Isaiah 2

Intaba KaThixo

1Lokhu yikho okwabonwa ngu-Isaya indodana ka-Amozi mayelana loJuda leJerusalema:

2Ngezinsuku zokucina

intaba yethempeli likaThixo izamiswa
njengenhloko phakathi kwezintaba;
izaphakanyiselwa phezu kwezintaba
njalo izizwe zonke zizabekelela zisiya kuyo.
3Abantu abanengi bazakuza bathi,

“Wozani siye phezu kwentaba kaThixo,
siye ethempelini likaNkulunkulu kaJakhobe.
Uzasifundisa izindlela zakhe,
ukuze sihambe emikhondweni yakhe.”
Umthetho uzavela eZiyoni,
ilizwi likaThixo livele eJerusalema.
4Uzakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe,
alamule ingxabano zabantu abanengi.
Bazakhanda izinkemba zabo zibe yimihlathi yamakhuba,
lemikhonto yabo ibe ngamahloka okuthena izihlahla.
Isizwe asiyikuhlomela isizwe ngenkemba
loba sifundele ukulwa impi futhi.

5Woza, ndlu kaJakhobe,
kasihambe ekukhanyeni kukaThixo.

Usuku LukaThixo

6Wena, Thixo, usubalahlile abantu bakho,
isizukulwane sikaJakhobe.
Bagcwele ukholo oluyize lwaseMpumalanga
benza lemisebenzi yobungoma njengamaFilisti,
njalo babambana izandla labangakholwayo.
7Ilizwe labo ligcwele isiliva legolide;
inotho yabo ayilakuphela.
Ilizwe labo ligcwele amabhiza;
izinqola zabo zempi kazipheli.
8Ilizwe labo ligcwele izithombe;
bakhothamela umsebenzi wezandla zabo,
lakulokho okwenziwa yiminwe yabo.
9Ngakho abantu bazakwehliselwa phansi
bonke bazehliswa
ungabathetheleli.

10Ngenani ezimbalwini zamatshe lasemhlabathini,
licatshele ukwesabeka kukaThixo
lenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe!
11Amehlo omuntu oziphakamisayo azathotshiswa,
lokuziphakamisa kwabantu kwehliselwe phansi;
uThixo kuphela nguye ozaphakanyiswa ngalolosuku.

12 UThixo uSomandla ulosuku alubekele
bonke abazazigqajayo labazikhukhumezayo;
lakho konke okuphakemeyo
(kuzathotshiswa),
13olwazo zonke izihlahla zemisedari zaseLebhanoni ezinde leziphakemeyo,
lazozonke izihlahla zomʼOkhi zaseBhashani,
14olwazo zonke izintaba ezindekazi
lamaqaqa wonke aphakemeyo,
15olwayo yonke imiphotshongo ephakemeyo
layo yonke imiduli eyinqaba,
16olwemikhumbi yonke yaseThashishi
layo yonke imikolo emihle.
17Ukuziphakamisa kwabantu kuzakwehliselwa phansi,
ukuzazisa kwabantu kuthobekiswe;
uThixo kuphela nguye ozadunyiswa ngalolosuku,
18izithombe zizanyamalala zithi nya.

19Abantu bazabalekela ezimbalwini zamatshe
lasemilindini emhlabathini
bebalekela ukwesabeka kukaThixo
lenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe
lapho ephakama ukuba anyikinye umhlaba.
20Ngalolosuku abantu bazazilahlela
emvukuzaneni lakubomalulwane
izithombe zabo zesiliva lezegolide
abazenzela ukuba bazikhonze.
21Bazabalekela ezimbalwini zamatshe
lasezingoxweni zamawa
bebalekela ukwesabeka kukaThixo
lenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe,
lapho ephakama ukuba anyikinye umhlaba.

22Yekelani ukwethemba umuntu
olomphefumulo nje kuphela emakhaleni akhe.
Ngoba uyini yena na?