Isaya
3:1 Ngokuba bheka, iNkosi, uJehova Sebawoti, uyakususa eJerusalema
futhi kwaJuda isisekelo nodondolo, yonke insimbo yesinkwa, futhi
ukuhlala konke kwamanzi.
3:2 Indoda enamandla, nendoda yempi, umahluleli, nomprofethi, kanye
abahlakaniphileyo nabadala,
3:3 Induna yamashumi ayisihlanu, nomuntu ohloniphekile, nomeluleki, kanye
ingcitshi ekhaliphileyo, nesikhulumi esiqephuzayo.
3:4 Futhi ngiyonika abantwana babe izikhulu zabo, futhi izingane ziyobusa phezu kwabo
bona.
3:5 Futhi abantu bayocindezelwa, yilowo nalowo, futhi yilowo nalowo
ngomakhelwane wakhe: umntwana uyakuzidla phambi kwakhe
lasendulo, lesisekelo simelane lodumo.
3:6 Lapho umuntu ebamba umfowabo endlini kayise,
bethi: Wena unesigqoko, yiba ngumbusi wethu, kube yincithakalo le
ngaphansi kwesandla sakho.
3:7 Ngalolo suku uyofunga, ethi: Angiyikuba ngumelaphi; ngoba kimi
indlu kayisiyo isinkwa lempahla; ungangenzi umbusi wabantu.
3:8 Ngoba iJerusalema lichithiwe, futhi uJuda uwile, ngoba ulimi lwabo kanye
izenzo zabo ziphambene noJehova, ukuze bacunule amehlo enkazimulo yakhe.
3:9 Ukubonakala kobuso babo kufakaza ngokumelene nabo; futhi bona
bamemezele isono sabo njengeSodoma, abasifihli. Maye emphefumulweni wabo! okwe
baziphindiselela okubi.
3:10 Yisho kwabalungileyo, ukuthi kuyoba kuhle kuye, ngoba bayohlala
idla izithelo zezenzo zabo.
3:11 Maye kwababi! kuyoba kubi kuye: ngenxa yenkokhelo yakhe
uyakuphiwa izandla.
3:12 Ngokuqondene nabantu bami, abantwana bangabacindezeli babo, futhi abesifazane bayabusa
bona. O bantu bami, abaniholayo bayanenza niduke, nibhubhise
indlela yezindlela zakho.
3:13 UJehova usukuma ukuze alwe, futhi umi ukuze ahlulele abantu.
3:14 UJehova uyongena ekwahluleleni kanye nabadala babantu bakhe, futhi
izikhulu zalo, ngokuba nisidlile isivini; impango ye
umpofu usendlini yakho.
3:15 Kusho ukuthini nina ukuthi nishaye abantu bami babe yizicucu, futhi nigaye ubuso?
abampofu? isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti.
3:16 Futhi uJehova uthi: "Ngenxa yokuthi amadodakazi aseZiyoni azidla, futhi
hamba ngelule izintamo namehlo afisayo, ukuhamba nokuncinza njengoba
bahambe, benkenketha ngezinyawo zabo.
3:17 Ngakho-ke uJehova uyoshaya ngotwayi ukhakhayi
amadodakazi aseZiyoni, futhi uJehova uyokwambula izimfihlo zawo.
3:18 Ngalolo suku uJehova uyosusa isibindi sokuncenceza kwabo
imihlobiso ezungeze izinyawo zazo, namaketanga azo, namathayi azo ayindilinga
inyanga,
3:19 Amaketanga, namasongo, nezimbongolo;
3:20 Izigqoko, nemihlobiso yemilenze, namabhande asekhanda, nezigqoko.
izibhebhe, namacici,
3:21 Amasongo, nobucwebe bekhala,
3:22 Izingubo eziguqukayo, neziphuku, nezigqoko,
izikhonkwane ezishisayo,
3:23 The izibuko, nelineni elicolekileyo, futhi izigqoko, namaveyili.
3:24 Futhi kuyokwenzeka, ukuthi esikhundleni iphunga elimnandi kuyoba
ukunuka; nasesikhundleni sebhande ukukrazula; futhi esikhundleni sezinwele ezibekwe kahle
impandla; esikhundleni sesinqe ukubhinca indwangu yamasaka; nokuvutha
esikhundleni sobuhle.
3:25 Amadoda akho bayokuwa ngenkemba, futhi amaqhawe akho empini.
3:26 Amasango alo ayakulila, alile; futhi yona incithakalo iyakuhlala
emhlabathini.