Isaiah (16/66)  

1. Thumelani iwundlu kumbusi welizwe lilisusa eSela lisiya enkangala, entabeni yendodakazi yeZiyoni.
2. Ngoba kuzakuthi amadodakazi akoMowabi emazibukweni eArinoni abe njengenyoni ezulazulayo exotshwe e sidlek eni.
3. Lethani iseluleko, lenze isinqumo; wenze isithunzi sakho sibe njengobusuku phakathi kwemini, ufihle abaxotshiweyo, ungavezi obalekayo;
4. Abaxotshiweyo bami kabahlale njengabezizwe phakathi kwakho, Mowabi; ube yisiphephelo kibo ebusweni bomchithi; ngoba umcindezeli usekucineni, lokuchitheka sekunyamalele, lonyathezela phansi usephelile elizweni.
5. Njalo kuzamiswa isihlalo sobukhosi ngomusa, njalo ahlale kiso ngobuqotho ethenteni likaDavida umahluleli odinga isahlulelo, lophangisisa ukulunga.
6. Sizwile ngokuziphakamisa kukaMowabi, uyazigqaja kakhulu; ukuzikhukhumeza kwakhe, lokuziqhenya kwakhe, lolaka lwakhe, ukuwumana kwakhe kakunjalo.
7. Ngakho uMowabi uzaqhinqela uMowabi isililo, bonke baqhinqe isililo; libubulele izinkwa zezithelo zevini zeKiri-Haresethi; isibili batshayiwe.
8. Ngoba amasimu eHeshiboni ayabuna, ivini leSibima; amakhosi ezizwe atshayele phansi amahlukuzo evini awo; afinyelele eJazeri, azulazule e nkangala, ingatsha zawo zeluliwe, zachapha ulwandle.
9. Ngenxa yalokho ngizakhala inyembezi ngokukhala kweJazeri ngevini leSibima; ngikuthambise ngezinyembezi zami, Heshiboni lawe Eleyale; ngoba ukujabulela izithelo zakho zehlobo lesivuno sakho sekuwile.
10. Intokozo lenjabulo sekususiwe ensimini ethelayo, lezivinini kakuhlatshelwa ngoma; kakulakumemeza; kakulamnyatheli onyathela iwayini ezikhamelweni zewayini; ngimisile ukumemeza kwenjabulo.
11. Ngenxa yalokho imibilini yami iyakhala njengechacho ngoMowabi, lengaphakathi yami ngeKiri-Haresi.
12. Kuzakuthi sekubonakele ukuthi uMowabi uzidinisile endaweni ephakemeyo, khona ezangena endlini yakhe engcwele ukukhuleka, kodwa kayikuphumelela.
13. Leli yilizwi i Nkosi elikhulume ngoMowabi kusukela kulesosikhathi.
14. Kodwa khathesi i Nkosi ikhuluma isithi: Phakathi kweminyaka emithathu, njengeminyaka yoqatshiweyo, udumo lukaMowabi luzadelelwa, elexuku elikhulu; lensali izakuba nlutshwana, incane, ingelamandla.

  Isaiah (16/66)