labo abathembela kuwe ngokupheleleyo uzabagcina,
Uzabanika ukuthula okungapheliyo,+
Ngenxa yokuthi bayakuthemba.+
5 Usebehlisele phansi labo abahlala esiqongweni, edolobheni eliphakemeyo.
Uyalehlisa idolobho,
Alehlisele phansi emhlabeni,
Aliphosele phansi ethulini.
6 Lizanyathenyathelwa ngonyawo,
Ngenyawo zabahluphekayo, wona amanyathelo abantukazana.”
7 Indlela yolungileyo iqondile.
Wena uthembekile,
Yikho uzakwenza indlela yolungileyo ibe butshelezi.
8 Awu Jehova ithemba lethu likuwe,
Njengoba sihamba endleleni yokwahlulela kwakho okuhle,
Siyalithanda ibizo lakho njalo siyafisa ukubona likhunjulwa.*
9 Ebusuku ngicabanga ngawe ngomphefumulo wami wonke,
Njalo ngikudinga ngabomvu,+
Ngoba nxa ukwahlulela kwakho kukhona emhlabeni,
Izakhamizi zelizwe ziyakufunda ukulunga.+
10 Lanxa omubi engenzelwa umusa,
Kasoze afunde ukulunga.+
11 Awu Jehova, isandla sakho siphakanyisiwe kodwa kabasiboni.+
Bazakubona ukuthi awubathontisi* abantu bakho, besebeyangeka.
Umlilo uzatshisa izitha zakho zilobe.
13 Awu Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu sesike sabuswa ngamanye amakhosi ngaphandle kwakho,+
Kodwa ibizo lakho yilo lodwa esikhuluma ngalo.+
14 Bafile, abasoze baphile.
Abasoze bavuke ngoba abaselamandla.+
Usuqedelane labo,
Wababhubhisa wenza lokuthi bangasakhunjulwa futhi.
Uyiqhelise kakhulu yonke imingcele yelizwe.+
16 Bathi sebedubekile beza kuwe Jehova,
Wathi usubajezisile bakhuleka kuwe ngelizwi eliphansi.+
17 Njengoba nje owesifazana ozithweleyo osezabeletha
Ehelelwa njalo ekhaliswa yibuhlungu,
Lathi sesinjalo ngenxa yakho, awu Jehova.
18 Sazithwala sahelelwa,
Kodwa kufanana lokuthi sabeletha umoya.
Kasizange silethe ukusindiswa elizweni,
Njalo akula ozalelwa ukuhlala elizweni.
19 “Abafileyo bakho bazaphila.
Izidumbu zabantu bami abafileyo* zizavuka.+
Vukani limemeze ngentokozo
Lina abahlala ethulini!+
Ngoba amazolo enu anjengamazolo ekuseni,
Umhlaba uzabakhipha abafileyo baphinde baphile.
Licatshe okwesikhatshana
Ulaka luze ludlule,+
21 Ngoba uJehova uyeza evela endaweni yakhe
Ukuze azokwahlulela izakhamizi zelizwe ngenxa yecala lazo,
Ilizwe lizaveza egcekeni igazi elachithwa kulo,
Njalo kalisoze libafihle abantu balo ababuleweyo.”