Isaya
3 Jongani! Eyona Nkosi, uYehova wemikhosi,
Iphelisa lonke uncedo eYerusalem nakwaYuda,
Sonke isixhaso sesonka namanzi,+
2 Indoda enamandla negorha,
Umgwebi nomprofeti,+ umvumisi nomdala,
3 Umphathi wamajoni ayi-50+ nomcebisi,
Ingcali yomlingo nencutshe ekusebenziseni amakhubalo.+
Inkwenkwana iza kubetha indoda endala,
Nalo ujongelwe phantsi uza kugezela umntu ohloniphekileyo.+
6 Ngamnye uza kulanda umntakwabo endlini katata wakhe, athi kuye:
“Unomwunduzo wokwaleka, ngoko ufanele ube yinkokheli yethu.
Lawula esi sixeko singamabhodlo.”
7 Kodwa ngaloo mini akazuvuma, uza kuthi:
“Andizukuba ngumbophi* wamanxeba enu mna;
Nakweyam indlu akukho kutya nampahla.
Sanukundenza inkokheli yabantu.”
8 Kuba iYerusalem ikhubekile,
NoYuda uwile.
Kuba bamchasile uYehova ngezinto abazithethayo nabazenzayo,
9 Babonakala kwalapha ebusweni ukuba bonile,
Bathetha phandle ngesono sabo oku kweSodom;+
Abazami nokusifihla.
Baza kuthi shu, kuba bazibizela intlekele!
11 Uza kuthi shu umenzi-bubi!
Uza kufikelwa yintlekele,
Kuba into ayenze ngezandla zakhe, iza kwenziwa nakuye!
12 Abaphathi babaphatha kakubi abantu bam,
Yaye balawulwa ngabafazi.
Bantu bam, abalawuli benu bayaniphehluzelisa,
Yaye bayaziphixanisa iindlela zenu.+
13 UYehova uma endaweni yakhe ukuze achophele ityala.
Uyaphakama ukuze agwebe abantu.
14 UYehova uza kubagweba abadala neenkosana zabantu bakhe.
“Nitshise intsimi yeediliya.
Izinto enizibe kumahlwempu zisezindlini zenu.+
15 Xa ningoobani nina, senide nityumze abantu bam,
Nide niwacinezele kangaka amahlwempu?”+ itsho iNkosi enguMongami, uYehova wemikhosi.
16 UYehova uthi: “Ngenxa yokuba iintombi zaseZiyon zinekratshi,
Zithe qhiwu iintamo,*
Ziloba ngamehlo, zizibhija-bhija,
Zikhalisa iibhengile ezisemaqatheni,
17 UYehova uza kuzibetha ngesikhakha entloko iintombi zaseZiyon,
UYehova uza kuzenza zibe nempandla.+
18 Ngaloo mini uYehova uza kubususa ubuhle beebhengile zazo,
Izinto zokuhombisa intloko nezihombo ezimile okwenyanga,+
19 Amacici,* izacholo nezigqubuthelo,
20 Iiqhiya, izacholo zamaqatha, imitya ehonjisiweyo exakathwayo,
Iziphatho zephefyum, nezacholo ezikhenkcezayo,
21 Iiringi namacici empumlo,
22 Imiwunduzo yokuhomba, izambatho zangaphezulu, Iingubo zokwaleka nezingxobo,
23 Izipili eziphathwayo,+ iimpahla zelinen,*
Iiqhiya zamadoda nezigqubuthelo.