U-Isaya 52:1-15
52 Vuka! Vuka! Ugqoke amandla+ wena Ziyoni!+
Gqoka izigqoko zakho ezinhle+ wena Jerusalema, dolobho elingcwele.
Ngoba abangasokanga labangcolileyo kabasoze baphinde bangene kuwe.+
2 Thintitha uthuli, usukume uhlale esitulweni wena Jerusalema.
Thukulula intambo ezisentanyeni yakho wena ndodakazi yaseZiyoni ethunjiweyo.+
3 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
“Lathengiswa kungelambadalo,+Njalo lizahlengwa kungakhitshwanga mali.”+
4 INkosi Enkulu uJehova ithi:
“Ekuqaliseni abantu bami bahamba eGibhithe bayahlala khonale baba ngabezizweni;+Ngemva kwalokho, i-Asiriya yabahlukuluza kungelasizatho.”
5 “Manje kuyini osekumele ngikwenze khathesi?” kubuza uJehova.
“Phela abantu bami bathathwa kungelambadalo.
Ababusi babo baqhubeka bezitshaya isifuba ngakho,”+ kutsho uJehova,“Ibizo lami liqhubeka lichothozwa ilanga lonke.+
6 Ngenxa yalesosizatho, abantu bami bazalazi ibizo lami,+Ngenxa yalesosizatho, bazakwazi ngalelolanga ukuthi yimi engikhulumayo.
Yimi sibili!”
7 Ayisibuhle benyawo zalowo owehla ezintabeni eletha izindaba ezinhle,+Lowo omemezela ukuthula,+Oletha izindaba ezinhle zalokho okungcono,Omemezela insindiso,Othi kuyo iZiyoni: “UNkulunkulu wakho useyiNkosi!”+
8 Zwana! Abalindi bakho baphakamisa amazwi abo.
Bayamemeza ngentokozo kanyekanye,Ngoba bazazibonela ngawabo nxa uJehova eseyiqoqa iZiyoni.
9 Lina manxiwa aseJerusalema, jabulani limemeze ngentokozo kanyekanye,+
Ngoba uJehova usebaduduzile abantu bakhe;+ useyihlengile iJerusalema.+
10 UJehova useveze ingalo yakhe engcwele phambi kwamehlo ezizwe zonke;+
Yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba izayibona insindiso kaNkulunkulu* wethu.+
11 Sukani, sukani, phumani kuleyondawo,+ lingathinti lutho olungcolileyo!+
Phumani phakathi kwayo,+ lizigcine lihlanzekileLina elithwala izitsha zikaJehova.+
12 Kalisoze lisuke liphaphatheka,Njalo akusoze kudingeke ukuthi libaleke,Ngoba uJehova uzahamba phambi kwenu,+UNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uzakuba ngemva kwenu ukuze alivikele.+
13 Khangelani! Inceku yami+ izakuba lokuqedisisa.
Izaphakanyiselwa phezulu,Iphakanyiswe inikwe isikhundla esikhulu.+
14 Abanengi babeyikhangele bemangeleNgoba indlela eyayikhangeleka ngayo yonakaliswa ukwedlula eyabantu bonke,Lobuhle bayo baphambaniseka ukwedlula obabantu.
15 Kodwa izaphinda imangalise izizwe ezinengi.+
Amakhosi azavala imilomo yawo* phambi kwayo,+Ngoba azabona lokho angakutshelwanga,
Acabangisise ngalokho angakaze akuzwe.+
