1“Maye ebantwaneni abalobuqholo,”
2labaya eGibhithe bengabuzanga kimi;
3Kodwa-ke ukuvikelwa nguFaro kuzakuba lihlazo kini,
4Lanxa belabameli eZowani,
5bonke bazayangeka
6Isiphrofethi mayelana lezinyamazana zeNegebi sithi:
7Zisiwa eGibhithe osizo lwayo lungelamsebenzi.
8Hamba khathesi nje, ubalobele khona esibhebhedwini,
9Laba ngabantu abangabahlamuki, abantwana abangabakhohlisi,
10Bathi kwabayizanuse,
11Tshiyani indlela le,
12Ngakho okutshiwo ngoNgcwele ka-Israyeli yilokhu:
13isono lesi kini sizafana lomduli ophakemeyo,
14Uzadilika ube yizicucu, njengembiza yombumbi
15Lokhu yikho okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, ukuthi:
16Lithe, ‘Hatshi, sizabaleka ngamabhiza.’
17Abayinkulungwane bazabaleka
18Kodwa uThixo ulangatha ukuba lomusa kini;
19Awu bantu baseZiyoni, abahlala eJerusalema, alisayikulila. UThixo uzakuba lomusa kini nxa licela usizo. Uzaliphendula khonokho nje ekulizweni kwakhe.
20Lanxa nje uThixo elinika isinkwa sokuhlupheka lamanzi osizi, abalifundisayo kabayikucatsha futhi; lizababona ngamehlo enu.
21Loba liphambukele kwesokudla kumbe kwesenxele lizalizwa ilizwi ngemva kwenu lisithi, “Le yiyo indlela; hambani ngayo.”
22Lapho-ke lizangcolisa izithombe zenu ezihuqwe ngesiliva lezifanekiso zenu ezinanyekwe ngegolide; lizazilahlela khatshana njengelembu lowesifazane obesesikhathini, lithi kuzo, “Sukani lapha!”
23UThixo uzalehlisela izulu lenhlanyelo yenu eliyihlanyele emhlabathini, lamabele azavela emhlabathini azakuba mahle njalo emanengi. Ngalolosuku inkomo zenu zizakudla emadlelweni abanzi.
24Inkabi labobabhemi elilima ngakho umhlabathi kuzakudla utshani lamabele ahlungulwe ngefologwe langefotsholo.
25Ngosuku lokubulawa okukhulu, lapho imiphotshongo isiwa, izifula zamanzi zizageleza kuzozonke izintaba ezinde lakuwo wonke amaqaqa adephileyo.
26Inyanga izakhanya njengelanga, ukukhanya kwelanga kukhanye ngokuphindwe kasikhombisa, njengokukhanya kwensuku eziyisikhombisa ezigcweleyo, lapho uThixo esebopha amanxeba abantu bakhe, epholisa lezilonda ezabangwa nguye.
27Khangelani, ibizo likaThixo livela khatshana,
28Umoya awuphefumulayo unjengesifula
29Lizahlabela
30UThixo uzakwenza abantu balizwe ilizwi lakhe lobukhosi,
31Ilizwi likaThixo lizayichitha i-Asiriya;
32Imvimvinya yinye uThixo abatshaya yona
33IThofethi sekukade yalungiswa;