Isaya 61:1 UMoya weNkosi uJehova uphezu kwami; ngoba uJehova ungigcobile ukutshumayela izindaba ezinhle kwabathobekileyo; ungithumile ukuba ngibophe abanhliziyo zaphukileyo, ukumemezela ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyo, nokuvulwa itilongo kwababotshiweyo; 61:2 Ukumemezela umnyaka womusa kaJehova, nosuku lokuphindisela uNkulunkulu wethu; ukududuza bonke abalilayo; 61:3 Ukuze aqoke labo abalilayo eZiyoni, ukuze abanike ubuhle umlotha, amafutha enjabulo esikhundleni sokulila, ingubo yokudumisa umoya ubunzima; ukuze babizwe ngokuthi imithi yokulunga ukutshala kukaJehova, ukuze akhazinyuliswe. 61:4 Futhi bayokwakha incithakalo endala, futhi bayovusa yokuqala amanxiwa, balungise imizi eyincithakalo, eyincithakalo yase izizukulwane eziningi. 61:5 Futhi abafokazi bayokuma futhi baluse imihlambi yakho, kanye namadodana amadodana abezizweni bayakuba ngabalimi benu nabaphathi bezivini zenu. 61:6 Kepha nina niyakuthiwa abapristi bakaJehova; Izikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu wethu: niyakudla ingcebo yabezizwe nasezweni nizibonge ngodumo lwabo. 61:7 Ngenxa yehlazo lenu niyakuba ngokuphindwe kabili; bayakuba yisiphithiphithi bajabule ngesabelo sabo; ngalokho ezweni labo bayakulidla ifa kabili: intokozo yaphakade iyakuba kubo. 61:8 Ngoba mina Jehova ngithanda ukwahlulela, ngiyakuzonda ukuphanga kanye nokushiswa. nami ngizaqondisa umsebenzi wabo ngeqiniso, njalo ngizakwenza isivumelwano esilaphakade nabo. 61:9 Futhi inzalo yabo iyokwaziwa phakathi kwabezizwe, kanye nenzalo yabo phakathi kwabantu: bonke abababonayo bayakuvuma ukuthi bona bayinzalo uJehova ayibusisileyo. 61:10 Ngiyothokoza kakhulu kuJehova, umphefumulo wami uyokwethaba kuNkulunkulu wami; ngoba ungigqokise izembatho zensindiso, wamboza ngimbethe ingubo yokulunga, njengomkhwenyana ezembesa izivunulo, nanjengomakoti ezihloba ngobucwebe bakhe. 61:11 Ngoba njengoba nje umhlaba uveza imiqumbe yawo, futhi njengoba insimu iveza okuhlwanyelwe kuwo ukuba kumile; kanjalo iNkosi uJehova iyakubangela kuvele ukulunga nokudumisa phambi kwezizwe zonke.