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.