Isaiah 31
1 Maye, kulabo abehlela eGibhithe ukuyocela usizo, abethembele emahhashini nasezinqoleni zempi ngoba ziziningi, nakubagibeli bamahhashi ngokuba benamandla, kodwa bengabheki koNgcwele ka-Israyeli, bengamfuni uSimakade!
2 Naye uhlakaniphile, uletha inhlekelele, kalibuyiseli emuva izwi lakhe, kodwa uyomelana nendlu yababi, nosizo lwabenza okubi.
3 AbaseGibhithe bangabantu, abasiye uNkulunkulu, namahhashi abo ayizilwane, awasiwo umoya. Lapho uSimakade elula isandla sakhe, umsizi uyokhubeka, nosizwayo awe, babhubhe kanyekanye.
4 Usho kanje uSimakade kimi, uthi: “Njengengonyama ibhodla, nebhongo lengonyama ligwavuma phezu kwenyamazane, aliphazanyiswa wumsindo wokumemeza kwabelusi abaningi abasuke bebizwe ukumelana nalo, futhi alithikanyezwa ngumsindo wabo, kanjalo uSimakade Wamabandla uyokwehla ukuba alwe entabeni iZiyoni nasegqumeni layo.
5 Njengezinyoni ezindiza phezu kwamakhanda, kanjalo uSimakade Wamabandla uyolivikela iJerusalema, uyolivikela, alisindise, adlule phezu kwalo, alikhulule.”
6 Nina bantu bakwa-Israyeli, buyelani kuye lona enimhlubuke kakhulu kangaka.
7 Ngokuba ngalolo lusuku, kuyoba yilowo nalowo alahle izithombe ezibaziweyo zesiliva nezegolide, enizenze ngezandla zenu zaba yisono senu.
8 “Abase-Asiriya bayofa ngenkemba, kungeyona eyomuntu; inkemba okungesiyona eyomuntu iyobaqothula, bayothi galo yephuka phambi kwenkemba. Izinsizwa zakhona ziyoba yizisebenzi ezingakhokhelwa.
9 Idwala lalo liyoshabalala ngenxa yovalo, izikhulu zakhona ziyoshiya ibhanela, ngenxa yokudangala,” kusho uSimakade omlilo wakhe useZiyoni, nosithando sakhe siseJerusalema.