Isaya
63:1 Ubani lo ovela kwa-Edomi, nezingubo ezidayiwe kusukela Bozira? lokhu
okhazimulayo ngesambatho sakhe, ehamba ngobukhulu bakhe
amandla? Mina engikhuluma ngokulunga, ngilamandla okusindisa.
63:2 Kungani ubomvu isembatho sakho, futhi izingubo zakho njengaye
unyathela isikhamo sewayini?
63:3 Nginyathele isikhamo sewayini ngedwa; futhi kubantu kwakungekho noyedwa
nami, ngokuba ngiyakubanyathela entukuthelweni yami, ngibanyathele esandleni sami
ukufutheka; igazi labo liyofafazwa ezingutsheni zami, futhi ngizokwenza
ngcolisa zonke izingubo zami.
63:4 Ngoba usuku lokuphindisela kusenhliziyweni yami, futhi unyaka wokuhlengwa kwami
ufikile.
63:5 Ngabheka, futhi kwakungekho osizayo; futhi ngazibuza ukuthi ukhona
akakho osekelayo; ngalokho ingalo yami yangilethela insindiso; futhi wami
ukuthukuthela, kwangisekela.
63:6 Ngiyakunyathela phansi abantu ngolaka lwami, ngibenze badakwe.
ukufutheka kwami, futhi ngiyokwehlisela emhlabeni amandla abo.
63:7 Ngizokhuluma ngomusa kaJehova, futhi izindumiso zikaJehova
Jehova, njengakho konke uJehova asenzele khona, nokukhulu
okuhle kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, abenzele yona
ngokobubele bakhe nangobuningi bakhe
umusa wothando.
63:8 Ngoba wathi: "Ngokuqinisekile bangabantu bami, abantwana abangeke baqambe amanga
wayenguMsindisi wabo.
63:9 Kuyo yonke inhlupheko yabo wahlushwa, futhi ingelosi ebusweni bakhe
wabasindisa: othandweni lwakhe nasekuhawukeleni kwakhe wabahlenga; futhi wazala
wazithwala, wazithwala zonke izinsuku zasendulo.
63:10 Kodwa bahlubuka, futhi bahlupha uMoya wakhe ongcwele, ngakho waphendukela kuye
abe yisitha sabo, futhi walwa nabo.
63:11 Khona-ke wakhumbula izinsuku zakudala, uMose, futhi abantu bakhe, wathi: "Kuphi
nguye owabakhuphula elwandle kanye nomalusi wakhe
mhlambi? uphi yena owafaka uMoya wakhe oNgcwele phakathi kwakhe na?
63:12 Lowo wabahola ngesandla sokunene sikaMose ngengalo yakhe ekhazimulayo, ehlukanisayo
amanzi phambi kwabo, ukuze azenzele igama eliphakade na?
63:13 Okwabaholela ekujuleni, njengehhashi ehlane, ukuthi
akufanele akhubeke?
63:14 Njengesilwane ehlela esigodini, uMoya kaJehova wambangela
ukuphumula: wabahola kanjalo abantu bakho, ukuze uzenzele igama elitusekayo.
63:15 Bheka phansi usezulwini, futhi ubone usendaweni yakho engcwele
iphi intshiseko yakho namandla akho, ukukhala kwakho
izibilini zakho nomusa wakho kimi na? bayavinjelwa na?
63:16 Ngokungangabazeki wena ungubaba wethu, nakuba u-Abrahama engenalwazi ngathi, futhi
U-Israyeli akasivumi; wena Jehova ungubaba, unguMhlengi wethu;
igama lakho likhona kwaphakade.
63:17 O Jehova, kungani usidukisile ezindleleni zakho, futhi wenze lukhuni zethu?
enhliziyweni ngenxa yokwesaba kwakho? Buya ngenxa yezinceku zakho, izizwe zakho
ifa.
63:18 Abantu bobungcwele bakho baye balidla isikhashana nje
izitha zinyathele phansi indlu yakho engcwele.
63:19 Thina singabakho; ababizwanga ngu
igama lakho.