Isaya
13:1 Isiprofetho ngeBabiloni, u-Isaya, indodana ka-Amose, asibonayo.
13:2 Phakamisani ibhanela entabeni ende, niphakamise izwi kubo.
xhawula isandla, ukuze bangene emasangweni abakhulu.
13:3 Ngibayalile abangcwele bami, futhi ngibizile abanamandla ami
ngenxa yentukuthelo yami, labo abathokoza ngokuphakama kwami.
13:4 Umsindo wesixuku ezintabeni, njengowesizwe esikhulu; a
Umsindo wokuxokozela wemibuso yezizwe ibuthene ndawonye: UJehova
lamabutho libutha impi.
13:5 Bavela ezweni elikude, kusukela ekupheleni kwezulu, ngisho uJehova, futhi
izikhali zentukuthelo yakhe, ukuchitha izwe lonke.
13:6 Hewulani; ngoba usuku lukaJehova selusondele; izofika njenge
ukubhujiswa okuvela kuSomandla.
13:7 Ngakho-ke zonke izandla ziyophelelwa amandla, futhi wonke umuntu uyoncibilika inhliziyo.
13:8 Futhi bayobe besabe: imihelo kanye nosizi luyoba phezu kwabo;
bayakuba nobuhlungu njengobelethayo; bayakumangala
omunye komunye; ubuso babo buyakuba njengamalangabi.
13:9 Bhekani, usuku lukaJehova luyeza, lunonya, nolaka nolaka.
ukuthukuthela, ukwenza izwe libe yincithakalo, abhubhise izoni
aphume kuyo.
13:10 Ngoba izinkanyezi zezulu nemilaza yalo ngeke ukunikeza
ukukhanya kwabo: ilanga liyakuba mnyama ekuphumeni kwalo, nenyanga
ngeke yenze ukukhanya kwayo kukhanye.
13:11 Futhi ngizojezisa izwe ngobubi balo, futhi ababi ngenxa yabo
ububi; ngiyakwenza ukuba ukuzidla kwabaziqhenyayo kuphele, ngikwenze
yehlisani ukuzidla kwabasabekayo.
13:12 Ngiyakwenza umuntu abe yigugu kunegolide elicwengekileyo; ngisho indoda kunaye
igolide lase-Ofiri.
13:13 Ngakho-ke ngiyozamazamisa amazulu, futhi umhlaba uyosusa aphume
endaweni yalo, ngentukuthelo kaJehova Sebawoti, nangosuku lwakhe
intukuthelo evuthayo.
13:14 Futhi kuyoba njengensephe elixoshiwe, futhi njengemvu okungekho muntu osithathayo.
bayakuphendukela, kube yilowo nalowo kubantu bakubo, abalekele, kube yilowo nalowo kwelakubo
izwe lakho.
13:15 Bonke abatholakalayo bayogwazwa; kanye nakho konke okukhona
abahlangene nabo bayakuwa ngenkemba.
13:16 Futhi abantwana babo bayochotshozwa phambi kwamehlo abo; yabo
izindlu ziyakuphangwa, omkabo badlwengulwe.
13:17 Bheka, Ngizobavusela amaMede, okuyinto ngeke ukunaka
isiliva; futhi igolide, ngeke bajabule ngalo.
13:18 Iminsalo yabo iyophahlaza izinsizwa zibe yizicucu; futhi bazakuba
ungahawukeli isithelo sesizalo; iso labo aliyikuhawukela abantwana.
13:19 NeBabele, inkazimulo yemibuso, ubuhle bamaKaledi.
ubuhle, buyoba njengalapho uNkulunkulu egumbuqela iSodoma neGomora.
13:20 Ngeke liphinde lihlalwe, futhi ngeke kuhlalwe kusukela
isizukulwane ngesizukulwane: nomArabiya akayikugxumeka itende lapho;
nabelusi abayikukwenza khona isibaya sabo.
13:21 Kodwa izilo zasehlane uyolala lapho; nezindlu zabo ziyakuba khona
egcwele izidalwa ezinolaka; izikhova ziyohlala khona, nezimpungushe ziyohlala
ukudansa lapho.
13:22 Futhi izilo zasendle eziqhingini bayokhala ezindlini zabo incithakalo.
nezimpungushe ezindlini zabo zobukhosi ezithandekayo;
izinsuku zakhe aziyikwandiswa.