Isaya
52 Vuka! Vuka! Uzembathise ngamandla,+ wena Ziyoni!+
Mbatha izembatho zakho ezihle,+ wena Jerusalema, dorobho elicwengileko!
Ngombana ongakasoki nongakahlwengeki angekhe basangena kuwe.+
2 Thintitha ithuli, phakama uhlale endawenakho wena Jerusalema.
Tjhaphulula iintambo ezisentanyenakho, wena ndodakazi yeZiyoni ethunjiweko.+
3 Ngilokhu uJehova akutjhoko:
4 Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko:
“Ekuthomeni abantu bami behlela eGibhide bayokuhlala khona bavela kwenye inarha;+
Ngemva kwalokho ama-Asiriya abagandelela ngaphandle kwesizathu.”
5 “Yini ekufuze ngiyenze la?” kutjho uJehova.
“Ngombana abantu bami bathethwe ngelize.
Labo ababusa phezu kwabo basolo barhuwelela ngokuhlula,”+ kutjho uJehova,
“Begodu qobe langa igama lami alihlonitjhwa.+
6 Ngebangelo abantu bami bazokwazi igama lami;+
Ngebangelo bazokwazi mhlokho ukuthi ngimi okhulumako.
Qala, ngimi!”
7 Qala bona zihle kangangani eentabeni iinyawo zaloyo oletha iindaba ezimnandi,+
Loyo omemezela ukuthula,+
Loyo oletha iindaba ezimnandi zento engcono,
Loyo omemezela isindiso,
Loyo othi ngeZiyoni: “UZimakho sekayiKosi!”+
8 Lalela! Abonogada bakho baphakamisa amaphimbwabo.
Barhuwelela ngethabo kanyekanye,
Ngombana bazokubona ngokukhanyako uJehova nakabuthelela iZiyoni.
9 Thabani, nirhuwelele ngethabo kanyekanye nina marubhi weJerusalema,+
Ngombana uJehova ududuze abantu bakhe;+ uhlenge iJerusalema.+
10 UJehova ukhuphe umkhonwakhe ocwengileko phambi kwamehlo wazo zoke iintjhaba;+
Woke amaphethelo wephasi azokubona izenzo zesindiso kaZimethu.+
11 Jikani, jikani, phumani lapho,+ ningathinti litho elingakahlwengeki!+
12 Ngombana angekhe nikhambe nithukiwe,
Begodu angekhe kutlhogeke nibaleke,
Ngombana uJehova uzokukhamba phambi kwenu,+
Begodu uZimu ka-Israyeli uzokukhamba ngemva kwenu.+
13 Qala! Incekwami+ izokwenza ngelemuko.
Izokunikelwa isabelo esiqakathekileko,
Izokuphakanyiswa begodu iphakanyiswe khulu.+
14 Njengombana bebabanengi abayiqale bamangele,
Indlela eqaleka ngayo beyitjhuguluke ukudlula nanyana ngubani omunye umuntu
Nendlela engayo beyingafani neyomunye umuntu.
15 Ngombana izokuthusa iintjhaba ezinengi.+