U-Isaya 18

₁Wo kuwena lizwe lokuhashaza kwamaphiko

eliphesheya komfula waseKushe,

₂elithuma izigijimi ngolwandle

nangemikhumbi yemihlanga phezu kwamanzi.

Hambani nina zithunywa ezinejubane,

niye esizweni esidephileyo nesikhazimulayo,

kubantu abesabekayo lapha nasekudeni,

isizwe esinamandla amakhulu nesinyathelayo,

esilizwe laso lidatshulwe yimifula.

₃Nonke nina enakhileyo ezweni

nani nonke enihlezi emhlabeni

bhekani, lapho ibhanela* liphakanyiswa ezintabeni;

zwanini, lapho icilongo libethwa.

₄Ngokuba uJehova ushilo kimi kanje, wathi:

“Ngiyakubheka ngithule, ngisendaweni yami,

njengokubalela okukhazimula ekukhanyeni kwelanga,

njengefu lamazolo ekufudumaleni ngesikhathi sokuvuna.”

₅Ngokuba kungakafiki ukuvuna,

nokukhahlela sekuphelile,

nembali isiphenduka isithelo esivuthiweyo,

uyakunquma amahlumela ngawocelemba,

awasike amagatsha, awasuse.

₆Ayakushiywa ndawonye abe ngawamanqe asezintabeni

nawezilwane zasemhlabeni;

amanqe ayakuhlala ehlobo phezu kwawo,

nazo zonke izilwane zomhlaba

ziyakuhlala ebusika phezu kwawo.

₇Ngaleso sikhathi kuyakulethwa isipho kuJehova Sebawoti

yibo abantu abadephileyo nabakhazimulayo,

sivela kubantu abesabekayo lapha nasekudeni,

isizwe esinamandla amakhulu nesinyathelayo,

esilizwe laso lidatshulwe yimifula,

endaweni yegama likaJehova Sebawoti,

intaba yaseSiyoni.