Isaiah 21

Umbono wokunqotshwa kweBhabhiloni

1Umthwalo a wenkangala b yolwandle c. Njengokudlula kwezivunguzane d eningizimu, kuzavela enkangala e, elizweni elesabekayo. 2Ngaziswe umbono olukhuni; umkhohlisi wenza ngenkohliso f , g, lomchithi uyachitha h. Yenyuka Elamu i, uvimbezele Mede j; ngiqede k konke ukububula kwayo. 3Ngenxa yalokhu ukhalo lwami lugcwele ubuhlungu l, imihelo m ingibambile njengemihelo yobelethayo; ngagotshiswa ngenxa yokuzwa n, ngadideka ngenxa yokubona. 4Inhliziyo yami yaduha, uvalo lwangesabisa o; ukuhwalala p engikuloyisayo q wakwenza kwaba yikuthuthumela kimi. 5Lungisa itafula r, linda emphotshongweni wokulinda, dlana, unathe; sukumani, ziphathamandla, ligcobe isihlangu s. 6Ngoba yatsho njalo iNkosi kimi: Hamba umise umlindi; akhulume akubonayo. 7Wasebona inqola t, abagadi bamabhiza ababili u, inqola kababhemi, inqola yekamela; walalela ngesineke v, ngesineke esikhulu w. 8Wasememeza esithi: Isilwane, Nkosi, ngimi njalonjalo x emphotshongweni wokulinda emini, njalo ngimi emlindweni ubusuku bonke y. 9Khangela-ke, nansi inqola yomuntu z isiza, labagadi bamabhiza ababili aa. Wasephendula wathi: Iwile, iwile iBhabhiloni ab; lazo zonke izithombe ezibaziweyo ac zabonkulunkulu bayo uzidilizele emhlabathini. 10Lina okubhuliweyo ad kwami, lamabele ebala lami lokubhulela ae, engikuzwileyo eNkosini yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ngilitshelile khona.

Umthwalo weDuma

11Umthwalo af weDuma ag. Uyangimemeza eseSeyiri ah esithi: Mlindi, uthini ngobusuku? Mlindi, uthini ngobusuku? 12Umlindi wathi: Kuyeza ukusa, lobusuku futhi. Uba libuza, buzani, libuye, lize ai.

Umthwalo phezu kweArabhiya

13Umthwalo aj phezu kweArabhiya ak , al. Ehlathini leArabhiya lizalala ubusuku, lina zindwendwe am zeDedani an. 14Mletheleni omileyo amanzi. Abahlali belizwe leTema ao bahlangabeza ap obalekayo ngokudla. 15Ngoba babalekela izinkemba, inkemba ehwatshiweyo, ledandili eligotshiweyo, lobunzima bempi.

16Ngoba aq itsho njalo iNkosi kimi: Kusesephakathi komnyaka, njengeminyaka yoqhatshiweyo ar, lonke udumo lweKedari luzaphela. 17Lensali yenani labatshoki, amaqhawe amaKedari as, bazakuba balutshwana. Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli isikhulumile at.

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