U-Isaya Isahluko 60
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Vuka ukhanye, ngokuba ukukhanya kwakho kuyeza; inkazimulo kaJehova iphumela phezu kwakho.
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Ngokuba bheka, ubumnyama buyasibekela umhlaba , nesigayegaye abantu; kepha uJehova uyaphuma phezu kwakho, nenkazimulo yakhe iyakubonakala phezu kwakho.
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Izizwe ziyakuhamba ekukhanyeni kwakho , namakhosi ekukhazimuleni kokuphuma kwakho.
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Phakamisa amehlo akho nxazonke , ubone; babuthana bonke, beza kuwe ; amadodana akho ayakuvela kude, namadodakazi akho ayakuphathwa ngezingalo.
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Khona uyakubona , ukhazimule; inhliziyo yakho iyakugquma , yanuleke, ngokuba ingcebo yolwandle iyakuphendulelwa kuwe , nemfuyo yezizwe iyakuza kuwe.
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Ubuningi bamakamela buyakukusibekela , amakamela amasha akwaMidiyani nase -Efa; bonke abaseSheba bayakuza , balethe igolide nenhlaka, bamemezele izindumiso zikaJehova.
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Yonke imihlambi yaseKedari iyakubuthelwa kuwe , nezinqama zakwaNebayoti ziyakukukhonza , zikhuphukele e -altare lami ngokuthanda kwami, ngiyidumise indlu yodumo lwami.
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Ngobani laba abandiza njengefu, nanjengamajuba aya ezidlekeni zawo, na?
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Iziqhingi ziyangihlalela , imikhumbi yaseTharishishi kuqala , ukuletha amadodana akho evela kude , enesiliva negolide lawo kulo igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho nakoNgcwele ka-Israyeli, ngokuba uyakudumisa.
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Abezizwe bayakuzakha izingange zakho , amakhosi abo akukhonze ; noma ngakushaya ngentukuthelo yami, sengiyakuhawukela ngomusa wami.
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Amasango akho ayakuvuleka njalo , awayikuvalwa imini nobusuku , ukuze imfuyo yezizwe ilethwe kuwe, amakhosi azo eqhutshwa eboshiwe.
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Ngokuba isizwe nombuso ongakukhonzi uyakuphela ; yebo, lezo zizwe ziyakuqedwa impela.
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Inkazimulo yaseLebanoni iyakuza kuwe , umsayipuresi, nomthidari, nomkhoba kanyekanye , ukuyihlobisa indawo yendlu yami engcwele , ngiyikhazimulise indawo yezinyawo zami.
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Amadodana abakucindezelayo ayakufika kuwe efolile , nabo bonke abakudelelayo bayakukhotham a ngasematheni ezinyawo zakho , bakubize ngokuthi uMuzi kaJehova neSiyoni loNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
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Esikhundleni sokuba ushiywe , uzondwe, kungabe kusabakho muntu odabulayo, ngiyakwenza isivunulo esiphakad e nentokozo yezizukulwane ngezizukulwane.
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Uyakuncela ubisi lwezizwe , uncele namabele amakhosi ; uyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova nginguMsindisi wakho , noMhlengi wakho , uMninimandla kaJakobe.
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Esikhundleni sethusi ngiyakuletha igolide , nasesikhundleni sensimbi ngiyakuletha isiliva; esikhundleni somuthi ithusi , nasesikhundleni samatshe insimbi, ngibeke ukuthula kube ngababonisi bakho , nokulunga kube ngababusi bakho.
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Indluzula ayisayikuzwakala ezweni lakho , nencithakalo nokubhubhisa phakathi kwemikhawulo yakho , kepha uyakubiza izingange zakho ngokuthi iNsindiso, namasango akho ngokuthi iNdumiso.
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Ilanga alisayikuba ngukukhanya kuwe emini , nenyanga ayisayikukukhanyisela ngokukh azimula ebusuku ; uJehova uyakuba ngukukhanya okuphakade kuwe, uNkulunkulu wakho abe ludumo lwakho.
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Ilanga lakho alisayikushona , nenyanga yakho ayisayikuncipha , ngokuba uJehova uyakuba ngukukhanya okuphakade kuwe , nezinsuku zokulila kwakho ziyakuphela.
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Abantu bakho bayakuba ngabalungileyo bonke , badle ifa lezwe kuze kube phakade, igatsha lokutshala kwami , umsebenzi wezandla zami , ukuba ngidunyiswe.
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Omncane uyakuba yinkulungwane, ophansi abe yisizwe esinamandla; mina nginguJehova, ngiyakukusheshisa ngesikhathi sakho.