1. Umbono ka-Isaya, indodana ka-Amose, awubonayo ngoJuda neJerusalema emihleni ka-Uziya, noJothamu, no-Ahazi, noHezekiya, amakhosi akwaJuda.
2. Yizwani, mazulu,ubeke indlebe, mhlaba,ngokuba uJehova ukhuluma uthi:“Ngikhulisile ngiphakamisile abantwana,kepha bangihlubukile.
3. Inkabi iyamazi umniniyonembongolo umkhombe womnikaziyo;u-Israyeli akazi,isizwe sami asiqondi.”
4. Hawu, sizwe esonayo,bantu abasindwe ngububi,nzalo yababi,bantwana abonakeleyo!Bamshiyile uJehova,bamdelele oNgcwele ka-Israyeli,babuyele emuva.
5. Ningabe nisashaywa kuphi,nisaqhubeka ukwambuka, na?Lonke ikhanda liyagula,nayo yonke inhliziyo ibuthakathaka.
6. Kusukela ematheni onyawo kuze kube sekhandaakukho okuphelele, ngamanxeba nje,nemivimbo, nemidwa emisha;akukhanywanga ubovu, akuboshwanga,akuthanjiswanga ngamafutha.
7. Izwe lakini liyihlane,imizi yenu ishisiwe ngomlilo,umhlabathi wenu udliwa ngabafokazi phambi kwenu,kuyihlane njengokuchitha kwabafokazi.
8. Indodakazi yaseSiyoni isele njengexhiba esivinini,nanjengedladla ensimini yamaselwa,nanjengomuzi ovinjezelweyo.
9. Uma uJehova Sebawoti ebengasishiyelanga insali,besiyakuba njengeSodoma,sifane neGomora.
10. Yizwani izwi likaJehovanina babusi baseSodoma,nibeke indlebe ekufundiseni kukaNkulunkulu wethunina bantu baseGomora.
11. “Iyini kimi imihlatshelo yenu eminingi na?”usho uJehova;“ngisuthile ngeminikelo yokushiswa yezinqamanangeyamanoni amathole akhuluphalisiweyo;negazi lezinkunzi nelamawundlu nelezimpongoangithokozi ngalo.
12. Lapho nifika ukubona ubuso bami,ngubani okubize lokhu esandleni senuukuba ninyathele amagceke ami na?