U-Isaya 5:1-30
5 Ngicela ukuhlabelela lowo engimthandayoIngoma emayelana lalowo engimthandayo kanye lensimu yakhe yamagilebisi.+
Lowo engimthandayo wayelensimu yamagilebisi eqaqeni oluvundileyo.
2 Wayigebha wakhipha amatshe kuyo,
Wasehlanyela izihlahla ezinhle ezithela amagilebisi abomvu,Wakha lomphotshongo phakathi laphakathi kwayo,Wagebha lesikhamelo sewayini* kuyo.+
Wayelokhu ekhangelele ukuthi izathela amagilebisi amahle,Kodwa yona yakhipha amagilebisi amabi kuphela.+
3 “Khathesi lina zakhamizi zeJerusalema lani bantu bakoJuda,Ngicela lahlulele phakathi kwami lensimu yami yamagilebisi.+
4 Kuyini okunye engingakakwenzi+Obekumele ngikwenze ensimini yami yamagilebisi?
Kungani ithele amagilebisi amabi kuphela,Mina ngilindele amagilebisi amahle?
5 Khathesi ngicela ukulitshelaEngizakwenza ensimini yami yamagilebisi:
Ngizasusa uthango lwayo,Njalo izatshiswa ilobe.+
Ngizadiliza umduli wayo wamatshe,Njalo izanyathenyathelwa.
6 Ngizayenza ibe yindawo engelalutho,+Ayisoze ihlakulwe futhi lezihlahla zamagilebisi ezikuyo azisoze zithenwe.
Izagcwala ukhula lezihlahla zameva,+Njalo ngizatshela amayezi ukuthi anganisi izulu kuyo.+
7 Insimu yamagilebisi kaJehova wamabutho yindlu ka-Israyeli,+Abantu bakoJuda bebeyinsimu yakhe ayithandayo.
Wayekhangelele ukuthi kube lokwahlulela okuhle,+Kodwa ukwahlulela okuhle akubanga khona;Wayekhangelele ukuthi kube lokulunga,Kodwa abantu babekhala ngenxa yokuphathwa kubi.”+
8 Maye kulabo abaqhubeka besengezelela inani lezindlu zabo,*+Labaqhubeka beqhelisa amasimu bewahlanganisa+Kuze kusale kungelandawo,Besebehlala bodwa elizweni.
9 UJehova wamabutho ufunge ngizizwela ngezamiUkuthi lanxa izindlu ezinengi zizinkulu futhi zizinhleZizakuba ngamanxiwa angakhangelekiyo,Njalo akula loyedwa ozahlala kuzo.+
10 Indima* ezilitshumi zensimu yamagilebisi zizakhipha iwayini eligcwala ibhathi* elilodwa nje,Lenhlanyelo egcwala ihomeri* izakhipha i-efa* eyodwa kuphela.+
11 Maye kwabavuka ekuseni kakhulu besiyanatha utshwala,+Abanatha iwayini kuze kube sebusuku, badakwe baze bacine bengasaboni lutho.
12 Emadilini abo kulehabhu* lesiginci,Lethamborini lefluthi kanye lewayini,Kodwa abalandaba lemisebenzi kaJehova,Njalo kabawuboni umsebenzi wezandla zakhe.
13 Ngakho abantu bami bazathunjwaNgenxa yokuswela ulwazi;+Izikhulu zabo zizalamba,+Labantu babo bonke bazakoma ngenxa yokuswela amanzi.
14 Ingcwaba lizivule laba likhulu,Lakhamisa umlomo walo wavuleka kakhulu,+Ubuhle* bedolobho lelo, lamaxuku alo alomsindo kanye labaxokozelayoBazangena sibili engcwabeni.
15 Umuntu uzakhothama,Indoda izatshona phansi,Labaziphakamisayo bazakhangela phansi ngenxa yokuyangeka.
16 UJehova wamabutho uzaphakanyiswa ngenxa yokwahlulela kwakhe,*UNkulunkulu weqiniso, yena oNgcwele+ uzazingcwelisa ngokulunga.+
17 Imvana zizakudla angathi zisemadlelweni azo,Labezizweni bazakudla ezindaweni ezingamanxiwa ezazihlala izinyamazana ezazigcinwe kuhle.
18 Maye kulabo abadonsa icala labo ngentambo zobuqili,Lesono sabo ngentambo zokudonsa izinqola,
19 Labo abathi: “Kawuphangisise umsebenzi wakhe;Kawubuye masinyane siwubone.
Okuhloswe ngoNgcwele* ka-Israyeli akwenzakaleUkuze sikwazi.”+
20 Maye kulabo abathi okuhle kubi, lokubi kuhle,+Abathi ubumnyama yikukhanya, ukukhanya yibumnyama,Abathi okubabayo kumnandi, okumnandi kuyababa.
21 Maye kulabo abazitshela ukuthi bahlakaniphile,Labazibona bekhaliphile.+
22 Maye kulabo abazintshantshu zokunatha iwayini,Lalabo abazingcitshi ekuhlanganiseni utshwala obutshiyeneyo,+
23 Lalabo abakhulula abenza okubi ngokufunjathiswa,+Labangamahluleli kuhle olungileyo.+
24 Njengoba nje ilangabi lomlilo litshisa amahlanga alobe,Lotshani obomileyo buphelela phakathi kwamalangabi,Impande zabo lazo zizabola,Lamaluba abo azaphephuka* njengothuli,Ngoba bawulahlile umthetho* kaJehova wamabutho,Kabalihloniphanga ilizwi loNgcwele ka-Israyeli.+
25 Yikho uJehova ebathukuthelele abantu bakhe,Uzaphakamisa isandla sakhe simelane labo, abatshaye.+
Intaba zizanyikinyeka,Lezidumbu zabo zibe njengezibi emigwaqweni.+
Ulaka lwakhe alukabohli ngenxa yakho konke lokhu,Ulokhu ephakamise isandla sakhe ukuze abatshaye.
26 Usephakamisele abantu besizwe esikhatshana isibonakaliso,*+Wabatshayela ukhwelo ukuze babuye bevela emikhawulweni yomhlaba;+Njalo babuya ngesiqubu esikhulu.+
27 Phakathi kwabo akula odiniweyo kumbe okhubekayo.
Kakho owozelayo kumbe oleleyo.
Ibhanti elisekhalweni lwabo kalixegi,Lentambo zamanyathela abo kaziqamukanga.
28 Yonke imitshoko yabo ibukhali,Lamadandili* abo wonke aselungele ukutshoka.*
Amasondo amabhiza abo anjengelitshe eliqine nko,Amaviri enqola zabo anjengesivunguzane.+
29 Babhonga njengesilwane,Lanjengezilwane ezilamandla.+
Bazahwabha, babambe inyamazana,Njalo kakho ongabathathela nxa sebeyibambile.
30 Ngalolosuku bazayihwabhela,Bahwabhe njengokuduma kolwandle.+
Loba ngubani okhangela ilizwe uzabona ubumnyama obesabekayo,Lokukhanya sekutshintshe kwaba mnyama ngenxa yamayezi.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Lapha kutshiwo indawo okuvoxelwa kuyo amagilebisi.
^ Kumbe, “bebambanisa izindlu.”
^ Kumbe, “Ama-ekha.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Ihabhu lichacho elilentambo ezifanana lezekatali.
^ Kumbe, “Abahlonitshwa.”
^ Kumbe, “yokwahlulela kwakhe okuhle.”
^ Kumbe, “Icebo loNgcwele.”
^ Kumbe, “umlayo.”
^ Kumbe, “Impoko zabo zizaphephuka.”
^ Kumbe, “ugodo oluyisibonakaliso.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ NgesiHebheru, “agotshisiwe.”
