Isaiah 30

Maye Esizweni Esiyisiqholo

1“Maye ebantwaneni abalobuqholo,”
kutsho uThixo,
“kulabo abafeza amacebo angasiwami,
abenza isivumelwano, kodwa kungesi ngoMoya wami,
besengeza isono phezu kwesono;
2labaya eGibhithe bengabuzanga kimi;
abadinga usizo lokuvikelwa nguFaro,
lomthunzi wokuphephela eGibhithe.
3Kodwa-ke ukuvikelwa nguFaro kuzakuba lihlazo kini,
umthunzi weGibhithe uzaliyangisa.
4Lanxa belabameli eZowani,
lezithunywa zabo sezifikile eHanesi,
5bonke bazayangeka
ngenxa yabantu abangalasizo kubo,
abangalethi sizo loba inzuzo,
kodwa ihlazo lokuyangeka kuphela.”
6Isiphrofethi mayelana lezinyamazana zeNegebi sithi:

kulolonke ilizwe lobunzima losizi,
elezilwane lezilwanekazi,
elamabululu lezinyoka ezeqayo
izithunywa zithwala inotho yazo ngemihlane yabobabhemi,
impahla yazo eligugu ziyithwale ngamalunda amakamela,
zikusa ebantwini abangayikuba losizo kuzo.
7Zisiwa eGibhithe osizo lwayo lungelamsebenzi.
Ngakho ngiyibiza ngokuthi
nguRahabi ivilavoxo.

8Hamba khathesi nje, ubalobele khona esibhebhedwini,
kulobe emqulwini,
ukuze kuthi ensukwini ezizayo
kube yibufakazi obungapheliyo.
9Laba ngabantu abangabahlamuki, abantwana abangabakhohlisi,
abantwana abangafuniyo ukulalela imfundiso kaThixo.
10Bathi kwabayizanuse,
“Lingabe lisahlahlula futhi.”
Kubaphrofethi bathi,
“Lingasitsheli imibono ngalokho okuqondileyo.
Sitsheleni izinto ezinhle,
liphrofethe inkohliso.
11Tshiyani indlela le,
phambukani kulo umkhondo
liyekele ukusibelesela
ngoNgcwele ka-Israyeli!”
12Ngakho okutshiwo ngoNgcwele ka-Israyeli yilokhu:

“Njengoba lilalile ilizwi leli,
lathembela ekuncindezelweni,
lagwaba ngokukhohliswa,
13isono lesi kini sizafana lomduli ophakemeyo,
olomnkenke njalo ohlephukayo,
odilika masinyane, ngesikhatshana nje.
14Uzadilika ube yizicucu, njengembiza yombumbi
ephahazeke kakubi
akwaze kwatholakala lesihlephu sokokha amalahle eziko
ezicucwini zayo kumbe ukukha amanzi emgqonyeni.”
15Lokhu yikho okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, ukuthi:

“Ukusindiswa kwenu kusekuphendukeni lekuphumuleni,
amandla enu asekuthuleni lekwethembeni,
kodwa likwalile lokhu.
16Lithe, ‘Hatshi, sizabaleka ngamabhiza.’
Ngakho lizabaleka!
Lithe, ‘Sizagada amabhiza alejubane.’
Ngakho abalixotshayo bazakuba lejubane!
17Abayinkulungwane bazabaleka
besongelwe ngoyedwa nje;
ekusongeni kwabahlanu, lizabaleka lonke,
lize lisale linjengensika yophawu lwelizwe
elisengqongeni yentaba,
lanjengesiboniso phezu koqaqa.”

18Kodwa uThixo ulangatha ukuba lomusa kini;
uyavuka ukuba alitshengise isihawu.
Ngoba uThixo unguNkulunkulu wokulunga.
Babusisiwe bonke abamlindeleyo!
19Awu bantu baseZiyoni, abahlala eJerusalema, alisayikulila. UThixo uzakuba lomusa kini nxa licela usizo. Uzaliphendula khonokho nje ekulizweni kwakhe. 20Lanxa nje uThixo elinika isinkwa sokuhlupheka lamanzi osizi, abalifundisayo kabayikucatsha futhi; lizababona ngamehlo enu. 21Loba liphambukele kwesokudla kumbe kwesenxele lizalizwa ilizwi ngemva kwenu lisithi, “Le yiyo indlela; hambani ngayo.” 22Lapho-ke lizangcolisa izithombe zenu ezihuqwe ngesiliva lezifanekiso zenu ezinanyekwe ngegolide; lizazilahlela khatshana njengelembu lowesifazane obesesikhathini, lithi kuzo, “Sukani lapha!”

23 UThixo uzalehlisela izulu lenhlanyelo yenu eliyihlanyele emhlabathini, lamabele azavela emhlabathini azakuba mahle njalo emanengi. Ngalolosuku inkomo zenu zizakudla emadlelweni abanzi. 24Inkabi labobabhemi elilima ngakho umhlabathi kuzakudla utshani lamabele ahlungulwe ngefologwe langefotsholo. 25Ngosuku lokubulawa okukhulu, lapho imiphotshongo isiwa, izifula zamanzi zizageleza kuzozonke izintaba ezinde lakuwo wonke amaqaqa adephileyo. 26Inyanga izakhanya njengelanga, ukukhanya kwelanga kukhanye ngokuphindwe kasikhombisa, njengokukhanya kwensuku eziyisikhombisa ezigcweleyo, lapho uThixo esebopha amanxeba abantu bakhe, epholisa lezilonda ezabangwa nguye.

27Khangelani, ibizo likaThixo livela khatshana,
lolaka oluvuthayo kanye lokuthunqa kwentuthu enkulu;
izindebe zakhe zigcwele intukuthelo,
ulimi lwakhe lungumlilo ohangulayo.
28Umoya awuphefumulayo unjengesifula
esigcwele amanzi afika entanyeni.
Uhlungula izizwe ngesefa yokubhubhisa;
ufaka emihlathini yabantu
amatomu abasa ekulahlekeni.
29Lizahlabela
njengasebusuku bokuthakazelela umkhosi ongcwele;
inhliziyo zenu zizathokoza
njengalapho abantu besiya entabeni kaThixo,
eDwaleni lika-Israyeli,
belemihubhe.
30 UThixo uzakwenza abantu balizwe ilizwi lakhe lobukhosi,
njalo uzakwenza bayibone ingalo yakhe isehla
ngokuthukuthela okukhulu langomlilo oqothulayo,
langesihlambo esikhulu, lomdumo kanye lesiqhotho.
31Ilizwi likaThixo lizayichitha i-Asiriya;
abatshaye ngenduku yakhe yobukhosi.
32Imvimvinya yinye uThixo abatshaya yona
ngentonga yakhe yokujezisa,
uzakuba ukanye lokutshaywa kwamagedla lemihubhe,
lapho esilwa labo impi ngezidutshulo zengalo yakhe.
33IThofethi sekukade yalungiswa;
seyenziwa yalungela inkosi.
Igodi layo lomlilo selenziwa latshona njalo laba banzi,
lomlilo lenkuni ezinengi;
umphefumulo kaThixo,
utshisa njengokugeleza komlilo wesolufa,
uyawulumathisa.