U-Izaya 14:12-21

“Yeka ukuwa kwakho ezulwini, khwezi elikhanyayo, ndodana yokusa, nokuqunjwa kwakho phansi, wena owawunqoba izizwe. Wena wathi enhliziyweni yakho: ‘Ngiyokhuphukela ezulwini, ngiphakamise isihlalo sami sobukhosi phezu kwezinkanyezi zikaNkulunkulu; ngiyohlala entabeni yomhlangano ngasemaphethelweni aseZafoni. Ngiyokhuphuka ezindaweni eziphakemeyo phezu kwamafu, ngizenze ngibe njengoPhezukonke.’ Nokho wehliselwe endaweni yabafileyo, emajukujukwini omgodi. “Abakubonayo bayokubhekisisa, bakuqaphelisise, bese bethi: ‘Nguye yini lo muntu owazamazamisa umhlaba, wanyakazisa imibuso, owenza izwe laba yihlane, wabhubhisa imizi yalo, akazivumela iziboshwa ukuba zibuyele emakhaya na?’ Wonke amakhosi ezizwe, wonke alale ngodumo, yileyo naleyo edlinzeni layo. Kodwa wena ulahlwe ngaphandle kwethuna lakho njengegatsha elinengekayo, ligqokwe ngababuleweyo, abagwazwe ngenkemba, behlela emgodini wamatshe njengesidumbu esinyathelweyo. Awusoze wahlangana nabo egodini, ngokuba waba yimbangela yencithakalo ezweni lakini; wabulala abantu bakini. Sengathi izizukulwane zezikhohlakali zingebe zisaphathwa naphakade. Lungisani indawo yokubulalela abantwana bakhe, ngenxa yenkohlakalo yokhokho babo. Mabangaphinde bavuke, ukuba badle ifa lomhlaba, bagcwalise izwe ngemizi.