Isaya 8:1-22
8 UYehova wathi kum: “Thatha icwecwe elikhulu,+ ubhale le nto ngosiba,* ‘Mahere-shalali-hashe-bhazi.’*
2 Ubungqina mabubhalwe phantsi ngala mangqina* athembekileyo, u-Uriya+ umbingeleli noZekariya unyana kaYerebhekiya.”
3 Ndalala nomprofetikazi,* wakhulelwa, waza wazala umntwana oyinkwenkwe.+ Emva koko uYehova wathi kum: “Mthiye igama elinguMahere-shalali-hashe-bhazi,
4 kuba ngaphambi kokuba loo nkwenkwe ikwazi ukuthi, ‘Tata!’ nokuthi ‘Mama!’ ubutyebi baseDamasko namaxhoba aseSamariya aza kusiwa kukumkani waseAsiriya.”+
5 UYehova waphinda wathi kum:
6 “Ngenxa yokuba esi sizwana singawafuni amanzi aqukuqelayo aseShilowa,*+Yaye siyayivuyela into eyenziwa nguRetsin unyana kaRemaliya,+
7 Ngoko ke jonga! UYehova uza kuthumela kusoAmanzi oMlambo* anamandla namaninzi,Ukumkani waseAsiriya+ nalo lonke uzuko lwakhe.
Abangele ziphuphume iindonga
8 Uza kukhukula noYuda.
Uza kumkhukula, ade afikelele entanyeni.+Amaphiko akhe athe naa, aza kugcwalisa ububanzi belizwe lakho,Wena Imanuweli!”*+
9 Yenzakalisani nina zizwana, kodwa niza kwaphulwa nibe ziingceba.
Mamelani nonke nina nisuka kwiindawo ezikude zomhlaba!
Lungelani idabi,* kodwa niza kwaphulwa nibe ziingceba!+
Lungelani idabi, kodwa niza kwaphulwa nibe ziingceba!
10 Cingani iqhinga, kodwa alizukuphumelela!
Thethani into eniyithandayo, kodwa ayizukunceda nganto,Kuba uThixo unathi!*+
11 Endibambe ngesandla sakhe esomeleleyo, endilumkisa ukuba ndicezele kude kwindlela esenza ngayo esi sizwana, uYehova uye wathi kum:
12 “Uze ungathi liyelenqe into esithi esi sizwana liyelenqe!
Sukuyoyika into esiyoyikayo;Mayingakungcangcazelisi.
13 NguYehova wemikhosi ofanele abe ngcwele kuni,+Nguye enifanele nimoyike,Yaye nguye ofanele anenze ningcangcazele.”+
14 Uza kuba yindawo engcwele,Kodwa abe lilo nelitye lokubethekaNembokodo yokukhubeka+Kuzo zombini izindlu zakwaSirayeli,Abe sisirhintyelo nomgibeKubemi baseYerusalem.
15 Abaninzi kubo baza kukhubeka bawe baze baphuke;Baza kurhintyelwa baze babanjiswe.
16 Sisonge isiqinisekiso esibhaliweyo,*Wuvale ngci kubafundi bam umthetho!*
17 Ndiza kuhlala ndilindele kuYehova,+ obufihlayo ubuso bakhe endlini kaYakobi,+ ibe ndiza kuthembela kuye.
18 Jongani! Mna nabantwana endibanikwe nguYehova+ sibubungqina+ nemimangaliso kwaSirayeli evela kuYehova wemikhosi, ohlala eNtabeni YeZiyon.
19 Ukuba kunokwenzeka bathi kuni: “Celani emagqirheni okanye kubavumisi abatswitswizayo nabahumzelayo,” abafanelanga abantu babuze kuThixo na? Ngaba kufanele kubuzelwe abaphilayo kwabafileyo?+
20 Endaweni yaloo nto, bafanele babuze ngomthetho nangobungqina obubhaliweyo!
Xa bengathethi ngokweli lizwi, akukho ukukhanya kubo.*+
21 Ngamnye uza kudlula elizweni esentlungwini yaye elambile.+ Ngenxa yokulamba nokucaphuka, uza kuqalekisa ukumkani wakhe, ejonge phezulu athuke noThixo wakhe.
22 Emva koko uza kujonga emhlabeni aze abone intlungu yodwa nobumnyama, ukusithakala, amaxesha obunzima nesithokothoko, kungekho kukhanya.
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Ekusenokwenzeka uthetha ukuthi “Ukuya Kwixhoba Ukhawulezile, Ukuza Kuphanga Ngokukhawuleza.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “ngosiba lomntu.”
^ Okanye “Mayingqinelwe ngala mangqina.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “Ndasondela kumprofetikazi.” Oko kukuthi, umfazi kaIsaya.
^ IShilowa yayingumsinga wamanzi.
^ Oko kukuthi, umEfrate.
^ Okanye “Bhinqani.”
^ NgesiHebhere ibinzana elithi “uThixo unathi” lithetha ukuthi Imanuweli. Funda uIsa 7:14; 8:8.
^ Okanye “Busonge ubungqina obubhaliweyo.”
^ Okanye “umyalelo.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “akusi kubo.”
