uIsaya
51:1 Phulaphulani kum, nina basukela ubulungisa, nina bangxameleyo uYehova
Yehova, khangelani iliwa enixholwe kulo, nasemgongxweni womhadi
apho nembiwa khona.
51:2 Khangelani kuAbraham uyihlo, nakuSara owanizalayo;
Wambiza yedwa, wamsikelela, wamandisa.
Isa 51:3 Ngokuba uYehova uyithuthuzele iZiyon, uwathuthuzele onke amanxuwa ayo;
ayenze intlango yayo ibe njenge-Eden, nenkqantosi yayo ibe njengesosebhotwe
umyezo kaYehova; kufunyanwa imihlali nemivuyo kuyo;
ukubulela, nelizwi loncuthu lwengoma.
51:4 Ndibazeleni indlebe, bantu bam; ndibekeleni indlebe, sizwe sakowethu;
uya kuphuma kum, ndilenze libe sisikhanyiso isigwebo sam
zabantu.
51:5 Busondele ubulungisa bam; luphumile usindiso lwam, neengalo zam
uya kugweba phakathi kwabantu; iziqithi ziya kulindela kum, nengalo yam
baya kukholosa na.
51:6 Phakamiselani ezulwini amehlo enu, nikhangele emhlabeni phantsi;
Izulu liya kuthi shwaka njengomsi, nehlabathi liya kubhanga
njengesambatho, nabemi bayo baya kufa kwangokunjalo.
ke lona usindiso lwam luya kuba ngonaphakade, nobulungisa bam abuyi kubakho
kubhangisiwe.
51:7 Phulaphulani kum, nina nibaziyo ubulungisa, bantu basezintliziyweni zabo
ngumthetho wam; musani ukukoyika ukungcikiva kwabafo, ningayoyiki;
izinyeliso zabo.
51:8 Kuba inundu liya kubadla njengengubo, kwaye umbungu uya kudla
Bona bume ngonaphakade, ubulungisa bam, nosindiso lwam
kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana.
51:9 Vuka, vuka, nxiba amandla, ngalo kaYehova! vuka, njengakwi
ngemihla yamandulo, kwizizukulwana zasephakadeni. Asinguwe na umgawuli?
Rahabhi, wayilimaza inamba?
51:10 Asinguwe na lowa womisa ulwandle, amanzi enzonzobila enkulu;
iinzulu zolwandle wazenza indlela yokuba kudlule abahlawulelweyo
ngaphezulu?
51:11 ke abakhululwa bakaYehova baya kubuya beze bememelela
eZiyon; baya kuba novuyo olungunaphakade phezu kweentloko zabo;
zuza imihlali novuyo; sisabe isingqala nesijwili.
51:12 Mna, ewe, ndinguye uMthuthuzeli wenu;
Yoyikani ngomntu ofayo, nonyana womntu oya kubakho
yenziwe yanjengengca;
51:13 umlibale uYehova uMenzi wakho, otwabululeyo
amazulu, wabeka iziseko zehlabathi; woyika
yonke imihla ngenxa yobushushu bomcudisi, ngathi nguye
babekulungele ukutshabalalisa? buphi na ke ubushushu bomcudisi?
51:14 Umthinjwa uyakhawuleza, ukuze akhululwe, kwaye kufuneka
angafela emhadini, singaphelelwa isonka sakhe.
51:15 Ke mna ndinguYehova uThixo wakho, uMlatyuzisi wolwandle, agqume amaza alo;
NguYehova wemikhosi igama lakhe.
51:16 Ndiwabekile amazwi am emlonyeni wakho, ndikusithele emlonyeni
ndibeke isithunzi sesandla sam, ukuba ndityale amazulu, ndiwabeke
Iziseko zehlabathi, ndithi kwiZiyon, Ningabantu bam.
51:17 Zivuse, zivuse, suk’ ume, Yerusalem wena uyiseleyo esandleni sabangendawo.
UYehova yindebe yobushushu bakhe; uzisele iintlenga zendebe ye
engcangcazela, wabaqoba.
51:18 bekungekho namnye uyikhapheleyo phakathi koonyana bonke eyabazalayo
phambili; bekungekho namnye uyibambayo ngesandla koonyana bonke
awamkhulisayo.
51:19 Zimbini izinto ezakuhlelayo; ngubani na oya kukukhuza?
Yimbuqo, nembubhiso, nendlala, nekrele;
ndikuthuthuzele na?
51:20 Oonyana bakho bawa isiduli, balala emantloko ezitrato zonke njengomnye.
Bazele ngumsindo kaYehova, kukukhalima kwakhe
uThixo wakho.
51:21 Ke ngoko yiva oku, wena uxhwalekileyo, unxilileyo kungengawayini.
51:22 Itsho iNkosi, uYehova, uThixo wakho, obambana nababambene nabo.
bantundini, yabona, ndiyayithabatha esandleni sakho indebe ehexisayo;
intlenge yendebe yobushushu bam; akusayi kuphinda usele;
51:23 Ke mna ndiya kusibeka esandleni sabacinezeli bakho; abanayo
Wathi emphefumlweni wakho, Guqa, siwele; wabeka ke owakho
umzimba unjengomhlaba, nanjengesitrato, kwabo bawelayo.