1“Ngalezonsuku langalesosikhathi,
2ngizaqoqa izizwe zonke
3Zenza inkatho ngabantu bami,
4Manje-ke lisolani ngami, wena Thire loSidoni lani lonke zifunda zaseFilistiya? Liyangiphindisela ngolutho engilwenzileyo na? Nxa lingiphindisela, ngizaphanga ngibuyisele elakwenzayo phezu kwamakhanda enu ngokuphangisa.
5Ngoba lathatha isiliva sami legolide lami lathwalela lenotho yami eligugu emathempelini enu.
6Lathengisa abantu bakoJuda laseJerusalema kumaGrikhi, ukuze libase khatshana lelizwe labo.
7Khangelani, ngizabavusa ezindaweni elabathengisa kuzo, njalo ngizabuyisela phezu kwamakhanda enu lokho elakwenzayo.
8Ngizathengisa amadodana enu lamadodakazi enu ebantwini bakoJuda, njalo labo bazawathengisa kumaSabhini, isizwe esikhatshana.” UThixo usekhulumile.
9Memezelani lokhu ezizweni lithi:
10Khandani amakhuba enu abe zinkemba
11Wozani ngokuphangisa, lonke lina zizwe zasezinhlangothini zonke,
12“Izizwe kazivuswe;
13Hehethani ngesikela
14Amaxuku, amaxuku
15Ilanga lenyanga kuzakuba mnyama,
16UThixo uzavungama eseZiyoni
17“Ngakho lizakwazi ukuthi mina, uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu,
18Ngalolosuku izintaba zizagobhoza iwayini elitsha,
19Kodwa iGibhithe izachithakala,
20KoJuda kuzahlalwa khona kuze kube nininini
21Umlandu wabo wegazi, engingakaxoli ngawo,