U-Isaya 21 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE

Isiprofetho ngeBabele

¹ Isiprofetho ngehlane lolwandle. Njengokudlula kwezivunguvungu eningizimu kuvela ehlane ezweni elesabekayo.

² Ngitshelwe umbono olukhuni: umphangi uyaphanga, umchithi uyachitha. Yenyuka, Elamu, vimbezela, Mediya; konke ukukhala kwalo ngikwenza kuphele.

³ Ngalokho ukhalo lwami lugcwele imihelo; inkwantshu ingibambile njengenkwantshu yobelethayo; ngikhonkobele ukuba ngingezwa, ngiphele amandla ukuba ngingaboni.

⁴ Ngadukelwa yingqondo, ngashaywa luvalo; ukuhwelela engakulangazelela kwaphenduka ukuthuthumela kimi.

⁵ Ngukulungisa itafula yini? Ngukwendlala izindwangu, ukudla nokuphuza, na? Hhayi, sukumani, zikhulu, nicobe izihlangu.

⁶ Ngokuba ishilo kanje iNkosi, yathi: “Hamba umise umlindi ozakubika akubonayo.

⁷ Lapho ebona abamahhashi, amahhashi amabili ngamabili, nezinkweli zezimbongolo, nezinkweli zamakamela, uyakuqaphela nokuqaphela ngesineke esikhulu.”

⁸ Obonayo wayesememeza, wathi: “Nkosi yami, ngimi njalo emini embhoshongweni wami, ngihlezi ngisemlindelweni nasebusuku bonke.

⁹ Bheka, kuyeza isigaba samadoda, amahhashi amabili ngamabili. Wathatha wathi: ‘Liwile, liwile iBabele, nazo zonke izithombe ezibaziweyo zawonkulunkulu balo zidilizwe phansi.’ ”

¹⁰ Wena ongokubhuliweyo kwami kwesibuya sami, engikuzwileyo kuJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, khona ngiyanazisa.

Isiprofetho ngeDuma

¹¹ Isiprofetho ngeDuma. Ukhona ongimemeza ngiseSeyiri, ethi: “Mlindi, yisikhathi sini sobusuku na? Mlindi, yisikhathi sini sobusuku na?”

¹² Umlindi wathi: “Kuyeza ukusa, kepha kuse sebusuku. Uma nithanda ukubuza, buzani; buyani nize.”

Isiprofetho nge-Arabiya

¹³ Isiprofetho nge-Arabiya. Hlalani ebusuku ehlathini lase-Arabiya nina mahele aseDedanimi.

¹⁴ Owomileyo bamlethela amanzi abakhileyo ezweni laseThema, bahlangabeza ababalekayo nesinkwa.

¹⁵ Ngokuba babalekela izinkemba, izinkemba ezihoshiweyo, neminsalo ensaliweyo, nobunzima bempi.

¹⁶ Ngokuba iNkosi ishilo kimi kanje, yathi: “Phakathi komnyaka, njengeminyaka yomqashwa, udumo lonke lwaseKedari luyakuphela,

¹⁷ nensali yenani leminsalo yamaqhawe abaseKedari iyakuba ncane,” ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ukhulumile.