U-Isaya 13

¹Leli yilizwi elimayelana leBhabhiloni elaboniswa u-Isaya indodana ka-Amozi:

²Phakamisa uphawu phezu koqaqa oluligceke,

³Sengibalayile abangcwele bami,

⁴Lalelani, umsindo phezu kwezintaba,

⁵Bavela emazweni akude,

⁶Lilani ngoba usuku lukaThixo seluseduze.

⁷Ngenxa yalokhu izandla zonke zizakuba buthakathaka,

⁸Bazakuba lokwesaba okukhulu,

⁹Khangelani usuku lukaThixo luyeza,

¹⁰Izinkanyezi zezulu lemithala yazo

¹¹Umhlaba ngizawujezisa ngenxa yobubi bawo,

¹²Ngizakwenza abantu basweleke okudlula igolide elicengekileyo,

¹³Ngakho-ke ngizakwenza amazulu anyikinyeke;

¹⁴Njengempala ezingelwayo,

¹⁵Lowo ozathunjwa uzagwazwa;

¹⁶Izingane zabo zizamahlazelwa phambi kwamehlo abo;

¹⁷Khangelani, ngizabavusela amaMede

¹⁸Imitshoko yawo izabulala izinsizwa;

¹⁹IBhabhiloni, igugu lemibuso,

²⁰Akuyikuhlalwa kulo futhi

²¹Kodwa izinyamazana zeganga zizahlala khona,

²²Impisi zizakhala ezinqabeni zakhona,