U-Isaya 25

₁Jehova, unguNkulunkulu wami;

ngiyakukuphakamisa,

ngidumise igama lakho,

ngokuba wenzile izimangaliso,

namasu asendulo, nokuthembeka, neqiniso.

₂Ngokuba wenzile umuzi waba yinqwaba,

nomuzi obiyelweyo waba yincithakalo;

indlu yamakhosi abafokazi ayiseyiwo umuzi,

ayisayikwakhiwa futhi kuze kube phakade.

₃Ngalokho abantu abanamandla bayakukudumisa,

imizi yezizwe ezinonya zikwesabe.

₄Ngokuba ubuyinqaba kwabampofu,

inqaba kwabaswelayo ekucindezelweni kwabo,

isiphephelo esivunguvungwini,

umthunzi ekubaleleni,

ngokuba umoya waba nonya,

unjengesivunguvungu odongeni,

₅nanjengokushisa endaweni eyomileyo.

Uyathobisa umsindo wabafokazi;

njengokubalela ngomthunzi wefu,

kanjalo ihubo labanonya liyakudanjiswa.

₆UJehova Sebawoti uyakwenzela abantu bonke

idili lokukhulupheleyo kule ntaba,

idili lewayini elinenhlese,

okukhulupheleyo okunomnkantsha,

iwayini elinenhlese elicwengekileyo.

₇Uyakuchitha kule ntaba ingaphandle

lesimbozo esimboza abantu bonke,

nomgubuzelo ogubuzela zonke izizwe.

₈Uyakugwinya ukufa kuze kube phakade;

iNkosi uJehova iyakwesula izinyembezi ebusweni bonke,

isuse amahloni abantu bakhe emhlabeni wonke,

ngokuba uJehova ukhulumile.

“Bheka, lo unguNkulunkulu wethu;

simhlalele, uyakusisindisa;

lo unguJehova; simhlalele;

siyakujabula, sithokoze ngensindiso yakhe.”

₁₀Ngokuba kule ntaba isandla sikaJehova siyakuphumula,

noMowabi uyakunyathelwa phansi endaweni yakhe

njengotshani bunyathelwa emgodini womquba.

₁₁Noma elula izandla zakhe phakathi kwawo

njengohlambayo elula ukuba ahlambe,

uyakuthobisa ukuziphakamisa kwakhe

kanye nobuhlakani bezandla zakhe.

₁₂Izinqaba eziphakemeyo zezingange zakho

uyakuzibhidliza, azithobise,

azenze ukuba zithintane nomhlabathi nothuli.