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.