Ilizwi Eliphezu KweBhabhilon
Imikhosi ehlanganiselwa ezintabeni yekaBawo wethu, ibizelwe ukulwa neBhabhilon. Imini echazwayo inenkohlakalo—iinkwenkwezi zimnyama, iintliziyo zinyibilika, iintsana zibulawa, kungabonakaliswa nceba. Uzuko lwezikumkani luphela lungamanxuwa apho amarhamncwa entlango abhombolozela khona.
13 1Isiprofeto esingeBhabhilon, awasibonayo uIsaya unyana ka-Amotsi.
2“Phakamisa ibhanile eluqhayini; ubamemeze, uwangise isandla ukuze bangene emasangweni ezinhanha. 3Mna ngokwam ndibawisele umthetho abangcwalisiweyo bam; ndiwabizile amagorha am ukuba awuphelelise umsindo wam—lawo avuyelela ngobungangamsha bam.”
4Phulaphulani—ingxokozelo ezintabeni, enjengeyenkitha enkulu! Phulaphulani—ukugquma kwezikumkani, izizwe zibuthelene ndawonye! UBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ubutha umkhosi wemfazwe. 5Bavela ezweni elikude, emaphethelweni amazulu—uBawo wethu nezikhali zengqumbo yakhe—ukutshabalalisa lonke ihlabathi. 6Bhombolozani, kuba imini kaBawo wethu isondele; iza njengentshabalalo evela kuSomandla. a a v6 ‘Imini kaNdikhoyo’ ligama abaprofeti abalisebenzisayo ngemini kaBawo wethu yokubalela. Umgwebo wakhe uphuma kwaloo ntliziyo inye ethanda abantwana bakhe—ibakhusela, iphelisa oko kubatshabalalisayo. 7Ngenxa yoku zonke izandla ziphelelwa ngamandla, intliziyo yomntu wonke iyanyibilika. 8Babanjwe luloyiko; inimba neenkxwaleko ziyababamba; bazibhijabhije njengomfazi osezinimbeni. Bakhangelana bothukile, ubuso babo buvutha njengomlilo. 9Khangela—imini kaBawo wethu iyeza, inobungcwangu, izele yingqumbo nokuvutha komsindo, ukwenza ihlabathi libe linkangala nokutshabalalisa aboni abaphezu kwalo. 10Iinkwenkwezi zamazulu neziqhu zazo azisayi kukhanyisa; ilanga liya kuba mnyama ekuphumeni kwalo, nenyanga ayisayi kukhupha ukukhanya kwayo.
11“Ndiya kwehlisela umgwebo ehlabathini ngenxa yobubi balo, nabangendawo ngenxa yetyala labo; ndiya kuphelisa ukukhukhumala kwabanekratshi, ndithobe iqhayiya labacinezeli. 12Ndiya kwenza abantu banqabe ngaphezu kwegolide ecocekileyo, uluntu lunqabe ngaphezu kwegolide yaseOfire. 13Ngako oko ndiya kuwenza amazulu agungqe, lize ihlabathi lishukunyiswe lisuke endaweni yalo, ngenxa yengqumbo kaBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, ngemini yokuvutha komsindo wakhe.”
14Njengebhadi elizingelwayo, njengezimvu ezingenamuntu wokuzihlanganisa, elowo wobuyela kubantu bakowabo, elowo wobalekela ezweni lakowabo. 15Lowo ufunyenweyo wohlatywa, nalowo ubanjiweyo woyela ekreleni. 16Iintsana zabo ziya kubethwa phantsi phambi kwamehlo abo; izindlu zabo ziya kuphangwa, nabafazi babo badlwengulwe.
17“Khangela—ndiwavusela amaMedi ukuba abahlasele, angakhathaleli silivere, angakholiswa yigolide. b b v17 AmaMedi ayeluhlanga olunamandla lwamandulo, oluvela entshonalanga-ntla yelizwe iIran, awathi kamva amanyana namaPersi ukuze oyise iBhabhilon. 18Izaphetha zabo ziya kubabulala abafana; awayi kuba nanceba ezintsaneni; awayi kuba nafefe ebantwaneni.”
19Yona iBhabhilon, ilitye elinqabileyo phakathi kwezikumkani, uzuko nekratshi lamaBhabhilon, iya kuba njengeSodom neGomora mhla uBawo wethu wazigungxulayo. 20Ayisayi kuhlalwa naphakade, ingamiwa kwizizukulwana zonke; akukho mArabhi uya kumisa intente khona, akukho balusi baya kubuthisa imihlambi yabo khona. 21Kodwa izilo zasentlango ziya kubutha khona, zize izindlu zazo zizale ngamarhamncwa abhombolozayo; khona iinciniba ziya kuhlala, zize iibhokhwe zasendle zitsibatsibe. 22Iimpisi ziya kubhomboloza ezimboniselweni zayo, zize iingcuka emabhotweni ayo anobunewunewu. Ixesha layo lisondele, imihla yayo ayisayi kolulwa.
