U-Isaya 32

₁Bheka, kuyakuba khona inkosi ebusa ngokulunga,

izikhulu zibuse ngokwahlulela.

₂Umuntu uyakuba yindawo yokucashela umoya

nesivikelo esivunguvungwini

njengemifula yamanzi endaweni eyomileyo,

njengomthunzi wedwala ezweni eliyethileyo.

₃Amehlo ababonayo awayikuphuphutheka;

izindlebe zabezwayo ziyakulalela.

₄Inhliziyo yephulukundlu iyakuqonda,

ize ikwazi,

nolimi lwezingingingi luyakushesha lukhulume kahle.

₅Isiwula asisayikubizwa ngokuthi sihloniphekile,

nomkhohlisi akasayikuthiwa inkosi.

₆Ngokuba isiwula siyakukhuluma ubuwula,

nenhliziyo yaso iyakusebenza ububi,

yenze ukungamesabi uNkulunkulu,

ikhulume okuphambene noNkulunkulu,

yenze ukuba olambileyo abe nephango,

nowomileyo ukuba aswele uphuzo lwakhe.

₇Izikhali zomkhohlisi zimbi;

uhlela amacebo amabi,

ukuze achithe izihlupheki ngamazwi amanga,

nalapho ompofu ekhuluma ngokufaneleyo.

₈Onesizotha uceba okuzothileyo,

nangokuzotha kwakhe uyakuma.

₉Vukani nina besifazane abazinzileyo,

nizwe izwi lami;

nina madodakazi azethembayo

nibeke indlebe ekukhulumeni kwami.

₁₀Ezinsukwini ezidlula umnyaka niyakuhlushwa

nina besifazane abazethembayo,

ngokuba ukuvuna kwemivini kuyakuphela,

nokubutha akuyikufika.

₁₁Qhaqhazelani nina besifazane abazinzileyo,

nihlupheke nina enizethembayo;

khumulani nizenze nqunu,

nibhince indwangu yamasaka ezinkalweni zenu.

₁₂Zishayeni esifubeni

ngenxa yamasimu amahle nemivini ethelayo.

₁₃Emhlabathini wabantu bami

kuyakumila amakhakhasi nameva,

yebo, kuzo zonke izindlu zokujabula emzini ojabulayo,

₁₄ngokuba izindlu zamakhosi zilahliwe,

nomuzi onabantu abaningi ushiyiwe;

igquma nombhoshongo kuyakuba yimihume kuze kube phakade,

nenjabulo yezimbongolo zasendle,

nedlelo lemihlambi,

₁₅uMoya aze athululwe phezu kwethu evela phezulu,

nehlane liphenduke insimu,

nensimu ithiwe ihlathi.

₁₆Ukwahlulela kuyakwakha ehlane,

ukulunga kuhlale ensimini.

₁₇Umsebenzi wokulunga uyakuba ngukuthula,

impumelelo yokulunga ibe ngukulondeka kuze kube phakade.

₁₈Abantu bami bayakuhlala ematendeni okuthula,

nasezindlini ezilondekayo,

nasezindaweni zokuphumula ezinokuthula.

₁₉Liyakuwisa isichotho, lize liwe ihlathi,

nomuzi uyakuthotshiswa nokuthotshiswa.

₂₀Nibusisiwe nina enitshala ngasemanzini onke;

nikhulula izinyawo zezinkabi nezezimbongolo.