uIsaya 17:1 Isihlabo esisingisele kwiDamasko. Yabona, iDamasko iyahluthwa, ingabikho a siya kuba yimwewe enxuwayo. 17:2 Ishiyiwe imizi yaseArohere; iya kuba yeyemihlambi lala, kungabikho ubothusayo; 17:3 ipheliswe inqaba kwaEfrayim, kupheliswe ubukumkani iDamasko namasalela ama-Aram aya kuba njengobuqaqawuli bukaYehova oonyana bakaSirayeli, utsho uYehova wemikhosi. 17:4 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, bube bubuqaqawuli bukaYakobi uya kubhitya, ukutyeba kwenyama yakhe athambe. 17:5 Kuya kuba njengokuba umvuni ehlanganisa ingqolowa, avune; iindlebe ngengalo yakhe; kuya kuba njengalowo ubuthela iindlebe kuwo intlambo yamaRafa. 17:6 Kuya kusala kuyo ubhikico, njengokuvuthululwa komnquma umthi, amaqunube amabini okanye amathathu phezulu kwisebe eliphezulu, ezine okanye zibe zihlanu emahlamvini avela ekupheleni, utsho uYehova uThixo Sirayeli. 17:7 Ngaloo mini umntu uya kondela kuMenzi wakhe, abe namehlo akhe imbeko koyiNgcwele kaSirayeli. 17:8 Kwaye akayi kukhangela kwizibingelelo, umsebenzi wezandla zakhe, okanye woyihlonela into eyenziwe yiminwe yakhe, noAshera, nokuba nguAshera imifanekiso. 17:9 Ngaloo mini imizi yakhe enqabileyo iya kuba ngamanxuwa asezintshinyeleni zehlathi, neyaba yintshabalala nesebe eliphezulu, abalishiyayo ngenxa yoonyana bakaSirayeli; kuya kuba yinkangala. 17:10 Ngokuba umlibele uThixo, umsindisi wakho, akwabakho ukhumbule iliwa lokunqaba kwakho, ngenxa yoko utyale izinto ezimnandi ityale, uyibeke ngezikhubekiso zasemzini; 17:11 Emini uya kuwuhluma umtya wakho, kusasa uya kuwuhluma uyayihlumisa imbewu yakho, kodwa ukuvuna kuya kuba yimfumba esityeni imini yosizi neyomvandedwa. 17:12 Yeha, ingxokolo yezizwe ezininzi, ezenza isandi njengesandi! zolwandle; nakwingxokozelo yeentlanga, ezingxola njengenkungu intswahla yamanzi anamandla! 17:13 Iintlanga ziya kugubha njengokungxola kwamanzi amaninzi; zikhalimele, zibaleke zimke, zisukelwe njengoThixo; Umququ weentaba phambi komoya, nanjengento eqengqwayo ngaphambili isaqhwithi. 17:14 Ngexa langokuhlwa nanko kukho inkathazo; phambi kokuba kuse, akakho. Siso eso isahlulo sabasibhuqileyo, neqashiso labasiphangayo thina.