uIsaya
10:1 Yeha, abamisi bemimiselo yobutshinga, kwanabo babhalayo!
ubugxwayiba ababumiselweyo;
10:2 ukuze bajike ihlwempu ematyaleni, ukuze bahluthe ubulungisa
iintsizana zabantu bam, ukuze abahlolokazi babe lixhoba labo, nokuba babe ngabo
phanya iinkedama!
10:3 Niya kuthini na ke ngemini yokuvelelwa, nesenkangala?
Ngubani na oya kuvela kude? Niya kusabela kubani na ukuba anincede? kwaye kuya phi
Niyalushiya uzuko lwenu?
10:4 Akukho kumbi, sekukukuguqa phakathi kwabakhonkwixeyo, bawe;
phantsi kwababuleweyo. Kuko konke oku umsindo wakhe awubuyanga;
yoluliwe nangoku.
10:5 UAsiriya, intonga yokuphuphuma komsindo wam, nentonga esesandleni sabo yeyam.
ukucaphuka.
10:6 Ndiya kumthumela kuhlanga oluyintshembenxa, naphezu kwabantu;
ngobushushu bam ndiya kumwisela umthetho, ukuba athabathe amaxhoba, athimbe
baphange, banyathelwe phantsi njengodaka lwezitrato.
10:7 Ke yena akabi kunjalo; intliziyo yakhe ayiyicingi loo nto; kodwa ingaphakathi
intliziyo yakhe ukuba atshabalalise, anqumle iintlanga ezingembalwa.
10:8 Kuba uthi, Abathetheli bam asingookumkani bonke na?
10:9 IKalno ayinjengeKarkemishe na? AyinjengeArpadi na iHamati? asiyiyo iSamariya
eDamasko?
10:10 Njengokuba isandla sam sazifumanayo izikumkani zezithixo ezingeni, nemifanekiso yazo eqingqiweyo
Wabagqitha abaseYerusalem nabakwaSamari;
10:11 andiyi kuthi na, njengoko ndenza ngako kowakwaSamari nezithixo zawo ezingeni?
IYerusalem nezithixo zayo?
10:12 Kuya kuthi ke, xa ithe iNkosi yakwenza oko;
Wonke umsebenzi entabeni yeZiyon naseYerusalem ndiya kuzivelela iziqhamo zayo
ubungangamsha bentliziyo yokumkani waseAsiriya, nokuqhayisa ngokuqwayinga kwamehlo akhe.
10:13 Kuba uthi, Ndenze ngamandla esandla sam nangesandla sam
ubulumko; ngokuba ndinengqondo, ndiyishenxisile imida yezizwe;
ndabuphanga ubuncwane bazo, ndabawisa phantsi abemi
njengendoda eligorha:
10:14 Kwaye isandla sam sabufumana ubutyebi bezizwe njengendlu yentaka, into enye
ndibutha amaqanda aseleyo, ndilibuthe lonke ihlabathi; kwaye apho
Kwakungekho nanye ishukumisa iphiko, okanye ivula umlomo, okanye ikrobe.
10:15 Liya kumqhayisela na izembe? okanye uza
isarha izikhulisa phezu koyishukumisayo? ngokungathi intonga kufanele
Zivuthulule phezu kwabasiphakamisayo, ngokungathi ngumsimelelo
ziphakamise ngokungathi azizinkuni.
10:16 Ngako oko iNkosi, uYehova wemikhosi, iya kubathumela phakathi kwabatyebileyo bakhe
ukubhitya; naphantsi kozuko lwakhe uya kuphemba ukutsha okunjengokutsha
lomlilo.
10:17 Ukhanyiso lukaSirayeli luya kuba ngumlilo, noyiNgcwele wakhe abe ngumlilo
liya kutshisa lidle imithana enameva nobobo lwakhe
usuku;
10:18 Uya kubuphelisa ubuqaqawuli behlathi lakhe, nobentsimi yakhe echumayo;
ethabathela umphefumlo kwanomzimba: baya kuba njengaxa bathwali-mali
uyafa isiqaqa.
10:19 Kwaye eseleyo imithi yehlathi lakhe iya kuba mbalwa, ukuze umntwana abe
zibhale.
10:20 Kwaye kuya kuba ngaloo mini, ukuba amasalela akwaSirayeli, kwaye
abasindileyo bendlu kaYakobi, abasayi kubuya bazimele
lowo ubabethileyo; bayayama ngoYehova oyiNgcwele
Sirayeli, enyanisweni.
10:21 Amasalela aya kubuya, amasalela akwaYakobi, aye kumagorha
uThixo.
10:22 Kuba nangona bathe baba ngangentlabathi yaselwandle abantu bakho, Sirayeli, koba ngamasalela odwa
ziya kubuya zigqitywe;
ubulungisa.
10:23 Ngokuba iNkosi uYehova wemikhosi iza kwenza isiphelo, esimisiweyo ke sagqitywa
phakathi kwelizwe lonke.
10:24 Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi, uYehova wemikhosi, ukuthi, Bantu bam, bahleliyo;
Ziyon, musa ukumoyika uAsiriya; uya kukubetha ngentonga, akubethe ngentonga
uya kukuphakamisela intonga yakhe, ngokwendlela yaseYiputa.
10:25 Kuba kusaya kuba mzuzwana mncinane, kuphele ukubhavuma kwam
ukuvutha komsindo wabo.
10:26 Kwaye uYehova wemikhosi uya kumxhokonxa ngesiniya ngokwelizwi lakhe
Ukubulawa kukaMidiyan eweni likaOrebhe, nentonga yakhe phezu kwayo
ulwandle, uya kuluphakamisa ngokohlobo lwaseYiputa.
10:27 Kwaye kuya kuba ngaloo mini, ukuba umthwalo wakhe uya kuthathwa
kude namagxa akho, nedyokhwe yakhe entanyeni yakho, nasedyokhweni
uya kutshabalala ngenxa yokuthanjiswa.
10:28 Ufikile eAyati, ugqithele eMigron; ubeke eMikmas
iinqwelo zakhe:
10:29 Bagqithile endleleni, balala apho
eGeba; IRama iyoyika; IGibheha yakwaSawule isabile.
10:30 Liphakamise ilizwi lakho, ntombi yaseGalim;
Layisha, hlwempu Anatoti.
10:31 IMadema ibalekile; abemi baseGebhim bahlanganisana ukuba basabe.
10:32 usala eNobhi ngaloo mini, alingisa ngesandla sakhe phezu kwakhe
Intaba yentombi enguZiyon, induli yaseYerusalem.
10:33 Yabona, iNkosi, uYehova wemikhosi, iyawathi tyhobotyhobo isebe ngokungcangcazelisayo;
namade aphezulu aya kugawulwa, naphakamileyo
zithobe.
10:34 ihlahla neentshinyela zehlathi ngesixengxe, neLebhanon
uya kuwa ngonamandla.