Isaiah 1

1Umbono omayelana ngoJuda leJerusalema owabonwa ngu-Isaya indodana ka-Amozi ensukwini zokubusa kuka-Uziya, loJothamu, lo-Ahazi loHezekhiya amakhosi akoJuda.

Isizwe Esihlamukayo

2Zwanini, mazulu! Lalelani, mhlaba!
Ngoba uThixo usekhulumile:
“Ngondla abantwana ngabakhulisa,
kodwa sebengihlamukele.
3Inkabi iyamazi umniniyo,
lobabhemi uyasazi isibaya somnikazi wakhe,
kodwa u-Israyeli kazi,
abantu bami kabaqedisisi.”

4Maye kuso isizwe esonayo,
abantu abathwele amacala,
inzalo yabenza okubi,
abantwana abaxhwalileyo!
Sebemlahlile uThixo;
bamdelele oNgcwele ka-Israyeli,
bamfulathela.

5Kungani kumele litshaywe futhi?
Kungani liqhubeka ngokuhlamuka?
Ikhanda lakho lonke lilimele,
yonke inhliziyo yakho ihlukuluziwe.
6Kusukela ngaphansi kwentende yonyawo lwakho kusiya esicholo sekhanda
lakho akukho kuphelela,
kodwa izilonda lemvivinya kuphela,
kanye lamanxeba;
akugeziswanga, akubotshwanga
kumbe kwathanjiswa ngamafutha.

7Ilizwe lenu lichithekile,
amadolobho enu atshiswa ngomlilo,
umhlaba wenu uphundlwa ngabezizweni,
phambi kwenu uqobo,
uchitheka njengalapho udilizwa ngabezizweni.
8Indodakazi yaseZiyoni isele
njengedumba esivinini,
njengendlwana ensimini yamajodo,
njengedolobho elihonqolozelweyo.
9Aluba uThixo uSomandla
kasitshiyelanga abalutshwana abasindayo,
sasizakuba njengeSodoma;
sasizafana leGomora.

10Zwanini ilizwi likaThixo,
lina babusi baseSodoma,
lalelani umthetho kaNkulunkulu wethu,
lina bantu baseGomora!
11“Ubunengi bemihlatshelo yenu
buyini kimi?”
kutsho uThixo.
“Ngileminikelo yokutshiswa edlula efunekayo,
eyenqama lamahwahwa ezifuyo ezinonisiweyo;
igazi lenkunzi,
lelamawundlu lelembuzi kalingithokozisi.
12Lapho lisiza phambi kwami,
ngubani othe linyathele amaguma ami na?
13Yekelani ukuletha iminikelo eyize!
Impepha yenu iyisinengiso kimi.
Angingeke ngibekezelele imbuthano yenu yobubi,
eyokuThwasa kweNyanga, amaSabatha lemihlangano.
14Umphefumulo wami uyawazonda
amadili enu okuthwasa kwezinyanga
lemikhosi yenu emisiweyo.
Sekube ngumthwalo kimi;
sengikhathele ngokukuthwala.
15Lapho lichaya izandla zenu likhuleka,
ngizalifihlela amehlo ami;
loba selikhuleka imikhuleko eminengi,
angiyikulalela.

Izandla zenu zigcwele igazi!

16Gezani libe ngabahlambulukileyo.
Susani izenzo zenu ezimbi phambi kobuso bami;
yekelani ukwenza okubi.
17Fundani ukwenza okulungileyo; funani ukwahlulela okuhle.
Khuthazani abancindezelweyo.
Vikelani izintandane;
lamulelani umfelokazi.

18Wozani, siqondisane sindawonye,”
kutsho uThixo.
“Lanxa izono zenu zibomvu gebhu,
zizakuba mhlophe njengonqwaqwane,
loba zibomvu njengegazi,
zizakuba njengoboya bezimvu.
19Nxa livuma njalo lilalela,
lizakudla okuhle kwelizwe;
20kodwa nxa linqaba, lihlamuka,
lizadliwa yinkemba.”
Ngoba umlomo kaThixo usukhulumile.

21Khangelani ukuthi idolobho elithembekileyo
seliphenduke laba yisifebe kanjani!
Lake lagcwala ngokufaneleyo;
ukulunga kwakuhlala kulo,
kodwa khathesi sekuhlala ababulali!
22Isiliva senu sesingamanyele,
iwayini lenu elihle selihlanganiswe lamanzi.
23Ababusi benu bangabahlamuki,
abangane bamasela;
bonke bathanda izivalamlomo,
bafune izipho.
Izintandane kabazivikeli;
indaba yomfelokazi kayifiki kibo.

24Ngakho-ke iNkosi, uThixo uSomandla,
uMninimandla ka-Israyeli, uthi:
“Yebo! Ngizabhodlisela ezitheni zami,
ngibuye ngiphindisele kwabayizitha zami.
25Ngizaphakamisela isandla sami kini;
ngizawahlambulula ngokupheleleyo amanyele enu,
ngisuse lakho konke ukungcola kwenu.
26Ngizabuyisa abehluleli benu njengezinsukwini zakudala,
labeluleki benu njengasekuqaleni.
Muva uzabizwa ngokuthi
iDolobho Lokulunga,
iDolobho Elithembekileyo.”

27IZiyoni izahlengwa ngemfanelo,
abaphendukayo bayo bahlengwe ngokulunga.
28Kodwa abahlamuki lezoni bazachithwa,
lalabo abalahla uThixo bazabhubha.

29“Lizayangeka ngenxa yezihlahla zomʼokhi ezingcwele
elazithokozisa ngazo.
Lizadana ngamasimu elawakhethayo.
30Lizafana lomʼokhi olamahlamvu asebuna,
lanjengensimu engelamanzi.
31Indoda elamandla izafana lencwathi,
umsebenzi wayo ufane lenhlansi;
kokubili kuzakutsha kanyekanye,
kungekho ozacitsha umlilo.”