Isaiah 64

1Awu, sengathi ungaqhekeza amazulu wehlele phansi
ukuba izintaba zinyikinyeke phambi kwakho!
2Njengalapho umlilo utshisa incwathi
wenze amanzi abile,
yehlela phansi ukuba wenze ibizo lakho lazakale ezitheni zakho,
wenze lezizwe zithuthumele phambi kwakho.
3Ngoba wathi usenza izinto ezesabekayo esasingazilindelanga,
wehlela phansi, izintaba zathuthumela phambi kwakho.
4Kusukela endulo kakho owezwayo,
akulandlebe eyabambisisayo,
akulalihlo elabona omunye uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho,
osebenzela labo abathembe kuye.
5Uyeza ukuba usize labo abenza ukulunga ngokuthaba,
abazikhumbulayo izindlela zakho.
Kodwa lapho saqhubeka sisona kubo
wathukuthela.
Pho singasindiswa kanjani na?
6Sonke sesaba njengomuntu ongcolileyo,
lemisebenzi yethu yokulunga yonke injengenjobo ezingcolileyo,
sonke siyabuna njengehlamvu,
lanjengomoya izono zethu zisiphephulela khatshana.
7Kakho okhuleka ebizweni lakho
lozamayo ukubambelela kuwe,
ngoba ubuso bakho ubufihlile kithi
wasenza sacikizeka ngenxa yezono zethu.

8Ikanti wena Thixo unguBaba wethu.
Thina silibumba, wena ungumbumbi;
sonke singumsebenzi wezandla zakho.
9Ungathukutheli wedlulise, awu Thixo;
izono zethu ungazikhumbuli kokuphela.
Awu, ake usikhangele, siyakhuleka,
ngoba sonke singabantu bakho.
10Amadolobho akho angcwele aseyinkangala;
leZiyoni isiyinkangala, iJerusalema isiyincithakalo.
11Ithempeli lethu elingcwele njalo elikhazimulayo lapho okhokho ababekudumisela khona,
litshiswe ngomlilo,
njalo konke okwakuligugu kithi sekungamanxiwa.
12Emva kwakho konke lokhu Thixo, uzazithinta na?
Uzazithulela, usijezise ngokudlulisileyo na?
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