Isaiah 14

1UThixo uzakuba lesihawu kuJakhobe;
uzamkhetha njalo u-Israyeli,
abahlalise elizweni labo.
Abezizwe bazahlangana labo
bamanyane lendlu kaJakhobe.
2Izizwe zizabathatha
zibase endaweni yabo.
Indlu ka-Israyeli izathumba izizwe
zibe yizisebenzi zesilisa lezesifazane elizweni likaThixo.
Bazakwenza abathumbi babo babe yizigqili,
babuse abancindezeli babo.
3Ngosuku uThixo azaliphumuza ngalo ekuhluphekeni, ekutshikatshikeni, lasebugqilini obulesihluku, 4lizakutsho la amazwi okukloloda enkosini yaseBhabhiloni lithi:

Umncindezeli usefikile ekucineni,
ukuthukuthela kwakhe sekuphelile!
5 UThixo useyephule intonga yababi,
induku yobukhosi eyababusi,
6abatshaya abantu ngokuthukuthela,
langokugalela okungapheliyo,
banqoba izizwe ngentukuthelo
langokuncindezela okungapheliyo.
7Amazwe wonke alokuphumula lokuthula;
aphahluka ahlabelele izingoma.
8Lezihlahla zamaphayini lemisedari yaseLebhanoni
ziyathokoza ngawe zithi,
“Njengoba khathesi usuwiselwe phansi
akula ozakuzasigamula.”

9Ithuna ngaphansi liyanyakaza
ukuba likuhlangabeze ekufikeni kwakho.
Livusa imimoya yabafayo ukuba ikubingelele,
bonke labo ababengababusi emhlabeni;
libenza basukume ezihlalweni zabo zobukhosi,
bonke labo ababengamakhosi ezizwe.
10Bazaphendula bonke,
bazakuthi kuwe,
“Lawe usubuthakathaka njengathi,
usube njengathi.”
11Bonke ubukhosi bakho sebehliselwe phansi ethuneni,
kanye lomsindo wamachacho akho.
Impethu zendlaliwe ngaphansi kwakho,
inhlavane zikwembesile.

12Yeka ukuwa kwakho uvela ezulwini,
wena nkanyezi yekuseni, ndodana yokusa!
Uphoselwe phansi emhlabeni,
wena owake wehlisela izizwe phansi!
13Wathi enhliziyweni yakho,
“Ngizakwenyukela ezulwini,
ngizaphakamisela isihlalo sami sobukhosi
ngaphezu kwezinkanyezi zikaNkulunkulu;
ngizahlala ebukhosini phezu kwentaba yombuthano,
ezingqongweni zentaba engcwele.
14Ngizakwenyukela phezu kwezindawo
eziphakemeyo emayezini;
ngizazenza ngibe njengoPhezukonke.”
15Kodwa ulethwe phansi ethuneni,
ekuzikeni kwegodi.

16Labo abakubonayo bakudonsela amehlo,
bayacabanga ngowakudalelwayo bathi:
“Nguye lo na umuntu owanyikinya umhlaba
wenza imibuso yaqhaqhazela,
17umuntu owenza umhlaba waba lugwadule,
owadiliza amadolobho awo,
kazavumela abathunjwayo bakhe
ukubuyela ekhaya na?”

18Wonke amakhosi ezizwe alele ebukhosini,
enye lenye ethuneni layo.
19Kodwa wena uphoselwe ngaphandle kwethuna
lakho njengogatsha olulahliweyo;
welekwe ngababulawayo,
lalabo abagwazwa ngenkemba,
labo abehlela ematsheni egodi.
Njengesidumbu esinyathelwe ngezinyawo,
20kawuyikuhlangana labo ekungcwatshweni;
ngoba usulichithile ilizwe lakho
wabulala labantu bakini.


Inzalo yababi
kakungakhulunywa ngayo futhi.
21Lungisa indawo yokubulalela abantwabakhe
ngenxa yezono zabokhokho babo.
Kabamelanga bavuke ukuba bathathe ilizwe
bagcwalise umhlaba ngamadolobho abo.

22“Ngizabavukela,”
kutsho uThixo uSomandla.
“Ngizakwesula iBhabhiloni labasindayo
abantwabakhe lezizukulwane,”
kutsho uThixo.
23“Ngizalenza libe yindawo yezikhova
lelizwe elilixhaphozi.
Ngizalithanyela ngomthanyelo wencithakalo,”
kutsho uThixo uSomandla.

Isiphrofethi Nge-Asiriya

24 UThixo uSomandla ufungile wathi,

“Ngeqiniso, njengoba sengilungisile, kuzakuba njalo,
njalo njengoba ngikumisile kuzakuma kanjalo.
25Ngizamchoboza umʼAsiriya elizweni lami;
ezintabeni zami ngizamnyathelela phansi.
Ijogwe lakhe lizasuswa ebantwini bami,
umthwalo wakhe ususwe emahlombe abo.”

26Lokhu yikho okumiselwe umhlaba wonke,
lesi yisandla eselulelwe phezu kwezizwe zonke.
27Ngoba uThixo uSomandla usenze isimiso,
ngubani ongamvimbela na?
Isandla sakhe siphakanyisiwe,
ngubani ongasibuyisela emuva na?

Isiphrofethi Ngamafilistiya

28Ilizwi leli lafika nyakana kusifa inkosi u-Ahazi:

29Lingathokozi, lonke lina maFilistiya,
lisithi intonga eyalitshayayo yephukile;
ngoba empandeni yenyoka leyana kuzavela inhlangwana,
inzalo yayo izakuba yinyoka elobuthi obutshokayo.
30Abangabayanga kubayanga bazathola amadlelo,
abaswelayo bazalala phansi bevikelekile.
Kodwa impande yakho ngizayitshabalalisa ngendlala;
izabulala abaseleyo bakho.

31Lila wena sango! Bubula wena dolobho!
Chithekani lonke lina maFilistiya!
Iyezi lentuthu livela enyakatho;
njalo akulamatshida eviyweni lalo.
32Yimpendulo bani ezanikwa
izithunywa zalesosizwe na?
“UThixo useyakhile iZiyoni,
abantu bakhe abahluphekileyo bazaphephela kuye.”