Isaya
6:1 Ngomnyaka inkosi u-Uziya eyafa ngawo, ngabona uJehova ehlezi phezu kwe
isihlalo sobukhosi, esiphezulu nesiphakemeyo, nomphetho wayo wagcwalisa ithempeli.
6:2 Ngaphezu kwakhe kwakumi amaserafi, ngalinye lalinamaphiko ayisithupha; nababili yena
wamboza ubuso bakhe, futhi ngamabili wamboza izinyawo zakhe, futhi amabili yena
wandiza.
6:3 Futhi omunye wamemeza komunye, futhi wathi: "Ungcwele, ungcwele, ungcwele, uJehova we
amabutho: umhlaba wonke ugcwele inkazimulo yakhe.
6:4 Futhi izinsika zomnyango zanyakaza ngezwi lalowo owayememeza, futhi
indlu yagcwala intuthu.
6:5 Ngase ngithi: "Maye kimi! ngoba sengiphelile; ngoba ngingumuntu ongcolileyo
izindebe zami, futhi ngihlala phakathi kwabantu abanezindebe ezingcolile: ngenxa yami
amehlo abonile iNkosi, uJehova Sebawoti.
6:6 Khona landizela kimi elinye lamaserafi, liphethe ilahle elivuthayo esandleni salo.
eyayithathe ngezindlawu e-altare.
6:7 Wawubeka emlonyeni wami, wathi: "Bheka, lokhu kuthintile izindebe zakho;
ububi bakho bususiwe, nesono sakho sihlanziwe.
6:8 Futhi ngezwa izwi leNkosi, lithi: "Ngizothuma bani, futhi ngubani."
uzosihambela? Ngase ngithi: Nangu mina; ngithumele.
6:9 Wathi: "Hamba, futhi utshele laba bantu, 'Yizwani ngempela, kodwa niqonde
hhayi; bhekani impela, kepha aniboni.
6:10 Yenza inhliziyo yalaba bantu ikhuluphale, wenze izindlebe zabo zibe nzima, futhi uvale
amehlo abo; funa babone ngamehlo abo, bezwe ngezindlebe zabo, futhi
baqonde ngenhliziyo, baphenduke, baphiliswe.
6:11 Ngasengisithi: Nkosi, koze kube nini? Yathi: Ize ichithwe imizi
nezindlu zingenamuntu, izwe libe nokuqedwa
dengwane,
6:12 Futhi uJehova uye wasusa abantu kude, futhi kukhona ukushiya okukhulu
phakathi kwezwe.
6:13 Kodwa nokho kuwo kuyoba ingxenye yeshumi, futhi izobuya, futhi izodliwa.
njengomuthi we-teil, nanjenge-oki, into yawo ikuwo, lapho bekhona
amaqabunga awo, ukuze imbewu engcwele ibe yisiqu sawo.