Isaya
7:1 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi ezinsukwini zika-Ahazi, indodana kaJothamu, indodana ka
u-Uziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, noResini inkosi yase-Aramu, noPheka indodana
kaRemaliya, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wenyukela eJerusalema ukulwa nalo,
kodwa akakwazanga ukukunqoba.
7:2 Futhi kwabikwa endlini kaDavide, ukuthi: "Aramu ihlangene
Efrayimi. Inhliziyo yakhe yanyakaza, nenhliziyo yabantu bakhe njengoJehova
izihlahla zehlathi zinyakaziswa ngumoya.
" 7:3 Khona-ke uJehova wathi ku-Isaya: "Phuma manje ukuhlangabezana Ahazi, wena kanye
uSheyarijashubi indodana yakho, ekupheleni komsele wechibi elingenhla echibini
umgwaqo omkhulu wensimu yomhlanzi;
7:4 Futhi uthi kuye, Qaphela, futhi uthule; ningesabi, ningesabi;
iphele amandla ngenxa yemisila yomibili yalezi zikhuni ezishunqayo, ngenxa
intukuthelo evuthayo kaResini neSiriya, neyendodana kaRemaliya.
7:5 Ngoba iSiriya, u-Efrayimi, futhi indodana kaRemaliya, baye bacebisana okubi
ngokumelene nawe, ethi:
7:6 Ake sikhuphukele uJuda, futhi siwuhlukumezile, futhi ake senze ukufohla kulo
sibeke inkosi phakathi kwalo, indodana kaThabehali;
7:7 Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngeke ume, futhi ngeke kufike
dlula.
7:8 Ngoba inhloko yeSiriya yiDamaseku, futhi inhloko yeDamaseku nguResini;
phakathi kweminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu u-Efrayimi uyakwaphulwa, kube njalo
hhayi abantu.
7:9 Futhi inhloko ka-Efrayimi yiSamariya, futhi inhloko yaseSamariya
Indodana kaRemaliya. Uma ningakholwa, aniyikuba njalo
emisiwe.
7:10 Futhi uJehova wakhuluma futhi ku-Ahazi, wathi:
7:11 Zicelele isibonakaliso sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; buza noma ekujuleni, noma phakathi
ukuphakama phezulu.
" 7:12 Kodwa u-Ahazi wathi: "Ngeke ngicele, futhi ngeke ngimlinge uJehova.
7:13 Wathi, Yizwa manje, O ndlu kaDavide; Ingabe kuyinto encane kuwe
ukukhathaza abantu, kepha nizomkhathaza noNkulunkulu wami na?
7:14 Ngakho-ke iNkosi ngokwayo iyokunika isibonakaliso; bheka, intombi iya
akhulelwe, azale indodana, ayiqambe ngokuthi u-Imanuweli.
7:15 Izodla ibhotela noju, ukuze azi ukwenqaba okubi, futhi
khetha okuhle.
7:16 Ngokuba engakakwazi umntwana ukwala okubi, akhethe okuhle,
izwe olizondayo liyakushiywa amakhosi alo omabili.
7:17 UJehova uyoletha phezu kwakho, futhi phezu kwabantu bakho, futhi phezu kwakho
indlu kayise, izinsuku ezingakafiki, kusukela osukwini luka-Efrayimi
wasuka kwaJuda; inkosi yase-Asiriya.
7:18 Futhi kuyothi ngalolo suku, ukuthi uJehova uyokushayelela ikhwelo
izimpukane emaphethelweni emifula yaseGibhithe, futhi
inyosi esezweni lase-Asiriya.
7:19 Futhi bayofika, futhi bayohlala bonke labo ezigodini eziyincithakalo.
nasemigodini yamadwala, nakuwo wonke ameva, nakuzo zonke izihlahla.
7:20 Ngalolo suku uJehova uyakuphuca ngensingo eqashiwe, okungukuthi,
ngakubo ngaphesheya koMfula, enkosini yase-Asiriya, ikhanda, noboya
ezinyaweni: futhi iyoqeda nentshebe.
7:21 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ngalolo suku, ukuthi indoda uyokondla abasha
inkomo, nezimvu ezimbili;
7:22 Futhi kuyokwenzeka, ngenxa yobuningi ubisi ukuthi bayohlala
adle ibhotela, ngokuba ibhotela nezinyosi bayakudla yilowo nalowo
usele ezweni.
7:23 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ngalolo suku, ukuthi yonke indawo kuyoba, lapho
kwakukhona imivini eyinkulungwane ngamashekeli ayinkulungwane esiliva, kuyakuba njalo
ngamakhakhasi nameva.
7:24 Abantu bayofika lapho nemicibisholo neminsalo; ngoba umhlaba wonke
lizakuba ngamakhakhasi nameva.
7:25 Futhi kuzo zonke izintaba eziyogejwa ngogeba, ngeke
woza khona ukwesaba amakhakhasi nameva, kepha kuyakuba ngokwakho
ethuma izinkabi, nokunyathela izinkomo.