uIsaya
11:1 Kuya kuphuma intonga esiqwini sikaYese, kunye neHlumelo
uya kuhluma ezingcanjini zakhe;
11:2 Kwaye uMoya kaYehova uya kuhlala phezu kwakhe, umoya wobulumko kunye
ukuqonda, umoya wecebo nobugorha, umoya wokwazi
nokoyika uYehova;
11:3 Uya kumenza abe nokuqonda okukhawulezileyo ekoyikeni uYehova;
angagwebi ngokubona kwamehlo akhe, angohlwayi emva koko
ukuva kweendlebe zakhe.
11:4 Uya kuligweba ityala lezisweli ngobulungisa, ohlwaye ngokuthe tye
kubalulamileyo behlabathi, yaye uya kuwubetha umhlaba ngentonga
ngomlomo wakhe, nangokuphefumula kwemilebe yomlomo wakhe uya kumbulala ongendawo.
11:5 Ubulungisa buya kuba ngumbhinqo esinqeni sakhe, nokuthembeka kuye
umbhinqo weentso zakhe.
11:6 Ingcuka iya kuhlala nemvana, ingwe ibuthe;
kunye nomntwana; ithole lenkomo, nengonyama entsha, nenkomo etyetyisiweyo kunye;
nomntwana uya kuzikhokela.
11:7 Inkomo nemazi yebhere ziya kudla utyani; abuthe phantsi amathole azo
kunye: ingonyama iya kudla umququ njengenkomo.
11:8 adlale umntwana owanyayo emngxunyeni wephimpi, nolunyulweyo
umntwana abeke isandla sakhe emngxunyeni werhamba.
11:9 Aziyi kwenza bubi, aziyi konakalisa ezintabeni zam zonke ezingcwele, phezu komhlaba
baya kuzala kukwazi uYehova, njengamanzi egubungele ulwandle.
11:10 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, kubekho ihlumelo likaYese, eliya kuma ngokomsibo
umqondiso wabantu; zingxamele wona iintlanga;
malube luzuko.
11:11 Kwaye oku kuya kuba ngaloo mini, ukuba iNkosi iya kubeka isandla sakhe
kwakhona okwesibini ukubuyisela amasalela abantu bakhe, abaya kuthi
kushiyeke eAsiriya, naseYiputa, nasePatrosi, nakwaKushi;
nakwaElam, naseShinare, naseHamati, naseziqithini zaselwandle
ulwandle.
11:12 Kwaye uya kuziphakamisela ibhanile iintlanga, yaye uya kubahlanganisa
abagxothiweyo bakwaSirayeli, bahlanganise abasasazi bakwaYuda, bephuma ezweni
iimbombo zone zomhlaba.
11:13 Ikhwele likaEfrayim, neentshaba zikaYuda, ziya kumka
uya kunqunyulwa; uEfrayim akammoneli uYuda, noYuda akayi kungqukruleka
Efrayim.
11:14 Ke bona baya kuphaphazela egxalabeni lamaFilisti ukuya ngasentabeni
entshona; baya kubaphanga ngasempumalanga kunye, baxhobe
isandla phezu koEdom noMowabhi; oonyana baka-Amon babathobele.
11:15 UYehova wosisingela phantsi isibhambathiso solwandle lwaseYiputa; kwaye
uya kulingisa ngesandla sakhe phezu komlambo, ngomoya wakhe onamandla;
yibethe emijelweni yosixhenxe, uwele eneembadada.
11:16 Kwaye kuya kubakho umendo kwintsalela yabantu bakhe, oya kuthi
sishiywe eAsiriya; njengoko kwakunjalo kuSirayeli ngemini yokufika kwakhe
ephuma elizweni laseYiputa.