U-Isaya 58:1-14
58 “Memeza ngelizwi elikhulu, ungayekeli.
Khweza ilizwi lakho lizwakale njengophondo.
Tshela abantu bami ngokuhlamuka kwabo,+Utshele abendlu kaJakhobe ngezono zabo.
2 Bayangidinga nsuku zonke,Bathi kuyabathokozisa ukwazi izindlela zami,Angathi bayisizwe ebesisenza okulungileyo,Esingazange sitshiye ukwahlulela okuhle kukaNkulunkulu waso.+
Bacela ukuthi ngibahlulele ngendlela elungileyo,Angathi kuyabathokozisa ukusondela kuNkulunkulu.+
3 Bathi: ‘Kungani ungaboni nxa sizila ukudla?+
Kungani ungananzeleli nxa sizithoba?’+
Ngoba lizenzela elikufunayo* ngelanga lokuzila kwenu,Njalo licindezela izisebenzi zenu.+
4 Ukuzila kwenu kuphetha ngokuxabana lokulwa,Lokutshayana ngezibhakela ezivuthayo.*
Ngeke lizile ngendlela le, beselikhangelela ukuthi amazwi enu azwakale ezulwini.
5 Le yiyo yini indlela engifuna lizile ngayo?
Kambe kumele kube lilanga lokuthi umuntu azikhalale yini,Akhothamise ikhanda njengemizi,*Alale phezu kwamasaka lomlotha?
Yikho yini lokhu elikubiza ngokuthi yikuzila langokuthi lilanga elithokozisa uJehova?
6 Elikwenzayo ayisikho! Nansi indlela engifuna lizile ngayo:
Khiphani amaketane obubi,Lithukulule izitilobho ejogweni,+Likhulule abacinde- zelweyo,+Lephule lejogwe ngalinye libe zingxenye ezimbili,
7 Labelane isinkwa senu labalambileyo,+Lingenise abaswelayo ezindlini zenu, labangelandawo zokuhlala,Ligqokise onqunu nxa lingambona+Lingafulatheli izihlobo zenu.
8 Lingenza njalo, ukukhanya kwenu kuzakhanya njengokusa,+Lisiliswe masinyane.
Ukulunga kwenu kuzahamba phambi kwenu,Lenkazimulo kaJehova izakuba ngemva kwenu.+
9 Lizabiza, uJehova asabele;Lizakhalela uncedo, yena athi, ‘Ngilapha!’
Nxa lingasusa ijogwe phakathi kwenu,Liyekele ukukhombela ngomunwe lokukhuluma izinto ezilimazayo,+
10 Nxa linganika abalambileyo lokho lina elikufunayo,+Lisuthise abahluphekayo,Ukukhanya kwenu kuzakhanya lasemnyameni,Lobumnyama benu bube njengemini enkulu.+
11 UJehova uzahlala elikhokhelaAlenze lisuthiseke lanxa liselizweni elome qha;+Uzaqinisa amathambo enu.
Lizakuba njengengadi ethelelwa kuhle,+Lanjengomthombo ohlala ugobhoza.
12 Bazavuselela amanxiwa akudala besenzela wena,+Njalo uzakwakha kutsha izisekelo zezizukulwane ezadlulayo.+
Uzabizwa ngokuthi ungumakhi wemiduli edilikileyo,+Langokuthi ungumvuseleli wemigwaqo ukuze abantu bahlale eduze kwayo.
13 Nxa ungayekela ukuzenzela okufunayo* ngeSabatha, ilanga lami elingcwele,+Ubususithi iSabatha lilanga lokuthokoza okukhulu, ilanga likaJehova elingcwele, ilanga okumele likhazinyuliswe,+Ulikhazimulise kulokuthi uzenzele okufunayo kumbe ukhulume amazwi angelancedo,
14 Lapho-ke uzathokoza kakhulu ngenxa kaJehova,Ngizakwenza ubuse ezindaweni zomhlaba eziphezulu,+
Ngenze lokuthi udle* ilifa likakhokho wakho uJakhobe,+Ngoba umlomo kaJehova usukhulumile.”
