uIsaya
2:1 Ilizwi awalibonayo uIsaya unyana ka-Amotsi, ngokusingisele kuYuda neYerusalem.
2:2 Kuya kuthi ke ekupheleni kwemihla, intaba yaseNtabeni
Indlu kaYehova iya kuzinza encotsheni yeentaba, yaye iya kuzinza
ziphakamele iinduli; zonke iintlanga ziya kugxalathelana ukuya kuyo.
2:3 Kuya kuhamba abantu abaninzi, bathi, Yizani, sinyuke siye ezweni
Intaba kaYehova, endlwini kaThixo kaYakobi; kwaye uya kwenjenjalo
Sifundise iindlela zakhe, sihambe ngomendo wakhe, ngokuba sivela eZiyon
kuya kuphuma umyalelo, nelizwi likaYehova eYerusalem.
2:4 Uya kugweba phakathi kweentlanga, ohlwaye izizwe ezininzi;
ziwakhande amakrele azo abe ngamakhuba, nezikhali zazo zibe ngamakhuba
uhlanga aluyi kuphakamisela uhlanga ikrele, nohlanga
baya kubuya bafunde ukulwa.
2:5 Wena ndlu kaYakobi, yizani, sihambe ekukhanyeni kukaYehova.
2:6 Ubalahlile ngenxa yoko abantu bakho, indlu kaYakobi;
bazale bevela empumalanga, babe ngamatola njengamaFilisti;
Bazikholise ngoonyana bolunye uhlanga.
2:7 Ilizwe labo lizele yisilivere negolide;
ubutyebi babo; ilizwe labo lizele ngamahashe, kungekho nanye
ekupheleni kweenqwelo zabo zokulwa.
2:8 Ilizwe labo lizele zizithixo ezingeni; banqula umsebenzi wabo
zizandla, ezo zenziwe yiminwe yazo.
2:9 Ophantsi uyagoba, nendoda ephakamileyo ithotyelwe phantsi.
ngoko ke musani ukubaxolela.
2:10 Ngena eweni, uziselele eluthulini, ngenxa yokoyika uYehova;
nangenxa yozuko lobungangamsha bakhe.
2:11 Amehlo aqwayingileyo endodatho athotywa, noqhankqalazo lwamadoda
Kuya kuthotywa, nguYehova yedwa owoba yingxonde ngaloo mini;
2:12 Ngokuba imini kaYehova wemikhosi iya kuba phezu kwabo bonke abakhukhumeleyo
naphezu kwawo onke amadoda aphezulu; kwaye uya kuziswa
phantsi:
2:13 naphezu kwemisedare yonke yaseLebhanon, eziphakamileyo, ezinyukileyo;
phezu kwemioki yonke yaseBhashan;
2:14 naphezu kweentaba zonke eziphakamileyo, naphezu kweenduli zonke ezizinyusileyo
phezulu,
2:15 naphezu kweenqaba zonke eziphakamileyo, naphezu kweendonga zonke ezinqatyisiweyo.
2:16 neenqanawa zonke zaseTarshishe, nezinto zonke ezibonakala zinqweneleka.
2:17 Noqhankqalazo lomntu lusibekeke, noqhankqalazo lwamadoda lusibekeke
uya kuthotywa, nguYehova yedwa owoba yingxonde ngaloo mini;
2:18 Kwaye izithixo uya kubacima.
2:19 Bongena emiqolombeni yamawa, nasemiqolombeni
umhlaba ngenxa yokoyika uYehova, nangenxa yozuko lobungangamsha bakhe, xa athe
usuka ushukumise umhlaba.
2:20 Ngaloo mini umntu uya kuzilahla izithixo zakhe ezingeni zesilivere, nezithixo zakhe ezingeni zegolide;
abazenzela elowo ukuba aqubude kuye, kwiintuthwane nakuzo
amalulwane;
2:21 ukuba kungene emiqhokrweni yeengxondorha, nasezincamini zamawa
ngenxa yokoyika uYehova, nangenxa yozuko lobungangamsha bakhe, xa athe weza
usuka ushukumise umhlaba.
2:22 Khanimyeke umntu omphefumlo usemathatheni akhe; ngokuba uyintoni na?
kubalwe ngayo ?