Ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka kwaba ngesakho, mthwali wokukhanya,
Uwele ethunzini lephupho elilahlekile.
“Wawuwuphawu lokuphelela,” kuhlebeza uHezekeli,
“Igcwele ukuhlakanipha, futhi ngobuhle iphelele.”
E-Edene wawuhamba phakathi kwamatshe ayigugu,
Ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakho kwakucwebezela isimaragidu negolide.
Ingelosi enamaphiko ichazwa ngokwesiko leBhayibheli njengokuhambela uNkulunkulu, inamaphiko omlilo, idalwe ngokukhazimulayo,
Entabeni engcwele yoMdali, wahamba, uhlonishwa.
Kepha ububi bucashile enhliziyweni yakho yobukhosi,
Futhi ngayo, ukuhlakanipha kwakho nobukhazikhazi bayonakalise.
“Uyakuwa ezulwini,” uyihlo wakuxwayisa, “ngenxa yokungcola kwakho okubulalayo,
Uyakuba-ngumlotha, Ngaphansi kwezinkanyezi ezikuvunguzayo.”
U-Isaya, esililweni sakhe, wabona ukwehla kwakho,
“Yeka ukuwa kwakho ezulwini, O khwezi lokusa!”
Entabeni yomhlangano waphupha ukhuphuka.
Kodwa emgodini, ekukhohlweni, bakubona ukuphela.
Isikhulu sezikhulu, manje iphupho elishabalalayo.
Ingoma ekhohliwe, enanela elahlekile.
Umhlaba uyaphumula, isibhakabhaka siyacweba,
Imisedari yaseLebanoni ekudluleni kwakho ayisayikuzamazama.
Amakhosi ezizwe ayakubuka, emangala;
“Nguye lo owanyakazisa umhlaba ngokuthukuthela na?”
Kepha manje uqamba amanga, uyisithunzi phakathi kwethunzi;
Imbozwe izimpethu ethuneni lakho elingenamuntu.
Wake waphakama phakathi kwezinkanyezi, manje ulala uwile,
Ukukhanya kwakho, inkumbulo efiphele, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi yalahleka.
“Mphathi wokukhanya, ziphi izimpiko zakho manje?”
Kubuza umhlaba, ekuthuleni kwakho, Ngaphansi kwezinkanyezi ezithule.