U-Izaya 44:9-20

Bonke abenza izithombe ezibunjiweyo bayize, nezinto abazithokozelayo azinanzuzo kubo, ofakazi babo ababoni, futhi kabazi, bayothelwa ngehlazo. Ngubani owenza unkulunkulu, abumbe umfanekiso ongenakukwenza okuhle na? Bonke abasikhonzayo bayothelwa ngehlazo, nabakhandi bangabantu nje, mabahlangane bonke, mabasukume bonke, bangenwe yingebhe; bonke bayakuthelwa ngehlazo kanyekanye. Umkhandinsimbi wenza ithuluzi, uyalisebenza emalahleni, alicangcathe ngezando, alisebenze ngamandla ezingalo zakhe. Uyalamba, angabi namandla, uma engawaphuzi amanzi, uyakhathala. Umbazi welula intambo yokukala, adwebe umuthi ngokubomvu, awugwede ngezingwedo, awuklame ngensimbi yokudweba isiyingi, awenze ngomfanekiso womuntu, ube nobuhle bomuntu; ukuba uhlale endlini. Uyazigawulela imisedari, athathe imikhoba nemi-okhi, akuvikele phakathi kwemithi yehlathi; utshala umsedari, imvula iwenze ukhule. Bese kuba ngokomuntu ukuba abase ngakho; uthatha okunye kukho, othe; abase umlilo, abhake isinkwa; wenza futhi unkulunkulu, amkhothamele; wenza isithombe esibaziweyo, asikhulekele. Ushisa ingxenye yawo emlilweni; phezu kwenye ingxenye, ose izoso, adle inyama, asuthe; yebo, uyotha athi: “Halala! Sengifudumele, ngothe umlilo.” Ngokuseleyo wenza ngakho unkulunkulu nesithombe sakhe; akukhothamele, akhuleke kukho, athandaze kukho, athi: “Ngisindise; ungunkulunkulu wami.” Kabazi, kabaqondi, ngokuba amehlo abo uwasilekile ukuze bangaboni, nezinhliziyo zabo ukuze bangaqondi. Akekho okhumbulayo, nokwazi ukuqonda bese, ethi: “Ingani ingxenye yawo ngiyishise ngomlilo, ngapheka isinkwa phezu kwamalahle awo, ngosa inyama, ngayidla; ngokuseleyo kuwo, ngenza okuyisinengiso; ngakhothama phambi kwesiqu somuthi.” Udla umlotha, inhliziyo ekhohlisiweyo imdukisile; akanakuwusindisa umphefumulo wakhe, nokuba athi: “Akukho yini amanga kwesokunene sami na?”