U-Isaya 24:1-23
24 Khangela! UJehova uyalichitha ilizwe* alitshiye lingelalutho.+
Uyaligenqula,+ enze izakhamizi zalo zihlakazeke.+
2 Abantu bonke bazasala befanana:
Abantu lomphristi,Inceku lenkosi yayo,Incekukazi lowesifazana oyiqhatshileyo,Umthengi lothengisayo,Obolekayo lobolekisayo,Olesikwelede lokweledisayo.+
3 Ilizwe lizasala lingelalutho,Konke okukulo kuzathathwa,+Ngoba uJehova uselikhulumile ilizwi leli.
4 Ilizwe liyalila*+ njalo selitshabalala.
Ilizwe elithelayo liyabuna futhi seliphelile.
Abantu belizwe abadumileyo abaselamandla.
5 Ilizwe selingcoliswe ngabantu balo,+Ngoba kabayilandelanga imithetho.+Batshintshe umlayo,+Bephula lesivumelwano okumele sihlale sikhona.*+
6 Yikho ilizwe selibhidlika ngenxa yesiqalekiso,+Labahlala kulo balecala.
Yikho izakhamizi zelizwe sezizilutshwana,Sekusele abantu abalutshwana kakhulu.+
7 Iwayini elitsha liyalila,* lesihlahla samagilebisi siyabuna,+Bonke abachelesileyo enhliziyweni sebebubula.+
8 Umsindo othokozisayo wamathamborini usuphelile,Umsindo wabaxokozelayo awusekho,
Lomsindo othokozisayo wokukhala kwehabhu* usuphelile.+
9 Banatha iwayini kungelangoma ezihlatshelwayoUtshwala bubaba gamu kwababunathayo.
10 Idolobho elingelamuntu selidilikile,+Indlu ngayinye ivalwe ngci ukuze kungangeni muntu.
11 Bakhalela iwayini besemigwaqweni.
Ukuthaba konke sekuphelile,Intokozo ebiselizweni ayisekho.+
12 Idolobho selisele lingamanxiwa;Igedi selidiliziwe lasala liyinqumbi yezibi.+
13 Nanku okuzakwenzakala phakathi kwabantu elizweni:
Kuzakuba njengalapho isihlahla sama-oliva sibhulwa,+Kube njengamagilebisi amalutshwana aseleyo, lapho ukuvuna sekuphelile.+
14 Bazakhweza ilizwi labo,Bamemeze ngentokozo.
Bazamemezela ubukhulu bukaJehova beselwandle.*+
15 Bazamkhazimulisa uJehova besesabelweni sokukhanya,*+Bakhazimulise ibizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli besezihlengeni zolwandle.+
16 Sizwa izingoma ezivela emikhawulweni yomhlaba:
“Kakhazinyuliswe Lowo Olungileyo!”+
Kodwa ngithi: “Angiselamandla, angiselamandla!
Maye babo! Abangamaqili benze ubuqili,Amaqili aqila ngobuqili.”+
17 Wena sakhamuzi selizwe ulindelwe yikwesaba lamagodi lemijibila.+
18 Loba ngubani obalekela umsindo owesabekayo uzawela egodini,Lalowo ophuma egodini uzabanjwa ngumjibila.+
Amagedi ezimpophoma zasezulwini azavulwa,Izisekelo zelizwe zizanyikinyeka.
19 Ilizwe lidabuke phakathi,Ilizwe selinyikinyiwe,Ilizwe liyazamazama ngamandla.+
20 llizwe liyadiyazela njengomuntu odakiweyo,Liyazunguzeka njengendlu ezunguzwa ngumoya.
Lisindwa yisiphambeko salo,+Lizakuwa lingaphindi livuke.
21 Ngalelolanga uJehova uzakwahlulela ibutho elisezindaweni eziphezulu,Kanye lamakhosi asemhlabeni.
22 Bazabuthaniswa ndawonyeNjengezibotshwa ezivalelwe egodini.
Bazavalelwa ejele,Ngemva kwezinsuku ezinengi bazahlolwa.
23 Inyanga* egcweleyo izayangiswa,Lelanga elicazimulayo lizakuba lenhloni,+Ngoba uJehova wamabutho useyiNkosi+ entabeni iZiyoni+ laseJerusalema,Njalo uyakhazimula phambi kwabadala babantu bakhe.*+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “uyawuchitha umhlaba.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “liyoma.”
^ Kumbe, “sasendulo.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “liyoma.”
^ Ihabhu lichacho elilentambo ezifanana lezekatali.
^ Kumbe, “besentshonalanga.”
^ Kumbe, “besempumalanga.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo inyanga ekhanyisayo emkhathini.
^ NgesiHebheru, “phambi kwabadala bakhe.”
