U-Isaya 1

₂Yizwani, mazulu,

ubeke indlebe, mhlaba,

ngokuba uJehova ukhuluma uthi:

“Ngikhulisile ngiphakamisile abantwana,

kepha bangihlubukile.

₃Inkabi iyamazi umniniyo

nembongolo umkhombe womnikaziyo;

u-Israyeli akazi,

isizwe sami asiqondi.”

₄Hawu, sizwe esonayo,

bantu abasindwe ngububi,

nzalo yababi,

bantwana abonakeleyo!

Bamshiyile uJehova,

bamdelele oNgcwele ka-Israyeli,

babuyele emuva.

₅Ningabe nisashaywa kuphi,

nisaqhubeka ukwambuka, na?

Lonke ikhanda liyagula,

nayo yonke inhliziyo ibuthakathaka.

₆Kusukela ematheni onyawo kuze kube sekhanda

akukho okuphelele, ngamanxeba nje,

nemivimbo, nemidwa emisha;

akukhanywanga ubovu, akuboshwanga,

akuthanjiswanga ngamafutha.

₇Izwe lakini liyihlane,

imizi yenu ishisiwe ngomlilo,

umhlabathi wenu udliwa ngabafokazi phambi kwenu,

kuyihlane njengokuchitha kwabafokazi.

₈Indodakazi yaseSiyoni isele njengexhiba esivinini,

nanjengedladla ensimini yamaselwa,

nanjengomuzi ovinjezelweyo.

₉Uma uJehova Sebawoti ebengasishiyelanga insali,

besiyakuba njengeSodoma,

sifane neGomora.

₁₀Yizwani izwi likaJehova

nina babusi baseSodoma,

nibeke indlebe ekufundiseni kukaNkulunkulu wethu

nina bantu baseGomora.

₁₁“Iyini kimi imihlatshelo yenu eminingi na?”

usho uJehova;

“ngisuthile ngeminikelo yokushiswa yezinqama

nangeyamanoni amathole akhuluphalisiweyo;

negazi lezinkunzi nelamawundlu nelezimpongo

angithokozi ngalo.

₁₂Lapho nifika ukubona ubuso bami,

ngubani okubize lokhu esandleni senu

ukuba ninyathele amagceke ami na?

₁₃Ningabe nisaletha iminikelo eyize yempuphu;

impepho iyisinengiso kimi;

ezokwethwasa kwenyanga namasabatha nokubiza imihlangano

angivumi ububi kanye nemikhosi.

₁₄Ezokwethwasa zenu kwenyanga nemikhosi yenu emisiweyo

kuyazondwa ngumphefumulo wami;

kungumthwalo phezu kwami,

ngikhathele ngukukuthwala.

₁₅Lapho nelula izandla zenu,

ngiyakufihla kini amehlo ami;

yebo, lapho nenza imikhuleko eminingi, angiyikuzwa;

izandla zenu zigcwele igazi.

₁₆Gezani, nihlanzeke,

nisuse ububi bezenzo zenu phambi kwamehlo ami,

niyeke ukwenza okubi.

₁₇Fundani ukwenza okuhle,

nifune ukwahlulela,

niqondise abacindezeli,

nahlulele izintandane,

nimele umfelokazi.

₁₈“Wozani-ke, sithethe indaba,”

usho uJehova;

“noma izono zenu zibomvu kakhulu,

ziyakuba mhlophe njengeqhwa;

noma zibomvu njengokububende,

ziyakuba njengoboya bezimvu.

₁₉Uma nivuma, nilalela,

niyakudla okuhle kwezwe;

₂₀kepha uma nala, nihlubuka,

niyakudliwa yinkemba,”

ngokuba umlomo kaJehova ukhulumile.

₂₁Yeka umuzi othembekileyo waphenduka,

waba yisifebe,

wena owawugcwele ukwahlulela!

Ukulunga kwakuhlezi khona,

kepha manje ababulali.

₂₂Isiliva lakho seliphendukile amanyela;

iwayini lakho lixubene namanzi.

₂₃Izikhulu zakho ziyizihlubuki

nabangane bamasela;

bonke bathanda izipho, balandela imivuzo;

abahluleli izintandane,

nendaba yomfelokazi ayifinyeleli kubo.

₂₄Ngalokho ithi iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti,

uMninimandla ka-Israyeli:

“E, ngiyakuzikhulula kwabamelene nami,

ngiziphindisele ezitheni zami,

₂₅ngibuyisele isandla sami kuwe,

ngicwengisise impela amanyela akho,

ngisuse lonke ithini* lakho,

₂₆ngibuyisele abahluleli bakho njengakuqala,

nabeluleki bakho njengasekuqaleni,

andukuba ubizwe ngokuthi uMuzi Wokulunga,

uMuzi Othembekileyo.”

₂₇ISiyoni liyakuhlengwa ngokwahlulela

nabaphendukayo kulo ngokulunga.

₂₈Izihlubuki nezoni ziyakubhujiswa kanyekanye,

nabamshiyayo uJehova bayakuqedwa.

₂₉“Yebo, bayakuba namahloni ngama-oki* enawanxanelayo,

niyangaze ngamasimu enawakhethayo.

₃₀Ngokuba niyakuba njenge-oki*

elimaqabunga alo abunile,

nanjengensimu engenamanzi.

₃₁Abanamandla bayakuba njengefilakisi,*

nemisebenzi yabo njengenhlansi;

bayakusha bobabili kanyekanye,

akuyikubakho ocimayo.”