Isaya 9:1 Nokho, ubumnyama ngeke kube njengoba kwaba njalo ekuhluphekeni kwakhe, lapho ekuqaleni walishaya kancane izwe lakwaZebuloni nezwe lase noNafetali, kamuva wamhlupha kakhulu endleleni yase ulwandle, ngaphesheya kweJordani, eGalile labezizwe. 9:2 Abantu ababehamba ebumnyameni baye babona ukukhanya okukhulu hlala ezweni lethunzi lokufa, ukukhanya kuphezu kwabo kwakhanya. 9:3 Wena wandisa isizwe, futhi awuzange andise injabulo: bayajabula phambi kwakho njengenjabulo yokuvuna, nanjengokuthokoza kwabantu lapho bayahlukaniselana impango. 9:4 Ngoba wephule ijoka lomthwalo wakhe, futhi udondolo lwakhe ihlombe, intonga yomcindezeli wakhe njengasosukwini lukaMidiyani. 9:5 Ngoba yonke impi yeqhawe inomsindo odidekile, nezingubo siginqike egazini; kepha lokhu kuyakuba ngokushiswa nokubasa komlilo. 9:6 Ngoba thina sizalelwe umntwana, kithi indodana siphiwe, futhi uhulumeni liyakuba semahlombe akhe; igama lakhe liyakuthiwa oMangalisayo; Umeluleki, uNkulunkulu onamandla, uYise ongunaphakade, iNkosi yokuthula. 9:7 Ukwanda kombuso wakhe nokuthula akuyikuba nakuphela, phezu isihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavide, nasembusweni wakhe, ukuwumisa, nokuwumisa ngokwahlulela nangokulunga kusukela manje kuze kube phakade. I ukushisekela kukaJehova Sebawoti kuyakwenza lokhu. 9:8 INkosi yathumela izwi kuJakobe, futhi liye kukhanya phezu Israyeli. 9:9 Futhi bonke abantu bayokwazi, ngisho u-Efrayimi nabakhileyo ISamariya, abathi ngokuzidla nangobulukhuni benhliziyo, 9:10 Izitini ziwile, kepha siyakwakha ngamatshe abaziweyo; imithombe igawuliwe, kepha siyakuyiguqula ibe yimisedari. 9:11 Ngakho-ke uJehova uyomisa izitha zikaResini ngokumelene naye. futhi ahlanganise izitha zakhe ndawonye; 9:12 Ama-Aramu ngaphambili, namaFilisti ngemuva; futhi bayakushwabadela Israyeli ngomlomo ovulekile. Kukho konke lokhu intukuthelo yakhe ayibuyi, kodwa isandla sakhe siseluliwe. 9:13 Ngoba abantu abaphendukeli kulowo obashayayo, futhi bona funani uJehova Sebawoti. 9:14 Ngakho uJehova uyonquma kwa-Israyeli ikhanda nomsila, igatsha kanye phuthuma, ngosuku olulodwa. 9:15 Omdala nohloniphekile, uyinhloko; nomprofethi lokho ofundisa amanga, ungumsila. 9:16 Ngoba abaholi balesi sizwe benza ukuba baduke; nabaholwayo kubo bayabhujiswa. 9:17 Ngakho-ke, iNkosi ngeke bajabule izinsizwa zabo, futhi ngeke hawukela izintandane nabafelokazi babo, ngokuba yilowo nalowo ungumzenzisi nomenzi wobubi, nayo yonke imilomo ikhuluma ubuwula. Kukho konke lokhu ulaka lwakhe akafulathelwanga, kodwa isandla sakhe siseluliwe. 9:18 Ngoba ububi buvutha njengomlilo, buyoqeda amakhakhasi futhi ameva, avuthele ezihlahleni zehlathi, zivuthe; khuphukani njengokwenyuka komusi. 9:19 Ngokufutheka kukaJehova Sebawoti izwe libe mnyama, futhi abantu bayakuba njengezinkuni zomlilo; akakho ongahawukela umfowabo. 9:20 Futhi uyohlwitha ngakwesokunene, futhi alambe; adle ngakwesokhohlo, kepha abayikusutha; bayakudla bonke umuntu uyinyama yengalo yakhe; 9:21 uManase, Efrayimi; no-Efrayimi uManase; ngokumelene noJuda. Kukho konke lokhu intukuthelo yakhe ayibuyi, kodwa isandla sakhe usaluliwe.