1“Yehla ukhwele ngemigwaqo yaseJerusalema,
2Lanxa nje besithi, ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengoba uThixo ekhona,’
3Awu Thixo, amehlo akho kawadingi qiniso na?
4Ngacabanga ngathi, “Laba ngabayanga nje,
5Ngakho-ke ngizakuya kubakhokheli
6Ngakho isilwane esivela ehlathini sizabahlasela,
7“Ngingalithethelela ngenxa yani na?
8Bangamabhiza amaduna asuthayo, agcwele inkanuko,
9Ngingabajezisi kulokhu na?”
10Ngenani lidabule phakathi kwezivini zaso lizidlwengule,
11Indlu ka-Israyeli lendlu kaJuda
12Baqambe amanga ngoThixo
13Abaphrofethi bangumoya nje,
14Ngakho-ke uThixo uNkulunkulu uSomandla uthi:
15UThixo uthi, “Wena ndlu ka-Israyeli,
16Imixhaka yaso ifana lengcwaba elivulekileyo,
17Bazatshwabadela amabele enu lokudla kwenu,
18Ikanti langalezozinsuku,” kutsho uThixo, “angiyikuliqeda du.
19Lapho abantu bebuza besithi, ‘Kungani uThixo uNkulunkulu wethu enze konke lokhu kithi?’ Batshele uthi, ‘Njengoba lingilahlile lakhonza onkulunkulu bezizweni elizweni lenu, ngokunjalo khathesi lizasebenzela abezizweni elizweni elingayisilo lenu.’
20Memezela lokhu endlini kaJakhobe
21Zwanini lokhu, lina zithutha zabantu abangelangqondo,
22Akumelanga lingesabe na?”
23Kodwa abantu laba balezinhliziyo ezilukhuni ezihlamukayo,
24Kabatsho ezinhliziyweni zabo ukuthi,
25Ukona kwenu kukuvimbele lokhu,
26Phakathi kwabantu bami kulabantu ababi
27Njengezitsha ezigcwele izinyoni,
28sebezimukile njalo babancwaba.
29Akumelanga ngibajezisele lokhu na?”
30Into eyesabekayo leyethusayo
31Abaphrofethi baphrofitha amanga,