Isaya
58:1 Memeza kakhulu, ungayeki, phakamisa izwi lakho njengecilongo,
abantu iziphambeko zabo, lendlu kaJakobe izono zayo.
58:2 Nokho bayangifuna nsuku zonke, futhi bayakujabulela ukwazi izindlela zami, njengesizwe ukuthi
benza ukulunga, abasishiyanga isahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu wabo;
ngami izimiso zokulunga; bayakujabulela ukusondela
uNkulunkulu.
58:3 Kungani sizile ukudla, bathi, futhi awuboni? kungani babe
sahlupha umphefumulo wethu, wena ungazi na? Bheka, emini
ekuzileni kwenu nifumana ubumnandi, nicindezela yonke imishikashika yenu.
58:4 Bhekani, nizilela ukuxabana nokuphikisana, nokushaya ngesibhakela.
aniyikuzila njenganamuhla ukuba nizwakalise izwi lenu
kuzwakale phezulu.
58:5 Ingabe ukuzila okunjalo engikukhethile? usuku lomuntu lokuhlupha olwakhe
umphefumulo? kungukugobisa ikhanda lakhe njengomhlanga, nokwendlala indwangu yamasaka
nomlotha ngaphansi kwakhe? lokhu ungakubiza ngokuthi ukuzila, nosuku olwamukelekayo na?
kuJehova?
58:6 Ingabe lokhu akukhona ukuzila engikukhethile? ukuthukulula izibopho ze
ububi, ukuxegisa imithwalo esindayo, nokukhulula abacindezelweyo,
nokuthi naphula onke amajoka na?
58:7 Akukona ukwabela abalambile isinkwa sakho, futhi ulethe abampofu
abaxoshwa endlini yakho na? lapho ubona ohamba ze, ukuthi wena
mmboze; nokuthi ungazifihli enyameni yakho na?
58:8 Khona-ke ukukhanya kwakho kuyophuma njengokusa, futhi ukuphila kwakho kuyoba
hluma masinyane; ukulunga kwakho kuyakuhamba phambi kwakho; i
inkazimulo kaJehova iyakuba ngemuva kwakho.
58:9 Khona-ke uyobiza, futhi uJehova uyosabela; uyakukhala, naye
uzothi: Nangu mina. Uma ususa phakathi kwakho ijoka,
ukuveza umunwe, nokukhuluma okuyize;
58:10 Futhi uma udonsela umphefumulo wakho kwabalambile, futhi usuthise ohluphekayo.
umphefumulo; khona ukukhanya kwakho kuyakuphuma esinyameni, nobumnyama bakho bube njengokukhanya
emini:
58:11 Futhi uJehova uyokuqondisa njalo, futhi asuthise umphefumulo wakho phakathi
ukoma, uqinise amathambo akho, uyakuba njengophuziswayo
nensimu, nanjengomthombo wamanzi, omanzi awo anganciphi.
58:12 Futhi labo abayoba kuwe bayokwakha amanxiwa endala
iyakuvusa izisekelo zezizukulwane ngezizukulwane; futhi uyakuba
obizwa ngokuthi, uMlungisi wezikhala, uMlungisi wezindlela zokuhlala.
58:13 Uma ubuyisela unyawo lwakho isabatha, ukuze ungenzi intando yakho
usuku lwami olungcwele; ulibize isabatha ngokuthi intokozo, ingcwele kaJehova;
ohloniphekile; uyakumdumisa, ungenzi ezakho izindlela, ungafumani
okuthandwa nguwe, noma ukukhuluma amazwi akho;
58:14 Khona-ke uyojabula ngokwakho ngoJehova. ngiyakukwenza
gibela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zomhlaba, ukudlise ngefa
kaJakobe uyihlo, ngokuba umlomo kaJehova ukhulumile.