U-ISAYA 4
1Mhlokho abafazi abalikhomba
bazakunamathela endodeni yinye,
bathi kiyo:
“Thina sizozondla ngokudla kwethu besizembathise;
into nje, sibawa bona sibizwe ngesibongo sakho,
ususe ukurhubutjhwa kwethu.”
Kuzakuba nabasindileko eZiyoni
2Mhlokho ihlumela lakaSomnini lizakuba lihle liphazime neenthelo zenarha zibe ligugu nedumo labasindileko kwa-Israyeli. 3Labo abatjhiywe eZiyoni, abaseleko eJerusalema, bazakubizwa bona ngabacwengileko, iye, omunye nomunye eJerusalema obekatlolwe kobana aphile. 4Lokha uSomandla nasele ahlangule amanyala wamadodakazi weZiyoni, wahlanza amabala weengazi zeJerusalema ngaphakathi kwalo ngommoya wokugweba nokuqothula, 5uzakudala ilifu emini nesikhatha esinelangabi elibomvu ebusuku phezu kwayo yoke indawo yentaba yeZiyoni, lapha abantu bahlanganyela khona. Iphazimulwakhe izakuba sithala phezu kwakho koke, 6kube njengesidalasi esenza umthunzi ekutjhiseni kwemini nobuphephelo bokubalekela isiwuruwuru nezulu.
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