U-Isaya 51:1-23
51 “Ngilalelani lina elidinga ukulunga,Lina elidinga uJehova.
Khangelani edwaleni elacezulwa kulo,Lasegodini elagejwa kulo.
2 Khangelani kuyihlo u-Abrahama,LakuSara+ owalizalayo.*
Ngoba u-Abrahama wayeyedwa zwi ngesikhathi ngimbiza,+Ngasengimbusisa, ngenza ukuthi abantwabakhe bande.+
3 UJehova uzayiduduza iZiyoni.+
Uzaduduza wonke amanxiwa ayo,+Enze inkangala yayo ibe njenge-Edeni,+Lendawo yayo elugwadule ibe njengensimu kaJehova.+
Ukuthokoza lokujabula kuzatholakala kuyo,Lokubonga kanye lengoma ezimnandi.+
4 Awu bantu bami ngilalelani,Ngicela indlebe zenu bantu besizwe sami.+
Ngoba kuzakuba lomthetho ovela kimi,+Ngizaletha ukwahlulela kwami okuhle kube yikukhanya ebantwini.+
5 Ukulunga kwami kuyasondela.+
Insindiso yami izabuya.+Ingalo zami zizakwahlulela izizwe.+
Izihlenge zizathembela kimi,+Zilindele ingalo yami.*
6 Phakamiselani amehlo enu emazulwini,Likhangele laphansi emhlabeni.
Ngoba amazulu azanyamalala njengentuthu,Umhlaba uguge njengesigqoko,Abahlala kuwo bazakufa njengeminyane.
Kodwa insindiso yami izahlala ikhona kuze kube nini lanini,+
Lokulunga kwami akusoze kuphele.*+
7 Ngilalelani lina elikwaziyo ukulunga,Lina bantu abagcine umthetho* wami ezinhliziyweni zabo.+
Lingesabi ukuchothozwa ngabantu,Lingethuswa yikuthuka kwabo.
8 Ngoba isibungu* sizabadla ngendlela esidla ngayo isigqoko,Isibungu esidla amalembu sizabadla sibaqede njengewulu.+
Kodwa ukulunga kwami akusoze kuphele,Insindiso yami izahlala ikhona kuzo zonke izizukulwane.”+
9 Vuka! Vuka! Ugqoke amandla,Wena ngalo kaJehova!+
Vuka njengasezinsukwini zakudala, njengasezizukulwaneni ezadlulayo.
Ayisuwe yini owaqumaquma uRahabi?*+Ayisuwe yini owagwaza isilo solwandle?+
10 Ayisuwe yini owenza ulwandle loma qha, womisa amanzi atshona kakhulu?+
Ayisuwe yini owenza inziki yolwandle yaba ngumgwaqo ukuze abahlengiweyo bachaphe?+
11 Abahlengiweyo bakaJehova bazaphenduka.+
Bazabuya eZiyoni bememeza ngentokozo.+Intokozo engapheliyo izakuba ngumqhele wabo.*+
Bazahlala bethokoza futhi bejabula,Usizi kanye lokububula kunyamalale.+
12 “Mina uqobo yimi engikududuzayo.+
Kungani kumele wesabe umuntu ozazifela nje,+Lendodana yomuntu ezabuna njengotshani obuluhlaza?
13 Kungani ukhohlwa uMenzi wakho uJehova,+Yena owelula amazulu,+ wabeka lesisekelo somhlaba?
Ubutshaywe luvalo ilanga lonke usesaba ulaka lomuntu obekucindezela,Angathi ubelawo amandla okukubhubhisa.
Lungaphi khathesi ulaka lwalowo obekucindezela?
14 Lowo obotshwe ngamaketane uzakhululwa masinyane nje,+Kasoze afe futhi kasoze angene egodini,Ngeke akuswele ukudla.
15 Kodwa mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,Lowo odunga ulwandle, enze amagagasi alo ahlokome.+Ibizo lami nguJehova wamabutho.+
16 Ngizafaka amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho,Ngikwembese ngomthunzi wesandla sami,+Ukuze ngimise amazulu, ngibeke lesisekelo somhlaba,+Lokuthi ngithi kuyo iZiyoni, ‘Lingabantu bami.’+
17 Vuka! Vuka! Sukuma wena Jerusalema,+Wena onathe enkomitshini yolaka lukaJehova evela esandleni sakhe.
Usunathe okuphakathi kwenkezo,Usutshaye wavala okusenkomitshini ebangela ukudiyazela.+
18 Kuwo wonke amadodana owazeleyo kayikho leyodwa engakukhokhela,Kuwo wonke amadodana owakhulisileyo kayikho leyodwa ekubambe ngesandla.
19 Uzakwehlelwa yizinto ezimbili.
Ukubhujiswa lokutshabalaliswa; indlala lenkemba.+
Ngubani ozakuzwela?
Ngubani ozakududuza?+
20 Abantwabakho sebeqalekile.+
Balele phansi kuwo wonke amakhona emigwaqoNjengemvu yeganga ebanjwe ngumambule wokuthiya inyamazana.
Sebethululelwe lonke ulaka lukaJehova lokukhuza kwakhe.”
21 Yikho-ke lalela uzwe,Wena wesifazana ohluphekileyo futhi odakiweyo, lanxa ungadakwanga liwayini.
22 Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi yakho uJehova, uNkulunkulu olwela abantu bakhe:
“Ngizathatha inkomitsho esesandleni sakho ebangela ukudiyazela,+Yona kanye inkezo, inkomitsho yami yolaka,Awusoze uphinde unathe kuyo.+
23 Ngizayifaka esandleni salabo ababekuhlukuluza,+Labo ababesithi kuwe, ‘Lala phansi ukuze sihambe phezu kwakho.’
Yikho wenze umhlane wakho waba njengenhlabathi,Waba njengomgwaqo ukuze bahambe kuwo.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “owalibeletha ngobuhlungu bemihelo.”
^ Kumbe, “amandla ami.”
^ Kumbe, “kuchithwe.”
^ Kumbe, “umlayo.”
^ Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha litsho izibungu eziphaphayo ezidla amalembu.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ NgesiHebheru, “izakuba semakhanda abo.”
