Isaya
9 Nanyana kunjalo, ukufiphala angeze kube njengalokha inarha igandelelekile, njengeenkhathini zekadeni lokha inarha yakwaZebuloni neyakwaNafitali inyazwa.+ Kodwana ngokukhamba kwesikhathi uzoyenza* ihlonitjhwe, endleleni eya elwandle, esifundeni seJordani, eGalile yeentjhaba.
2 Abantu ebebakhamba ebumnyameni
Babone ukukhanya okukhulu.
Labo ebebahlala enarheni enobumnyama obukhulu,
Babone ukukhanya.+
3 Wenze isitjhaba saba sikhulu;
Wenze ukuthaba kwaso kwaba kukhulu.
Siyathaba phambi kwakho
Njengombana abantu bathaba ngesikhathi sokuvuna,
Nalabo abathabele ukwaba izinto ezifunyenwe epini.
4 Uliphahlaze laba ziinquqwana ijogi lomthwalabo,
Intonga esemahlombabo, idondolo lalabo ababa umsebenzi,
Njengemihleni yabakwaMidiyani.+
5 Woke amanyathelo wamasotja asikinya iphasi nawamatjhako
Nazo zoke izambatho ezicwila eengazini
Zizokuba sibaseli somlilo.
6 Ngombana sibelethelwe umntwana,+
Sinikelwe indodana;
Begodu ububusi bakhe buzokuhlala emahlombakhe.+
Igama lakhe kuzokuthiwa nguMeluleki oMuhle,+ nguZimu onaMandla,+ nguBaba oHlala ngokungaPheliko,* yiKosana yokuThula.
7 Ububusi bakhe buzokurhatjheka yoke indawo
Nokuthula angeze kuphele,+
Esihlalweni sobukhosi sakaDavida+ nembuswenakhe
Bona udzinyeleliswe+ begodu usekelwe
Kusukela nje bekube nini nanini.
Itjiseko kaJehova wamabutho izokwenza lokhu.
8 UJehova uthumele ilizwi ngokujamelene noJakopo,
Begodu lifikile ngokujamelene no-Israyeli.+
9 Begodu boke abantu bazokwazi ngalo
Bakwa-Efrayimu nezakhamuzi zeSamariya
Abathi ngokuzikhakhazisa kwabo nangeenhliziyo zabo ezidelelako:
10 “Iintina ziwile,
Kodwana sizokwakha ngamatje asikiweko.+
Imithi yesikhamore* iquntiwe,
Kodwana sizoyijamiselela ngemithi yemisedari.”
11 UJehova uzokuvusa amanaba kaRetsini ngokujamelene naye*
Begodu uzokuphehla amanabakhe bona athathe igadango,
12 AmaSiriya wangepumalanga namaFilista wangetjingalanga,+
Azokurhiribidela u-Israyeli ngemilomo evulekileko.+
Malungana nakho koke lokhu, ilaka lakhe alikabuyeli emva,
Kodwana isandla sakhe sisalulekile bona sibethe.+
13 Ngombana abantu akhenge babuyele kiloyo owababethako;
Akhenge bafune uJehova wamabutho.+
15 Umuntu omdala nohlonitjhwa khulu uyihloko,
Begodu umphorofidi onikela isinqophiso esimamala umsila.+
16 Labo abanqophisa abantwaba bababangela bona bazulazule,
Begodu labo abanqotjhiswako bararene.
17 Kungebangelo uJehova angakhenge athabe ngamasokanabo,
Begodu angekhe abe nesirhawu ebantwaneni babo abanganaboyise nebahlolokazini babo
Ngombana boke baziinhlubuki begodu benza okumbi+
Begodu yoke imilomabo ikhuluma okunganangqondo.
Malungana nakho koke lokhu, ilaka lakhe alikabuyeli emva,
Kodwana isandla sakhe sisalulekile bona sibethe.+
18 Ngombana ubukhohlakali butjhisa njengomlilo,
Butjhisa imithi yameva nekhula.
Buzokutjhisa amahlathi,
Begodu ukutjha kwamahlathi lawo kuzokukhuphuka njengamafu wentuthu.
19 Ngelaka lakaJehova wamabutho
Inarha itjhisiwe,
Begodu abantu bazokuba sibaseli somlilo.
Akunamuntu ozokusindisa ngitjho nomfowabo.
20 Umuntu uzokusika inyama ngesidleni
Kodwana uzokusolo alambile;
Begodu umuntu uzokusika inyama ngesinceleni
Kodwana angekhe aneliseke.
Ngamunye uzokurhiribidela inyama yomkhonwakhe,
21 BakwaManase bazokurhiribidela bakwa-Efrayimu,
Bese bakwa-Efrayimu bazokurhiribidela bakwaManase.
Bobabili bazokujamelana nebakwaJuda.+
Malungana nakho koke lokhu, ilaka lakhe alikabuyeli emva,
Kodwana isandla sakhe sisalulekile bona sibethe.+