Isaya
28:1 Maye kuwo umqhele wokuzidla, kuzo izidakwa zakwa-Efrayimi, ezikhazimulayo zazo.
ubuhle buyimbali ebunayo, esekhanda lezigodi ezinonile
abanqotshwe yiwayini!
28:2 Bheka, iNkosi inamandla futhi enamandla, njengoba njengesiphepho
isichotho nesiphepho esibhubhisayo, njengesikhukhula samanzi anamandla aphuphumayo;
iyophonswa emhlabeni ngesandla.
28:3 Umqhele wokuzidla, izidakwa zakwa-Efrayimi, ziyakunyathelwa phansi.
izinyawo:
28:4 Futhi ubuhle obukhazimulayo, okuyinto phezu kwekhanda esigodini evundile, ngeke
abe yimbali ebunayo, nanjengesithelo esisheshayo ngaphambi kwehlobo; okuyinto nini
oyibhekayo uyayibona, isesesandleni sakhe uyakudla
phezulu.
28:5 Ngalolo suku uJehova Sebawoti kuyoba umqhele wenkazimulo, futhi a
umqhele wobuhle kuyo insali yabantu bakhe,
28:6 Futhi ukuze umoya wokwahlulela lowo ohlezi ekwahluleleni, futhi ngenxa
amandla kwababuyisela impi esangweni.
28:7 Kodwa futhi baye baduka ngenxa yewayini, futhi ngenxa yophuzo olunamandla baphuma
yendlela; umpristi nomprofethi bayaduka ngophuzo olunamandla;
bagwinywe yiwayini, baphambukile endleleni enamandla
isiphuzo; bayaduka embonweni, bayakhubeka ekwahluleleni.
28:8 Ngoba wonke amatafula agcwele ubuhlanzo nokungcola, ukuze kungabikho
indawo ihlanzekile.
28:9 Ubani eyakumfundisa ukwazi? futhi ngubani eyakumqondisa
imfundiso? abalunyulweyo obisini, abakhishwe ebisini
amabele.
28:10 Ngoba umyalo kumelwe phezu kwesiyalezelo, isiyalezelo phezu kwesiyalezelo; umugqa phezu komugqa,
umugqa phezu komugqa; lapha kancane, futhi laphaya kancane.
28:11 Ngoba ngezindebe ezingingizayo nangolunye ulimi uyokhuluma lokhu
abantu.
28:12 Wathi kubo: "Nansi indawo yokuphumula eningakunika abakhatheleyo."
ukuphumula; lokhu yikho ukuqabuleka: kodwa abezwanga.
28:13 Kodwa izwi likaJehova kubo kwaba isiyalezelo phezu komthetho, isiyalezelo
phezu komyalelo; umugqa phezu komugqa, umugqa phezu komugqa; lapha kancane, futhi lapho a
kancane; ukuze bahambe, bawe nyovane, baphuke, futhi
wacutshwa, wathathwa.
28:14 Ngakho, zwanini izwi likaJehova, nina bantu abadelelayo, enibusa lokhu
abantu abaseJerusalema.
28:15 Ngoba nithé, Senzé isivumelwano nokufa kanye nesihogo
siyavumelana; lapho isishayo esikhukhulayo sidlula, wona
lingezi kithi, ngokuba senze amanga abe yisiphephelo sethu naphansi
sicashile amanga;
28:16 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu: Bheka, Ngibeka eSiyoni for a
isisekelo silitshe, ilitshe elivivinyiwe, ilitshe legumbi eliligugu, eliqinisekileyo
isisekelo: okholwayo akayikushesha.
28:17 Ukwahlulela ngiyokwenza intambo yokulinganisa, nokulunga kube umthofu wokumisa.
isichotho siyakukhukhula isiphephelo samanga, namanzi ayakukhukhula
phuphuma indawo yokucasha.
28:18 Futhi isivumelwano sakho nokufa kuyochithwa, futhi isivumelwano sakho
nesihogo asiyikuma; lapho isishayo esikhukhulayo sidlula
khona-ke niyakunyathelwa phansi ngawo.
28:19 Kusukela esikhathini sokuphuma kwayo, uyakunithatha, ngokuba ekuseni njalo
ekuseni kuyakudlula, emini nasebusuku: futhi kuyoba a
usizi kuphela ukuqonda umbiko.
28:20 Ngoba umbhede mfushane kunokuba umuntu angakwazi ukuzelula phezu kwawo: futhi
isimbozo sibe sincane kunokuba angazisonga ngaso.
28:21 Ngokuba uJehova uyakusukuma njengasentabeni yasePherazimi;
esigodini saseGibeyoni, ukuze enze umsebenzi wakhe, umsebenzi wakhe ongaziwa; futhi
enze isenzo sakhe, isenzo sakhe esiyinqaba.
28:22 Manje ningabi yizisulu, funa izibopho zenu ziqiniswe
ngizwile eNkosini uJehova Sebawoti ukubhujiswa nokunqunyiwe
emhlabeni wonke.
28:23 Bekani indlebe, nizwe izwi lami; lalelani, nizwe inkulumo yami.
28:24 Umlimi ulima usuku lonke ukuze ahlwanyele? uyavula, awaphule amagada
emhlabeni wakhe?
28:25 Lapho esebulungisile ubuso bawo, akayikulahla
uhlakaze ikhumini, uthele ukolweni nenhlanzi
ibhali neskeledi esikhundleni sazo na?
28:26 Ngoba uNkulunkulu wakhe uyamfundisa ukuhlakanipha, futhi amfundise.
28:27 Ngoba ama-fitches awabhulwanga ngensimbi yokubhula, futhi akukho
isondo lenqola lalijikeleza kumini; kodwa ama-fitches ayashaywa
aphume ngodondolo, nekhumini ngentonga.
28:28 Amabele isinkwa sichotshoziwe; ngoba akasoze ayibhula, noma
uliphule ngesondo lenqola yalo, ungalichobozi nabamahhashi bakhe.
28:29 Lokhu futhi kuvela kuJehova Sebawoti, okuyinto emangalisayo
iseluleko, futhi muhle kakhulu ekusebenzeni.