The LORD's Comfort to Zion

¹“Ngilaleleni nina enilandela ukulunga, nina enimfunayo uJehova; bhekani kulo idwala eniqhezulwe kulo, nakuyo imibhobo yomgodi enakhishwa kuyo.

²Bhekani ku-Abrahama uyihlo, nakuSara owanizalayo, ngokuba eseyedwa ngambiza, ngambusisa, ngamandisa.

³Ngokuba uJehova uyakuliduduza iSiyoni, aziduduze zonke izindawo zalo ezichithekileyo, enze ihlane lalo libe njenge-Edene, noqwathule lwalo lube njengensimu kaJehova; injabulo nentokozo kuyakufunyanwa khona, ukubonga nezwi lokuhlabelela.

⁴“Ngizweni, bantu bami, ningibekele indlebe nina sizwe sami, ngokuba kuyakuphuma kimi umthetho, ngibeke ukwahlulela kwami kube ngukukhanya kwabantu.

⁵Ukulunga kwami kuseduze, insindiso yami iphumile, izingalo zami ziyakubahlulela abantu; iziqhingi ziyangihlalela, zilindela umkhono wami.

⁶Phakamiselani amehlo enu ezulwini, niwubheke umhlaba phansi, ngokuba izulu liyakunyamalala njengomusi, umhlaba uguge njengengubo, nabakhileyo kuwo bafe njengezinsensane, kepha insindiso yami iyakuma kuze kube phakade, nokulunga kwami akuyikuphela.

⁷“Ngilaleleni nina enazi ukulunga, abantu abamthetho wami usezinhliziyweni zabo; ningesabi ukusolwa ngabantu, ningapheli amandla ngezithuko zabo.

⁸Ngokuba inundu iyakubadla njengengubo, nebhu libadle njengoboya bezimvu, kodwa ukulunga kwami kuyakuma kuze kube phakade, nensindiso yami ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.”

⁹Vuka, vuka, wembathe amandla wena mkhono kaJehova, vuka njengasezinsukwini zasendulo, ezizukulwaneni zamandulo. Akusuwe owamnquma kabili uRahabi, wamgwaza udrako, na?

¹⁰Akusuwe owomisa ulwandle, amanzi asotweni olujulileyo, owenza izinzulu zolwandle zaba yindlela yokuba kuwele abahlengiweyo, na?

¹¹Abahlawulelweyo bakaJehova bayakubuya, bafike eSiyoni bejabula; intokozo engapheliyo iyakuba semakhanda abo, bathole injabulo nentokozo, usizi nokububula kubaleke.

¹²“Yimina, yimi enginguye oniduduzayo; ungubani wena ukuba wesabe umuntu ofayo, nendodana yomuntu eyakwenziwa ibe njengotshani, na?

¹³Ukhohliwe uJehova uMenzi wakho owaleneka izulu nowasibeka isisekelo somhlaba; uthuthumele njalo izinsuku zonke ngokufutheka komcindezeli njengokungathi ozilungiselela ukuchitha; kuphi ukufutheka komcindezeli na?

¹⁴Othotshisiweyo uyakushesha ukukhululwa; kayikufa, kayikwehlela egodini, kayikuswela isinkwa sakhe.

¹⁵NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ovusa ulwandle, ukuze amaza alo ahlokome; nguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe.

¹⁶Ngiwabekile amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho, ngikusibekele emthunzini wesandla sami, ukuze ngiwatshale amazulu, ngisibeke isisekelo somhlaba, ngithi kulo iSiyoni: ‘Wena uyisizwe sami.’ ”

¹⁷Vuka, vuka, usukume wena Jerusalema ophuzile esandleni sikaJehova indebe yokufutheka kwakhe; uphuzile isitsha sendebe yokutengezela, wasiminya.

¹⁸Akakho ongalihola phakathi kwawo onke amadodana eliwazalileyo. Akakho ongalibamba ngesandla kuwo onke amadodana eliwakhulisileyo.

¹⁹Lokhu kokubili kukwehlele; ngubani okukhalelayo na? Lapho kukhona incithakalo nokubhujiswa, ukulamba nenkemba, ngubani ongakududuza na?

²⁰Amadodana akho adangele, alala ezihlokweni zezitaladi zonke, njengewula esihibeni; agcwele ukufutheka kukaJehova nokukhuza kukaNkulunkulu wakho.

²¹Ngalokho ake uzwe lokhu wena ohluphekayo nodakiweyo, kungengewayini kodwa;

²²isho kanje iNkosi yakho uJehova noNkulunkulu wakho emela indaba yabantu, ithi: “Bheka, ngiyithathile esandleni sakho indebe yokutengezela; yebo, isitsha sendebe yokufutheka kwami awusayikusiphuza.

²³Ngiyakusibeka esandleni sabakuhluphayo, abashoyo emphefumulweni wakho ukuthi: ‘Khothama, sidlule phezu kwakho;’ wawusuwubeka umhlane wakho waba njengomhlabathi nesitaladi kwabadlulayo.”