U-Isaya 6:1-13
6 Ngonyaka iNkosi u-Uziya eyafa ngawo, + ngabona uJehova ehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi esiphakeme, + umphetho wengubo yakhe wawugcwele ithempeli.
2 Kwakumi amaserafi ngaphezu kwakhe; ngalinye linamaphiko ayisithupha. Ngalinye lalimboze ubuso ngamaphiko amabili, limboze izinyawo ngamabili, lindiza ngamanye amabili.
3 Elinye lamemeza elinye lathi:
“Ungcwele, ungcwele, ungcwele uJehova wamabutho. +
Umhlaba wonke ugcwele inkazimulo yakhe.”
4 Izinsika zomnyango zavevezela ngenxa yomsindo wokumemeza,* indlu yagcwala intuthu. +
5 Ngathi: “Maye kimi!
Kuphelile ngami,*Ngoba ngingumuntu onezindebe ezingcolile,Ngihlala phakathi kwesizwe esinezindebe ezingcolile; +Ngoba amehlo ami abone iNkosi, uJehova wamabutho uqobo!”
6 Elinye lamaserafi landizela kimi, liphethe ilahle elivuthayo esandleni salo + elalilithathe ngodlawu e-altare. +
7 Lathinta umlomo wami lathi:
“Bheka! Lokhu kuthinte izindebe zakho.
Icala lakho lithethelelwe,Nesono sakho sihlawulelwe.”
8 Ngemva kwalokho ngezwa izwi likaJehova lithi: “Ngizothuma bani, ubani ozosiyela?” + Ngathi: “Nangu mina! Thuma mina!” +
9 Waphendula wathi, “Yana kulaba bantu uthi:
‘Nizozwa ngokuphindaphindiwe,Kodwa ngeke niqonde;Nizobona ngokuphindaphindiwe,Kodwa ngeke nibe nalwazi.’ +
10 Yenza inhliziyo yalaba bantu ibe lukhuni, +Wenze izindlebe zabo zibe buthuntu, +Uvale namehlo abo,Ukuze bangaboni ngamehlo aboBangezwa ngezindlebe zabo,Ukuze inhliziyo yabo ingaqondiNokuba bangabuyeli kimi bese belashwa.” +
11 Ngathi: “O Jehova, kuze kube nini?” Yena wathi:
“Kuze kube yilapho amadolobha ebhidlika eba yincithakalo, kungabi namuntu ohlala kuwoNezindlu zisale zingenamuntuNezwe liba yincithakalo namanxiwa; +
12 Kuze kube yilapho uJehova ebaxosha abantu +Nalo lonke izwe liba yincithakalo.
13 “Kodwa kuyobe kusekhona abantu abambalwa abahlala ezweni, futhi liyophinde lishiswe, njengesihlahla esikhulu nanjengesihlahla se-oki, okuthi lapho sesigawuliwe kusale isiqu;* inzalo* engcwele iyoba yisiqu salo.”
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “yezwi laleli elimemezayo.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “Ngithulisiwe.”
^ Noma, “isiphunzi.” Ingxenye yesihlahla esalayo lapho sigawulwa.
^ Noma, “imbewu.”
