U-Isaya Chapter 61
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UMoya weNkosi uJehova uphezu kwami , ngokuba uJehova ungigcobil e ukuba ngishumayele izindaba ezinhl e kwabathotshisiweyo; ungithumele ukubopha abanhliziyo ezaphukileyo, nokumemezela ukukhululwa kwabathunjwa nokuvulelwa kweziboshwa itilongo,
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ngimemezele umnyaka womusa kaJehov a nosuku lokuphindisela lukaNkulunkulu wethu, ngiduduze bonke abalilayo,
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ngenze ukuba abalilayo eSiyon i baphiwe amaqhele esikhundleni somlotha, amafutha enjabulo esikhundl eni sokulila , ingubo yokudumisa esikhundleni somoya odangeleyo, ukuze babizwe ngokuthi imithi yokulung a nokutshaliwe nguJehova ukuba adunyiswe.
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Bayakwakha izincithakalo ezindala , bavuse izindawo ezichithekileyo zakuqala, balungise imizi ebhujisiweyo , izindawo eziyihlane izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.
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Abezizwe bayakumela ukwalusa imihlambi yenu , abafokazi babe ngabalimi benu nabaphathi bezivini zenu.
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Kepha nina niyakuthiwa abapristi bakaJehova , niyakubizwa ngokuthi izikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu wethu ; niyakudla imfuyo yezizwe , nizibonge ngodumo lwazo.
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Esikhundleni sehlazo lenu niyakuphiwa ngokuphindweyo ; abadumeleyo, ukujabula kuyakuba yisabelo sabo ; ngalokho ezweni lakubo bayakudla ifa ngokuphindiweyo, intokozo engapheliyo ibe ngeyabo.
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Ngokuba mina Jehova ngithanda ukulunga , ngizonda ukuphanga kanye nokubi; ngiyakubanika umvuzo wabo ngeqiniso , ngenze isivumelwano esiphakade nabo.
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Inzalo yabo iyakwaziwa phakathi kwezizwe , nabantwana babo phakathi kwabantu; bonke abababonayo bayakubavum a ukuthi bayinzalo uJ ehova ayibusisile.
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Ngiyathokoza nokuthokoza ngoJehova , umphefumulo wami wenama ngoNkulunkulu wami , ngokuba ungembathisile izingubo zensindiso , wangisibekela ngesambatho sokulunga, njengomyeni efaka iqhele ngokompristi, nanjengomakoti ezihlobisa ngezimvunulo zakhe.
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Ngokuba njengokuba umhlaba uveza ihlumela lawo , nanjengensimu ehlumisa okutshalwe kuyo , kanjalo iNkosi uJehova iyakuvez a ukulunga nodumo phambi kwezizwe zonke.