Isaya
24 Qala! UJehova ususa boke abantu enarheni* begodu uyenza ingabi nalitho.+
Uyayitjhabalalisa+ begodu uphadlhalaja izakhamuzi zayo.+
2 Kuzokwenzeka okufanako kiwo woke umuntu:
Ebantwini nakumphristi,
Esisebenzini nekosinaso,
Esisebenzini esisikazi nemphathinaso,
Kumthengi nakumthengisi,
Kumbolekisi nakumboleki,
Kiloyo obolekisa ngemali naloyo oboleka imali.+
4 Inarha iyalila;*+ iyatjhabalala.
Inarha ethelako iyatjhwaba; iyatjhabalala.
Abantu abadumileko enarheni bayatjhwaba.
6 Kungebangelo isiqalekiso sirhiribidele inarha,+
Labo abahlala kiyo babekwe umlandu.
Kungebangelo izakhamuzi zenarha ziimbalwa,
Begodu bambalwa khulu abantu abaseleko.+
7 Iwayini elitjha liyalila,* isimu yamadiribe iyatjhwaba,+
Begodu boke abathabileko ehliziyweni bayanghonghoyila.+
8 Ithabo labosotjherere liphelile;
Itjhada lalabo abathanda ukuzithabisa liphelile;
Itjhada elimnandi leharibha liphelile.+
9 Basela iwayini ngaphandle kwengoma,
Begodu utjwala buyababa kilabo ababuselako.
10 Idorobho elilahliweko ligirikile;+
Zoke izindlu zivaliwe bona kungabi nongenako.
11 Bayarhuwelela eendleleni ngombana iwayini alisekho.
Loke ithabo linyamalele;
Ithabo lenarha alisekho.+
12 Idorobho litjhiywe limarubhi;
Isango liphahlazwe laba liququ.+
13 Ngombana nasi indlela inarha ezokuba ngayo hlangana neentjhaba:
14 Bazokuphakamisa amaphimbwabo,
Bazokurhuwelela ngethabo.
Bazokumemezela ubukhosi bakaJehova kusukela elwandle.*+
15 Kungebangelo bazokuphazimulisa uJehova esifundeni sokukhanya;*+
Eenhlengeleni zelwandle bazokuphazimulisa igama lakaJehova, uZimu ka-Israyeli.+
16 Kusukela emaphethelweni wephasi sizwa iingoma:
“IPhazimulo koLungileko!”+
Kodwana ngithi: “Ngiyatjhabalala, ngiyatjhabalala!
Maye! Kimi, okhohlisako wenze ngokukhohlisa;
Ngekohliso, okhohlisako wenze ngokukhohlisa.”+
17 Ukusaba, imigodi neenthiyo zikulindele, sakhamuzi senarheni.+
18 Nanyana ngubani obalekela itjhada elithusako uzokuwela emgodini,
Nanyana ngubani ophuma emgodini uzokubanjwa sithiyo.+
Ngombana amasango weenkhukhula aphezulu azokuvulwa,
Neensekelo zenarha zizokusikinyeka.
20 Inarha itherezela njengomuntu odakiweko,
Begodu iya ngapha nangapha njengomtlhatlhana nakunomoya.
Idisibezwa mtjhaphwayo+
Begodu izokuwa bona ingasavuka godu.
21 Ngelangelo uJehova uzokwahlulela ibutho eliseendaweni eziphakemeko
Namakhosi wephasi.
22 Bazokubuthelelwa ndawonye
Njengeembotjhwa zibuthelelwa emgodini,
Begodu uzobathulisa ejele;
Ngemva kwamalanga amanengi bazokwahlulelwa.