U-Isaya 33

₁Wo kuwena ochithayo,

kungachithwanga wena,

nakuwe okhohlisayo,

kungakhohliswanga wena!

Lapho uqede ukuchitha uyakuchithwa,

nalapho usugcine ukukhohlisa,

uyakukhohliswa nawe.

₂Jehova, yiba nomusa kithi,

sihlalela wena.

Yiba yingalo yethu ekuseni njalo,

nokusindiswa kwethu ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka.

₃Ngezwi lokuhlokoma abantu bayabaleka;

ngokuphakama kwakho izizwe ziyahlakazeka.

₄Impango iyakubuthwa njengokubutha kwecimbi,

nanjengokuhlasela kwezinkumbi iyakuhlaselwa.

₅UJehova uphakeme, ngokuba uhlala phezulu;

uligcwalisile iSiyoni ngokwahlulela nangokulunga.

₆Kuyakuba khona ukuqiniseka ngesikhathi sakho,

ubuningi bokusindiswa nokuhlakanipha nokwazi;

ukumesaba uJehova kuyingcebo yakhe.

₇Bheka, amaqhawe abo akhala ngaphandle;

izithunywa zokuthula zikhala ngomunyu.

₈Imigwaqo iyize, izihambi seziphelile;

isivumelwano saphuliwe;

imizi ideleliwe;

umuntu akanakekelewa.

₉Izwe liyalila, lidangele;

iLebanoni linamahloni, liyabuna;

iSharoni linjengehlane,

iBashani neKarmeli kuyavuthulukisa.

₁₀“Sengiyakuvuka,” usho uJehova;

“sengiyakuphakama;

sengiyakuphakanyiswa.

₁₁Niyakukhulelwa yizikhotha ezomileyo,

nizale amabibi;

ukuphefumula kwenu kungumlilo oniqothulayo.

₁₂Abantu bayakushiswa njengokushiswa komcako,

njengameva anqunyiweyo ashiswa ngomlilo.”

₁₃Yizwani nina enikude engikwenzileyo;

nani eniseduze, vumani amandla ami.

₁₄Izoni zaseSiyoni ziyesaba,

ukuthuthumela kubambile abangenaNkulunkulu.

“Ngubani phakathi kwethu

ongahlala nomlilo oqothulayo;

ngubani phakathi kwethu

ongahlala nokunkewuzela okuphakade na?”

₁₅Yena ohamba ngokulunga,

okhuluma ngobuqotho,

odelela inzuzo yokucindezela,

othintitha izandla zakhe ukuze angamukeli imivuzo,

ovala izindlebe zakhe ukuze angezwa ngegazi,

ocimeza amehlo akhe ukuze angaboni okubi,

₁₆yena uyakuhlala ekuphakameni,

izinqaba zamadwala zibe yisivikelo sakhe,

aphiwe isinkwa sakhe,

amanzi akhe athembeke.

₁₇Amehlo akho ayakuyibona inkosi ebuhleni bayo,

ayakubona izwe elelulekele kude.

₁₈Inhliziyo yakho iyakucabanga ngovalo, ithi:

“Uphi umbhali, uphi olinganisile intela,

uphi obalile imibhoshongo na?”

₁₉Awuyikubona abantu abanobudlova,

abantu abanokukhuluma okujulileyo ongenakukuzwa,

nabalulimi lwabo olukwitizayo kungekho ongaluqonda.

₂₀Kepha bheka iSiyoni,

umuzi wemikhosi yethu;

amehlo akho mawabuke iJerusalema,

indlu yokuthula, itende elingayikususwa,

elizikhonkwane zalo aziyikusishulwa nanini,

nelizintambo zalo aziyikugqashulwa neyodwa.

₂₁Kunalokho uJehova uyakuba nathi khona ebukhosini

esikhundleni semifula nemifudlana ebanzi,

lapho kungayikuhamba khona izikebhe ezinamaphini,

nomkhumbi omkhulu ungadluli kuyo.

₂₂Ngokuba uJehova ungumahluleli wethu,

uJehova ungumenzi wemithetho yethu,

uJehova uyinkosi yethu;

uyakusisindisa.

₂₃Izintambo zakho ziyaxega,

azinakusiqinisa isiqu sensika yabo,

azinakumeneka useyili;*

khona iyakwabelwa impango enkulu ephangiweyo;

nezinyonga ziyakuthatha impango.

₂₄Abakhe khona abayikusho ukuthi:

“Ngiyagula,”

abantu abahlala khona bayakuthethelelwa ububi babo.