uIsaya
59:1 Yabonani, isandla sikaYehova asisifutshane, ukuba singasindisi; nokuba kunjalo
indlebe yakhe inzima, ukuba ingevi.
59:2 Bubugwenxa benu obunahlukanisileyo phakathi kwenu noThixo wenu, noThixo wenu
izono ezibusithelisileyo ubuso bakhe kuni, ukuba angevi.
59:3 Kuba izandla zenu zidyobhekile ligazi, neminwe yenu bubugwenxa;
nomlomo wenu uthetha ubuxoki, ulwimi lwenu ludumzela ubugqwetha.
59:4 Akukho uvakalisa ilizwi elinobulungisa, akukho umangalelana nomnye enyanisile;
amampunge, bathethe amanga; bakhawula ububi, bazale
ubugwenxa.
59:5 Baqandusela amaqanda erhamba, baluka izindlu zesigcawu; odlayo.
Amaqanda abo ayafa;
irhamba.
59:6 Imisonto yabo ayiyi kuba yingubo, ayiyi kubagubungela
Izenzo zabo zizenzo zobutshinga;
isenzo sogonyamelo sisezandleni zabo.
59:7 Iinyawo zabo zigidimela ebubini, zikhawuleze ukuya kuphalaza igazi elimsulwa;
iingcinga zabo ziingcinga zobutshinga; imbuqo nokonakala kuphakathi
iindlela zabo.
59:8 Abayazi indlela yoxolo; akukho sigwebo kubo
bazenze magoso-goso umendo wabo;
andilwazi uxolo.
59:9 Ngenxa yoko kukude kuthi okusesikweni, nobulungisa abufikeleli kuthi
lindani ukukhanya, nanku ke kumnyama; sifuna ukukhanya, kodwa siyahamba
ubumnyama.
59:10 Siphuthaphutha udonga njengeemfama, siphuthaphutha ngokungathi asinamehlo.
siyakhubeka emini enkulu ngathi kusebusuku; sisezindaweni ezingenabantu
abantu abafileyo.
59:11 Sonke sigquma njengamabhere, sibhomboloza njengamahobe;
kodwa akukho; sithembe usindiso, kodwa kukude kuthi.
59:12 Kuba zininzi izikreqo zethu phambi kwakho, nezono zethu ziyangqina
ngokuba izikreqo zethu zinathi; kwaye neyethu
ubugwenxa siyabazi;
59:13 ekukreqweni nasekumkhanyeni uYehova, nokutyeka kuthi
UThixo, othetha ingcinezelo nemvukelo, ekhawula, ethetha ngokuphuma kuYehova
amazwi obuxoki entliziyo.
59:14 Kwaye okusesikweni kubuyiswe umva, nobulungisa bumi kude
inyaniso ikhubekile endaweni yembutho, akunakungena okuthe gca.
59:15 Hayi, iyasilela inyaniso; nalowo ucezayo ebubini uzenza a
Wakubona uYehova, kwaba kubi emehlweni akhe ukuba kungekho
isigwebo.
59:16 Wabona ukuba akukho mntu, wamangaliswa kukuba akukho mntu
umthetheleli; yamsindisa ke ingalo yakhe; kunye neyakhe
ubulungisa bamxhasa.
59:17 Wanxiba ubulungisa ngokwengubo yentsimbi, nesigcina-ntloko sosindiso
phezu kwentloko yakhe; wambatha iingubo zempindezelo, waba yingubo
yambethe inzondelelo njengesambatho.
59:18 Ngokwezenzo zabo uya kubuyekeza ngokoko, ubushushu kuye
yimbuyekezo kubabandezeli bakhe; eziqithini uya kubuyekeza yena
imbuyekezo.
59:19 Baya kuloyika igama likaYehova entshonalanga, nobuqaqawuli bakhe
ukusuka ekuphumeni kwelanga. Ekufikeni kotshaba njengoMnayile;
uMoya kaYehova womphakamisela ibhanile.
59:20 Kwaye uMkhululi uya kuza eZiyon, kwaye abo babuyayo
ukreqo kwaYakobi; utsho uYehova.
59:21 Mna ke nguwo lo umnqophiso wam nabo, utsho uYehova; Umoya wam lowo
aphezu kwakho; amazwi am endiwabeke emlonyeni wakho, akayi kuba
Suka emlonyeni wakho, nasemlonyeni wembewu yakho, nasemlonyeni wembewu yakho
umlomo wembewu yembewu yakho, utsho uYehova, kuthabathele kweli xesha
ngonaphakade.