U-Isaya 30:1-33
30 “Maye kuwo amadodana ayiziqholo,”+ kutsho uJehova.
“Azenzela okusemakhanda awo, okungaveli kimi,+Enza izivumelwano* kodwa engazenzi ngomoya wami,Ukuze angezelele isono phezu kwesono.
2 Aya eGibhithe+ engangibuzanga,+Efuna ukuyavikelwa nguFaro,*Lokuyaphephela emthunzini weGibhithe.
3 Kodwa ukuvikelwa nguFaro kuzalenza libe lenhloni,Lokuphephela emthunzini weGibhithe kuzalenza liyangeke,+
4 Ngoba iziphathamandla seziye eZowani,+Izithunywa sezifike eHanesi.
5 Bonke bazayangekaNgenxa yabantu abangeke babancede ngalutho,Abantu abangasizi ngalutho labangelanzuzo,Kodwa abathelela inhloni lehlazo kuphela.”+
6 Isimemezelo salokho okuzakwehlela izilo zaseningizimu:
Badabula elizweni lokuhlupheka lobunzima,Elilezilwane, izilwane ezibhongayo,Elilamabululu lezinyoka eziphaphayo ezilobuhlungu obutshisayo,Bethwele inotho yabo emihlane yabobabhemi,Lempahla yabo ngamalunda amakamela.
Kodwa izinto lezi azisoze zibancede abantu.
7 Uncedo lweGibhithe ngeke lusebenze ngitsho.+
Yikho ngiyibiza ngokuthi: “URahabi+ ohlezi enganyikinyeki.”
8 “Khathesi hamba uyekubhala lokhu elitsheni* eliyisicecedu, ukubhale bekhangele.
Ukubhale lebhukwini,+Ukuze kusetshenziswe ngosuku oluzayo,Kube yibufakazi obuzahlala bukhona.+
9 Ngoba bangabahlamuki,+ amadodana angamaqili,+Amadodana angafuniyo ukulalela umthetho* kaJehova.+
10 Bathi kubaboni, ‘Lingaboni,’
Kwababona imibono bathi, ‘Lingasitsheli imibono eliqiniso.+
Sitsheleni okuzasiqumbaqumba, bonani imibono engamanga.+
11 Phambukani endleleni, sukani emgwaqweni.
Yekelani ukusitshela ngoNgcwele ka-Israyeli.’”+
12 Yikho-ke, nanku akutshoyo oNgcwele ka-Israyeli:
“Njengoba lingalamukeli ilizwi leli,+Lithemba ukudlelezela lobuqili,Njalo libambelele ezintweni lezi,+
13 Selinjengomduli olomkenke ngenxa yecala lenu,Njengomduli omude futhi otshekileyo osuzakuwa.
Uzakuwa masinyane ngokucwayiza kwelihlo,
14 Udilike njengembiza enkulu yombumbi,Ephahlazeka kusale kungela ngitsho lolulodwa udengeziLokokha amalahle avuthayo eziko,Loba isiqephu sokukha amanzi echibini.”*
15 Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli:
“Nxa lingaphenduka kimi njalo liphumule, lizasindiswa,Lizakuba lamandla nxa lingahlaliseka futhi lingithembe.”+
Kodwa lina belingafuni.+
16 Esikhundleni salokho lithe: “Hatshi, sizabaleka ngamabhiza!”
Lakanye lizabaleka sibili.
Lathi: “Sizagada amabhiza agijima ngesiqubu esikhulu!”+
Yikho abalixotshanisayo bazabe begijima ngesiqubu esimangalisayo.+
17 Abayinkulungwane bazaqhuqha ngenxa yomuntu oyedwa obasongelayo,+Lizabaleka ngenxa yabantu abahlanu abalisongelayo,Kuze kuthi abaseleyo benu babe njengensika esesiqongweni sentaba,Lanjengogodo oluyisibonakaliso oluphezu koqaqa.+
18 Kodwa uJehova ukulindele ngesineke ukulenzela umusa,+Uzasukuma ukuze alitshengise isihawu.+
Ngoba uJehova nguNkulunkulu owahlulela kuhle.+
Bayathokoza bonke abaqhubeka bemlindele.*+
19 Nxa abantu sebehlala eZiyoni, khona kanye eJerusalema,+ awusoze ukhale loba sekutheni.*+ Uzathi ekuzwa ukhalela uncedo akwenzele umusa, uzakuphendula esanda kukuzwa nje.+
20 Lanxa uJehova ezakupha ukuhlupheka kube yisinkwa, lokuhlukuluzwa kube ngamanzi okunatha,+ uMfundisi wakho omkhulu kasoze aphinde azifihle njalo uzambona ngamehlo akho uMfundisi wakho omkhulu.+
21 Nxa lingaphambuka liye kwesokudla loba kwesenxele,+ ngamunye wenu uzakuzwa ilizwi ngemva kwakhe lisithi, “Le yiyo indlela.+ Hambani ngayo.”
22 Lizangcolisa izithombe zenu ezibazwe zahuqwa ngesiliva kanye lezithombe zenu zensimbi ezinanyekwe ngegolide.+ Lizazilahlela khatshana njengelembu elisetshenziswe ngowesifazana osesikhathini, lithi kuzo, “Hambani khatshana!”*+
23 UNkulunkulu uzakwenza izulu line ukuze inhlanyelo eliyihlanyele emhlabathini imile+ futhi amabele aphuma emhlabathini azakhipha isinkwa esinengi esakha umzimba.+ Ngalolosuku izifuyo zenu zizakudla emadlelweni abanzi.+
24 Inkomo labobabhemi elilima ngakho kuzakudla ukudla okuhlanganisiweyo okuhle kakhulu, okuyelwe ngefotsholo langefologwe.
25 Kanti njalo ngelanga lokubulawa okukhulu lapho imiphotshongo isiwa kuzakuba lezifula lemisele yamanzi+ kuzo zonke izintaba ezinde lakuwo wonke amaqaqa aphakemeyo.
26 Ukukhanya kwenyanga egcweleyo kuzakuba njengokukhanya kwelanga. Lokukhanya kwelanga kuzakuba lamandla aphindwe kasikhombisa,+ njengokukhanya kwamalanga ayisikhombisa, ngosuku uJehova azabopha ngalo ukwephuka kwabantu bakhe,+ elaphe lenxeba elikhulu elabangelwa yikubatshaya kwakhe.+
27 Khangelani! Ibizo likaJehova liyeza livela khatshana,Ngokutshisa kolaka lwakhe langamayezi ajiyileyo.
Indebe zakhe zigcwele intukuthelo,Ulimi lwakhe lunjengomlilo otshabalalisayo.+
28 Umoya wakhe unjengesifula esigcweleyo esilamanzi akhawula entanyeni,Unyikinya izizwe phakathi kwesefa yokubhubhisa,Izizwe zizafakwa amatomu emihlathini yazo+ ukuze ziphanjulwe.
29 Kodwa ingoma yenu izakuba njengengoma ehlatshelwa ebusuku,Nxa lilungiselela* idili,+Inhliziyo zenu zizathokoza njengomuntuOhamba ethwele ifluthiEsiya entabeni kaJehova, yena oliDwala lika-Israyeli.+
30 UJehova uzakwenza ilizwi lakhe elikhulu+ lizwakale,Uzaveza ingalo yakhe+ nxa isisehla ngolaka oluvuthayo,+Langelangabi lomlilo otshabalalisayo,+Langezulu elikhulu+ langesiphepho kanye lamatshe esiqhotho.+
31 I-Asiriya izafikelwa yikwesaba okukhulu+ ngenxa yelizwi likaJehova,Uzayitshaya ngentonga.+
32 Kuzakuthi loba nini lapho uJehova etshaya ama-AsiriyaNgentonga yakhe yokujezisa,Kuzazwakala umsindo wamathamborini lamahabhu,*+Ngesikhathi ephakamisa ingalo yakhe ukuze amelane labo empini.+
33 IThofethi* yakhe+ useyilungise kudala,Useyilungisele inkosi.+
Indawo yokubuthelela inkuni iyatshona futhi ibanzi,Ilomlilo omkhulu kanye lenkuni.
Umoya kaJehova onjengesifula sesalufaUzayilumathisa ngomlilo.
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “Athulula iminikelo yokunathwayo.” Lokho kwakungabe kuyindlela yokwenza isivumelwano.
^ NgesiHebheru, “enqabeni kaFaro.”
^ Kumbe, “epulankeni.”
^ Kumbe, “umlayo.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “emgodini.”
^ Kumbe, “bemlindele ngabomvu.”
^ NgesiHebheru umutsho lo usebunyeni.
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “lizibize ngokuthi zingcolile.”
^ Kumbe, “lizingcwelisela.”
^ Ihabhu lichacho elilentambo ezifanana lezekatali.
^ “IThofethi” lapha isetshenziswe njengendawo yokutshisa, emela ukubhujiswa.
