Disemba 4, 2011, Second Sunday of Advent, Ukufunda Okokuqala

40:1	“Duduzekani, duduzeka, O bakwethu!” usho uNkulunkulu wakho.
40:2	Khuluma enhliziyweni yeJerusalema, futhi ambize! Ngoba ububi balo bufinyelele ekupheleni. Ububi balo sebuthethelelwe. Lamukele okuphindwe kabili kuzo zonke izono zalo esandleni seNkosi.
40:3	Izwi lomemeza ehlane: “Lungisani indlela yeNkosi! Lungisani izindlela zikaNkulunkulu wethu, endaweni eyedwa.
40:4	Zonke izigodi ziyakuphakanyiswa, zonke izintaba namagquma kuyakuthotshiswa. Futhi ezigwegwile ziyoqondiswa, nokungalingani kuyakuba yizindlela ezilinganayo.
40:5	Futhi inkazimulo yeNkosi iyokwambulwa. Futhi yonke inyama kanyekanye iyobona ukuthi umlomo weNkosi ukhulumile.
40:9	Nina abavangeli Zion, khuphuka intaba ende! Nina enishumayela iJerusalema, phakamisa izwi lakho ngamandla! Liphakamise! Ungesabi! Yisho emizini yakwaJuda: “Bheka, uNkulunkulu wakho!”
40:10	Bheka, iNkosi uNkulunkulu iyofika ngamandla, nengalo yakhe iyobusa. Bheka, umvuzo wakhe unaye, nomsebenzi wakhe uphambi kwakhe.
40:11	Uyakwalusa umhlambi wakhe njengomalusi. Uyobutha amawundlu ngengalo yakhe, futhi uyowaphakamisela esifubeni sakhe, futhi uyothwala omncane kakhulu.

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