U-Isaya
13 Nansi isimemezelo salokho okuzakwehlela iBhabhiloni+ esabonwa ngu-Isaya+ indodana ka-Amozi embonweni:
2 “Phakamisa isibonakaliso*+ phezu kwentaba engelazihlahla.
Baphakamisele isandla ubamemeze,
Ukuze babuye bangene eminyango yabahlonitshwa.
3 Sengibanike umlayo labo engibakhethileyo.*+
Sengibize amaqhawe ami ukuze ngitshengise ulaka lwami,
Sengibize abantu bami abathokoziswa yikuzigqaja.
4 Lalelani! Kulexuku ezintabeni,
Umsindo walo ungathi ngowabantu abanengi!
Lalelani! Imibuso iyaxokozela,
Izizwe ezibuthene ndawonye ziyaxokozela!+
UJehova wamabutho uqoqa ibutho elizakuya empini.+
5 UJehova lezikhali zolaka lwakhe
Sebesiza bevela elizweni elikhatshana,+
Bevela emikhawuleni yamazulu,
Bezobhidliza umhlaba wonke.+
6 Hlabani umkhosi ngoba usuku lukaJehova selusondele,
Ukubhujiswa okuvela kuSomandla kuzafika ngalolosuku.+
8 Abantu sebebanjwe ngumhedehede.+
Sebebanjwe yinkantsho futhi basebuhlungwini,
Njengowesifazana ohelelwayo.
Bayakhangelana bemangele,
Ngobuso obugcwele usizi.*
9 Usuku lukaJehova luyeza,
Luzabe lulesihluku lolaka oluvuthayo lentukuthelo etshisa bhe.
Luzakwenza ilizwe libe yinto engakhangelekiyo,+
Lutshaye luthanyele izoni eziselizweni.
10 Izinkanyezi zamazulu kanye lamaqembu ezinkanyezi+
Akusoze kukhanyise,
Ilanga lizaphuma limnyama,
Lenyanga ayisoze ikhiphe ukukhanya kwayo.
11 Ngizajezisa umhlaba wonke ngenxa yobubi bawo,+
Ngijezise lababi ngenxa yeziphambeko zabo.
Ngizakuqeda du ukuzigqaja kwamaqhalaqhala,
Ngehlise lokuzikhukhumeza kwalabo abacindezela abanye.+
12 Ngizakwenza abantu babe balutshwana kulegolide elicengiweyo,+
Ngibenze babe balutshwana kulegolide lase-Ofiri.+
13 Ngizakwenza amazulu anyikinyeke,
Lomhlaba uzazanyazanyiswa usuke endaweni yawo+
Ngenxa yokuthukuthela kukaJehova wamabutho ngosuku lolaka lwakhe oluvuthayo.
14 Njengempala ezingelwayo lanjengomhlambi ongelamelusi,
Umuntu ngamunye uzabuyela ebantwini bakibo,
Ngamunye abalekele elizweni lakhe.+
15 Loba ngubani ozatholakala uzagwazwa,
Futhi loba ngubani ozabanjwa uzabulawa ngenkemba.+
16 Abantwababo bazataklazelwa phansi phambi kwabo,+
Lamakhosikazi abo abanjwe iganyavu.
Izindlu zabo zizagqekezwa.
17 Sengibavusela amaMede+ ukuthi ayemelana labo.
Phela kuwo isiliva asitsho lutho,
Legolide kawalandaba lalo.
18 Amadandili* awo azachoboza amajaha,+
Ngeke azwele loba yiluphi usana,
Njalo ngeke abe lesihawu ebantwaneni.
19 IBhabhiloni umbuso owawukhazimula ukwedlula yonke,+
Indawo amaKhaledi ayezigqaja ngobuhle bayo,+
Izafanana lamadolobho eSodoma leGomora lapho echithwa nguNkulunkulu.+
Kakho um-Arabhu ozamisa itende lakhe kuyo
Labelusi abasoze baphumuze imihlambi yabo kuyo.
21 Izinyamazana zenkangala zizalala kuyo;
Izindlu zabo zizagcwala izikhova.
22 Izinyamazana ezitshaya umkhulungwane zizabanga umsindo emiphotshongweni yayo,
Lamakhanka azakhala ezigodlweni zayo ezinhle.
Isikhathi sayo sesiseduze njalo amalanga ayo awasoze angezelelwe.”+