Isaya
2:1 Izwi u-Isaya, indodana ka-Amose, alibona mayelana noJuda neJerusalema.
2:2 Kuyakuthi ngezinsuku zokugcina, intaba ye
indlu kaJehova iyakumiswa esiqongweni sezintaba, iqiniswe
uphakame phezu kwamagquma; zonke izizwe ziyakugobhozela khona.
2:3 Abantu abaningi bayakuhamba, bathi: Wozani sikhuphukele entabeni
intaba kaJehova endlini kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe; futhi uzokwenza
sifundise izindlela zakhe, ukuze sihambe emikhondweni yakhe, ngokuba sivela eSiyoni
kuyakuphuma umthetho, nezwi likaJehova eJerusalema.
2:4 Futhi uyokwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe, futhi uyosola abantu abaningi
bayakukhanda izinkemba zabo zibe ngamakhuba, nemikhonto yabo ibe ngamakhuba
isizwe asiyikuphakamisela isizwe inkemba, noma
bangabe besafunda impi.
2:5 O ndlu kaJakobe, wozani sihambe ekukhanyeni kukaJehova.
2:6 Ngakho ubalahlile abantu bakho, indlu kaJakobe, ngoba bona
bagcwaliswe ngasempumalanga, bangabahlola njengamaFilisti;
futhi bazithokozisa ngabantwana bezihambi.
2:7 Izwe labo futhi ligcwele isiliva negolide, futhi akukho ukuphela
ingcebo yabo; izwe labo futhi ligcwele amahhashi, futhi akukho
ukuphela kwezinqola zabo.
2:8 Izwe labo futhi ligcwele izithombe; bakhonza umsebenzi wabo
izandla, lokho iminwe yabo ekwenzileyo.
2:9 Futhi umuntu ophansi uyakhothama, futhi omkhulu uyazithoba.
ngakho ungabathetheleli.
2:10 Ngena edwaleni, ucashe othulini, ngenxa yokumesaba uJehova.
nangenxa yenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe.
2:11 Amehlo aphakemeyo omuntu uyothotshiswa, kanye nokuzidla kwabantu
kuyakuthotshiswa, kube nguJehova yedwa oyakuphakanyiswa ngalolo suku.
2:12 Ngoba usuku lukaJehova Sebawoti kuyoba phezu kwabo bonke abazidlayo
neziphakemeyo, naphezu kwazo zonke eziphakemeyo; njalo uzalethwa
phansi:
2:13 Naphezu kwayo yonke imisedari yaseLebanoni, ephakeme futhi ephakeme, futhi
phezu kwawo wonke ama-oki aseBashani,
2:14 Futhi phezu kwazo zonke izintaba eziphakeme, futhi phezu kwawo wonke amagquma aphakanyiswe
phezulu,
2:15 Naphezu kwayo yonke imibhoshongo ephakeme, naphezu kwazo zonke izindonga ebiyelweyo.
2:16 Futhi phezu kwayo yonke imikhumbi yaseTharishishi, futhi phezu kwazo zonke izithombe ezijabulisayo.
2:17 Futhi ukuphakama komuntu kuyothotshiswa, kanye nokuzidla kwabantu
kuyakuthotshiswa, kube nguJehova yedwa oyakuphakanyiswa ngalolo suku.
2:18 Futhi izithombe uyoziqeda ngokuphelele.
2:19 Futhi bayongena emigodini yamadwala nasemihumeni
umhlaba, ngenxa yokwesaba uJehova, nangenxa yodumo lobukhosi bakhe, lapho yena
uyasukuma ukuzamazama komhlaba ngokwesabekayo.
2:20 Ngalolo suku umuntu uyolahla izithombe zakhe zesiliva nezithombe zakhe zegolide.
abazenzele yilowo nalowo ukuba akhulekele, ezintuthuni nakuzo
amalulwane;
2:21 Ukuze angene emifantwini yamadwala, naseziqongweni zamadlaka
amadwala, ngenxa yokwesaba uJehova, nangenxa yodumo lobukhosi bakhe lapho yena
uyasukuma ukuzamazama komhlaba ngokwesabekayo.
2:22 Yekani kumuntu ophefumula emakhaleni akhe, ngoba ukuphi
kushiwo ?