1 Umbono omayelana ngoJuda leJerusalema owabonwa ngu-Isaya indodana ka-Amozi ensukwini zokubusa kuka-Uziya, loJothamu, lo-Ahazi loHezekhiya amakhosi akoJuda.
2 Zwanini, mazulu! Lalelani, mhlaba!
3 Inkabi iyamazi umniniyo,
4 Maye kuso isizwe esonayo,
5 Kungani kumele litshaywe futhi?
6 Kusukela ngaphansi kwentende yonyawo lwakho kusiya esicholo sekhanda
7 Ilizwe lenu lichithekile,
8 Indodakazi yaseZiyoni isele
9 Aluba uThixo uSomandla
10 Zwanini ilizwi likaThixo,
11 “Ubunengi bemihlatshelo yenu
12 Lapho lisiza phambi kwami,
13 Yekelani ukuletha iminikelo eyize!
14 Umphefumulo wami uyawazonda
15 Lapho lichaya izandla zenu likhuleka,
16 Gezani libe ngabahlambulukileyo.
17 Fundani ukwenza okulungileyo; funani ukwahlulela okuhle.
18 Wozani, siqondisane sindawonye,”
19 Nxa livuma njalo lilalela,
20 kodwa nxa linqaba, lihlamuka,
21 Khangelani ukuthi idolobho elithembekileyo
22 Isiliva senu sesingamanyele,
23 Ababusi benu bangabahlamuki,
24 Ngakho-ke iNkosi, uThixo uSomandla,
25 Ngizaphakamisela isandla sami kini;
26 Ngizabuyisa abehluleli benu njengezinsukwini zakudala,
27 IZiyoni izahlengwa ngemfanelo,
28 Kodwa abahlamuki lezoni bazachithwa,
29 “Lizayangeka ngenxa yezihlahla zomʼokhi ezingcwele
30 Lizafana lomʼokhi olamahlamvu asebuna,
31 Indoda elamandla izafana lencwathi,