U-Isaya 59

¹Ngeqiniso ingalo kaThixo kayimfitshane ukuba isindise,

²Kodwa ububi benu sebulahlukanise loNkulunkulu wenu;

³Ngoba izandla zenu zingcolisiwe ngegazi,

⁴Kakho odinga ukwahlulela okuhle,

⁵Bachamisela amaqanda ezinhlangwana,

⁶Ubulembu babo kabusizi ekugqokeni;

⁷Inyawo zabo zigijimela ukona;

⁸Indlela yokuthula kabayazi;

⁹Ngakho-ke ukwahlulela okuhle kukhatshana lathi,

¹⁰Njengeziphofu siphumputha silandela umduli,

¹¹Sonke siyahwabha njengamabhele,

¹²Ngoba ukona kwethu kuwe kunengi,

¹³ukuhlamuka lokungathembeki kuThixo,

¹⁴Ngakho ukwahlulela okuhle kufuqelwa emuva,

¹⁵Iqiniso kalitholwa ndawo;

¹⁶Wabona ukuthi kwakungelamuntu,

¹⁷Wagqoka ukulunga njengesivikelo sakhe sasesifubeni,

¹⁸Uzaphindisela ulaka ezitheni zakhe,

¹⁹Kusukela entshonalanga abantu bazalesaba ibizo likaThixo,

²⁰“Umhlengi uzafika eZiyoni,

²¹“Mina lesi yiso isivumelwano sami labo,” kutsho uThixo. “Umoya wami okuwe, lamazwi ami engiwabeke emlonyeni wakho akuyikusuka emlonyeni wakho, kumbe emilonyeni yabantwabakho, loba emilonyeni yezizukulwane zabo kusukela ngalesisikhathi kuze kube nininini,” kutsho uThixo.