Isaya 59:1-21
59 Qala! Isandla sakaJehova asisisifitjhani bona singasindisa,+Nendlebakhe ayikavaleki bona izwe.+
2 Awa, imitjhaphwenu inihlukanise noZimenu.+
Izono zenu zenze bona anifihlele ubuso bakhe,Begodu ubhale ukunizwa.+
3 Ngombana izandla zenu zisilaphele ngeengazi+Begodu iminwenu isilaphele ngesono.
Umlomenu ukhuluma amala+ nelimu lenu likhuluma okungakalungi.
4 Akunamuntu obawa ukulunga,+Begodu akunamuntu oya ekhotho ngeqiniso.
Bathembela entweni engekho+ begodu bakhuluma okungatjho litho.
Bazithwala umraro besebabeletha okulimazako.+
5 Baqhoqhosela amaqanda wenyoka enetjhefu,Baluka ubulwembu besiswebu.+
Nanyana ngubani odla amaqanda wenyoka enetjhefu uzokuhlongakala,Begodu iqanda eliphahlakileko likhupha inyoka enetjhefu.
6 Ubulwembu babo angekhe bube njengesambatho,Begodu angekhe bazigubuzese ngalokho abakwenzako.+
Imisebenzabo iyalimaza,Begodu izenzo zabo zenturhu zisezandleni zabo.+
7 Iinyawo zabo zigijimela ukwenza okumbi,Begodu bagijimela ukuphalaza iingazi ezinganamlandu.+
Imicabangwabo micabango elimazako;Iindlela zabo ziyatjhabalalisa begodu zibanga isizi.+
8 Akhenge bayazi indlela yokuthula,Begodu abukho ubulungiswa eendleleni zabo.+
Benza iindlela zabo zinganqophi;Akekho okhamba kizo ozokwazi ukuthula.+
9 Kungebangelo ubulungiswa bukude nathi,Nokulunga kungafiki kithi.
Sisolo silulukela ukukhanya kodwana qala! Kumnyama;Sifisa ukukhanya kodwana sisolo sikhamba ebumnyameni.+
10 Siphumbutha iboda njengabantu abangaboniko;Njengalabo abanganamehlo sisolo siphumbutha.+
Siwa entambama njengebumnyameni ebusuku;Hlangana nabanamandla sifana nabahlongakeleko.
11 Sisolo sibhodla njengamabhereBegodu silila kabuhlungu njengamajuba.
Silindele ubulungiswa kodwana abukho;Silindele isindiso kodwana ikude nathi.
12 Ngombana sivukele kanengi phambi kwakho;+Izono zethu ziphikisana nathi.+
Ngombana ukuvukela kwethu kunathi;Siyazi kuhle imitjhaphwethu.+
13 Sonile begodu saphika uJehova;Sifulathele uZimethu.
Sikhulume ngokugandelela nokuvukela;+Safihla amala begodu sakhuluma amala asuka ehliziyweni.+
14 Ubulungiswa buqothiwe,+Nokulunga kujamele kude;+Ngombana iqiniso liwile etatawini,Begodu okulungileko akukghoni ukungena.
15 Iqiniso linyamalele,+Nanyana ngubani olisa ukwenza izinto ezimbi uyadlelezelwa.
UJehova wakubona lokhu begodu akhenge athabe,Ngombana bekunganabulungiswa.+
16 Wabona ukuthi akunamuntu,Begodu wamangala ukuthi akunamuntu ongeneleko,Yeke umkhonwakhe waletha isindiso,Begodu ukulunga kwakhe kwamsekela.
17 Nje-ke wafaka ukulunga njengejasi yepiNesikoporo sesindiso ehlokwakhe.+
Wafaka izembatho zokuzibuyiselela njengesambatho sakhe+Begodu waziphuthela ngetjiseko njengejasi.
18 Uzobanikela umvuzo walokho abakwenzileko:+
Ilaka emanabenakhe, ukujezisa emanabenakhe.+
Neenhlengele uzozinikela umvuzwazo.
19 Kusukela ekutjhingeni kwelanga bazokusaba igama lakaJehovaBegodu kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga bazokusaba iphazimulwakhe,Ngombana uzokuza njengomlambo ogijimako,Onqotjhiswa mmoya kaJehova.
20 “UMhlengi uzokuza eZiyoni,+KwebakaJakopo abasukaesonweni,”+ kutjho uJehova.
21 “Lesi sivumelwano sami nabo,”+ kutjho uJehova. “Ummoyami okuwe namezwami engiwafake emlonyenakho, angekhe akhutjhwe emlonyenakho, emlonyeni wabantwabakho, namkha emlonyeni weenzukulwana zakho,” kusukela nje bekube nini nanini,” kutjho uJehova.
