U-Isaya 59

₁Bheka, isandla sikaJehova asifinyeziwe

ukuba singasindisi,

nendlebe yakhe ayinzima

ukuba ingezwa.

₂Kepha ububi benu

bunahlukanisile noNkulunkulu,

nezono zenu zibusithile ubuso bakhe kini

ukuba angezwa.

₃Ngokuba izandla zenu zingcolile igazi,

neminwe yenu ububi;

izindebe zenu zomlomo zikhuluma amanga,

nezilimi zenu zinyenyeza okubi.

₄Akakho omemeza ngokulunga,

akakho owahlulela ngeqiniso;

bethemba kokuyize, bakhuluma amanga;

bakhulelwe yingozi, bazala ububi.

₅Bachamisela amaqanda ebululu,

baluka ubulembu bolwembu;

odlayo amaqanda abo uyafa,

okuchotshozwayo kuqhamuka kuyibululu.

₆Ubulembu babo abuyikuba yizingubo,

futhi abanakuzimboza ngemisebenzi yabo;

isenzo sendluzula sisezandleni zabo.

₇Izinyawo zabo zigijimela ebubini,

bashesha ukuchitha igazi elingenacala;

imicabango yabo iyimicabango yobubi;

incithakalo nokubhujiswa kusezindleleni zabo.

₈Indlela yokuthula abayazi,

nokwahlulela akukho emikhondweni yabo;

bazenzele izindlela eziyisigwegwe,

bonke abahamba ngazo abazi ukuthula.

₉Ngalokho ukwahlulela kukude nathi,

nokulunga akusifumani;

sihlalela ukukhanya,

kepha bheka, ubumnyama;

silindela imini,

kepha sihamba ekuhlweni.

₁₀Siphuthaza udonga njengempumputhe,

yebo, siphumputha njengabangenamehlo;

sikhubeka emini njengasekuhweleleni;

phakathi kwabaphilayo sinjengabafileyo.

₁₁Siyagwavuma sonke njengamabhere,*

siyalilisela nokulilisela njengamajuba;

silindela ukwahlulela, kepha akukho,

nokusindiswa, kepha kukude nathi.

₁₂Ngokuba iziphambeko zethu

zandile phambi kwakho,

nezono zethu ziyafakaza ngathi;

ngokuba iziphambeko zethu zikithi,

nokona kwethu siyakwazi:

₁₃ukuphambuka nokumphika uJehova,

nokumhlubuka uNkulunkulu wethu,

nokukhuluma ukucindezela nokwambuka,

nokucabanga nokukhuluma amazwi amanga

aphuma enhliziyweni.

₁₄Ukwahlulela kubuyiselwa emuva,

nokulunga kumi kude,

ngokuba iqiniso liyakhubeka esigcawini,

nobuqotho abunakungena.

₁₅Iqiniso lisilele;

osuka ebubini uzenza impango;

uJehova wakubona lokho,

kwaba kubi emehlweni akhe

ukuthi ukwahlulela akukho.

₁₆Wabona ukuthi akukho muntu,

wamangala ukuthi wayengekho omelayo;

yayisimsindisa ingalo yakhe,

nokulunga kwakhe kwamphasa.

₁₇Wafaka ukulunga njengebhantshi lensimbi,

nesigqoko sensindiso ekhanda lakhe;

wagqoka izingubo zokuphindisela zaba ngezokwembatha,

wazembesa ukushisekela njengengubo.

₁₈Njengokwenza kwabo,

kanjalo uyakubaphindisela:

ukufutheka kuzo izitha zakhe,

nokwenza kwabo kwabamelene naye,

abuyisele eziqhingini izenzo zazo.

₁₉Bayakulesaba igama likaJehova entshonalanga,

nenkazimulo yakhe empumalanga,

ngokuba uyakufika njengomfula okhahlamezayo,

oqhutshwa ngumoya kaJehova.

₂₀“Kepha uyakufika eSiyoni engumhlengi,

nakulabo abakwaJakobe ababuya eziphambekweni,”

usho uJehova.