U-Isaya 60:1-22
60 “Vuka wena wesifazana;+ khanyisa ngoba ukukhanya kwakho sekufikile.
Inkazimulo kaJehova isikhanya kuwe.+
2 Ngoba ubumnyama buzagubuzela umhlaba,Umnyama wempisi ugubuzele izizwe,Kodwa uJehova uzakhanya phezu kwakho,Inkazimulo yakhe izabonakala kuwe.
3 Izizwe zizakuya ekukhanyeni kwakho,+Lamakhosi+ aye ebukhazikhazini bakho.*+
4 Vusa amehlo akho ukhangele kuyo yonke indawo eduze kwakho.
Bonke sebebuthanisiwe, sebesiza kuwe.
Amadodana akho alokhu ebuya evela khatshana.+Lamadodakazi akho abuya ephethwe.*+
5 Ngalesosikhathi uzakubona lokhu ujabule,+Inhliziyo yakho ichelese iphuphume ngentokozo,Ngoba inotho yaselwandle izalethwa kuwe,Lempahla yezizwe izabuya kuwe.+
6 Elizweni lakho kuzagcwala imihlambi yamakamela,Amakamela alamandla avela eMidiyani lase-Efa.+
Bonke abantu abavela eShebha bazabuya,Bazabuya bethwele igolide kanye lenhlaka yokwenza impepha.
Bazamemezela izindumiso zikaJehova.+
7 Yonke imihlambi yaseKhedari+ izabuthelwa kuwe.
Inqama zaseNebhayothi+ zizakusiza.
Zizabuya e-alithareni lami zamukelwe ngazo zombili,+Ngizakwenza indlu yami ekhazimulayo ibenhle kakhulu.+
8 Ngobani laba abeza begijima njengamayezi,Abaphapha njengamajuba aya ezidlekeni zawo?
9 Izihlenge zizathembela kimi,+Imikhumbi yeThashishi iyakhokhela,Izoletha abantwabakho abavela khatshana,+Baphethe isiliva legolide laboUkuze bazodumisa ibizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli,
Ngoba uzakukhazimulisa.*+
10 Abantu bezinye izizwe bazakwakha imiduli yakho,Amakhosi abo azakusebenzela.+Lanxa ngakutshaya ngithukuthele,Ngomusa wami ngizakuba lesihawu kuwe.+
11 Amagedi akho azahlala evuliwe kokuphela;+Kawasoze avalwe emini lebusuku,Ukuze kulethwe kuwe impahla evela ezizweni,Njalo amakhosi azo azakhokhela phambili.+
12 Loba yisiphi isizwe, loba yiwuphi umbuso ongasoze ukusebenzele uzatshabalala,Lezozizwe zizabhujiswa ziphele nya.+
13 Inkazimulo yaseLebhanoni izafika kuwe,+Isihlahla somjunipha lesom-ashi lesomsayiphresi zizabuya zindawonye,+Ukuze zenze indawo yami engcwele ibenhle,Ngizayikhazimulisa indawo yezinyawo zami.+
14 Abantwana balabo ababekuhlukuluza bazabuya bakhothame phambi kwakho,Bonke ababekudelela kumele bazokhothama enyaweni zakho,Kuzamele bakubize ngokuthi ulidolobho likaJehova,IZiyoni yoNgcwele ka-Israyeli.+
15 Lanxa ubudeliwe futhi uzondwa, kungelamuntu obedabula phakathi kwakho,+Ngizakwenza ube yilokho abantu abazaziqhenya ngakho kuze kube nini lanini,Ube yisizatho sokuthokoza kuzo zonke izizukulwane.+
16 Uzalunatha sibili uchago lwezizwe,+Umunye ebeleni lamakhosi,+Uzakwazi mhlophe ukuthi mina Jehova nginguMsindisi wakho,Lokuthi uNkulunkulu kaJakhobe olamandla unguMhlengi wakho.+
17 Esikhundleni sekhopha ngizaletha igolide,Esikhundleni sensimbi ngilethe isiliva,Esikhundleni sesigodo ngizaletha ikhopha,Esikhundleni samatshe ngilethe insimbi,Ngizabeka ukuthula kube ngababonisi bakho,Ngibeke ukulunga kube ngofolomane bakho.+
18 Udlakela alusoze luphinde luzwakale elizweni lakho,Lasemingceleni yakho akusoze kuphinde kube lokutshabalalisa lokubhidliza.+
Imiduli yakho uzayibiza ngokuthi yiNsindiso,+ amagedi akho uwabize ngokuthi yiNdumiso.
19 Ilanga alisoze liphinde likukhanyisele emini,Lokukhazimula kwenyanga akusoze kukukhanyisele,Ngoba uJehova uzakuba yikukhanya okungapheliyo kuwe,+UNkulunkulu wakho uzakuba yibuhle bakho.+
20 Ilanga lakho kalisoze liphinde litshone,Lenyanga yakho kayisoze ifiphale,Ngoba uJehova uzakuba yikukhanya okungapheliyo kuwe,+Izinsuku zokulila kwakho zizabe seziphelile.+
21 Bonke abantu bakho bazakuba ngabalungileyo,Ilizwe lizakuba ngelabo kuze kube nini lanini.
Balihlumela engalihlanyelayo,Umsebenzi wezandla zami+ ozakwenza ngikhazinyuliswe.+
22 Abalutshwana bazakuba* yinkulungwane,Omncane abe yisizwe esilamandla.
Mina Jehova ngizakuphangisisa lokhu ngesikhathi sakho.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “ekukhanyeni kwakho kokusa.”
^ Kumbe, “ephethwe engaseceleni.”
^ Kumbe, “uzakwenza ube muhle.”
^ Kumbe, “Oyingcosana uzakuba.”
