U-Isaya
16 Thumela inqama kumbusi welizwe,
Isuke eSela, idabule enkangala
Ize iyefika entabeni yendodakazi yaseZiyoni.
3 “Sicebise, yenza osukukhethile.
Yenza isithunzi sakho sibe njengobusuku emini libalele.
Fihla abasabaleleyo njalo ungabathengisi ababalekayo.
4 Akuthi abantu bami abasabaleleyo bahlale kuwe, wena Mowabi.
Woba yindawo yabo yokucatshela lowo otshabalalisayo.+
Umcindezeli laye kuzamfica,
Ukutshabalaliswa kuzaphela,
Labagxobagxoba abanye bazaphela du emhlabeni.
5 Ngemva kwalokho isihlalo sobukhosi sizamiswa siqine ngothando oluqotho.
Lowo ozahlala kuso etendeni likaDavida uzabe ethembekile,+
Uzakwahlulela kuhle alethe ukulunga ngokuphangisa.”+
6 Sizwile ngokuzigqaja kukaMowabi, uyaziphakamisa sibili.+
Sizwile ngokuzikhukhumeza kwakhe lokuzigqaja kanye lolaka lwakhe,+
Kodwa amazwi akhe angatsho lutho azaphelela emoyeni.
7 AbakoMowabi bazayikhalela iMowabi,
Bonke bazalila.+
Abatshayiweyo bazakhalela amakhekhe aseKhiri-haresethi+ enziwe ngamagilebisi awonyisiweyo.
Ababusi bezizwe sebegxobagxobe ingatsha zaso ezilamagilebisi abomvu gebhu,
Besezikhule zaze zayafika eJazeri,+
Zaqhubeka zikhula zaze zayafika enkangala.
Amahlumela aso abesenabe aze ayafika elwandle.
9 Ngakho ngizasililela isihlahla samagilebisi saseSibhima ngendlela engililela ngayo iJazeri.
Awu Heshibhoni lawe Eliyale,+ ngizalimanzisa ngezinyembezi zami,
Ngoba sekuphelile ukumemezela kwenu isithelo sehlobo kanye lesivuno senu.*
10 Ukuthaba lokuthokoza sekususiwe esivandeni,
Akuselazingoma zokuthokoza kanye lokumemeza emasimini amagilebisi.+
11 Yikho ingaphakathi yami ikhalela iMowabi,+
Njengentambo zehabhu.*
Ingaphakathi yami iyalila ngenxa yeKhiri-haresethi.+
12 Lanxa uMowabi ezidinisa ngokukhonza endaweni ephakemeyo njalo esiyathandaza endaweni yakhe engcwele, akwenzayo akusoze kumncede ngalutho.+
13 Leli yilo ilizwi elalike lakhulunywa nguJehova mayelana leMowabi. 14 Khathesi uJehova uthi: “Ngeminyaka emithathu nje, iminyaka ezabalwa njengeyomuntu oqhatshiweyo,* inkazimulo yakoMowabi izakwenziwa ibe lihlazo kube lokuxokozela okukhulu. Abaseleyo bazabe bebalutshwana futhi bengelamandla.”+