U-Isaya 60

₁“Vuka ukhanye,

ngokuba ukukhanya kwakho kuyeza;

inkazimulo kaJehova iphumela phezu kwakho.

₂Ngokuba bheka,

ubumnyama buyasibekela umhlaba,

nesigayegaye abantu;

kepha uJehova uyaphuma phezu kwakho,

nenkazimulo yakhe iyakubonakala phezu kwakho.

₃Izizwe ziyakuhamba ekukhanyeni kwakho,

namakhosi ekukhazimuleni kokuphuma kwakho.

₄“Phakamisa amehlo akho nxazonke, ubone;

babuthana bonke, beza kuwe;

amadodana akho ayakuvela kude,

namadodakazi akho ayakuphathwa ngezingalo.

₅Khona uyakubona, ukhazimule;

inhliziyo yakho iyakugquma, yanuleke,

ngokuba ingcebo yolwandle iyakuphendulelwa kuwe,

nemfuyo yezizwe iyakuza kuwe.

₆Ubuningi bamakamela buyakukusibekela,

amakamela amasha akwaMidiyani nase-Efa;

bonke abaseSheba bayakuza,

balethe igolide nenhlaka,

bamemezele izindumiso zikaJehova.

₇Yonke imihlambi yaseKedari iyakubuthelwa kuwe,

nezinqama zakwaNebayoti ziyakukukhonza,

zikhuphukele e-altare lami ngokuthanda kwami,

ngiyidumise indlu yodumo lwami.

₈“Ngobani laba abandiza njengefu,

nanjengamajuba aya ezidlekeni zawo, na?

₉Iziqhingi ziyangihlalela,

imikhumbi yaseTharishishi kuqala,

ukuletha amadodana akho evela kude,

enesiliva negolide lawo

kulo igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho

nakoNgcwele ka-Israyeli,

ngokuba uyakudumisa.

₁₀“Abezizwe bayakuzakha izingange zakho,

amakhosi abo akukhonze;

noma ngakushaya ngentukuthelo yami,

sengiyakuhawukela ngomusa wami.

₁₁Amasango akho ayakuvuleka njalo,

awayikuvalwa imini nobusuku,

ukuze imfuyo yezizwe ilethwe kuwe,

amakhosi azo eqhutshwa eboshiwe.

₁₂Ngokuba isizwe nombuso ongakukhonzi uyakuphela;

yebo, lezo zizwe ziyakuqedwa impela.

₁₃“Inkazimulo yaseLebanoni iyakuza kuwe,

umsayipuresi,* nomthidari,* nomkhoba kanyekanye,

ukuyihlobisa indawo yendlu yami engcwele,

ngiyikhazimulise indawo yezinyawo zami.

₁₄Amadodana abakucindezelayo ayakufika kuwe efolile,

nabo bonke abakudelelayo bayakukhothama

ngasematheni ezinyawo zakho,

bakubize ngokuthi uMuzi kaJehova

neSiyoni loNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

₁₅“Esikhundleni sokuba ushiywe, uzondwe,

kungabe kusabakho muntu odabulayo,

ngiyakwenza isivunulo esiphakade

nentokozo yezizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

₁₆Uyakuncela ubisi lwezizwe,

uncele namabele amakhosi;

uyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova nginguMsindisi wakho,

noMhlengi wakho,

uMninimandla kaJakobe.

₁₇Esikhundleni sethusi ngiyakuletha igolide,

nasesikhundleni sensimbi ngiyakuletha isiliva;

esikhundleni somuthi ithusi,

nasesikhundleni samatshe insimbi,

ngibeke ukuthula kube ngababonisi bakho,

nokulunga kube ngababusi bakho.

₁₈Indluzula ayisayikuzwakala ezweni lakho,

nencithakalo nokubhubhisa phakathi kwemikhawulo yakho,

kepha uyakubiza izingange zakho ngokuthi iNsindiso,

namasango akho ngokuthi iNdumiso.

₁₉Ilanga alisayikuba ngukukhanya kuwe emini,

nenyanga ayisayikukukhanyisela ngokukhazimula ebusuku;

uJehova uyakuba ngukukhanya okuphakade kuwe,

uNkulunkulu wakho abe ludumo lwakho.

₂₀Ilanga lakho alisayikushona,

nenyanga yakho ayisayikuncipha,

ngokuba uJehova uyakuba ngukukhanya okuphakade kuwe,

nezinsuku zokulila kwakho ziyakuphela.

₂₁Abantu bakho bayakuba ngabalungileyo bonke,

badle ifa lezwe kuze kube phakade,

igatsha lokutshala kwami,

umsebenzi wezandla zami,

ukuba ngidunyiswe.

₂₂Omncane uyakuba yinkulungwane,

ophansi abe yisizwe esinamandla;

mina nginguJehova,

ngiyakukusheshisa ngesikhathi sakho.”