Isaiah 22

Isiphrofethi NgeJerusalema

1Isiphrofethi ngesiGodi soMbono:

Kuyini okukukhathazayo khathesi,
wena sewakhwela phezu kwezimpahla zezindlu,
2wena dolobho eligcwele iziphithiphithi,
wena dolobho lokuxokozela lokuthokoza?
Abafayo bakho ababulawanga ngenkemba,
njalo kabafelanga empini.
3Bonke abakhokheli bakho babaleke bebonke,
bathunjiwe bengazange basebenzise mtshoko.
Lonke lina elabanjwayo lathathwa ukuba libe yizibotshwa ndawonye,
libalekile isitha sisesekhatshana.
4Ngakho ngathi, “Sukani kimi;
lingiyekele ngikhale kabuhlungu.
Lingazami ukungiduduza
ngenxa yokuchithwa kwabantu bakithi.”

5INkosi, uThixo uSomandla, ulosuku
lokuxokozela lokugxoba lokwesaba
eSigodini soMbono, usuku
lokudiliza imiduli
lokumemezela ezintabeni.
6I-Elamu ithatha isikhwama semitshoko,
labatshayeli balo bezinqola zempi, lamabhiza;
iKhiri lambula ihawu.
7Izigodi zakho ezinhle kakhulu zigcwele izinqola zempi,
abagadi bamabhiza bamiswe emasangweni edolobho.

8Ukuvikeleka kukaJuda kususiwe,
Ngalolosuku wathemba
izikhali eziseSigodlweni seHlathi,
9wabona ukuthi iDolobho likaDavida
lalilezikhala ezinengi ezivikelweni zalo;
wagcina amanzi eSizibeni esingaPhansi.
10Wabala izindlu zaseJerusalema,
wazidiliza ukuze kuqiniswe umduli.
11Phakathi kwemiduli yomibili wakha indawo yokugcinela
amanzi eSiziba esiDala.
Kodwa kawukhangelanga kuLowo owasenzayo,
kumbe umnake Lowo owaceba ukusenza kudala.

12Ngalolosuku iNkosi, uThixo uSomandla,
wakubiza ukuba
ukhale ulile,
usiphune inwele zakho, ugqoke isaka.
13Kodwa khangela, kulokuthaba lokuthokoza,
ukuhlatshwa kwezinkomo lokubalwa kwezimvu,
ukudliwa kwenyama lokunathwa kwewayini! Lithi,
“Kasidleni sinathe,
ngoba kusasa sizakufa!”
14 UThixo uSomandla usekuvezile lokhu ngisizwa: “Lesisono kasiyikuthethelelwa kuze kube lusuku lwakho lokufa,” kutsho iNkosi, uThixo uSomandla.

15Lokhu yikho okutshiwo yiNkosi, uThixo uSomandla, uthi:

“Hamba, uthi encekwini le,
kuShebhina ongumphathi wesigodlo:
16Wenzani lapha, njalo ngubani okuphe imvumo ukuba
uzimbele ingcwaba lapha,
ugubha ingcwaba lakho endaweni ephezulu,
ugubha indawo yakho yokuphumula edwaleni?”

17Qaphela, sekuseduze ukuthi uThixo akubambe aqinise,
akuphosele khatshana, wena ndoda elamandla.
18Uzakugoqa ngokuqinisa akubumbe njengebhola
akuphosele elizweni elikhulu.
Uzafela khonapho.
Lezigqoko zakho zempi ezinhle zizasala khonapho,
wenza ihlazo endlini yenkosi yakho!
19Ngizakususa esikhundleni sakho,
njalo uzaxotshwa emsebenzini wakho.
20Ngalolosuku ngizabiza inceku yami, u-Eliyakhimu indodana kaHilikhiya. 21Ngizamgqokisa izembatho zakho, ngimbophe ngebhanti lakho, ngimnike amandla akho. Uzakuba nguyise walabo abahlala eJerusalema lakwabendlu kaJuda. 22Ngizabeka phezu kwamahlombe akhe isivulo sendlu kaDavida; akuvulayo kakho ongakuvala. 23Ngizambethela njengesikhonkwane endaweni eqinileyo; uzakuba yisihlalo sobukhosi sasendlini kayise. 24Lonke udumo lwakwabo luzakuba kuye, inzalo yakhona lezizukulwane zonke, izitsha zakhona ezincinyane, kusukela emiganwini kusiya enkonxeni zonke.

25“Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uThixo uSomandla, “isikhonkwane esabethelwa endaweni eqinileyo sizakhumuka; sizaqunywa siwe, umthwalo ophezu kwaso uzawela phansi.” UThixo usekhulumile.