U-Isaya 14

₁Ngokuba uJehova uyakumhawukela uJakobe,

abuye amkhethe u-Israyeli,

ababeke ezweni lakubo;

nabafokazi bayakuzihlanganisa nabo,

banamathele endlini kaJakobe.

₂Abantu bayakubathatha,

babayise ezindaweni zabo;

indlu yakwa-Israyeli iyakubenza ifa ezweni likaJehova,

babe yizinceku nezincekukazi,

babathumbe labo abakade bethunjiwe yibo,

babuse phezu kwabacindezeli babo.

“Yeka ukuphela komcindezeli

nokugcina kokubhensa!

₅UJehova waphulile udondolo lwababi

nentonga yababusi

₆eyashaya abantu ngentukuthelo ngokushaya okunganqamukiyo,

eyabusa izizwe ngolaka

ngokuzingela okunganqandwanga.

₇Wonke umhlaba uyaphumula, usenokuthula;

baqhumuka ngokuhlabelela.

₈Yebo, nemisayipuresi* ithokoza ngawe,

kanye nemisedari* yaseLebanoni, ngokuthi:

‘Selokhu walaliswa phansi,

akakho umgawuli okhuphukela kithina.’

₉Indawo yabafileyo ngaphansi inyakazisiwe

ukuba ikuhlangabeze ekufikeni kwakho,

ikuvusele izithunzi,

zonke izikhulu zomhlaba,

isukumise onke amakhosi ezizwe

ezihlalweni zawo zobukhosi.

₁₀Onke ayakuthatha athi kuwe:

Nawe usubuthakathaka njengathi,

usufana nathi, na?

₁₁Ubukhosi bakho sebehliselwe endaweni yabafileyo,

umsindo wezingubhu zenu;

izimpethu zenekiwe ngaphansi kwakho,

nezibungu ziyakusibekela.

₁₂“Yeka ukuwa kwakho ezulwini,

khwezi elikhanyayo, ndodana yokusa,

nokunqunyelwa kwakho phansi,

wena owawuthobisa izizwe.

₁₃Wena wathi enhliziyweni yakho:

‘Ngiyakukhuphukela ezulwini,

ngiphakamise isihlalo sami sobukhosi

phezu kwezinkanyezi zikaNkulunkulu,

ngihlale entabeni yomhlangano

ngasekugcineni kwasenyakatho.

₁₄Ngiyakukhuphuka phezu kwezindawo

eziphakemeyo zamafu,

ngizenze ngibe ngangoPhezukonke.’

₁₅Kepha uyakwehliselwa endaweni yabafileyo,

ekugcineni komgodi.

₁₆“Abakubonayo bayakugqolozela,

bakuqaphele, bathi:

‘Nguye lo muntu owawuzamazamisa umhlaba,

wanyakazisa imibuso,

₁₇owenza izwe laba yihlane,

wayichitha imizi yalo,

akavumela iziboshwa zakhe

ukuba zigoduke, na?’

₁₈Onke amakhosi ezizwe,

onke alala ngodumo,

yileyo naleyo endlini yayo.

₁₉Kepha wena ulahliwe ngaphandle kwethuna lakho

njengegatsha elinengekayo,

ligqokwe ngababuleweyo,

abahlatshwe yinkemba,

abehlela ematsheni omgodi

njengesidumbu esinyathelweyo.

₂₀Awuyikuhlanganiswa nabo ekumbelweni,

ngokuba uchithile izwe lakho,

wabulala abantu bakho;

inzalo yababi ayisayikubizwa ngegama naphakade.

₂₁Lungiselani abantwana bakhe ukubulawa

ngobubi bawoyise,

ukuze bangavuki, badle ifa lomhlaba,

bagcwalise ubuso bezwe ngemizi.”

₂₂“Ngiyakubavukela,” usho uJehova Sebawoti,

“nginqume eBabele igama, nensali,

nendodana, nomzukulwana,” usho uJehova.

₂₃“Ngiyakulenza libe yifa likanondwebu

namachibi amanzi,

ngilishanele ngomshanelo wencithakalo,”

usho uJehova Sebawoti.

“Impela njengokulinganisa kwami kuyakuba njalo,

nanjengokunquma kwami

kuyakuma kanjalo

₂₅ukuthi ngiyakumaphula owase-Asiriya ezweni lami,

ngimnyathele phansi ezintabeni zami;

bese lisuka kubo ijoka lakhe,

nomthwalo wakhe usuke emahlombe abo.”

₂₆Yilesi esiyisinqumo esinqunyiwe emhlabeni wonke;

yilesi esiyisandla eseluliwe phezu kwezizwe zonke.

₂₇Ngokuba uJehova Sebawoti unqumile;

ngubani ongakuchitha na?

Isandla sakhe singeseluliweyo;

ngubani ongasibuyisa na?

₂₉Ungathokozi wena Filistiya lonke

ngokuthi intonga ekushayileyo yaphukile,

ngokuba empandeni yenyoka kuyakuphuma ibululu,

nenzalo yalo iyakuba yinyoka endizayo.

₃₀Amazibulo abampofu ayakuklaba,

nabaswelayo bayakulala belondekile;

ngiyakubulala impande yakho ngendlala,

nensali yakho iyakubhujiswa.

₃₁Klewula wena sango,

dazuluka wena muzi,

phela amandla wena Filistiya lonke!

Ngokuba enyakatho kuvela umusi;

akakho oyakwahlukana nebutho lakhe.

₃₂Izithunywa zesizwe ziyakuphendulwa ngokuthini na?

Ukuthi nguJehova obeke isisekelo eSiyoni;

abahluphekayo babantu bakhe bayakuphephela kulo.