Verse 1: “ ‘Ngaleso sikhathi, usho uJehova, bayakuwakhipha amathambo amakhosi akwaJuda, namathambo ezikhulu zakhe, namathambo abapristi namathambo abaprofethi, namathambo abakhileyo eJerusalema emathuneni abo,
Verse 2: baweneke elangeni nasenyangeni nakulo lonke ibandla lasezulwini, abakuthandile, bakukhonza, bakulandela, bakufuna, bakhuleka kukho; awayikubuthwa, awayikumbelwa, ayakuba ngumquba ebusweni bomhlabathi.
Verse 3: Ukufa kuyakukhethwa kunokuphila yinsali yonke esele kulowo mndeni omubi, esele ezindaweni zonke, lapho ngiyixoshele khona, usho uJehova Sebawoti.’
Verse 4: “Futhi uyakusho kubo, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “ ‘Abantu bayakuwa, bangabuyi basukume, na? Umuntu uyaphambuka, angabuyi aphenduke, na?
Verse 5: Bahlehlelani laba bantu baseJerusalema ngokuhlehla njalonjalo na? Babambelela enkohlisweni, bala ukubuya.
Verse 6: Ngaqaphela, ngezwa; abakhulumanga kahle; akakho ozisola ngobubi bakhe, ethi: “Ngenzeni na?” Bonke baphendukela emisebenzini yabo njengamahhashi aphulukundlela empini.
Verse 7: Nonogolantethe emkhathini uyazazi izikhathi zakhe ezimisiweyo, ihobhe, nenkonjane, nonohemu bagcina isikhathi sokufika kwabo, kepha abantu bami abazazi izahlulelo zikaJehova.
Verse 8: “ ‘Ningasho kanjani, nithi: “Sihlakaniphile, umthetho kaJehova unathi,” na? Impela bheka, uthi lokuloba lwamanga lwababhali lusebenzile okwamanga.
Verse 9: Abahlakaniphileyo bayakujabha, besabe, babhajwe; bheka, balilahlile izwi likaJehova, banokuhlakanipha kuni na?
Verse 10: Ngalokho abafazi babo ngiyakubanika abanye, namasimu abo kwabayakuwadla, ngokuba kusukela kwabancane kuya kwabakhulu bayaphanga impango bonke, nabaprofethi nabapristi bonke baqamba amanga.
Verse 11: Bapholisa kalula ukulimala kwendodakazi yabantu bami, bathi: “Ngukuthula, ngukuthula;” kepha akukho ukuthula.
Verse 12: Bayakuba namahloni, ngokuba benza izinengiso; nokho abanamahloni nakanye, abakhophozi; ngalokho bayakuwa phakathi kwabawayo, ngesikhathi sokubahambela kwami bayakukhubeka, usho uJehova.
Verse 13: “ ‘Bengiyakubutha nokubutha,’ usho uJehova, ‘kepha azikho izithelo zomvini emvinini, namakhiwane emkhiwaneni; namaqabunga abunile; engibanikile khona kusukile kubo.’ ”
Verse 14: “Sihlalelani na? Buthanani, singene emizini ebiyelweyo, sibhubhe khona, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu usibhubhisile, wasiphuzisa amanzi enyongo, ngokuba sonile kuJehova.
Verse 15: Silindela ukuthula, kepha okuhle akukho, nesikhathi sokuphulukiswa, kepha bheka, luvalo.
Verse 16: Ukuthimula kwamahhashi akhe kuyezwakala kwaDani; ngezwi lokuyiyiza kwanamandla akhe izwe lonke liyathuthumela, ngokuba afikile, alidlile izwe nakho konke okukulo, umuzi nabakhe kuwo.”
Verse 17: “Ngokuba ngiyathuma kini izinyoka nawomantshingeyana abangenakulunjwa, bayakuniluma,” usho uJehova.
Verse 18: Alunakududuzeka kimi usizi oluphezu kwami, inhliziyo yami idangele.
Verse 19: Bheka, izwi lokukhala kwendodakazi yabantu bami livela ezweni elikude, lithi: “Akakho uJehova eSiyoni na? Ayikho inkosi yalo kulo na?” “Bangicunuleleni ngezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo nangokuyize kwabezizwe na?”
Verse 20: “Ukuvuna kudlulile, ihlobo liphelile, kepha thina asisindiswanga.”
Verse 21: Ngokulimala kwendodakazi yabantu bami ngilimele; ngidabukile, ukumangala kungibambile.
Verse 22: Ibhalisamu alikho kwaGileyadi na? Inyanga ayikho lapho na? Pho, ayipheleliswa ngani impilo yendodakazi yabantu bami na?