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Intaba KaThixo

1Lokhu yikho okwabonwa ngu-Isaya indodana ka-Amozi mayelana loJuda leJerusalema:
2Ngezinsuku zokucinaintaba yethempeli likaThixo izamiswanjengenhloko phakathi kwezintaba;izaphakanyiselwa phezu kwezintabanjalo izizwe zonke zizabekelela zisiya kuyo.3Abantu abanengi bazakuza bathi,“Wozani siye phezu kwentaba kaThixo,siye ethempelini likaNkulunkulu kaJakhobe.Uzasifundisa izindlela zakhe,ukuze sihambe emikhondweni yakhe.”Umthetho uzavela eZiyoni,ilizwi likaThixo livele eJerusalema.4Uzakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe,alamule ingxabano zabantu abanengi.Bazakhanda izinkemba zabo zibe yimihlathi yamakhuba,lemikhonto yabo ibe ngamahloka okuthena izihlahla.Isizwe asiyikuhlomela isizwe ngenkembaloba sifundele ukulwa impi futhi.
5Woza, ndlu kaJakhobe,kasihambe ekukhanyeni kukaThixo.

Usuku LukaThixo

6Wena, Thixo, usubalahlile abantu bakho,isizukulwane sikaJakhobe.Bagcwele ukholo oluyize lwaseMpumalangabenza lemisebenzi yobungoma njengamaFilisti,njalo babambana izandla labangakholwayo.7Ilizwe labo ligcwele isiliva legolide;inotho yabo ayilakuphela.Ilizwe labo ligcwele amabhiza;izinqola zabo zempi kazipheli.8Ilizwe labo ligcwele izithombe;bakhothamela umsebenzi wezandla zabo,lakulokho okwenziwa yiminwe yabo.9Ngakho abantu bazakwehliselwa phansibonke bazehliswaungabathetheleli.
10Ngenani ezimbalwini zamatshe lasemhlabathini,licatshele ukwesabeka kukaThixolenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe!11Amehlo omuntu oziphakamisayo azathotshiswa,lokuziphakamisa kwabantu kwehliselwe phansi;uThixo kuphela nguye ozaphakanyiswa ngalolosuku.
12UThixo uSomandla ulosuku alubekelebonke abazazigqajayo labazikhukhumezayo;lakho konke okuphakemeyo(kuzathotshiswa),13olwazo zonke izihlahla zemisedari zaseLebhanoni ezinde leziphakemeyo,lazozonke izihlahla zomʼOkhi zaseBhashani,14olwazo zonke izintaba ezindekazilamaqaqa wonke aphakemeyo,15olwayo yonke imiphotshongo ephakemeyolayo yonke imiduli eyinqaba,16olwemikhumbi yonke yaseThashishilayo yonke imikolo emihle.17Ukuziphakamisa kwabantu kuzakwehliselwa phansi,ukuzazisa kwabantu kuthobekiswe;uThixo kuphela nguye ozadunyiswa ngalolosuku,18izithombe zizanyamalala zithi nya.
19Abantu bazabalekela ezimbalwini zamatshelasemilindini emhlabathinibebalekela ukwesabeka kukaThixolenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhelapho ephakama ukuba anyikinye umhlaba.20Ngalolosuku abantu bazazilahlelaemvukuzaneni lakubomalulwaneizithombe zabo zesiliva lezegolideabazenzela ukuba bazikhonze.21Bazabalekela ezimbalwini zamatshelasezingoxweni zamawabebalekela ukwesabeka kukaThixolenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe,lapho ephakama ukuba anyikinye umhlaba.
22Yekelani ukwethemba umuntuolomphefumulo nje kuphela emakhaleni akhe.Ngoba uyini yena na?