Isaya 22:1-25
22 Isimemezelo malungana nomRhoba woMbono:*+
Kubayini nikhuphukele phezulu emfulelweni?
2 Bewuzele itjharagano,Bewulidorobho elinetjhada, idorobho elithabilekoAbabuleweko bakho akhenge babulawe ngesabula,Namkha bafele epini.+
3 Boke ababusi benu abanelunya babaleke ndawonye.+
Babotjhiwe ngaphandle kokusebenzisa umsubela.
Boke abafunyenweko babotjhiwe,+Ngitjho nanyana bebabalekele kude.
4 Kungebangelo ngathi: “Ningangiqali,Ngizokulila kabuhlungu.+
Ningalingi ukungiduduzaNgokutjhatjalaliswa kwendodakazi* yabantu bami.+
5 Ngombana lilanga letjharagano, lokuhlula nelevalo,+
Livela eKosini ePhakemeko, uJehova wamabutho,EmRhobeni woMbono.
Kunokugirizwa kweboda+Abantu balilela isizo, isililo sabo sizwakala neentabeni.
6 Abantu be-Elamu+ bathatha isikhwama semicibitjholoBakhwela iinkarana zepi neenjomani,Begodu iKhiri+ yalungisa isiviko.
7 Imirhobakho ekhethekilekoIzokuzala iinkarana zepi,Begodu iinjomani zizokujama esangweni,
8 Isivikelo sakaJuda sizokususwa.
“Ngelangelo uzokuqala endaweni yokubeka iinkhali yeNdlu yeHlathi,+
9 nizokubona imiphadlhuko eminengi yeDorobho lakaDavida.+ Begodu nizokukha amanzi esizibeni esiphasi.+
10 Nizokubala izindlu zeJerusalema begodu nizokugiriza izindlu bona niqinise iboda.
11 Nizokwenza indawo hlangana namaboda amabili bona nibeke amanzi wesiziba esidala, kodwana angekhe nithembele kuMenzi waso omKhulu begodu angekhe nibone loyo owasenza kade.
12 Ngelangelo iKosi ePhakemeko, uJehova wamabutho,Uzokuyala bona kube nokulila nokuzila,+Ngokurhuna iinhloko nangokumbatha imigodla.
13 Kodwana kunalokho, kuyagidingwa begodu kuthatjiwe,Kubulawa iinkomo, kuhlatjwa izimvu,Kudliwa inyama begodu kuselwa iwayini.+
‘Asidleni, sisele ngombana kusasa sizokuhlongakala.’”+
14 Ngemva kwalokho, ngezwa ilizwi lakaJehova wamabutho lithi: “‘Umtjhapho lo angekhe ulitjalelwe bekube kulapho nina bantu nifa,’+ kutjho iKosi ePhakemeko, uJehova wamabutho.”
15 Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko, uJehova wamabutho, ekutjhoko: “Khamba uye kumphathi uTjhebhina,+ omtlhogomeli wendlu, uthi,
16 ‘Yini engeyakho la begodu ngubani ongewakho la, bona ungazibazela indawo yokubulungwa?’ Uzibazela indawo yokubulungwa endaweni ephakemeko; uzenzela indawo yokuphumula edwaleni.
17 Qala! UJehova uzokubamba ngamandla, akulahlele phasi kabuhlungu, wena ndoda.
18 Ngokuqinisekileko uzokuphuthela akuqinise begodu akuphose njengebholo enarheni evulekileko. Uzokufela lapho, neenkarana zakho eziphazimulako zizokuba lapho, ihlazo endlini yekosakho.
19 Ngizokwehlisa endawenakho bese ngikususe esikhundleni sakho.
20 “‘Ngelangelo ngizokubiza incekwami u-Eliyakhimu,+ indodana kaRhilikhiya,
21 ngizomembathisa isambatho sakho bese ngimbophe ngebhande lakho ledinini,+ ngizokunikela amandlakho esandleni sakhe. Uzokuba nguyise wezakhamuzi zeJerusalema nendlini kaJuda.
22 Ngizokubeka isilodlhelo sendlu kaDavida+ ehlombe lakhe. Uzokuvula begodu akunamuntu ozokuvala; uzokuvala begodu akunamuntu ozokuvula.
23 Ngizombethela njengesikhonkhwani endaweni eqinileko begodu uzokuba njengesihlalo sobukhosi sephazimulo endlini kayise.
24 Bazokuphanyeka kuye yoke iphazimulo yendlu kayise, iinzukulwana nabentwana, zoke izitja ezincani, iinkotlelo kuhlanganise nemijeka emikhulu.
25 “‘Ngelangelo,’ kutjho uJehova wamabutho, ‘isikhonkhwani esibethelwe endaweni eqinileko sizokususwa+ bese sizokuquntwa siwe nomthwalo ebewusekelwe ngiso uzokutjhabalala, ngombana uJehova ukhulumile.’”
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kungenzeka kuqaliselwe eJerusalema.
^ Sisenzasamuntu esisakondlo, mhlamunye kutjengisa isirhawu namkha izwelo.
