Isaya
25 Maye! Jehova, unguZimami.
Ngiyakuphakamisa, ngidumisa igama lakho,
Ngombana wenze izinto ezimangalisako,+
Izinto ozihlose kusukela eenkhathini zekadeni,+
Ngokuthembeka+ nangeqiniso.
2 Ngombana wenze idorobho laba siqorho samatje,
Idorobho elivikelekileko laba marubhi.
Isiphephelo sabantu abavela kwenye inarha asiseselidorobho;
Angeze sisavuselelwa.
3 Kungebangelo abantu abanamandla bazokuphazimulisa;
Idorobho leentjhaba ezinelunya lizokusaba.+
4 Ngombana ube siphephelo koqhakileko,
Ube siphephelo kotlhagako ekugandelelekeni kwakhe,+
Ube siphephelo esiwuruwurwini,
Nomthunzi ekutjhiseni.+
Lokha ubukhali babanelunya bunjengesiwuruwuru esitjhayisana neboda,
5 Njengomtjhiso enarheni eyomileko,
Uhlula ukuvungama kwabantu abangaziwako.
Njengomtjhiso uhlulwa mthunzi welifu,
Injalo-ke nengoma yabantu abanelunya iyathuliswa.
6 Entabeni le,+ uJehova wamabutho uzokwenzela zoke iintjhaba
Umnyanya wokudla okumnandi,+
Umnyanya wewayini elimnandi,*
Umnyanya wokudla okumnandi okuzele ummongo,
Umnyanya wewayini elimnandi elitlhodlhiweko.
7 Entabeni le, uzokususa* isigubuzeso esigubuzese zoke iintjhaba
Netjhila elilukiweko eligubuzese zoke iintjhaba.
Ihlazo labantu bakhe uzolisusa ephasini loke,
Ngombana uJehova ukhulumile.
9 Ngelangelo bazokuthi:
“Qalani! Lo, nguZimethu!+
Lo, nguJehova!
Sithembele kuye.
Asithabeni sijekezele ngombana usisindisile.”+
10 Ngombana isandla sakaJehova sizokuhlala entabeni le,+
Begodu uMowabi uzokugadangwa endawenakhe+
Njengotjani bugadangwa bube liqubi lomsuqwa.
11 Uzokwelulela izandla zakhe phezu kwakhe
Njengomuntu odudako olula izandla zakhe bona adude,
Uzokwehlisa ukuzikhakhazisa kwakhe+
Ngokumbetha ngezandla zakhe ezinobukghoni.
12 Begodu idorobho elivikelekileko, elinamaboda aphakemeko wesivikelo,
Uzoligiriza;
Uzolidula phasi ethulini.