Isaya 31:1 Maye kulabo abehlela eGibhithe ukuze bathole usizo; futhi bahlale emahhashini, futhi thembelani ezinqoleni, ngokuba ziziningi; nangabamahhashi, ngokuba bona zinamandla kakhulu; kodwa ababheki koNgcwele ka-Israyeli, futhi funani uJehova! 31:2 Nokho naye uhlakaniphile, futhi uyoletha ububi, futhi ngeke abuyise owakhe amazwi, kepha iyakuvukela indlu yabenzi bokubi, imelene usizo lwabenza okubi. 31:3 Manje abaseGibhithe bangabantu, hhayi uNkulunkulu; namahhashi abo yinyama, hhayi umoya. Lapho uJehova eyelula isandla sakhe, nosizayo bayakuwa, osizayo uyakuwa, bonke bayakuwa behluleka ndawonye. 31:4 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi kimi: Njengengonyama nentsha ingonyama ibhongela phezu kwempango yayo, lapho abelusi abaningi bebizwa ngokumelene naye, ngeke yesabe izwi labo, futhi ngeke azithobe ngenxa kanjalo uJehova Sebawoti uyakwehla ukuba alwe intaba yaseSiyoni negquma layo. 31:5 Njengezinyoni ezindizayo, kanjalo uJehova Sebawoti uyolivikela iJerusalema. ukuvikela futhi uyoyikhulula; futhi edlula phezu kwayo uyoyilondoloza. 31:6 Buyelani kuye lowo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abahlubuke kuye ngokujulile. 31:7 Ngoba ngalolo suku, yilowo nalowo uyolahla izithombe zakhe zesiliva, kanye nezakhe izithombe zegolide ezizenzele zona izandla zenu zaba yisono. 31:8 Khona-ke umAsiriya uyokuwa ngenkemba, hhayi indoda enamandla; futhi inkemba engesiyo eyomuntu iyakumshwabadela, kepha yena uyakubalekela inkemba, nezinsizwa zakhe ziyakuhlakazeka. 31:9 Futhi uyodlulela enqabeni yakhe ngokwesaba, kanye nezikhulu zakhe bayakwesaba ibhanela,” usho uJehova omlilo wakhe useSiyoni; nesithando somlilo sakhe eJerusalema.