Isaya
11:1 Futhi kuyovela induku esiqwini sikaJese, futhi iHlumela
iyakumila ezimpandeni zakhe;
11:2 Futhi umoya kaJehova uyohlala phezu kwakhe, umoya wokuhlakanipha futhi
ukuqonda, umoya weseluleko namandla, umoya wokwazi
nokumesaba uJehova;
11:3 Futhi uyomenza abe nokuqonda okusheshayo ekumesabeni uJehova
kayikwahlulela ngokubona kwamehlo akhe, njalo kayikusola emva kwalokho
ukuzwa kwezindlebe zakhe.
11:4 Kodwa ngokulunga uyokwahlulela abampofu, futhi uyosola ngobuqotho
kwabathobekileyo bomhlaba: futhi iyoshaya umhlaba ngentonga
umlomo wakhe, nangokuphefumula kwezindebe zakhe uyobulala omubi.
11:5 Futhi ukulunga kuyoba ibhande okhalweni lwakhe, futhi ukwethembeka
ibhande lezinso zakhe.
11:6 Impisi uyohlala newundlu, futhi ingwe uyolala phansi
nengane; ithole, nebhongo lengonyama, nethole elikhuluphalisiweyo ndawonye;
nomntwana omncane uyakuzihola.
11:7 Inkomo nebhere kuyoklaba; amazinyane azo alale phansi
kanyekanye: ingonyama iyakudla utshani njengenkabi.
11:8 Futhi umntwana oncelayo uyodlala emgodini wephimpi, futhi elunyuliwe
umntwana abeke isandla sakhe emphandwini wamaphela.
11:9 Abayikulimaza noma babhubhise kuyo yonke intaba yami engcwele, ngenxa yomhlaba
bayakugcwala ukumazi uJehova, njengamanzi asibekela ulwandle.
11:10 Futhi ngalolo suku kuyakuba khona impande kaJese, okuyinto uyokuma
isibonakaliso sabantu; abezizwe bayakufuna kukho, lokuphumula kwakhe
yiba nenkazimulo.
11:11 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ngalolo suku, ukuthi iNkosi izobeka isandla sayo
futhi ngokwesibili ukubuyisela insali yabantu bakhe, abayoba
kushiywe e-Asiriya, naseGibhithe, nasePhatirosi, naseKushe,
nase-Elamu, naseShinari, naseHamati, naseziqhingini zase-Elamu
ulwandle.
11:12 Futhi uyomisa uphawu ezizweni, futhi uyobabutha
abaxoshiweyo bakwa-Israyeli, futhi ubuthe ndawonye abahlakazekile bakwaJuda besuka ezweni
amagumbi amane omhlaba.
11:13 Umona ka-Efrayimi uyomuka, futhi izitha zikaJuda
u-Efrayimi akayikuhawukela uJuda, noJuda akayikuhlupha
Efrayimi.
11:14 Kodwa bayokundiza phezu kwamahlombe amaFilisti ngase theni
entshonalanga; bayakuphanga ngasempumalanga kanyekanye, babeke ezabo
isandla phezu kuka-Edomi noMowabi; abantwana bakwa-Amoni bayakubalalela.
11:15 Futhi uJehova uyobhubhisa ulimi lolwandle lwaseGibhithe; futhi
ngomoya wakhe onamandla uyakunyakazisa isandla sakhe phezu komfula, adle
ulishaye emifuleni eyisikhombisa, uwele amadoda ngezicathulo.
11:16 Futhi kuyoba umgwaqo omkhulu wensali yabantu bakhe, okuyinto ngeke
usale e-Asiriya; njengoba kwenzeka ku-Israyeli ngosuku lokufika kwakhe
phezulu ephuma ezweni laseGibhithe.