Isaiah 13

Isiphrofethi NgeBhabhiloni

1Leli yilizwi elimayelana leBhabhiloni elaboniswa u-Isaya indodana ka-Amozi:

2Phakamisa uphawu phezu koqaqa oluligceke,
umemezele kubo,
ubaqhwebe ngesandla
ukuba bangene emasangweni asesikhosini.
3Sengibalayile abangcwele bami,
sengiwalayile amaqhawe ami ukuba afeze ulaka lwami,
lawo athokozela ukunqoba kwami.

4Lalelani, umsindo phezu kwezintaba,
onjengowexuku elikhulu.
Lalelani, ukuxokozela phakathi kwemibuso
njengezizwe zibuthana ndawonye!
UThixo uSomandla ubutha
ibutho elibuthela impi.
5Bavela emazweni akude,
emikhawulweni yamazulu,
uThixo lezikhali zolaka lwakhe,
ukuba kuchithwe ilizwe lonke.

6Lilani ngoba usuku lukaThixo seluseduze.
Luzafika njengokuchithakala okuvela kuSomandla.
7Ngenxa yalokhu izandla zonke zizakuba buthakathaka,
inhliziyo zabantu bonke zizaphela amandla.
8Bazakuba lokwesaba okukhulu,
baphathwe yibuhlungu losizi;
bazabhinqika njengowesifazane ehelelwa.
Bazakhangelana bemangele,
ubuso babo bungamalangabi.

9Khangelani usuku lukaThixo luyeza,
usuku lwesihluku, ulaka lokuthukuthela okukhulu,
ukwenza ilizwe lichitheke,
kubhujiswe izoni eziphakathi kwalo.
10Izinkanyezi zezulu lemithala yazo
akuyikukhanyisa.
Ilanga eliphumayo lizafiphazwa
lenyanga ayiyikukhanyisa.
11Umhlaba ngizawujezisa ngenxa yobubi bawo,
lababi ngenxa yezono zabo.
Ngizaqeda ukukloloda kwabazikhukhumezayo,
ngehlise ukuzigqaja kwabalesihluku.
12Ngizakwenza abantu basweleke okudlula igolide elicengekileyo,
basweleke okudlula igolide lase-Ofiri.
13Ngakho-ke ngizakwenza amazulu anyikinyeke;
lomhlaba uzamazame endaweni yawo
ngokuthukuthela kukaThixo uSomandla,
ngosuku lolaka lwakhe oluvuthayo.

14Njengempala ezingelwayo,
lanjengezimvu ezingelamelusi,
omunye lomunye uzabuyela ebantwini bakibo,
omunye lomunye uzabalekela elizweni lakibo.
15Lowo ozathunjwa uzagwazwa;
bonke abazabanjwa bazabulawa ngenkemba.
16Izingane zabo zizamahlazelwa phambi kwamehlo abo;
izindlu zabo zizakhuthuzwa, omkabo babanjwe ngodlakela.

17Khangelani, ngizabavusela amaMede
angelandaba lesiliva,
njalo engalijabuleli legolide.
18Imitshoko yawo izabulala izinsizwa;
kawayikuba lozwelo ezinganeni
loba abe lesihawu ebantwaneni.
19IBhabhiloni, igugu lemibuso,
ubukhazikhazi bokuziqhenya kwamaKhaladiya,
lizachithwa nguNkulunkulu
njengeSodoma leGomora.
20Akuyikuhlalwa kulo futhi
loba kwakhiwe kulo kuzozonke izizukulwane;
akulama-Arabhu azamisa amathente awo khona,
loba umelusi ozaphumuza imihlambi yakhe khona.
21Kodwa izinyamazana zeganga zizahlala khona,
amakhanka azahlala ezindlini zakhona
lezikhova zizahlala khona,
lamagogo aqolotshe khona.
22Impisi zizakhala ezinqabeni zakhona,
amakhanka ezindlini ezinhle zobukhosi.
Isikhathi salo sesizafika
njalo insuku zalo kaziyikwandiswa.