Isaiah 22

Umthwalo weJerusalema

1Umthwalo a wesigodi b sombono c. Kutheni kuwe khathesi, ukuthi ngulowo lalowo wakho akhwele empahleni zezindlu d? 2Wena ogcwele imisindo, muzi oxokozelayo, dolobho elilentokozo e, ababuleweyo bakho kababulawanga ngenkemba, kabafelanga empini. 3Bonke ababusi bakho f , g babaleke kanyekanye, babotshwe ngabatshoki, bonke abatholakala kuwe, babotshiwe kanyekanye, babaleke besuka khatshana. 4Ngenxa yalokhu ngathi: Susani amehlo kimi h; kangikhale kabuhlungu i; ungaphangisi ukungiduduza ngenxa yokuchitheka kwendodakazi yabantu bakithi. 5Ngoba kulusuku lokusanganiseka j, lolokunyathelela phansi k, lolokuphithizela l kweNkosi uJehova wamabandla m esigodini sombono n, lokudilizela phansi umduli, lolokuhlaba umkhosi kuze kube sentabeni o. 6IElamu p yathatha-ke isikhwama semitshoko, kanye lenqola, abantu, abagadi bamabhiza q; leKiri r yembula isihlangu s. 7Kuzakuthi-ke izigodi zakho ezikhethekileyo zigcwala izinqola t, labagadi bamabhiza bazihlele lokuzihlela ngasesangweni.

8Njalo yena uzakwembula isimbombozo sakoJuda; langalolosuku wena uzakhangela izikhali u zendlu yehlathi v. 9Njalo lizabona imikenke yomuzi kaDavida w, ukuthi minengi, liqoqe amanzi x , y echibini elingaphansi z. 10Lizabala izindlu zeJerusalema, lidilize izindlu ukuze liqinise umduli. 11Lizakwenza ichibi aa phakathi kwemiduli yomibili lisenzela amanzi omgodi omdala ab. Kodwa kaliyikukhangela kowakwenzayo ac, kalimnanzanga owakubumbayo kudala ad. 12Langalolosuku iNkosi uJehova wamabandla izamemezela ukulila ae, lokukhala af, lokuphucwa kwamakhanda ag, lokugqokwa kwesaka ah. 13Kodwa khangela, injabulo lokuthaba, ukubulawa kwenkomo, lokuhlatshwa kwezimvu, ukudliwa kwenyama, lokunathwa kwewayini; lathi: Asidleni sinathe ai, ngoba kusasa sizakufa. 14Kodwa iNkosi yamabandla yembula endlebeni zami aj isithi: Isibili lesisono ak kaliyikusenzelwa inhlawulo yokuthula lize life al, kutsho iNkosi uJehova wamabandla.

UEIiyakimi uzathatha isikhundla sikaShebina

15Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova wamabandla: Hamba uye kulo umphathi, kuShebina am, ophezu kwendlu an, uthi:

16Ulani lapha, njalo ulobani lapha, ukuthi uzigebhele ingcwaba lapha ao, njengozigebhela ingcwaba lakhe phezulu ap, ozigubhela indawo yokuhlala edwaleni? 17Khangela, iNkosi izakujikijela khatshana ngokujika kwendoda
 izakujikijela...: kumbe  izakuthumba ngokuthunjwa okulamandla.
; izakugoqela ngokukugoqela ar,
18ikuthandele lokukuthandela as njengebhola at eligoqelwayo; njengebhola izakuphosela elizweni elibanzi; lalapho uzafela, lalapho izinqola zodumo lwakho zizakuba lihlazo, olwendlu yenkosi yakho! 19Njalo ngizakusunduza usuke esikhundleni sakho, ikuwise ekumeni kwakho au , av.

20Kuzakuthi-ke ngalolosuku ngibize inceku yami uEliyakhimi indodana kaHilikhiya aw; 21ngizamgqokisa isigqoko sakho ax, ngimqinise ngebhanti lakho, nginikeze umbuso wakho esandleni sakhe ay; njalo yena uzakuba nguyise az kubahlali beJerusalema lendlini yakoJuda. 22Ngizabeka-ke isihluthulelo ba sendlu kaDavida ehlombe lakhe bb; yena uzavula kungavali muntu, avale kungavuli muntu bc. 23Ngizambethela njengesikhonkwane bd endaweni eqinileyo; njalo uzakuba yisihlalo sobukhosi esilodumo be endlini kayise. 24Njalo bazaphanyeka phezu kwakhe udumo lonke lwendlu kayise, inzalo lembewu bf, zonke izitsha ezincinyane, kusukela ezitsheni zenkezo bg kusiya kuzo zonke izitsha zeziphiso bh. 25Ngalolosuku, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, isikhonkwane bi esabethelwa endaweni eqinileyo sizasuswa, siganyulwe siwe bj; lomthwalo bk obuphezu kwaso uzaqunywa; ngoba iNkosi ikhulumile bl.

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