U-Isaya
8 UJehova wathi kimi: “Thatha ilitshe elikhulu eliyisibhebhedu+ ubhale kulo amabala alula ngosiba uthi, ‘Maheri-shalali-hashi-bhazi.’* 2 Ozakubhala ngizakwenza ukuthi kufakazelwe* ngofakazi abathembekileyo, u-Uriya+ umphristi loZakhariya indodana kaJebherekhiya.”
3 Ngemva kwalokho ngalala lomphrofethikazi* wazithwala futhi ngokuya kwesikhathi wabeletha indodana.+ UJehova wasesithi kimi: “Yinike ibizo elithi Maheri-shalali-hashi-bhazi 4 ngoba umfana engakenelisi ukuthi, ‘Baba!’ lokuthi ‘Mama!’ inotho yeDamaseko lempahla yeSamariya izathathwa phambi kwenkosi yase-Asiriya.”+
5 UJehova waphinda wakhuluma lami wathi:
6 “Ngenxa yokuthi abantu laba bawalile amanzi aseShilowa*+ ageleza kuhle,
Bathokoza ngoRezini lendodana kaRemaliya,+
7 UJehova uzakwehlisela phezu kwabo
Amanzi omfula* amanengi lalamandla,
Yona kanye inkosi yase-Asiriya+ layo yonke inkazimulo yayo.
Izagcwala kuzo zonke izifula zayo
Igcwale ize iyefika emakhunjini ayo wonke,
8 Izafohlela elizweni lakoJuda,
Ikhukhule njalo ikhwele ize iyefika entanyeni,+
Impiko zayo ezeluliweyo zizafika ezindaweni zonke zelizwe lakho,
9 Dalani umonakalo lina zizwe kodwa lizaphahlazwa libe yizicucu.
Lalelani lina abavela ezindaweni ezikhatshana zomhlaba!
Lungiselelani impi kodwa lizaphahlazwa libe yizicucu!+
Lungiselelani impi kodwa lizaphahlazwa libe yizicucu!
10 Bumbani icebo kodwa lizafadalala!
11 UJehova wakhuluma lami isandla sakhe esilamandla siphezu kwami, engixwayisa ukuthi ngingalandeli indlela yabantu laba, wathi:
12 “Nxa abantu laba besithi kulecebo elibi, lingalandeli lokho abakutshoyo.
Lingakwesabi abakwesabayo;
Lingakuqhuqhi.
13 UJehova wamabutho nguye okumele likwazi ukuthi ungcwele,+
Nguye okumele limesabe,
Njalo nguye okumele limhloniphe.”+
14 Uzakuba yindawo engcwele,
Aphinde abe njengelitshe abantu abazakhubeka kulo,
Lanjengedwala eliwisayo+
Kuzo zombili izindlu zako-Israyeli.
Uzakuba njengesifu* lomjibila
Kuzakhamizi zeJerusalema.
15 Abanengi babo bazakhubeka bawe baqamuke,
Bazathiywa babanjwe.
16 Goqela ubufakazi obubhaliweyo,
Uwuvale ngci umthetho,* ube phakathi kwabafundi bami.
17 Ngizaqhubeka ngimlindele ngabomvu uJehova,+ yena ofihlele indlu kaJakhobe+ ubuso bakhe njalo ngizathembela kuye.
18 Mina labantwana uJehova anginike bona+ sinjengezibonakaliso+ lezimangaliso ko-Israyeli, ezivela kuJehova wamabutho ohlala entabeni iZiyoni.
19 Nxa besithi kini: “Buzani kwabalamadlozi lakulabo abalomoya wokutshela abantu ngekusasa, abakhuluma benyenyeza njalo bengunguna,” lizakwenza yini lokho? Abantu akumelanga babuze kuNkulunkulu wabo yini? Kambe okwabaphilayo kumele kubuzwe kwabafileyo?+ 20 Hatshi! Abantu kumele bahlole umthetho lobufakazi obubhaliweyo.
Nxa bekhuluma okungahambelani lelizwi leli, kabalakho ukukhanya.+ 21 Umuntu ngamunye uzadlula elizweni ephakathi kosizi njalo elambile;+ uzakhangela phezulu athuke inkosi yakhe loNkulunkulu wakhe ngoba uyabe elambile futhi ezonde kakhulu. 22 Uzakhangela phansi abone usizi lobumnyama kuphela, ubumnyama obukhulu lobunzima, umnyama owesabekayo hatshi ukukhanya.