U-Isaya 56

₁Usho kanje uJehova, uthi:

“Gcinani ukwahlulela,

nenze ukulunga,

ngokuba insindiso yami iseduze ukuba ifike,

nokulunga kwami ukuba kwambulwe.

₂Ubusisiwe umuntu owenza lokhu,

nendodana yomuntu ebambelela kukho,

ogcina isabatha engaloni,

osibamba isandla sakhe

ukuba singenzi nakuphi okubi.”

₃Indodana yowezizwe ezihlanganise noJehova

mayingasho ukuthi:

“Impela uJehova uyakungahlukanisa

nabantu bakhe,”

nomthenwa angathi:

“Bheka, ngingumuthi owomileyo.”

“Abagcina amasabatha ami,

nabakhetha engikuthandayo,

nababambelela esivumelwaneni sami

₅bona ngiyakubanika endlini yami

naphakathi kwezingange zami

isikhumbuzo negama elihle

kunamadodana namadodakazi;

ngiyakubanika igama eliphakade,

elingayikunqunywa.

₆Nabezizwe abazihlanganisa noJehova

ukumkhonza uJehova nokulithanda igama likaJehova

ukuba babe yizinceku zakhe

bonke abaligcina isabatha, bangaloni,

nababambelela esivumelwaneni sami,

₇yebo, nabo ngiyakubayisa

entabeni yami engcwele,

ngibathokozise endlini yami yokukhuleka;

iminikelo yabo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo yabo

iyakwamukeleka e-altare lami,

ngokuba indlu yami iyakubizwa ngokuthi

indlu yokukhuleka phakathi kwabantu bonke.”

₈INkosi uJehova

ebutha abaxoshiweyo bakwa-Israyeli ithi:

“Ngisezakubuthela kuye nabanye

ngaphandle kwabase bebuthiwe.”

₉Nonke nina zilwane zasendle,

wozani nidle,

nonke nina zilwane zasehlathini.

₁₀Bonke abalindi bayizimpumputhe,

abanakwazi;

bonke bayizinja eziyizimungulu,

abakwazi ukukhonkotha,

balala bephupha,

bathanda ukozela.

₁₁Yebo, bayizinja ezihahayo,

abakwazi ukusutha;

yebo, laba bangabelusi abangenakuqonda,

baphendukela bonke ezindleleni zabo,

kube yilowo nalowo enzuzweni yakhe,

bonke kanyekanye.

₁₂Wozani, ngiyakuletha iwayini,

sizakuzigcwalisa ngophuzo olunamandla;

nengomuso liyakuba njenganamuhla,

libe likhulu kakhulu.