U-Isaya 5

₁Mangihlabelele ngothandiweyo wami,

isihlabelelo sothandiweyo wami ngesivini sakhe.

Othandiweyo wami

wayenesivini egqumeni elivundile kakhulu;

₂wasimba, wakhipha amatshe aso,

wasitshala ngomvini omuhle,

wakha isiqongo sokulinda phakathi kwaso,

waqopha isikhamo kuso,

wethemba ukuthi siyakuthela izithelo zomvini,

kepha saveza izithelo zasendle.

₃“Manje nina enakhileyo eJerusalema namadoda akwaJuda,

ake nahlulele phakathi kwami nesivini sami.

₄Nga kwenziwani futhi esivinini sami engingakwenzanga kuso na?

Kungani ukuba lapho ngithembe ukuthi siyakuthela izithelo zomvini,

saveza izithelo zasendle, na?

₅Sengiyakunitshela engiyakukwenza kuso isivini sami:

ngiyakususa uthango lwaso, ukuze sidliwe,

ngidilize ugange lwaso,

ukuze sinyathelwe.

₆Ngiyakusenza sibe yincithakalo;

asiyikuthenwa, asiyikulinywa,

kepha kuyakuvela amakhakhasi nameva;

futhi ngiyakuyala amafu ukuba anganisi imvula phezu kwaso.”

₇Ngokuba isivini sikaJehova Sebawoti siyindlu ka-Israyeli,

namadoda akwaJuda ayisithombo sakhe esithandekayo;

wabheka ukwahlulela, kepha bheka, ngukucindezela,

yebo, ukulunga, kepha bheka, ngukukhala.

₈Wo kubona abahlanganisa indlu nendlu,

besondeza insimu nensimu,

kuze kungabe kusaba khona indawo,

kwakhe nina nodwa emhlabeni!

“Impela izindlu eziningi ziyakuba yincithakalo,

nezinkulu nezinhle zingabi namuntu ohlala kuzo.

₁₀Ngokuba ama-eka* ayishumi esivini

ayakuthela ibhati* elilodwa,

nehomere* lembewu liyakuthela i-efa* nje.”

₁₁Wo kubona abavuka ekuseni,

ukuze balandele uphuzo olunamandla,

balibale kuze kuhlwe,

bashe iwayini!

₁₂Ihabu* nogubhu, isigubhu negenkle,

newayini

kukhona emadilini abo,

kepha abanakekeli imisebenzi kaJehova,

nezenzo zezandla zakhe abaziboni.

₁₃Ngalokho abantu bami bayathunjwa bengazi,

nabadumileyo babo bayalamba,

nezixuku zabo zigangathekile ngokoma.

₁₄Ngalokho indawo yabafileyo yandisile isifiso sayo,

yavula umlomo wayo ngokungalinganiswayo;

kwehlela kuyo amakhosi abo, nesixuku sabo esixokozelayo,

kanye nabajabulayo phakathi kwabo.

₁₅Abantu bayafoliswa,

namadoda ayathotshiswa,

namehlo abaziphakamisayo ayathotshiswa,

₁₆kepha uJehova Sebawoti uphakeme ekwahluleleni,

uNkulunkulu oNgcwele ungcwelisiwe ngokulunga.

₁₇Amawundlu ayakuklaba njengasemadlelweni awo,

nasezincithakalweni zabacebileyo kuyakuklaba amazinyane.

₁₈Wo kubona abadonsa ukona ngezintambo zamanga,

nezono kungathi ngamagoda ezinqola,

₁₉abasho ukuthi: “Makaphuthume,

asheshise umsebenzi wakhe ukuba siwubone,

kusondele isiluleko soNgcwele ka-Israyeli,

sifike ukuba sisazi!”

₂₀Wo kubona abasho okubi ukuthi kungokuhle,

nokuhle ukuthi kungububi,

ababeka ubumnyama bube ngukukhanya,

nokukhanya kube ngubumnyama,

babeke nokubabayo kube ngubumtoti,

nobumtoti bube ngokubabayo!

₂₁Wo kubona abahlakaniphile emehlweni abo

nabaqondile ekuboneni kwabo!

₂₂Wo kubona abangamaqhawe ngokuphuza iwayini

namadoda anamandla ngokuxubanisa uphuzo olunamandla,

₂₃abathetha ababi ngenxa yemivuzo,

basuse ukulunga kwabalungileyo!

₂₄Ngalokho njengolimi lomlilo ludla amabibi,

nezikhotha ezomileyo zizika elangabini,

impande yabo iyakuba njengokubola,

nembali yabo iyakuthuquka njengebhuqu,

ngokuba balahlile umthetho kaJehova Sebawoti,

balidelela izwi loNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

₂₅Ngalokho intukuthelo kaJehova iyavuthela isizwe sakhe;

welulela isandla sakhe kuso, uyasishaya;

izintaba ziyathuthumela,

nezidumbu zabo ziyimfucumfucu

phakathi ezitaladini;

kukho konke lokhu intukuthelo yakhe ayibuyi,

isandla sakhe siseluliwe.

₂₆Uyakuphakamisela isizwe esikude ibhandela,*

asihlabele ikhwelo ekugcineni komhlaba;

bheka, uyeza masinyane ngejubane.

₂₇Akakho oyakukhathala,

akhubeke kuso;

akakho oyakozela, alale;

ibhande* lezinkalo zabo aliyikuthukuluka,

nomchilo wezicathulo zabo awuyikugqabuka,

₂₈bona abamicibisholo yabo ibukhali,

nayo yonke iminsalo yabo insaliwe;

izinyawo zamahhashi abo ziyakubalwa njengensengetsha,

namasondo abo njengesivunguvungu.

₂₉Ukubhonga kwabo kunjengokwengonyamakazi,

bayakubhonga njengamabhongo ebhubesi,

yebo, bayakugwavuma,

babambe impango yabo,

bamuke nayo, kungekho oyophulayo.

₃₀Bayakugwavuma phezu kwabo ngalolo suku

njengokuduma kolwandle;

uma umuntu ebuka umhlaba,

bheka, naso isigayegaye sobumnyama,

nokukhanya kwenziwe mnyama ngamafu awo.