Isaya
21:1 Umthwalo ogwadule ulwandle. Njengoba kudlula izivunguvungu eningizimu
ngokusebenzisa; kanjalo livela ogwadule, ezweni elesabekayo.
21:2 Ngitshelwe umbono obuhlungu; umkhohlisi uyasebenzelana
ngobuqili, nomchithi uyaphanga. Khuphuka, Elamu: vimbela, O
Imidiya; konke ukububula kwalo ngikwenze ukuba kuphele.
21:3 Ngakho izinkalo zami zigcwele ubuhlungu, imihelo ingibambile.
njengemihelo yowesifazane obelethayo;
kwayo; ngashaqeka lapho ngibona.
21:4 Inhliziyo yami yagubha, ukwesaba kwangethusa: ubusuku benjabulo yami
usephenduke ukwesaba kimi.
21:5 Lungisani itafula, nilinde embhoshongweni wokulinda, nidle, niphuze;
izikhulu, ugcobe isihlangu.
21:6 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi kimi: Hamba, ukubeka umlindi, ukuze amemezele
lokho akubonayo.
21:7 Futhi wabona inqola kanye umbhangqwana abamahhashi, inqola yezimbongolo, futhi
inqola yamakamela; futhi walalela ngekulalela kakhulu.
21:8 Futhi wamemeza, "Ingonyama: Nkosi yami, Ngimi njalo embhoshongweni wokulinda
emini, futhi ngihlezi esitokisini sami ubusuku bonke.
21:9 Futhi, bheka, ifika inqola yamadoda, kanye umbhangqwana abamahhashi.
Yaphendula yathi: “Liwile, liwile iBabele; kanye nazo zonke
izithombe ezibaziweyo zonkulunkulu balo uziphahlaze phansi.
21:10 O, isibhulo sami, namabele esibuya sami, lokho engikuzwile ngolimi.
Jehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngimemezele kini.
21:11 Isiprofetho ngeDuma. Uyangibiza eseSeyiri, uthi: “Mlindi!
ebusuku? Mlindi, kuthiwani ebusuku?
21:12 Umlindi wathi: "Kuyeza ukusa, futhi nobusuku
buzani, buzani;
21:13 Umthwalo phezu Arabia. Ehlathini lase-Arabiya niyolala, nina
izinkampani zokuhamba zaseDedanimi.
21:14 Abakhileyo ezweni laseThema bamlethela amanzi
omile, bamvimba ngesinkwa obalekayo.
21:15 Ngoba babalekela izinkemba, kusukela inkemba ehoshiwe, futhi kusukela bent
umnsalo, nasebunzimeni bempi.
21:16 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi kimi, 'Phakathi konyaka, ngokuvumelana nezwi likaJehova
iminyaka yomqashwa, nalo lonke udumo lweKedari luyakuphela.
21:17 Futhi insali enanini abacibishelayo, amadoda anamandla abantwana
iKedari iyakuncipha, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ukhulumile
yona.