Chapter 20
1 Ngomnyaka wokuza kukaTartan eAshdode, ethunywe nguSargon, ukumkani waseAsiriya (walwa neAshdode, wayithimba), ngelo xesha,
2 wathetha uYehova ngoIsaya unyana ka-Amotsi, esithi, Yiya ukhulule ingubo erhwexayo emanqeni akho, uzikhulule iimbadada ezinyaweni zakho. Wenjenjalo ke, wahamba ze, engenazo neembadada.
3 Wathi ke uYehova, Njengokuba umkhonzi wam uIsaya ehambe ze, engenambadada, iminyaka emithathu, waba ngumqondiso nesimanga kwiYiputa nakwaKushi:
4 uya kwenjenjalo ukumkani waseAsiriya ukubaqhuba abathinjiweyo baseYiputa, nabafudusiweyo bakwaKushi, abantwana namadoda amakhulu, beze, bengenambadada, behamba ngeempundu, intoleyo eziintloni kwiYiputa.
5 Baya kuqhiphuka umbilini badane nguKushi, inqolonci yabo, nayiYiputa, iqhayiya labo;
6 bathi ke abemi bolo nxweme ngaloo mini, Yabonani, inje inqolonci yethu, esasabela kuyo ukuba sincedwe, sihlangulwe kukumkani waseAsiriya; singathini na ke ukusinda thina?