Verse 1: “Wena ndodana yomuntu, profetha ngezintaba zakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Nina zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, zwanini izwi likaJehova.
Verse 2: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba isitha sisho kuwe, sithi: “Ashila,” nokuthi: “Izindawo eziphakemeyo zamandulo seziyifa lethu,” ’
Verse 3: ngalokho profetha, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba, yebo, ngokuba banenza incithakalo, banigwinya nxazonke ukuba nibe yifa lezizwe eziseleyo, futhi niphathwa ngezindebe zezideleli nangokuhleba kwabantu,
Verse 4: ngalokho, zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, zwanini izwi leNkosi uJehova lokuthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova kuzo izintaba nakuwo amagquma, kuyo imifula nakuzo izigodi, nakuzo izindawo ezichithekileyo, nakuyo imizi eshiyiweyo, osekuyimpango nenhlekiso yezizwe eziseleyo ezikhona nxazonke,
Verse 5: yebo, ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Impela ngomlilo womhawu wami ngikhulumile ngensali yezizwe nangawo wonke u-Edomi, ababeke izwe lami libe yifa labo ngentokozo yenhliziyo yabo yonke nangamafundululu omphefumulo, ukuze lilahlwe libe yimpango;’
Verse 6: ngalokho profetha ngezwe lakwa-Israyeli, uthi kuzo izintaba nakuwo amagquma, kuyo imifula nakuzo izigodi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bhekani, ngikhulume ngomhawu wami nangokufutheka kwami, ngokuba nithwele ihlazo labezizwe.
Verse 7: Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngiphakamisile isandla sami ngokuthi: Impela abezizwe abakini nxazonke bayakuthwala ihlazo labo.
Verse 8: “ ‘Kepha nina zintaba zakwa-Israyeli niyakuveza amagatsha enu, nithelele abantu bami izithelo zenu, ngokuba sebeseduze ukubuya.
Verse 9: Ngokuba bhekani, nginani; ngiyakuphendukela kini, niyakulinywa, nihlwanyelwe.
Verse 10: Ngiyakwandisa abantu phezu kwenu, yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, yonke yayo; imizi iyakuhlalwa, nezindawo ezichithekileyo ziyakwakhiwa.
Verse 11: Ngiyakwandisa phezu kwenu abantu nezilwane; kuyakwanda, kuzale; ngiyakwenza ukuba nihlalwe njengakuqala, kube kuhle kini kunakuqala, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
Verse 12: Ngiyakuhambisa abantu phezu kwenu, abantu bami u-Israyeli; bayakukuzuza, ube yifa labo; awusayikubaphuca abantwana.
Verse 13: “ ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba bathi kuwe: “Wena ungodlayo abantu, waphucile abantwana besizwe sakini,”
Verse 14: ngalokho awusayikudla abantu, ungasaphuci abantwana besizwe sakini, isho iNkosi uJehova.
Verse 15: Angisayikukuzwisa ihlazo labezizwe, ungasathwali amahloni abantu, ungasakhubekisi isizwe sakini, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”
Verse 16: Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
Verse 17: “Ndodana yomuntu, indlu yakwa-Israyeli isahlala ezweni layo balingcolisa ngezindlela zabo nangezenzo zabo; indlela yabo yayingcolile phambi kwami njengowesifazane ekungcoleni kwakhe.
Verse 18: Ngase ngithulula ukufutheka kwami phezu kwabo ngenxa yegazi ababelichithe ezweni, nangokuba babelingcolisile ngezithombe zabo.
Verse 19: Ngabahlakazela phakathi kwezizwe, basabalaliselwa emazweni; ngabahlulela njengendlela yabo nezenzo zabo.
Verse 20: Nxa sebefika ezizweni lapho beya khona, balihlambalaza igama lami elingcwele, lapho kwakuthiwa ngabo: ‘Laba bangabantu bakaJehova, kepha nokho baphumile ezweni lakubo.’
Verse 21: Kodwa ngalihawukela igama lami elingcwele eyayilingcolisile indlu yakwa-Israyeli phakathi kwezizwe, lapho yaya khona.
Verse 22: “Ngalokho yisho kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi, uJehova, ithi: Angikwenzi lokho ngenxa yenu nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, kepha ngenxa yegama lami elingcwele enilihlambalazile phakathi kwezizwe, lapho naya khona.
Verse 23: Ngiyakulingcwelisa igama lami elikhulu elihlanjalaziwe phakathi kwezizwe, enilihlambalazile phakathi kwazo, izizwe zazi ukuthi nginguJehova, isho iNkosi uJehova, lapho ngiyakungcweliseka ngani emehlweni abo.
Verse 24: “ ‘Ngiyakunithabatha ezizweni, nginibuthe emazweni onke, nginiyise ezweni lakini.
Verse 25: Ngiyakunifafaza ngamanzi ahlambulukileyo, nihlambuluke, nginihlambulule kukho konke ukungcola kwenu nakuzo zonke izithombe zenu.
Verse 26: Ngiyakuninika inhliziyo entsha, ngifake phakathi kwenu umoya omusha, ngikhiphe inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yenu, ngininike inhliziyo yenyama.
Verse 27: Ngiyakufaka umoya wami phakathi kwenu, ngenze ukuba nihambe ngezimiso zami; niyakugcina izahlulelo zami, nizenze.
Verse 28: Niyakuhlala ezweni engalinika oyihlo, nibe ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.
Verse 29: Ngiyakunisindisa kukho konke ukungcola kwenu, ngibize amabele, ngiwandise, ngingabeki indlala phezu kwenu.
Verse 30: Ngiyakwandisa izithelo zomuthi nokudla komhlabathi, ningabe nisamukeliswa ihlazo lendlala phakathi kwezizwe.
Verse 31: Seniyakukhumbula izindlela zenu ezimbi nezenzo zenu ezingezinhle, ninengeke emehlweni enu ngenxa yobubi benu nangenxa yezinengiso zenu.
Verse 32: Angikwenzi lokhu ngenxa yenu, isho iNkosi uJehova; makwaziwe kini; jabhani, nibe namahloni ngenxa yezindlela zenu nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli.
Verse 33: “ ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Mhla nginihlambulula ebubini benu bonke, ngiyakwenza ukuba imizi ihlalwe, zakhiwe izindawo ezichithekileyo.
Verse 34: Izwe elaliyize liyakulinywa esikhundleni sokuba yincithakalo emehlweni abo bonke abadlulayo.
Verse 35: Bayakuthi: “Leli zwe ekade laliyize selinjengensimu yase-Edene, nemizi echithekileyo neyayiyincithakalo nediliziweyo isibiyelwe, iyahlalwa.”
Verse 36: Seziyakwazi izizwe ezisele nxazonke zenu ukuthi mina Jehova ngakhile izindawo ezidiliziweyo, ngatshala lokhu okukade kwakuyincithakalo; mina Jehova ngikhulumile, ngiyakukwenza.’
Verse 37: “Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Nangalokhu ngiyakucelwa yindlu yakwa-Israyeli ukuba ngiyenzele: ngiyakuyandisela abantu njengezimvu.
Verse 38: Njengomhlambi ongcwelisiweyo, njengomhlambi waseJerusalema emikhosini yalo emisiweyo, kanjalo imizi echithekileyo iyakugcwala imihlambi yabantu, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.”