U-Izaya 16

₁Thumelani imvana kumbusi wezwe,

ivela eSela ngendlela esehlane,

iye entabeni yendodakazi yaseZiyoni.

₂Amadodakazi akwaMowabi ayoba njengezinyoni ezizulazulayo,

namaphuphu ahlakazekileyo, emazibukweni e-Arinoni.

₃“Lulekanani, nithathe isinqumo,

umphefumulo wabo ube njengobusuku

phakathi kwemini,

nibhacise abaxoshiweyo,

ningabadaluli ababalekileyo.

₄Abaxoshiweyo bakwaMowabi mabagogobale phakathi kwenu,

nibe yisiphephelo sabo kumbhubhisi.”

Kuyothi lapho umcindezeli engasekho,

nokubhujiswa sekuphelile,

seziqediwe nezidlova ezweni,

₅kumiswe isihlalo sobukhosi ngomusa,

ethendeni likaDavide,

kuhlale kuso ngokwethembeka umehluleli

oyofuna ubulungiswa,

asheshe ukwenza okulungileyo.

₆Sizwile ngokuziqhayisa kukaMowabi

ukuthi uphakeme kakhulu,

nangokuzidla kwakhe,

nokuqhosha kwakhe,

nokuchwensa kwakhe;

ukuzikhukhumeza kwakhe kuyize.

₇Ngakho-ke abakwaMowabi mabamlilele uMowabi;

bonke balikhalele

ikhekhe elinamagilebhisi omisiwe

laseKhiri Haresethi.

Lilani nidabukele kuphela abavithizwe yizinhlupheko.

₈Amasimu aseHeshibhoni ashaziwe,

kwabuna nezivini eSibhima,

ezixha zawo zamagilebhisi ekhethelo,

ayedaka amakhosi ezizwe

afinyelela naseJazeri,

enabela nasehlane;

amahlumela awo elulwa,

awela ulwandle.

₉Ngakho-ke khalela izivini eSibhima

njengokulila kweJazeri.

Ngikuthela ngezinyembezi zami wena Heshibhoni,

nawe Elehale,

ngokuba ukujabulela isivuno sakho sezithelo

nesokusanhlamvu kuphelile.

₁₀Ukuthokoza nokujabula kususiwe ensimini yezithelo,

akusahlatshelelwa maculo;

ezivinini akusamenyezwa,

abanyathelayo abalinyatheli iwayini ezikhamweni;

ngikuqedile ukumemeza.

₁₁Ngakho-ke ingaphakathi lami

likhala njengehabhu ngoMowabi,

nomphefumulo wami, ngeKhiri Heresi.

₁₂Kuyothi lapho uMowabi ezibonakalisa,

ezikhathaza endaweni ephakemeyo,

aye ethempelini lakhe ukuyothandaza,

angaphumeleli.