Isaya
54 “Rhuwelela ngethabo, wena mfazi oyinyumba ongakhenge abelethe!+
Thaba begodu urhuwelele ngethabo,+ wena ongakhenge ube neenhlungu zokubeletha,+
Ngombana amadodana* wolahliweko manengi khulu
Kunamadodana womfazi onendoda,”+ kutjho uJehova.
2 “Yenza indawo yetende lakho ibe yikulu.+
Lula amatjhila wetende wethaberinakeli lakho elikhulu.
Ungabekeli litho eqadi, lula iintambo zetende lakho,
Begodu wenze iinkhokhwani zetende lakho ziqine.+
3 Ngombana uzokunabela ngesidleni nangesinceleni.
Iinzukulwana zakho zizokubusa iintjhaba,
Begodu zizokuhlala emadorobheni alahliweko.+
Ngombana uzokukhohlwa ihlazo lobutjha bakho,
Nehlazo lokufelwa kwakho angekhe usalikhumbula.”
5 “Ngombana uMenzakho omKhulu+ unjengendodakho,*+
Igama lakhe nguJehova wamabutho,
Begodu oCwengileko ka-Israyeli nguMhlengakho.+
Uzokubizwa ngokuthi nguZimu ephasini loke.+
6 Ngombana uJehova ukubize ngasuthi umfazi olahliweko osesizini,+
Njengomfazi otjhade asesemutjha ngemva kwalokho walahlwa,” kutjho uZimakho.
7 “Ngakulahla isikhatjhana,
Kodwana ngizokubuthelela ngesirhawu esikhulu.+
8 Ngokubhoka ngobukhali, ngakufihlela ubuso bami isikhatjhana,+
Kodwana ngethando* elihlala ngokungapheliko, ngizokuba nomusa kuwe,”+ kutjho uMhlengakho+ uJehova.
9 “Lokhu kunjengemihleni kaNowa kimi.+
Njengombana ngafunga bona amanzi kaNowa angeze asagubuzesa iphasi,+
Nje-ke ngiyafunga ukuthi angeze ngisakubhokela ngelaka namkha ngikukhalime.+
10 Ngombana iintaba zingasuswa
Nemibundu ingasikinywa,
Kodwana ithando lami* angekhe lisuke kuwe,+
Nesivumelwano sami sokuthula angekhe sisikinywe,”+ kutjho uJehova, loyo onomusa kuwe.+
11 “Maye! Mfazi osesizini,+ ophetjhulwe siwuruwuru, ongakaduduzwa,+
Ngakha amabodakho ngamatje nedaka eliqinileko
Nesisekelo sakho ngamasafire.+
12 Ngizokwenza iinqongo zakho ngamarubi,*
Namasangwakho ngamatje abenyezelako,
Nayo yoke imikhawulwakho ngamatje aligugu.
14 Uzokudzinyeleliswa ekulungeni.+
Uzokuba kude nokugandeleleka,+
Angekhe usabe litho begodu akunanto ezokubangela bona uhlengezele,
Ngombana angekhe itjhidele kuwe.+
15 Nakungenzeka kube nomuntu okusahlelako,
Lokho kuzabe kungasi ziinqophiso zami.
Nanyana ngubani okusahlelako, uzokuwa ngebanga lakho.”+
16 “Qala! Ngenze isisebenzi sobukghwari,
Esivuthela umlilo wamalahle,
Begodu umsebenzaso kukwenza isikhali.
Mina ngokwami ngenze umuntu otjhabalalisako bona atjhabalalise.+
17 Asikho isikhali esijamelene nawe esizokuphumelela,+
Uzokusola nanyana ngiliphi ilimu eliphikisana nawe esahlulelweni.
Leli lilifa leenceku zakaJehova,
Begodu ukulunga kwabo kuvela kimi,” kutjho uJehova.+