Isaya 61

₁Moya weNkhosi Simakadze ukimi,

ngobe Simakadze ungigcobile,

kutsi ngishumayele tindzaba letimnandzi kulabamphofu.

Ungitfume kutsi ngitewubopha labo

labatinhlitiyo tabo tidzabukile.

Ungitfume kutawumemetela kukhululwa kulabatfunjiwe,

nekukhululwa kulababoshiwe.

₂Ungitfume kutsi ngitewumemetela

umnyaka wemusa waSimakadze,

nelilanga lekuphindzisela kwaNkulunkulu wetfu,

nelekudvudvuta bonkhe labalilako,

₃labakhala eSiyoni babonelelwe,

banikwe umchele webuhle esikhundleni semlotsa,

banikwe nemafutsa enjabulo esikhundleni sesililo,

banikwe ingubo yekudvumisa

esikhundleni semoya lodzabukile.

Bayawubitwa ngekutsi batihlahla tekulunga,

letihlanyelwe nguSimakadze,

kuze kubonakaliswe inkhatimulo yakhe.

₄Bayawutakha kabusha tindzala takadzeni,

bativusetele tindzawo letabhidlitwa kadzenidzeni;

bayawuvusa kabusha emadolobha lahhihlitwa,

labhidlitwa etitukulwaneni tasendvulo.

₅Betive bayakwelusa imihlambi yenu,

bachamuki bayawulima emasimini enu

nasetivinini tenu.

₆Nine niyawubitwa ngekutsi nibaphristi baSimakadze,

niyakwetsiwa emabito, kutsiwe

nitikhonti taNkulunkulu wetfu.

Niyawudla imfuyo yetive ngetive,

nangebunjinga bato niyawutigabatisa.

₇Esikhundleni selihlazo lenu,

nine bantfu bami,

niyawuphiwa ngalokuphindziwe;

esikhundleni sekuhlazeka niyawujabula efeni lenu;

ngako niyawudla lifa ngalokuphindziwe eveni lenu,

kujabula kwaphakadze kuyawuba kwenu.

₈“Ngobe mine, Simakadze,

ngiyakutsandza kwehlulela ngebucotfo.

Ngiyakutondza kudlelela nekona,

bantfu bami ngiyawubakhokhela njengekwetsembeka kwami,

ngente sivumelwane saphakadze naphakadze nabo.

₉Titukulwane tabo tiyakwatiwa emkhatsini wetive,

nentalelwane yabo emkhatsini wetive.

Bonkhe labababonako bayawuvuma

kutsi basive lesibusiswe nguSimakadze.”

₁₀Ngiyajabula kakhulu ngaSimakadze;

umphefumulo wami uyajabula ngaNkulunkulu wami.

Ngobe ungembatsise ngetingubo tensindziso,

wangihlobisa ngemjiva wekulunga,

njengemyeni ahlobisa inhloko yakhe njengemphristi,

nanjengamakoti lotihlobise ngebuhlalu bakhe.

₁₁Ngobe njengaloku nemhlaba uhlumisa emahlumela,

nengadze ihlumisa inhlanyelo ikhule,

kanjalo-ke neNkhosi Simakadze

iyawuhlumisa kulunga neludvumo,

kuhlume embikwato tonkhe tive.