Isaya
61 Ummoya weKosi ePhakemeko uJehova uphezu kwami,+
Ngombana uJehova ungizese bona ngitjhumayele iindaba ezimnandi kwabathobekileko.+
Ungithume bona ngibophe iinhliziyo eziphukileko,
Bona ngimemezele itjhaphuluko kwabathunjiweko
Begodu ngivule amehlo weembotjhwa,+
2 Bona ngimemezele umnyaka kaJehova womusa
Nelanga lokuzibuyiselela lakaZimethu,+
Bona ngiduduze boke abalilako,+
3 Bona asekele labo abalilela iZiyoni,
Bona abanikele idugu kunomlotha,
Amafutha wokuthaba kunokulila,
Isambatho sokudumisa kunommoya wokudana.
Bazokubizwa ngokuthi mimithi emikhulu yokulunga,
Isitjalo sakaJehova bona amphazimulise.+
4 Bazokwakha kabutjha amarubhi wakade;
Bazokuvuselela iindawo ezitjhatjalalisiweko zakade,+
Bazokuvuselela amadorobho agiriziweko,+
Iindawo ezinganalitho eenzukulwaneni ngeenzukulwana.+
5 “Abantu abangaziwako bazokujama, beluse imihlambenu,
Begodu abantu abavela kwezinye iinarha+ bazokuba balimi benu batlhogomele amasimenu wamadiribe.+
Nizokudla umnono weentjhaba,+
Nizozibetha isifuba ngephazimulwabo.
7 Esikhundleni seenhloni, nizokunikelwa ingcenye ebuyelelwe kabili,
Nesikhundleni sehlazo, zizokurhuwelela ngethabo ngebanga lesabelo sazo.
Iye, zizokufumana ingcenye ebuyelelwe kabili enarhenazo.+
Zizokuthaba ngokungapheliko.+
Ngizozinikela umrholwazo ngokuthembeka,
Begodu ngizokwenza isivumelwano esihlala ngokungapheliko nazo.+
9 Isizukulwana sazo sizokwaziwa hlangana neentjhaba+
Begodu iinzukulwana zazo zizokwaziwa hlangana neentjhaba.
Boke abazibonako bazozazi,
Ukuthi sizukulwana esibusiswe nguJehova.”+
10 Ngizomphazimulisa khulu uJehova.
Umphefumulwami woke uzokuthaba kuZimami.+