U-Isaya
1 Lo ngumbono owabonwa ngu-Isaya*+ indodana ka-Amozi. Wawumayelana lelizwe lakoJuda leJerusalema ezinsukwini zika-Uziya,+ loJothamu,+ lo-Ahazi,+ loHezekhiya,+ amakhosi akoJuda:+
2 Zwanini lina mazulu, ulalele lawe mhlaba,+
Ngoba uJehova usekhulumile:
3 Inkabi iyamazi umnikazi wayo,
Lobabhemi uyasazi isibaya asilungiselwe ngumnikazi,
Okwenziwa ngabantu bami kutshengisa ukuthi kabazwisisi.”
4 Maye kuso isizwe esonayo,+
Abantu abasindwa ngamacala,
Usendo lwabantu abaxhwalileyo, abantwana abonakeleyo!
5 Pho khathesi ngizalitshaya ngaphi njengoba lilokhu liqhubeka lingihlamukela?+
Ikhanda lonke ligcwele amanxeba,
Lenhliziyo yonke ilomkhuhlane.+
6 Akukho okuphilileyo kusukela ngaphansi konyawo kuze kuyefika ekhanda.
Ngamanxeba lemvimvinya lezilonda kuphela!
Akuzange kwelatshwe, akuzange kubotshwe futhi akuzange kugcotshwe ngamafutha.+
7 Ilizwe lenu aliselalutho.
Amadolobho enu atshiswe ngomlilo.
Abezizweni batshabalalisa ilizwe lenu phambi kwenu.+
Khathesi ilizwe lenu selinjengendawo engelalutho echithwe ngabezizweni.+
8 Indodakazi yaseZiyoni isisele injengedumba ensimini yamagilebisi,
Njengokuyindlwana okusensimini yamakhukhamba,
Lanjengedolobho elivinjezelweyo.+
9 Aluba uJehova wamabutho kenzanga ukuthi kusale abalutshwana abasindileyo,
Besizakuba njengeSodoma,
Sifanane leGomora.+
10 Zwanini ilizwi likaJehova lina babusi beSodoma+ abangontandokayiphikiswa.
Lalelisisani umthetho* kaNkulunkulu lina bantu beGomora.+
11 “Imihlatshelo yenu eminengi inginceda ngani?”+ kutsho uJehova.
“Sengidiniwe ngeminikelo yenu yokutshiswa yezinqama,+ lamafutha ezifuyo ezinonileyo.+
Angithokozi ngegazi+ lamajongosi+ enu lelemvana zenu kanye lelembuzi zenu.+
13 Yekelani ukuletha iminikelo yamabele engancediyo.
Linanza ukuthwasa kwenyanga,+ ligcine amasabatha,+ limemezele lemihlangano.+
Kodwa ngeke ngiwabekezelele amasalamusi+ eliwenzayo ngapha lisenza umhlangano ongcwele.
14 Ngiyayizonda imikhosi yenu yokuthwasa kwenyanga lamadili enu.
Ingumthwalo osindayo kimi,
Sengidiniwe ngokuyithwala.
15 Nxa liphakamisela izandla zenu phezulu,
Ngiyalifihlela amehlo ami.+
17 Fundani ukwenza okuhle njalo lahlulele kuhle,+
Qondisani ocindezela abanye,
Lwelani amalungelo entandane,
Limele lodaba lomfelokazi.”+
18 “Wozani khathesi silungisise izindaba phakathi kwethu,” kutsho uJehova.+
“Lanxa izono zenu zibomvu gebhu,
Zizakwenziwa zibe mhlophe njengongqwaqwane.+
Lanxa zibomvu njengegazi,
Zizakuba mhlophe nke njengoboya bezimvu.
19 Nxa lingazimisela njalo lilalele,
Lizakudla okuhle kwelizwe.+
21 Idolobho leli ebelithembekile+ seliphenduke laba yisifebe!+
22 Isiliva sakho sesibe yingcekeza,+
Lotshwala bakho buhlanganiswe lamanzi.
23 Abakhokheli benu bayiziqholo njalo bazwanana lamasela.+
Bonke bathanda ukufunjathiswa futhi bazifuna ngamehlo abomvu izipho.+
Abazahluleli kuhle izintandane,
Njalo abalilaleli icala elimangalwa ngumfelokazi.+
24 Ngakho iNkosi yeqiniso, uJehova wamabutho,
UNkulunkulu wako-Israyeli olamandla uthi:
“Zwanini! Ngizabaqeda bonke abamelana lami,
Ngizaphindisela ezitheni zami.+
25 Isandla sami sizamelana lawe,
Ngizancibilikisa yonke ingcekeza yakho,
Ngisuse konke okungcolileyo kuwe.+
Ngemva kwalokho uzabizwa ngokuthi uliDolobho Lokulunga langokuthi uliDolobho Elithembekileyo.+
27 IZiyoni izahlengwa ngokwahlulela okuhle,+
Labantu bayo abaphendukayo bazahlengwa ngokulunga.
29 Bazayangeka ngezihlahla zabo ezinkulu ababezithanda,+
30 Bazakuba njengesihlahla esikhulu esilamahlamvu asebuna,+
Babe njengengadi engelamanzi.
31 Indoda eqinileyo izakuba njengotshani obomileyo,
Lomsebenzi wayo uzakuba njengenhlansi,
Kokubili kuzadliwa ngamalangabi omlilo,
Kuswelakale loyedwa ongawacitsha.”