UISAYA 28

₁Wo kuwo umqhele wokuziphakamisa wezidakwa zakwaEfrayimi,

nakuyo imbali ebunayo yobuhle bakhe obukhazimulayo,

esenhloko yesigodi esivundileyo

sabanqotshwé yiwayini.

₂Bheka, iNkosi inaye oqinileyo nonamandla;

uyakuwisa phansi ngamandla

njengesivunguvungu esinesichotho,

nesiphepho esichithayo,

nesiphihli samanzi esinamandla esikhukhulayo.

₃Umqhele wokuziphakamisa wezidakwa zakwaEfrayimi

uyakunyathelwa ngezinyawo,

₄imbali ebunayo yobuhle bakhe obukhazimulayo,

esenhloko yesigodi esivundileyo,

ibe-njengekhiwane elivuthiwe kungakafiki ukuvuna;

olibonayo uyalibuka, aligwinye, lisesesandleni sakhe.

₅Ngalolosuku uJehova-Sebawoti uyakuba-ngumqhele wobukhosi,

nesicoco esihle kuyo insali yabantu bakhe,

₆nomoya wokwahulela kohlezi ekwahluleleni,

namandla kubo ababuyisa impi esangweni.

₇Nalabo baduka ngewayini;

ngophuzo olunamandla bayatengezela;

abapristi nabaprofethi bayaduka ngophuzo olunamandla,

bayatengezela ngophuzo olunamandla;

bayaduka ekuboneni, bakhubeka ekwahluleleni.

₈Yebo, onke amatafula agcwele ubuhlanzo nokungcola,

kungabe kusabakho-ndawo.

₉Ngubani ayakumfundisa ukwazi,

aqondise-bani umbiko, na?

Yibo abalunyuliweyo obisini,

basuswa emabeleni, na?

₁₀Ngokuba kuyisiyalezelo phezu kwesiyalezelo,

isiyalezelo phezu kwesiyalezelo,

umthetho phezu komthetho,

umthetho phezu komthetho,

lapha ingcosana, nalapho ingcosana.

₁₁Yebo, ngezindebe ezingingizayo

nangolunye ulimi

uyakukhuluma kulababantu

₁₂akade esho kubo ukuthi: Lokhu kungukuphumula;

phumuzani abayethileyo;

lokhu kungukuhlunyelelwa;

kepha abathandanga ukuzwa.

₁₃Ngalokho izwi likaJehova liyakubakubona

isiyalezelo phezu kwesiyalezelo,

isiyalezelo phezu kwesiyalezelo,

umthetho phezu komthetho,

umthetho phezu komthetho,

lapha ingcosana, nalapho ingcosana,

ukuze bahambe, bawe nyovane,

baphuke, bacushwe, babanjwe.

₁₄Ngalokho yizwani izwi likaJehova

nina-bantu abadelelayo,

enibusa lababantu

baseJerusalema.

₁₅Ngokuba nithé: Senzile isivumelwano nokufa,

sivumelene nendawo yabafileyo;

lapho isiswebhu esikhukhulayo sidlula,

asiyikusehlela thina,

ngokuba senzile amanga abe-yisiphephelo sethu,

sicashile phansi kwenkohliso;

₁₆ngalokho ithi iNkosi uJehova:

Bheka, ngibeka eSiyoni itshe lesisekelo,

itshe elivivinyekileyo,

itshe legumbi elinqabileyo lesisekelo esiyiso;

okholwayo kayikubaleka.

₁₇Ngiyakwenza ukwahlulela kube-ngumucu wokulinganisa,

nokulunga kube-ngumthofu wokumisa,

isichotho sihlwithe isiphephelo samanga,

amanzi akhukhule indawo yokucasha.

₁₈Futhi isivumelwano senu nokufa siyakuchithwa,

nokuvumelana kwenu nendawo yabafileyo akuyikuma;

lapho isiswebhu esikhukhulayo sidlula,

niyakunyathelwa phansi yiso.

₁₉Njalo lapho sidabula, siyakunibamba,

ngokuba siyakudabula ukusa ngokusa

imini nobusuku,

kube-ngukwesaba kuphela,

lapho umbiko uqondwa.

₂₀Ngokuba umbhede uyakuba-mfushane

kunokuba umuntu enabe kuwo,

nengubo ibe-ncane kunokuba umuntu azisonge ngayo.

₂₁Ngokuba uJehova uyakusukuma

njengasentabeni yasePherasimi,

athukuthele njengasesigodini saseGibeyoni,

ukuze enze umsebenzi wakhe,

umsebenzi wakhe ongavamile,

afeze isenzo sakhe,

isenzo sakhe esimangalisayo.

₂₂Ngalokho ningadeleli,

funa izibopho zenu ziqiniswe,

ngokuba ngizwile eNkosini uJehova-Sebawoti

ukuthi ukuphela kunqunyiwe phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba.

₂₃Bekani indlebe, nizwe izwi lami;

lalelani, nizwe ukukhuluma kwami.

₂₄Umlimi, eyakutshala, ulima lonke usuku na?

Uyaduba abhuqe umhlabathi wakhe njalo na?

₂₅Lapho esehlelembile ubuso bawo,

angithi uhlwanyela amafitshizi*,

asakaze ikumini*,

atshale ukolweni ngezinhla,

nebhali* ezindaweni zalo,

nokolweni ocolekileyo eceleni, na?

₂₆UNkulunkulu wakhe uyamhlakahlisa ngendlela eyiyo,

amfundise.

₂₇Ngokuba amafitshizi* awabhulwa ngesibhulo esibukhali,

nesondo lengqukumbane kaliphendulwa phezu kwekumini*,

kepha amafitshizi ayavuthuzwa ngenduku

nekumini ngothi.

₂₈Amabele esinkwa ayacolwa na?

Cha, ngokuba awabhulwa nokubhulwa njalo;

nakuba eqhuba isondo lengqukumbane

namahashi alo phezu kwawo, awacolisiswa.

₂₉Nalokho kuvela kuJehova-Sebawoti

oyisimangaliso ekululekeni

nomkhulu emaswini.