Isaya
31 Maye kulabo labehlela eGibhithe kuze batfole lusito!+
Labo labetsembele emahhashini,+
Labetsembele etincoleni temphi ngobe titinyenti,
Nasemahhashini emphi* ngobe anemandla.
Kodvwa abaketsembeli kuLongcwele waka-Israyeli,
Futsi abatihluphi ngekufuna Jehova.
2 Yena uhlakaniphile futsi utawuletsa inhlekelele,
Ngeke awahocise emavi akhe.
Utawusukuma amelane nendlu yebenti balokubi
Kanye nalabo labasita benti balokubi.+
3 Kodvwa baseGibhithe babantfu nje, abasuye Nkulunkulu;
Emahhashi abo ayinyama awasiwo umoya.+
Ngesikhatsi Jehova elula sandla sakhe,
Nome ngubani lotawuniketa lusito utawugileka
Futsi nome ngabe ngubani lotawusitwa utakuwa;
Bonkhe batawubhubha ngesikhatsi sinye.
4 Ngobe naku Jehova lakushito kimi:
“Njengobe nje libhubesi libhodla, libhubesi lelincane lelinemandla, nalibona silwane lelingasidla,
Nakubitelwa licembu lebelusi ndzawonye kutsi litolwa nalo,
Lelibhubesi aletfuswa ngumsindvo walelicembu
Nobe lesatjiswe ngumsindvo walo,
Kanjalo naJehova wemabutfo utakwehla atokulwa imphi
EtikweNtsaba iSiyoni nasegcumeni layo.
5 Njengetinyoni letindizako, naJehova wemabutfo utayivikela iJerusalema.+
Utayivikela aphindze ayisindzise.
Utayisindzisa aphindze ayilamulele.”
6 “Awu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli, buyelani kuLoyo lenimvukele.+ 7 Ngobe ngalelolanga, nguloyo naloyo utawulahla bonkulunkulu bakhe belisiliva labangenamsebenti kanye nabonkulunkulu bakhe beligolide labangasiti ngalutfo, labentiwe tandla tenu letinesono.
8 Um-Asiriya utawubulawa ngenkemba, hhayi ngenkemba yemuntfu;
Futsi utawushwabadzelwa yinkemba lengasiyo yemuntfu.+
Utawubaleka ngenca yalenkemba,
Nemajaha akhe atawusetjentiswa ngenkhani.
9 Lidvwala lakhe litawushabalala ngenca yekwesaba,
Futsi tindvuna takhe titakwesatjiswa lipali lelisibonakaliso,” kusho Jehova,
Loyo kukhanya* kwakhe lokuseSiyoni nemlilo wakhe lomkhulu loseJerusalema.