uIsaya
28:1 Yeha ke, isithsaba sekratshi, kumanxila akwaEfrayim, ukuhomba kwawo
Ubuhle yintyantyambo ebunayo, esemantloko entlambo echumayo
abo boyiswe yiwayini!
28:2 Yabona, iNkosi inento eyomeleleyo, ekhaliphileyo, enjengesaqhwithi somoya
isichotho nesiphango esibhubhisayo, njengesiphango samanzi anamandla akhukulayo;
uya kukhahlela emhlabeni ngesandla.
28:3 Aya kunyashwa ngesithsaba sekratshi, amanxila akwaEfrayim.
iinyawo:
28:4 Ubuhle obuzukileyo, obusemantloko entlambo echumayo, buya kuba
Yibani yintyantyambo ebunayo, nanjengesiqhamo esikhawulezayo phambi kwehlobo; yintoni xa
okhangelayo uyayibona, isesandleni sakhe, uya kuyidla
phezulu.
28:5 Ngaloo mini uYehova wemikhosi uya kuba sisithsaba sozuko, abe sisithsaba sozuko
Ngesithsaba sokuhomba kumasalela abantu bakhe;
28:6 Kwaye umoya wokugweba lowo uhleli ematyaleni, kwaye ngenxa
amandla kwababuyisela imfazwe esangweni.
28:7 Kwanaba ke bayotywe yiwayini, bayahexa sisiselo esinxilisayo
yendlela; umbingeleli nomprofeti bayotywe sisiselo esinxilisayo;
baginywe yiwayini, bayaphambuka ngenxa yobugorha
isiselo; bayalahleka ngemibono, bayagexa ekugwebeni.
28:8 Kuba zonke izithebe zizele ngumhlanzo oyintshontsho;
indawo ecocekileyo.
28:9 Iya kuyala bani na ukuba azi? ngubani na aya kumqondisa
imfundiso? abalunyulweyo ebisini, nabancothulweyo elubisini
amabele.
28:10 Kuba umthetho uza phezu komthetho, umthetho phezu komthetho; umgca phezu komgca,
umgca phezu komgca; intwana apha, intwana phaya;
28:11 Inene, uya kuthetha ngentetho ethintithayo nangalulwimi lumbi;
abantu.
28:12 watshoyo kubo ukuthi, Nantsi indawo yokuphumla, phumzani abatyhafileyo;
phumla; nantsi ke ukuphumla; noko abavumanga ukuva.
28:13 Ke ilizwi likaYehova loba ngumthetho phezu komthetho kubo, umthetho phezu komthetho
phezu komyalelo; umgca phezu komgca, umgca phezu komgca; intwana apha, kukho a
encinci; ukuze bahambe bawe ngomva, baphuke, babuye
warhintyelwa, wabanjwa.
28:14 Ngako oko liveni ilizwi likaYehova, madoda agxekayo, balawuli balo
abantu baseYerusalem.
28:15 Ngokuba nisithi, Senze umnqophiso nokufa kunye nelabafileyo
Ngaba siyavumelana; isibetho esingumkhukula, xa singenelayo;
Akuyi kungena kuthi, ngokuba amanga siwenze ihlathi lethu, nangaphantsi
sifihle ubuxoki;
28:16 Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndibeka eZiyon ukuba ndibe likhaya
ilitye lesiseko, ilitye locikido, ilitye elinqabileyo lembombo, eliqinileyo
Isiseko: Okholwayo akayi kungxama.
28:17 Isiko ndolenza intambo yokulinganisa, ubulungisa ndibenze ilothe yokulungelelanisa;
isichotho siya kumka nalo igwiba lobuxoki, namanzi aya kuthi
phuphuma indawo yokuzimela.
28:18 Kuya kucinywa ukunqophisana kwenu nokufa, kuphuthiswe ukuvumelana kwenu;
nelabafileyo ayiyi kuma; xa kudlula isibetho esingumkhukula
noya kunyhashwa ngayo.
28:19 Ukususela ekuphumeni kwayo, uya kunisusa; ngokuba imiso ngemiso
Intsasa iya kuwela, emini nasebusuku: kwaye iya kuba yinto
Ukukhathazeka kuphela ukuqonda ingxelo.
28:20 Kuba umandlalo mfutshane, akukho kunaba phezu kwawo;
Isigubungelo sincinane, kunokuba azisongele kuso.
28:21 Ngokuba uya kusuk' eme uYehova, njengasentabeni yePeratsim; uya kuguguma, njengakwintaba yePeratsim;
ukuba asebenze umsebenzi wakhe, umsebenzi wakhe wasemzini; kwaye
enze isenzo sakhe, isenzo sakhe esingaqhelekanga.
28:22 Ngoko musani ukugxeka, hleze kuqiniselwe izibopho zenu;
nisivile eNkosini, uYehova wemikhosi, isiphelo esimisiweyo ke;
phezu komhlaba wonke.
28:23 Libekeleni indlebe nilive ilizwi lam; yibazeleni indlebe niyive intetho yam.
28:24 Umlimi ulima iimini ezi zonke na, ukuba ahlwayele? uyawavula, awaqhekeze amagada
emhlabeni wakhe?
28:25 Akuba ebulungelelanisile ubuso bawo, akawuphoxi;
achithachithe ikumin, agalele phakathi kwengqolowa, nengqolowa
irhasi nespelete endaweni yazo?
28:26 Ngokuba uThixo wakhe umyala ngokuqiqa, Amfundise.
28:27 Kuba idile ayisizilwa ngempahla yokusizila, ayisizilwa ngempahla yokusizila
ivili lenqwelo lajikajika phezu kwekumin; kodwa iifitches ziyabethwa
iphuma ngentonga, ikumin ngentonga.
28:28 Ingqolowa ikhe ityunyuzwe; ngokuba akayi kubhula naphakade
Yaphula ngamavili enqwelo yayo, ungayiqhekezi ngabamahashe bayo.
28:29 Nale nto iphuma kuYehova wemikhosi, ongummangaliso
ingcebiso, unobuchule bokusebenza.