U-Isaya 35

Intokozo Yabahlengiweyo

1Inkangala lelizwe elomileyo kuzathokoza;

inkangala izajabula iqhakaze.

Njengeluba 2izakhahlela,

ithokoze kakhulu, ihlabele isithi.

Inkazimulo yaseLebhanoni izanikezwa kuyo

ubuhle beKhameli leSharoni,

kuzabona inkazimulo kaThixo

lobukhosi bukaNkulunkulu wethu.

3Qinisani izandla ezibuthakathaka,

liqinise lamadolo axegayo;

4tshonini kulabo abalezinhliziyo ezilokwesaba lithi:

“Qinani, lingesabi;

uNkulunkulu wenu uzakuza,

uzakuza ezophindisela,

ajezise ngokulunga

uzakuza ukuba alikhulule.”

5Lapho-ke amehlo eziphofu azavuleka,

lezindlebe zezacuthe zivuleke.

6Lapho-ke abaqhulayo bazakweqa njengempala,

izimungulu zihlabele ngokuthokoza.

Amanzi azampompoza ogwaduleni,

izifula zigeleze enkangala.

7Itshebetshebe elitshisayo lizakuba yisiziba,

umhlabathi owomileyo ube yimithombo echaphaka amanzi.

Ezindaweni amakhanka ake ahlala kuzo,

utshani lemihlanga lebhuma kuzakhula khona.

8Njalo kuzakuba lomgwaqo omkhulu:

uzathiwa yiNdlela yobuNgcwele,

izakuba ngeyalabo abahamba ngokuqonda.

Abangcolileyo kabayikuhamba kuwo;

uzakuba ngowalabo abahamba kuleyoNdlela lezithutha

ezonayo kaziyikuhambahamba kuwo.

9Akuyikuba lesilwane khona,

loba esinye isilo esilolaka; sivuke kuwo

kaziyikutholwa khona.

Kodwa abahlengiweyo yibo kuphela abazahamba lapho,

10njalo labahlengiweyo bakaThixo bazabuyela.

Bazangena eZiyoni behlabelela,

intokozo engapheliyo izakuba ngumqhele emakhanda abo.

Bazakuba lokuthula lenjabulo,

usizi lokububula kuzaphela.