Isaya 1:1-31
1 Umbono lowabonwa ngu-Isaya*+ indvodzana ya-Amozi lomayelana nesive sakaJuda neJerusalema, ngetikhatsi tabo-Uziya,+ Jothamu,+ Ahazi+ naHezekiya,+ emakhosi akaJuda:+
2 Lalelani nine mazulu, ulalele nawe mhlaba,+Ngobe Jehova ukhulumile:
“Ngondle emadvodzana ngawakhulisa,+Kodvwa wona angivukele.+
3 Inkunzi imati kahle umtsengi wayo,Nembongolo iyati kahle indzawo yekudlela leyentelwe ngumnikati wayo;Kodvwa ema-Israyeli akangati mine,*+Bantfu bami abatiphatsi ngendlela lekhombisa kucondza.”
4 Maye ngalesive lesinesono,+Bantfu labacindzetelwe ngemaphutsa,Intalelwane yebantfu lababi, tikhohlakali tebantfwana!
Bamlahlile Jehova;+
Abakamhloniphi Longcwele waka-Israyeli;Bamfulatsele.
5 Nyalo-ke senitawushaywa ngakuphi njengobe nichubeka nalokuvukela kwenu?+
Inhloko yenu iyagula,Nenhlitiyo yenu iyagula.+
6 Kusukela elunyaweni kuya enhloko, kute lokuphilile.
Kunemanceba nemihuzuko netilondza letivulekile,Atikelashwa, atikaboshwa futsi atikagcotjiswa nangemafutsa.+
7 Live lenu alisahlali muntfu.
Emadolobha enu ashiswe ngemlilo.
Bantfu bekuhamba bayatitsatsela nje live lenu nibukile.+
Selifana nelihlane ngenca yekoniwa bantfu bekuhamba.+
8 Indvodzakati yaseSiyoni ishiywe njengemtfunti* losensimini yemagilebisi,Njengendlu yatjani lesensimini yemakhukhamba,Njengelidolobha lelivinjetelwe.+
9 Kube Jehova wemabutfo akasishiyelanga labambalwa labasindzile,*Besitawuvele sifane ncamashi neSodoma,Futsi besitawufana neGomora.+
10 Lalelani livi laJehova nine babusi baseSodoma labacindzetelako.+
Nakisisani umtsetfo* waNkulunkulu wetfu, nine bantfu baseGomora.+
11 Jehova utsi: “Imihlatjelo yenu leminyenti ingisita ngani mine?+
Sengenele yiminikelo yenu yekushiswa, yetimvu letindvuna+ nemanoni etilwane letondlekile,+Futsi ayingijabulisi ingati+ yetinkunzana+ nemazinyane etimvu netimbuti.+
12 Nangabe nita nitewuvela embikwami,+Kusuke kushito bani kutsi wotani,Nitawugcobagcoba emabala ami?+
13 Sale niyekela lokungiletsela iminikelo yalokutinhlavu lengasho lutfo.
Imphepho yenu iyenyanyeka kimi.+
Kwetfwasa kwenyanga,+ emasabatha,+ nekubitwa kwemihlangano,+Angeke ngikhone kukubeketelela kusetjentiswa kwemilingo+ kanye nembutsano wenu lokhetsekile.
14 Sengiyayitondza* imikhosi yenu leniyenta ngekwetfwasa kwenyanga.
Seyingumtfwalo kimi;Sengidziniwe kuyibeketelela.
15 Naniphakamisa tandla tenu niteneka,Nginifihlela buso bami.+
Nanobe nithantaza imithantazo leminyenti,+Anginilaleli;+Tandla tenu tigcwele ingati.+
16 Tigezeni, nitente nihlanteke;+Susani tento tenu letimbi embikwami;Yekelani kwenta lokubi.+
17 Fundzani kwenta lokuhle, nifune kulunga,+Lungisani umuntfu locindzetelako,Melelani emalungelo entsandzane,Nimkhulumele kahle nemfelokati.”+
18 Jehova utsi: “Buyani, asilungiseni tindzaba emkhatsini wetfu.+
Nome ngabe tono tenu tibovu njengengati,Titakwentiwa tibe mhlophe njengelichwa;+Nome ngabe tono tenu tinjengendvwangu lebovu tju,Titawuba mhlophe njengeboya.
19 Nangabe nitimisele kulalela,Nitakudla tintfo letimnandzi talelive.+
20 Kodvwa nangabe ningavumi kulalela futsi nivukela,Nitawudliwa yinkemba niphele nya,+Ngobe umlomo waJehova ukhulumile.”
21 Lelidolobha leletsembekile+ seligucuke laba yingwadla.+
Beligcwele kwehlulela ngekulunga;+Kulunga bekuhlala kulo,+Kodvwa nyalo selinebabulali.+
22 Awu dolobha, lisiliva lakho seliyimfucuta,+Liwayini* lakho selididiyelwe nemanti.
23 Tindvuna takho tinenkhani futsi titihlanganisa nemasela.+
Tonkhe titsandza kudizelwa futsi titifunela tipho.+
Atitehluleli kahle tintsandzane,Futsi atiyinaki indzaba yemfelokati ledzinga kusetjentwa ngumtsetfo.+
24 Ngako-ke, iNkhosi yeliciniso, Jehova wemabutfo,Lonemandla waka-Israyeli, utsi:
“Awuva-ke! Ngitatikhulula etitseni tami,Futsi ngitatiphindziselela etitseni tami.+
25 Sandla sami sitawumelana nawe,Ngitatincibilikisa tonkhe letintfo takho letingadzingeki,Futsi ngitawususa konkhe kungcola kwakho.+
26 Ngitawubuyisela behluleli bakho njengasekucaleniNebeluleki bakho njengasekucaleni.+
Ngemuva kwaloko, utawubitwa ngekutsi uLidolobha Lekulunga, Lidolobha Leletsembekile.+
27 ISiyoni itawukhululwa ngekulunga,+Bantfu bayo labatawubuya, batawukhululwa ngekulunga.
28 Labavukelako netoni batawubhujiswa kanyekanye,+Labo labashiya Jehova batawuphela.+
29 Ngobe batawudliwa ngemahloni ngenca yetihlahla letinkhulu lenitifisako,+Futsi tingadze* lenatikhetsa titanitsela ngelihlazo.+
30 Ngobe nitawufana nesihlahla lesikhulu lesinemacembe labunako,+Futsi nitawufana nengadze lete emanti.
31 Indvodza lenemandla itawufana nentsambo leshako,Imisebenti yayo ifane nenhlase;Konkhe kutawusha kanyekanye,Kutawuba bete lotakucisha.”
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Lokusho kutsi “Insindziso yaJehova.”
^ Nobe “inkhosi yawo.”
^ Nobe “lidlangala.”
^ Nobe “labasele.”
^ Nobe “ticondziso.”
^ Nobe “Umphefumulo wami sewuyayitondza.”
^ Nobe “Tjwala bakolo.”
^ Kungenteka letihlahla netingadze betihlobene nekukhonta tithico.
