Isaya
34:1 Sondelani, nina zizwe, ukuze nizwe; lalelani nina zizwe;
yizwa, nakho konke okukukho; umhlaba, nakho konke okuvelayo
kwayo.
34:2 Ngoba intukuthelo kaJehova iphezu kwazo zonke izizwe, futhi ukufutheka kwakhe phezu
wonke amabutho abo; ubabhubhisile, wabakhulula
ekuhlatshweni.
34:3 Ababuleweyo babo futhi bayolahlwa ngaphandle, futhi ukunuka kwabo kuyokhuphuka
izidumbu zabo, lezintaba ziyakuncibilika ngegazi labo.
34:4 Futhi lonke ibutho lasezulwini liyoncibilika, futhi amazulu kuyoba
isongwe ndawonye njengomqulu; lonke ibutho lawo liyakuwela phansi njengomqulu
amaqabunga awela emvinini, nanjengomkhiwane owela emkhiwaneni.
34:5 Ngoba inkemba yami iyogezwa ezulwini
I-Idumiya, naphezu kwabantu besiqalekiso sami, ekwahlulelweni.
34:6 Inkemba kaJehova igcwele igazi, ikhuluphaliswe ngamanoni.
nangegazi lamawundlu nelezimbuzi, namanoni ezinso ze
izinqama, ngokuba uJehova unomhlatshelo eBhozira nokuhlaba okukhulu
izwe lase-Idumiya.
34:7 Futhi unicorns bayokwehla kanye nabo, futhi izinkunzi kanye
izinkunzi; izwe labo liyakugcwala igazi, kwenziwe uthuli lwabo
amafutha ngokukhuluphala.
34:8 Ngoba kuwusuku lwempindiselo kaJehova, futhi unyaka wokuphindisela
ngecala laseSiyoni.
34:9 Futhi imifudlana yalo iyoguqulwa ibe ikolitayi, nothuli lwalo
isibabule, izwe lakhona libe yikolitayi elivuthayo.
34:10 Ngeke ucime ubusuku nemini; umusi walo uyakwenyuka
kuze kube phakade: liyakuba yincithakalo ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane; akekho ozokwenza
dabulani kulo kuze kube phakade naphakade.
34:11 Kodwa i-cormorant nobaba bayokudla ifa; isikhova kanye ne
igwababa liyakuhlala kulo, elule phezu kwalo umucu wokulinganisa
ukudideka, namatshe okuyize.
34:12 Bayobiza izikhulu zakhona embusweni, kodwa ngeke kube khona
lapho, zonke izikhulu zalo ziyakuba yize.
34:13 Ameva ayakuvela ezindlini zayo zobukhosi, izimbabazane nezimbabazane ezindlini zayo.
izinqaba zalo: futhi liyakuba yindawo yokuhlala amadragoni, a
inkantolo yezikhova.
34:14 Izilo zasogwadule futhi bayohlangana nezilwane zasendle
isiqhingi, nesahluleli siyokhala kumngane wakhe; isikhova se-screech futhi
uyophumula khona, futhi azitholele indawo yokuphumula.
34:15 Lapho, isikhova esikhulu sizokwenza isidleke saso, futhi sibeke, futhi sichanyuselwe, sibuthe
ngaphansi komthunzi wawo: lapho futhi amanqe ayakubuthana, wonke
nomngane wakhe.
34:16 Funani encwadini kaJehova, futhi nifunde: akekho kulaba ngeke
ahluleke, akakho oyakuswela umngane wakhe, ngokuba ngumlomo wami oyalile, nowakhe
umoya ubabuthile.
34:17 Futhi uye wabenzela inkatho, futhi isandla sakhe uhlukanise phakathi
bayakulidla kuze kube phakade ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane
isizukulwane bayakuhlala kulo.