Isaya
53 Ngubani okholwe into ayizwe kithi?*+
Begodu umkhono kaJehova+ uvezwe kubani?+
2 Uzokuvela njengehlumela+ phambi kwakhe,* njengomrabhu enarheni eyomileko.
Akaqaleki njengomuntu okhethekileko namkha okarisako;+
Begodu nasimbonako indlela aqaleka ngayo ayisitjhidezi kuye.
Bekungathi sifihlelwe ubuso bakhe.*
Bekanyenywa begodu sambamba ngaphandle kwesizathu.+
Kodwana samqala njengomuntu obetjhwe ngesibetho, ojeziswe nguZimu nosesizini.
6 Soke sazulazula njengezimvu,+
Omunye nomunye watjhinga endlelenakhe,
Begodu uJehova wabeka imitjhaphwethu yoke phezu kwakhe.+
Bekanjengemvu elethwe bona izokuhlatjwa,+
Njengemvu esikazi ethulileko phambi kwabarhuni bayo,
Begodu akhenge avule umlomakhe.+
8 Ngebanga lokugandelelwa nokwahlulelwa, wathathwa;
Ngubani ozozitshwenya ngemininingwana yesizukulwana sakhe?
9 Wanikelwa ithuna nabantu abakhohlakeleko,+
Wabulungwa nabantu abaregileko,+
Ngitjho nanyana bekangakenzi litho elimbi
Begodu bekunganakohliso emlonyenakhe.+
10 Kodwana bekuyintando kaJehova bona atlhoriswe begodu wamvumela bona agule.
Nange unikela ngokuphila kwakhe njengomnikelo womlandu,+
Uzokubona isizukulwana sakhe, uzokwandisa amalangakhe,+
Ithabo lakaJehova lizokuphumelela ngaye.+
11 Ngebanga lesizi lakhe, uzokubona bese aneliseke.