Isaya
3 INkhosi yeliciniso, Jehova wemabutfo,
Isusa eJerusalema nakaJuda tonkhe tintfo letibasekelako naletilusito,
Konkhe kudla nemanti,+
2 Lisotja lelinemandla, nengwazi,
UMehluleli nemphrofethi,+ umphenguli nemuntfu lomdzala,
3 Indvuna yemasotja langu-50,+ sitatanyiswa nemeluleki,
Umenti wemilingo longuchwephesha kanye nemtsakatsi.+
4 Ngitakwenta bafana babe tindvuna tabo,
Baholi babo kutawuba bantfu labangenangcondvo.*
5 Bantfu batawucindzetelana,
Umuntfu utawucindzetela lomunye wesive sakubo.+
Umfana utawushaya indvodza leseyikhulile,
Umuntfu longatetsembi utakwedzelela umuntfu lohlonishwako.+
6 Ngamunye wabo utawubamba umnakabo losendlini yababe wakhe atsi:
“Wena unesembatfo sangephandle, bani ngumholi wetfu.
Akube nguwe lolawula lemfucuta yetindzala letincotjiwe.”
7 Kodvwa ngalelolanga utawufaka sikhalo atsi:
“Angeke ngiwabhandishe emanceba akho;*
Ngite kudla nobe kwekwembatsa endlini yami.
Ungangenti umholi walesive.”
8 Ngobe iJerusalema ikhubekile,
Nesive sakaJuda siwile,
Ngobe bamelene naJehova ngemavi nangetento;
Badzelela bukhosi+ bakhe.
Maye kubo,* ngoba batiletsela inhlekelele!
11 Maye kumuntfu lomubi!
Utawehlelwa yinhlekelele,
Ngobe lakwente ngetandla takhe kulabanye kutakwentiwa nakuye!
12 Mayelana nebantfu bami, bantfu labaphetse imisebenti yabo bayabahlukumeta,
Babuswa bafati.
Nine bantfu bami, baholi benu banenta nizulazule,
Badukisa tinyatselo+ tenu.
13 Jehova utsatsa sigaba sakhe sekubabeka licala;
Sewukulungele kukhipha sehlulelo kubantfu.
14 Jehova utakwehlulela emadvodza lamadzala nebaholi bebantfu bakhe.
“Niyishisile insimu yemagilebisi,
Futsi lenikwebele timphuya kusetindlini+ tenu.
15 Nisitsetsephi sibindzi sekucotfula bantfu bami
Nesekugaya buso betimphuya ekungcoleni?”*+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme, Jehova wemabutfo.
16 Jehova utsi: “Ngobe emadvodzakati aseSiyoni ayatigcabha,
Ahamba alule tintsamo,
Alalisa emehlo, futsi ayantjikita,
Abanga umsindvo ngeticakala tawo,
17 Jehova utawuveta tilondza etinhloko temadvodzakati aseSiyoni,
Futsi Jehova utawubangela tinhloko tawo kutsi tibe netimphandla.+
18 Ngalelolanga, Jehova utawemuka buhle lobusemabhengeleni awo,
Atsatse emabhande asenhloko nemihlobiso lemise kwelucetu lwenyeti,+
19 Utawutsatsa emacici, emabhengela netimvakazi,
20 Emaduku, imihlobiso yasemacakaleni, imigaco,
Emabhodlela emakha kanye netigujana temihlobiso,
21 Tindandatho tesandla netindandatho temphumulo,
22 Tembatfo letindze telikhetselo, tembatfo tangephandle, emajazi kanye netipatji,
23 Tibuko+ netembatfo telineni,
Imishuculo kanye netimvakazi.
24 Esikhundleni semafutsa ebhalisamu,+ kutawuba neliphunga lelinuka kabi;
Esikhundleni selibhande, kube nentsambo;
Esikhundleni setinwele letilungiswe kahle, kube nemphandla;+
Esikhundleni sesembatfo selikhetselo, kube nesembatfo lesakhiwe ngendvwangu yemasaka;+
Esikhundleni sebuhle kube nesibati.*
25 Bantfu bakho batawubulawa ngenkemba,
Nemasotja langemachawe atawufela emphini.+