U-Isaya 14:12-21

Wawa kanjani ezulwini, wena Lusifa, ndodana yokusa! unqunyulwe phansi kanjani, wena othuya izizwe! Ngoba wena wathi enhliziyweni yakho: Ngithanda ukukhuphukela ezulwini, ngizaphakamisa isihlalo sami sobukhosi phezu kwezinkanyezi zikaNkulunkulu; ngiyakuhlala entabeni yokuhlangana, emagumbini akude asenyakatho. Ngiyakwenyukela ngaphezu kweziqongo zamafu; ngizofana noPhezukonke. Nokho uyakwehliselwa endaweni yabafileyo, ekugcineni komgodi. Abakubonayo bayakukubheka, bakubuke, bathi: ‘Nguye lo muntu owazamazamisa umhlaba, owenza imibuso ithuthumele na? owenza izwe libe njengehlane wachitha imizi yalo; ongayivulanga indlu yeziboshwa zakhe? Wonke amakhosi ezizwe, wonke alele enkazimulweni, ngulowo lalowo endlini yakhe. Kepha wena ulahliwe ethuneni lakho njengehlumela elinengekayo, nanjengezingubo zababulewe, abagwazwe ngenkemba, behlela ematsheni omgodi; inyathelwe phansi njengesidumbu. Awunakuhlanganiswa nabo ekumbelweni, ngokuba uchithile izwe lakho, wabulala abantu bakho; inzalo yabenzi bokubi ayisoze yaziwe. Lungiselelani abantwana bakhe ukuhlaba ngenxa yobubi bawoyise; funa bavuke badle izwe, bagcwalise ubuso bomhlaba ngemizi.