Isaya
60:1 Vuka, ukhanye; ngokuba ukukhanya kwakho kuyeza, nenkazimulo kaJehova iphumile
phezu kwakho.
60:2 Ngokuba bheka, ubumnyama buyosibekela umhlaba, nesigayegaye
kepha uJehova uyaphuma phezu kwakho, ibonakale inkazimulo yakhe
phezu kwakho.
60:3 Futhi abezizwe bayofika ekukhanyeni kwakho, futhi amakhosi ekukhanyeni
ukuvuka kwakho.
60:4 Phakamisa amehlo akho nxazonke, ubone: bonke bayabuthana
kanyekanye, beza kuwe; amadodana akho ayakuvela kude, nowakho
amadodakazi azancelwa eceleni kwakho.
60:5 Khona-ke uzobona, futhi ugeleze ndawonye, futhi inhliziyo yakho iyokwesaba, futhi
kwandiswe; ngoba ukuchichima kolwandle kuyakuguqulelwa kukho
wena, amandla abezizwe bayakuza kuwe.
60:6 Ubuningi bamakamela bayokumboza, amathongomane akwaMidiyani kanye
i-Efa; bonke bevela eSheba bayakuza, balethe igolide ne
impepho; bayakumemezela izindumiso zikaJehova.
60:7 Yonke imihlambi yeKedari iyobuthelwa kuwe, izinqama
zakwaNebayoti ziyakukukhonza, zikhuphuke ngokwamukeleka
phezu kwe-altare lami, futhi ngizokhazimulisa indlu yenkazimulo yami.
60:8 Obani laba abandiza njengefu, nanjengamajuba emafasiteleni awo?
60:9 Impela iziqhingi ziyakungilinda, nemikhumbi yaseTharishishi kuqala,
letha amadodana akho evela kude, isiliva lawo negolide lawo kanye nawo, uze kuwe
igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, noNgcwele ka-Israyeli, ngokuba unalo
ukukhazimulisile.
60:10 Futhi amadodana abezizwe bayokwakha izindonga zakho, namakhosi abo
uyakukukhonza, ngokuba ekuthukutheleni kwami ngakushaya, kepha ngomusa wami
ngikuhawukele.
60:11 Ngakho-ke amasango akho ayovuleka njalo. awayikuvalwa
imini nobusuku; ukuze abantu balethe kuwe amabutho abezizwe.
nokuthi amakhosi azo alethwe.
60:12 Ngoba isizwe nombuso ongayikukukhonza kuyakubhubha; yebo,
lezo zizwe ziyakuchithwa nokuchithwa.
60:13 Inkazimulo yaseLebanoni iyofika kuwe, umsayipuresi, isihlahla sophayini,
nebhokisi ndawonye, ukuze kuhlobise indawo yendlu yami engcwele; futhi ngizokwenza
dumisani indawo yezinyawo zami.
60:14 Futhi amadodana alabo ababekuhlukumezile bayofika kuwe bekhothama.
bonke abakudelelayo bayakukhothama ematheni
ezinyaweni zakho; bayakukubiza ngokuthi, uMuzi kaJehova, iSiyoni le
oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
60:15 Nakuba wena ulahliwe futhi uzondwa, ukuze kungabikho muntu wadabula
ngiyakukwenza ubuhle obuphakade, intokozo yezizukulwane ngezizukulwane.
60:16 Uyakuncela ubisi lwezizwe, futhi uyoncela ibele.
yamakhosi, wazi ukuthi mina Jehova nginguMsindisi wakho nowakho
UMhlengi, Onamandla kaJakobe.
60:17 Ngenxa yethusi ngizoletha igolide, futhi ngenxa yensimbi ngiyoletha isiliva, futhi ngenxa
esikhundleni somuthi ithusi, esikhundleni samatshe insimbi;
nabahluleli bakho ukulunga.
60:18 Ubudlova ngeke kuphinde kuzwakale ezweni lakho, incithakalo noma incithakalo
phakathi kwemingcele yakho; kodwa uyakuthi izindonga zakho iNsindiso neyakho
amasango Dumisani.
60:19 Ilanga ngeke lisaba ukukhanya kwakho emini; futhi ngeke kube ngenxa yokukhanya
inyanga ikukhanyisele, kepha uJehova uyakuba kuwe
ukukhanya okuphakade, noNkulunkulu wakho inkazimulo yakho.
60:20 Ilanga lakho ngeke lisashona. nenyanga yakho ayiyikugoqa;
ngokuba uJehova uyakuba ngukukhanya kwakho okuphakade nezinsuku zakho
ukulila kuyakuphela.
60:21 Futhi abantu bakho bonke bayakuba abalungile, futhi bayodla ifa lomhlaba
njalo, igatsha lokutshalwa kwami, umsebenzi wezandla zami, ukuze ngibe khona
khazinyulisiwe.
60:22 Omncane uyakuba yinkulungwane, omncane abe yisizwe esinamandla
uJehova uyakukusheshisa ngesikhathi sakhe.