Isaya 8:1-22
8 UJehova wathi kimi: “Thatha ilitje elikhulu elisipara,+ utlole kilo ngepeni yesimbi ejayelekileko uthi, ‘Maheri-Tjhalali-Hatjhi-Bhazi.’*
2 Kufuze liqinisekiswe ngokutlolwa bofakazi abathembekileko, u-Uriya+ umphristi noZakariya indodana kaYebherekiya.”
3 Ngemva kwalokho ngaya emabhayini nomphorofidikazi,* waba sidisi, ngokukhamba kwesikhathi wabeletha indodana.+ UJehova wathi kimi: “Ibize ngokuthi nguMaheri-Tjhalali-Hatjhi-Bhazi,
4 ngaphambi kobana umsana akghone ukuthi, ‘Baba!’ Nokuthi ‘Mma!’ Umnotho weDamaseku nezinto eziligugu zeSamariya zizokuthathwa phambi kwe-Asiriya.”+
5 UJehova wakhuluma nami godu wathi:
6 “Ngombana abantwaba bale amanzi weTjhilowarhi* ageleza kabuthaka+Begodu bathatjiswe nguRetsini indodana kaRemaliya,+
7 Nje-ke qala! UJehova uzokuletha ngokujamelene naboAmanzi anamandla namanengi woMlambo,*
Ikosi ye-Asiriya+ nayo yoke iphazimulwayo.
Izokukhuphukela kiyo yoke imilanjanayoBegodu iphuphumise yoke imilambayo
8 Izokuthanyela uJuda.
Izokukhukhula idlule, iyokufika entanyeni;+Amaphikwayo avulekileko azokuzala yoke inarhakho,Wena Imanuweli!”*+
9 Yenzani umonakalo nina, ntjhaba kodwana nizokuphahlazwa nibe ziintokana.
Lalelani noke eniseendaweni ezikude zephasi!
Lungiselelani ipi kodwana nizokuphahlazwa nibe ziinquntu!+
Lungiselelani ipi kodwana nizokuphahlazwa nibe ziinquntu!
10 Yenzani iqhinga kodwana angekhe liphumelele!
Khulumani enikuthandako kodwana angekhe kuphumelele,Ngombana uZimu unathi!*+
11 Ngesandla sakhe esinamandla phezu kwami, ngilokhu uJehova akutjho kimi bona angiyelelise ekulandeleni indlela abantwaba abaphila ngayo:
12 “Akukafuzi nithi liqhinga lobukhohlakali ngombana abantwaba bathi liqhinga lobukhohlakali!
Akukafuzi nisabe abakusabako;Akukafuzi nihlengezele ngebanga lakho.
13 UJehova wamabutho nguye kwaphela okufuze nithi ucwengile,+Nguye kwaphela okufuze nimsabe,Begodu nguye kwaphela okufuze anenze nihlengezele.”+
14 Uzokuba njengendawo ecwengileko,Kodwana uzokuba njengelitje elikhubakoNanjengedwala elibawisako+Kizo zombili izindlu zakwa-Israyeli,Njengesiqupho nanjengesithiyoEzakhamuzini zeJerusalema.
15 Inengi labo lizokukhutjwa liwe begodu liphuke;Lizokuthiywa begodu libanjwe.
16 Vala umsongo okutlolwe kiwo umlayezo;Beka itshwayo phezu komthetho wabafundi bami!
17 Ngizokuhlala ngilinde uJehova,+ ofihle ubuso bakhe endlini kaJakopo,+ ngizokuthembela nakuye.
18 Qala! Mina nabantwana uJehova angiphe bona+ sinjengamatshwayo+ neemangaliso kwa-Israyeli ezivela kuJehova wamabutho, ohlala eNtabeni iZiyoni.
19 Nange bathi kuwe: “Khamba uyokubuza kwababuza kwabafileko namkha kilabo ababikezela ngekusasa abakhulumela phasi namkha okubudisi ukubezwa,” kghani akusinguZimabo abantu okufuze babuze kuye? Kghani abaphilako kufuze babawe isizo kwabafileko?+
20 Kunalokho kufuze bayokuhlolisisa umthetho nomlayezo otloliweko!
Lokha nabangakhulumi ngokuvumelana nelizweli, abanamkhanyo.+
21 Ngamunye uzokudlula enarheni ahlunguphazekile begodu alambile;+ ngebanga lokuthi ulambile begodu usilingekile, uzokuthuka ikosi noZimakhe nakaqala phezulu.
22 Ngemva kwalokho, uzokuqala ephasini, uzokubona ukugandeleleka nobumnyama, ukungabi nethemba neenkhathi ezibudisi, ukufiphala nokungabi nokukhanya.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kungatjho ukuthi “Ukurhaba Msinya Uyokuthatha Izinto Ezifunyenwe Epini, Ukugijimela Ukuyokuthatha Izinto.”
^ Kutjho umka-Isaya.
^ ITjhilowarhi bekumsele wamanzi.
^ Kutjho iYufrathe.
^ Qala u-Isa 7:14.
^ NgesiHebheru, ukuthi “uZimu unathi” ligama elithi Imanuweli. Qala u-Isa 7:14; 8:8.
