Isaya
9:1 Nokho, ubumnyama ngeke kube njengoba kwaba njalo ekuhluphekeni kwakhe, lapho
ekuqaleni walishaya kancane izwe lakwaZebuloni nezwe lase
noNafetali, kamuva wamhlupha kakhulu endleleni yase
ulwandle, ngaphesheya kweJordani, eGalile labezizwe.
9:2 Abantu ababehamba ebumnyameni baye babona ukukhanya okukhulu
hlala ezweni lethunzi lokufa, ukukhanya kuphezu kwabo
kwakhanya.
9:3 Wena wandisa isizwe, futhi awuzange andise injabulo: bayajabula
phambi kwakho njengenjabulo yokuvuna, nanjengokuthokoza kwabantu lapho
bayahlukaniselana impango.
9:4 Ngoba wephule ijoka lomthwalo wakhe, futhi udondolo lwakhe
ihlombe, intonga yomcindezeli wakhe njengasosukwini lukaMidiyani.
9:5 Ngoba yonke impi yeqhawe inomsindo odidekile, nezingubo
siginqike egazini; kepha lokhu kuyakuba ngokushiswa nokubasa komlilo.
9:6 Ngoba thina sizalelwe umntwana, kithi indodana siphiwe, futhi uhulumeni
liyakuba semahlombe akhe; igama lakhe liyakuthiwa oMangalisayo;
Umeluleki, uNkulunkulu onamandla, uYise ongunaphakade, iNkosi yokuthula.
9:7 Ukwanda kombuso wakhe nokuthula akuyikuba nakuphela, phezu
isihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavide, nasembusweni wakhe, ukuwumisa, nokuwumisa
ngokwahlulela nangokulunga kusukela manje kuze kube phakade. I
ukushisekela kukaJehova Sebawoti kuyakwenza lokhu.
9:8 INkosi yathumela izwi kuJakobe, futhi liye kukhanya phezu Israyeli.
9:9 Futhi bonke abantu bayokwazi, ngisho u-Efrayimi nabakhileyo
ISamariya, abathi ngokuzidla nangobulukhuni benhliziyo,
9:10 Izitini ziwile, kepha siyakwakha ngamatshe abaziweyo;
imithombe igawuliwe, kepha siyakuyiguqula ibe yimisedari.
9:11 Ngakho-ke uJehova uyomisa izitha zikaResini ngokumelene naye.
futhi ahlanganise izitha zakhe ndawonye;
9:12 Ama-Aramu ngaphambili, namaFilisti ngemuva; futhi bayakushwabadela
Israyeli ngomlomo ovulekile. Kukho konke lokhu intukuthelo yakhe ayibuyi, kodwa
isandla sakhe siseluliwe.
9:13 Ngoba abantu abaphendukeli kulowo obashayayo, futhi bona
funani uJehova Sebawoti.
9:14 Ngakho uJehova uyonquma kwa-Israyeli ikhanda nomsila, igatsha kanye
phuthuma, ngosuku olulodwa.
9:15 Omdala nohloniphekile, uyinhloko; nomprofethi lokho
ofundisa amanga, ungumsila.
9:16 Ngoba abaholi balesi sizwe benza ukuba baduke; nabaholwayo
kubo bayabhujiswa.
9:17 Ngakho-ke, iNkosi ngeke bajabule izinsizwa zabo, futhi ngeke
hawukela izintandane nabafelokazi babo, ngokuba yilowo nalowo ungumzenzisi
nomenzi wobubi, nayo yonke imilomo ikhuluma ubuwula. Kukho konke lokhu ulaka lwakhe
akafulathelwanga, kodwa isandla sakhe siseluliwe.
9:18 Ngoba ububi buvutha njengomlilo, buyoqeda amakhakhasi futhi
ameva, avuthele ezihlahleni zehlathi, zivuthe;
khuphukani njengokwenyuka komusi.
9:19 Ngokufutheka kukaJehova Sebawoti izwe libe mnyama, futhi
abantu bayakuba njengezinkuni zomlilo; akakho ongahawukela umfowabo.
9:20 Futhi uyohlwitha ngakwesokunene, futhi alambe; adle
ngakwesokhohlo, kepha abayikusutha; bayakudla bonke
umuntu uyinyama yengalo yakhe;
9:21 uManase, Efrayimi; no-Efrayimi uManase;
ngokumelene noJuda. Kukho konke lokhu intukuthelo yakhe ayibuyi, kodwa isandla sakhe
usaluliwe.