U-Isaya 52

₁Vuka, vuka,

wembathe amandla akho, Siyoni,

uzigqoke izingubo zakho ezinhle,

Jerusalema, muzi ongcwele,

ngokuba akusayikungena kuwe

ongasokile nongcolileyo.

₂Zithintithe uthuli,

usukume, uhlale, Jerusalema elithunjiweyo;

zikhulule eziboshweni zentamo yakho

wena ndodakazi yaseSiyoni ethunjiweyo.

“Nathengiswa ngento engelutho;

niyakuhlengwa ngaphandle kwemali.”

Abantu bami behlela kuqala eGibithe

ukuba bagogobale khona;

i-Asiriya lamcindezela ngaphandle kwesizathu.

₅“Manje nginantoni lapha,” usho uJehova,

“lapho abantu bami besusiwe ngeze na?

Ababusa phezu kwabo bayaklabalasa,” usho uJehova,

“negama lami liyahlanjalazwa njalo usuku lonke.

₆Ngalokho abantu bami bayakulazi igama lami;

ngalokho bayakuqonda ngalolo suku

ukuthi yimi engikhulumileyo;

bhekani, ngilapha.”

₇Zimnandi kangakanani ezintabeni

izinyawo zoletha izindaba ezinhle,

nomemezela ukuthula,

obika izindaba ezinhle, ezwakalise ukusindiswa,

oshoyo kulo iSiyoni ukuthi:

“UNkulunkulu wakho uyinkosi.”

₈Izwi labalindi bakho,

bayaliphakamisa izwi,

bajabule kanyekanye,

ngokuba bayakubona iso neso,

lapho uJehova ebuyela eSiyoni.

₉Qhumukani ngokuhlabelela,

nihlabelele kanyekanye,

nina zindawo ezichithekileyo zaseJerusalema,

ngokuba uJehova ubaduduzile abantu bakhe,

ulihlengile iJerusalema.

₁₀UJehova wambulile ingalo yakhe engcwele

emehlweni ezizwe zonke,

namajukujuku onke omhlaba

ayakubona insindiso kaNkulunkulu wethu.

₁₁Mukani, mukani, niphume lapha,

ningathinti okungcolileyo,

niphume phakathi kwalo, nizihlambulule

nina eniphatha izitsha zikaJehova.

₁₂Ngokuba aniyikuphuma ngokushesha,

ningahambi ngokubaleka,

ngokuba uJehova uyakuhamba phambi kwenu,

noNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uyakuba semva kwenu.

₁₃Bheka, inceku yami iyakuphumelela kahle;

iyakukhuliswa, iphakanyiswe, iphakame kakhulu.

₁₄Njengalokhu abaningi bamangala ngayo

ubuso bayo babonakele kunobabantu,

nesimo sayo kunesamadodana abantu

₁₅kanjalo iyakwethusa izizwe eziningi;

amakhosi ayakuvala imilomo yawo ngenxa yayo,

ngokuba lokho angatshelwanga khona ayakukubona,

nalokho angakuzwanga ayakukuqonda.