Isaya
30:1 Maye kubantwana abahlubukayo, kusho uJehova, abathatha iseluleko kodwa
akuveli kimi; futhi lokho kumboza ngesembozo, kodwa hhayi okomoya wami, lokho
bangezelele isono esonweni.
30:2 Abahamba behlela eGibhithe, futhi abazange babuze emlonyeni wami; ku
baziqinise emandleni kaFaro, bathembele kuJehova
ithunzi laseGibhithe!
30:3 Ngakho amandla kaFaro kuyoba amahloni akho, futhi ithemba lakho
ithunzi laseGibhithe libe yihlazo lakho.
30:4 Ngoba izikhulu zakhe zaziseZowani, nezithunywa zakhe zafika eHanesi.
30:5 Bonke babe namahloni ngabantu ababengenakubazuzisa, noma babe namahloni
usizo noma inzuzo, kodwa ihlazo, futhi futhi ihlazo.
30:6 Umthwalo wezilwane zaseningizimu: ezweni lenkathazo futhi
usizi, livelaphi ibhongo lengonyama, nenyoka, nelomlilo
inyoka endizayo, bayothwala ingcebo yabo emahlombe amaphuphu
izimbongolo, nengcebo yazo phezu kwezithunjana zamakamela, kubantu lokho
ngeke kubasize ngalutho.
30:7 Ngoba abaseGibhithe bayosiza ngeze, futhi ngeze
Ngamemeza ngalokho ngathi: Amandla abo angawokuhlala bathule.
30:8 Manje hamba, ukulobe phambi kwabo esibhebheni, ukubhale encwadini, ukuthi
kungaba okwesikhathi esizayo kuze kube phakade naphakade:
30:9 Ukuthi lokhu kungabantu abahlubukayo, izingane amanga, izingane ukuthi ngeke
yizwani umthetho kaJehova.
30:10 abathi kubaboni, Ningaboni; nakubaprofethi: Ningaprofethi
sikhulume okuqondileyo, sikhulume okumnandi, siprofethe amanga;
30:11 Sukani endleleni, phumani endleleni, bangela oNgcwele
ka-Israyeli ukuba ayeke phambi kwethu.
30:12 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje oNgcwele ka-Israyeli: "Ngokuba nidelela lokhu
izwi, uthembele ekucindezelweni nasebubini, uhlale kukho;
30:13 Ngakho-ke lobu bubi buyakuba kini njengembobo elungele ukuwa,
elikhukhumalayo odongeni olude, oluphuka ngokuzumayo
ngokushesha.
30:14 Futhi uyoyichoboza njengokuhlephula isitsha sombumbi
ephukile ibe yizicucu; akayikubahawukela, kuze kungafunyanwa
ekuqhumeni kwawo ucezu lokukhipha umlilo eziko, noma ukuthatha
amanzi aphuma emgodini.
30:15 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli: Ekubuyiseleni futhi
ukuphumula niyakusindiswa; ngokuthula nangokuqiniseka kuyakuba kini
amandla: kodwa kalivumanga.
30:16 Kepha nina nithi: 'Qha; ngoba siyakubaleka ngamahhashi; ngalokho niyakubaleka;
futhi: Sizokhwela phezu kwejubane; ngakho-ke labo abanixoshayo
shesha.
30:17 Inkulungwane iyakubaleka ngokusola koyedwa; ekukhuzeni abahlanu
niyakubaleka, nize nishiywe njengesibani esiqongweni sentaba;
nanjengebhanela entabeni.
30:18 Futhi ngakho uJehova uyolinda, ukuze abe nomusa kuwe, futhi
ngalokho uyakuphakanyiswa, ukuze abe nesihe kini;
UJehova unguNkulunkulu wokwahlulela; babusisiwe bonke abamthembayo.
30:19 Ngoba abantu bayohlala eSiyoni eJerusalema, futhi ngeke ukhale
uyakuba nomusa kakhulu kuwe ngezwi lokukhala kwakho; nini
uyakuzwa, uyakuphendula.
30:20 Futhi nakuba iNkosi ikunika isinkwa sokuhlupheka, futhi amanzi ka
ukuhlupheka, nokho abafundisi bakho abayikuchithwa engosini
kakhulu, kepha amehlo akho ayakubabona abafundisi bakho;
30:21 Izindlebe zakho ziyakuzwa izwi emva kwakho, lithi: "Nansi indlela!
hambani ngayo, lapho niphendukela ngakwesokunene, nalapho niphendukela endleleni
kwesokunxele.
30:22 Niyakungcolisa isimbozo sezithombe zenu ezibaziweyo zesiliva, futhi
umhlobiso wezithombe zakho ezibunjiweyo zegolide; uyakuzilahla kungathi
indwangu yokuya esikhathini; uyakuthi kuyo: Suka lapha.
30:23 Khona-ke uyonika imvula yenzalo yakho, ukuze uhlwanyele emhlabathini
kanye; nesinkwa sesivuno somhlaba, futhi siyakuba namafutha futhi
izinkomo zakho ziyakudla emadlelweni abanzi ngalolo suku.
30:24 Izinkabi kanye nezimbongolo abalima inhlabathi bayokudla
ifolishi elihlanzekile, elelwé ngefosholo nangefosholo
umlandeli.
30:25 Futhi kuyoba phezu kwazo zonke izintaba eziphakeme, futhi phezu kwawo wonke amagquma aphakeme.
imifula nemifudlana yamanzi ngosuku lokuhlaba okukhulu, lapho a
imibhoshongo iyawa.
30:26 Futhi ukukhanya kwenyanga kuyoba njengokukhanya kwelanga, futhi
ukukhanya kwelanga kuyakuba ngokuphindwe kasikhombisa njengokukhanya kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa
ngosuku uJehova abopha ngalo ukuphuka kwabantu bakhe, abaphulukise
ukushaywa kwesilonda sabo.
30:27 Bheka, igama likaJehova livela kude, evutha intukuthelo yakhe.
nomthwalo wawo unzima: izindebe zakhe zigcwele intukuthelo, futhi
ulimi lwakhe lunjengomlilo oqothulayo;
30:28 Futhi umoya wakhe, njengomfula okhukhulayo, uyofinyelela phakathi
intamo, ukuze zihlunge izizwe ngesihlungo esiyize;
ube yitomu emihlathini yabantu, ubenze baduke.
30:29 Niyakuba nengoma, njengasebusuku lapho umkhosi ongcwele kugcinwa. futhi
intokozo yenhliziyo, njengalapho umuntu engena ephethe umtshingo
intaba kaJehova, konamandla ka-Israyeli.
30:30 Futhi uJehova uyokwenza izwi lakhe elikhazimulayo lizwakale, futhi uyobonisa
ukwehla kwengalo yakhe, ngokufutheka kwentukuthelo yakhe, futhi
ngelangabi lomlilo oqothulayo, nokuhlakazeka, nesiphepho, kanye
isichotho.
30:31 Ngoba ngezwi likaJehova, i-Asiriya liyonqotshwa.
eyayishaya ngenduku.
30:32 Futhi kuzo zonke izindawo lapho udondolo omisiwe iyodlula, uJehova
iyakubeka phezu kwakhe, kube nezigubhu namahabhu, nangezimpi
yokuthuthumela izolwa nayo.
30:33 Ngoba iThofeti lamiswa kusukela kudala; yebo, ilungiselelwe inkosi; unayo
wawenza wajula, waba banzi; inqwaba yawo ingumlilo nezinkuni eziningi; i
umoya kaJehova, njengomfula wesibabule, uyakuwuthungela.