Isaiah 24

Ukwehlulelwa komhlaba

1Khangela, iNkosi a yenza umhlaba ube yize b , c, iwenze ube yincithakalo d, yone ubuso bawo, ihlakaze abahlali bawo. 2Kuzakuthi njengabantu e kube njalo umpristi; njengesisebenzi kube njalo inkosi yaso; njengencekukazi kube njalo inkosikazi yayo; njengomthengi kube njalo umthengisi f; njengombolekisi kube njalo obolekayo; njengomniki wesikwelede kube njalo okweledayo g. 3Umhlaba h uzachitheka lokuchitheka i, uphangwe lokuphangwa; ngoba iNkosi ilikhulumile lelilizwi j. 4Umhlaba uyalila, ubune, ilizwe liyadangala k, libune; abantu bomhlaba abaphakemeyo bayadangala l. 5Umhlaba lawo ungcolisiwe m ngaphansi kwabahlali bawo; ngoba beqile imilayo, baguqula isimiso, bephula isivumelwano esilaphakade n. 6Ngenxa yalokho isiqalekiso siwuqedile umhlaba, labahlala kuwo bayachitheka o; ngakho-ke abahlali bomhlaba batshisiwe p, njalo kusale abantu abalutshwana q. 7Iwayini elitsha liyalila r, ivini lidangale, bonke abanhliziyo ethokozayo bayabubula. 8Injabulo s yezigubhu t iphelile u, umsindo wabajabulayo uphelile v, intokozo yechacho w iphelile x. 9Kabayikunatha iwayini ngengoma; okunathwayo okulamandla kuzababa kwabakunathayo. 10Umuzi wencithakalo ubhidlikile y, yonke indlu ivaliwe ukuze kungangenwa z. 11Kukhalelwa aa iwayini ezitaladeni ab; intokozo yonke ifiphele, injabulo yomhlaba inyamalele ac. 12Emzini kusele incithakalo, lesango litshayiwe lachithwa.

13Ngoba kuzakuba njalo phakathi kwelizwe, phakathi kwabantu ad, njengokunyikinywa kwesihlahla somhlwathi ae, njengokukhothoza sesiphelile isivuno sezithelo zevini af. 14Bona bazaphakamisa ilizwi labo, bazahlabelela ag ubukhosi beNkosi, bamemeze beselwandle ah. 15Ngenxa yalokhu dumisani iNkosi emililweni ai, ibizo leNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli aj ezihlengeni zolwandle ak.

16Sizwile amahubo al avela emkhawulweni womhlaba, udumo kolungileyo am. Kodwa ngathi: Ukucaka kwami, ukucaka kwami! Maye kimi! Abenzi benkohliso benze ngokukhohlisa an; yebo abenzi benkohliso benze ngokukhohlisa okukhulu. 17Ukwesaba ao lomgodi lomjibila ap kuphezu kwakho, wena mhlali womhlaba aq. 18Kuzakuthi-ke ar obalekela as umsindo wokwesaba awele emgodini; lowenyuka phakathi komgodi abanjwe ngumjibila; ngoba amawindi aphezulu avulekile at, lezisekelo zomhlaba ziyaqhaqhazela au. 19Umhlaba wephukile lokwephuka av, umhlaba udatshudatshuliwe aw, umhlaba uyanyikinyeka kakhulu. 20Umhlaba uzadiyazela lokudiyazela njengesidakwa ax, uzunguzeke njengedumba ay; lesiphambeko sawo sizakuba nzima phezu kwawo; uzakuwa, ungabe usavuka futhi. 21Kuzakuthi-ke ngalolosuku az iNkosi ijezise ibutho labaphakemeyo abaphezulu ba, lamakhosi omhlaba phezu komhlaba bb. 22Bazabuthelwa ndawonye njengezibotshwa bc zibuthelwa emgodini, bavalelwe entolongweni bd, langemva kwensuku ezinengi be bethekelelwe bf. 23Khona bg inyanga izayangeka, lelanga libe lenhloni, ngoba iNkosi yamabandla iyabusa bh entabeni iZiyoni laseJerusalema bi, laphambi kwabadala kuzakuba khona inkazimulo bj.

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