z5:15, 2:11,17
aa5:15, 2:11,17
af2:9, 2:17, 13:11
ax31:7, 30:22

Isaiah 2

Isithembiso sokuthula

1Ilizwi uIsaya indodana kaAmozi a alibona ngoJuda leJerusalema.

2Kuzakuthi-ke b ekupheleni kwezinsuku c intaba yendlu yeNkosi d imiswe engqongeni yezintaba e, iphakanyiswe phezu kwamaqaqa; lazo zonke izizwe zizajulukela kuyo f , g. 3Lezizwe ezinengi zizahamba zithi: Wozani h senyukele entabeni yeNkosi, endlini kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe, njalo uzasifundisa ngendlela zakhe i, sihambe emikhondweni yakhe; ngoba kuzaphuma umlayo eZiyoni j, lelizwi leNkosi eJerusalema k. 4Njalo izakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe, ikhuze abantu abanengi; njalo bazakhanda inkemba zabo l zibe yizikali zamakhuba m, lemikhonto yabo n ibe zingqamu zokuthena izihlahla o; isizwe kasiyikuphakamisela isizwe inkemba, kazisayikufunda impi futhi p. 5Ndlu kaJakobe, wozani sihambe ekukhanyeni kweNkosi q.

Ukugwetshwa kwabazikhukhumezayo

6Ngoba ubadelile abantu bakho, indlu kaJakobe, ngoba bagcwele okwempumalanga r, bayizanuse s njengamaFilisti t, bazijabulisa ngabantwana bezizwe u. 7Lelizwe labo ligcwaliswe isiliva legolide v, njalo kakulakuphela kwenotho yabo; lelizwe labo ligcwaliswe amabhiza w, njalo kakulakuphela kwenqola zabo. 8Lelizwe labo ligcwaliswe x izithombe y; bakhothamela imisebenzi yezandla zabo, lokho iminwe yabo ekwenzileyo. 9Lomuntukazana uyakhothama z, lomuntu omkhulu aa azithobe ab; ngakho kawubaxoleli. 10Ngena edwaleni ac, ucatshe othulini, ngenxa yokwesabeka kweNkosi ad , ae, langenxa yodumo lobukhosi bayo. 11Amehlo aziqhenyayo omuntu azakwehliselwa phansi af, lokuzikhukhumeza kwabantu kuzakhothanyiswa, njalo iNkosi kuphela izaphakanyiswa ag ngalolosuku ah. 12Ngoba usuku lweNkosi yamabandla luzakuba phezu kwakhe wonke ozigqajayo lozikhukhumezayo ai, lumelane laye wonke oziphakamisayo, ukuze athotshiswe aj, 13lumelane layo yonke imisedari yeLebhanoni emide lephakemeyo ak, lumelane lazo zonke izihlahla zama-okhi* zeBashani al, 14lumelane lazo zonke intaba ezinde am, lumelane lawo wonke amaqaqa aphakemeyo an, 15lumelane lawo wonke umphotshongo ophakemeyo, lumelane lawo wonke umthangala obiyelweyo, 16lumelane layo yonke imikhumbi yeTarshishi ao, lumelane layo yonke imifanekiso eloyisekayo. 17Lokuziqhenya kwabantu kuzakhothanyiswa ap, lokuzikhukhumeza kwabantu kuzathotshiswa, leNkosi kuphela izaphakanyiswa ngalolusuku aq. 18Lezithombe zizaphela du ar. 19Bazangena-ke as ezimbalwini zamadwala at lemihomeni yomhlaba, ngenxa yokwesabeka kweNkosi au langenxa yodumo lokuphakama kwayo, lapho izavuka ukuqhaqhazelisa umhlaba av. 20Ngalolosuku aw umuntu uzalahlela ax emagundwaneni lakubolulwane izithombe zakhe zesiliva ay lezithombe zakhe zegolide az , ba abazenzela zona ukuzikhonza, 21ukungena bb ezingoxweni zamadwala bc lezingoxweni zamawa bd, ngenxa yokwesabeka kweNkosi be langenxa yodumo lokuphakama kwayo, lapho izavuka ukuqhaqhazelisa umhlaba bf. 22Lina phezani kumuntu bg, omphefumulo wakhe usemakhaleni akhe bh; ngoba unakanwa kukuphi?

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