U-Izaya 13

₂Phakamisani ibhanela entabeni eluqhwathule,

nimemeze, nibaqhwebe,

ukuba bangene emasangweni abakhulu.

₃Mina uqobo ngibayalile abangcwele bami.

Ngiwabizile amaqhawe ami,

abangabami abajabula ngokuziqhenya,

ukuze babonise intukuthelo yami.

₄Yizwani umsindo ezintabeni,

inhlokomo kungathi ngeyabantu abaningi!

Yizwani ukuxokozela kwemibuso yabezizwe

ihlangana ndawonye!

USimakade Wamabandla uqoqa impi yakhe.

₅Ivela emazweni akude,

emikhawulweni yezulu.

USimakade uze nezikhali zentukuthelo yakhe,

ukuzobhubhisa umhlaba wonke.

₆Lilani, ngokuba usuku lukaSimakade lusondele;

luyofika njengencithakalo evela kuSomandla.

₇Ngalokho zonke izandla ziyakuba ntekenteke,

nezinhliziyo ziphele amandla.

₈Bayakushaqeka, babanjwe yiminjunju nobuhlungu,

bayoba neminjunju enjengemihelo yowesifazane ebeletha.

Bayobhekana nomakhelwano babo

ngeziqu zamehlo.

Ubuso babo bubheje

bube bomvu okwamalangabi.

₉Bheka, usuku lukaSimakade luyeza;

luwusuku lolunya, nentukuthelo

nolaka oluvuthayo,

ukuchitha umhlaba,

nokubhubhisa zonke izoni ezikuwo.

₁₀Ngokuba izinkanyezi zezulu nomthala akuyukukhanya;

ukukhanya kwakho kuyofiphala,

ilanga liyoshona entathakusa,

nenyanga lapho iphuma ayiyukukhanya.

₁₁Umhlaba ngiyokuwujezisela iziphambeko zawo,

nezikhohlakali, izono zazo,

ngiyoqeda ukuzidla kwabaphakameyo,

ngikuqede ukwedelela kwabacindezeli.

₁₂Ngiyokwenza umuntu abe yigugu

kunegolide elicwengekileyo;

yebo, umuntu muhle

kunegolide elicwengekileyo lase-Ofiri.

₁₃Ngosuku lokuvutha kwentukuthelo yakhe

ngiyokwenza izulu lithuthumele,

nomhlaba uzamazame endaweni yawo,

ngenxa yokuvutha kwentukuthelo kaSimakade Wamabandla.

₁₄Bayophendukela kubantu bakubo

njengensephe ehujwayo,

nanjengezimvu ezingaqoqwa muntu,

babaleke, yilowo nalowo

aphindele ezweni lakubo.

₁₅Bonke abayotholwa bayogwazwa,

nabayobanjwa, badliwe yinkemba.

₁₆Abantwana babo bayophohlozwa bebuka,

izindlu zabo ziphangwe,

omkabo badlwengulwe.

₁₇Bhekani, ngizobavusela amaMede,

isizwe esingenandaba nasiliva nagolide.

₁₈Ayobulala izinsizwa ngeminsalo yawo;

angabi nasihe esithelweni sesibeletho sabo;

abayukuba nasihawu kubantwana.

₁₉IBhabhele, udumo lwemibuso,

igugu nokuzigqaja kwamaKhaledi,

liyofana neSodoma neGomora

lapho uNkulunkulu elichitha.

₂₀Aliyukubuye lihlale muntu,

akusekho muntu oyokwakha kulo,

izizukulwane ngezizukulwane,

umArabhu akayukukanisa kulo,

nabelusi abayukulala lapho nemihlambi yabo.

₂₁Kodwa izilwane zasehlane ziyobuthisa khona,

nezindlu zalo ziyogcwala izikhova;

kuyohlala lapho izintshe,

kugcakagce khona amademoni.

₂₂Izimpisi ziyokhala ezinqabeni zalo,

namakhanka, ezindlini zamakhosi;

sesiseduze ukufika isikhathi salo,

nezinsuku zalo aziyukwandiswa.