U-Isaya 63

₁Ngubani lona ovela kwa-Edomi

enezingubo ezibomvu zakwaBosira,

lona ohlobile ngezambatho zakhe

ehamba ngobukhulu bamandla akhe, na?

“Yimi engikhuluma ngokulunga

nenginamandla okusindisa.”

₂Kungani ukuba izambatho zakho zibomvu,

nezingubo zakho zinjengezonyathela

esikhamweni sewayini, na?

₃“Isikhamo sewayini ngisinyathele ngingedwa;

kwakungekho nami noyedwa kubantu;

ngabanyathela ngentukuthelo yami,

ngabaciphiza ngokufutheka kwami,

negazi labo lasaphazeka ezingutsheni zami,

ngazingcolisa zonke izambatho zami.

₄Ngokuba usuku lokuphindisela lwalusenhliziyweni yami;

umnyaka wokuhlenga kwami usufikile.

₅Ngabheka, kepha kwakungekho osizayo;

ngamangala, kepha kwakungekho osekelayo;

yayisingisindisa ingalo yami,

nokufutheka kwami kwangisekela.

₆Ngase nginyathela abantu ngentukuthelo yami,

ngabachoboza ngokufutheka kwami,

ngathululela phansi igazi labo.”

₇Ngiyakubonga umusa kaJehova,

ngimdumise uJehova

ngakho konke uJehova asenzele khona,

nokuhle okuningi phezu kwendlu ka-Israyeli

ayisebenzele khona ngobubele bakhe

nangobuningi bomusa wakhe.

₈Wathi: “Nempela bangabantu bami,

abantwana abangakhohlisi,”

waba ngumsindisi wabo.

₉Ezinhluphekweni zabo zonke wahlupheka naye,

ingelosi yobuso bakhe yabasindisa;

ngothando lwakhe nangokuhawukela

kwakhe wabahlenga,

wabanqukula,

wabathwala zonke izinsuku zakuqala.

₁₀Kepha bahlubuka,

badabukisa uMoya wakhe oNgcwele,

waphenduka isitha sabo, walwa nabo.

₁₁Abantu bakhe base bekhumbula

izinsuku zakuqala zikaMose, bathi:

Uphi yena owabakhipha elwandle

kanye nabelusi bomhlambi wakhe, na?

Uphi yena owabeka uMoya wakhe oNgcwele phakathi kwabo,

₁₂owenza ukuba ingalo yakhe emangalisayo

ihambe ngakwesokunene sikaMose,

owahlukanisa amanzi phambi kwabo

ukuba azenzele igama eliphakade;

₁₃owabadabulisa elwandle njengehhashi ehlane,

ukuze bangakhubeki, na?

₁₄Njengezinkomo ezehlela esigodini

uMoya kaJehova wabaphumuza.

Wahola kanjalo abantu bakho

ukuba uzenzele igama elimangalisayo.

₁₅Bheka usezulwini,

ubone usendaweni yobukhosi bakho neyodumo lwakho:

kuphi ukushisekela kwakho nemisebenzi yakho yamandla na?

Ukuvutha kwesihe sakho nobumnene bakho kugodliwe kimi.

₁₆Ngokuba wena unguBaba;

ngokuba u-Abrahama akasazi,

no-Israyeli akasivumi.

Wena Jehova unguBaba;

igama lakho linguMhlengi wethu waphakade.

₁₇Jehova, usidukiselani ezindleleni zakho,

uzenze lukhuni izinhliziyo zethu zingakwesabi, na?

Buya ngenxa yezinceku zakho,

izizwe zefa lakho.

₁₈Abantu bakho abangcwele

balidla ifa isikhashana nje;

izitha zethu

zinyathele phansi indlu yakho engcwele.

₁₉Sinjengalabo ongazange ubuse phezu kwabo,

nabangabizwanga ngegama lakho.