Verse 1: Lase lifika izwi likaJehova, lithi: “Hamba umemeze ezindlebeni zeJerusalema, uthi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi:
Verse 2: “ ‘Ngikukhumbulela umusa wobusha bakho, nothando lwakho, usengumakoti, nokungilandela kwakho ehlane, izwe elingatshalwanga.
Verse 3: U-Israyeli ungcwele kuJehova, ululibo lwezithelo zakhe; bonke abazidlayo bayathola icala, okubi kuyakubehlela,’ ” usho uJehova.
Verse 4: Zwanini izwi likaJehova nina ndlu kaJakobe, nani mindeni yonke yendlu ka-Israyeli.
Verse 5: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ububi buni oyihlo ababufumene kimi, baze badeda kude nami, balandela okuyize, baba yize, na?
Verse 6: Abashongo ukuthi: ‘Uphi uJehova owasikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe, wasihola ehlane ezweni lezingwadule nelemigodi, ezweni elomileyo nelethunzi lokufa, ezweni elingadatshulwa muntu, nalapho kungahlali muntu khona, na?’
Verse 7: Nganingenisa ezweni elivundileyo ukuba nidle izithelo zalo nokuhle kwalo, kepha lapho seningenile, nalingcolisa izwe lami, nenza ifa lami laba yisinengiso.
Verse 8: Abapristi abashongo ukuthi: ‘Uphi uJehova?’ Abaphethe umthetho babengazi, ababusi baphambuka kimi, abaprofethi baprofetha ngoBali, balandela okungenakusiza.
Verse 9: “Ngalokho ngiyakuphikisana nani,” usho uJehova, “ngiphikisane nabantwana babantwana benu.
Verse 10: Dlulani eziqhingini zaseKitimi, nibone, nithume eKedari, niqonde kahle, nibone uma yake yaba khona into enjengalena na?
Verse 11: Isizwe sike senana ngawonkulunkulu abangesibo onkulunkulu na? Kepha abantu bami benanile udumo lwabo ngokungenakusiza.
Verse 12: Mangalani ngalokho, mazulu, nithuthumele, nichitheke impela,” usho uJehova.
Verse 13: “Ngokuba abantu bami benzile okubi okubili: bangishiyile, umthombo wamanzi aphilileyo, bazigubhele imithombo, imithombo evuzayo, amanzi angenakuhlala kuyo.
Verse 14: U-Israyeli uyisigqila yini, uyisigqila esazalelwa ekhaya na? Waba kanjani impango na?
Verse 15: Amabhongo ezingonyama abhongile phezu kwakhe, akhonya, alenza izwe lakhe laba yincithakalo; imizi yakhe ishisiwe, kungekho owakhe kuyo.
Verse 16: Nabantwana baseNofi naseThahipanesi baphuca ukhakhayi lwakho.
Verse 17: Awuzenzeli lokhu wena ngokushiya kwakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, lapho ekuhola endleleni, na?
Verse 18: Manje unani endleleni eya eGibithe ukuba uphuze amanzi aseSihori, na? Unani endleleni eya e-Asiriya ukuba uwaphuze amanzi omfula na?
Verse 19: Ububi bakho buyakukulaya, nokuhlehla kwakho kuyakukusola; yazi, ubone ukuthi kuyinto embi nebabayo yokuthi umhlubukile uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho nokuthi ukungesaba akukho kuwe,” isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti.
Verse 20: “Ngokuba walaphula ijoka lakho endulo, wazigqabula izibopho zakho, wathi: ‘Angiyikukhonza.’ Ngokuba kuwo onke amagquma aphakemeyo naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza walala njengesifebe.
Verse 21: Mina ngakutshala ungumvini omuhle, imbewu elungileyo yodwa; pho, uphenduke kanjani waba yigatsha elonakeleyo kimi, elomvini wabezizwe, na?
Verse 22: Ngokuba noma ugeza ngesoda, uzithathele insipho eningi, ububi bakho bulotshiwe phambi kwami,” isho iNkosi uJehova.
Verse 23: “Ungasho kanjani ukuthi: ‘Angingcolile, angilandelanga oBali,’ na? Bheka indlela yakho esigodini, wazi ukuthi wenzeni: uyikamela lensikazi elinejubane, elizulazula ezindleleni zalo,
Verse 24: nembongolo yasendle ejwayele ihlane, esezela umoya ngokukhanuka kwayo; ngubani ongavimbela inkanuko yayo na? Bonke abayifunayo abayikukhathala, bayakuyifumana ngenyanga yayo.
Verse 25: Nqanda unyawo lwakho lungabi olungenasicathulo, nomphimbo wakho ukuba ungomi; kepha wathi: ‘Kuyize; cha, ngithandile abafokazi, ngiyakubalandela.’
Verse 26: “Njengesela linamahloni, lapho selifunyenwe, kanjalo indlu yakwa-Israyeli iyakuba namahloni, bona kanye namakhosi abo, nezikhulu zabo, nabapristi babo, nabaprofethi babo
Verse 27: abathi emthini: ‘Ungubaba,’ nasetsheni: ‘Wena wangizala.’ Ngokuba bangifulathele, abangibheki; kepha ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwabo bayakusho ukuthi: ‘Vuka, usisindise.’
Verse 28: Baphi onkulunkulu bakho ozenzele bona na? Mabavuke, uma bengakusindisa ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwakho, ngokuba njengomumo wemizi yakho, banjalo onkulunkulu bakho, Juda.
Verse 29: “Niphikisanelani nami na? Niphambukile kimi nonke,” usho uJehova.
Verse 30: “Ngibashayele ize abantwana benu, abakwamukelanga ukulaywa; inkemba yenu ibadlile abaprofethi benu njengengonyama echithayo.
Verse 31: “Wena sizukulwane, bheka izwi likaJehova. “Bengiyihlane ku-Israyeli, noma izwe lesigayegaye, na? Basholoni abantu bami ukuthi: ‘Sesidlubulundile, asisayikubuyela kuwe,’ na?
Verse 32: Intombi ingakhohlwa yini izivunulo zayo, nomakoti ixhama lakhe, na? Nokho abantu bami bangikhohliwe izinsuku ezingenakubalwa.
Verse 33: Ulungisa kahle kanjani indlela yakho ukufuna uthando! Ngalokho nabesifazane ababi ubafundisile izindlela zakho.
Verse 34: Nasemiphethweni yakho kufunyenwe igazi labampofu abangenacala, kungabi ngukuthi ubafumene befohla. Kepha kukho konke lokhu
Verse 35: uthi: ‘Anginacala.’ Nempela intukuthelo yakhe ibuyile kimi. Bheka, ngiyakwahlulelana nawe, ngokuba uthi: ‘Angonanga.’
Verse 36: Usheshelani kangaka ukuyiguqula indlela yakho na? Uyakujabha nangeGibithe, njengalokho wajabhiswa yi-Asiriya.
Verse 37: Uyakuphuma nalapho, izandla zakho zisekhanda, ngokuba uJehova uyabalahla obethembayo, awuyikuphumelela kubo.