Isaya 62

₁Ngenca yeSiyoni nje, ngingeke ngibindze,

ngenca yeJerusalema ngingete ngathula,

kuze kulunga kwayo kukhanye njengekusa,

nensindziso yayo ibe njengesidlwane lesivutsako.

₂Tive tiyawukubona kulunga kwakho,

nawo onkhe emakhosi abone emandla akho.

Uyawubitwa ngelibito lelisha

leliyawubekwa ngumlomo waSimakadze.

₃Uyawuba ngumchele wenkhatimulo esandleni saSimakadze,

umchele webukhosi esandleni saNkulunkulu wakho.

₄Abasayiwukubita ngekutsi unguLahliwe,

nome betse live lakini batsi nguShiywayedvwa.

Kodvwa uyawubitwa ngekutsi unguHefsiba,

nelive lakini kutsiwe yiBhewula,

ngobe Simakadze uyawujabula ngawe,

nelive lakini liyakwendza kuye.

₅Njengelijaha nalishada nentfombi,

kanjalo-ke nemadvodzana akho ayawushada nawe;

njengemyeni nakajabula ngamakoti wakhe,

kanjalo-ke naNkulunkulu wakho uyawujabula ngawe.

₆Ngibeke balindzi etibondzeni takho, Jerusalema,

bangeke bathule imini nebusuku.

Nine lenibita Simakadze,

ningatiniki kuphumula,

₇naye ningamniketi kuphumula,

adzimate ayakhe kabusha iJerusalema,

ayente ibe ludvumo emhlabeni.

₈Simakadze ufunge ngesandla sakhe sekudla

nangemkhono wakhe lonemandla, watsi:

“Angisayiwuphindza ngephane ngekudla kwakho

kutsi kube kudla kwetitsa takho,

nebetive abasayiwuphindze

balinatse liwayini lelisha

lolishikashikanele kangaka.

₉Kodvwa labo labakuvunako bayawukudla

badvumise Simakadze,

nalabo lababutsa emagelebisi,

liwayini bayawulinatsela etibuyeni

tendlu yami lengcwele.”

₁₀Phumani, phumani emasangweni!

Lungiselelani bantfu umgwaco!

Yakhani, yakhani umgwaco lomkhulu!

Susani ematje.

Phakamiselani tive siboniso sekuncoba, titesibona.

₁₁Lalelani la: Simakadze sewente simemetelo

lesiya emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba, lesitsi:

“Tjela iNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni, utsi:

‘Buka, nanguya uMsindzisi wakho uyeta!

Bukela, umvuzo wakhe ukuye,

nenkhokhelo yakhe ihamba embikwakhe.’ ”

₁₂Bayawubitwa ngekutsi Sive Lesingcwele,

Labahlengiwe baSimakadze.

Wena uyawubitwa ngekutsi unguLofuniwe,

Lidolobha Lelingakalahlwa.