Isaya
56:1 Usho kanje uJehova: "Gcina ukwahlulela, futhi wenze ubulungisa, ukuze ngisindise
kuseduze ukuza, nokulunga kwami ukwambulwa.
56:2 Ubusisiwe umuntu owenza lokhu, kanye nendodana yomuntu obambelela
phezu kwakho; ogcina isabatha ukuba angalingcolisi, ogcina isandla sakhe
ekwenzeni okubi.
56:3 Futhi ungavumeli indodana yomfokazi, ozihlanganisa naye
Khuluma, Jehova, uthi: UJehova ungahlukanisile nokungihlukanisa nabantu bakhe;
nomthenwa makangasho ukuthi: Bheka, ngimuthi owomileyo.
56:4 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi kubathenwa abagcina amasabatha ami, futhi
khetha izinto engizithandayo, ubambe isivumelwano sami;
56:5 Ngisho kubo ngiyobanika endlini yami nangaphakathi kwezindonga zami indawo futhi
igama elingcono kunelamadodana namadodakazi; ngiyakubanika igama
igama eliphakade, elingayikunqunywa.
56:6 Futhi amadodana omfokazi, ezihlanganisa eNkosini, ukuze
bamkhonze, bathande igama likaJehova, babe yizinceku zakhe, bonke
ogcina isabatha ukuba angalingcolisi, obamba okwami
isivumelwano;
56:7 Nabo ngizobaletha entabeni yami engcwele, futhi ngibenze bajabule ngeyami
indlu yokukhuleka: iminikelo yabo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo yabo iyakuba
eyamukelekayo e-altare lami; ngoba indlu yami izabizwa ngokuthi yindlu ka
umthandazo wabo bonke abantu.
56:8 INkosi uJehova, ebutha abaxoshiweyo bakwa-Israyeli, ithi: 'Ngizokwenza
nibuthele kuye nabanye ngaphandle kwababuthene kuye.
56:9 Nina nonke zilwane zasendle, wozani nidle, yebo, nonke nina zilwane zasendle.
ihlathi.
56:10 Abalindi bakhe bayizimpumputhe, bonke abanalwazi, bonke bayizinja eziyizimungulu.
azikwazi ukukhonkotha; elele, elala, ethanda ukozela.
56:11 Yebo, bayizinja ezihahayo ezingasoze zanele, futhi zinjalo
abelusi abangenakuqonda: bonke babheka indlela yabo, bonke
omunye ube yinzuzo yakhe, endaweni yakhe.
56:12 Wozani, bathi: Ngiyolanda iwayini, futhi sizobe sigcwale ngokwethu
isiphuzo esinamandla; kusasa kuyakuba njenganamuhla, futhi kakhulu
kuningi.