Isaya 17:1-14
17 Simemetelo lesimelene neDamaseko:+
“IDamaseko ngeke isaba lidolobha,Futsi itawuba tindvundvuma tetindzala.+
2 Emadolobha ase-Aroyeri+ atawushiywa;Atawuba tindzawo tekulala imihlambi yetilwaneKute umuntfu lotatesabisa.
3 Emadolobha labiyelwe atawunyamalala ka-Efrayimu,+Nembuso waseDamaseko;+Futsi labo labatawusala eSiriyaBatawufana nenkhatimulo yema-Israyeli,”* kusho Jehova wemabutfo.
4 “Ngalelolanga inkhatimulo yaJakobe itawuncipha,Nemtimba wakhe lokhuluphele utawondza.
5 Kutawufana nalapho umuntfu lovunako abutsisa lokutinhlavu ensimini,Nalapho umkhono wakhe uvuna kolo,Kufanane nalapho umuntfu abutsa kolo losele eSihosheni* semaRefa.+
6 Kutawusala kuphela loko labatakubutsa,Njengalapho sihlahla semncumo siphundlwa:
Kusale titselo temncumo letimbili nome letintsatfu kuphela egaleni lelisetulu,Kusale letine nome letisihlanu emagaleni aso latselako,”+ kusho Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
7 Ngalelolanga, umuntfu uyawubuka uMdali wakhe futsi emehlo akhe ayawubukisisa Longcwele waka-Israyeli.
8 Angeke abuke ema-al’thare+ layimisebenti yetandla takhe;+ angeke abuke loko iminwe yakhe lekwakhile, futsi angeke abuke tinsika letingcwele* nobe tindzawo tekushisela imphepho.
9 Ngalelolanga emadolobha akhe labiyelwe atawufana nendzawo leshiyiwe lesemahlatsini,+Njengeligala lelashiywa embikwema-Israyeli;Atawuba yindzawo lenganalutfo.
10 Ngobe umkhohliwe Nkulunkulu+ wensindziso yakho;Wehlulekile kukhumbula Lidvwala+ lendzawo yakho levikelekile.
Kungako uhlanyela emasimu lamahleUwafake emahlumela emuntfu longatiwa.*
11 Emini ungawabiyela ngekucophelela emasimu akho,Ekuseni umilise inhlanyelo yakho,Kodvwa sivuno sitawunyamalala ngelilanga lesifo netinhlungu letingelapheki.+
12 Lalelani! Kukhona kudideka kwebantfu labanyenti,Lababanga umsindvo njengelwandle!
Kukhona kuhokoma kwetive,Umsindvo wato ufana nekuhokoma kwemanti lamanyenti!
13 Tive titawubanga umsindvo lonjengekuhokoma kwemanti lamanyenti.
Utawutikhuta, futsi titawubalekela khashaneTitawufanana nemakhoba etintsaba emoyeni lomkhulu,Njengembali lenemanyeva* lejikitiswa sivunguvungu.
14 Kusihlwa kunekwesaba.
Nasekutakusa abasekho.
Leli lifa lalabasihluphakoNesabelo salabo labatsatsa tintfo tetfu.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emadvodzana aka-Israyeli.”
^ Nobe “eTsafeni.”
^ Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
^ Nobe “abonkulunkulu balesinye sive.”
^ Nobe “Njengelukhula.”
