Isaya
59:1 Bheka, isandla sikaJehova asifinyeziwe, ukuze singasindisi; noma
indlebe yakhe ilukhuni, ukuze ingezwa;
59:2 Kodwa ububi benu ziye zahlukanisa phakathi kwakho noNkulunkulu wakho, futhi yakho
izono zifihle ubuso bakhe kini, ukuze angezwa.
59:3 Ngoba izandla zenu zingcoliswe igazi, neminwe yakho ngobubi.
izindebe zenu zikhulume amanga, nolimi lwenu luvungazela okubi.
59:4 Akekho obiza ubulungisa, futhi akekho omela iqiniso
okuyize, bakhulume amanga; bakhulelwa okubi, bazala
ububi.
59:5 Bachamusela amaqanda enyoka, beluka ubulembu; odlayo.
emaqandeni abo kuyafa, futhi okuchotshozwayo kuqhuma a
inyoka.
59:6 Webs zabo ngeke zibe izingubo, futhi ngeke amboze
bona kanye nemisebenzi yabo; imisebenzi yabo iyimisebenzi yokungalungi, nobubi
isenzo sobudlova sisezandleni zabo.
59:7 Izinyawo zabo zigijimela ebubini, futhi bashesha ukuchitha igazi elingenacala.
imicabango yabo iyimicabango yobubi; ukuchithwa nokubhujiswa kuphakathi
izindlela zabo.
59:8 Indlela yokuthula abayazi; futhi akukho ukwahlulela kubo
bazenze izindlela eziyisigwegwe; yilowo nalowo ohamba kuyo uyakwenza
angikwazi ukuthula.
59:9 Ngakho-ke ukwahlulela kukude nathi, futhi ubulungisa abusitholi
lindela ukukhanya, kepha bhekani ukufiphala; sifuna ukukhanya, kodwa siyahamba
ubumnyama.
59:10 Siphumputha udonga njengempumputhe, futhi siphumputha sengathi asinawo amehlo.
siyakhubeka emini njengasebusuku; sisezindaweni eziyincithakalo njengoba
amadoda afile.
59:11 Sonke siyabhonga njengamabhere, futhi silila kabuhlungu njengamajuba;
kodwa akekho; sifuna insindiso, kepha ikude nathi.
59:12 Ngoba iziphambeko zethu ziye zanda phambi kwakho, futhi izono zethu ziyafakaza
ngokumelene nathi, ngokuba iziphambeko zethu zikithi; futhi ngathi
ububi siyabazi;
59:13 Ngokuphambuka nokuqamba amanga ngokumelene noJehova, futhi baphambuke kithi
uNkulunkulu, ekhuluma incindezelo nokuhlubuka, ekhulelwa futhi ekhuluma okuvela kuJehova
amazwi enhliziyo amanga.
59:14 Futhi ukwahlulela kubuyiselwe emuva, futhi ubulungisa bumi kude
iqiniso liwile ezitaladini, nobuqotho abunakungena.
59:15 Yebo, iqiniso liyehluleka; futhi lowo osuka ebubini uzenza a
impango: uJehova wakubona, kwaba kubi emehlweni akhe ukuthi kwakungekho
ukwahlulela.
59:16 Futhi wabona ukuthi kwakungekho muntu, futhi wamangala ukuthi kwakungekho
ngalokho ingalo yakhe yamsindisa; kanye neyakhe
ukulunga kwamsekela.
59:17 Ngoba wagqoka ukulunga njengesivikelo sesifuba, nesigqoko sokuzivikela sensindiso
ekhanda lakhe; wagqoka izingubo zempindiselo abe izingubo, futhi
wembethe intshiseko njengesembatho.
59:18 Ngokusho izenzo zabo, ngokufanele uyobuyisela, ukufutheka kwakhe
izitha, impindiselo ezitheni zakhe; eziqhingini uyakubuyisela
imbuyiselo.
59:19 Ngakho bayolesaba igama likaJehova kusukela entshonalanga nenkazimulo yakhe
kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga. Lapho isitha singena njengesikhukhula.
uMoya kaJehova uyakuphakamisela ibhanela ngokumelene naye.
59:20 Futhi uMhlengi uyofika eSiyoni, futhi kulabo abaphendukayo
isiphambeko kuJakobe,” usho uJehova.
59:21 Mina-ke, lesi yisivumelwano sami nabo, kusho uJehova. Umoya wami lowo
phezu kwakho, namazwi ami engiwabeke emlonyeni wakho, ngeke
phuma emlonyeni wakho, noma emlonyeni wenzalo yakho, noma emlonyeni wakho
umlomo wenzalo yenzalo yakho,” usho uJehova, “kusukela manje kuze kube manje
njalo.