Isaya
33 Maye! Kuwe, wena otjhabalalisako ongakatjhatjalaliswa;+
Wena okghaphelako ongakakghatjelwa!
Nawuqeda ukutjhabalalisa, uzokutjhatjalaliswa.+
Nawuqeda ukukghaphela, uzokukghatjhelwa.
2 Maye! Jehova yiba nomusa kithi.+
Sithembele kuwe.
3 Iintjhaba ziyabaleka nazizwa itjhada elikhulu.
Lokha nawusikimako, iintjhaba ziyaphadlhalala.+
4 Njengombana iintethe ezirhiribidelako zihlangana, izinto zakho ozifumene epini zizokuhlangana;
Abantu bazokugijimela kizo njengesikhonyani.
5 UJehova uzokuphakanyiswa,
Ngombana uhlala endaweni ephakemeko.
Uzokuzalisa iZiyoni ngobulungiswa nokulunga.
6 Nguye okuvikelako ngeenkhathi zoke;
Isindiso ekulu,+ ukuhlakanipha, ilwazi nokusaba uJehova+
Lokhu ligugu lakhe.
7 Qala! Abantu babo abanamandla bayalila eendleleni;
Iinthunywa zokuthula zilila kabuhlungu.
8 Iindlela ezikulu zilahliwe;
Akunamuntu okhamba eendleleni.
9 Inarha idane kabuhlungu* begodu iyatjhwaba.
ILibhanoni iphethwe ziinhloni;+ iyatjhabalala.
ITjharoni ibe njengerhalawumba,
IBhatjhani neKarameli ithintitha amakarayo.+
11 Uzithwala utjani obomileko bese ubeletha umhlanga.
Ummoyakho uzokutjhabalalisa njengomlilo.+
12 Iintjhaba zizokuba njengomlotha.*
Njengameva aquntiweko, zizokuthungelwa ngomlilo.+
13 Nina enikude, lalelani ukuthi ngizokwenzani!
Nina eniseduze, bonani amandlami!
14 Izoni zeZiyoni zithukiwe;+
Iinhlubuki ziyahlengezela:
‘Ngubani kithi ongahlala lapho kunomlilo otjhabalalisako?+
Ngubani kithi ongahlala namalangabi angacimekiko?’
15 Ngiloyo ohlala akhamba ngokulunga,+
Okhuluma okulungileko,+
Owala inzuzo engakathembeki, neyikohliso,
Ongavumeli izandla zakhe zithathe isifumbathiso,+
Ovala iindlebe zakhe ekulumweni yokuphalaza iingazi,
Ovala amehlwakhe bona angaboni okumbi
16 Uzokuhlala eendaweni eziphakemeko;
Isiphephelo sakhe sizokuba hlangana namadwala okubudisi ukufika kiwo,
Uzokunikelwa uburotho,
Begodu amanzakhe angeze aphele.”+
17 Amehlwakho azokubona ikosi ephazimulwenayo;
Azokubona inarha ekude.
18 Ihliziywakho izokuzindla ngezinto ezithusako:
“Uphi unobhala?
Uphi okale umthelo?+
Uphi obale imibhotjhongo?”
19 Angeze usasibona isitjhaba esidelelako,
Isitjhaba esikhuluma ilimi okubudisi ukulizwisisa,
Isitjhaba esingunguzako ongeze wasizwisisa.+
20 Qala iZiyoni, idorobho leminyanyethu!+
Amehlwakho azokubona iJerusalema njengendawo yokuhlala enokuthula,
Itende engeze lasuswa.+
Iinkhonkhwani zetendalo angeze zatsonyulwa,
Neentambo zalo angeze zadatjulwa.
21 Kodwana lapho uJehova onaMandla,
Uzokuba njengesifunda semilambo, imisele ebanzi,
Lapho imikhumbi yepi engekhe iye khona
Nemikhumbi emikhulu engeze idlule khona.
22 UJehova ungumaHlulelethu,+
UJehova nguye osinikela umThetho,+
UJehova uyiKosethu;+
Nguye ozosisindisa.+
23 Iintambo zakho zizokugedla;
Angeze zikghone ukubamba ipala namkha zithabalalise iseyili.
Ngesikhatheso, izinto ezinengi ezifunyenwe epini zizokuhlukaniswa;
Ngitjho norholopheleko uzokuthatha izinto ezinengi ezifunyenwe epini.+
24 Asikho isakhamuzi esizokuthi: “Ngiyagula.”+
Abantu abahlala enarheni bazabe balitjalelwe umtjhaphwabo.+