Vuka, Ukukhanya Kwakho Sekufikile
Ubumnyama busembozile umhlaba, kodwa ukukhanya kuphumele idolobha elilodwa, futhi ukuhamba kuyaphenduka: amadodana athwalwa ebuyiswa ekhaya, amakamela evela eSheba, abafokazi bakha kabusha izindonga abazidiliza. Amasango awavalwa neze. Ilanga alisadingeki, ngoba uBaba wethu uwukukhanya okungashoni.
60 1Vuka, ukhanye, ngokuba ukukhanya kwakho sekufikile, nenkazimulo kaBaba wethu iphumele phezu kwakho. 2Ngokuba ubumnyama buyakusibekela umhlaba, nobumnyama obukhulu busibekele izizwe; kodwa uBaba wethu uyakuphumela phezu kwakho, nenkazimulo yakhe iyakubonakala phezu kwakho. 3Izizwe ziyakuza ekukhanyeni kwakho, namakhosi ekukhazimuleni kokusa kwakho.
4Phakamisa amehlo akho nxazonke ubone: bonke bayabuthana ndawonye, beza kuwe; amadodana akho eza evela kude, namadodakazi akho ethwelwe ngokhalo. 5Khona uyakubona ukhazimule; inhliziyo yakho iyakugqulazela ikhukhumale, ngokuba ukuchichima kolwandle kuyakuphendukela kuwe, ingcebo yezizwe iyakuza kuwe. 6Uquqaba lwamakamela luyakusibekela, amakamela amancane aseMidiyani nase-Efa; bonke abavela eSheba bayakuza, bethwele igolide nempepho, bamemezele izindumiso zikaBaba wethu.
7Yonke imihlambi yaseKedari iyakubuthelwa kuwe, izinqama zaseNebayoti ziyakukhonza kuwe; ziyakunikelwa e-altare lami zamukeleke, ngiyikhazimulise indlu yami enenkazimulo.
8Ngobani laba abandiza njengefu, nanjengamajuba eza emafasiteleni awo? 9Impela iziqhingi ziyalinda mina, imikhumbi yaseTarishishi kuqala, ukuletha amadodana akho evela kude, nesiliva negolide lawo, ngenxa yegama likaBaba wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, ngokuba ekukhazimulisile.
10Abafokazi bayakwakha izindonga zakho, namakhosi awo ayakukhonza kuwe; ngokuba entukuthelweni yami ngakushaya, kodwa emuseni wami inhliziyo yami yakuhawukela. 11Amasango akho ayakuhlala evuliwe; emini nasebusuku awayikuvalwa, ukuze ingcebo yezizwe ilethwe kuwe, namakhosi awo aholwe emkhosini. 12Ngokuba isizwe nombuso ongayikukukhonza kuyakubhubha; lezo zizwe ziyakuchithwa nya.
13Inkazimulo yaseLebanoni iyakuza kuwe—umsayipuresi, umplatane, nomphayini kanyekanye—ukuze kuhlotshiswe indawo yendlu yami engcwele; ngiyikhazimulise indawo yezinyawo zami. 14Abantwana balabo abakucindezela bayakuza bekhothama phambi kwakho; bonke abakudelela bayakukhothama ezinyaweni zakho. Bayakukubiza ngokuthi iDolobha likaBaba wethu, iSiyoni soNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
15Nakuba ubushiyiwe uzondwa, kungekho odabula kuwe, ngiyakukwenza ube yigugu elingunaphakade, intokozo ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. 16Uyakuncela ubisi lwezizwe, umunye ebeleni lamakhosi; uyakwazi ukuthi mina, uBaba wakho, nginguMsindisi wakho noMhlengi wakho, oNamandla kaJakobe—uBaba wakho. 17Esikhundleni sethusi ngiyakuletha igolide, esikhundleni sensimbi ngiyakuletha isiliva, esikhundleni sezinkuni, ithusi, esikhundleni samatshe, insimbi. Ngiyakwenza ukuthula kube ngumbusi wakho nokulunga kube ngumqhubi wakho. 18Udlame alusayikuzwakala ezweni lakho, nokubhujiswa nencithakalo emikhawulweni yakho; kodwa uyakubiza izindonga zakho ngokuthi iNsindiso namasango akho ngokuthi iNdumiso.
19Ilanga alisayikuba ngukukhanya kwakho emini, nenyanga ayisayikukunika ukukhanya kwayo; kodwa uBaba wethu uyakuba ngukukhanya kwakho okungunaphakade, noBaba wakho abe yinkazimulo yakho. a a v19 IsAmbulo siyasiphinda lesi sithembiso: iJerusalema elisha alilidingi ilanga noma inyanga, ngokuba inkazimulo kaBaba wethu ingukukhanya kwalo, noJesu iWundlu uyisibani salo (IsAm 21:23). 20Ilanga lakho alisayikushona, nenyanga yakho ayiyikuhoshela; ngokuba uBaba wethu uyakuba ngukukhanya kwakho okungunaphakade, nezinsuku zokulila kwakho ziyakuphela. 21Abantu bakho bonke bayakulunga; bayakulidla ifa lezwe kuze kube phakade— igatsha lokutshala kwami, umsebenzi wezandla zami, ukuze ngikhazimuliswe. 22Omncane kakhulu uyakuba yinkulungwane, nomncinyane abe yisizwe esinamandla. Mina nginguBaba wakho; lapho isikhathi sesifanele, ngiyakukwenza kwenzeke masinyane.
