U-Isaya 18:1-7
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Umbiko omayelana leTopiya (1-7)
18 Maye kulo ilizwe elilomsindo wokukhala kwempiko zezibungu,Ilizwe eliseduze lemifula yaseTopiya,+
2 Elithumela izithunywa ngolwandle,Ukuthi zichaphe amanzi ngezikepe ezenziwe ngemihlanga, lisithi:
“Hambani lina zithunywa ezilesiqubu,Liye esizweni sabantu abade, abalejwabu elibutshelezi,Abantu abesatshwa kuyo yonke indawo,+Liye esizweni esilamandla esinqobayo,Elizweni elikhukhulwa yimifula.”
3 Lonke lina zakhamizi zelizwe, lani abahlala emhlabeni,Lizakuzwa umsindo onjengokukhala kophondo.
Elizakubona kuzakuba njengesibonakaliso* esimiswe phezu kwezintaba.
4 Nanku uJehova angitshele khona:
“Njengokutshisa okuhangulayo lokukhanya kwelanga,Njengamazolo akhithika ngesikhathi sokuvuna nxa kutshisa,Ngizaqhubeka ngihlalisekile ngikhangele indawo* yami emiswe yaqina,
5 Ngoba isikhathi sokuvuna singakafiki,Lapho ukuqhakaza sekuphelile njalo iluba selisiba ligilebisi elivuthiweyo,Amahlumela azaqunywa ngengqamu zokuthena izihlahla,Lokuthandelayo kuzaqunywa kukhitshwe.
6 Izidumbu zabo zizatshiyelwa inyoni ezisezintabeni ezidla inyama,Zitshiyelwe lezilo zomhlaba.
Inyoni ezidla inyama zizakudla izidumbu lezo kuze kuphele ihlobo,Njalo zonke izilo zomhlaba zizakudla izidumbu lezo kuze kuphele isikhathi sokuvuna.
7 Ngalesosikhathi kuzalethwa isipho kuJehova wamabutho,Sivela esizweni sabantu abade, abalejwabu elibutshelezi,Abantu abesatshwa kuyo yonke indawo,Sivela esizweni esilamandla esinqobayo,Elizweni elikhukhulwa yimifula,Silethwe endaweni elebizo likaJehova wamabutho, entabeni iZiyoni.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “njengogodo oluyisibonakaliso.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “ngikhangele ngisendaweni.”
