U-Isaya 34

₁Sondelani nina zizwe, nizwe,

nilalele nina bantu:

makuzwe umhlaba nokugcwala kwawo,

nezwe nakho konke okuvela kulo.

₂Ngokuba uJehova uthukuthelela izizwe zonke,

ufuthekela yonke impi yazo;

uziqalekisile, uzinikele ekubulaweni.

₃Ababuleweyo bazo balahliwe,

nokunuka kuyenyuka ezidunjini zabo;

izintaba zincibilika ngegazi labo.

₄Ibandla lonke lasezulwini liyaphela,

izulu lisongwe njengomqulu;

ibandla lonke liyawa njengokuwa kweqabunga emvinini

nanjengokubunileyo emkhiwaneni.

₅Ngokuba inkemba yami izanelisile ngegazi ezulwini;

bheka, iyakwehlela phezu kuka-Edomi

naphezu kwabantu besiqalekiso sami ukuba ibahlulele.

₆UJehova unenkemba; igcwele igazi,

inonile ngamanoni nangegazi lamawundlu nelezimbuzi,

nangamanoni ezinso zezinqama,

ngokuba uJehova uyanikela eBosira,

unokuhlaba okukhulu ezweni lakwa-Edomi.

₇Izinyathi ziwa kanye nazo,

nezinkunzana kanye nezinkunzi;

izwe labo liyakugcwala igazi,

nothuli lwabo luyakunona ngamanoni.

₈Ngokuba kulusuku lokuphindisela kukaJehova;

ngumnyaka wokubuyisela ngendaba yaseSiyoni.

₉Imifudlana yakhona iyakuphenduka ikolitayi,*

uthuli lwakhona lube yisibabule,

nezwe langakhona libe yikolitayi elivuthayo.

₁₀Aliyikucinywa ubusuku nemini;

umusi walo uyakukhuphuka kuze kube phakade;

izizukulwane ngezizukulwane liyakuba yize,

akuyikulidabula muntu nanini nanini.

₁₁Liyakuba yifa levuba nelikanondwebu,

kwakhe kulo isikhova negwababa;

uyakwelula phezu kwalo intambo yencithakalo,

nomthofu wokumisa wokuyize.

₁₂Phakathi kwabakhulu balo akakho

oyakumemezela umbuso,

nazo zonke izikhulu zalo ziyakuba yinto engelutho.

₁₃Ameva ayakukhuphukela ezindlini zamakhosi,

izimbabazane namakhakhasi ezinqabeni zalo,

libe yikhaya lamakhanka

negceke lezintshe.

₁₄Izilwane zasehlane ziyakuhlangana nezimpungushe,

nedemoni liyakukhala kumngane walo,

kwakhe khona umkhovu,

uzitholele indawo yokuphumula.

₁₅Lapho umantshingeyana uyakwakha ikhaya lakhe,

azalele, achamisele,

afukame ngomthunzi wakhe,

kubuthane khona nawonhloyile,

kube yilowo nalowo nomngane wakhe.

₁₆Funani encwadini kaJehova, nifunde;

ayiyikusilala nento eyodwa kulokhu,

ayikho eyakuswela umngane wayo,

ngokuba ngumlomo wakhe okuyalezile,

nomoya wakhe okuhlanganisile.

₁₇Nguye okwenzele inkatho;

yisandla sakhe esikwabele ngentambo;

kuyakudla ifa lalo kuze kube phakade,

izizukulwane ngezizukulwane kuyakuhlala kulo.