U-Isaya 13

₂Misani ibhanela* entabeni elucwatha,

nibaphakamisele izwi,

nibaqhwebe ngezandla ukuba bangene emasangweni abakhulu.

₃Mina uqobo ngibayalile abangcwele bami,

yebo, ngibizele amaqhawe ami okwentukuthelo yami,

bona labo abami abajabula ngokuziqhenya.

₄Umsindo wesixuku ezintabeni

kungathi ngowabantu abaningi!

Umsindo wokuxokozela kwemibuso

yabezizwe ihlangene!

UJehova Sebawoti uyabutha impi yakhe.

₅Bavela ezweni elikude

nasekugcineni kwezulu

uJehova nezikhali zentukuthelo yakhe,

ukuba bachithe umhlaba wonke.

₆Klewulani, ngokuba usuku lukaJehova lusondele;

njengencithakalo evela kuSomandla luyafika.

₇Ngalokho izandla zonke ziyadangala,

nezinhliziyo zonke ziyaphela amandla.

₈Bayashaqeka, babanjwa yiminjunju nobuhlungu,

bazibinya njengababelethayo.

Babhekana omunye nomunye bemangala.

Ubuso babo bungubuso bamalangabi.

₉Bheka, usuku lukaJehova luyeza,

lunonya, lunokufutheka,

lunokuvutha kolaka,

ukuba lwenz'ize umhlaba,

luchithe izoni zawo kuwo.

₁₀Ngokuba izinkanyezi zezulu nawondwenjana bazo

akuyikukhanya;

ilanga liyakuba mnyama ekuphumeni kwalo,

nenyanga ayisayikukhipa ukukhanya kwayo.

₁₁Ngiyakulijezisa izwe ngobubi balo,

nababi ngezono zabo,

ngenze ukuba kuphele ukuzidla kwabaziqhenyayo,

ngithobise ukuziphakamisa kwabacindezeli.

₁₂Ngiyakwenza umuntu abe yigugu kunegolide elihle,

yebo, umuntukazana kunegolide elicwengekileyo.

₁₃Ngalokho ngiyakuzamazamisa izulu,

umhlaba unyakaziswe endaweni yawo,

ngentukuthelo kaJehova Sebawoti

ngosuku lokuvutha kwentukuthelo yakhe.

₁₄Kuyakuthi njengensephe exoshwayo nezimvu ezingaqoqwa muntu,

baphendukele, kube yilowo nalowo kubantu bakubo,

babalekele, kube yilowo ezweni lakubo.

₁₅Bonke abatholwayo bayakugwazwa,

nabo bonke ababanjwayo bayakuwa ngenkemba.

₁₆Izingane zabo ziyakuchotshozwa emehlweni abo,

izindlu zabo ziphangwe,

omkabo baphoqwe.

₁₇Bhekani, ngiyakubavusela amaMede angayikunaka isiliva,

negolide angathokozi ngalo.

₁₈Iminsalo iyakuwisa phansi izinsizwa zabo;

abayikuhawukela isithelo esisesizalweni,

amehlo abo angabi nasihe kubantwana.

₁₉IBabele, umhlobiso wemibuso,

isivunulo sokuzikhukhumeza kwamaKaledi,

liyakuba njengokuchitha kukaNkulunkulu iSodoma neGomora.

₂₀Alisoze labuye lakhiwa,

akusayikuhlalwa kulo ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane;

umArabiya akayikumisa khona,

nabelusi abayikulala lapho nemihlambi yabo.

₂₁Kepha izilwane zasehlane ziyakubuthisa khona,

nezindlu zalo ziyakugcwala izikhova;

kuyakuhlala lapho izintshe,

namademoni ayakungqabashiya khona.

₂₂Izimpungushe ziyakukhala ezinqabeni zalo,

namakhanka ezindlini zamakhosi;

siseduze ukufika isikhathi salo,

nezinsuku zalo aziyikwandiswa.