Isaya
30 Jehova utsi: “Maye kulamadvodzana lanenkhani,+
Lenta tintfo letingakahlelwa ngimi,+
Akha budlelwane* kodvwa hhayi ngemoya wami,
Kuze engete sono etikwalesinye.
2 Ehlela eGibhithe+ angakatsatsisi kimi,*+
Kuze akhosele ngephansi kwesivikelo saFaro*
Aphindze akhosele emtfuntini waseGibhithe!
3 Kodvwa kuvikelwa nguFaro kutanibangela kutsi nidliwe ngemahloni,
Kukhosela emtfuntini waseGibhithe kutanibangela kutsi nihlazeke.+
4 Ngobe tindvuna takhe tiseSowani,+
Futsi bantfu labahamba naye sebafike eHanesi.
5 Bonkhe batawuhlazeka
Batawuhlaziswa bantfu labangeke babazuzise ngalutfo,
Labangabasiti ngalutfo nalabangabazuzisi ngalutfo,
Kodvwa lababaletsela lihlazo nje kuphela nekudliwa ngemahloni.”+
6 Simemetelo lesimelene netilwane taseningizimu:
Eveni lekucindzeteleka nebumatima,
Eveni lelibhubesi, lokulibhubesi lelibhodlako,
Eveni lenyoka lenebutsi nenyoka lendizako lekhipha umlilo,*
Balayisha umcebo wabo emihlane yetimbongolo
Netintfo tabo batilayisha emalundzeni emakamela.
Kodvwa letintfo angeke tibasite labantfu.
7 Ngobe lusito lweGibhithe alunamsebenti nje sanhlobo.+
Ngako lona ngimbite ngekutsi: “NguRahabi,*+ lohlala anganyakati.”
8 “Nyalo-ke, hamba uyokubhala etjeni lelisibhelekece babe bakhona nabo,
Bese ukubhala encwadzini,+
Kuze kusebente esikhatsini lesitako
Ibe bufakazi lobuhlala njalo.+
10 Batsi kubaboni bemibono: ‘Yekelani kubona imibono,’
Batsi nakubaphrofethi: ‘Ningasitjeli tiphrofetho letiliciniso.+
Sitjeleni tintfo letitasichaza;* nibone imibono lekhohlisako.+
11 Sukani endleleni; khweshani kulendlela.
Yekelani kubeka Longcwele waka-Israyeli embikwetfu.’”+
12 Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguLongcwele waka-Israyeli:
“Njengobe anililaleli lelivi+
Netsembele ekukhwabaniseni nasekukhohliseni
Futsi netsembele kuletintfo,+
13 Ngako leliphutsa litawuba lenu njengelubondza lolubhidlikile,
Njengelubondza loludze kakhulu loselutakuwa.
Lutawubhidlika ngekutumeka lokukhulu, ngesikhashana nje.
14 Lutawuphihlika njengeludziwo lolukhulu lwembumbi,
Lutawuphihlika ngalokuphelele kangangekutsi ngeke kusale ngisho nelucetu
Kute kususwe umlilo etiko
Nobe kukhiwe emanti esicojeni.”
15 Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova, Longcwele waka-Israyeli:
“Ngekubuyela kimi nangekuphumula nitawusindza;
Nitawuba nemandla nangabe ningeke nesabe futsi nitawetsembela kimi.”+
Kodvwa nine beningakatimiseli kwenta njalo.+
16 Esikhundleni saloko nitsite: “Hhayi, sitawubaleka ngemahhashi!”
Nitawubaleka vele.
Natsi: “Sitawugibela emahhashi lagijima kakhulu!”+
Ngako labo labanicoshako nabo batawugijima ngelitubane lelikhulu.+
17 Bantfu labayinkhulungwane batawesatjiswa kuhlaselwa ngumuntfu munye;+
Nitawubaleka ngenca yekuhlaselwa bantfu labasihlanu
Kuze kube ngulapho tintfo tenu letisele tifana nelipali lelidze lelisetulu entsabeni,
Kufane nelipali leliluphawu lelisetulu egcumeni.+
Ngobe Jehova unguNkulunkulu lowehlulela ngekulunga.+
Bayajabula bonkhe labo labahlale balindzele* yena.+
19 Angeke nikhale+ ngesikhatsi bantfu sebahlala eSiyoni, lokuyiJerusalema.+ Nakanjani utanentela umusa nakeva kukhalela kwenu lusito; utaniphendvula ngekushesha.+ 20 Ngisho nome Jehova ataninika sinkhwa njengekucindzeteleka, nemanti njengekuhlushwa,+ uMfundzisi wenu Lomkhulu angeke asatifihla futsi nitambona uMfundzisi wenu Lomkhulu+ ngemehlo enu. 21 Tindlebe tenu titawuva livi emvakwenu litsi, “Nayi indlela.+ Hambani ngayo,” nakutakwenteka niye ngesekudla nome niye ngesencele.+
22 Nitawungcolisa lisiliva lokuhucwe ngalo tithico tenu letidvwetjiwe neligolide lokuhucwe ngalo tithico tenu tensimbi.*+ Nitatilahla njengendvwangu yalomsikati losesikhatsini bese nitsi kuto, “Hambani!”*+ 23 Yena utawunisa imvula yenhlanyelo yakho loyihlanyele emhlabatsini,+ nekudla lokukhicitwa ngumhlabatsi kutawuba kunyenti futsi kube nemsoco.*+ Ngalelolanga imfuyo yakho itawudla emadlelweni lamakhulu.+ 24 Tinkhomo netimbongolo letitawube tilima tiyawudla ifolishi lenongwe ngembhidvo, leyeliwe ngelifosholo nemfologo. 25 Kuto tonkhe tintsaba letindze nakuwo onkhe emagcuma lamadze, kuyawuba nemifudlana kanye nemisele yemanti+ ngelilanga lokuyobulawa ngalo bantfu labanyenti, mhlazana kuwa imibhoshongo. 26 Kukhanya kwenyanga legcwele kutawufana nekukhanya kwelilanga; nekukhanya kwelilanga kutawuba nemandla ngalokuphindvwe kangu-7,+ kufane nekukhanya kwemalanga langu-7 lokuhlanganisiwe kwakhanya ngelilanga linye, ngelilanga Jehova latawubabopha ngalo linceba lebantfu bakhe,+ aphindze elaphe emanceba lamakhulu labangelwa sishayo labaletsele sona.+
27 Libito laJehova lisuka khashane kabi,
Livutsa lulaka lwakhe kanye nemafu lamnyama.
Tindzebe takhe tigcwele intfukutselo,
Lulwimi lwakhe lunjengemlilo locotfulako.+
28 Umoya wakhe ufanana nesikhukhula lesinemandla lesifika entsanyeni,
Lesinyakatisa tive ngesisefo sembhubhiso;*
Futsi bantfu batawufakwa ematomu ladukisako emihlatsini yabo.+
29 Kodvwa ingoma yenu itawufana nengoma lehlatjelwa ebusuku
Futsi inhlitiyo yenu itawujabula njengeyemuntfu
Lohamba ashaya* umntjingo
Nakaya entsabeni yaJehova, eDvwaleni laka-Israyeli.+
30 Jehova utakwenta livi lakhe lelihloniphekile+ livakale
Aphindze embule umkhono wakhe+ njengobe wehla ngentfukutselo lenkhulu,+
Ngelilangabi lemlilo locotfulako,+
Ngemvula lenkhulu+ lefika ngekushesha nekudvuma kanye nangesangcotfo.+
32 Konkhe kujikita kwentfonga yakhe yesijeziso
Leso Jehova latasiletsa e-Asiriya,
Kutawuhambisana nemathamborine nemahabhu+
Nakelula umkhono wakhe ulungele kubahlasela emphini.+
Wente indvundvuma yetinkhuni yaba yindze futsi yaba banti kakhulu,
Ngemlilo lomkhulu netinkhuni.
Kuphefumula kwaJehova kufana nemfula wesibabule,
Utayilumeka ngemlilo.