The Mountain of the LORD

¹Indaba ayibonayo u-Isaya indodana ka-Amose ngoJuda neJerusalema.

²Kuyakuthi ngezinsuku ezizayo intaba yendlu kaJehova iqiniswe esiqongweni sezintaba, iphakame kunamagquma, nezizwe zonke ziyakugobhozela khona.

³Abantu abaningi bayakuhamba, bathi: “Wozani sikhuphukele entabeni kaJehova endlini kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe; uyakusifundisa izindlela zakhe, sihambe emikhondweni yakhe,” ngokuba umthetho uyakuvela eSiyoni, nezwi likaJehova eJerusalema.

⁴Uyakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe, anqume phakathi kwabantu abaningi; bayakukhanda izinkemba zabo zibe ngamakhuba, nemikhonto yabo ibe ngocelemba; isizwe asiyikuphakamisela isizwe inkemba, zingabe zisafunda ukulwa.

⁵Wena ndlu kaJakobe, woza sihambe ekukhanyeni kukaJehova.

⁶Ngokuba ushiyile abantu bakho, indlu kaJakobe, lokhu begcwele ezasempumalanga, behlola imihlola njengamaFilisti, bexhawulana nabantwana babezizwe.

⁷Izwe lakubo ligcwele isiliva negolide, akukho ukuphela kwengcebo yabo; izwe lakubo ligcwele futhi namahhashi, nokuphela kwezinqola akukho.

⁸Izwe lakubo ligcwele futhi nezithombe; bakhuleka kokwenziwe yizandla zabo nakwekwenzileyo iminwe yabo.

⁹Kepha abantu bayakufoliswa, namadoda ayakuthotshiswa; abayikuthethelelwa.

¹⁰Ngena edwaleni, ucashe othulini ngokwesabeka kukaJehova nangodumo lobukhosi bakhe.

¹¹Amehlo omuntu aziphakamisileyo ayakuthotshiswa, nokuzikhukhumeza kwamadoda kuyakufola, kuphakame uJehova kuphela ngalolo suku.

¹²Ngokuba uJehova Sebawoti unosuku oluyakuba phezu kwakho konke okuzidlayo nokuzikhukhumezayo, naphezu kwakho konke okuphakemeyo, kuthotshiswe,

¹³naphezu kwayo yonke imisedari yaseLebanoni, emide nephakemeyo, naphezu kwawo onke ama-oki aseBashani,

¹⁴naphezu kwazo zonke izintaba ezinde, naphezu kwawo onke amagquma aphakemeyo,

¹⁵naphezu kwayo yonke imibhoshongo ephakemeyo, naphezu kwazo zonke izingange eziqinisiweyo,

¹⁶naphezu kwayo yonke imikhumbi yaseTharishishi, naphezu kwayo yonke imikhunjana enxanelekayo.

¹⁷Ukuzikhukhumeza kwabantu kuyakufoliswa, nokuziphakamisa kwamadoda kuyakuthotshiswa, kuphakame uJehova kuphela ngalolo suku,

¹⁸ziphele izithombe, zithi nya.

¹⁹Bayakungena emihumeni yamadwala nasemigodini yomhlaba ngokwesabeka kukaJehova nangodumo lobukhosi bakhe, lapho evuka ukushaya umhlaba ngovalo.

²⁰Ngalolo suku abantu bayakulahla kuwo amavukuzi nakuwo amalulwane izithombe zabo zesiliva nezithombe zabo zegolide, abazenzele zona ukuba bakhuleke kuzo,

²¹ukuze bangene emihumeni yamadwala nasemifantwini yeziwa ngokwesabeka kukaJehova nangodumo lobukhosi bakhe, lapho evuka ukushaya umhlaba ngovalo.

²²Bayekeni abantu okusemakhaleni abo kukhona ukuphefumula nje, ngokuba babalwa njengantoni na?