Isaiah 8

U-Isaya Labantwabakhe Njengezibonelo

1 UThixo wathi kimi, “Thatha isibhebhedu selitshe esikhulu ulobe kuso ngolimi olujwayelekileyo ukuthi: Maheri-Shalali-Hashi-Bhazi (okutsho ukuthi: abaphanga ukuhuquluza okuphangiweyo). 2Ngizabiza u-Uriya umphristi loZakhariya indodana kaJebherekhiya njengabofakazi bami abathembekileyo.” 3Ngemva kwalokho ngaya kumphrofethikazi, wathatha isisu, wazala indodana. UThixo wasesithi kimi, “Mbize ngokuthi nguMaheri-Shalali-Hashi-Bhazi. 4Kuzakuthi umfana engakakwazi ukuthi ‘Ubaba’ loba ‘Umama,’ inotho yaseDamaseko lempahla ethunjwe eSamariya kuzathathwa yinkosi yase-Asiriya.”

5 UThixo wakhuluma kimi futhi wathi:

6“Ngenxa yokuthi abantu laba sebewalile
amanzi ageleza kuhle aseShilowa
bethokozela uRezini
lendodana kaRemaliya,
7ngakho-ke iNkosi isiseduze ukubalethela
izikhukhula zamanzi ezilamandla,
eziyinkosi yase-Asiriya lobukhosi bayo bonke,
zivela eYufrathe.
Azachithekela ngaphandle kwayo yonke imigelo yawo,
ageleze phezu kwamakhumbi ayo wonke,
8afohlele koJuda, agcwale kulo,
adlule phakathi kwalo efika entanyeni.
Impiko zawo ezeluliweyo
zizakwembesa ububanzi belizwe lakho,
Awu, Emanuweli!”

9Hlabani umkhosi wempi lina zizwe, lichithwe!
Lalelani lonke lina mazwe akude.
Lungiselani impi, lichithwe!
Lungiselani impi lichithwe!
10Lungisani icebo lenu, kodwa kalisoze liphumelele:
bumbani isu lenu, kodwa kaliyikuma,
ngoba uNkulunkulu ulathi.

Mesabeni UThixo

11 UThixo wakhuluma kimi isandla sakhe esilamandla siphezu kwami, engixwayisa ukuba ngingalandeli indlela yalababantu. Wathi:

12“Ungabokuthi kungamacebo amabi
konke abantu laba abathi kungamacebo amabi;
ungakwesabi abakwesabayo
njalo ungakuqhuqhi.
13 UThixo uSomandla
nguye okumele limazi engongcwele,
nguye okumele limesabe,
nguye okumele limqhuqhe.
14Uzakuba yisiphephelo;
kodwa kuzo zombili izindlu zako-Israyeli
uzakuba yilitshe elikhubekisa abantu
ledwala elibenza bawe.
Ebantwini baseJerusalema uzakuba
yisifu lomjibila.
15Inengi labo lizakhubeka;
bazakuwa bephuke,
bazathiywa bathunjwe.”

16Bopha ubufakazi besixwayiso,
uqinise umthetho phakathi kwabafundi bakaNkulunkulu.
17Ngizamlindela uThixo,
ofihlela indlu kaJakhobe ubuso bakhe.
Ngizabeka ithemba lami kuye.
18Mina ngilapha, kanye labantwana uThixo angiphe bona. Siyizibonakaliso lempawu ku-Israyeli ezivela kuThixo uSomandla, ohlala entabeni iZiyoni.

Ubumnyama Buphenduka Ukukhanya

19Nxa abantu bekutshela ukuthi buza abalamadlozi labalemimoya yobuthakathi, labanyenyezayo bengunguza, kambe abantu akumelanga babuzisise uNkulunkulu wabo na? Kungani abaphilayo libabuzela kwabafayo na? 20Emthethweni lakubo ubufakazi! Nxa bengakhulumi ngokumayelana lelizwi leli, kabalakho ukukhanya kokusa. 21Bazazula lelizwe behlulukelwe, belambile. Lapho sebephalwe yindlala, bazathukuthela, bathuke inkosi yabo loNkulunkulu wabo bekhangele phezulu. 22Emva kwalokho bazakhangela emhlabeni babone usizi kuphela, lomnyama owesabekayo, njalo bazaphoselwa emnyameni opheleleyo.