Isaya 17:1-14
17 Isimemezelo ngokujamelene neDamaseku:+
“Qala iDamaseku angeze isaba lidorobho,Begodu izokuba liqubi lamatje.+
2 Amadorobho we-Aroweri+ azokulahlwa;Azokuba ziindawo imihlambi elala kizoKungabi nomuntu oyithusako.
3 Amadorobho avikelekileko azokunyamalala kwa-Efrayimu,+Nombuso eDamaseku;+Nalabo abaseleko eSiriyaBazokuba njengephazimulo yama-Israyeli,” kutjho uJehova wamabutho.
4 “Ngelangelo iphazimulo kaJakopo izokuncipha,Nomzimbakhe ononileko uzokonda.
5 Kuzokuba njengalokha umvuni abuthelela iinthoroNomkhono womvuni ubuthelela ikoroyi,Njengomuntu oburuja iinthoro emRhobeni wamaRafa.+
6 Kuzokusala okuburujwako kwaphela,Njengalokha umuthi wama-oliva ubhulwa:
Kuzokusala ama-oliva amabili namkha amathathu avuthiweko epandeni ephezulu,Kuzokusala amane namkha amahlanu eempandeni ezithela isithelo,”+ kutjho uJehova uZimu ka-Israyeli.
7 Ngelangelo umuntu uzokuqala phezulu kuMenzakhe namehlwakhe azokuqala koCwengileko ka-Israyeli.
8 Angeze aqale ema-aldareni,+ umsebenzi wezandla zakhe;+ begodu angekhe aqale lokho iminwakhe ekwenzileko, kungaba ziingodo ezicwengileko* namkha ama-aldara wepepho.
9 Ngelangelo amadorobhakhe avikelekileko azokuba njengendawo elahliweko ehlathini,+Njengepande eyalahlwa phambi kwama-Israyeli;Izokuba marubhi.
10 Ngombana ulibele uZimu+ wesindiswakho;Ubhalelwe kukhumbula iDwala+ lesivikelo sakho.
Kungebangelo utjale iintjalo ezihle,Wazibeka nehlumela lomuntu ongaziwako.
11 Emini ukampela kuhle iintjalo zakho,Ekuseni wenza imbewakho itlhurhe,Kodwana isivuno sizokutjhabalala ngelanga lobulwele nobuhlungu obungalaphekiko.+
12 Lalela! Kunesiyaluyalu seentjhaba ezinengi,Itjhada laso linjengetjhada lelwandle!
Kunokuvungama kweentjhaba,Itjhada lakho linjengokubhodla kwamanzi anamandla!
13 Iintjhaba zizokwenza itjhada elinjengokubhodla kwamanzi amanengi.
Uzozikhalima begodu zizokubalekela kude,Zizokubaleka njengalokha umoya uphephula amakhasi eentabeni,Zizokubaleka njengalokha umoya omkhulu uphephula ikhula elomileko.
14 Ebusuku kunokusaba.
Ngaphambi kobana kuse azisekho.
Lesi sisabelo salabo abasidlelezelakoNefumbe yalabo abasithathela izinto.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Qala Ihlathululo.
