U-Isaya 26

Umuzi onamandla sinawo;

uyasimisela insindiso ibe yizingange nezindonga.

₂Vulani amasango ukuba isizwe esilungileyo

esigcina iqiniso singene.

₃Inhliziyo eqinileyo uyayilinda ngokuthula okupheleleyo,

ngokuba yethemba kuwe.

₄Thembani kuJehova kuze kube phakade,

ngokuba uJehova,

yebo, uJehova uyidwala elingunaphakade.

₅Ngokuba uthobisile ababehlezi phezulu,

umuzi ophakemeyo;

uyawubhidliza, uyawubhidliza kuze kube semhlabathini,

awusondeze nasothulini.

₆Unyawo luyakuwunyathela phansi,

izinyawo zabaswelayo,

izinyathelo zabampofu.

₇Indlela yabalungileyo iqondile,

umkhondo wabaqotho ulungile,

uyawenza ukuba ulingane.

₈Yebo, ezindleleni zezahlulelo zakho, Jehova,

sikuhlalele.

Umphefumulo uyalangazelela

igama lakho nesikhumbuzo sakho.

₉Ngomphefumulo wami ngikulangazelela ebusuku,

yebo, ngomoya wami ophakathi kwami ngiyakufunisisa,

ngokuba lapho izahlulelo zakho zisemhlabeni,

abakhileyo bezwe bafunda ukulunga.

₁₀Uma omubi ephiwa umusa,

akafundi ukulunga;

ezweni lobuqotho uyakwenza ukonakala,

angaboni ukuphakama kukaJehova.

₁₁Jehova, isandla sakho siphakeme,

kepha kababoni;

kodwa mababone ukushisekela kwakho abantu,

babe namahloni;

yebo, umlilo uyakuqeda izitha zakho.

₁₂Jehova, uyakusimisela ukuthula;

ngokuba nayo yonke imisebenzi yethu

senzelwe yona nguwe.

₁₃Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu,

amanye amakhosi angaphandle kwakho asibusile,

kepha kuwena wedwa siyadumisa igama lakho.

₁₄Abafileyo ababuyi baphile,

izithunzi azibuyi zivuke;

ngalokho wabahambela, wabachitha,

wenza ukuba konke ukukhunjulwa kwabo kuphele.

₁₅Wandisa isizwe, Jehova,

wandisa isizwe, wadunyiswa,

wavula yonke imikhawulo yezwe.

₁₆Jehova, besekuhluphekeni bakuhambela,

bazethula ngemikhuleko lapho belaywa nguwe.

₁₇Njengokhulelweyo osondela

ukuba abelethe ezwiswa ubuhlungu,

saba njalo phambi kobuso bakho, Jehova.

₁₈Sasikhulelwe, sasinobuhlungu,

sabeletha kungathi umoya nje;

asenzanga insindiso emhlabeni,

nabayakwakha ezweni abasazalwa.

₁₉Kepha abafileyo bakho bayakubuye baphile,

izidumbu zabo zivuke.

Phaphamani, nijabule nina enihlala othulini,

ngokuba amazolo akho angamazolo okukhanya,

nomhlaba uyakubakhipha abafileyo.

₂₀Wozani, bantu bami,

ningene emakamelweni enu,

nizivalele iminyango,

nicashe ngokuphazima kweso,

kuze kudlule ulaka.

₂₁Ngokuba bhekani,

uJehova uyaphuma endaweni yakhe

ukuba ahambele ububi babakhileyo emhlabeni;

umhlaba uyakubonakalisa igazi lawo,

ungabe usabasibekela ababuleweyo babo.