Isibonakaliso Sokuphangwa Okusheshayo
U-Isaya uqamba indodana yakhe igama elisho impango ezayo ngokushesha, futhi uzamcolo wase-Asiriya ukhuphuka kufike entanyeni yakwaJuda. Utshelwa ukuba angahlanganyeli ekwesabeni kwabantu, angakubizi konke ngokuthi uzungu. Esikhundleni sokubuza abafileyo, ulindela uBaba okwamanje ofihle ubuso bakhe.
8 1UBaba wethu wathi kimi: “Thatha ibhodi elikhulu ubhale kulo ngokucacile: ‘Okuka-Maheri-shalali-hashi-bazi.’” a a v1 UMaheri-shalali-hashi-bazi usho ukuthi “ukushesha ekuphangeni, ukuphangisa empangweni” — isibonakaliso esiphilayo sokuthi i-Asiriya yayizakuthi maduze ithwale iDamaseku neSamariya. 2Ngase ngibiza ofakazi abathembekile ukuba bangifakazele—u-Uriya umpristi noZakariya indodana kaJeberekiya.
3Ngase ngiya kumprofethikazi; wakhulelwa wazala indodana, uBaba wethu wathi kimi: “Mqambe igama lithi uMaheri-shalali-hashi-bazi. 4Ngaphambi kokuba umfana azi ukumemeza athi ‘Baba’ noma ‘Mama,’ ingcebo yaseDamaseku nempango yaseSamariya kuyakuthwalwa kuyiswe phambi kwenkosi yase-Asiriya.”
5UBaba wethu waphinda wakhuluma kimi futhi:
6“Ngokuba lesi sizwe sawenqaba amanzi ageleza kamnene aseShilowa, sathokoza ngoRezini nangendodana kaRemaliya, b b v6 IShilowa yayingumfudlana omncane, omnene ogeleza eduze neJerusalema — oqhathaniswa ngamabomu nesikhukhula esikhulu iYufrathe evesini lesi-7. 7ngalokho uBaba oBusayo usezakwenyusela phezu kwaso amanzi anamandla esikhukhula soMfula—inkosi yase-Asiriya nenkazimulo yayo yonke. Wuyakwenyuka phezu kwayo yonke imisele yawo uchichime phezu kwazo zonke izindonga zawo, 8uqhubeke ukhukhule ungene kwaJuda, ugcwale udlule, ufinyelele entanyeni; amaphiko awo eleliwe ayakugcwalisa ububanzi bezwe lakho, Imanuweli.”
9Yephukani, nina zizwe, nichobozwe! Lalelani, nina nonke mazwe akude! Bhincani izikhali zenu nichobozwe; bhincani izikhali zenu nichobozwe! 10Cebani icebo lenu, kodwa liyakuphuthela; khulumani izwi lenu, kodwa aliyikuma— ngokuba uBaba wethu unathi.
11Ngokuba yilokhu uBaba wethu akusho kimi, isandla sakhe esinamandla siphezu kwami, engiyala ukuba ngingahambi ngendlela yalesi sizwe:
12“Ningakubizi ngozungu konke lokhu lesi sizwe esikubiza ngozungu; ningesabi lokho abakwesabayo, ningethuki. 13UBaba wamabutho asezulwini—nguye okufanele nimphathe njengoNgcwele. Yena makabe ngukwesaba kwenu; yena makabe nguvalo lwenu. 14Uyakuba yindlu engcwele; kodwa kuzo zombili izindlu zika-Israyeli uyakuba yitshe elibakhubekisayo nedwala elibawisayo, nakubo abakhileyo eJerusalema abe ngugibe nesithiyo. c c v14 UPhethro noPawulu bobabili baqamba uJesu njengaleli tshe — 1 Phe 2:8; Rom 9:33. 15Abaningi phakathi kwabo bayakukhubeka; bayakuwa bephuke, bathiywe bathunjwe.”
16Londoloza ubufakazi; namekela imfundiso phakathi kwabafundi bami. 17Ngiyakumlinda uBaba wethu, osithela ubuso bakhe endlini kaJakobe; ngiyakwethemba kuye. 18Nangu mina, nabantwana uBaba wethu anginike bona—yizibonakaliso nezimangaliso kwa-Israyeli ezivela kuBaba wamabutho asezulwini, ohlala eNtabeni iZiyoni. d d v18 AmaHebheru 2:13 afaka la mazwi emlonyeni kaJesu — abantwana awathi ngabakhe yilabo uBaba wethu amnika bona.
19Lapho benitshela bethi, “Buzani kwabanemimoya nakulabo ababuza emimoyeni, abahlebayo nabavungamayo,” akufanele yini isizwe sibuze kuBaba waso? Bayakubuza yini kwabafileyo ngenxa yabaphilayo? 20Masiye emfundisweni nasebufakazini! Uma bengakhulumi ngokwaleli zwi, abanakho ukukhanya kokusa. 21Becindezelekile belambile, bayakuzulazula ezweni; lapho bephelelwe yikudla, bayakuthukuthela baqalekise inkosi yabo noBaba wabo, babheke phezulu. 22Bayakubheka emhlabeni babone kuphela usizi nobumnyama, ubumnyama bosizi olukhulu; bayakuqhutshelwa ebumnyameni obunzima.
