Isaya
28 Maye! Esihlohlweni* esizikhakhazisako seendakwa zakwa-Efrayimu+
Nethuthumbo elitjhwabileko lobuhle baso obuphazimulako,
Esisehloko yomrhoba ovundileko walabo abahlulwa liwayini!
2 Qala! UJehova unomuntu onamandla.
Njengesinanja esinomdumo, isiwuruwuru esitjhabalalisako,
Njengomoya onomdumo weenkhukhula ezinamandla,
Uzosiphosela phasi ephasini ngamandla.
3 Iinhlohlo ezizikhakhazisako zeendakwa zakwa-Efrayimu
Zizokugadangwa.+
4 Ithuthumbo elitjhwabako lobuhle bephazimulwazo,
Esehloko yomrhoba onothileko,
Lizokuba njengefeyi lokuthoma elivuthwa ihlobo lingakangeni.
Lokha umuntu nakalibonako, uzolikha alidle msinya.
5 Ngelangelo uJehova wamabutho uzokuba sihlohlo esiphazimulako nomkghabiso omuhle ebantwini bakhe abaseleko.+ 6 Uzokuba mmoya wobulungiswa kiloyo ohlezi ekwahluleleni nomthombo wamandla kilabo abavikela isango ekusahlelweni manaba.+
7 Nalaba bayaphambuka ngebanga lewayini;
Utjwala babo bubenza batherezele.
Umphristi nomphorofidi bayaphambuka ngebanga lotjwala;
Iwayini liyabatjharaganisa,
Begodu bayatherezela ngebanga lotjwala babo;
Umbonwabo ubenza baphambuke,
Begodu bakhupha izahlulelo ezingakafaneli.+
8 Ngombana amatafulabo azele amahlanza
Akunandawo enganawo.
9 Umuntu uzolidlulisela kubani ilwazi,
Begodu uzowuhlathululela bani umlayezo?
Kghani labo abalisiswe ukumunya,
Labo abasuswe ebeleni?
10 Ngombana ngaso soke isikhathi uthi: “Umyalo ngemva komyalo, umyalo ngemva komyalo,
Umthetho phezu komthetho, umthetho phezu komthetho,+
Okuncani la, okuncani lapha.”
11 Uzokukhuluma nesitjhabesi ngabantu abangunguzako nalabo abakhuluma ilimi elingaziwako.+ 12 UZimakhe wathi kibo: “Le yindawo yokuphumula. Odiniweko akaphumule; le yindawo yokuphumula,” kodwana akhenge balalele.+ 13 Nje-ke ilizwi lakaJehova lizokuthi kibo:
“Umyalo ngemva komyalo, umyalo ngemva komyalo,
Umthetho phezu komthetho, umthetho phezu komthetho,+
Okuncani la, okuncani lapha,”
Bona nabakhambako bakhutjwe bawe ngomhlana
Baphuke, bathiywe bese babanjwe.+
14 Nje-ke lalelani ilizwi lakaJehova, nina bantu abazikhakhazisako,
Nina babusi besitjhabesi abaseJerusalema,
15 Ngombana nina bantu nithi:
Nakudlula isikhukhula esinamandla,
Angekhe sifike kithi,
Ngombana senze amala aba siphephelo sethu
Begodu sizifihle emaleni.”+
16 Nje-ke nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko:
“Ngibeka ilitje elihlolisisiweko bona libe sisekelo eZiyoni,+
Ilitje eliligugu lesisekelo esiqinileko.+
Okholwa kilo angeze asabe.+
Isinanja sizokuthanyela isiphephelo samala,
Namanzi azokukhukhula indawo yokubhaca.
Nakudlula isikhukhula esinamandla
Sizonitjhabalalisa.
Kusaba kwaphela okuzobenza bazwisise abakuzwileko.”*
20 Ngombana umbhede mfitjhani bona ungalula iinyawo kiwo,
Netjhila elilukiweko lincani bona ungaziphuthela ngalo.
21 Ngombana uJehova uzokusikima njengeNtabeni iPeratsimu;
Uzokusilingeka njengemrhobeni oseduze neGibiyoni,+
Bona enze isenzo sakhe, isenzo esingakajayeleki
Begodu enze umsebenzakhe, umsebenzakhe ongakajayeleki.+
22 Nje-ke ninganyefuli,+
Bona amaketanenu angaqiniswa khulu,
Ngizwile eKosini ePhakemeko uJehova wamabutho,
Bona uqunte ukutjhabalalisa inarha yoke.+
23 Lalelani nizwe ilizwi lami;
Lalelisisani, nizwe engikutjhoko.
24 Kghani umlimi ulima ilanga loke ngaphambi kobana atjale imbewu?
Kghani usolo aphutjhula amagade begodu alinganise ihlabathakhe?+
25 Lokha nasele aleleze isimakhe,
Akarhatjhi na ikhumini enzima begodu atjale ikhumini,
Akatjali na ikoroyi, inyaluthi, nebhali eendaweni zazo
26 Ngombana umfundisa indlela elungileko;
UZimakhe uyamnqophisa.+
27 Ngombana ikhumini enzima ayibhulwa ngeengodo zesileyi,+
Nekarana yamavili ayikhanjiswa phezu kwekhumini.
Kunalokho ikhumini enzima ibhulwa ngeswazi,
Begodu ikhumini ibhulwa ngentonga.
28 Umuntu nakabhula iinthoro azozisebenzisa nakenza uburotho kghani uyazisila?
Awa, akazisili ngokubuyelelweko;+
Nakatjhayela ikaranakhe enamavili phezu kwayo edoswa ziinjomani zakhe,
Akayisili.+
29 Nalokhu kuvela kuJehova wamabutho,
Oneseluleko esimangalisako
Begodu uhlala aphumelela kilokho akwenzako.+