Isaya
18:1 Maye ezweni elinomthunzi ngamaphiko, elingaphesheya kwemifula
I-Ethiopia:
18:2 Othumela amanxusa ngasolwandle, ngisho ezitsheni ezinebhulashi phezu
amanzi, ethi: 'Hambani nina zithunywa ezinejubane, niye esizweni esihlakazekileyo nesihlakazekileyo.'
ehlutshiwe, kubantu abesabekayo kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube manje; isizwe
unqotshiwe, wanyathelwa phansi, ozwe labo imifula lonakele!
18:3 Nonke abakhileyo ezweni, futhi abahlala emhlabeni, nibone, nini
uphakamisa ibhanela ezintabeni; nalapho eshaya icilongo.
zwanini.
18:4 Ngoba kanjalo uJehova wathi kimi: "Ngizophumula, futhi ngizobheka
endaweni yami yokuhlala njengokushisa okucwebileyo phezu kwemifino, nanjengefu lezulu
amazolo ekushiseni kokuvuna.
18:5 Ngoba ngaphambi kokuvuna, lapho ihlumela seliphelele, namagilebhisi omuncu kuyinto
ekuvuthweni kwembali, wonquma amahlumela amabili ngokuthena
izingwegwe, nisuse, nigawule amagatsha.
18:6 Ziyoshiywa kanyekanye izinyoni zasezintabeni, futhi
izilo zomhlaba, nezinyoni ziyakuba phezu kwazo ehlobo, nakho konke
izilo zomhlaba ziyochitha ubusika phezu kwawo.
18:7 Ngaleso sikhathi isipho siyolethwa kuJehova Sebawoti a
abantu abahlakazekile futhi ehlutshiwe, futhi kusukela kubantu abesabekayo kubo
ukuqala kuze kube manje; isizwe sahlangana, sanyathela phansi, saso
izwe imifula ichithe, endaweni yegama likaJehova
Sebawoti, intaba yaseSiyoni.