U-Izaya 21

Njengesiphepho sivunguza eningizimu,

kukhona ozayo ovela ehlane,

ezweni elesabekayo.

₂Ngiboniswe umbono oshaqisayo:

umkhapheli ekhaphela,

nombhubhisi ebhubhisa.

Yenyuka Elamu,

uvimbezele Mediya;

ngizokuqeda konke ukukhala kwenu.

₃Ngalokho ukhalo lwami lugcwele izinhlungu;

ngibanjwe yimihelo njengowesifazane obelethayo;

ngikhonkobele ngengikuzwile,

ngethukile ngengikubonile.

₄Inhliziyo yami iyadwanguza, iyathuthumela;

ukuhwelela ebengikulangazelela kungehlele,

sekuphenduke ixhala kimi.

₅Balungisa itafula,

bendlala izindwangu,

bayadla, bayaphuza.

Hhayi bo, zikhulu, sukumani!

Gcobani amahawu.

“Hamba uyomisa umlindi ozakukwazisa akubonayo.

₇Lapho ebona umgibeli,

nabagibele amahhashi ngababili,

ogibele imbongolo

nogibele ikameli,

uyoqaphelisisa,

alalele ngokucophelela okukhulu.”

“Nkosi, ngihlale ngimi embhoshongweni wami

nsuku zonke,

nasendaweni engibekwe kuyo

ubusuku bonke.

₉Bheka, sekuza umuntu ngenqola yamahhashi.

Umemeza athi:

‘Liwile, liwile iBhabhele,

nazo zonke izithombe zonkulunkulu balo;

kuphelele phansi.’ ”

₁₀Wena ongokubhuliweyo kwesibuya sami,

lokhu engikuzwe ngoSimakade Wamabandla,

uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli;

ngiyakukumemezela kuwe.

Kukhona ongimemeza eseSeyiri, ethi:

“Mlindi, yisikhathi sini sobusuku na?

Mlindi, yisikhathi sini sobusuku na?”

₁₂Umlindi wathi:

“Ukusa kuyeza, nobusuku ngokunjalo;

uma nifuna ukubuza, buzani;

nibuye futhi.”

Niyakulala ehlozini elisemathafeni e-Arabhiya,

nina mahele aseDedanimi.

₁₄We zakhamuzi zakwaThema,

lethelani abomileyo amanzi,

bahlangabezeni ngokudla abafokazi.

₁₅Ngokuba babalekele izinkemba,

izinkemba ezihoshiweyo,

neminsalo ensaliweyo,

nobunzima bempi.