uIsaya
9:1 Ke ubumnyama abuyi kuba bunjalo ekubandezelekeni kwakhe;
ekuqaleni walibetha kancinane ilizwe lakwaZebhulon nelizwe lakwaZebhulon
noNafetali; emveni koko wamcinezela ngokubi ngakumbi endleleni
ulwandle, phesheya kweYordan, kwelaseGalili yeentlanga.
9:2 Abantu abo bahamba ebumnyameni babone ukukhanya okukhulu;
hlala elizweni lethunzi lokufa, ukukhanya kube phezu kwabo
yabengezela.
9:3 Ulwandisile uhlanga, akwandise imihlali;
njengokuvuya kwexa lokuvuna, nanjengokuvuya kwabantu xa bevuya
ababi amaxhoba.
9:4 Ngokuba uyaphule idyokhwe yomthwalo wakhe noswazi lomthwalo wakhe
igxalaba, intonga yomcinezeli, njengemini yakwaMidiyan.
9:5 Ngokuba yonke imfazwe yendoda yokulwa inesiphithiphithi kunye neengubo
zisongwe egazini; kodwa oku kuya kuba kukutsha nakukudla komlilo.
9:6 Ngokuba sizalelwe umntwana, sinikwe unyana;
ibe segxalabeni lakhe; igama lakhe kuthiwa nguMmangaliso;
UMcebisi, uThixo oligorha, uBawo ongunaphakade, iNkosana yoXolo.
9:7 Ukwanda koburhulumente bakhe, noxolo aluyi kuphela
itrone kaDavide, nasebukumkanini bakhe, ukuba bumiswe bumiswe
Ngomgwebo nangobulungisa, kususela ngoku kude kuse ephakadeni. I
ubukhwele bukaYehova wemikhosi buya kukwenza oko.
9:8 INkosi ithumela ilizwi kwaYakobi, liwa ke kwaSirayeli.
9:9 Kwaye bonke abantu baya kwazi, uEfrayim nabemi bayo
AbakwaSamari, abathi ngekratshi nangobukhulu bentliziyo,
9:10 Izitena ziwile, siya kwakha ngamatye aqingqiweyo;
imithombe igawulwe, siya kuyitshintsha ibe yimisedare.
9:11 UYehova ubaphakamisele ababandezeli bakaRetsin phezu kwakhe;
uzihlanganisele ndawonye iintshaba zakhe;
9:12 Ama-Aram ngaphambili, namaFilisti ngasemva; kwaye ziya kudla
Sirayeli ngomlomo ovulekileyo. Kuko konke oku umsindo wakhe awubuyanga;
isandla sakhe sisolulile.
9:13 Kuba abantu ababuyeli kulowo ubabethileyo, bengabuyeli kubo;
funani uYehova wemikhosi.
9:14 Ngako oko uYehova uya kunqumla kuSirayeli intloko nomsila, isebe nomsila
ngokukhawuleza, ngosuku olunye.
9:15 Amadoda amakhulu nabafo ababekekileyo, yintloko ke leyo; nomprofeti lowo
ofundisa ubuxoki, ungumsila yena.
9:16 Ngokuba abathetheli baba bantu basuke baba ngaba bandwendwisayo; nabakhokelwayo
kubo bayatshabalala.
9:17 Ngako oko uYehova akayi kuvuya ngamadodana abo, akayi kuvuya;
Yiba nenceba kwiinkedama zabo nabahlolokazi babo; ngokuba bonke bephela bangumhanahanisi
nomenzi wobubi, yonke imilomo ithetha ngobudenge. Kuko konke oku umsindo wakhe
akabuyi umva, isandla sakhe sisesolulile.
9:18 Kuba okungendawo kuvutha njengomlilo;
ziya kuzitshisa iintshinyela zehlathi, zitshise;
nyuka njengokunyuka komsi.
9:19 Ngokuphuphuma komsindo kaYehova wemikhosi ilizwe lenziwa mnyama;
abantu banjengokudla komlilo; umntu akamcongi umzalwana wakhe.
9:20 Basika ngasekunene, balambe noko; adle yena
ngasekhohlo, kwaye abayi kuhlutha; baya kudla elowo
umntu yinyama yengalo yakhe;
9:21 uManase, uEfrayim; noEfrayim, abe nguManase;
nxamnye noYuda. Kuko konke oku umsindo wakhe awubuyanga;
yoluliwe nangoku.