1 Lokhu yikho okwabonwa ngu-Isaya indodana ka-Amozi mayelana loJuda leJerusalema:

2 Ngezinsuku zokucina

intaba yethempeli likaThixo izamiswa

njengenhloko phakathi kwezintaba;

izaphakanyiselwa phezu kwezintaba

njalo izizwe zonke zizabekelela zisiya kuyo.

3 Abantu abanengi bazakuza bathi,

"Wozani siye phezu kwentaba kaThixo,

siye ethempelini likaNkulunkulu kaJakhobe.

Uzasifundisa izindlela zakhe,

ukuze sihambe emikhondweni yakhe."

Umthetho uzavela eZiyoni,

ilizwi likaThixo livele eJerusalema.

4 Uzakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe,

alamule ingxabano zabantu abanengi.

Bazakhanda izinkemba zabo zibe yimihlathi yamakhuba,

lemikhonto yabo ibe ngamahloka okuthena izihlahla.

Isizwe asiyikuhlomela isizwe ngenkemba

loba sifundele ukulwa impi futhi.

5 Woza, ndlu kaJakhobe,

kasihambe ekukhanyeni kukaThixo.

6 Wena, Thixo, usubalahlile abantu bakho,

isizukulwane sikaJakhobe.

Bagcwele ukholo oluyize lwaseMpumalanga

benza lemisebenzi yobungoma njengamaFilisti,

njalo babambana izandla labangakholwayo.

7 Ilizwe labo ligcwele isiliva legolide;

inotho yabo ayilakuphela.

Ilizwe labo ligcwele amabhiza;

izinqola zabo zempi kazipheli.

8 Ilizwe labo ligcwele izithombe;

bakhothamela umsebenzi wezandla zabo,

lakulokho okwenziwa yiminwe yabo.

9 Ngakho abantu bazakwehliselwa phansi

bonke bazehliswa

ungabathetheleli.

10 Ngenani ezimbalwini zamatshe lasemhlabathini,

licatshele ukwesabeka kukaThixo

lenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe!

11 Amehlo omuntu oziphakamisayo azathotshiswa,

lokuziphakamisa kwabantu kwehliselwe phansi;

uThixo kuphela nguye ozaphakanyiswa ngalolosuku.

12 UThixo uSomandla ulosuku alubekele

bonke abazazigqajayo labazikhukhumezayo;

lakho konke okuphakemeyo

(kuzathotshiswa),

13 olwazo zonke izihlahla zemisedari zaseLebhanoni ezinde leziphakemeyo,

lazozonke izihlahla zomʼOkhi zaseBhashani,

14 olwazo zonke izintaba ezindekazi

lamaqaqa wonke aphakemeyo,

15 olwayo yonke imiphotshongo ephakemeyo

layo yonke imiduli eyinqaba,

16 olwemikhumbi yonke yaseThashishi

layo yonke imikolo emihle.

17 Ukuziphakamisa kwabantu kuzakwehliselwa phansi,

ukuzazisa kwabantu kuthobekiswe;

uThixo kuphela nguye ozadunyiswa ngalolosuku,

18 izithombe zizanyamalala zithi nya.

19 Abantu bazabalekela ezimbalwini zamatshe

lasemilindini emhlabathini

bebalekela ukwesabeka kukaThixo

lenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe

lapho ephakama ukuba anyikinye umhlaba.

20 Ngalolosuku abantu bazazilahlela

emvukuzaneni lakubomalulwane

izithombe zabo zesiliva lezegolide

abazenzela ukuba bazikhonze.

21 Bazabalekela ezimbalwini zamatshe

lasezingoxweni zamawa

bebalekela ukwesabeka kukaThixo

lenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe,

lapho ephakama ukuba anyikinye umhlaba.

22 Yekelani ukwethemba umuntu

olomphefumulo nje kuphela emakhaleni akhe.

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