U-Isaya 13

Isiphrofethi NgeBhabhiloni

1Leli yilizwi elimayelana leBhabhiloni elaboniswa u-Isaya indodana ka-Amozi:

2Phakamisa uphawu phezu koqaqa oluligceke,

umemezele kubo,

ubaqhwebe ngesandla

ukuba bangene emasangweni asesikhosini.

3Sengibalayile abangcwele bami,

sengiwalayile amaqhawe ami ukuba afeze ulaka lwami,

lawo athokozela ukunqoba kwami.

4Lalelani, umsindo phezu kwezintaba,

onjengowexuku elikhulu.

Lalelani, ukuxokozela phakathi kwemibuso

njengezizwe zibuthana ndawonye!

UThixo uSomandla ubutha

ibutho elibuthela impi.

5Bavela emazweni akude,

emikhawulweni yamazulu,

uThixo lezikhali zolaka lwakhe,

ukuba kuchithwe ilizwe lonke.

6Lilani ngoba usuku lukaThixo seluseduze.

Luzafika njengokuchithakala okuvela kuSomandla.

7Ngenxa yalokhu izandla zonke zizakuba buthakathaka,

inhliziyo zabantu bonke zizaphela amandla.

8Bazakuba lokwesaba okukhulu,

baphathwe yibuhlungu losizi;

bazabhinqika njengowesifazane ehelelwa.

Bazakhangelana bemangele,

ubuso babo bungamalangabi.

9Khangelani usuku lukaThixo luyeza,

usuku lwesihluku, ulaka lokuthukuthela okukhulu,

ukwenza ilizwe lichitheke,

kubhujiswe izoni eziphakathi kwalo.

10Izinkanyezi zezulu lemithala yazo

akuyikukhanyisa.

Ilanga eliphumayo lizafiphazwa

lenyanga ayiyikukhanyisa.

11Umhlaba ngizawujezisa ngenxa yobubi bawo,

lababi ngenxa yezono zabo.

Ngizaqeda ukukloloda kwabazikhukhumezayo,

ngehlise ukuzigqaja kwabalesihluku.

12Ngizakwenza abantu basweleke okudlula igolide elicengekileyo,

basweleke okudlula igolide lase-Ofiri.

13Ngakho-ke ngizakwenza amazulu anyikinyeke;

lomhlaba uzamazame endaweni yawo

ngokuthukuthela kukaThixo uSomandla,

ngosuku lolaka lwakhe oluvuthayo.

14Njengempala ezingelwayo,

lanjengezimvu ezingelamelusi,

omunye lomunye uzabuyela ebantwini bakibo,

omunye lomunye uzabalekela elizweni lakibo.

15Lowo ozathunjwa uzagwazwa;

bonke abazabanjwa bazabulawa ngenkemba.

16Izingane zabo zizamahlazelwa phambi kwamehlo abo;

izindlu zabo zizakhuthuzwa, omkabo babanjwe ngodlakela.

17Khangelani, ngizabavusela amaMede

angelandaba lesiliva,

njalo engalijabuleli legolide.

18Imitshoko yawo izabulala izinsizwa;

kawayikuba lozwelo ezinganeni

loba abe lesihawu ebantwaneni.

19IBhabhiloni, igugu lemibuso,

ubukhazikhazi bokuziqhenya kwamaKhaladiya,

lizachithwa nguNkulunkulu

njengeSodoma leGomora.

20Akuyikuhlalwa kulo futhi

loba kwakhiwe kulo kuzozonke izizukulwane;

akulama-Arabhu azamisa amathente awo khona,

loba umelusi ozaphumuza imihlambi yakhe khona.

21Kodwa izinyamazana zeganga zizahlala khona,

amakhanka azahlala ezindlini zakhona

lezikhova zizahlala khona,

lamagogo aqolotshe khona.

22Impisi zizakhala ezinqabeni zakhona,

amakhanka ezindlini ezinhle zobukhosi.

Isikhathi salo sesizafika

njalo insuku zalo kaziyikwandiswa.