Isaya
1 Umbono lowabonwa ngu-Isaya*+ indvodzana ya-Amozi lomayelana nesive sakaJuda neJerusalema, ngetikhatsi tabo-Uziya,+ Jothamu,+ Ahazi+ naHezekiya,+ emakhosi akaJuda:+
2 Lalelani nine mazulu, ulalele nawe mhlaba,+
Ngobe Jehova ukhulumile:
3 Inkunzi imati kahle umtsengi wayo,
Nembongolo iyati kahle indzawo yekudlela leyentelwe ngumnikati wayo;
Kodvwa ema-Israyeli akangati mine,*+
Bantfu bami abatiphatsi ngendlela lekhombisa kucondza.”
4 Maye ngalesive lesinesono,+
Bantfu labacindzetelwe ngemaphutsa,
Intalelwane yebantfu lababi, tikhohlakali tebantfwana!
Bamlahlile Jehova;+
Abakamhloniphi Longcwele waka-Israyeli;
Bamfulatsele.
5 Nyalo-ke senitawushaywa ngakuphi njengobe nichubeka nalokuvukela kwenu?+
Inhloko yenu iyagula,
Nenhlitiyo yenu iyagula.+
6 Kusukela elunyaweni kuya enhloko, kute lokuphilile.
Kunemanceba nemihuzuko netilondza letivulekile,
Atikelashwa, atikaboshwa futsi atikagcotjiswa nangemafutsa.+
7 Live lenu alisahlali muntfu.
Emadolobha enu ashiswe ngemlilo.
Bantfu bekuhamba bayatitsatsela nje live lenu nibukile.+
Selifana nelihlane ngenca yekoniwa bantfu bekuhamba.+
8 Indvodzakati yaseSiyoni ishiywe njengemtfunti* losensimini yemagilebisi,
Njengendlu yatjani lesensimini yemakhukhamba,
Njengelidolobha lelivinjetelwe.+
9 Kube Jehova wemabutfo akasishiyelanga labambalwa labasindzile,*
Besitawuvele sifane ncamashi neSodoma,
Futsi besitawufana neGomora.+
10 Lalelani livi laJehova nine babusi baseSodoma labacindzetelako.+
Nakisisani umtsetfo* waNkulunkulu wetfu, nine bantfu baseGomora.+
11 Jehova utsi: “Imihlatjelo yenu leminyenti ingisita ngani mine?+
Sengenele yiminikelo yenu yekushiswa, yetimvu letindvuna+ nemanoni etilwane letondlekile,+
Futsi ayingijabulisi ingati+ yetinkunzana+ nemazinyane etimvu netimbuti.+
12 Nangabe nita nitewuvela embikwami,+
Kusuke kushito bani kutsi wotani,
Nitawugcobagcoba emabala ami?+
13 Sale niyekela lokungiletsela iminikelo yalokutinhlavu lengasho lutfo.
Imphepho yenu iyenyanyeka kimi.+
Kwetfwasa kwenyanga,+ emasabatha,+ nekubitwa kwemihlangano,+
Angeke ngikhone kukubeketelela kusetjentiswa kwemilingo+ kanye nembutsano wenu lokhetsekile.
14 Sengiyayitondza* imikhosi yenu leniyenta ngekwetfwasa kwenyanga.
Seyingumtfwalo kimi;
Sengidziniwe kuyibeketelela.
15 Naniphakamisa tandla tenu niteneka,
Nginifihlela buso bami.+
17 Fundzani kwenta lokuhle, nifune kulunga,+
Lungisani umuntfu locindzetelako,
Melelani emalungelo entsandzane,
Nimkhulumele kahle nemfelokati.”+
18 Jehova utsi: “Buyani, asilungiseni tindzaba emkhatsini wetfu.+
Nome ngabe tono tenu tibovu njengengati,
Titakwentiwa tibe mhlophe njengelichwa;+
Nome ngabe tono tenu tinjengendvwangu lebovu tju,
Titawuba mhlophe njengeboya.
19 Nangabe nitimisele kulalela,
Nitakudla tintfo letimnandzi talelive.+
20 Kodvwa nangabe ningavumi kulalela futsi nivukela,
Nitawudliwa yinkemba niphele nya,+
Ngobe umlomo waJehova ukhulumile.”
21 Lelidolobha leletsembekile+ seligucuke laba yingwadla.+
23 Tindvuna takho tinenkhani futsi titihlanganisa nemasela.+
Tonkhe titsandza kudizelwa futsi titifunela tipho.+
Atitehluleli kahle tintsandzane,
Futsi atiyinaki indzaba yemfelokati ledzinga kusetjentwa ngumtsetfo.+
24 Ngako-ke, iNkhosi yeliciniso, Jehova wemabutfo,
Lonemandla waka-Israyeli, utsi:
“Awuva-ke! Ngitatikhulula etitseni tami,
Futsi ngitatiphindziselela etitseni tami.+
25 Sandla sami sitawumelana nawe,
Ngitatincibilikisa tonkhe letintfo takho letingadzingeki,
Futsi ngitawususa konkhe kungcola kwakho.+
26 Ngitawubuyisela behluleli bakho njengasekucaleni
Nebeluleki bakho njengasekucaleni.+
Ngemuva kwaloko, utawubitwa ngekutsi uLidolobha Lekulunga, Lidolobha Leletsembekile.+
27 ISiyoni itawukhululwa ngekulunga,+
Bantfu bayo labatawubuya, batawukhululwa ngekulunga.
29 Ngobe batawudliwa ngemahloni ngenca yetihlahla letinkhulu lenitifisako,+
30 Ngobe nitawufana nesihlahla lesikhulu lesinemacembe labunako,+
Futsi nitawufana nengadze lete emanti.
31 Indvodza lenemandla itawufana nentsambo leshako,
Imisebenti yayo ifane nenhlase;
Konkhe kutawusha kanyekanye,
Kutawuba bete lotakucisha.”