Isaya
24:1 Bheka, uJehova uyenza ize umhlaba, futhi uyawenza incithakalo, futhi
iyasigumbuqela, ibahlakaze abakhileyo kuyo.
24:2 Futhi kuyakuba, njengoba abantu, kanjalo kumpristi; njengoba ne
inceku, kanjalo nenkosi yayo; njengasencekukazini, kanjalo nasenkosikazini yayo; njenge
nomthengi, kanjalo nomthengisi; njengakulowo obolekisayo, kanjalo nakulowo
umboleki; njengakulowo othatha inzalo, kanjalo komnika inzalo kuye.
24:3 Izwe liyakuchithwa, futhi liphangwe, ngokuba uJehova
ukhulume lelilizwi.
24:4 Umhlaba uyalila futhi uyabuna;
kude, abantu abaziqhenyayo bomhlaba bayadangala.
24:5 Umhlaba ungcolile ngaphansi kwabakhileyo kuwo; ngoba bona
beqe imithetho, bashintshile isimiso, baphulile
isivumelwano esiphakade.
24:6 Ngakho isiqalekiso siwudlile umhlaba kanye nabakhileyo kuwo
bayincithakalo; ngalokho abakhileyo emhlabeni bayasha, bayingcosana
ahamba amadoda.
24:7 Iwayini elisha liyalila, umvini ubunile, bonke abajabulayo ngenhliziyo bayalila.
bubula.
24:8 Ukuthokoza kwezigubhu kunqamukile, nomsindo wabajabulayo uphelile,
intokozo yehabhu iphelile.
24:9 Ngeke baphuze iwayini ngengoma; isiphuzo esinamandla siyababa kuso
labo abayiphuzayo.
24:10 Umuzi wesiphithiphithi ubhidliziwe, zonke izindlu zivaliwe, ukuze kungekho
indoda ingangena.
24:11 Kukhona ukukhalela iwayini ezitaladini; yonke intokozo imnyama, the
ukuthokoza kwezwe kuphelile.
24:12 Emzini ushiywe incithakalo, futhi isango lishaywe
ukubhujiswa.
24:13 Lapho kuyakuba njalo phakathi kwezwe phakathi kwabantu, lapho
kuyakuba njengokunyakaziswa komnqumo, njengokukhothoza kwezithelo zomvini
lapho ukuvuna sekuphelile.
24:14 Bayophakamisa izwi labo, bayohlabelela ngenxa yobukhosi
Jehova, bayakumemeza ngezwi elikhulu beselwandle.
24:15 Ngakho dumisani uJehova emlilweni, igama likaJehova
UNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli eziqhingini zolwandle.
24:16 Kusukela emikhawulweni yomhlaba sizwile izingoma, yebo inkazimulo
abalungileyo. Kodwa ngathi: Ukuzaca kwami, ukubhibha kwami, maye kimi! i
abakhohlisayo benze ngokukhohlisa; yebo, abakhohlisayo
abathengisi benzé ngokukhohlisa kakhulu.
24:17 Ukwesaba, nomgodi, nogibe kuphezu kwakho, wena owakhileyo ezweni.
umhlaba.
24:18 Futhi kuyokwenzeka, ukuthi lowo obalekela umsindo ukwesaba
bayowela emgodini; lalowo okhuphuka ephuma phakathi kwethempeli
umgodi uyakubanjelwa ogibeni, ngokuba amafasitele avela phezulu avuliwe;
nezisekelo zomhlaba ziyazamazama.
24:19 Umhlaba uyachithwa nokuchithwa, umhlaba uyancibilika ngokuphelele;
umhlaba uyanyakaza kakhulu.
24:20 Umhlaba uyozamazama ngapha nangapha njengesidakwa, futhi uyosuswa
njengendlu encane; nesiphambeko salo siyakuba nzima phezu kwalo;
liyakuwa, lingabuyi livuke.
24:21 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ngalolo suku, ukuthi uJehova uyobajezisa
ibutho labaphakemeyo phezulu, namakhosi omhlaba phezu
Umhlaba.
24:22 Futhi bayobuthwa ndawonye, njengoba iziboshwa zibuthelwa e
bayakuvalelwa etilongweni, kuthi emva kwezinsuku eziningi bavalelwe
ukuvakashelwa.
24:23 Khona-ke inyanga iyojabha, nelanga libe namahloni, lapho uJehova ka
amabutho ayobusa entabeni yaseSiyoni naseJerusalema naphambi kwakhe
abadala ngokukhazimulayo.