Isaya
13 Isimemezelo ngokujamelene neBhabhiloni,+ u-Isaya+ indodana ka-Amotsi asibona embonweni:
2 “Phakamisani itshwayo+ entabeni enamatje.
Barhuweleleni, nibanqophise ngesandla,
Bona bangene ebungenweni beenkhulu.
3 Ngikhuphe umyalo kilabo engibakhethileko.+
Ngabiza iingorho zami bona ngiveze ilaka lami,
Ziyathaba ngokuzikhakhazisa.
4 Lalelani! Isiqubuthu eentabeni;
Sizwakala njengetjhada labantu abanengi!
Lalelani! Ukuvungama kwemibuso,
Kweentjhaba ezihlangene ndawonye!+
UJehova wamabutho ubuthelela ibutho lepi.+
5 Livela enarheni ekude,+
Emaphethelweni wezulu,
UJehova neenkhali zelaka lakhe
Bona litjhabalalise iphasi loke.+
6 Rhahlawulani ngombana ilanga lakaJehova litjhidele!
Lizokufika njengokutjhabalalisa okuvela kuMninimandla Woke.+
7 Kungebangelo izandla zabo zizokuphelelwa mamandla,
Neenhliziyo zabantu zizokuncibilika ngebanga lokusaba.+
8 Abantu bathukiwe.+
Babanjwe ziinhlungu neenhlabi,
Njengomfazi obelethako.
Baqalene ngokurarekelana,
Ubuso babo buzele isizi.
9 Qala! Ilanga lakaJehova liyeza,
Linelunya, ubukhali nelaka elivuthako,
Lenza inarha ibe yinto ethusako,+
Begodu lizokurhayila izoni zenarheni leyo.
10 Ngombana iinkwekwezi zezulwini nemithalazo*+
Angekhe zikhanye;
Ilanga lizokuba mnyama naliphumako,
Nenyezi angekhe ikhanye.
11 Ngizokujezisa iphasi ngebanga lobumbi balo,+
Nabakhohlakeleko ngebanga lomtjhaphwabo.
Ngizokuqeda ukuzikhakhazisa kwabagagamelako,
Ngizokuthobisa ukuzikhukhumeza kwabagandelelako+
12 Ngizokwenza umuntu abe yivelakancani kunegolide elihlungiweko,+
Nabantu babe yivelakancani kunegolide le-Ofira.+
13 Kungebangelo ngizokwenza izoni zihlengezele,
Nephasi lizokusikinywa endawenalo+
Ngobukhali bakaJehova wamabutho, ngelanga lelaka lakhe elivuthako.
14 Njengeqina elizunywako nanjengomhlambi onganamalusi
Ngamunye uzokubuyela ebantwini bekhabo;
Ngamunye uzokubalekela enarheni yekhabo.+
15 Nanyana ngubani ofunyanwako, uzokuhlatjwa,
Nanyana ngubani obanjwako, uzokuwa ngesabula.+
16 Abantwababo bazokuhlahlelwa babe ziinquqwana phambi kwabo,+
Izindlu zabo zizokudlelezelwa,
Nabomkabo bazokukatwa.
17 Nje-ke ngibavusela iMediya bona ilwe nabo,+
Eqala isiliva njengelingatjho litho
Engathatjiswa ligolide.
19 IBhabhiloni, iphazimulo yemibuso,*+
Ubuhle nokuzikhakhazisa kwamaKhaledi,*+
Kuzokuba njengeSodoma neGomora lokha uZimu nakabatjhabalalisako.+
20 Angekhe lisaba nezakhamuzi ezihlala khona,
Namkha libe yindawo yokuhlala kizo zoke iinzukulwana.+
AkunamArabhu ozokuhloma itendakhe lapho,
Begodu akunabelusi abazokulusela imihlambabo lapho.
21 Iimbandana zizokulala lapho;
Izindlu zawo zizokuzala iinkhova
Iinciliba zizokuhlala lapho,+
Neembuzi zommango* zizokweqayeqa lapho.
22 Iimbandana zizokwenza itjhada emibhotjhongwenalo,
Neempungutjha zizokwenza itjhada eengodlweni zalo ezihle.
Isikhathi salo sitjhidele namalangalo angekhe angezelelwe.”+