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.