Ilizwe Lamaphiko Avungamayo
Izigidimi zibaleka ngemikhombe yemikhanzi zivela kuhlanga olukude, oloyikwayo, kodwa uBawo wethu uthi uya kuthi cwaka abukele, njengobushushu ekukhanyeni kwelanga, de kube ngumzuzu phambi kokuvuna—aze andule anqumle amahlumelo. Emva koko loo bantu ngokwabo baphatha izipho beze entabeni yaseZiyon.
18 1Yeha, lizwe lamaphiko avungamayo, ngaphesheya kwemilambo yaseKushi, 2elithuma izigidimi ngolwandle, ngemikhombe yemikhanzi phezu kwamanzi. Hambani, nina bathunywa abakhawulezayo, niye kuhlanga olude nolugudileyo esikhumbeni, kubantu aboyikwayo kufuphi nakude, uhlanga olunamandla nolunyathelayo, olwelizwe lalo lahlulwe yimilambo. 3Nonke bemi behlabathi, nina enihleli emhlabeni: xa kuphakanyiswa ibhanile ezintabeni, khangelani! Xa kuvuthelwa isigodlo, phulaphulani!
4Kuba wathi uBawo wethu kum: Ndothi cwaka, ndibukele ndisendaweni yam yokuhlala, njengobushushu obucacileyo ekukhanyeni kwelanga, njengelifu lombethe ebushushwini bokuvuna.
5Kuba phambi kokuvuna, xa iintyantyambo seziphelile, neqhina selisiba yidiliya evuthwayo, uBawo wethu uya kunqumla amahlumelo ngezitshetshe zokuthena, aze amasebe asasazekileyo awasuse awanqumle. 6Konke kuya kushiyelwa amaxhalanga ezintaba namarhamncwa omhlaba. Amaxhalanga aya kuchitha ihlobo phezu kwawo, namarhamncwa omhlaba onke achithe ubusika phezu kwawo. 7Ngelo xesha kuya kuziswa izipho kuBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, zivela ebantwini abade nabagudileyo esikhumbeni, zivela ebantwini aboyikwayo kufuphi nakude, kuhlanga olunamandla nolunyathelayo, olwelizwe lalo lahlulwe yimilambo—kuye endaweni yegama likaBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, entabeni yaseZiyon.
