1“Nxa uphenduka, wena Israyeli, buyela kimi,”
2njalo nxa uzafunga ngobuqotho,
3Ebantwini bakoJuda labeJerusalema uThixo uthi:
4Zisokeleni kuThixo,
5“Bikani koJuda limemezele laseJerusalema lithi:
6Phakamisani uphawu lokuya eZiyoni!
7Isilwane sesiphumile esikhundleni saso,
8Ngakho gqokani amasaka,
9UThixo uthi,
10Lapho-ke mina ngathi, “Awu, Thixo Wobukhosi, ubakhohlisile sibili abantu laba kanye leJerusalema ngokuthi, ‘Lizakuba lokuthula,’ inkemba yona isemiphinjeni yethu!”
11Ngalesosikhathi abantu laba leJerusalema kuzathiwa kubo, “Umoya otshisayo ovela enkangala emiqolweni elugwadule uvunguza usiya ebantwini bami, kodwa kungayisikwela kumbe ukuhlungula,
12umoya olamandla kakhulu uvela kimi. Khathesi-ke sengimemezela ukwahlulela kwami kubo.”
13Khangela! Uyeza njengamayezi,
14We Jerusalema, geza ububi obusenhliziyweni yakho usindiswe.
15Ilizwi elivela koDani liyamemeza,
16Izizwe zitshele lokhu,
17Balihanqile njengabantu abalinda insimu,
18“Ukuziphatha kwakho lezenzo zakho
19Maye, ngobuhlungu, ubuhlungu engibuzwayo.
20Incithakalo ilandela incithakalo,
21Koze kube nini ngibona uphawu lwempi
22“Abantu bami bayiziwula,
23Ngakhangela umhlaba,
24Ngakhangela ezintabeni,
25Ngakhangela, kwakungelabantu,
26Ngakhangela, ilizwe elithelayo laseliyinkangala,
27UThixo uthi:
28Ngakho umhlaba uzalila
29Ekuzwakaleni komsindo wabagadi bamabhiza labemitshoko
30Wenzani na, wena ohlutshwe kakhulu?
31Ngizwa ukukhala okunjengokowesifazane ohelelwayo,