U-Isaya 21:1-17
21 Isimemezelo salokho okuzakwehlela inkangala enjengolwandle:*+
Kukhona okuza njengomoya wesiphepho ovunguza usuka eningizimu, Kuza kuvela enkangala, elizweni elesabekayo.+
2 Ngitshengiswe umbono ozwisa usizi:
Oliqili uyaqila,Lobhubhisayo uyabhubhisa.
Hlasela we Elami! Uvimbezele lawe Mede!+
Ngizakuqeda konke ukububula ekubangeleyo.*+
3 Ngiphakathi kobuhlungu ngenxa yombono lo.*+
NgisebuhlungwiniNjengomama obelethayo.
Ngikhathazeke kakhulu okokuthi ngeke ngizwe lutho,Ngihlupheke kakhulu okokuthi angisaboni.
4 Inhliziyo yami iphela amandla, ngiyaqhuqha ngokwesaba.
Ukuhlwa ebengikufisa kungenza ngiqhaqhazele.
5 Lungisani itafula, lilungise lezitulo!
Dlanini linathe!+
Sukumani lina zikhulu, gcobani ihawu.
6 Nanku uJehova angitshele khona:
“Hamba uyebeka umlindi ubususithi abike lokho akubonayo.”
7 Ngakho umlindi wabona inqola yempi eyayidonswa ngamabhiza,Lenqola yempi eyayidonswa ngobabhemi,Lenqola yempi eyayidonswa ngamakamela.
Wakhangelisisa ngonanzelelo, ngelihlo lokhozi.
8 Ngemva kwalokho wamemeza njengesilwane esibhongayo wathi:
“Awu Jehova ngiqhubeka ngimi phezu kwenqabayokulinda imini yonke,
Ubusuku ngabunye ngiyabe ngimi endaweni yami yokulinda.+
9 Khangela okuzayo:
Amadoda asenqoleni yempi edonswa ngamabhiza.”+
Wasesithi:
“Isiwile! IBhabhiloni isiwile!+
Bonke onkulunkulu bayo ababaziweyo usebaphahlazele phansi.”+
10 O bantu bami eselibhulwe njengamabele,Lina eliyisivuno sesiza sami,*+Sengilitshelile lokho engikuzwe ngoJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
11 Isimemezelo salokho okuzakwehlela iDuma:*
Kulomuntu ongimemezayo eSeyiri,+ esithi:
“Mlindi, ubusuku buyaphela nini?
Mlindi, ubusuku buyaphela nini?”
12 Umlindi wathi:
“Ukusa kuyeza lobusuku buyeza.
Nxa lifuna ukubuza, buzanini.
Liphinde libuye futhi.”
13 Isimemezelo salokho okuzakwehlela indawo elugwadule:
Ebusuku lizalala egangeni endaweni elugwadule,Lina qembu lezihambi zaseDedani.+
14 Hlangabezani owomileyo ngamanziLina zakhamizi zelizwe leThema,+Liphathele obalekayo isinkwa.
15 Ngoba babalekele izinkemba, inkemba esilungele ukugwaza,Babalekela ledandili* elilungele ukutshoka* kanye lesihluku sempi.
16 Nanku uJehova angitshele khona: “Yonke inkazimulo yeKhedari+ izaphela ngomnyaka owodwa nje, njengeminyaka yomuntu oqhatshiweyo.*
17 Amabutho aseKhedari athwala imitshoko azasala emalutshwana ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli usekhulumile.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kukhanya indawo le ngeyeBhabhiloni yasendulo.
^ Lapha kungabe kutshiwo iBhabhiloni.
^ NgesiHebheru, “Ukhalo lwami lubuhlungu kakhulu.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Ukuthula.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ NgesiHebheru, “eligotshisiweyo.”
^ Kumbe, “iminyaka yakhe izabalwa ngonanzelelo njengalokho okwenziwa yisisebenzi esiqhatshiweyo,” okutsho ukuthi kuzabe kungumnyaka owodwa ngqe.
