U-Izaya 2

2 ¹Izwi uIsaya indodana ka-Amozi alibona mayelana noJuda neJerusalema. ²Ezinsukwini zokugcina intaba yendlu kaBaba wethu iyakumiswa iqine njengenhloko yezintaba, iphakanyiswe ngaphezu kwamagquma, kuyakugobhozela kuyo zonke izizwe. ³Izizwe eziningi ziyakuza zithi: “Wozani, asenyukele entabeni kaNkulunkulu, endlini yakhe, ukuze asifundise izindlela zakhe, sihambe emikhondweni yakhe.” Ngokuba imfundiso iyakuphuma eSiyoni, nezwi likaBaba wethu eJerusalema. ⁴Uyakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe, axazulule izingxabano zezizwe eziningi. Ziyakukhanda izinkemba zazo zibe ngamakhuba, nemikhonto yazo ibe ngocelemba; isizwe asiyikuphakamisela isizwe inkemba, zingasayikufundela impi. ^a a v4 Amakhuba ngamacezu ensimbi asikayo egejeni; ocelemba ngamacezu agobile okuthena imivini — kokubili kungamathuluzi okulima anokuthula akhandwe kabuya emihlobisweni yempi.

Hamba Ekukhanyeni kukaBaba wethu

⁵Ndlu kaJakobe, wozani, asihambe ekukhanyeni kukaBaba wethu. ⁶Ngokuba ubalahlile abantu bakho, indlu kaJakobe, ngokuba bagcwele imikhuba evela empumalanga nabahlola imilingo njengamaFilisti, benza izivumelwano nabezizwe.

⁷Izwe labo ligcwele isiliva negolide, azinakuphela izinqolobane zabo; izwe labo ligcwele amahhashi, azinakuphela izinqola zabo zempi. ⁸Izwe labo ligcwele izithombe; bakhothamela umsebenzi wezandla zabo, lokho okwenziwe yiminwe yabo. ⁹Ngakho abantu bayathotshiswa, wonke umuntu ayehliswe— ungabathetheleli. ¹⁰Ngena emadwaleni, ucashe othulini ngenxa yokwesabeka kukaBaba wethu nangenxa yenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe. ¹¹Amehlo azidlayo abantu ayakuthotshiswa, nokuzidla kwabantu kwehliswe; uBaba wethu yedwa uyakuphakanyiswa ngalolo suku. ¹²Ngokuba uBaba wamabutho asezulwini unosuku alulungiselele konke okuzidlayo nokuphakemeyo, nakho konke okuziphakamisayo, ukuze kuthotshiswe, ^b b v12 USuku lukaSimakade kubaphrofethi lusuku lapho uBaba wethu esukuma ukwahlulela ukuzidla nokusindisa abantwana bakhe — akusilo usuku lolaka olungenasizathu, kodwa usuku lokulungisa okungcwele oluphela ngokuphakanyiswa kwakhe yedwa. ¹³nakuyo yonke imisedari yaseLebanoni ephakemeyo nephakanyisiweyo, nakuyo yonke imithi yama-okhi yaseBashani, ¹⁴nakuzo zonke izintaba eziphakemeyo, nakuwo wonke amagquma aphakemeyo, ¹⁵nakuwo wonke umbhoshongo ophakemeyo, nakulo lonke ugange oluqinisiweyo, ¹⁶nakuyo yonke imikhumbi yaseTharishishi, nakuzo zonke izikebhe ezinhle kakhulu. ¹⁷Ukuzidla kwabantu kuyakwehliswa, nokuziqhenya kwabantu kuthotshiswe; uBaba wethu yedwa uyakuphakanyiswa ngalolo suku, ¹⁸izithombe ziyakunyamalala nya. ¹⁹Abantu bayakubalekela emihumeni yamadwala nasemigodini yomhlaba ngenxa yokwesabeka kukaBaba wethu nangenxa yenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe, lapho esukuma ukuzamazamisa umhlaba. ²⁰Ngalolo suku abantu bayakulahla izithombe zabo zesiliva nezithombe zabo zegolide abazenzela zona ukuze bazikhonze, bazilahlele ezimvukuzaneni nasemalulwaneni. ²¹Bayakungena eminkenkeni yamadwala nasezintungweni zamawa ngenxa yokwesabeka kukaBaba wethu nangenxa yenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe, lapho esukuma ukuzamazamisa umhlaba. ²²Yekani ukuthembela emuntwini nje, onomoya emakhaleni akhe kuphela. Usizani na?