uIsaya
21:1 Isihlabo esisingisele kwintlango yaselwandle. Njengezaqhwithi zasezantsi zidlula
nge; ngokunjalo uya kuvela entlango, ezweni eloyikekayo.
21:2 Ndixelelwe umbono olukhuni; inginingini lisebenza
ngobuqhophololo, nombhuqi uyaphanga. Nyuka, Elam: ngqinga, O
Imidiya; ukuncwina kwabo konke, ndikuphelisile.
21:3 Ngenxa yoko azele amanqe am kukuzibhijabhija, inimba indifikele;
kwanjengenimba kozalayo, Ndagoba-gobele ekuveni
ngayo; ndakhwankqiswa kukubona oko.
21:4 Intliziyo yam ibibetha, ukunkwantya kwandothusa: Bubusuku bezinto zam ezilungileyo
undenze into yokoyika.
21:5 Kulungiswa isithebe, kuboniselwa umboniselo, kuyadliwa, kusela;
uthambise iingweletshetshe.
21:6 Ngokuba utshilo kum uYehova ukuthi, Yiya umise umboniseli, axele
into ayibonayo.
21:7 Wabona umkhoko wabamahashe, abamahashe bengababini, nabakhweli bamaesile;
inqwelo yeenkamela; wabaza indlebe ngenkathalo enkulu.
21:8 Wadanduluka wathi, Yingonyama, Nkosi yam, ndihlala ndimi emboniselweni
emini, ndihleli elugcinweni lwam ubusuku bonke;
21:9 nantso isiza inqwelo yamadoda, enamahashe angababini.
Waphendula wathi, Iwile, iwile iBhabheli; kunye nazo zonke
imifanekiso eqingqiweyo yoothixo bayo uyaphulele emhlabeni.
21:10 Owu, ingqolowa yam, ingqolowa yesanda sam!
UYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ndinixelele.
21:11 Isihlabo esisingisele kwiDuma. Omemeza kum ekwelakwaSehire, uthi, Mlindi, yini na kwiNkosi?
busuku? Mlindi, kuthekani na ngobusuku?
21:12 Wathi umlindi, Kuyeza ukusa, kwanobusuku, ukuba niyathanda
buzani, buzani; buyani, yizani.
21:13 Isihlabo esisingisele kwiArabhi. Ehlathini laseArabhi niya kulala, nina
iinkampani zaseDedanim.
21:14 Bazise amanzi abemi bakwaTema, kulowo ukhoyo
enxaniwe, bamnqanda osabayo ngesonka sabo.
21:15 Kuba babesaba amakrele, ngenxa yekrele elirholiweyo, kwaye ngenxa egotyiweyo
isaphetha, nayimfazwe enzima.
21:16 Ngokuba utshilo kum uYehova ukuthi, Kwangaloo nyaka, ngokwelizwi likaYehova
iminyaka yomqeshwa, buphele lonke uzuko lwakwaKedare;
21:17 amasalela enani labatoli, amagorha koonyana
liya kuba mbalwa kwaKedare, ngokuba uYehova uThixo kaSirayeli uthethile
yona.