¹ Indaba ayibonayo u-Isaya indodana ka-Amose ngoJuda neJerusalema. ² Kuyakuthi ngezinsuku ezizay o intaba yendlu kaJehova iqiniswe esiqongweni sezintaba , iphakame kunamagquma , nezizwe zonke ziyakugobhozela khona. ³ Abantu abaningi bayakuhamba , bathi: Wozani sikhuphukele entabeni kaJehova endlini kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe ; uyakusifundisa izindlela zakhe , sihambe emikhondweni yakhe, ngokuba umthetho uyakuvela eSiyoni , nezwi likaJehova eJerusalema. ⁴ Uyakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe , anqume phakathi kwabantu abaningi ; bayakukhanda izinkemba zabo zibe ngamakhuba , nemikhonto yabo ibe ngocelemba; isizwe asiyikuphakamisela isizwe inkemba , zingabe zisafunda ukulwa. ⁵ Wena ndlu kaJakobe, woza sihambe ekukhanyeni kukaJehova. Usuku lukaJehova ⁶ Ngokuba ushiyile abantu bakho , indlu kaJakobe , lokhu begcwele ezasempumalanga, behlola imihlola njengamaFilisti , bexhawulana nabantwana babezizwe. ⁷ Izwe lakubo ligcwele isiliva negolide , akukho ukuphela kwengc ebo yabo ; izwe lakubo ligcwele futhi namahhashi, nokuphela kwezinqola akukho. ⁸ Izwe lakubo ligcwele futhi nezithombe ; bakhuleka kokwenziwe yizandla zabo nakwekwenzileyo iminwe yabo. ⁹ Kepha abantu bayakufoliswa , namadoda ayakuthotshiswa ; abayikuthethelelwa. ¹⁰ Ngena edwaleni , ucashe othulin i ngokwesabeka kukaJehova nangodumo lobukhosi bakhe. ¹¹ Amehlo omuntu aziphakamisileyo ayakuthotshiswa , nokuzikhukhumeza kwamadoda kuyakufola, kuphakame uJehova kuphela ngalolo suku. ¹² Ngokuba uJehova Sebawoti unosuku ol uyakuba phezu kwakho konke okuzidlayo nokuzikhukhumezayo, naphezu kwakho konke okuphakemeyo , kuthotshiswe, ¹³ naphezu kwayo yonke imisedari yaseLebanoni , emide nephakemeyo , naphezu kwawo onke ama-oki aseBashani, ¹⁴ naphezu kwazo zonke izintaba ezinde , naphezu kwawo onke amagquma aphakemeyo, ¹⁵ naphezu kwayo yonke imibhoshongo ephakemeyo , naphezu kwazo zonke izingange eziqinisiweyo, ¹⁶ naphezu kwayo yonke imikhumbi yaseTharishishi , naphezu kwayo yonke imikhunjana enxanelekayo. ¹⁷ Ukuzikhukhumeza kwabantu kuyakufoliswa, nokuziphakamisa kwamadoda kuyakuthotshiswa, kuphakame uJehova kuphela ngalolo suku, ¹⁸ ziphele izithombe, zithi nya. ¹⁹ Bayakungena emihumeni yamadwala nasemigodini yomhlab a ngokwesabeka kukaJehova nangodumo lobukhosi bakhe , lapho evuka ukushaya umhlaba ngovalo. ²⁰ Ngalolo suku abantu bayakulahla kuw o amavukuzi nakuwo amalulwan e izithombe zabo zesiliv a nezithombe zabo zegolide , abazenzele zona ukuba bakhuleke kuzo, ²¹ ukuze bangene emihumeni yamadwal a nasemifantwini yeziw a ngokwesabeka kukaJehova nangodumo lobukhosi bakhe , lapho evuka ukushaya umhlaba ngovalo. ²² Bayekeni abantu okusemakhaleni abo kukhona ukuphefumula nje , ngokuba babalwa njengantoni na?