uIsaya
13:1 Isihlabo esisingisele kwiBhabheli, awasibonayo uIsaya, unyana ka-Amotsi.
13:2 Phakamisani ibhanile entabeni ephakamileyo, baphakamiseleni ilizwi;
babambe ngesandla, bangene emasangweni amanene.
13:3 Mna ndibawisele umthetho abangcwalisiweyo bam, ndibize amagorha am
ngenxa yomsindo wam, kwanabo badlamkileyo ngobungangamsha bam.
13:4 Yiveni ingxokolo ezintabeni, ngathi yeyabantu abaninzi. a
Ingxokozelo yezikumkani zeentlanga, zihlanganisene, zisithi, UYehova
yemikhosi ihlanganisa umkhosi wokulwa.
13:5 Bavela ezweni elikude, ekupheleni kwamazulu uYehova
izixhobo zokubhavuma kwakhe ukuba alonakalise ilizwe lonke.
13:6 Bhombolozani; ngokuba isondele imini kaYehova; iya kuza njenge
imbuqo kuSomandla.
13:7 Ngenxa yoko ziya kutyhafa zonke izandla, neentliziyo zabantu bonke zinyibilike;
13:8 Baya kunkwantya, bafikelwe kukupenapena nayinimba;
baya kuqhiphuka umbilini njengozalayo; baya kukhwankqiswa
omnye komnye; ubuso babo buya kuba njengamalangatye.
13:9 Yabona, imini kaYehova iyeza, inobujorha, iphuphuma umsindo, inobujorha.
umsindo wakhe, walenza kube senkangala ilizwe, abatshabalalise aboni
ngaphandle kwayo.
13:10 Kuba iinkwenkwezi zezulu namakroza alo akayi kunika
ukukhanya kwabo: ilanga liya kuba mnyama ekuphumeni kwalo, nenyanga
ayiyi kukhanyisa ukukhanya kwayo.
13:11 Ndiya kulivelela ihlabathi ngenxa yobubi balo, nabangendawo ngenxa yabo
ubugwenxa; ndiliphelise ikratshi labakhukhumeleyo, ndiliphelise ikratshi labakhukhumeleyo
lithobe ikratshi labangcangcazelisayo.
13:12 ndiwenze amadoda anqabe ngaphezu kwegolide engcwengiweyo; nditsho indoda kunaye
igolide yaseOfire.
13:13 Ngenxa yoko ndiya kulinyikimisa izulu, nehlabathi linyikime, liphume phakathi kwalo
endaweni yayo ngokuphuphuma komsindo kaYehova wemikhosi, nangemini yakhe
ukuvutha komsindo.
13:14 Kuya kuba njengebhadi elisukelwayo, nanjengemvu engaphakanyiswa mntu;
baya kubheka elowo kubantu bakowabo, basabe elowo waya kowakowabo
umhlaba wakho.
13:15 Bonke abo bafunyenweyo baya kuhlatywa amahlanza; kunye nayo yonke into
baya kuwa likrele.
13:16 nabantwana babo baya kucunyuzwa phambi kwamehlo abo; zabo
ziya kuphangwa izindlu, balalwe abafazi babo.
13:17 Yabona, ndibaxhoxhela amaMedi, angayi kukhathalela
isilivere; negolide aziyi kukholiswa yiyo.
13:18 Izaphetha zawo ziya kukhahlela amadodana; kwaye ziya kuba nazo
isiqhamo sesizalo musa ukusiconga; iliso labo aliyi kubaconga abantwana.
13:19 neBhabheli, ikhazikhazi lezikumkani, isihombo samaKaledi.
uya kuba njengokubhukuqa kukaThixo iSodom neGomora.
13:20 Ayisayi kumiwa naphakade, ayisayi kumiwa
isizukulwana ngesizukulwana; nama-Arabhi akayi kugxumeka ntente khona;
nabalusi abayi kwenza isibaya khona.
13:21 Kobutha khona amarhamncwa omqwebedu; zibe izindlu zabo
izele zizidalwa ezinoburharha; kuya kuhlala iinciniba khona, namatyholo abe khona
umdaniso apho.
13:22 Amarhamncwa eziqithi aya kulila ezindlwini zabo eziphanzileyo;
neempungutye ezingxandeni zabo ezinqwenelekayo; kusondele ixesha layo lokuza;
ayiyi yolulwa imihla yakhe.