Isaya 20

₁Ngemnyaka indvuna lenkhulu yemphi, leyayitfunywe nguSagoni, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, yefikela e-Ashdodi, yayihlasela, yayitfumba, ₂ngaleso sikhatsi Simakadze wakhuluma nga-Isaya, umsa wa-Amose. Wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Khumula lamasaka emtimbeni wakho, naletincabule lapha etinyaweni takho.” Wakwenta loko Isaya, wahamba asangcunu, angakafaki lutfo nasetinyaweni.

₃Simakadze wase utsi: “Njengobe inceku yami, Isaya, beyihamba ngcunu ingakafaki lutfo nasetinyaweni iminyaka lemitsatfu, lokusibonakaliso nemhlolo kwalokutawuvelela iGibhithe neSudani, ₄kanjalo inkhosi yase-Asiriya iyawuhola baseGibhithe nebaseSudani labatfunjwe bangcunu, bangakafaki lutfo nasetinyaweni, labancane nalabadzala, bayawushwebheta ngetibunu tabo tisebaleni, kube lihlazo laseGibhithe. ₅Labo lababetsemba iSudani, batigabatisa ngeGibhithe, bayawukwesaba, batseleke ngelihlazo. ₆Ngalelo langa bantfu labahlala kulolugu bayawutsi: ‘Ase nibuke kutsi sekwentekeni kulabantfu lebesetsembele kubo, labo lesabalekela kubo sayawucela lusito nekukhululwa enkhosini yase-Asiriya! Pho-ke, sesitawuphunyula kanjani?’ ”