Ngokubhekiselele kuYuda naseYerusalem
Iintlanga ziza ngokuzithandela ukuze zifunde iindlela zikaBawo wethu ziyeke ukuziqeqeshela imfazwe. Emva koko umbono ujika usinge kuYuda ngokwayo, ezele yisilivere, amahashe nezithixo, kwaye yonke into ephakamileyo imiselwe ukuthotywa. Ilizwi lokuvala licacile: yekani ukuthemba abantu, abangumphefumlo nje.
2 1Ilizwi awalibonayo uIsaya unyana ka-Amotsi ngokubhekisele kuYuda naseYerusalem. 2Ngemihla yokugqibela intaba yendlu kaBawo wethu iya kuma iqiniseke, ibe yeyona ntaba iphakamileyo, iphakanyiswe ngaphezu kwiinduli, zize zonke iintlanga zimpompozele kuyo. 3Zininzi izizwe eziya kuza zithi: “Yizani, masinyuke siye entabeni kaThixo, endlwini yakhe, ukuze asifundise iindlela zakhe size sihambe emendweni wakhe.” Kuba umyalelo uya kuphuma eZiyon, nelizwi likaBawo wethu liphume eYerusalem. 4Uya kugweba phakathi kweentlanga alungise iimbambano zezizwe ezininzi. Baya kuwakhanda amakrele abo abe ziipuluwa neentshuntshe zabo zibe zizitshetshe zokuthena imidiliya; uhlanga aluyi kuphakamisela uhlanga ikrele, bangaphindi bafunde imfazwe. a a v4 Amakhuba zizixhobo zensimbi ezisikayo zekhuba; izitshetshe zokuthena ziincam ezigobileyo zokuthena imidiliya — zombini zizixhobo zoxolo zokulima eziguqulwe zivela ezikhalini zemfazwe.
Hambani ekukhanyeni kukaBawo
5Ndlu kaYakobi, yizani, masihambe ekukhanyeni kukaBawo wethu. 6Kuba ubalahlile abantu bakho, indlu kaYakobi, ngenxa yokuba bezaliswe zizinto zasempumalanga nangabavumisi abanjengamaFilisti, benza iminqophiso nabasemzini.
7Ilizwe labo lizele yisilivere negolide, abunampelo ubutyebi babo; ilizwe labo lizele ngamahashe, azinampelo iinqwelo zabo zokulwa. 8Ilizwe labo lizele zizithixo; baqubuda emsebenzini wezandla zabo, kuloo nto yenziwe ziminwe yabo. 9Ngoko umntu uwiselwe phantsi, bonke bethotyiwe—musa ukubaxolela. 10Ngena emaweni uzimele eluthulini, ngenxa yokoyikeka kukaBawo wethu nobuqaqawuli bobungangamsha bakhe. 11Amehlo anekratshi omntu aya kuwiselwa phantsi, nokukhukhumala kwamadoda kuya kuthotywa; yedwa uBawo wethu oya kuphakanyiswa ngaloo mini. 12Kuba uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini unosuku analugcinele konke okunekratshi nokuphakamileyo, nxamnye nako konke okuphakanyisiweyo, ukuze kuwiselwe phantsi, b b v12 USuku lukaNdikhoyo kubaprofeti lusuku uBawo wethu avuka ngalo ukuba agwebe ikratshi ahlangule abantwana bakhe — asilusuku lomsindo ongenasizathu, kodwa lusuku lokululeka okungcwele oluphela ngokuphakanyiswa kwakhe yedwa. 13nxamnye nayo yonke imisedare yaseLebhanon, ephakamileyo nephakanyisiweyo, nangemioki yonke yaseBhashan, 14nxamnye nazo zonke iintaba ezinde nazo zonke iinduli eziphakamileyo, 15nxamnye nayo yonke inqaba ende ephakamileyo nangalo lonke udonga olunqatyisiweyo, 16nxamnye nazo zonke iinqanawa zaseTarshishe nangaso sonke isikhephe esihle kunene. 17Ukukhukhumala komntu kuya kuthotywa, nekratshi lamadoda liwiselwe phantsi; yedwa uBawo wethu oya kuphakanyiswa ngaloo mini, 18izithixo zona ziya kutshabalala zonke ngokupheleleyo. 19Abantu baya kubalekela emiqolombeni yamawa nasemingxunyeni yomhlaba, ngenxa yokoyikeka kukaBawo wethu nobuqaqawuli bobungangamsha bakhe, xa esuka ukuze anyikimise umhlaba. 20Ngaloo mini abantu baya kuziphosa izithixo zabo zesilivere nezithixo zabo zegolide kwiintuku namalulwane, ababezenzele bona ukuze bazinqule. 21Baya kungena ezimfanteni zamawa nasezingxondorheni, ngenxa yoloyiko lukaBawo wethu nangenxa yobuqaqawuli bobungangamsha bakhe, xa esuka eza kuwunyikimisa umhlaba. 22Yekani ukukholosa ngomntu ongumntu nje, onomphefumlo nje emathatheni akhe. Ubalulekile ngantoni na?
