Isaya
5:1 Manje ngizohlabelela othandiweyo wami ingoma yothandiweyo wami ngokuthinta owakhe
isivini. Othandiweyo wami unesivini entabeni ethela kakhulu;
5:2 Futhi wayibiyela, futhi wabutha amatshe alo, futhi watshala kuso
ngomvini wekhethelo, wakha umbhoshongo phakathi kwawo, kanjalo
wenza isikhamo sewayini kuso, wabheka ukuthi siyakuthela
amagilebhisi, futhi yathela izithelo zomvini zasendle.
5:3 Manje, O bakhileyo eJerusalema, futhi amadoda akwaJuda, nahlulele
wena, phakathi kwami nesivini sami.
5:4 Yini eyayingase kwenziwe okwengeziwe esivinini sami, ukuthi angizange ngikwenze
yona? ngalokho-ke, lapho ngibheke ukuthi izothela izithelo zomvini, ilethwe
lithela izithelo zomvini zasendle?
5:5 Manje hambani; Ngizakutshela engizakwenza esivinini sami: ngizakwenza
susa uthango lwayo, idliwe; futhi aphule
ugange lwayo, lunyathelwe phansi;
5:6 Futhi ngizoyichitha, ngeke ithenwe, noma igebe; kodwa lapho
kuyakumila amakhakhasi nameva: ngiyakuyala namafu ukuthi
abalinisi mvula phezu kwalo.
5:7 Ngoba isivini sikaJehova Sebawoti yindlu ka-Israyeli, futhi
abantu bakwaJuda isithombo sakhe esithandekayo; wabheka ukwahlulela, kepha bheka
ukucindezelwa; ngifuna ukulunga, kepha bheka ukukhala.
5:8 Maye kulabo abahlanganisa indlu ngendlu, ababeka insimu nensimu, kuze kube
kungabi khona indawo, ukuze babekwe bodwa phakathi kwethempeli
umhlaba!
5:9 Wathi uJehova Sebawoti ezindlebeni zami: Impela izindlu eziningi ziyoba
eyincithakalo, enkulu futhi enhle, engena ohlala khona.
5:10 Yebo, amahektha ayishumi esivini ayothela ibhathi elilodwa, nembewu yesivini.
ihomere lizaveza iefa.
5:11 Maye kulabo abavuka ekuseni, ukuze balandele
isiphuzo esinamandla; baqhubeke kuze kube sebusuku, lize libashise iwayini.
5:12 Ihabhu, nogubhu, nesigubhu, nomtshingo, newayini kukhona emikhondweni yabo.
amadili, kepha abawunaki umsebenzi kaJehova, abawunaki
ukusebenza kwezandla zakhe.
5:13 Ngakho-ke abantu bami baye ekuthunjweni, ngoba bengekho
ukwazi: nabahlonishwayo babo balambile, nesixuku sabo
woma ngokoma.
5:14 Ngakho, isihogo uye wakhulisa ngokwakhe, futhi wavula umlomo wakhe ngaphandle
isilinganiso: nenkazimulo yabo, nesixuku sabo, nobukhazikhazi babo, naye
othokozayo, uyokwehlela kuwo.
5:15 Futhi umuntu ophansi uyokwehliswa, futhi indoda enamandla kuyoba
athotshiswe, namehlo abaphakemeyo ayathotshiswa;
5:16 Kodwa uJehova Sebawoti uyophakanyiswa ekwahluleleni, futhi uNkulunkulu ongcwele
lizangcweliswa ngokulunga.
5:17 Khona-ke amawundlu uyoklaba ngokwedlelo lazo, kanye namahlane of
abakhulupheleyo bayakudla abezizweni.
5:18 Maye kulabo abadonsa ububi ngezintambo eziyize, futhi isono njengaso
babenentambo yenqola:
5:19 Abathi, Makasheshise, futhi asheshise umsebenzi wakhe, ukuze siwubone.
futhi icebo loNgcwele ka-Israyeli malisondele lize, ukuze
singase sikwazi!
5:20 Maye kulabo abathi okubi kuhle, okuhle kubi; lokho kubeka ubumnyama ngoba
ukukhanya, nokukhanya kube ngubumnyama; ebeka okubabayo esikhundleni sobumnandi, nokumnandi
okubabayo!
5:21 Maye kulabo abahlakaniphile emehlweni abo, futhi abahlakaniphile kwezabo siqu
ukubona!
5:22 Maye kulabo abanamandla ukuphuza iwayini, futhi amadoda anamandla
hlanganisa isiphuzo esinamandla:
5:23 Abalungisisa omubi ukuze uthole umvuzo, futhi asuse ukulunga kwe
abalungileyo abavela kuye!
5:24 Ngakho, njengoba nje umlilo udla izinhlanga, futhi ilangabi liqothula
amakhoba, kanjalo impande yabo ibe njengokubola, nembali yabo iyomuka
bakhuphuke njengothuli, ngokuba bawuchithile umthetho kaJehova Sebawoti.
futhi wadelela izwi loNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
5:25 Ngakho intukuthelo kaJehova ibavuthele abantu bakhe, futhi yena
uselulele isandla sakhe phezu kwabo, wabashaya;
amagquma athuthumela, izidumbu zabo zadabuka phakathi
imigwaqo. Kukho konke lokhu intukuthelo yakhe ayibuyi, kepha isandla sakhe sibuyile
elule enganyakazi.
5:26 Futhi uyophakamisa ibhanela ezizweni ezikude, futhi uyokwenza ikhwelo
kubo kusukela emkhawulweni womhlaba: futhi, bheka, bayakuza kanye
isivinini ngokushesha:
5:27 Akekho oyokhathala noma akhubeke phakathi kwabo; akakho oyokozela
ukulala; nebhande lezinkalo zabo aliyikuthukululwa, nebhande lezinkalo zabo aliyikuthukululwa
kuphulwe umchilo wezicathulo zabo:
5:28 Imicibisholo yabo ibukhali, nayo yonke iminsalo yabo igobile, izinselo zamahhashi abo.
ayakubalwa njengensengetsha, namasondo awo njengesivunguvungu.
5:29 Ukubhonga kwabo kuyoba njengengonyama, bayobhonga njengamabhongo ezingonyama.
yebo, bayobhonga, futhi babambe impango, futhi bayoyimuka
iphephile, akakho oyoyikhulula.
5:30 Futhi ngalolo suku bayobhonga ngokumelene nabo njengokubhonga kwenkosi
ulwandle: uma umuntu ebheka emhlabeni, bheka, ubumnyama nosizi, nobumnyama
ukukhanya kufiphale emazulwini awo.