U-Isaya 3

Ukwahlulelwa KweJerusalema Lelizwe LakoJuda

1Khangelani khathesi UThixo,

uThixo uSomandla

usezasusa eJerusalema lelizweni lakoJuda

okufunekayo losizo:

konke ukudla lamanzi,

2iqhawe lebutho,

umahluleli lomphrofethi,

isangoma lomuntu omdala,

3induna yebutho labangamatshumi amahlanu

lamadoda ayizikhulu,

umeluleki, ingcitshi yemisebenzi,

lesanuse esihlakaniphileyo.

4“Ngizakwenza abafana babeyizikhulu zabo;

abantwana nje bazababusa.”

5Abantu bazancindezelana,

umuntu avukele umuntu,

umakhelwane avukele umakhelwane.

Abatsha bazavukela abadala,

abeyisekayo bavukele abahlonitshwa.

6Indoda izabamba omunye wabafowabo

emzini kayise ithi,

“Ulesembatho, woba ngumkhokheli wethu,

inqwaba yamanxiwa le

izakuba ngaphansi kombuso wakho.”

7Kodwa ngalolosuku uzakhala athi,

“Angilamasiza.

Endlini yami akulakudla loba izigqoko;

ungangenzi umkhokheli wabantu.”

8IJerusalema liyadiyazela,

uJuda uyawa;

amazwi abo lezenzo zabo kuphambene loThixo,

kweyisa ubukhosi bakhe.

9Ukukhangeleka kobuso babo kufakaza kubi ngabo;

babukisa izono zabo njengeSodoma;

kabazifihli.

Maye kubo!

Bazilethele incithakalo phezu kwabo.

10Tshela abalungileyo ukuthi kuzakuba kuhle kubo,

ngoba bazakholisa izithelo zezenzo zabo.

11Maye kwababi!

Incithakalo isiphezu kwabo!

Bazaphindiselwa

ngalokho izandla zabo ezikwenzileyo.

12Abatsha bancindezela abantu bami,

abesifazane bayababusa.

Awu, bantu bami, abakhokheli benu bayaliduhisa;

bayaliphambula endleleni.

13UThixo uphakama ukuba afakaze indaba yakhe,

uyasukuma ukuba ahlulele abantu.

14UThixo uqalisa ukwahlulela

abadala labakhokheli babantu esithi,

“Yini elitshabalalise isivini sami;

elikuthumbe kubayanga kusezindlini zenu.

15Litshoni ngokuchoboza abantu bami

langokuchola ubuso babayanga?”

kutsho iNkosi, uThixo uSomandla.

16UThixo uthi,

“Abesifazane baseZiyoni bayaziphakamisa,

bahamba belule izintamo,

behuga ngamehlo abo,

begwenxeka ngamanyathelo amancane,

izigqizo zikhencezela enqagaleni zabo.

17Ngakho-ke uThixo uzakwenza amakhanda

abesifazane baseZiyoni abe lezilonda;

uThixo uzakwenza

isikhumba samakhanda abo siphuceke.”

18Ngalolosuku uThixo uzahluthuna imiceciso yabo: amasongo, imincwazi, lemigaxo yentanyeni 19amacici, izigqizo lezimbombozo, 20amaqhiye, izigetsho lamabhanti; amambodlela amakha lezintebe, 21indandatho ezilophawu lamasongo empumulo, 22izembatho ezinhle lezingubo lezigqoko, izikhwama 23lezibuko, lezigqoko zelineni, imiqhele lamaveli.

24Endaweni yephunga elimnandi

kuzakuba lomnuko omubi;

endaweni yebhanti kuzakuba legoda,

endaweni yenwele ezilungiswe kuhle

kuzakuba lempabanga,

endaweni yezigqoko ezinhle

kuzakuba ngamasaka,

endaweni yobuhle, kuzakuba lihlazo.

25Amadoda akini azakuwa ngenkemba,

kanjalo lamabutho akini empini.

26Amasango aseZiyoni azakhala alile,

kuthi yona ihlale phansi ichithekile.