Isaya
15:1 Isiprofetho sikaMowabi. Ngoba ebusuku i-Ari lakwaMowabi lichithwa, futhi
ethuliswa; ngoba ebusuku iKiri lakwaMowabi lichithwa, futhi
ethuliswa;
15:2 Ukhuphukele eBajiti, naseDiboni, ezindaweni eziphakemeyo ukuyokhala; uMowabi.
bayakuhhewula phezu kweNebo naphezu kweMedeba, phezu kwawo wonke amakhanda awo
impandla, nazo zonke izintshebe zigundiwe.
15:3 Ezitaladini zabo bayobhinca indwangu yesaka: phezu eziqongweni
ezindlini zabo nasezitaladini zabo, yilowo nalowo uyakukhala, ekhala
kakhulu.
15:4 Futhi iHeshibhoni liyokhala, futhi Elehaleh: izwi labo liyozwakala kuze kube
ngakho-ke ibutho lakwaMowabi liyakukhala; impilo yakhe
kuzoba buhlungu kuye.
15:5 Inhliziyo yami izokhala ngoMowabi; ababaleki bakhe bayakubalekela eSowari, a
ithokazi elineminyaka emithathu, ngokuba ekukhuphukeni kweLuhiti ngokukhala
bayakukhuphuka; ngoba endleleni yaseHoronayimi bayakumisa a
ukukhala kwembubhiso.
15:6 Ngoba amanzi aseNimrimi ayoba incithakalo, ngoba utshani bubunile
kude, utshani buyaphela, akukho okuluhlaza.
15:7 Ngakho-ke inala abayitholile, futhi lokho abaye babeka
phezulu, bayakumuka baye emfudlaneni weminyezane.
15:8 Ngoba isikhalo sizungeze imingcele yakwaMowabi; ukukhala kwayo
kwaze kwaba se-Eglayimi, nokukhala kwayo kwaze kwaba seBerelimi.
15:9 Ngoba amanzi aseDimoni ayogcwala igazi, futhi ngizoletha okwengeziwe
phezu kweDimoni, izingonyama phezu kwabaphunyukileyo bakwaMowabi, naphezu kwensali
zomhlaba.