U-Isaya 2

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 zibe ngamakhuba,

nemikhonto yabo ibe ngocelemba;

isizwe asiyikuphakamisela isizwe inkemba,

zingabe zisafunda ukulwa.

₅Wena ndlu kaJakobe,

woza sihambe ekukhanyeni kukaJehova.

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 namahhashi,

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 ngalolo suku.

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 ama-oki* 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 ngalolo suku,

₁₈ziphele izithombe, zithi nya.

₁₉Bayakungena emihumeni yamadwala nasemigodini yomhlaba

ngokwesabeka kukaJehova nangodumo lobukhosi bakhe,

lapho evuka ukushaya umhlaba ngovalo.

₂₀Ngalolo suku 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 njengantoni na?