U-Isaya 28:1-29
28 Maye ngomqhele* wokuzikhukhumeza* wezidakwa zako-Efrayimi!+
Ubuhle bawo obukhazimulayo buliluba elibunayo njeElisendaweni ephezulu, esigodini esivundileyo lapho okulabantu abakhulelwa liwayini.
2 UJehova uzathuma umuntu oqinileyo njalo olamandla.
Uzawuphosela phansi ngamandla umqhele,Njengesiphepho esilesiqhotho, umoya wesiphepho otshabalalisayo,Lanjengezulu elinengi elilezikhukhula zamanzi ezilolaka.
3 Imiqhele yokuzikhukhumeza* yezidakwa zako-EfrayimiIzanyathenyathelwa ngenyawo.+
4 Ubuhle obukhazimulayo buliluba elibunayoElisendaweni ephezulu, esigodini esivundileyo.
Buzakuba njengekhiwane elivuthwa kuqala kungakabi lihlobo.
Nxa umuntu elibona uhle alikhe alidle, aliginye masinyane.
5 Ngalelolanga uJehova wamabutho uzakuba ngumqhele okhazimulayo, abe ngumqhele wamaluba omuhle ebantwini bakhe abaseleyo.+
6 Uzakwenza abahluleli bahlulele kuhle* njalo uzakuba ngumthombo wamandla kulabo abalwisana labahlaselayo egedini.+
7 Abaphristi labaphrofethi bayaphambuka ngenxa yewayini,Utshwala babo benza badiyazele.
Bayaphambuka ngenxa yotshwala,Iwayini libaphambanisa ingqondo.
Bayadiyazela ngenxa yotshwala babo,Umbono abawubonayo wenza baphambuke,Njalo bayakhubeka nxa besahlulela.+
8 Amatafula abo agcwele amahlanzo enyanyekayo,Kugcwele amahlanzo yonke indawo.
9 Bathi: “Umuntu uzalupha bani ulwazi?
Uzawuchazela bani umbiko?
Uzawuchazela abalunyuliweyo yini,Labo abasanda kukhitshwa ebeleni?
10 Ngoba ngumlayo phezu komlayo, umlayo phezu komlayo,Umzila ngomzila, umzila ngomzila,*+Okuncane lapha, okuncane laphaya.”*
11 Ngakho uzakhuluma labantu laba esebenzisa abagagasayo kanye labakhuluma ulimi lwezizweni.+
12 Wake wabatshela wathi: “Le yindawo yokuphumula; odiniweyo kaphumule. Le yindawo yokubethwa ngumoya,” kodwa kabazange balalele.+
13 Kubo ilizwi likaJehova lizakuba,
“Ngumlayo phezu komlayo, umlayo phezu komlayo,Umzila ngomzila, umzila ngomzila,*+Okuncane lapha, okuncane laphaya,”
Ukuze nxa sebehambaBakhubeke bawe ngesiphundu,*Balimale, bathiywe futhi babanjwe.+
14 Zwanini ilizwi likaJehova lina bantu elizitshaya izifuba,Lina elibusa abantu laba abaseJerusalema.
15 Ngoba lina lithi:
“Sesenze isivumelwano lokufa,+Senza isivumelwano lengcwaba.
Nxa isikhukhula esilolaka sidlula,Kasisoze sifike kithi,Ngoba senze amanga aba yisiphephelo sethuSazifihla emangeni.”+
16 Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
“Khangelani, ngibeka ilitshe elihloliweyo ukuthi libe yisisekelo eZiyoni,+Ilitshe eliyisiqokoqela leliligugu,+ elesisekelo esiqinileyo.+
Akulamuntu otshengisa ukuthi ulokholo ozakwethuka.+
17 Ngizakwenza ukwahlulela kuhle kube yintambo yokulinganisa,+Lokulunga kube yintambo yokuqondisa.+
Izulu lesiqhotho lizakhukhula isiphephelo samanga,Lamanzi agcwale endaweni yokucatsha.
18 Isivumelwano elasenza lokufa sizachithwa,Lesivumelwano elasenza lengcwaba asisoze sime.+
Isikhukhula esilolaka sizathi sidlula,Silitshabalalise.
19 Lapho esizadlula khona kanenginengi,Sizalikhukhula;+Ngoba sizadlula nsuku zonke ekuseni,Lemini lebusuku.
Ukwesaba yikho okuzabenza bazwisise umbiko okhulunyiweyo.”*
20 Umbheda mfitshane kakhulu ukuthi umuntu azelule kuwo,Lelembu lincane kakhulu ukuthi azigoqele ngalo.
21 UJehova uzaphakama njengasentabeni iPherazimi,Uzakuba ledlabuzane njengasesigodini esiseduze leGibhiyoni,+Ukuze enze isenzo sakhe, isenzo sakhe esiyisimanga,Enze lomsebenzi wakhe, umsebenzi wakhe ongajayelekanga.+
22 Khathesi lingakhulumeli eceleni,+Ukuze amaketane enu angaphindi aqiniswe,Ngoba iNkosi Enkulu uJehova wamabuthoIngitshele ukuthi isimise ukuthi itshabalalise ilizwe lonke.*+
23 Thiyani indlebe lilalele ilizwi lami;Lalelisisani lizwe engikutshoyo.
24 Umlimi angaqhubeka elima ilanga lonke engahlanyeli yini?
Angaqhubeka ephendula umhlabathi ewulevula yini?+
25 Nxa esewulungise kuhle umhlabathi wakhe,Kayihazi yini inhlanyelo yekhumini* emnyama ahlanyele lekhumini ejayelekileyo?
Kahlanyeli yini ingqoloyi lenyawuthi lebhali ezindaweni zazo?
Emingceleni yensimu yakhe kahlanyeli yini omunye umhlobo wengqoloyi?*+
26 UNkulunkulu uyamfundisa ngendlela eqondileyo;UNkulunkulu wakhe uyamlaya.+
27 Phela ikhumini emnyama kayibhulwa ngesileyi sokubhula,*+Leviri lenqola kalihanjiswa phezu kwekhumini.
Kodwa ikhumini emnyama ibhulwa ngentonga,Ikhumini ejayelekileyo ibhulwa ngenduku.
28 Nxa umuntu ebhula ingqoloyi yokupheka isinkwa, uyayibhula ize isale iyimpuphu yini?
Hayi, kayibhuli kokuphela,+Kanti njalo nxa ehambisa iviri lenqola yakhe edonswa ngamabhiza phezu kwayo,Kayicholi.+
29 Lalokhu kuvela kuJehova wamabutho,
Yena ohlose okuhle
Njalo owenza izinto ezinkulu.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “wokuzigqaja.”
^ Kukhanya kutshiwo idolobho elikhulu, iSamariya.
^ Kumbe, “yokuzigqaja.”
^ Kumbe, “umoya wakhe ube phezu kwabahluleli.”
^ Kumbe, “Umzila wokulinganisa ngomzila wokulinganisa, umzila wokulinganisa ngomzila wokulinganisa.”
^ Abakhokheli benkolo babesizwa umbiko ka-Isaya uyinkulumo yobuntwana njalo uyikuphindaphinda.
^ Kumbe, “Umzila wokulinganisa ngomzila wokulinganisa, umzila wokulinganisa ngomzila wokulinganisa.”
^ Kumbe, “nyovane.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “Bazathuthumela bangazwisisa.”
^ Kumbe, “umhlaba wonke.”
^ Ikhumini yisihlahlakazana esilinywayo esifakwa ekudleni ukuze kube mnandi.
^ NgesiHebheru, “isipelithi.” Lo ngumhlobo wengqoloyi ongelahlonzi owawulinywa eGibhithe yasendulo.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala ebaleni elithi, “Ukubhula; Indawo yokubhulela.”
