U-Isaya 1
1
Ukusolwa kwesizwe sakwaJuda
1 Umbono ka-Isaya, indodana ka-Amose, awubonayo ngoJuda neJerusalema emihleni ka-Uziya, noJothamu, no-Ahazi, noHezekiya, amakhosi akwaJuda.
2Yizwani, mazulu,
ubeke indlebe, mhlaba,
ngokuba uJehova ukhuluma uthi:
“Ngikhulisile ngiphakamisile abantwana,
kepha bangihlubukile.
3Inkabi iyamazi umniniyo
nembongolo umkhombe womnikaziyo;
u-Israyeli akazi,
isizwe sami asiqondi.”
4Hawu, sizwe esonayo,
bantu abasindwe ngububi,
nzalo yababi,
bantwana abonakeleyo!
Bamshiyile uJehova,
bamdelele oNgcwele ka-Israyeli,
babuyele emuva.
5Ningabe nisashaywa kuphi,
nisaqhubeka ukwambuka, na?
Lonke ikhanda liyagula,
nayo yonke inhliziyo ibuthakathaka.
6Kusukela ematheni onyawo kuze kube sekhanda
akukho okuphelele, ngamanxeba nje,
nemivimbo, nemidwa emisha;
akukhanywanga ubovu, akuboshwanga,
akuthanjiswanga ngamafutha.
7 Izwe lakini liyihlane,
imizi yenu ishisiwe ngomlilo,
umhlabathi wenu udliwa ngabafokazi phambi kwenu,
kuyihlane njengokuchitha kwabafokazi.
8Indodakazi yaseSiyoni isele njengexhiba esivinini,
nanjengedladla ensimini yamaselwa,
nanjengomuzi ovinjezelweyo.
9 Uma uJehova Sebawoti ebengasishiyelanga insali,
besiyakuba njengeSodoma,
sifane neGomora.
10 Yizwani izwi likaJehova
nina babusi baseSodoma,
nibeke indlebe ekufundiseni kukaNkulunkulu wethu
nina bantu baseGomora.
11 “Iyini kimi imihlatshelo yenu eminingi na?”
usho uJehova;
“ngisuthile ngeminikelo yokushiswa yezinqama
nangeyamanoni amathole akhuluphalisiweyo;
negazi lezinkunzi nelamawundlu nelezimpongo
angithokozi ngalo.
12Lapho nifika ukubona ubuso bami,
ngubani okubize lokhu esandleni senu
ukuba ninyathele amagceke ami na?
13 Ningabe nisaletha iminikelo eyize yempuphu;
impepho iyisinengiso kimi;
ezokwethwasa kwenyanga namasabatha nokubiza imihlangano
angivumi ububi kanye nemikhosi.
14Ezokwethwasa zenu kwenyanga nemikhosi yenu emisiweyo
kuyazondwa ngumphefumulo wami;
kungumthwalo phezu kwami,
ngikhathele ngukukuthwala.
15 Lapho nelula izandla zenu,
ngiyakufihla kini amehlo ami;
yebo, lapho nenza imikhuleko eminingi, angiyikuzwa;
izandla zenu zigcwele igazi.
16Gezani, nihlanzeke,
nisuse ububi bezenzo zenu phambi kwamehlo ami,
niyeke ukwenza okubi.
17 Fundani ukwenza okuhle,
nifune ukwahlulela,
niqondise abacindezeli,
nahlulele izintandane,
nimele umfelokazi.
18 “Wozani-ke, sithethe indaba,”
usho uJehova;
“noma izono zenu zibomvu kakhulu,
ziyakuba mhlophe njengeqhwa;
noma zibomvu njengokububende,
ziyakuba njengoboya bezimvu.
19 Uma nivuma, nilalela,
niyakudla okuhle kwezwe;
20 kepha uma nala, nihlubuka,
niyakudliwa yinkemba,”
ngokuba umlomo kaJehova ukhulumile.
21 Yeka umuzi othembekileyo waphenduka,
waba yisifebe,
wena owawugcwele ukwahlulela!
Ukulunga kwakuhlezi khona,
kepha manje ababulali.
22 Isiliva lakho seliphendukile amanyela;
iwayini lakho lixubene namanzi.
23 Izikhulu zakho ziyizihlubuki
nabangane bamasela;
bonke bathanda izipho, balandela imivuzo;
abahluleli izintandane,
nendaba yomfelokazi ayifinyeleli kubo.
24 Ngalokho ithi iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti,
uMninimandla ka-Israyeli:
“E, ngiyakuzikhulula kwabamelene nami,
ngiziphindisele ezitheni zami,
25ngibuyisele isandla sami kuwe,
ngicwengisise impela amanyela akho,
ngisuse lonke ithini* lakho,
26 ngibuyisele abahluleli bakho njengakuqala,
nabeluleki bakho njengasekuqaleni,
andukuba ubizwe ngokuthi uMuzi Wokulunga,
uMuzi Othembekileyo.”
27 ISiyoni liyakuhlengwa ngokwahlulela
nabaphendukayo kulo ngokulunga.
28 Izihlubuki nezoni ziyakubhujiswa kanyekanye,
nabamshiyayo uJehova bayakuqedwa.
29 “Yebo, bayakuba namahloni ngama-oki* enawanxanelayo,
niyangaze ngamasimu enawakhethayo.
30Ngokuba niyakuba njenge-oki*
elimaqabunga alo abunile,
nanjengensimu engenamanzi.
31 Abanamandla bayakuba njengefilakisi,*
nemisebenzi yabo njengenhlansi;
bayakusha bobabili kanyekanye,
akuyikubakho ocimayo.”
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