Isaiah 9

INkosi yokuthula

1Kodwa umnyama a kawuyikuba njengenkathazo yalo; njengesikhathini samandulo b wakwenza kwaba lula c elizweni lakoZebuluni lelizweni lakoNafithali d; kodwa emva kwalokhu e wakwenza kwaba nzima f ngendlela yolwandle g, phetsheya kweJordani h, eGalili i lezizwe.

2Abantu j , k ababehamba emnyameni babonile ukukhanya okukhulu l; ababehlala elizweni lethunzi lokufa m, ukukhanya kubakhanyisele. 3Wandisile isizwe, wakhulisa intokozo yaso; bayathokoza phambi kwakho njengentokozo ekuvuneni n, njengoba bethokoza o ekwehlukaniselaneni kwabo impango p. 4Ngoba wephulile ijogwe lomthwalo waso q, loswazi lwehlombe laso r, intonga yomcindezeli waso s, njengasosukwini t lukaMidiyani u. 5Ngoba wonke umsindo wempi usenhlokomeni, lesigqoko sigiqwe egazini; njalo kuzakuba ngesokutshiswa v, kube zinkuni zomlilo. 6Ngoba sizalelwe umntwana w, sinikwe indodana x; lombuso y uzakuba sehlombe layo z, lebizo lakhe lizathiwa: OMangalisayo aa, uMeluleki ab, uNkulunkulu olamandla ac, uBaba wephakade ad , ae, iNkosana yokuthula af. 7Ukwanda kombuso lokuthula kakuyikuphela ag, phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavida ah laphezu kombuso wakhe, ukuwumisa, lokuwuqinisa ngesahlulelo langokulunga ai, kusukela khathesi kuze kube nininini. Ukutshiseka kweNkosi yamabandla aj kuzakwenza lokhu.

INkosi ithukuthelela uIsrayeli

8INkosi ithumele ilizwi koJakobe, lawela koIsrayeli. 9Labo bonke abantu bazakwazi ak, uEfrayimi al lomhlali weSamariya am, ngokuzigqaja langokuzikhukhumeza kwenhliziyo, besithi: 10Izitina ziwile, kodwa sizakwakha ngamatshe abaziweyo; imikhiwa yesikhamore an iganyuliwe, kodwa sizayiguqula ibe yimisedari ao. 11Ngakho iNkosi izaphakamisa abacindezeli ap bakaRezini aq phezu kwakhe, itshotshozele izitha zakhe; 12amaSiriya ar ngaphambili lamaFilisti as ngemuva, azakudla uIsrayeli ngomlomo wonke. Kukho konke lokhu intukuthelo yayo kayiphenduki at, kodwa isandla sayo silokhu seluliwe.

13Ngoba abantu kabaphendukeli kulowo owabatshayayo au, futhi kabayidingi iNkosi yamabandla. 14Ngakho iNkosi izaquma kusuke koIsrayeli inhloko lomsila av, ugatsha aw , ax lomhlanga ay , az, ngasuku lunye ba. 15Omdala lowemukelwa ngobuso bb, uyinhloko, kodwa umprofethi ofundisa amanga bc, ungumsila. 16Ngoba abakhokheli bd balababantu bayaduhisa be, labakhokhelwa yibo bf bayaginywa bg. 17Ngenxa yalokho iNkosi kayiyikuthokoza bh ngamajaha abo, kayiyikuba lasihawu ngezintandane zabo labafelokazi babo; ngoba bonke bangabazenzisi labenzi bobubi bi, lomlomo wonke ukhuluma ubuthutha bj. Kukho konke lokhu intukuthelo yayo kayiphenduki bk, kodwa isandla sayo silokhu seluliwe.

18Ngoba inkohlakalo itshisa njengomlilo bl; izakudla ameva lokhula oluhlabayo bm, ithungele izixuku zehlathi bn, ziziphakamise njengokuphakama kwentuthu bo. 19Ngolaka lweNkosi yamabandla ilizwe liyafiphazwa, labantu bazakuba njengokudla komlilo; umuntu kayikuyekela umfowabo bp. 20Njalo uzahluthuna ngakwesokunene, kodwa alambe; adle ngakwesokhohlo bq, kodwa angasuthi br; ngulowo lalowo adle inyama yengalo yakhe bs; 21uManase uEfrayimi, loEfrayimi uManase bt; bazamelana loJuda kanyekanye bu. Kukho konke lokhu intukuthelo yayo kayiphenduki bv, kodwa isandla sayo silokhu seluliwe.
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