Isaya Chapter 51

1. “Ngilaleleni nina enilandela ukulunga, nina enimfunayo uJehova; bhekani kulo idwala eniqhezulwe kulo, nakuyo imibhobo yomgodi enakhishwa kuyo.

2. Bhekani ku-Abrahama uyihlo, nakuSara owanizalayo, ngokuba eseyedwa ngambiza, ngambusisa, ngamandisa.

3. Ngokuba uJehova uyakuliduduza iSiyoni, aziduduze zonke izindawo zalo ezichithekileyo, enze ihlane lalo libe njenge-Edene, noqwathule lwalo lube njengensimu kaJehova; injabulo nentokozo kuyakufunyanwa khona, ukubonga nezwi lokuhlabelela.

4. “Ngizweni, bantu bami, ningibekele indlebe nina sizwe sami, ngokuba kuyakuphuma kimi umthetho, ngibeke ukwahlulela kwami kube ngukukhanya kwabantu.

5. Ukulunga kwami kuseduze, insindiso yami iphumile, izingalo zami ziyakubahlulela abantu; iziqhingi ziyangihlalela, zilindela umkhono wami.

6. Phakamiselani amehlo enu ezulwini, niwubheke umhlaba phansi, ngokuba izulu liyakunyamalala njengomusi, umhlaba uguge njengengubo, nabakhileyo kuwo bafe njengezinsensane, kepha insindiso yami iyakuma kuze kube phakade, nokulunga kwami akuyikuphela.

7. “Ngilaleleni nina enazi ukulunga, abantu abamthetho wami usezinhliziyweni zabo; ningesabi ukusolwa ngabantu, ningapheli amandla ngezithuko zabo.

8. Ngokuba inundu iyakubadla njengengubo, nebhu libadle njengoboya bezimvu, kodwa ukulunga kwami kuyakuma kuze kube phakade, nensindiso yami ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.”

9. Vuka, vuka, wembathe amandla wena mkhono kaJehova, vuka njengasezinsukwini zasendulo, ezizukulwaneni zamandulo. Akusuwe owamnquma kabili uRahabi, wamgwaza udrako, na?

10. Akusuwe owomisa ulwandle, amanzi asotweni olujulileyo, owenza izinzulu zolwandle zaba yindlela yokuba kuwele abahlengiweyo, na?

11. Abahlawulelweyo bakaJehova bayakubuya, bafike eSiyoni bejabula; intokozo engapheliyo iyakuba semakhanda abo, bathole injabulo nentokozo, usizi nokububula kubaleke.

12. “Yimina, yimi enginguye oniduduzayo; ungubani wena ukuba wesabe umuntu ofayo, nendodana yomuntu eyakwenziwa ibe njengotshani, na?

13. Ukhohliwe uJehova uMenzi wakho owaleneka izulu nowasibeka isisekelo somhlaba; uthuthumele njalo izinsuku zonke ngokufutheka komcindezeli njengokungathi ozilungiselela ukuchitha; kuphi ukufutheka komcindezeli na?

14. Othotshisiweyo uyakushesha ukukhululwa; kayikufa, kayikwehlela egodini, kayikuswela isinkwa sakhe.

15. NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ovusa ulwandle, ukuze amaza alo ahlokome; nguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe.

16. Ngiwabekile amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho, ngikusibekele emthunzini wesandla sami, ukuze ngiwatshale amazulu, ngisibeke isisekelo somhlaba, ngithi kulo iSiyoni: ‘Wena uyisizwe sami.’ ”

17. Vuka, vuka, usukume wena Jerusalema ophuzile esandleni sikaJehova indebe yokufutheka kwakhe; uphuzile isitsha sendebe yokutengezela, wasiminya.

18. Akakho ongalihola phakathi kwawo onke amadodana eliwazalileyo. Akakho ongalibamba ngesandla kuwo onke amadodana eliwakhulisileyo.

19. Lokhu kokubili kukwehlele; ngubani okukhalelayo na? Lapho kukhona incithakalo nokubhujiswa, ukulamba nenkemba, ngubani ongakududuza na?

20. Amadodana akho adangele, alala ezihlokweni zezitaladi zonke, njengewula esihibeni; agcwele ukufutheka kukaJehova nokukhuza kukaNkulunkulu wakho.

21. Ngalokho ake uzwe lokhu wena ohluphekayo nodakiweyo, kungengewayini kodwa;

22. isho kanje iNkosi yakho uJehova noNkulunkulu wakho emela indaba yabantu, ithi: “Bheka, ngiyithathile esandleni sakho indebe yokutengezela; yebo, isitsha sendebe yokufutheka kwami awusayikusiphuza.

23. Ngiyakusibeka esandleni sabakuhluphayo, abashoyo emphefumulweni wakho ukuthi: ‘Khothama, sidlule phezu kwakho;’ wawusuwubeka umhlane wakho waba njengomhlabathi nesitaladi kwabadlulayo.”