U-Isaya 31

₁Wo kubona abehlela eGibithe

ukuba basizwe khona,

bencike emahhashini, bethemba ezinqoleni,

ngokuba ziningi,

nakubo abamahhashi,

ngokuba benamandla;

kepha ababheki koNgcwele ka-Israyeli,

noJehova abamfuni.

₂Nokho naye uhlakaniphile,

uyakuletha okubi;

akayikubuyisa amazwi akhe,

kepha uyakuvukela indlu yababi

nosizo lwabenza okubi.

₃AbaseGibithe bangabantu,

abasiye uNkulunkulu,

amahhashi abo ayinyama,

awasiwo umoya,

nalapho uJehova eyakwelula isandla sakhe

uyakukhubeka naye osizayo,

kuwe naye osizwayo,

baphele bonke kanyekanye.

“Njengengonyama ebhongayo,

ibhongo lengonyama phezu kwempango yalo,

lapho abelusi abaningi belibizelwe,

aliyikwesaba izwi labo,

lingazithobi ngomsindo wabo,

kanjalo uJehova Sebawoti uyakwehla

ukuba alwe entabeni yaseSiyoni nasegqumeni layo.

₅Njengezinyoni ezindizayo

kanjalo uJehova, uJehova Sebawoti,

uyakulivikela iJerusalema;

uyakulivikela, alophule,

alidlule, alikhulule.”

₈“I-Asiriya liyakuwa ngenkemba,

kungengamuntu,

nenkemba engesiyo eyomuntu iyakuliqeda;

liyakubalekela usiko lwenkemba,

kepha izinsizwa zalo ziyakuba yizinceku zempoqo.

₉Idwala lakhe liyakunyamalala ngovalo,

nezikhulu zalo ziyakuphela amandla ngebhanela,”*

usho uJehova omlilo wakhe useSiyoni,

nosithando sakhe siseJerusalema.