Sehluko 13
Juda kanye neJerusalema batawujeziswa ngenca yekungalaleli kwabo—INkhosi iyabancusela futsi iyabehlulela bantfu Bayo—Emadvodzakati aseSiyoni ayacalekiswa futsi ayahlushwa ngenca yekutsandza kwawo tintfo temhlaba—Catsanisa na-Isaya 3. Cishe ngemnyaka wema-559–545 ngaphambi kwekutalwa kwaKhristu.
1 Ngoba buka, iNkhosi, iNkhosi yemaBandla, isusa eJerusalema, kanye nakuJuda, lokungenako kanye nalokubasekelako, konkhe kudla lokubasekelako, kanye nemanti onkhe langenako.
2 Indvodza lelichawe, kanye nendvodza yemphi, umehluleli, kanye nemphrofethi, kanye nalohlakaniphile, kanye newasendvulo.
3 Indvuna yemashumi lasihlanu, kanye nemuntfu lohloniphekile, kanye nemeluleki, kanye nengcweti lenelikhono, kanye nesikhulumi lesinelikhono.
4 Futsi ngitawubanika bantfwana kutsi babe tikhulu tabo, nebantfwana bayawubusa ngetulu kwabo.
5 Futsi bantfu bayawucindzetelwa, umuntfu acindzetele lomunye, makhelwane acindzetele makhelwane wakhe, umntfwana uyawuhamba ngeligcabho phambi kwalabadzala, kanjalo nebantfu phaca bavukele labahloniphekile.
6 Lapho umuntfu ayawubamba umnakabo wendlu yeyise, atsi: Wena unesembatfo, bani ngumbusi wetfu, futsi ungawuvumeli lomonakalo ute ngaphansi kwesandla sakho—
7 Ngalelo langa uyawufunga, atsi: Angeke ngibe ngumphilisi; ngoba endlini yami kute sinkhwa netembatfo; ningangenti umbusi webantfu.
8 Ngoba iJerusalema icitsiwe, futsi naJuda uwile, ngenca yekutsi tilimi tabo kanye netento tabo betiphambene neNkhosi, kuchukuluta emehlo enkhatimulo yayo.
9 Simo sebuso babo siyafakaza ngekumelana nabo, futsi simemetela sono sabo kutsi sibe njengeseSodoma, futsi ngeke basifihle. Maye emiphefumulweni yabo, ngoba batiletsele bubi.
10 Tjelani labalungile kutsi kutawubahambela kahle; ngoba bayawudla titselo tetento tabo.
11 Maye kulababi, ngoba bayawubhujiswa; ngoba umvuzo wetandla tabo uyawuba setikwabo!
12 Bantfu bami, bantfwana babacindzeteli babo, futsi besifazane bayabusa ngetulu kwabo. O bantfu bami, labo labaniholako benta kutsi niphambuke futsi bashabalalisa indlela lenihamba ngayo.
13 INkhosi imele kunincusela, futsi imele kwehlulela bantfu.
14 INkhosi itawungena ekwehluleleni nalabadzala bebantfu bayo kanye netikhulu tabo; ngoba nidle sivini kanye nemphango yalabamphofu etindlini tenu.
15 Nisho kutsini na? Nishaya bantfu bami babe ticucu, futsi nigaya buso balabamphofu, kusho iNkhosi Nkulunkulu wemaBandla.
16 Ngetulu kwaloko, iNkhosi itsi: Ngenca yekutsi emadvodzakati aseSiyoni ayatigcabha, ahamba netintsamo leteluliwe kanye nemehlo lacwashacwashatako, ashayela etulu ekuhambeni kwawo, futsi enta kukhehleta ngetinyawo tawo—
17 Ngaloko-ke iNkhosi itawushaya ngetilondza umchele wetinhloko temadvodzakati aseSiyoni, futsi iNkhosi itawuveta tincenye letifihlakele tabo.
18 Ngalelo langa iNkhosi itawubemuka bucwebecwebe bemijiva yawo lekhehletelako, kanye netigcoko letinemanethi, kanye nemibhodze letindingilizi njengenyanga;
19 Tigcizo nemasongo kanye netimvakazi;
20 Tigcoko, nemijiva yemilente, nemichele, nemakha, kanye nemacici etindlebe;
21 Tindandatho, kanye nebucwebe bemakhala.
22 Tembatfo letingagcokwa naletinye, netembatfo temikhosi, netembatfo tekumbonya buso nentsamo, kanye netipeleti tetinwele;
23 Tibuko, kanye nelineni lecolisakele, kanye nemishuculo, kanye nemaveyili.
24 Futsi kuyawukwenteka kutsi, esikhundleni semakha kuyawuba khona luboti; esikhundleni selibhande, kudzabuka; esikhundleni setinwele letilungiswe kahle, imphandla; esikhundleni setembatfo letinhle, kwembatsa ingubo yelisaka; sishadza esikhundleni sebuhle.
25 Emadvodza akho ayawufa ngenkemba kanye nemachawe akho emphini.
26 Futsi emasango ayo ayawulila futsi akhale; iyawubate lutfo, futsi iyawuhlala phansi.