U-Isaya 18 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978

Ilizwi ngeEtiyopiya

¹ Kukhona ilizwe okuhatshaza kulo impiko, elingaphetsheya kwemifula yaseEtiyopiya,

² elithuma izithunywa emfuleni iNile ngemikolo yemihlanga! Hambani, lina zithunywa ezilejubane, liye ebantwini abade lababutshelezi, abantu abesatshwa eduze lakhatshana, liye esizweni esilamandla lesinqobayo, esilelizwe elidatshulwe yimifula.

³ Lina lonke elihlezi emhlabeni, lonke elakhileyo elizweni, bonani lapho kuphakanyiswa uphawu ezintabeni, lizwe lapho kutshaywa uphondo.

⁴ Ngoba iNkosi yathi kimi: Ngizakhangela phansi ngokuthula ngisendaweni yami lapho ukutshisa kukhazimula ekukhanyeni kwelanga, lalapho amazolo emanengi esikhathini sokuvuna.

⁵ Ngoba kungakafiki ukuvuna, lapho ukukhahlela sekuphelile, lamaluba esesiba yisithelo esivuthiweyo, kuzakuqunywa amahlumela ngezingqamu zokuthena, kuqunywe lengatsha, zisuswe.

⁶ Zonke zizatshiywa, zibe ngezamanqe asezintabeni lezenyamazana zeganga. Amanqe azahlala phezu kwazo ehlobo, lenyamazana zonke zomhlaba zihlale phezu kwazo ebusika.

⁷ Ngalesosikathi kuzalethwa izipho eNkosini yamabandla, zivela ebantwini abade lababutshelezi, abantu abesatshwa eduze lakhatshana, isizwe esilamandla lesinqobayo; esilelizwe elidatshulwe yimifula, zilethwe eZiyone, lapho ibizo leNkosi yamabandla lidunyiselwa khona.