Isaya 31

₁Maye kulabo labaya eGibhithe

bayewucela khona lusito,

labetsembela emahhashini,

betsembele nasebunyentini betincola tabo temphi,

nasemandleni lamakhulu ebagibeli babo bemahhashi,

kodvwa bangabuki kuLongcwele waka-Israyeli,

nome-ke bafune lusito kuSimakadze.

₂Noko naye uhlakaniphile,

futsi angayehlisa inhlekelele,

emavi akhe akaphindzi awabuyise.

Uyawusukuma amelane nendlu yalababi,

emelane nalabo labasita labenta lokubi.

₃Kodvwa baseGibhithe bantfu nje, abasiye Nkulunkulu,

nemahhashi abo ayinyama nje, akasiwo umoya.

Simakadze utsi nakaphakamisa sandla sakhe,

kutsi lowo lositako akhubatele,

nalowo lositwako yena awe,

babhubhe bonkhe kanyekanye.

“Njengobe libhubesi lihhonga,

libhubesi lelikhulu,

nalibambe inyamatane yalo,

ngisho nome sekuhlatjwa umkhosi

kubitwa belusi labanyenti kutsi batekulwa nalo,

aletfuswa kumemeta kwabo,

futsi aliphatanyiswa ngulomsindvo wabo,

kanjalo-ke naSimakadze longuSomandla

uyakwehlela esicongcweni seNtsaba iSiyoni

kutsi atekulwa imphi.

₅Njengenyoni lendizela etikwesidleke sayo,

Simakadze longuSomandla uyakuvikela iJerusalema;

uyakuyivikela abuye ayisindzise,

uyakwendlula kuyo, ayilamulele.”

₆Buyelani kuNkulunkulu,

nine ma-Israyeli,

nine lesenimhlubuke kangaka.

₇Ngobe ngalelo langa ngulowo nalowo wenu

uyakutilahla tithico tesiliva netegolide

lenitente ngetandla tenu letigcwele kona.

₈“Ema-Asiriya ayawubhujiswa ngenkemba,

inkemba lengesiyo yendvodza,

inkemba lengesiyo yebantfu lababhubhako,

itawagwinya.

Ayakuyibalekela lenkemba,

nemajaha awo ayawusetjentiswa kamatima.

₉Inqaba yawo iyawudzilika ngenca yekwesaba,

netindvuna tawo tiyawutfutfumela kakhulu

ekubonakaleni kwesiboniso semphi,” usho Simakadze,

lomlilo wakhe useSiyoni,

nembutfuma yakhe yemlilo iseJerusalema.