Verse 1: “Wena ndodana yomuntu, zithathele isitini, usibeke phambi kwakho, uqophe kuso umuzi, iJerusalema,
Verse 2: uwuvimbezele, wakhe inqaba ngakuwo, uwunqwabele iduli, umise amakamu ngakuwo, ubeke ngakuwo nxazonke izinqama zokungqubuza.
Verse 3: Zithathele ucwecwe lwensimbi, ulubeke lube ludonga lwensimbi phakathi kwakho nomuzi, uqondise ubuso bakho kuwo, wona uvinjezelwe, uvinjezelwe nguwe. Lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli.
Verse 4: “Futhi lala ngohlangothi lwakho lwasokhohlo, ubeke ukona kuka-Israyeli phezu kwalo; ngokomumo wezinsuku zokulala kwakho ngalo uyakuthwala ukona kwabo.
Verse 5: Ngokuba ngikunqumele iminyaka yokona kwabo ukuba ibe ngumumo wezinsuku, zingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, bese wuthwala ukona kwendlu yakwa-Israyeli.
Verse 6: “Nxa usuziqedile lezi, uyakulala ngohlangothi lwakho lokunene, uthwale ukona kwendlu yakwaJuda, ngikunqumele izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, yilolo nalolo suku lube ngumnyaka.
Verse 7: Uyakubhekisa ubuso bakho kukho ukuvinjezelwa kweJerusalema, ingalo yakho yambuliwe, uprofethe ngalo.
Verse 8: Bheka, ngifaka amagoda phezu kwakho, awuyikuphenduka uhlangothi ngohlangothi, uze uqede izinsuku zokuvimbezela kwakho.
Verse 9: “Futhi zithathele ukolweni, nebhali, nobhontshisi, nembumba, nonyaluthi, nesipelite, ukubeke esitsheni sibe sinye, uzenzele isinkwa ngakho ngokomumo wezinsuku oyakulala ngazo ngohlangothi lwakho, izinsuku ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, usidle.
Verse 10: Ukudla kwakho oyakukudla kuyakuba ngesilinganiso, amashekeli angamashumi amabili ngosuku, ukudle izikhathi ngezikhathi.
Verse 11: Namanzi uyakuwaphuza ngesilinganiso, inxenye yesithupha yehini, uphuze izikhathi ngezikhathi.
Verse 12: Uyakukudla kungathi amaqebelengwane ebhali, uwenze phambi kwabo ngendle ephuma kumuntu.”
Verse 13: Wathi uJehova: “Kanjalo nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakusidla isinkwa sabo singcolile phakathi kwezizwe engiyakubaxoshela kuzo.”
Verse 14: Ngase ngithi: “O Nkosi Jehova, bheka, umphefumulo wami awuzange ungcoliswe, ngokuba kusukela ebusheni bami kuze kube manje angidlanga okuzifeleyo nokudweshuliweyo, nenyama enengekayo ayingenanga emlonyeni wami.”
Verse 15: Wathi kimi: “Bheka, ngikunike umquba esikhundleni sendle yomuntu; uyakusenza isinkwa sakho phezu kwawo.”
Verse 16: Wathi futhi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, bheka, ngiyakwaphula uzime lwesinkwa eJerusalema, badle isinkwa ngesilinganiso ngokwesaba, baphuze amanzi ngesilinganiso ngokumangala
Verse 17: ukuba baswele isinkwa namanzi, bamangale omunye nomunye, babune ebubini babo.