U-Isaya 16

1 Thumelani izimvu njengendlela yokuhlonipha

kumbusi welizwe

evela eSela, edabula enkangala,

esiya entabeni yeNdodakazi yeZiyoni.

2 Njengenyoni ephaphazelayo

isuswe esidlekeni,

banjalo abesifazane baseMowabi

emazibukweni ase-Arinoni.

3 UMowabi uthi, "Zinzisani ingqondo zenu

lenze isinqumo.

Yenzani isithunzi senu sibe njengobusuku

emini enkulu;

bafihleni ababalekayo,

linganikeli iziphepheli.

4 Vumelani iziphepheli zamaMowabi zihlale kini;

libe yisiphephelo sazo kubachithi."

Umncindezeli uzakufa,

ukuchitheka kuzaphela,

umhlaseli uzanyamalala elizweni.

5 Ngothando, kuzamiswa isihlalo sobukhosi;

ngokwethembeka, indoda izahlala kuso,

ivela endlini kaDavida,

yona ethi ekwahluleleni ifune imfanelo,

njalo iphangisisa indlela yokulunga.

6 Sizwile ngokuzigqaja kukaMowabi.

Ukuzigqaja kwakhe kokuzikhukhumeza lokuzazisa,

ukuzigqaja kwakhe lobuqholo bakhe,

kodwa ukuzikhukhumeza kwakhe kuyize.

7 Ngakho-ke abaseMowabi bayalila,

balilela iMowabi bonke.

Khalani libubulele

izinkwa ezilezithelo zevini eKhiri-Haresethi.

8 Amasimu aseHeshibhoni ayabuna,

anjalo lamavini aseSibhima.

Ababusi bezizwe

sebewanyathelele phansi amavini amahle

kuqala ayefika eJazeri,

njalo anda kusiya ngasenkangala.

Amahlumela awo anaba

aze ayafika ngasolwandle.

9 Ngakho ngiyakhala njengalokhu iJazeri ikhala,

ngikhalela amavini aseSibhima.

Awu Heshibhoni lawe Eliyale,

ngilithambisa ngezinyembezi.

Ukuklabalalela izithelo zenu esezivuthiwe

ngentokozo lezivuno zenu sekuphelile.

10 Ukuthokoza lokuthaba akusekho ezivinini;

kakho ohlabelayo loba amemeze ezivinini;

kakho onyathela iwayini ezikhamelweni

ngoba umsindo sengiwuqedile.

11 Inhliziyo yami ikhalela uMowabi njengechacho,

ingaphakathi yami ikhalela iKhiri-Haresethi.

12 Lapho uMowabi evela endaweni yakhe ephakemeyo

uyazidinisa nje kuphela;

lalapho esiya endaweni yakhe yokukhonzela

ukuba akhuleke akusizi lutho.

13 Leli yilizwi uThixo avele eselikhulumile ngoMowabi. 14 Kodwa khathesi uThixo uthi: "Phakathi kweminyaka emithathu, njengesisebenzi esibotshwe yisivumelwano singayibala, udumo lukaMowabi labantu bakhe bonke abanengi kuzakweyiswa, njalo abazasinda bakhona bazakuba balutshwana kakhulu njalo bengelamandla."