Isaya
51:1 Ngilaleleni, nina enilandela ukulunga, nina enifuna ukulunga
Jehova, bheka idwala eniqoshwe kulo, nomgodi womgodi
lapho nambiwa khona.
51:2 Bhekani ku-Abrahama uyihlo, nakuSara owanizalayo, ngokuba mina
wambiza yedwa, wambusisa, wamandisa.
51:3 Ngoba uJehova uyoliduduza iZiyoni, futhi uyoduduza zonke izindawo zalo ezibhuqiwe.
uyakulenza ihlane lalo libe njenge-Edene, nogwadule lwalo lube njengolwandle
insimu kaJehova; ukuthokoza nokuthokoza kuyakutholwa kulo;
ukubonga, nezwi lokuhlabelela.
51:4 Lalela kimi, bantu bami; ngibekeni indlebe, sizwe sami, ngokuba umthetho
uyosuka kimi, futhi ngiyokwenza ukwahlulela kwami kube ukukhanya
kwabantu.
51:5 Ukulunga kwami kuseduze; insindiso yami iphumile, nezingalo zami
uyakwahlulela abantu; iziqhingi ziyakungilinda, nengalo yami
bayakwethemba yini.
51:6 Phakamiselani amehlo enu ezulwini, futhi nibheke emhlabeni phansi
amazulu ayakunyamalala njengomusi, nomhlaba uguge
njengengubo, nabakhileyo kuyo bayakufa kanjalo;
kepha insindiso yami iyoba phakade, nokulunga kwami akuyikuba khona
kuqedwe.
51:7 Ngilaleleni, nina nazi ukulunga, abantu ezinhliziyweni zabo
ungumthetho wami; ningesabi ihlazo labantu, ningesabi
inhlamba zabo.
51:8 Ngoba inundu liyobadla njengengubo, futhi impethu iyodla
njengoboya bezimvu, kepha ukulunga kwami kuyakuba phakade, nensindiso yami
izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.
51:9 Vuka, vuka, gqoka amandla, O ngalo yeNkosi. phaphama, njengaku
ezinsukwini zasendulo, ezizukulwaneni zasendulo. Akuwena yini ogawulile?
Rahabi, walimaza udrako?
51:10 Awuyena yini owomisa ulwandle, amanzi otwa olukhulu;
owenza ukujula kolwandle kube yindlela yokuba kudlule abahlengwayo
kuphelile?
51:11 Ngakho, abahlengiweyo bakaJehova bayobuya, futhi beze ngokuhlabelela
eSiyoni; nokuthokoza okuphakade kuyakuba phezu kwekhanda labo;
thola injabulo nentokozo; usizi nokulila kuyakubaleka.
51:12 Mina, yebo, mina, nginguye oniduduzayo: ungubani, ukuthi kufanele
yesabani umuntu ofayo, nendodana yomuntu eyakuba khona
eyenziwe njengotshani;
51:13 Futhi ukhohlwe uJehova uMenzi wakho, oye welulela
amazulu, wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba; futhi uyesaba
njalo imihla ngemihla ngenxa yokufutheka komcindezeli njengokungathi yena
babekulungele ukubhubhisa? kuphi ukufutheka komcindezeli na?
51:14 Abadingisiwe uyashesha ukuze akhululwe, futhi kufanele
angafele emgodini, futhi isinkwa sakhe singapheli.
51:15 Kodwa mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, owahlukanisa ulwandle ukuze amaza alo ahlokome.
nguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe.
51:16 Futhi ngibekile amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho, futhi mina ngikumboze emlonyeni
isithunzi sesandla sami, ukuze ngitshale amazulu, ngibeke izulu
izisekelo zomhlaba, futhi nithi kulo iSiyoni: Ningabantu bami.
51:17 Vuka, vuka, vuka, Jerusalema, wena ophuzile esandleni sababusi.
UJehova uyindebe yokufutheka kwakhe; uphuze inhlese yendebe ye
ethuthumela, futhi wabaqeda.
51:18 Akekho ozomqondisa phakathi kwawo wonke amadodana alethwe
phambili; akakho noyedwa ombamba ngesandla sawo onke amadodana
ukuthi ukhulisile.
51:19 Lezi zinto ezimbili zifikile kuwe; ngubani oyakuhawukela na?
incithakalo, nokubhujiswa, nendlala, nenkemba;
ngikududuze na?
51:20 Amadodana akho aqulekile, alele emaphethelweni azo zonke izitaladi, njengokungathi iqhwa.
inkunzi yasendle enetheni: bagcwele ukufutheka kukaJehova nokusola kukaJehova
uNkulunkulu wakho.
51:21 Ngakho, lalela manje lokhu, wena ohlukunyeziwe futhi odakiwe, kodwa hhayi ngewayini.
51:22 Isho kanje iNkosi yakho uJehova, noNkulunkulu wakho omela indaba yakhe.
bantu, bheka, ngiyithathile esandleni sakho indebe yokuthuthumela;
ngisho nenhlese yendebe yokufutheka kwami; awusayikuphuza futhi;
51:23 Kodwa ngiyobeka esandleni salabo abakuhluphayo. abanayo
wathi emphefumulweni wakho: Khothama, ukuze siwele;
umzimba njengomhlaba, nanjengomgwaqo, kwabadlulayo.