uIsaya
7:1 Ke kaloku kwathi, ngemihla ka-Ahazi, unyana kaYotam, unyana ka
u-Uziya ukumkani wakwaYuda, noRetsin ukumkani wakwa-Aram, noPeka unyana
wenyuka kaRemaliya ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, waya eYerusalem ukuba alwe nayo;
kodwa akaba nako ukuyoyisa.
7:2 Kwaxelwa kwindlu kaDavide, kwathiwa, Ama-Aram athelelene
Efrayim. Yashukuma intliziyo yakhe, nentliziyo yabantu bakhe njengoYehova
imithi yehlathi izanyazanyiswa ngumoya.
7:3 Wathi uYehova kuIsaya, Khawuphume uye kumkhawulela uAhazi, wena kunye
Shear-yashubhi unyana wakho, ekupheleni komjelo wechibi eliphezulu echibini
umendo wentsimi yomxovuli weengubo;
7:4 uthi kuye, Lumka, uzole; musani ukoyika, musani ukoyika
yatyhafa intliziyo ngenxa yemisila yomibini yezi zikhuni ezitshayayo, ngenxa yomlilo
ukuvutha komsindo kaRetsin kuma-Aram, nakunyana kaRemaliya.
7:5 ngenxa yokuba ama-Aram noEfrayim nonyana kaRemaliya bacebe ububi
ngokuchasene nawe, esithi,
7:6 Masinyuke siye kwelakwaYuda, silibandezele, silityhoboze
usimisele ukumkani phakathi kwayo, unyana kaTabhehali;
7:7 Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Loo nto ayiyi kuma, ayiyi kufika
dlula.
7:8 Ngokuba intloko yama-Aram yiDamasko, intloko yeDamasko nguRetsin;
kuthi ngeminyaka emashumi mathandathu anamihlanu aqhekezwe uEfrayim, kube njalo
hayi abantu.
7:9 Intloko yamaEfrayim kukwaSamari, yintloko kwaSamari
unyana kaRemaliya. Ukuba anikholwa, inene, anisayi kuba njalo
isekiwe.
7:10 Waphinda uYehova wathetha kuAhazi, esithi,
7:11 Zicelele umqondiso kuYehova uThixo wakho; cela enzulwini, nokuba ungaphakathi
ukuphakama ngaphezulu.
7:12 Wathi uAhazi, Andiyi kucela, andiyi kumlinga uYehova.
7:13 Wathi yena, Khanive, ndlu kaDavide; Ngaba yinto encinci kuwe
ukudinisa abantu, ukudinisa kwanoThixo wam?
7:14 Ngako oko iya kuninika umqondiso ngokwayo iNkosi; Yabonani, intombi iya;
ukhawule, uzale unyana, umthiye igama elinguImanuweli.
7:15 Uya kudla ibhotolo nobusi, ukuze azi ukulahla ububi, nokuba kukucekisa;
khetha okulungileyo.
7:16 Kuba, engekakwazi umntwana lowo ukulahla okubi, anyule okulungileyo,
ilizwe elo ulicekisayo liya kushiywa ngookumkani balo bobabini.
7:17 UYehova uya kuzisa phezu kwakho, naphezu kwabantu bakho, naphezu kwakho;
indlu kayise, imihla ekungazanga kubekho injalo, kususela kwimini kaEfrayim
wemka kwaYuda; ukumkani waseAsiriya.
7:18 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, uYehova enze umsondlo;
iimpukane ezisekupheleni kwemilambo yaseYiputa, nakwelo lizwe
yinyosi esezweni laseAsiriya.
7:19 Kwaye baya kuza, baphumle bonke bephela kwiintlambo ezingamanxuwa;
nasemingxunyeni yeengxondorha, naphezu kwemithana enameva, nasematyholweni onke.
7:20 Ngaloo mini iNkosi iya kucheba ngesitshetshe esiqeshiweyo;
ngakukumkani waseAsiriya, intloko neenwele
liya kudla iindevu.
7:21 Kwaye oku kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, ukuba indoda yondle inkwenkwe
inkomo, neegusha ezimbini;
7:22 Kwaye kuya kuba ngenxa yentabalala yobisi
adle ibhotolo; ngokuba baya kudla ibhotolo nobusi bonke bephela
usele elizweni.
7:23 Kwaye oku kuya kuba ngaloo mini, ukuba yonke indawo, apho
yaba liwaka lemidiliya elixabisa iwaka lesilivere;
ngamakhakakhaka namakhakakhaka.
7:24 Kuya kuyiwa khona neentolo nezaphetha; ngokuba umhlaba wonke
iya kuba ngamabobo namakhakakhaka.
7:25 Kwaye zonke iinduli ezigaywa ngekhuba, akuyi kubakho
Ngokoyika ubobo namakhakakhaka yiza khona;
kugxothelwa iinkomo, nokunyashwa ziigusha.