U-Isaya 14

¹UThixo uzakuba lesihawu kuJakhobe;

²Izizwe zizabathatha

³Ngosuku uThixo azaliphumuza ngalo ekuhluphekeni, ekutshikatshikeni, lasebugqilini obulesihluku,

⁴lizakutsho la amazwi okukloloda enkosini yaseBhabhiloni lithi:

⁵UThixo useyephule intonga yababi,

⁶abatshaya abantu ngokuthukuthela,

⁷Amazwe wonke alokuphumula lokuthula;

⁸Lezihlahla zamaphayini lemisedari yaseLebhanoni

⁹Ithuna ngaphansi liyanyakaza

¹⁰Bazaphendula bonke,

¹¹Bonke ubukhosi bakho sebehliselwe phansi ethuneni,

¹²Yeka ukuwa kwakho uvela ezulwini,

¹³Wathi enhliziyweni yakho,

¹⁴Ngizakwenyukela phezu kwezindawo

¹⁵Kodwa ulethwe phansi ethuneni,

¹⁶Labo abakubonayo bakudonsela amehlo,

¹⁷umuntu owenza umhlaba waba lugwadule,

¹⁸Wonke amakhosi ezizwe alele ebukhosini,

¹⁹Kodwa wena uphoselwe ngaphandle kwethuna

²⁰kawuyikuhlangana labo ekungcwatshweni;

²¹Lungisa indawo yokubulalela abantwabakhe

²²“Ngizabavukela,”

²³“Ngizalenza libe yindawo yezikhova

²⁴UThixo uSomandla ufungile wathi,

²⁵Ngizamchoboza umʼAsiriya elizweni lami;

²⁶Lokhu yikho okumiselwe umhlaba wonke,

²⁷Ngoba uThixo uSomandla usenze isimiso,

²⁸Ilizwi leli lafika nyakana kusifa inkosi u-Ahazi:

²⁹Lingathokozi, lonke lina maFilistiya,

³⁰Abangabayanga kubayanga bazathola amadlelo,

³¹Lila wena sango! Bubula wena dolobho!

³²Yimpendulo bani ezanikwa