U-Isaya 24:4-16 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

4. Umhlaba uyalila, ubune;izwe liyaphela amandla, linyamalale,abaphakemeyo bomhlaba badangale.

5. Umhlaba wonakalisiwe phansi kwabakhileyo kuwo,ngokuba beqile imithetho,badlulile ezimisweni,baphulile isivumelwano esiphakade.

6. Ngalokho isiqalekiso sidlile umhlaba,nabakhileyo kuwo batholiswa icala;ngalokho abakhileyo emhlabeni bayashiswa,kusale abantu abayingcosana nje.

7. Iwayini elisha liyalila,umvini uyahhuma,bonke ababethokoza ngenhliziyo bayabubula.

8. Ukujabula kwezigubhu kunqamukile,ukuxokozela kwabajabulayo kuphelile,nenjabulo yehabhu* ikhawukile.

9. Abasayikuphuza iwayini ngesihlabelelo;uphuzo olunamandla luyakubaba kubo abaluphuzayo.

10. Umuzi oyihlane ubhidliziwe;zonke izindlu zivaliweukuba kungangeni muntu.

11. Kukhalwa ngewayini ezitaladini;yonke intokozo inyamalele;injabulo yezwe idlulile.

12. Emzini kusele incithakalo;isango livithiziwe, lachithwa.

13. Ngokuba kuyakuba njalo emhlabeni phakathi kwabantu,njengokushaywa kweminqumonanjengokukhothoza,lapho sekuvuniwe.

14. Laba bayaphakamisa izwi labo, bamemeze;bajabula ngobukhosi bukaJehova entshonalanga.

15. Ngalokho mdumiseni uJehova empumalanga,nasogwini lolwandleigama likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

16. Siyezwa amahubo avela emikhawulweni yomhlaba, athi:“Udumo malube koLungileyo!”Kepha mina ngithi: “Ngifile, ngifile!Maye kimi!”Abakhohlisi bakhohlisile,yebo, abakhohlisi bakhohlisile nokukhohlisa.

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