Isaya
1 Umbono u-Isaya,*+ indodana ka-Amotsi awubona malungana noJuda neJerusalema emihleni ka-Uziya,+ uJothamu,+ u-Arhazi+ noHezekiya,+ amakhosi wakwaJuda:+
2 Lalelani zulu, iphasi nalo alitjheje,+
Ngombana uJehova ukhulumile:
3 Ikunzi imazi kuhle umthengayo,
Nodumbana uwazi kuhle
umkhombo womnikazawo;
Kodwana u-Israyeli akangazi,+
Abantu bami abazwisisi.”
4 Maye! Esitjhabeni esinesono,+
Abantu abadiselwa mtjhapho,
Abantwana beenkhohlakali, abantwana abonakeleko!
5 Emizimbenenu akusekho lapho ningabetjhwa khona, kubayini niragela phambili nokuhlubuka?+
Ihloko yoke iyagula,
Nehliziyo yoke inobulwele.+
6 Akunalitho elinepilo, kusukela ngaphasi kwenyawo ukuya ehloko.
Kunamanceba, imirhuzuko neenlonda ezivulekileko
Akhenge zilatjhwe namkha zibotjhwe, zizeswe ngamafutha.+
7 Inarhenu imarubhi.
Amadorobhenu atjhiswe ngomlilo.
Abantu abavela kwezinye iinarha, barhiribidele inarhenu phambi kwenu.+
Koke kutjhatjalalisiwe njengalokha kusahlele amanaba.+
8 Indodakazi yeZiyoni itjhiywe njengomthunzi* esimini yamadiribe,
Njengomtlhatlhana esimini yamakomukomu,
Njengedorobho elivinjezelweko.+
9 Ngathana uJehova wamabutho akhenge asitjhiyele abambalwa abasindileko,
Besizokufana neSodoma,
Besizokufana neGomora.+
10 Lalelani ilizwi lakaJehova, nina babusi beSodoma.+
Tjhejisisani umthetho kaZimethu, nina bantu beGomora.+
11 “Ingizuzisa ngani imihlatjelwenu eminengi?”+ kutjho uJehova.
13 Ningasalethi iminikelo yeenthoro engatjho litho.
Ipepho yenu iyanginyenyisa.+
Ukuthwasa kwenyanga,+ amasabatha,+ imihlangano+
Angekhe ngisakghodlhelelela ukusetjenziswa kwamandla wemilingo+ kuhlanganise nemihlanganwenu ecwengileko.
14 Ngiyihloyile iminyanya eniyigidinga ngokuthwasa kwenyanga neminye iminyanya.
Ibe mthwalo kimi;
Ngidiniwe kuyithwala.
15 Nanilula izandla zenu bona nithandaze,
Nginifihlela amehlwami.+
17 Fundani ukwenza okuhle, funani ubulungiswa,+
Lungisani ogandelelako,
Vikelani amalungelo womntwana onganayise,*
Lwelani umhlolokazi.”+
18 “Yeke, yenize silungise iindaba hlangana nathi,” kutjho uJehova.+
“Nanyana izono zenu zingaba bomvu be,
Zizokwenziwa zibe mhlophe njengegabhogo;+
Nanyana zingaba bomvu njengetjhila elitlerebede,
Zizokuba njengewulu.
19 Nangabe nizimisele ukulalela,
Nizokudla izinto ezihle zenarha.+
21 Qala indlela idorobho elithembekileko+ eselibe yingwadla ngayo!+
22 Isiliva lakho selisilaphele,+
Begodu utjwala bakho buqarhwe ngamanzi.
23 Amakhosanalo anekani begodu abangani beengebengu.+
Woke athanda ukufunjathiswa begodu athanda ukugijimisa izipho.+
Awaphathi iintandani ngobulungiswa,
Begodu umlandu womhlolokazi awufiki kiwo.+
24 Ngalokho iKosi yeqiniso uJehova wamabutho,
OnaMandla ka-Israyeli, uthi:
“Ngizozanelisa emanabenami,
Begodu ngizozibuyiselela emanabenami.+
25 Ngizokwenza isandla sami sikujikele,
Ngizokususa ukusilaphala kwakho ngamanzi anomlotha,
Begodu ngizokususa koke ukusilaphala kwakho.+
26 Ngizokubuyisa abahluleli bakho njengekuthomeni
Nabeluleki bakho njengekuthomeni.+
Ngemva kwalokhu, uzokubizwa ngokuthi uliDorobho lokuLunga, iDorobho eliThembekileko.+
27 IZiyoni lizokuhlengwa,+
Nabantu balo ababuyako, bazokuhlengwa ngokulunga.
29 Ngombana bazokuba neenhloni ngemithi emikhulu ebewuyifisa,+
30 Ngombana uzokuba njengomuthi omkhulu onamakari atjhwabako,+
Nanjengesimu enganamanzi.
31 Umuntu onamandla uzokuba njengotjani obomileko,
Nomsebenzakhe ube njengehlasi yomlilo;
Kokubili kuzokutjha ngesikhathi sinye,
Kungabi nokucimako.”