Vuka, Ukukhanya Kwakho Kufikile
Ubumnyama busagubungele ihlabathi, kodwa ukukhanya kuphumele phezu komzi omnye, yaza intshukumo yajika: oonyana bathwalwa babuyiselwa ekhaya, iinkamela zivela eShebha, abasemzini bakha iindonga ezibazidilizileyo. Amasango akasoze avaleke. Ilanga liba yinto engasafunekiyo, kuba uBawo wethu ukukhanya okungatshoniyo.
60 1Vuka, ukhanye, kuba ukukhanya kwakho kufikile, uzuko lukaBawo wethu luphumele phezu kwakho. 2Kuba ubumnyama buya kugubungela ihlabathi, nobumnyama obusithokothoko bugubungele izizwe; kodwa uBawo wethu uya kuphuma phezu kwakho, uze uzuko lwakhe lubonakale phezu kwakho. 3Iintlanga ziya kuza ekukhanyeni kwakho, ookumkani beze ekuqaqambeni kokusa kwakho.
4Phakamisa amehlo akho ngeenxa zonke ubone: bonke bahlanganisana, beza kuwe; oonyana bakho beza bevela kude, neentombi zakho zithwalwa ngasecaleni. 5Uya kwandula ubone, ukhazimle; intliziyo yakho iya kubetha iphuphume, ngokuba indyebo yolwandle iya kuphethukela kuwe, ubutyebi beentlanga buya kuza kuwe. 6Inkitha yeenkamela iya kukugubungela, amathole eenkamela akwaMidiyan nakwaEfa; bonke abaseShebha baya kuza, bethwele igolide nentlaka emhlophe, baze bavakalise indumiso kaBawo wethu.
7Yonke impahla emfutshane yakwaKedare iya kuhlanganiselwa kuwe, iinkunzi zezimvu zakwaNebhayoti ziya kulungiselela kuwe; ziya kunikwa esibingelelweni sam zikholeke, ndize ndiyizukise indlu yam ezukileyo.
8Ngoobani na aba baphaphazela njengelifu, nanjengamahobe aya efestileni zawo? 9Inene iziqithi zilindele mna, iinqanawa zaseTarshishe kuqala, ukuze zizise oonyana bakho bevela kude, kunye nesilivere negolide yabo, ngenxa yegama likaYihlo, oyiNgcwele kaSirayeli, ngokuba ekuzukisile.
10Abasemzini baya kuyakha iindonga zakho, ookumkani babo baya kukhonza wena; kuba ndakubetha ngengqumbo yam, kodwa ndaba nemfesane kuwe ngesisa sam. 11Amasango akho aya kuhlala evuliwe amaxesha onke; emini nasebusuku akayi kuvalwa, ukuze ubutyebi beentlanga buziswe kuwe, nookumkani babo bekhokelwa. 12Kuba uhlanga nobukumkani olungayi kukhonza wena luya kutshabalala; ezo ntlanga ziya kutshatyalaliswa kuphele.
13Uzuko lweLebhanon luya kuza kuwe—umsipres, umpleyini, nomphayini kunye—ukuze luhombise indawo yengcwele yam; ndize ndiyizukise indawo yeenyawo zam. 14Abantwana babantu ababekucinezela baya kuza bequbuda phambi kwakho; bonke ababekudela baya kuqubuda ezinyaweni zakho. Baya kukubiza ngokuthi nguMzi kaBawo wethu, iZiyon yoyiNgcwele kaSirayeli.
15Nangona wawulahliwe uthiyiwe, kungekho bani udlulayo kuwe, ndiya kukwenza ube ligugu elingunaphakade, uvuyo kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana. 16Uya kusela ubisi lweentlanga, wanye emabeleni ookumkani; uze wazi ukuba mna, uYihlo, ndinguMsindisi wakho noMkhululi wakho, iGorha likaYakobi—uYihlo. 17Endaweni yobhedu ndiya kuzisa igolide, endaweni yesinyithi ndiya kuzisa isilivere, endaweni yemithi, ubhedu, nendaweni yamatye, isinyithi. Ndiya kwenza uxolo lube yirhuluneli yakho, nobulungisa bube ngumphathi wakho. 18Ugonyamelo aluyi kuphinda luvakale ezweni lakho, kungabikho ntshabalalo nakonakalo emideni yakho; kodwa iindonga zakho uya kuzibiza ngokuba luSindiso, namasango akho ngokuba yiNdumiso.
19Ilanga aliyi kuphinda libe kukukhanya kwakho emini, nenyanga ayiyi kukunika ukukhanya kwayo; kodwa uBawo wethu uya kuba kukukhanya kwakho okungunaphakade, aze uBawo wakho abe luzuko lwakho. a a v19 ISityhilelo sikuphindaphinda esi sithembiso: iYerusalem entsha ayiyidingi ilanga nenyanga, kuba uzuko lukaBawo wethu lukukukhanya kwayo, aze uYesu iMvana abe sisibane sayo (ISityh 21:23). 20Ilanga lakho aliyi kuphinda litshone, nenyanga yakho ayiyi kuncipha; kuba uBawo wethu uya kuba kukukhanya kwakho okungunaphakade, yaye imihla yokulila kwakho iya kuphela. 21Bonke abantu bakho baya kuba ngamalungisa; baya kulidla ilifa ilizwe ngonaphakade— isebe lokutyala kwam, umsebenzi wezandla zam, ukuze ndizukiseke. 22Omncinane uya kuba liwaka, nomncinanana abe luhlanga olunamandla. NdinguBawo wakho; xa ixesha selifikile, ndiya kuyikhawulezisa.
