U-Isaya 6:1-13
6 Ngomnyaka iNkosi u-Uziya eyafa ngawo+ ngabona uJehova ehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi esiphezulu njalo esiphakemeyo.+ Umphetho wesembatho sakhe wawuchayeke wagcwala ithempeli.
2 Amaserafi ayemi ngaphezulu eduze kwakhe, ngalinye lalilempiko eziyisithupha futhi lalivale ubuso balo ngempiko ezimbili, lavala lenyawo zalo ngezinye ezimbili njalo linye ngalinye laliphapha ngempiko ezimbili.
3 Ngalinye lalimemeza elinye lisithi:
“Ungcwele, ungcwele, ungcwele uJehova wamabutho.+
Umhlaba wonke ugcwele inkazimulo yakhe.”
4 Kwathi kuzwakala umsindo wokumemeza lokho,* imigubazi yeminyango yanyikinyeka futhi intuthu yagcwala endlini.+
5 Ngasengisithi: “Maye babo!
Ngafa mina,Ngoba ngingumuntu olezindebe ezingcolileyo,Njalo ngihlala phakathi kwabantu abakhuluma izinto ezingcolileyo,*+Amehlo ami asebone iNkosi, uJehova wamabutho ngokwakhe!”
6 Kusenjalo, elinye iserafi laphapha labuya kimi lithwele ilahle elivuthayo+ elalilithethe e-alithareni+ ngodlawu.*
7 Lathinta umlomo wami ngalo lathi:
“Khangela! Lokhu sekuthinte izindebe zakho.
Icala lakho selisusiwe,Lesono sakho sesihlawulelwe.”
8 Ngasengisizwa ilizwi likaJehova lisithi: “Ngizathuma bani njalo ngubani ozasihambela?”+ Ngasengiphendula ngathi: “Ngilapha! Thuma mina!”+
9 Yena waphendula wathi, “Hamba uyetshela abantu laba uthi:
‘Lizakuzwa kanengi,Kodwa alisoze lizwisise;Lizabona kanengi,Kodwa alisoze libe lolwazi.’+
10 Yenza inhliziyo zabantu laba zibe lukhuni,+Wenze indlebe zabo zibe buthundu,+Uvale lamehlo aboUkuze bangaboni ngamehlo abo,Futhi bangezwa ngendlebe zabo,Ukwenzela ukuthi bangazwisisi ngezinhliziyo zabo,Njalo bangaphenduki basiliswe.”
11 Ngasengisithi: “Awu Jehova, kuze kube nini?” Yena wathi:
“Amadolobho aze adilike kusale kungela ngitsho lesisodwa isakhamuzi,Lezindlu zisale zingaselabantu,Lelizwe lisale lingamanxiwa futhi lingelalutho;+
12 UJehova aze abaxotshele khatshana abantu,+Lomumo welizwe lelo eselingamanxiwa usumubi kakhulu.
13 “Kodwa elizweni kuzabe kulokhu kulabalutshwana abaseleyo* njalo kuzaphinda kube lokutshiswa. Abantu laba bazakuba njengesihlahla esikhulu lesihlahla som-okhi, ezithi zingaganyulwa kusale isidindi. Inhlanyelo* engcwele izakuba yisidindi leso.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “ilizwi lalowo owayememeza.”
^ Kumbe, “abalezindebe ezingcolileyo.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo insimbi yokubambisa amalahle esasigelo.
^ Kumbe, “kulengxenye eyodwa etshumini eseleyo.”
^ Kumbe, “Inzalo.”
