U-Isaya 28

¹Maye kulowomqhele wamaluba,

²Khangelani, uThixo ulaye olamandla oqinileyo.

³Umqhele lowo wamaluba, iqhono lezidakwa zako-Efrayimi

⁴Leliyaluba elibunayo, ubuhle bakhe obukhazimulayo,

⁵Ngalolosuku uThixo uSomandla

⁶Uzakuba ngumoya wokulunga

⁷Lalaba bayadiyazela ngenxa yewayini,

⁸Amatafula wonke agcwele amahlanzo

⁹“Ngubani lowo ozama ukumfundisa?

¹⁰Ngoba kumi kanje:

¹¹Kungasenani, ngezindebe zabezizweni langolimi

¹²atshoyo kubo wathi,

¹³Ngakho ilizwi likaThixo kubo lizakuba ngelithi:

¹⁴Ngakho-ke zwanini ilizwi likaThixo lina bantu abaklolodayo,

¹⁵Lizitshaya izifuba lisithi, “Senze isivumelwano lokufa,

¹⁶Ngakho lokhu yikho okutshiwo nguThixo woBukhosi:

¹⁷Ngizakwenza okufaneleyo kube yintambo yokulinganisa,

¹⁸Isivumelwano senu lokufa sizakwesulwa;

¹⁹Ngazozonke izikhathi esizafika ngazo sizalithatha;

²⁰Umbheda mfitshane kakhulu ukuba unabe kuwo,

²¹UThixo uzavuka njengalokho akwenzayo entabeni iPherazimu;

²²Khathesi-ke yekelani ukukloloda kwenu

²³Lalelani lizwe ilizwi lami;

²⁴Lapho umlimi elima ukuba ahlanyele, ulima kokuphela na?

²⁵Nxa umhlabathi esewendlale kuhle,

²⁶UNkulunkulu wakhe uyamfundisa,

²⁷Ikharawayi kayibhulwa ngesileyi;

²⁸Amabele kumele acholwe ukuba kwenziwe isinkwa,

²⁹Konke lokhu lakho kuvela kuThixo uSomandla