U-Isaya 60

¹“Vuka, khazimula, ngoba ukukhanya kwakho sekufikile,

²Khangela, umnyama wembese umhlaba,

³Izizwe zizakuza ekukhanyeni kwakho,

⁴Phakamisa amehlo akho ukhangele amacele akho wonke:

⁵Ngakho uzakhangela ubobotheke ngokujabula,

⁶Imihlambi yamakamela izagcwala elizweni lakho,

⁷Yonke imihlambi yaseKhedari izabuthelwa kuwe;

⁸Ngobani laba abandiza njengamayezi

⁹Ngeqiniso izihlenge zithembe mina;

¹⁰Abezizwe bazayakha futhi imiduli yakho,

¹¹Amasango akho azahlala evulekile;

¹²Ngoba isizwe kumbe umbuso ongayikukukhonza uzatshabalala;

¹³Udumo lwaseLebhanoni luzakuza kuwe;

¹⁴Amadodana abancindezeli bakho

¹⁵Lanxa ubulahliwe, uzondakala,

¹⁶Uzanatha uchago lwezizwe,

¹⁷Esikhundleni sethusi ngizakulethela igolide,

¹⁸Akusayikuba lodlakela elizweni lakho,

¹⁹Ilanga kalisayikuba yikukhanya kwakho emini

²⁰Ilanga lakho kaliyikutshona futhi,

²¹Lapho-ke bonke abantu bakho bazakuba ngabalungileyo,

²²Ingcosana yakho izakuba yinkulungwane,