U-Isaya ubekwa njengomphorofidi
1Ngomnyaka okwahlongakala ngawo ikosi u-Uziya, ngabona uSomandla ahlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi esiphezulu nesiphakamileko; nomphetho wephuraphurakhe ugcwele ithempeli. 2Amaserafu bekaphephezela ngehla kwakhe, kungilelo nalelo lineempiko ezintandathu: Ngeempiko ezimbili gade azivale ubuso, ngezimbili iinyawo, ngezimbili aphapha. 3Gade arhuwelelana wodwa, elinye nelinye lithi: “Ucwengile! Ucwengile! Ucwengile uSomnini uMninimandlawoke! Iphasi loke ligcwele iphazimulwakhe!”
4Ngomdumo wamezwawo kwagedlezela imikhonywana yomnyango nethempeli lagcwala intuthu. 5Ngalila ngathi: “Maye mina, ngiphelile! Ngimumuntu weembhena ezisilapheleko begodu ngihlala phakathi kwabantu abanemilomo esilapheleko. Nanyana kunjalo amehlwami ayibonile iKosi, uSomnini uMninimandlawoke!”
6Yeke elinye lamaserafu laphaphela kimi liphethe ilahle elivuthako ebelilithethe ngedlawu e-alidarini. 7Lafese lathinta umlomami ngelahlelo lathi: “Qala, njengombana lokhu sekuthinte iimbhena zakho, umlandwakho sewususiwe nezono zakho sezithethelelwe.”
8Ngabese ngizwa ilizwi lakaSomandla lisithi: “Ngizakuthuma bani? Ozasiyela ngubani?” Ngaphendula ngathi: “Mina ngikhona, thuma mina!” 9Wathi:
“Khamba ufese uthi ebantwinaba,
‘Lalelani njalo abaphorofidi bamanga
kodwana anizukuzwisisa!
Yelelani njalo imibonwabo
kodwana anizukulemuka!’
10Yenza ihliziyo yabantwaba iyathe
neendlebe zabo zibe buthuntu
uphophaze namehlwabo
ukuze bangaboni ngawo,
bezwe ngeendlebe zabo,
balemuke ngeenhliziyo zabo
bebaphenduke bese bayaphiliswa.”
11Yeke ngabuza ngathi: “Bekube nini, Somandla na?” Yena wathi:
“Bekube kulapha amadorobho aba marubhi khona,
kungasahlali muntu,
izindlu zisale zinganabantu
nenarha ibe mrhula.
12Iye, bekube kulapha uSomnini
asuse khona abantu,
bube bukhulu ubuze bokutjhiywa kwenarha.
13Ngitjho nanyana enarheni kusele itjhumi ekhulwini,
nalo lizakuqothulwa godu.
Kodwana njengomuthi we-owuku
namkha omunye nomunye omkhulu
otjhiya isiphunzi nawugawuliweko,
ngokunjalo kuzakusala isiphunzi
okutjho isizukulwana esicwengileko.”
