Isaya
17 Simemetelo lesimelene neDamaseko:+
“IDamaseko ngeke isaba lidolobha,
Futsi itawuba tindvundvuma tetindzala.+
2 Emadolobha ase-Aroyeri+ atawushiywa;
Atawuba tindzawo tekulala imihlambi yetilwane
Kute umuntfu lotatesabisa.
3 Emadolobha labiyelwe atawunyamalala ka-Efrayimu,+
Nembuso waseDamaseko;+
Futsi labo labatawusala eSiriya
Batawufana nenkhatimulo yema-Israyeli,”* kusho Jehova wemabutfo.
4 “Ngalelolanga inkhatimulo yaJakobe itawuncipha,
Nemtimba wakhe lokhuluphele utawondza.
5 Kutawufana nalapho umuntfu lovunako abutsisa lokutinhlavu ensimini,
Nalapho umkhono wakhe uvuna kolo,
Kufanane nalapho umuntfu abutsa kolo losele eSihosheni* semaRefa.+
6 Kutawusala kuphela loko labatakubutsa,
Njengalapho sihlahla semncumo siphundlwa:
Kusale titselo temncumo letimbili nome letintsatfu kuphela egaleni lelisetulu,
Kusale letine nome letisihlanu emagaleni aso latselako,”+ kusho Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
7 Ngalelolanga, umuntfu uyawubuka uMdali wakhe futsi emehlo akhe ayawubukisisa Longcwele waka-Israyeli. 8 Angeke abuke ema-al’thare+ layimisebenti yetandla takhe;+ angeke abuke loko iminwe yakhe lekwakhile, futsi angeke abuke tinsika letingcwele* nobe tindzawo tekushisela imphepho.
9 Ngalelolanga emadolobha akhe labiyelwe atawufana nendzawo leshiyiwe lesemahlatsini,+
Njengeligala lelashiywa embikwema-Israyeli;
Atawuba yindzawo lenganalutfo.
10 Ngobe umkhohliwe Nkulunkulu+ wensindziso yakho;
Wehlulekile kukhumbula Lidvwala+ lendzawo yakho levikelekile.
Kungako uhlanyela emasimu lamahle
Uwafake emahlumela emuntfu longatiwa.*
11 Emini ungawabiyela ngekucophelela emasimu akho,
Ekuseni umilise inhlanyelo yakho,
Kodvwa sivuno sitawunyamalala ngelilanga lesifo netinhlungu letingelapheki.+
12 Lalelani! Kukhona kudideka kwebantfu labanyenti,
Lababanga umsindvo njengelwandle!
Kukhona kuhokoma kwetive,
Umsindvo wato ufana nekuhokoma kwemanti lamanyenti!
13 Tive titawubanga umsindvo lonjengekuhokoma kwemanti lamanyenti.
Utawutikhuta, futsi titawubalekela khashane
Titawufanana nemakhoba etintsaba emoyeni lomkhulu,
Njengembali lenemanyeva* lejikitiswa sivunguvungu.
14 Kusihlwa kunekwesaba.
Nasekutakusa abasekho.
Leli lifa lalabasihluphako
Nesabelo salabo labatsatsa tintfo tetfu.