U-Isaya 8:1-22
8 UJehova wathi kimi: “Thatha ilitshe elikhulu eliyisibhebhedu+ ubhale kulo amabala alula ngosiba uthi, ‘Maheri-shalali-hashi-bhazi.’*
2 Ozakubhala ngizakwenza ukuthi kufakazelwe* ngofakazi abathembekileyo, u-Uriya+ umphristi loZakhariya indodana kaJebherekhiya.”
3 Ngemva kwalokho ngalala lomphrofethikazi* wazithwala futhi ngokuya kwesikhathi wabeletha indodana.+ UJehova wasesithi kimi: “Yinike ibizo elithi Maheri-shalali-hashi-bhazi
4 ngoba umfana engakenelisi ukuthi, ‘Baba!’ lokuthi ‘Mama!’ inotho yeDamaseko lempahla yeSamariya izathathwa phambi kwenkosi yase-Asiriya.”+
5 UJehova waphinda wakhuluma lami wathi:
6 “Ngenxa yokuthi abantu laba bawalile amanzi aseShilowa*+ ageleza kuhle,Bathokoza ngoRezini lendodana kaRemaliya,+
7 UJehova uzakwehlisela phezu kwaboAmanzi omfula* amanengi lalamandla,Yona kanye inkosi yase-Asiriya+ layo yonke inkazimulo yayo.
Izagcwala kuzo zonke izifula zayoIgcwale ize iyefika emakhunjini ayo wonke,
8 Izafohlela elizweni lakoJuda,
Ikhukhule njalo ikhwele ize iyefika entanyeni,+Impiko zayo ezeluliweyo zizafika ezindaweni zonke zelizwe lakho,Wena Imanuweli.”*+
9 Dalani umonakalo lina zizwe kodwa lizaphahlazwa libe yizicucu.
Lalelani lina abavela ezindaweni ezikhatshana zomhlaba!
Lungiselelani impi kodwa lizaphahlazwa libe yizicucu!+
Lungiselelani impi kodwa lizaphahlazwa libe yizicucu!
10 Bumbani icebo kodwa lizafadalala!
Khulumani santando kodwa elikutshoyo kuzaphelela emoyeni,Ngoba uNkulunkulu ulathi!*+
11 UJehova wakhuluma lami isandla sakhe esilamandla siphezu kwami, engixwayisa ukuthi ngingalandeli indlela yabantu laba, wathi:
12 “Nxa abantu laba besithi kulecebo elibi, lingalandeli lokho abakutshoyo.
Lingakwesabi abakwesabayo;Lingakuqhuqhi.
13 UJehova wamabutho nguye okumele likwazi ukuthi ungcwele,+Nguye okumele limesabe,Njalo nguye okumele limhloniphe.”+
14 Uzakuba yindawo engcwele,Aphinde abe njengelitshe abantu abazakhubeka kulo,Lanjengedwala eliwisayo+Kuzo zombili izindlu zako-Israyeli.
Uzakuba njengesifu* lomjibilaKuzakhamizi zeJerusalema.
15 Abanengi babo bazakhubeka bawe baqamuke,Bazathiywa babanjwe.
16 Goqela ubufakazi obubhaliweyo,Uwuvale ngci umthetho,* ube phakathi kwabafundi bami.
17 Ngizaqhubeka ngimlindele ngabomvu uJehova,+ yena ofihlele indlu kaJakhobe+ ubuso bakhe njalo ngizathembela kuye.
18 Mina labantwana uJehova anginike bona+ sinjengezibonakaliso+ lezimangaliso ko-Israyeli, ezivela kuJehova wamabutho ohlala entabeni iZiyoni.
19 Nxa besithi kini: “Buzani kwabalamadlozi lakulabo abalomoya wokutshela abantu ngekusasa, abakhuluma benyenyeza njalo bengunguna,” lizakwenza yini lokho? Abantu akumelanga babuze kuNkulunkulu wabo yini? Kambe okwabaphilayo kumele kubuzwe kwabafileyo?+
20 Hatshi! Abantu kumele bahlole umthetho lobufakazi obubhaliweyo.
Nxa bekhuluma okungahambelani lelizwi leli, kabalakho ukukhanya.+
21 Umuntu ngamunye uzadlula elizweni ephakathi kosizi njalo elambile;+ uzakhangela phezulu athuke inkosi yakhe loNkulunkulu wakhe ngoba uyabe elambile futhi ezonde kakhulu.
22 Uzakhangela phansi abone usizi lobumnyama kuphela, ubumnyama obukhulu lobunzima, umnyama owesabekayo hatshi ukukhanya.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ibizo leli lingabe lisitsho ukuthi, “Ukugijimela okuthunjiweyo.”
^ Kumbe, “kuqiniswe.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo umka-Isaya.
^ IShilowa yayingumgelo wamanzi.
^ Lapha kutshiwo umfula uYufrathe.
^ Ibizo lesiHebheru elihunyutshwe ngokuthi “uNkulunkulu ulathi” ngelithi Imanuweli. Khangela amabala angaphansi ku-Isy 7:14 lo-8:8.
^ Isifu yilokho okusetshenziswa ukuthiya inyoni.
^ Kumbe, “umlayo.”
