Isaiah 10 (BONCB)
1 Maye kulabo abenza imithetho emibi,lakulabo ababhala izimiso ezincindezelayo, 2 ukuba kwamukwe abayanga amalungelo abolokugodla okufaneleyo kwabantu bami abancindezelweyo;bazingela abafelokazibaqhwage izintandane. 3 Lizakwenzani ngosuku lokuthonisiswalapho incithakalo isiza ivela khatshana?Lizabalekela kubani ukuba lithole usizo na?Lizayitshiya ngaphi inotho yenu? 4 Akukho okuzasala, kodwa ukuba baquthe phakathi kwabathunjiweyoloba bafe lababuleweyo. Ikanti kukho konke lokhu, ukuthukuthela kwakhe akupheli,isandla sakhe silokhu siphakanyisiwe. 5 “Maye kumʼAsiriya, intonga yentukuthelo yami,esandleni sayo kulesagila solaka lwami! 6 Ngimthumela ukuyamelana lesizwe esingelankulunkulu,ngimthumela ukuyamelana labantu abangithukuthelisayo,ukuba athumbe ahluthune impahla yokuthunjwa,lokubanyathelela phansi njengodaka ezindleleni. 7 Kodwa lokhu akusikho akujongileyo,lokhu akusikho okusengqondweni yakhe;injongo yakhe yikutshabalalisa,abhubhise izizwe ezinengi. 8 Uthi, ‘Izinduna zami zebutho kazisimakhosi zonke na? 9 IKhalino kaliphumelelanga njengeKharikhemishi na?IHamathi kalinjenge-Ariphadi na?LeSamariya kayinjengeDamaseko na? 10 Lanjengoba isandla sami sabamba imibuso yezithombe,imibuso ezifanekiso zayo zedlula ezeJerusalema lezeSamariya, 11 angiyikuliphatha iJerusalema lezithombe zalongendlela engaphatha ngayo iSamariya lezithombe zayo na?’ ” 12 Lapho uThixo esewuqedile wonke umsebenzi wakhe mayelana lentaba iZiyoni leJerusalema uzakuthi, “Ngizayijezisa inkosi yase-Asiriya ngenxa yokuzigqaja kwayo lokuzazisa okubonakala emehlweni ayo.” 13 Ngoba uthi:“ ‘Ngamandla esandla sami langokuhlakanipha kwamisengenze lokhu ngoba ngilokuqedisisa.Ngayisusa imingcele yezizwe,ngathumba inotho yazo;njengolamandla nganqoba amakhosi azo. 14 Njengomuntu efinyelela isidleke senyoni,ngokunjalo isandla sami safinyelela enothweni yezizwe,njengabantu bebutha amaqanda atshiyiweyo,kanjalo ngaqoqa amazwe wonke;akukho okwaphaphazelisa amaphikoloba okwavula umlomo wakho kwatshiyoza.’ ” 15 Konje ihloka liyaziphakamisela ngaphezu kwalowo olizulisayo na,loba isaha izincome imelane lalowo oyisebenzisayo na?Njengangathi induku izanyikinya lowo oyiphakamisayo,kumbe isagila sinyikinye lowo ongasiso sigodo! 16 Ngakho-ke, iNkosi, UTHIXO uSomandla,uzathumela isifo esicikizayo emabuthweni ayo aqinileyo;ngaphansi kobukhosi bayo kuzaphembeka umlilonjengelangabi elibhebhayo. 17 Ukukhanya kuka-Israyeli kuzakuba ngumlilo,oNgcwele wabo abe lilangabi,ngosuku olulodwa lizatshisa liqedeameva akhe lokhula lwakhe. 18 Ubuhle bamahlathi akhe lamasimu akhe avundileyo,uzakuqeda ngokupheleleyonjengalapho umuntu ogulayo ecikizeka. 19 Izihlahla zamahlathi ezisalayo zizakuba zilutshwana,okungathi lomntwana azibale. 20 Ngalolosuku insalela yako-Israyeli,abendlu kaJakhobe abasindayo,kabasayikwethemba kuyeowabatshayayo wababhubhisakodwa ngeqiniso bazathembela KUTHIXO,oNgcwele ka-Israyeli. 21 Insalela izabuyela, insalela kaJakhobeizabuyela kuSomandla uNkulunkulu. 22 Loba abantu bakho, we Israyeli, benjengetshebetshebe olwandle,kuzabuya insalela kuphela.Incithakalo isimenyezelwe,iyabakhulela kodwa ilungile. 23 INkosi, UTHIXO uSomandla, uzasifeza isimemezelosokubhujiswa elizweni lonke. 24 Ngakho-ke lokho yikho iNkosi, UTHIXO uSomandla akutshoyo:“Awu bantu bami abahlala eZiyoni,lingawesabi ama-Asiriyaalitshaya ngentonganjalo lawo aliphakamisela isagila njengokwenziwa yiGibhithe. 25 Masinyane ukulithukuthelela kwami kuzaphela,ulaka lwami luzaqondiswa ekubhujisweni kwabo.” 26 UTHIXO uSomandla uzabatshaya ngomchilonjengalapho atshaya iMidiyani edwaleni lase-Orebi,njalo uzaphakamisela intonga yakhe ngaphezu kwamanzinjengalokhu akwenza eGibhithe. 27 Ngalolosuku imithwalo yabo izasuswa emahlombe enu,lejogwe labo entanyeni zenu;ijogwe lizakwephulwangoba selizimukile. 28 Bayangena e-Ayathi;badabula phakathi kweMigironi;bagcina impahla eMikhimashi. 29 Badlula emkhandlwini bathi,“Ebusuku sizalala eGebha.”IRama liyathuthumela;iGibhiya likaSawuli liyabaleka. 30 Hlaba umkhosi, We! Ndodakazi kaGalimi,lalela we Layisha!Anathothi ozihawulelayo! 31 IMadimena iyabaleka;abantu baseGebhimu bazacatsha. 32 Ngalolosuku bazakuma kancane, kancane eNobhi,bazakhomba ngezinqindi zabointaba yeNdodakazi yeZiyoni,eqaqeni lwaseJerusalema. 33 Khangelani, iNkosi, UTHIXO uSomandla,uzaquma ingatsha ngamandla amakhulu.Izihlahla ezidephileyo zizaqunywa.Ezinde zazo zizakwehliselwa phansi. 34 Ngehloka uzagamula izixuku zehlathi;iLebhanoni izakuwa phambi kwakhe olaMandla.