U-Isaya 16:1-14
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Umbiko omayelana leMowabi uyaqhubeka (1-14)
16 Thumela inqama kumbusi welizwe,Isuke eSela, idabule enkangalaIze iyefika entabeni yendodakazi yaseZiyoni.
2 Amadodakazi akoMowabi azakuba semazibukweni* e-Arinoni,+Njengenyoni exotshwe esidlekeni sayo.+
3 “Sicebise, yenza osukukhethile.
Yenza isithunzi sakho sibe njengobusuku emini libalele.
Fihla abasabaleleyo njalo ungabathengisi ababalekayo.
4 Akuthi abantu bami abasabaleleyo bahlale kuwe, wena Mowabi.
Woba yindawo yabo yokucatshela lowo otshabalalisayo.+
Umcindezeli laye kuzamfica,Ukutshabalaliswa kuzaphela,Labagxobagxoba abanye bazaphela du emhlabeni.
5 Ngemva kwalokho isihlalo sobukhosi sizamiswa siqine ngothando oluqotho.
Lowo ozahlala kuso etendeni likaDavida uzabe ethembekile,+Uzakwahlulela kuhle alethe ukulunga ngokuphangisa.”+
6 Sizwile ngokuzigqaja kukaMowabi, uyaziphakamisa sibili.+Sizwile ngokuzikhukhumeza kwakhe lokuzigqaja kanye lolaka lwakhe,+Kodwa amazwi akhe angatsho lutho azaphelela emoyeni.
7 AbakoMowabi bazayikhalela iMowabi,Bonke bazalila.+
Abatshayiweyo bazakhalela amakhekhe aseKhiri-haresethi+ enziwe ngamagilebisi awonyisiweyo.
8 Amasimu eHeshibhoni+ asetshile,Lesihlahla samagilebisi saseSibhima+ sesibunile.
Ababusi bezizwe sebegxobagxobe ingatsha zaso ezilamagilebisi abomvu gebhu,Besezikhule zaze zayafika eJazeri,+Zaqhubeka zikhula zaze zayafika enkangala.
Amahlumela aso abesenabe aze ayafika elwandle.
9 Ngakho ngizasililela isihlahla samagilebisi saseSibhima ngendlela engililela ngayo iJazeri.
Awu Heshibhoni lawe Eliyale,+ ngizalimanzisa ngezinyembezi zami,Ngoba sekuphelile ukumemezela kwenu isithelo sehlobo kanye lesivuno senu.*
10 Ukuthaba lokuthokoza sekususiwe esivandeni,Akuselazingoma zokuthokoza kanye lokumemeza emasimini amagilebisi.+
Labavoxa amagilebisi abasalenzi iwayini ezikhamelweni,*Ngoba sengikuqede du ukumemeza!+
11 Yikho ingaphakathi yami ikhalela iMowabi,+Njengentambo zehabhu.*Ingaphakathi yami iyalila ngenxa yeKhiri-haresethi.+
12 Lanxa uMowabi ezidinisa ngokukhonza endaweni ephakemeyo njalo esiyathandaza endaweni yakhe engcwele, akwenzayo akusoze kumncede ngalutho.+
13 Leli yilo ilizwi elalike lakhulunywa nguJehova mayelana leMowabi.
14 Khathesi uJehova uthi: “Ngeminyaka emithathu nje, iminyaka ezabalwa njengeyomuntu oqhatshiweyo,* inkazimulo yakoMowabi izakwenziwa ibe lihlazo kube lokuxokozela okukhulu. Abaseleyo bazabe bebalutshwana futhi bengelamandla.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Izibuko yindawo lapho okuchatshwa khona umfula.
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “Ngoba umkhosi wempi wehlele phezu kwezithelo zenu zehlobo kanye lesivuno senu.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo indawo okuvoxelwa kuyo amagilebisi.
^ Ihabhu lichacho elilentambo ezifanana lezekatali.
^ Kumbe, “iminyaka yakhe izabalwa ngonanzelelo njengalokho okwenziwa yisisebenzi esiqhatshiweyo,” okutsho ukuthi kuzabe kuyiminyaka emithathu ngqe.
