Izwe lamaphiko avungazayo
Izithunywa zigijima ngezikebhe zamaphephiru zivela esizweni esikude, esesatshwayo, kodwa uBaba wethu uthi uyothula nje abheke, njengokushisa elangeni, kuze kube umzuzu ongaphambi kokuvuna — bese ethena amahlumela. Ngemva kwalokho, labo bantu uqobo baletha izipho eNtabeni iSiyoni.
18 1Maye, we zwe lamaphiko avungazayo, ngaphesheya kwemifula yaseKushe, 2elithuma izithunywa ngolwandle, ngemikhumbi yomhlanga phezu kwamanzi. Hambani, zithunywa ezinejubane, niye esizweni eside nesinesikhumba esibushelelezi, kubantu abesatshwayo eduze nakude, isizwe esinamandla nesinyathela phansi, izwe laso elihlukaniswa yimifula. 3Nonke bahlali bezwe, nina enihlala emhlabeni: lapho kuphakanyiswa ibhandela ezintabeni, bhekani! Lapho kukhala icilongo, lalelani!
4Ngokuba nakho lokhu uBaba wethu akusho kimi: Ngiyakuthula, ngibheke ngisendaweni yami yokuhlala, njengokushisa okucwebile ekukhanyeni kwelanga, njengefu lamazolo ekushiseni kokuvuna.
5Ngokuba ngaphambi kokuvuna, lapho imbali isiphelile, nempoko seyiphenduka igilebhisi elivuthwayo, uBaba wethu uyakunquma amahlumela ngezingqamu zokuthena, namagatsha asakazekile uyakuwasusa awanqume. 6Konke kuyakushiyelwa izinyoni ezidla inyama zezintaba nezilwane zomhlaba. Izinyoni ezidla inyama ziyakuchitha ihlobo phezu kwazo, nezilwane zonke zomhlaba ziyakuchitha ubusika phezu kwazo. 7Ngaleso sikhathi kuyakulethwa izipho kuBaba wamabutho asezulwini, zivela kubantu abade nabanesikhumba esibushelelezi, kubantu abesatshwayo eduze nakude, isizwe esinamandla nesinyathela phansi, izwe laso elihlukaniswa yimifula—kuze endaweni yegama likaBaba wamabutho asezulwini, iNtaba iZiyoni.
