Isaya
22:1 Umthwalo esigodini sombono. Uyini manje, ukuthi uyini
wenyukele phezu kwezindlu na?
22:2 Wena ogcwele ukuxokozela, muzi oxokozelayo, muzi ojabulayo, ababuleweyo bakho.
ababulawanga ngenkemba, abafanga empini.
22:3 Bonke ababusi bakho babalekile kanyekanye, baboshwe abacibishelayo: bonke
abafunyanwa kuwe baboshwe kanyekanye, ababalekele kude.
22:4 Ngakho-ke ngathi: "Dedelani kimi; Ngizokhala kabuhlungu, ngingazikhandleki
ngiduduze, ngenxa yokuchithwa kwendodakazi yabantu bami.
22:5 Ngoba luwusuku losizi, futhi lokunyathela phansi, futhi lokudideka by
iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti esigodini sombono, ibhidliza izingange;
nokukhalela izintaba.
22:6 Futhi Elamu wathwala umgodla kanye nezinqola zamadoda, nabamahhashi, futhi Kiri
wembula ihawu.
22:7 Futhi kuyokwenzeka, ukuthi izigodi zakho zekhethelo ziyogcwala
izinqola, nabamahhashi bayakuzihlela ngasesangweni.
22:8 Futhi wembula isembozo sikaJuda, futhi wena wabheka ngalolo suku
ezikhalini zendlu yehlathi.
22:9 Nibonile futhi imifantu emzini kaDavide, ukuthi miningi.
nabutha amanzi echibi elingezansi.
22:10 Futhi nizibalile izindlu zaseJerusalema, futhi izindlu nina
idiliziwe ukuze kuqiniswe udonga.
22:11 Futhi wenza umsele phakathi kwezindonga ezimbili amanzi endala
kodwa anibhekanga kumenzi walo, anizange nibe nenhlonipho
kuye owayibumba kudala.
22:12 Futhi ngalolo suku iNkosi, uJehova Sebawoti, wabiza ukukhala, futhi
ukulila, nempandla, nokubhinca indwangu yamasaka;
22:13 Futhi bheka, intokozo nokwethaba, ekuhlatshweni izinkabi, nokuhlaba izimvu, bedla
inyama, siphuze iwayini: masidle, siphuze; ngoba kusasa siza
fa.
22:14 Futhi kwembulwa ezindlebeni zami nguJehova Sebawoti: Impela lokhu
ububi abuyikuthethelelwa kini, nize nife, isho iNkosi uJehova
ababungazi.
22:15 Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti, ithi: Hamba, uye kulo mgcini-sikhwama.
kuShebina ophethe indlu, uthi:
22:16 Yini onayo lapha? futhi unabani lapha, ukuthi uzigezile
khipha ithuna lapha, njengalowo egebha ithuna phezulu, futhi
ozimbela indawo yokuhlala edwaleni na?
22:17 Bheka, uJehova uyokuthwala kude nge ukuthunjwa okunamandla, futhi ngeke
ngiyakusibekela.
22:18 Ngokuqinisekile uyophenduka ngobudlova futhi akujikijele njengebhola endaweni enkulu
lapho uyakufa khona, kuyakuba khona izinqola zenkazimulo yakho
ube lihlazo lendlu yenkosi yakho.
22:19 Futhi ngizokuxosha esikhundleni sakho, futhi uyokudonsa kusukela isimo sakho
wena phansi.
22:20 Futhi kuyothi ngalolo suku, ngibize inceku yami
u-Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya;
22:21 Futhi ngizomembathisa ingubo yakho, futhi ngiyomqinisa ngebhande lakho.
ngiyakunikela ukubusa kwakho esandleni sakhe, yena abe nguyise
kwabakhileyo eJerusalema nasendlini yakwaJuda.
22:22 Futhi ngizobeka isihluthulelo sendlu kaDavide ehlombe lakhe; ngakho yena
uyakuvula, kungabikho ovalayo; uyakuvala, kungavuli muntu.
22:23 Futhi ngizobethela kuye njengesikhonkwane endaweni eqinile; futhi uyakuba ngowe-a
isihlalo sobukhosi esikhazimulayo endlini kayise.
22:24 Futhi bayolenga phezu kwakhe yonke inkazimulo yendlu kayise
inzalo nokukhishwa, zonke izitsha ezincane, ezivela ezitsheni
lezindebe, lazo zonke izitsha zamagaba.
22:25 “Ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova Sebawoti, “isipikili esibethelwe esihlahleni siyakubethelwa.
indawo eqinisekileyo mayisuswe, igawulwe, iwe; kanye nomthwalo
okwakuphezu kwalo kuyakunqunywa, ngokuba uJehova ukukhulumile.