Isaya
62 Ngebanga leZiyoni angekhe ngithule,+
Begodu ngebanga leJerusalema angekhe ngihlale ngingenzi litho
Bekube kulapho ukulunga kwakhe kuphazima njengomkhanyo ophazimako+
Nesindiswakhe ivutha njengetotjhi.+
Uzokubizwa ngegama elitjha,+
Ozolinikelwa nguJehova ngokwakhe.
3 Uzokuba sihlohlo esihle esandleni sakaJehova,
Itjhila elithwalwa ehloko lebukhosini esandleni sakaZimakho.
Kodwana uzokubizwa ngokuthi iThabo Lami liKuye,+
Nenarhakho izokubizwa ngokuthi ngeTjhadileko.
Ngombana uJehova uzokuthaba ngebanga lakho,
Nenarhakho izokuba njengetjhadileko.
5 Njengombana isokana litjhada intombi,
Amadodanakho azokutjhada wena.
Indlela umkhwenyana athabela ngayo umakoti,
UZimakho uzokuthabela wena.+
6 Phezu kwamabodakho Jerusalema ngibeka abalindi.
Kufuze bakhulume ilanga loke nobusuku boke.
Nina enikhuluma ngoJehova,
Ningaphumuli,
7 Ningamvumeli bona aphumule bekube kulapho adzimelelisa iJerusalema,
Iye bekube kulapho alenza idumo lephasi.”+
8 UJehova wenze isifungo ngesandla sakhe sokudla ngomkhonwakhe onamandla:
“Angekhe ngisanikela amanabakho ikoroyi evela kuwe bona ibe kukudla,
Namkha nginikele abantu abavela kwenye inarha iwayini lakho elitjha olisebenzele budisi.+
9 Kodwana ngilabo abayibuthelelako abazoyidla badumise noJehova;
Ngilabo abayibutheleleko abazoyisela eenrhodlweni zami ezicwengileko.”+
10 Dlulani, dlulani emasangweni.
Lungiselani abantu iindlela.+
Yakhani, yakhani indlela ekulu.
Susani amatje.+
Phakamiselani iintjhaba itshwayo.+
11 Qalani! UJehova umemezele bekwayokufika emaphethelweni wephasi:
“Yithi endodakazini yeZiyoni,
‘Qala! isindiswakho iyeza.+
Qalani! Umvuzwakhe unaye,
Begodu umrholo awubhadelako uphambi kwakhe.’”+