1Mayelana lama-Amoni:
2Kodwa insuku ziyeza,
3“Lila weHeshibhoni, ngoba i-Ayi ichithekile!
4Lizincomelani ngezigodi zenu,
5Ngizalilethela ukwesaba
6Kodwa emva kwalokho
7Mayelana le-Edomi:
8Phendukani libaleke, licatshe ezimbalwini ezitshonayo,
9Nxa abavuni bamavini befike kuwe,
10Kodwa u-Esawu ngizamhlubula asale eze;
11‘Tshiya izintandane zakho; ngizavikela impilo yazo
12UThixo uthi: “Nxa labo abangafanelanga ukunatha inkezo kumele bayinathe, kungani wena ungeze wajeziswa na? Kawuyikuphutha ukujeziswa, kumele uyinathe.
13Ngifunga ngami, ukuthi iBhozira izakuba lunxiwa lento yokwesatshwa, eyokuthukwa lokuqalekiswa, njalo wonke amadolobho ayo azakuba ngamanxiwa nini lanini,” kutsho uThixo.
14Sengizwe ilizwi elivela kuThixo:
15“Khathesi ngizakwenza ube mncane phakathi kwezizwe,
16Ukuthuthumela okungabangwa nguwe,
17“I-Edomi izakuba yinto yokwesatshwa,
18Njengokuchitheka kweSodoma leGomora,
19“Njengesilwane siphuma emahlathini aseJodani
20Ngakho, zwanini lokho uThixo asecebe ukukwenza nge-Edomi,
21Ekuzwakaleni komsindo wokuwa kwabo umhlaba uzagedezela,
22Khangelani! Ingqungqulu izaqonga iphinde yehlele phansi,
23Mayelana leDamaseko:
24IDamaseko isibe buthakathaka,
25Kungani idolobho lodumo lingadelwanga,
26Ngeqiniso izinsizwa zayo zizakuwa emgwaqweni;
27“Imiduli yaseDamaseko ngizayithungela ngomlilo;
28Mayelana leKhedari lemibuso yaseHazori, eyahlaselwa nguNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni:
29Amathente abo lemihlambi yabo kuzathunjwa;
30Balekani ngokuphangisa!
31Vukani lihlasele isizwe esizinzileyo,
32Amakamela aso azakuba yimpango,
33“IHazori izakuba yisikhundla samakhanka,
34Leli yilizwi likaThixo elafika kuJeremiya umphrofethi mayelana le-Elamu, ekuqaleni kombuso kaZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, elathi:
35UThixo uSomandla uthi:
36Ngizalethela i-Elamu imimoya emine
37I-Elamu ngizayibhidliza phambi kwezitha zayo,
38Ngizabeka isihlalo sami sobukhosi e-Elamu
39“Kodwa inhlanhla ye-Elamu ngizayibuyisa