U-Isaya 27 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE

Ukubuyiswa kuka-Israyeli

¹ Ngalolo suku uJehova uyakuhambela ngenkemba yakhe elukhuni enkulu nenamandla uLeviyathani,* inyoka esheshayo, uLeviyathani, inyoka ethandelayo, abulale udrako* oselwandle.

² Ngalolo suku kuyakuba khona isivini esinxanelekayo. “Hlabelelani ngaso.

³ Mina Jehova ngingumlindi waso, ngiyakusinisela njalo; funa soniwe, ngiyakusilinda ubusuku nemini.

⁴ Ukufutheka akukho kimi; sengathi kungaba khona amakhakhasi nameva! Bengiyakuwasukela ngokulwa, ngiwashise kanyekanye,

⁵ noma abambelele emandleni ami ukuba enze ukuthula nami, enzelane ukuthula nami.”

⁶ Ngezinsuku ezizayo uJakobe uyakugxila, u-Israyeli akhahlele, aqhakaze, bagcwalise ubuso bomhlaba ngezithelo.

⁷ Ubashayile njengalokho ebashayile ababashayayo na? Babulewe njengokubulawa kwababulewe nguye na?

⁸ Ngokubamukisa nangokubaxosha uyabajezisa; wabasusa ngomoya wakhe olukhuni ngosuku lomoya wasempumalanga.

⁹ Ngakho ububi bukaJakobe buyakuhlangulwa ngalokhu, lokhu kube yisithelo sonke sokususa isono sakhe, lapho enza ukuba onke amatshe e-altare avithizeke njengamatshe omcako, kungabe kusamiswa o-Ashera* nama-altare empepho.

¹⁰ Ngokuba umuzi obiyelweyo uyize, nekhaya limukelwe, lishiyiwe njengehlane; ithole liyakuklaba khona, libuthise khona, lidle, liqede amahlamvu awo.

¹¹ Lapho amagatsha awo esebunile, ayakwaphulwa, kufike abesifazane, baphembe umlilo kuwo, ngokuba bangabantu abangenakuqonda; ngalokho owabenzayo akayikubahawukela, nowababumbayo akayikuba namusa kubo.

¹² Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku uJehova avuthuze ezikhwetshini zasemfuleni kuze kube semfuleni waseGibithe, nibuthwe abanye ngabanye nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

¹³ Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku libethwe icilongo elikhulu, kufike ababelahlekile ezweni lase-Asiriya nabaxoshiweyo ezweni laseGibithe, bakhuleke kuJehova entabeni engcwele eJerusalema.