U-Isaya

18 Maye kulo ilizwe elilomsindo wokukhala kwempiko zezibungu,

Ilizwe eliseduze lemifula yaseTopiya,+

 2 Elithumela izithunywa ngolwandle,

Ukuthi zichaphe amanzi ngezikepe ezenziwe ngemihlanga, lisithi:

“Hambani lina zithunywa ezilesiqubu,

Liye esizweni sabantu abade, abalejwabu elibutshelezi,

Abantu abesatshwa kuyo yonke indawo,+

Liye esizweni esilamandla esinqobayo,

Elizweni elikhukhulwa yimifula.”

 3 Lonke lina zakhamizi zelizwe, lani abahlala emhlabeni,

Lizakuzwa umsindo onjengokukhala kophondo.

“Njengokutshisa okuhangulayo lokukhanya kwelanga,

Njengamazolo akhithika ngesikhathi sokuvuna nxa kutshisa,

Ngizaqhubeka ngihlalisekile ngikhangele indawo* yami emiswe yaqina,

 5 Ngoba isikhathi sokuvuna singakafiki,

Lapho ukuqhakaza sekuphelile njalo iluba selisiba ligilebisi elivuthiweyo,

Amahlumela azaqunywa ngengqamu zokuthena izihlahla,

Lokuthandelayo kuzaqunywa kukhitshwe.

 6 Izidumbu zabo zizatshiyelwa inyoni ezisezintabeni ezidla inyama,

Zitshiyelwe lezilo zomhlaba.

Inyoni ezidla inyama zizakudla izidumbu lezo kuze kuphele ihlobo,

Njalo zonke izilo zomhlaba zizakudla izidumbu lezo kuze kuphele isikhathi sokuvuna.

 7 Ngalesosikhathi kuzalethwa isipho kuJehova wamabutho,

Sivela esizweni sabantu abade, abalejwabu elibutshelezi,

Abantu abesatshwa kuyo yonke indawo,

Sivela esizweni esilamandla esinqobayo,

Elizweni elikhukhulwa yimifula,

Silethwe endaweni elebizo likaJehova wamabutho, entabeni iZiyoni.”+