U-Isaya 64:1-12
64 Aluba ubudabule amazulu wehlela phansi,Ukuze izintaba zinyikinyeke ngenxa yakho,
2 Aluba ububuye njengomlilo otshisa incwathi,Lomlilo obilisa amanzi,Izitha zakho bezizalazi ibizo lakho,Lezizwe ziqhaqhazele phambi kwakho!
3 Ngesikhathi usenza izinto ezesabekayo esasingazilindelanga ngitsho,+Wehlela phansi, izintaba zanyikinyeka phambi kwakho.+
4 Kusukela kudala kakho osezwile kumbe ovule indlebe,Kalikho ilihlo eselibone omunye uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho,Wena onceda labo abaqhubeka bekulindele ngesineke.+
5 Usuhlangane labathokoziswa yikwenza okulungileyo,+Abakukhumbulayo futhi abalandela izindlela zakho.
Wathukuthela lapho siqhubeka sisona,+Sakwenza lokho okwesikhathi eside.
Pho kumele sisindiswe yini?
6 Sonke sesinjengomuntu ongcolileyo,Yonke imisebenzi yethu elungileyo ifanana lelembu elisetshenziswa ngowesifazana osesikhathini.+
Sonke sizabuna njengehlamvu,Amacala ethu azasiphephula njengomoya.
7 Akulamuntu obiza ibizo lakho,Kakho ozwa kusithi abambelele kuwe,Ngoba ususifihlele ubuso bakho,+Usenza siphele amandla* ngenxa yamacala ethu.
8 Kodwa wena Jehova unguBaba wethu.+
Thina silibumba, wena unguMbumbi wethu,*+Sonke singumsebenzi wezandla zakho.
9 Awu Jehova ungathukutheli kakhulu,+Ungalikhumbuli kokuphela icala lethu.
Siyacela, sikhangele ngoba sonke singabantu bakho.
10 Amadolobho akho angcwele aseyinkangala.
IZiyoni isiyinkangala,IJerusalema isiyindawo engelalutho.+
11 Indlu yethu* yenkazimulo* lobungcweleLapho okhokho bethu ababekudumisa khona,Isithungelwe ngomlilo,+Zonke izinto ezaziligugu kithi sezingamanxiwa.
12 Pho uzabe ulokhu ugoqe izandla yini Jehova?
Uzabe ulokhu uthule yini usiyekela sihlupheka kangaka?+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “sicikizeke.”
^ Kumbe, “ungulowo owasibumbayo.”
^ Kumbe, “Ithempeli.”
^ Kumbe, “yobuhle.”
