Isaya
52:1 Vuka, vuka; gqoka amandla akho, Siyoni; gqoka ubuhle bakho
gqoka, Jerusalema, muzi ongcwele, ngokuba kusukela manje akusayikuba khona
ngena kuwe ongasokile nongcolileyo.
52:2 Zithintithe othulini; vuka, uhlale phansi, Jerusalema, khululeka
uzikhiphe eziboshweni zentamo yakho, ndodakazi ethunjiweyo yaseSiyoni.
52:3 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: "Nizithengisele ngeze; kanye nawe
iyakuhlengwa ngaphandle kwemali.
52:4 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu: Abantu bami behlela eGibhithe ngaphambili
hlalani khona; umAsiriya wabacindezela ngaphandle kwesizathu.
52:5 Manje, yini enginayo lapha, kusho uJehova, ukuthi abantu bami bathathiwe
uhambe ngeze? ababusa phezu kwabo bayahhewula,” usho uJehova
NKOSI; negama lami liyahlanjalazwa imihla yonke.
52:6 Ngakho-ke abantu bami bayolazi igama lami, ngakho bayokwazi
ngalolo suku engikhuluma ngalo; bhekani, yimina.
52:7 Yeka ukuthi zinhle kangakanani ezintabeni izinyawo zalowo oletha okuhle
ivangeli, omemezela ukuthula; oletha izindaba ezinhle zokuhle, lokho
ememezela insindiso; othi kulo iZiyoni: UNkulunkulu wakho uyabusa.
52:8 Abalindi bakho bayophakamisa izwi; ngezwi kanyekanye bayakwenza
hlabelelani, ngokuba bayakubona iso ngeso, lapho uJehova esebuyisile
iZiyoni.
52:9 Gqobhokela intokozo, ukuhlabelela ndawonye, nina izindawo ezibhuqiwe zaseJerusalema
uJehova ubaduduzile abantu bakhe, ulihlengile iJerusalema.
52:10 UJehova uyembulile ingalo yakhe engcwele emehlweni azo zonke izizwe. futhi
yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba iyakubona insindiso kaNkulunkulu wethu.
11 Sukani, sukani, phumani lapho, ningathinti okungcolileyo; hamba
nina phumani phakathi kwawo; hlambuluka nina eniphatha izitsha zethempeli
NKOSI.
52:12 Ngoba aniyikuphuma masinyane, futhi aniyikuhamba ngokubaleka, ngoba uJehova uyathanda
hamba phambi kwakho; + futhi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uyakuba ngumphumela wenu.
52:13 Bheka, inceku yami uyokwenza ngokuhlakanipha, futhi uyophakanyiswa futhi
kunconywe, futhi kuphakame kakhulu.
52:14 Njengoba abaningi bamangala ngawe; ubuso bakhe bonakele kakhulu kunabo bonke
umuntu, nesimo sakhe singaphezu kwabantwana babantu;
52:15 Ngakho uyofafaza izizwe eziningi; amakhosi ayakuvala imilomo yawo
ngoba lokho abangatshelwanga khona bazakubona; futhi lokho
abangakuzwanga bayakucabangela.