Isaya
14:1 Ngoba uJehova uyoba nomusa kuJakobe, futhi usazokhetha u-Israyeli, futhi
ubabeke ezweni lakubo, abezizwe bahlangane nabo;
bayakunamathela endlini kaJakobe.
14:2 Futhi abantu bayowathatha, futhi bawayise endaweni yabo: futhi
indlu yakwa-Israyeli iyakuba yizigqila ezweni likaJehova
nezigqilakazi, bayakubathumba bona abathumbi bazo
kwaba; futhi bayobusa phezu kwabacindezeli babo.
14:3 Futhi kuyothi ngosuku lapho uJehova uyokunika ukuphumula
osizini lwakho, nasekwesabeni kwakho, nasebugqileni obunzima obukubo
wenziwa ukuba ukhonze,
14:4 Ukuze uphakamise lesi saga ngokumelene nenkosi yaseBhabhiloni, futhi
anothi: “Yeka ukupheza komcindezeli! umuzi wegolide waphela!
14:5 UJehova waphula udondolo lwababi, nentonga yobukhosi
ababusi.
14:6 Owashaya abantu ngokuthukuthela ngokushaywa njalo, owabusa.
izizwe ngokuthukuthela, ziyazingelwa, kungekho ovimbayo.
14:7 Umhlaba wonke uphumule, futhi uthule: baqhuma ngokuhlabelela.
14:8 Yebo, imisayipuresi ithokoza ngawe, nemisedari yaseLebanoni, ithi:
Selokhu walaliswa phansi, akakho umgawuli okhuphukele kithi.
14:9 Isihogo ngaphansi siyanyakaziswa ngawe ukukuhlangabeza ekufikeni kwakho
uyakuvusela abafileyo, zonke izinduna zomhlaba; yona
uphakamisile ezihlalweni zawo zobukhosi onke amakhosi ezizwe.
14:10 Bonke bayakukhuluma, bathi kuwe: "Ingabe nawe ubuthakathaka njengathi?"
usufana nathi na?
14:11 Ubukhosi bakho behliselwe endaweni yabafileyo, nomsindo wezigubhu zakho;
izimpethu zendlalwe phansi kwakho, nezimpethu ziyakusibekela.
14:12 Yeka ukuthi uwe kanjani ezulwini, O Lucifer, ndodana yokusa! kanjani ubuciko
wena ugawulele phansi, wena owathobisa izizwe!
14:13 Ngoba ushilo enhliziyweni yakho, 'Ngizokwenyukela ezulwini
ngiphakamise isihlalo sami sobukhosi phezu kwezinkanyezi zikaNkulunkulu, ngihlale entabeni
webandla, emaceleni asenyakatho;
14:14 Ngizokwenyukela ngaphezu kwezindawo eziphakeme zamafu; Ngizofana kakhulu
Phezulu.
14:15 Nokho, wena uyokwehliselwa esihogweni, emaceleni omgodi.
14:16 Abakubonayo bayakukubheka kancane, bakunake;
besithi: Lo nguye yini umuntu owenza umhlaba wazamazama, owazamazama?
imibuso;
14:17 Owenza izwe libe yihlane, futhi wachitha imizi yalo;
ongavulanga indlu yeziboshwa zakhe na?
14:18 Wonke amakhosi ezizwe, yebo bonke, balele enkazimulweni, ngamunye
endlini yakhe.
14:19 Kodwa wena ulahliwe ethuneni lakho njengegatsha elinengekayo, nanjengegatsha
izingubo zabagwaziweyo, abagwazwe ngenkemba, abahamba
kuze kufike ematsheni omgodi; njengesidumbu esinyathelwe phansi.
14:20 Ngeke uhlanganiswe nabo ekungcwatshweni, ngoba unakho
uchithe izwe lakho, ubulale abantu bakho, inzalo yababi
ungalokothi ube nodumo.
14:21 Lungiselelani ukuhlaba abantwana bakhe ngenxa yobubi bawoyise;
ukuze bangavuki, bangadli izwe, bangagcwalisi ubuso bukaJehova
umhlaba namadolobha.
14:22 Ngoba ngizobavukela, kusho uJehova Sebawoti, futhi nginqume
eBabele igama, nensali, nendodana, nomshana, usho uJehova.
14:23 Futhi ngiyokwenza kube ifa likababa kanye namachibi amanzi.
+ futhi ngokuqinisekile ngizoyishanela ngomshanelo wencithakalo,” + kusho uJehova
ababungazi.
14:24 UJehova Sebawoti ufungile, wathi: Impela njengalokho ngicabangile, kuyakuba njalo.
kuyenzeka; njengalokho ngihlosile, kuyakuma;
14:25 Ukuze ngiphule umAsiriya ezweni lami, futhi phezu kwezintaba zami nginyathele
phansi kwezinyawo: khona ijoka lakhe liyakumuka kubo nomthwalo wakhe
suka emahlombe abo.
14:26 Lona inhloso okuhloswe phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba: futhi lokhu
isandla eselulelwe phezu kwezizwe zonke.
14:27 Ngoba uJehova Sebawoti uhlosile, futhi ngubani ongayichitha? kanye neyakhe
isandla seluliwe, ngubani ongasibuyisela emuva?
14:28 Ngomnyaka wokufa kwenkosi u-Ahazi kwaba lo mthwalo.
14:29 Ungathokozi wena, lonke elaseFilestiya, ngoba induku yalowo owashaya
uphukile, ngokuba empandeni yenyoka kuyakuphuma a
isithelo saso siyakuba yinyoka evuthayo endizayo.
14:30 Futhi izibulo abampofu bayokudla, futhi abampofu bayolala phansi
ngiyakubulala impande yakho ngendlala, abulale owakho
insali.
14:31 Hewula, wena sango; khala, muzi; wena, Filistiya lonke, uchitheka;
kuyakuvela umusi uvela enyakatho, kungabikho oyedwa kwakhe
izikhathi ezimisiwe.
14:32 Khona-ke izithunywa zesizwe ziyakusabela kanjani? Ithi uJehova
uyimisile iZiyoni, nabampofu babantu bayo bayakwethemba kuyo.