uIsaya
22:1 Isihlabo esisingisele kwintlambo yombono. Uyintoni na ngoku, uyintoni na?
wenyuka waya phezu kwezindlu ngokupheleleyo?
22:2 Wena uzeleyo kukungxola, wena mzi uxokozelayo, wena mzi odlamkileyo, ababuleweyo bakho.
ababulawanga likrele, abafanga yimfazwe.
22:3 Bonke abaphathi bakho babaleka kunye, bakhonkxwa ngabatoli, bonke bephela
abafunyanwa kuwe bakhonkxwa kunye ekubalekeleni kwabo kude.
22:4 Ngenxa yoko ndathi, Susani amehlo kum; Ndiya kulila ngokukrakra, ndingabulaleki
Ndithuthuzeleni ngenxa yokubhuqwa kwentombi yabantu bakowethu.
22:5 Kuba yimini yembandezelo, yokugqushwa, neyokuqungwaqungwa
INkosi, uYehova wemikhosi, emfuleni wombono, yodiliza iindonga;
nokukhalela ezintabeni.
22:6 UElam wawuphatha umphongolo, eneenqwelo zokulwa zabantu, nabamahashe, neKire
tyhila ikhaka.
22:7 Kuya kuthi ke, iintili zakho ezintle ziya kuzala
iinqwelo zokulwa nabamahashe baya kukha uluhlu esangweni.
22:8 Wasityhila isigqubuthelo sakwaYuda, wabona ngaloo mini
nakwizikrweqe zendlu yehlathi.
22:9 Nizibonile ke iintanda zomzi kaDavide, ukuba zininzi;
nawahlanganisela ndawonye amanzi echibi lasezantsi;
22:10 Nina ke nizibalile izindlu zaseYerusalem, nizibale nani izindlu
idiliziwe ukuze iqinise udonga.
22:11 Nenza nomsele wamanzi endala phakathi kweendonga zombini
anikhangelanga kumenzi walo, anamona
kulowo wayiyilileyo kwasephakadeni.
22:12 Kwaye ngaloo mini iNkosi, uYehova wemikhosi, yabizela ekulileni nasekulileni
ekumbambazeleni, nasekuchebeni intloko, nasekubhinqeni ezirhwexayo;
22:13 Kusuke kwaba yimihlali nemivuyo, kuxhelwa iinkomo, kuxhelwa iigusha, kudliwa
inyama, sisele iwayini: masidle, sisele; ngokuba soba ngomso
fa.
22:14 UYehova wemikhosi wazityhila ngokwakhe ezindlebeni zam, wathi, Nantsi ke loo nto
abuyi kucanyagushelwa ubugwenxa kuni, nide nife; itsho iNkosi uYehova
abamkeli zindwendwe.
22:15 Itsho iNkosi, uYehova wemikhosi, ukuthi, Hamba uye kulo mgcini-ndyebo.
kuShebhena ophethe indlu, uthi,
22:16 Unantoni na apha? Ungubani na wena apha, ukuba uxhobile?
khuphani ingcwaba apha, njengalowo uxhola ingcwaba phezulu;
Ozingcwabela umnquba eweni?
22:17 Yabona, uYehova uya kukusa, athabathe nawe ekuthinjweni okunamandla
inene, ndakugubungela.
22:18 Uya kukuthandela akuthandele, ube yinto yokunqakulisa, ube yibhola engxoweni
Uya kufela apho, zihlale khona iinqwelo zobuqaqawuli bakho
lihlazo lendlu yenkosi yakho.
22:19 Ndiya kukugxotha esikhundleni sakho, akurhole esikhundleni sakho
wena phantsi.
22:20 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, ndibize umkhonzi wam
uEliyakim unyana kaHilekiya;
22:21 ndimambese ingubo yakho yokwaleka, ndimbophe ngombhinqo wakho;
ndibunikele ubukumkani bakho esandleni sakhe, yena abe nguyise
kubemi baseYerusalem, nakwindlu kaYuda.
22:22 Ndiya kusibeka isitshixo sendlu kaDavide egxalabeni lakhe; ngoko yena
uya kuvula kungabikho uvalayo; avale kungabikho uvulayo.
22:23 Ndiya kumbethelela njengesikhonkwane endaweni eqinileyo; kwaye uya kuba ngowe-a
itrone yobuqaqawuli endlwini kayise.
22:24 Baya kubuxhoma kuye bonke ubuqaqawuli bendlu kayise
inzala kunye nokukhutshwa, zonke izitya ezincinci, ukusuka kwiinqanawa
neendebe, kuzo zonke izitya zeendebe;
22:25 Ngaloo mini, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, siya kubethelelwa emnqamlezweni.
chithakalwa indawo eqinileyo, ugawulwe, uwe; nomthwalo
ophezu kwalo wonqanyulwa; ngokuba uYehova uthethile.