Isaiah 5 (BONCB)
1 Ngizahlabelela lowo engimthandayoingoma ngesivini sakhe:Othandwa yimi wayelesivinieqaqeni oluvundileyo. 2 Wasigebha, wasusa amatshe kuso,wahlanyela kuso amavini amahle.Wakha umphotshongo ophakemeyo phakathi kwasonjalo wagebha lesikhamelo sewayini kuso.Walindela izithelo ezinhle,kodwa amavini athela ezimbi kuphela. 3 “Manje-ke lina abahlala eJerusalema lani madoda akoJuda,yahlulelani phakathi kwami lesivini sami. 4 Kuyini okudlula lapho okwakumele kwenziwe esivinini samiengingakwenzanga kuso na?Lapho ngangilindele izithelo ezinhlekungani sona sathela ezimbi kuphela na? 5 Khathesi-ke sengizalitshelaengizakwenza esivinini sami:Ngizasusa uthango lwaso;sizadilizwa.Ngizabhidliza umduli waso,sizagxotshwa ngezinyawo. 6 Ngizasenza sibe ligangakungabikho ukuthenwa kumbe ukuhlakulwa;inkotha lameva kuzakhula kuso.Ngizalaya amayezianganisi zulu kuso.” 7 Isivini SIKATHIXO uSomandlayindlu ka-Israyeli;abantu bakoJudabayinsimu eligugu kuye.Wayelindele okufaneleyo,kodwa wabona ukuchitheka kwegazi;endaweni yokulunga, wezwa ukukhala kosizi. 8 Maye kini elengeza izindlu ngezindlulihlanganise insimu ensiminikuze kusweleke indawo eseleyo,njalo lihlala lodwa elizweni. 9 UTHIXO uSomandla usetshilo ngisizwa wathi:“Ngeqiniso izindlu ezinengi zizakuba ngamanxiwa;ezinkulu ezinhle zisale zingaselamuntu ohlala kuzo. 10 Izindima ezilitshumi zesivinizizathela ifatshi elilodwa lewayini,ihomeri lenhlanyelo lithele ihefa lamabele.” 11 Maye kulabo abavuka ngovivi ekusenibegijimela ukunatha utshwala;abaqhubekayo kuze kube phakathi kobusukubaze badakwe butshwala. 12 Balamachacho lemihubhe emadilini abo,amagedla, imihlanga, lewayini,kodwa kabazinaki izenzo ZIKATHIXO,akukho nhlonipho yomsebenzi wezandla zakhe. 13 Ngakho-ke abantu bami bazakuya ekuthunjweningenxa yokungazwisisi;izikhulu zabo zizabulawa yindlalalenengi labo lizakoma ngomhawu wamanzi. 14 Ngakho indawo yabafileyo izakwelula imihlathi yayo,ikhamise umlomo wayo okungelamkhawulo;izikhulu zabo lenengi labo bawele phakathilabo bonke abaxokozelayo labazithokozisayo. 15 Abantu bazakwehliselwa phansi,abantu bazathobekiswa,amehlo abaziphakamisayo athotshiswe. 16 Kodwa UTHIXO uSomandla uzaphakanyiswangokwahlulela kwakhe okuhle;ubungcwele bukaNkulunkulubuzabonakala ngokulunga kwakhe. 17 Lapho-ke izimvu zizakudla angathi kusemadlelweni azo,amazinyane adle emanxiweni ezinothi. 18 Maye kulabo abahudula isono ngentambo zenkohlisolobubi kungathi kungamagoda enqola, 19 kulabo abathi, “UNkulunkulu kaphangise,kaphangisise umsebenzi wakheukuze siwubone.Kalisondele icebo loNgcwele ka-Israyelikalize ukuze silazi.” 20 Maye kulabo abathi okubi kuhlebathi okuhle kubi,ababeka umnyama esikhundleni sokukhanya;ukukhanya esikhundleni somnyama;ababeka okubabayo esikhundleni sokumnandi,okumnandi esikhundleni sokubabayo. 21 Maye kulabo abahlakaniphileyo emehlweni abonjalo besile ekuboneni kwabo. 22 Maye kulabo abangamaqhawe ekunatheni iwayininjalo bezintshantshu ekuhlanganiseni okunathwayo, 23 abakhulula abalamacala ngenxa yokufunjathiswa.Kodwa banqabele abamsulwa imfanelo yabo. 24 Ngakho-ke, njengalokhu umlilo utshisa inhlanga,utshani obomileyo buphelela phakathi kwamalangabi,ngokunjalo impande zabo zizabola.Lamaluba abo aphephuke njengothuli;ngoba bawalile umthetho KATHIXO uSomandlabalidelela ilizwi loNgcwele ka-Israyeli. 25 Ngakho ulaka LUKATHIXO luzavutha ebantwini bakhe;isandla sakhe siphakeme njalo uyabatshaya.Izintaba ziyanyikinyeka,izidumbu zabafileyo zinjengezibi ezindleleni. Ikanti kukho konke lokhu ulaka lwakhe kaluphelanga,isandla sakhe silokhu siphakanyisiwe. 26 Uphakamisela izizwe ezikude uphawu,ubatshayela ikhwelo abasemaphethelweni omhlaba.Nampa besizangokuphangisa langejubane! 27 Kakho omunye wabo odinwayo loba okhubekayo,kakho owozelayo kumbe olalayo,akukho bhanti elixegiswayo ekhalweni,akukho ntambo yenyathelo equmekileyo. 28 Imitshoko yabo ibukhali,wonke amadandili abo agotshisiwe;amasondo amabhiza abo afana lelitshe elilukhuni,amavili ezinqola zabo zokulwa anjengesivunguzane. 29 Ukubhonga kwabo kufana lokwesilwane,babhonga njengezilwane ezikhulayo,bayabhavuma lapho bebamba inyamazana edliwayo,babaleke layo kungekho ongabemuka. 30 Ngalolosuku bazabhavumela phezu kwayonjengokubhavuma kolwandle.Njalo nxa umuntu ekhangela ilizwe,uzabona umnyama losizi;lelanga lizakwenziwa libe mnyama ngamayezi.