Isaya
51 “Ngilalelani nina enigijimisa ukulunga,
Nina enifuna uJehova.
Qalani idwala eniphume kilo
Negwari enenjiwe kilo.
2 Qalani u-Abrahama uyihlo
NoSara+ onibelethileko.
3 Ngombana uJehova uzokududuza iZiyoni.+
Uzokududuza woke amarubhalo,+
Uzokwenza ummangwalo ube njenge-Edeni+
Begodu ummangwalo othabaleleko ube njengesimu kaJehova.+
Ukuthaba nokujekezela kuzokufumaneka kilo,
Ukuthokoza nomvumo omnandi.+
4 Ngilalelisisani, bantu bami,
Begodu ngizwani sitjhaba sami.+
5 Ukulunga kwami kuyatjhidela.+
6 Phakamiselani amehlweni ezulwini,
Bese niqale enzasi ephasini.
Ngombana izulu lizokunyamalala njengentuthu;
Iphasi lizokuphela njengesambatho,
Nezakhamuzi zalo zizokuhlongakala njengabonompopoloza.
7 Ngilalelani, nina enazi ukulunga,
Bantu abanomthethwami eenhliziyweni zabo.+
Ningathuswa kudelela komuntu ofako,
Begodu ningathuswa kuthukwa ngibo.
Kodwana ukulunga kwami kuzokuhlala ngokungapheliko,
Nesindiswami eenzukulwaneni zoke.”+
9 Vuka! Vuka! Zembathise ngamandla,
Mkhono kaJehova!+
Vuka njengemalangeni wekadeni, njengeenzukulwaneni ezidlulileko.
Kghani akusinguwe owaphula uRarhabu*+ waba ziinquntu,
Owahlaba isilwana esikhulu esisabekako selwandle?+
10 Kghani akusinguwe na owomisa ilwandle, amanzi amanengi?+
Loyo owenze ilwandle elizikileko laba yindlela yalabo abahlengiweko bona bayame?+
11 Abasindileko bakaJehova bazokubuya.+
Ithabo nokujekezela kuzokuba ngekwabo,
Isizi nokububula kuzokubaleka.+
12 “Ngimi okududuzako.+
Kubayini kufuze usabe umuntu ozokuhlongakala+
Indodana yomuntu ezokutjhwaba njengotjani obuhlaza?
Bewusolo usaba ilaka lomgandeleli ilanga loke,
Ngasuthi bekanamandla wokukutjhabalalisa.
Liphi-ke ilaka lomgandeleli?
14 Loyo obotjhwe ngeenketani, uzokutjhatjhululwa kungasikade;+
Angekhe ahlongakale, angekhe atjhinge emgodini,
Begodu angekhe atlhoge uburotho.
15 Kodwana nginguJehova uZimakho,
Ohlangahlanganisa ilwandle begodu owenza amagagasalo abe namandla,+
Igama lakhe nguJehova wamabutho.+
16 Ngizokufaka amezwami emlonyenakho,
Ngizokugubuzesa ngesithunzi sesandla sami,+
Bona ngibeke izulu endawenalo, ngibeke nesisekelo sephasi+
Ngithi eZiyoni, ‘Nibabantu bami.’+
17 Vuka! Vuka! Sikima Jerusalema,+
Wena osela esandleni sakaJehova ikaphwakhe yelaka.
Usele ikapho enganambambo;
Usele yoke ikapho ebangela ukutherezela.+
18 Ayikho nayinye indodana kiwo woke owabelethileko elapho bona ikunqophise,
Begodu ayikho indodana kiwo woke owakhulisileko ebambe isandla sakho.
19 Izinto ezimbilezi zikwehlele.
Ngubani ozokuzwelana nawe?
Kutjhabalalisa nokugiriza, yindlala nesabula!+
Ngubani ozokududuza?+
20 Amadodanakho ayathile.+
Alele kiwo woke amakhona wendlela
Njengezimvu zommango enedeni.
Azele ilaka lakaJehova, ukukhalima kwakaZimakho.”
21 Nje-ke ngibawa ulalele lokhu,
Wena mfazi osesizini nodakiweko, ongakadakwa liwayini.
22 IKosakho uJehova, uZimakho ovikela abantu bakhe uthi:
“Qala! Ngizokuthatha ikapho ebangela ukutherezela esandleni sakho,+
Ikapho enganambambo, ikaphwami yelaka;
Angeze usayisela godu.+
23 Ngizoyibeka esandleni salabo abakudelelako,+
Labo abathi kuwe, ‘Khothama bona sikhambe phezu kwakho!’
Nje-ke wenze umhlanakho waba njengehlabathi,
Njengendlela bona bakhambe kiyo.”