U-Isaya 58

₁“Memeza ngezwi elikhulu, ungazibambi,

uliphakamise izwi njengecilongo,

utshele abantu bami iziphambeko zabo,

indlu kaJakobe izono zayo.

₂Nokho bangifuna izinsuku zonke,

bathanda ukwazi izindlela zami;

njengesizwe esenza ukulunga,

singashiyi ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu waso,

babuza kimi izahlulelo zokulunga,

bathanda ukusondela kuNkulunkulu.

₃Bathi: ‘Sizileleni ukudla,

ungaboni, na?’

‘Sizihlupheleni izinhliziyo zethu,

ungakwazi, na?’

“Bhekani, ngosuku lokuzila kwenu

niyaqhuba umsebenzi,

nicindezele zonke izisebenzi zenu.

₄Bhekani, nizilela ukulwa nokuphikisana

nokushaya ngenqindi yobubi.

Anisazili namuhla

ukuze nilizwakalise izwi lenu phezulu.

₅Yikhona lokhu kuzila engikukhethileyo yini

nosuku lokuba umuntu awuhluphe umphefumulo wakhe;

ukuthi umuntu ugoba ikhanda lakhe njengomhlanga,

endlale indwangu yamasaka nomlotha phansi kwakhe, na?

Lokhu kambe ungakubiza ngokuthi ukuzila

nosuku olwamukelekayo kuJehova na?

₆“Akusikho lokhu kuzila engikukhethileyo yini:

ukuthukulula izibopho zobubi

nokuxegisa imichilo yejoka;

ukukhulula abacindezelwayo

nokwaphula onke amajoka na?

₇Akusikho ukwabela abalambileyo isinkwa sakho,

nokuyisa abampofu nemihambima ekhaya lakho,

nokwembesa ohamba ze,

lapho umbonayo,

nokungazisithezi kwaba yinyama yakho, na?

₈Khona ukukhanya kwakho kuyakuqhamuka njengokusa,

nokuphuluka kwakho kuyakuvela masinyane,

ukulunga kwakho kuhambe phambi kwakho,

inkazimulo kaJehova ibe semva kwakho.

₉Khona wena uyakubiza,

kusabele uJehova;

uyakukhala, abesethi:

Bheka, ngilapha.

“Uma ususa phakathi kwakho ijoka,

nokukhomba ngomunwe, nokukhuluma okubi,

₁₀umnike olambileyo isinkwa sakho,

usuthise othotshisiweyo,

khona ukukhanya kwakho kuyakuphuma ebumnyameni,

ukuhlwa kwakho kube njengemini.

₁₁UJehova uyakukuhola njalo,

asuthise umphefumulo wakho ezindaweni ezomileyo,

aqinise amathambo akho;

uyakuba njengensimu eniselweyo

nanjengomthombo wamanzi,

omanzi awo angaphuthi.

₁₂Abavela kuwe bayakwakha izincithakalo ezindala,

ubuye wakhe izisekelo zezizukulwane ezidlulileyo,

ubizwe ngokuthi uMvalisikhala

noMlungisi wemikhondo ukuba kuhlalwe khona.

₁₃“Uma ulubuyisa unyawo lwakho kulo isabatha,

ukuze ungenzi umsebenzi wakho ngosuku lwami olungcwele,

ulibize isabatha ngokuthi intokozo,

nolungcwele lukaJehova ngokuthi lunodumo,

uludumise, ungahambi ngezindlela zakho,

ungawuqhubi umsebenzi wakho, ukhulume ize,

₁₄khona uyakuzijabulisa kuJehova,

ngikukhweze ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zomhlaba,

ngikuphe ukuba ulidle ifa likaJakobe uyihlo,”

ngokuba umlomo kaJehova ukukhulumile.