U-Isaya 2

Intaba KaThixo

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

2Ngezinsuku zokucina

intaba yethempeli likaThixo izamiswa

njengenhloko phakathi kwezintaba;

izaphakanyiselwa phezu kwezintaba

njalo izizwe zonke zizabekelela zisiya kuyo.

3Abantu 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.

4Uzakwahlulela 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.

5Woza, ndlu kaJakhobe,

kasihambe ekukhanyeni kukaThixo.

Usuku LukaThixo

6Wena, Thixo, usubalahlile abantu bakho,

isizukulwane sikaJakhobe.

Bagcwele ukholo oluyize lwaseMpumalanga

benza lemisebenzi yobungoma njengamaFilisti,

njalo babambana izandla labangakholwayo.

7Ilizwe labo ligcwele isiliva legolide;

inotho yabo ayilakuphela.

Ilizwe labo ligcwele amabhiza;

izinqola zabo zempi kazipheli.

8Ilizwe labo ligcwele izithombe;

bakhothamela umsebenzi wezandla zabo,

lakulokho okwenziwa yiminwe yabo.

9Ngakho abantu bazakwehliselwa phansi

bonke bazehliswa

ungabathetheleli.

10Ngenani ezimbalwini zamatshe lasemhlabathini,

licatshele ukwesabeka kukaThixo

lenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe!

11Amehlo omuntu oziphakamisayo azathotshiswa,

lokuziphakamisa kwabantu kwehliselwe phansi;

uThixo kuphela nguye ozaphakanyiswa ngalolosuku.

12UThixo uSomandla ulosuku alubekele

bonke abazazigqajayo labazikhukhumezayo;

lakho konke okuphakemeyo

(kuzathotshiswa),

13olwazo zonke izihlahla zemisedari zaseLebhanoni ezinde leziphakemeyo,

lazozonke izihlahla zomʼOkhi zaseBhashani,

14olwazo zonke izintaba ezindekazi

lamaqaqa wonke aphakemeyo,

15olwayo yonke imiphotshongo ephakemeyo

layo yonke imiduli eyinqaba,

16olwemikhumbi yonke yaseThashishi

layo yonke imikolo emihle.

17Ukuziphakamisa kwabantu kuzakwehliselwa phansi,

ukuzazisa kwabantu kuthobekiswe;

uThixo kuphela nguye ozadunyiswa ngalolosuku,

18izithombe zizanyamalala zithi nya.

19Abantu bazabalekela ezimbalwini zamatshe

lasemilindini emhlabathini

bebalekela ukwesabeka kukaThixo

lenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe

lapho ephakama ukuba anyikinye umhlaba.

20Ngalolosuku abantu bazazilahlela

emvukuzaneni lakubomalulwane

izithombe zabo zesiliva lezegolide

abazenzela ukuba bazikhonze.

21Bazabalekela ezimbalwini zamatshe

lasezingoxweni zamawa

bebalekela ukwesabeka kukaThixo

lenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe,

lapho ephakama ukuba anyikinye umhlaba.

22Yekelani ukwethemba umuntu

olomphefumulo nje kuphela emakhaleni akhe.

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