Isaya
25 Awu Jehova, wena unguNkulunkulu wami.
Ngiyakuphakamisa, ngidvumisa libito lakho,
Ngobe wena wente tintfo letimangalisako,+
Tintfo letahloswa* kusukela etikhatsini tasendvulo,+
Ngeliciniso nangekwetsembeka.+
2 Ngobe wente lidolobha laba yindvundvuma yematje,
Lidolobha lelivikelekile ulente laba tindzala.
Umbhoshongo webantfu baletinye tive awusesilo lidolobha;
Angeke liphindze lakhiwe.
3 Kungako bantfu labanemandla batakukhatimulisa;
Lidolobha letive leticindzetelanako litakwesaba.+
4 Ngobe sewube yindzawo levikelekile yebantfukatana,
Ube yindzawo levikelekile yalophuyile ekucindzetelekeni kwakhe,+
Waba yindzawo yekukhosela emvuleni lenesiphepho,
Nemtfunti wekutivikela ekushiseni.+
Ngesikhatsi intfukutselo yebabusi labacindzetelanako ifana nemvula lenesiphepho futsi lebhidlita lubondza,
5 Ifanana nekushisa eveni lelilugwadvule,
Wena utawuncoba kubhodla kwebantfu labangatiwa.
Njengekushisa lokuncotjwa sitfunti selifu,
Ithuliswa ngaleyondlela-ke ingoma yebabusi labacindzetelako.
6 Kulentsaba,+ Jehova wemabutfo utakwentela bonkhe bantfu
Lidzili lekudla lokunotsile,+
Lidzili leliwayini lelimnandzi,
Lidzili lekudla lokunotsile futsi lokunemsoco,
Lidzili leliwayini lelimnandzi lelicwengiwe.
8 Uyawugwinya* kufa kuze kube phakadze,+
Futsi iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova iyawusula tinyembeti kubo bonkhe buso.+
Lihlazo lebantfu bakhe uyawulisusa kuwo wonkhe umhlaba,
Ngobe Jehova lucobo lwakhe ukhulumile.
9 Ngalelolanga bayawutsi:
“Lona nguNkulunkulu wetfu!+
Lona nguJehova!
Setsembele kuye.
Asijabuleni, sitfokote ngenca yensindziso levela kuye.”+
10 Ngobe sandla saJehova sitawuhlala kulentsaba,+
BakaMowabi batawugcotjwagcotjwa kulendzawo+
Njengetjani lobugcotjwagcotjwa buze bube yindvundvuma yemcuba.
11 Utakwelulela tandla takhe kuyo
Njengemuntfu lobhukushako lowelula tandla takhe nakabhukusha,
Futsi utakwehlisa kutikhukhumeta+ kwayo
Ngetandla takhe letihamba ngelikhono.
12 Lidolobha lelivikelekile, lelinetibondza letiphakeme,
Utalidzilita;
Utalidzilitela phansi, khona kanye emhlabatsini.