Isaya 13:1-22
13 Isimemezelo ngokujamelene neBhabhiloni,+ u-Isaya+ indodana ka-Amotsi asibona embonweni:
2 “Phakamisani itshwayo+ entabeni enamatje.
Barhuweleleni, nibanqophise ngesandla,Bona bangene ebungenweni beenkhulu.
3 Ngikhuphe umyalo kilabo engibakhethileko.+
Ngabiza iingorho zami bona ngiveze ilaka lami,Ziyathaba ngokuzikhakhazisa.
4 Lalelani! Isiqubuthu eentabeni;Sizwakala njengetjhada labantu abanengi!
Lalelani! Ukuvungama kwemibuso,Kweentjhaba ezihlangene ndawonye!+
UJehova wamabutho ubuthelela ibutho lepi.+
5 Livela enarheni ekude,+Emaphethelweni wezulu,UJehova neenkhali zelaka lakheBona litjhabalalise iphasi loke.+
6 Rhahlawulani ngombana ilanga lakaJehova litjhidele!
Lizokufika njengokutjhabalalisa okuvela kuMninimandla Woke.+
7 Kungebangelo izandla zabo zizokuphelelwa mamandla,Neenhliziyo zabantu zizokuncibilika ngebanga lokusaba.+
8 Abantu bathukiwe.+
Babanjwe ziinhlungu neenhlabi,Njengomfazi obelethako.
Baqalene ngokurarekelana,Ubuso babo buzele isizi.
9 Qala! Ilanga lakaJehova liyeza,Linelunya, ubukhali nelaka elivuthako,Lenza inarha ibe yinto ethusako,+Begodu lizokurhayila izoni zenarheni leyo.
10 Ngombana iinkwekwezi zezulwini nemithalazo*+
Angekhe zikhanye;Ilanga lizokuba mnyama naliphumako,Nenyezi angekhe ikhanye.
11 Ngizokujezisa iphasi ngebanga lobumbi balo,+Nabakhohlakeleko ngebanga lomtjhaphwabo.
Ngizokuqeda ukuzikhakhazisa kwabagagamelako,Ngizokuthobisa ukuzikhukhumeza kwabagandelelako+
12 Ngizokwenza umuntu abe yivelakancani kunegolide elihlungiweko,+Nabantu babe yivelakancani kunegolide le-Ofira.+
13 Kungebangelo ngizokwenza izoni zihlengezele,Nephasi lizokusikinywa endawenalo+Ngobukhali bakaJehova wamabutho, ngelanga lelaka lakhe elivuthako.
14 Njengeqina elizunywako nanjengomhlambi onganamalusiNgamunye uzokubuyela ebantwini bekhabo;Ngamunye uzokubalekela enarheni yekhabo.+
15 Nanyana ngubani ofunyanwako, uzokuhlatjwa,Nanyana ngubani obanjwako, uzokuwa ngesabula.+
16 Abantwababo bazokuhlahlelwa babe ziinquqwana phambi kwabo,+Izindlu zabo zizokudlelezelwa,Nabomkabo bazokukatwa.
17 Nje-ke ngibavusela iMediya bona ilwe nabo,+Eqala isiliva njengelingatjho lithoEngathatjiswa ligolide.
18 Imisubelabo izokubulala amasokana;+Angekhe ibe nomusa emasaneniNamkha ibe nesirhawu ebantwaneni.
19 IBhabhiloni, iphazimulo yemibuso,*+
Ubuhle nokuzikhakhazisa kwamaKhaledi,*+
Kuzokuba njengeSodoma neGomora lokha uZimu nakabatjhabalalisako.+
20 Angekhe lisaba nezakhamuzi ezihlala khona,Namkha libe yindawo yokuhlala kizo zoke iinzukulwana.+
AkunamArabhu ozokuhloma itendakhe lapho,Begodu akunabelusi abazokulusela imihlambabo lapho.
21 Iimbandana zizokulala lapho;Izindlu zawo zizokuzala iinkhovaIinciliba zizokuhlala lapho,+Neembuzi zommango* zizokweqayeqa lapho.
22 Iimbandana zizokwenza itjhada emibhotjhongwenalo,Neempungutjha zizokwenza itjhada eengodlweni zalo ezihle.
Isikhathi salo sitjhidele namalangalo angekhe angezelelwe.”+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ NgesiHebheru, “namaKhesilazo,” kungenzeka kuqaliselwe esiqhemeni seenkwekwezi esibizwa ngokuthi yi-Oriyeni nemithaleni eyibhodileko.
^ Namkha “umbuso okghatjiswe kuhle khulu.”
^ Namkha “kwamaKasidi.”
^ Namkha kungenzeka “namadimoni anjengeembuzi.”
