U-Isaya 61

₁UMoya weNkosi uJehova uphezu kwami,

ngokuba uJehova ungigcobile

ukuba ngishumayele izindaba ezinhle

kwabathotshisiweyo;

ungithumele ukubopha abanhliziyo ezaphukileyo,

nokumemezela ukukhululwa kwabathunjwa

nokuvulelwa kweziboshwa itilongo,

₂ngimemezele umnyaka womusa kaJehova

nosuku lokuphindisela lukaNkulunkulu wethu,

ngiduduze bonke abalilayo,

₃ngenze ukuba abalilayo eSiyoni

baphiwe amaqhele esikhundleni somlotha,

amafutha enjabulo esikhundleni sokulila,

ingubo yokudumisa esikhundleni somoya odangeleyo,

ukuze babizwe ngokuthi imithi yokulunga

nokutshaliwe nguJehova ukuba adunyiswe.

₄Bayakwakha izincithakalo ezindala,

bavuse izindawo ezichithekileyo zakuqala,

balungise imizi ebhujisiweyo,

izindawo eziyihlane izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

₅Abezizwe bayakumela ukwalusa imihlambi yenu,

abafokazi babe ngabalimi benu nabaphathi bezivini zenu.

₆Kepha nina niyakuthiwa abapristi bakaJehova,

niyakubizwa ngokuthi izikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu wethu;

niyakudla imfuyo yezizwe,

nizibonge ngodumo lwazo.

₇Esikhundleni sehlazo lenu niyakuphiwa ngokuphindweyo;

abadumeleyo,

ukujabula kuyakuba yisabelo sabo;

ngalokho ezweni lakubo bayakudla ifa ngokuphindiweyo,

intokozo engapheliyo ibe ngeyabo.

₈“Ngokuba mina Jehova ngithanda ukulunga,

ngizonda ukuphanga kanye nokubi;

ngiyakubanika umvuzo wabo ngeqiniso,

ngenze isivumelwano esiphakade nabo.

₉Inzalo yabo iyakwaziwa phakathi kwezizwe,

nabantwana babo phakathi kwabantu;

bonke abababonayo bayakubavuma

ukuthi bayinzalo uJehova ayibusisile.”

₁₀Ngiyathokoza nokuthokoza ngoJehova,

umphefumulo wami wenama ngoNkulunkulu wami,

ngokuba ungembathisile izingubo zensindiso,

wangisibekela ngesambatho sokulunga,

njengomyeni efaka iqhele ngokompristi,

nanjengomakoti ezihlobisa ngezimvunulo zakhe.

₁₁Ngokuba njengokuba umhlaba uveza ihlumela lawo,

nanjengensimu ehlumisa okutshalwe kuyo,

kanjalo iNkosi uJehova iyakuveza

ukulunga nodumo phambi kwezizwe zonke.