Isaya 25

₁Awu, Simakadze, wena unguNkulunkulu wami,

ngiyakukuphakamisa,

ngilidvumise Libito lakho,

ngobe ngekwetsembeka kwakho lokuphelele

wente tintfo letimangalisako,

tintfo letahlelwa endvulo.

₂Lidolobha ulente laba yindvundvuma yemfuhlululu,

yebo, lidolobha lelibiyelwe laba tindzala;

siphephelo sebetive sangabe sisaba ngilo lidolobha,

lingeke liphindze lakhiwe kabusha.

₃Ngako-ke tive letinemandla tiyawukudvumisa,

emadolobha etive letinelunya ayawukuhlonipha.

₄Bewusiphephelo salabamphofu,

siphephelo salabeswele elusizini lwabo,

siphephelo sekuvikela etivunguvungwini,

nemtfunti ekushiseni kwelilanga.

Ngobe kuphefumula kwalabanelunya

kufanana nesivunguvungu lesitimukula elubondzeni;

₅kunjengekushisa kwelihlane.

Wena ubindzisa lutfutfuva lwebetive;

njengekushisa nakuphotiswa litfunti lelifu,

ibindziswa kanjalo-ke ingoma yalabanelunya.

₆Kulentsaba Simakadze longuSomandla

utakwentela bantfu bonkhe

lidzili lalokukhuluphele, lelimnandzi,

yebo, lidzili leliwayini lelidzala lakadzeni,

inyama lenhle kakhulu,

netinhlobo letimnandzi teliwayini.

₇Kulentsaba uyawususa simbonyo

lesisibekele tonkhe tive,

nalendvwangu lembonye tonkhe tive,

₈amite kufa phakadze naphakadze.

Somandla longuSimakadze uyawukwesula

tinyembeti kubo bonkhe buso;

uyawususa lihlazo lesive sakhe emhlabeni wonkhe.

Simakadze sewukhulumile.

₉Ngalelo langa bayakutsi:

“Ngempela, lona nguNkulunkulu wetfu,

besetsembela kuye, naye wasisindzisa.

Lona nguSimakadze lebesetsembele kuye;

asijabule sitfokote ngensindziso yakhe.”

₁₀Emandla aSimakadze ayakuyengama lentsaba,

kodvwa Mowabi utawunyatselwa phansi ngetinyawo,

njengetibi natigcotjwagcotjwa emcubeni.

₁₁Bayawukweneka tandla tabo ekhatsi kuwo

njengemuntfu lohlambako nakeneka tandla takhe.

Nkulunkulu uyakulidzilita ligcabo labo,

abubukele phansi bucwepheshe betandla tabo.

₁₂Uyakudzilitela phansi tibondza takaMowabi

letiphakeme naletitinqaba, atihhihlitele phansi;

uyakutihhihlitela phansi elutfulini.