U-Izaya 64

₁Sengathi ungadabula amazulu, wehle,

kuzamazame izintaba phambi kwakho,

₂njengalapho umlilo wokheleka ezinsabeni,

nalapho umlilo ubilisa amanzi,

ukuze wazise izitha zakho igama lakho,

izizwe zithuthumele phambi kwakho.

₃Lapho wenza izinto ezimangalisayo

esasingazilindele, wehla;

izintaba zathuthumela phambi kwakho.

₄Kusukela emandulo akekho owezwayo,

akukho ndlebe eyalalela,

akukho liso elabona omunye uNkulunkulu

ngaphandle kwakho,

obasebenzelayo labo abamlindelayo.

₅Uyabahlangabeza labo

abakuthokozelayo ukwenza ukulunga,

labo abakukhumbulayo ezindleleni zakho.

Wena wathukuthela;

thina sona,

sahlala kukho isikhathi eside,

pho siyosindiswa na?

₆Sonke sesiphenduke saba njengongcolileyo;

zonke izenzo zethu ezilungileyo

sezifana nengubo engcolileyo.

Sonke sesibune njengeqabunga,

nobubi bethu busiphephula njengomoya.

₇Akukho namunye obiza iGama lakho,

nozama ukubambelela kuwe,

ngokuba ubusithibezile ubuso bakho kithi,

wasiqeda ngenxa yobubi bethu.

₈Kodwa manje, Simakade, unguBaba,

thina siyibumba,

Wena ungumbumbi wethu,

sonke singumsebenzi wesandla sakho.

₉Simakade, ungathukutheli kakhulu,

ungazikhumbuli iziphambeko zethu

kuze kube phakade.

Sonke phela singabantu bakho.

₁₀Imizi yakho engcwele isifana nehlane,

iZiyoni seliphenduke ihlane,

neJerusalema liyincithakalo.

₁₁Indlu yethu engcwele nemangalisayo,

lapho okhokho bethu babekudumisa khona,

ishiswe ngomlilo,

nazo zonke izinto zethu ezithandekayo,

ziphenduke incithakalo.

₁₂Emva kwakho konke lokhu,

usazokuzibamba yini Simakade na?

Usazothula yini, sewusishaye kangaka na?