Isaiah 32
1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
Khangela, inkosi izabusa ngokulunga, leziphathamandla zibuse ngesahlulelo.
2 And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the storm; as brooks of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.
Lomuntu uzakuba njengendawo yokucatshela umoya lesivikelo kuzulu lesiphepho; njengemifula yamanzi endaweni eyomileyo, njengomthunzi wedwala elikhulu elizweni elomileyo.
3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken;
Lamehlo alabo ababonayo kawayikufiphala, lezindlebe zalabo abezwayo zizalalela.
4 and the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
Lenhliziyo yabalamawala izaqedisisa ulwazi, lolimi lwabagagasayo luzaphangisa ukukhuluma ngokucaca.
5 The vile man shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful:
Isithutha kasisayikubizwa ngokuthi sihloniphekile, loncitshanayo angathiwa uyaphana.
6 for the vile man will speak villainy, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
Ngoba isithutha sikhuluma ubuthutha, lenhliziyo yaso isebenze okubi, ukwenza ubuzenzisi, lokukhuluma okuphambeneyo ngeNkosi, ukwenza umphefumulo wolambileyo ube ze, senze kusweleke okunathwayo kowomileyo.
7 The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
Izikhali zoncitshanayo lazo zimbi; yena uceba amacebo akhohlakeleyo ukuze achithe abayanga ngamazwi amanga, lanxa oswelayo ekhuluma okulungileyo.
8 But the noble deviseth noble things; and to noble things doth he stand.
Kodwa ohloniphekayo uceba izinto ezihloniphekayo; langezinto ezihloniphekayo yena uzakuma.
9 Rise up, ye women that are at ease, hear my voice; ye careless daughters, give ear unto my speech.
Vukani, besifazana abonwabileyo, lizwe ilizwi lami; madodakazi avikelekileyo, bekani indlebe ekukhulumeni kwami.
10 In a year and [some] days shall ye be troubled, ye careless women; for the vintage shall fail, the ingathering shall not come.
Izinsuku ezedlula umnyaka lizathuthumela, besifazana abavikelekileyo, ngoba ukuvunwa kwevini kuzaphela, ukubutha kakuyikufika.
11 Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones; strip you, and make you bare, and gird [sackcloth] on your loins!
Thuthumelani, besifazana abonwabileyo, liqhuqhe, bavikelekileyo; khululani, lizinqunule, libhince amasaka enkalweni.
12 They shall smite on the breasts [in lamentation] for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vineyards.
Bazakhalela amabele okumunya, amasimu amahle, ivini elithelayo.
13 Upon the land of my people shall come up thistles [and] briars, yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city.
Phezu komhlabathi wabantu bami kuzakhula ameva lokhula oluhlabayo; yebo, phezu kwezindlu zonke zenjabulo, emzini wentokozo.
14 For the palace shall be deserted, the multitude of the city shall be forsaken; hill and watchtower shall be caves for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
Ngoba isigodlo sizadelwa, inengi lomuzi lizatshiywa; inqaba lemiphotshongo kuzakuba yimihome kuze kube phakade, intokozo yabobabhemi beganga, lamadlelo emihlambi;
15 until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
aze athululelwe phezu kwethu uMoya evela phezulu, lenkangala ibe yinsimu ethelayo, lensimu ethelayo ithiwe lihlathi.
16 And judgment shall inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness dwell in the fruitful field.
Khona isahlulelo sizahlala enkangala, lokulunga kuhlale ensimini ethelayo.
17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance for ever.
Lomsebenzi wokulunga uzakuba yikuthula, lokwenza kokulunga kube yikuthula lokuqinisekiswa kuze kube nininini.
18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
Labantu bami bazahlala endaweni yokuhlala elokuthula, lezindaweni zokuhlala ezivikelekileyo, lezindaweni zokuphumula ezonwabileyo.
19 And it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.
Kodwa lizakuna ngesiqhotho ekwehleni kwehlathi, lomuzi uzathotshiswa endaweni ephansi.
20 Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass.
Libusisiwe lina elihlanyela ngasemanzini wonke, lithumezela lapho inyawo zezinkabi labobabhemi.
