Isaya 25:1-12
25 Awu Jehova, wena unguNkulunkulu wami.
Ngiyakuphakamisa, ngidvumisa libito lakho,Ngobe wena wente tintfo letimangalisako,+Tintfo letahloswa* kusukela etikhatsini tasendvulo,+Ngeliciniso nangekwetsembeka.+
2 Ngobe wente lidolobha laba yindvundvuma yematje,Lidolobha lelivikelekile ulente laba tindzala.
Umbhoshongo webantfu baletinye tive awusesilo lidolobha;Angeke liphindze lakhiwe.
3 Kungako bantfu labanemandla batakukhatimulisa;Lidolobha letive leticindzetelanako litakwesaba.+
4 Ngobe sewube yindzawo levikelekile yebantfukatana,Ube yindzawo levikelekile yalophuyile ekucindzetelekeni kwakhe,+Waba yindzawo yekukhosela emvuleni lenesiphepho,Nemtfunti wekutivikela ekushiseni.+
Ngesikhatsi intfukutselo yebabusi labacindzetelanako ifana nemvula lenesiphepho futsi lebhidlita lubondza,
5 Ifanana nekushisa eveni lelilugwadvule,Wena utawuncoba kubhodla kwebantfu labangatiwa.
Njengekushisa lokuncotjwa sitfunti selifu,Ithuliswa ngaleyondlela-ke ingoma yebabusi labacindzetelako.
6 Kulentsaba,+ Jehova wemabutfo utakwentela bonkhe bantfuLidzili lekudla lokunotsile,+Lidzili leliwayini lelimnandzi,Lidzili lekudla lokunotsile futsi lokunemsoco,Lidzili leliwayini lelimnandzi lelicwengiwe.
7 Kulentsaba utawususa* simbonyo lesimbonye bonkhe bantfuNengubo leyelukiwe lembonye tonkhe tive.
8 Uyawugwinya* kufa kuze kube phakadze,+Futsi iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova iyawusula tinyembeti kubo bonkhe buso.+
Lihlazo lebantfu bakhe uyawulisusa kuwo wonkhe umhlaba,Ngobe Jehova lucobo lwakhe ukhulumile.
9 Ngalelolanga bayawutsi:
“Lona nguNkulunkulu wetfu!+
Setsembele kuye,+Futsi utasisindzisa.+
Lona nguJehova!
Setsembele kuye.
Asijabuleni, sitfokote ngenca yensindziso levela kuye.”+
10 Ngobe sandla saJehova sitawuhlala kulentsaba,+BakaMowabi batawugcotjwagcotjwa kulendzawo+Njengetjani lobugcotjwagcotjwa buze bube yindvundvuma yemcuba.
11 Utakwelulela tandla takhe kuyoNjengemuntfu lobhukushako lowelula tandla takhe nakabhukusha,Futsi utakwehlisa kutikhukhumeta+ kwayoNgetandla takhe letihamba ngelikhono.
12 Lidolobha lelivikelekile, lelinetibondza letiphakeme,Utalidzilita;Utalidzilitela phansi, khona kanye emhlabatsini.