Umqondiso Wamaxhoba Akhawulezayo
UIsaya uthiya unyana wakhe ngegama elitsho amaxhoba azayo ngokukhawuleza, zaza izikhukula zama-Asiriya zenyuka zada zafika entanyeni yakwaYuda. Uyalelwa ukuba angabi nalo uloyiko lwabantu nokubiza yonke into ngokuba liyelenqe. Endaweni yokubuza kubafileyo, ulinde uBawo ngoku ofihla ubuso bakhe.
8 1Wathi kum uBawo wethu: “Thabatha icwecwe elikhulu, ubhale kulo ngokuphandle, uthi: ‘NgokaMaher-shalal-hash-baz.’” a a v1 UMaher-shalal-hash-baz uthetha ukuthi “ukhawuleza emaxhobeni, ungxamele ukuphanga” — ngumqondiso ophilayo wokuba uAsiriya wayeza kuwathabatha kungekudala amaxhoba aseDamasko naseSamari.
2Ngoko ndabiza amangqina athembekileyo ukuba angqine kum—u-Uriya umbingeleli noZekariya unyana kaYebherekiya.
3Ndaza ndaya kumprofetikazi; wamitha wazala unyana, waza uBawo wethu wathi kum: “Mthiye igama elinguMaher-shalal-hash-baz. 4Phambi kokuba inkwenkwe ikwazi ukubiza ukuthi ‘Tata’ okanye ‘Mama,’ ubutyebi baseDamasko namaxhoba aseSamari aya kurholwa phambi kokumkani wase-Asiriya.”
5Wabuya kwakhona uBawo wethu wathetha kum, esithi:
6“Ngenxa yokuba aba bantu bewalile amanzi aseShiloha ahamba ngokuthambileyo, bevuya ngoRetsin nangonyana kaRemaliya, b b v6 IShiloha yayingumsinga omncinci, othambileyo ohamba kufuphi neYerusalem — owenziwe ngabom ukuba wahluke kunogumbe omkhulu womEfrati okwivesi 7. 7ngoko ke iNkosi uBawo sele iza kubanyusela amanzi onogumbe anamandla omlambo—ukumkani wase-Asiriya nalo lonke uzuko lwakhe. Aya kuphakama phezu kwayo yonke imijelo yawo, aze aphuphume ngaphaya kweendonga zawo zonke, 8aza aqukuqele angene kwelakwaYuda, azalise adlule, ade afike entanyeni; amaphiko awo olukileyo aya kuzalisa ububanzi belizwe lakho, Imanuweli.”
9Qhekezwani, nina zizwe, nophulwe! Phulaphulani, nonke nina mazwe akude! Zixhobeni nophulwe; zixhobeni nophulwe! 10Yilani icebo lenu, kodwa aliyi kuphumelela; thethani ilizwi lenu, kodwa aliyi kuma—kuba uBawo wethu unathi.
11Kuba utsho uBawo wethu kum, isandla sakhe esinamandla siphezu kwam, endilumkisa ukuba ndingahambi ngendlela yaba bantu:
12“Musani ukuthi yelenqe yonke into aba bantu abathi yelenqe; musani ukoyika oko bakoyikayo, ningangcangcazeli. 13UBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini—nguye lowo enifanele ukumgcina engcwele. Yena makabe luloyiko lwenu; yena makabe yinkwantyiso yenu. 14Uya kuba yindawo engcwele; kodwa kuzo zombini izindlu zakwaSirayeli uya kuba lilitye elibakhubekisayo neliwa elibawisayo, kubo abemi baseYerusalem ube ngumgibe nesibatha. c c v14 UPetros noPawulos bobabini bakhankanya uYesu njengeli litye — 1 Pet 2:8; Rom 9:33. 15Baninzi phakathi kwabo abaya kukhubeka; baya kuwa baphuke, baya kubanjwa emgibeni bathinjwe.”
16Gcina ubungqina; tywina umyalelo phakathi kwabafundi bam. 17Ndiya kumlinda uBawo wethu, ozifihla ubuso bakhe kuyo indlu kaYakobi; ndiya kuthemba kuye. 18Nangu mna, nabantwana uBawo wethu awandinikayo—imiqondiso nezimanga kwaSirayeli ezivela kuBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, ohleli entabeni yeZiyon. d d v18 KumaHebhere 2:13 la mazwi athethwa nguYesu — abantwana awathi ngabakhe ngabo awabanikwa nguBawo wethu.
19Xa besithi kuni: “Buzani kwabanemishologu nakoosiyazi abasebezayo begcuma,” abafanele na abantu ukubuza kuBawo wabo? Bafanele na ukubuza kwabafileyo ngenxa yabaphilayo? 20Makubhekwe emyalelweni nasebungqinini! Ukuba abathethi ngokwaleli lizwi, akukho kukhanya kokusa kubo. 21Bebandezelekile belambile, baya kubhadula ezweni; bakuba belambe, baya kuqumba baqalekise ukumkani wabo noBawo wabo, bakhangele phezulu. 22Baya kukhangela emhlabeni, babone kuphela imbandezelo nobumnyama, isithokothoko sengcutheko; baze baqhutyelwe ebumnyameni obusithokothoko.
