Intaba yendlu kaJehova
1Indaba ayibonayo uIsaya indodana ka-Amose ngoJuda neJerusalema.
2Kuyakuthi ngezinsuku ezizayo
intaba yendlu kaJehova iqiniswe esiqongweni sezintaba,
iphakame kunamagquma,
nezizwe zonke ziyakugobhozela khona.
3Abantu abaningi bayakuhamba, bathi:
Wozani sikhuphukele entabeni kaJehova
endlini kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe;
uyakusifundisa izindlela zakhe,
sihambe emikhondweni yakhe,
ngokuba umthetho uyakuvela eSiyoni,
nezwi likaJehova eJerusalema.
4Uyakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe,
anqume phakathi kwabantu abaningi;
bayakukhanda izinkemba zabo zibengamakhuba,
nemikhonto yabo ibe-ngocelemba;
isizwe asiyikuphakamisela isizwe inkemba,
zingabe zisafunda ukulwa.
5Wena-ndlu kaJakobe, woza sihambe ekukhanyeni kukaJehova.
Usuku lukaJehova
6Ngokuba ushiyile abantu bakho, indlu kaJakobe,
lokhu begcwele ezasempumalanga,
behlola imihlola njengamaFilisti,
bexhawulana nabantwana babezizwe.
7Izwe lakubo ligcwele isiliva negolide,
akukho ukuphela kwengcebo yabo;
izwe lakubo ligcwele futhi namahashi,
nokuphela kwezinqola akukho.
8Izwe lakubo ligcwele futhi nezithombe;
bakhuleka kokwenziwe yizandla zabo
nakwekwenzileyo iminwe yabo.
9Kepha abantu bayakufoliswa,
namadoda ayakuthotshiswa;
abayikuthethelelwa.
10Ngena edwaleni, ucashe othulini
ngokwesabeka kukaJehova nangodumo lobukhosi bakhe.
11Amehlo omuntu aziphakamisileyo ayakuthotshiswa,
nokuzikhukhumeza kwamadoda kuyakufola,
kuphakame uJehova kuphela ngalolosuku.
12Ngokuba uJehova-Sebawoti unosuku
oluyakuba-phezu kwakho konke okuzidlayo nokuzikhukhumezayo,
naphezu kwakho konke okuphakemeyo, kuthotshiswe,
13naphezu kwayo yonke imisedari* yaseLebanoni, emide nephakemeyo,
naphezu kwawo onke amaoki* aseBashani,
14naphezu kwazo zonke izintaba ezinde,
naphezu kwawo onke amagquma aphakemeyo,
15naphezu kwayo yonke imibhoshongo ephakemeyo,
naphezu kwazo zonke izingange eziqinisiweyo,
16naphezu kwayo yonke imikhumbi yaseTharishishi,
naphezu kwayo yonke imikhunjana enxanelekayo.
17Ukuzikhukhumeza kwabantu kuyakufoliswa,
nokuziphakamisa kwamadoda kuyakuthotshiswa,
kuphakame uJehova kuphela ngalolosuku,
18ziphele izithombe, zithi nya.
19Bayakungena emihumeni yamadwala
nasemigodini yomhlaba
ngokwesabeka kukaJehova nangodumo lobukhosi bakhe,
lapho evuka ukushaya umhlaba ngovalo.
20Ngalolosuku abantu bayakulahla kuwo amavukuzi nakuwo amalulwane
izithombe zabo zesiliva nezithombe zabo zegolide,
abazenzele zona ukuba bakhuleke kuzo,
21ukuze bangene emihumeni yamadwala
nasemifantwini yeziwa
ngokwesabeka kukaJehova nangodumo lobukhosi bakhe,
lapho evuka ukushaya umhlaba ngovalo.
22Bayekeni abantu okusemakhaleni abo kukhona ukuphefumula nje,
ngokuba babalwa njengentoni na?