Verse 1: Izwi likaJehova elafika kuMika waseMoresheti ezinsukwini zikaJothamu, no-Ahazi, noHezekiya, amakhosi akwaJuda, owalibona ngeSamariya neJerusalema.
Verse 2: Zwanini, bantu bonke, uqaphele, mhlaba nokugcwala kwakho, iNkosi uJehova ibe ngufakazi ngani, iNkosi isethempelini layo elingcwele.
Verse 3: Ngokuba bhekani, uJehova uphuma endaweni yakhe, ehle, anyathele ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zomhlaba.
Verse 4: Izintaba ziyakuncibilika phansi kwakhe, nezigodi ziyakuqhekezeka njengengcina phambi komlilo, njengamanzi athululwe emaweni.
Verse 5: Konke lokhu kungenxa yesiphambeko sikaJakobe nangezono zendlu yakwa-Israyeli. Siyini isiphambeko sikaJakobe? Asiyilo iSamariya na? Ziyini izindawo eziphakemeyo zakwaJuda? Aziyilo iJerusalema na?
Verse 6: “Ngiyakwenza iSamariya libe yizihlephu zasendle nendawo yokutshala izivini, ngiqulele amatshe alo esigodini, ngambule isisekelo salo.
Verse 7: Zonke izithombe zalo ezibaziweyo ziyakwaphulwa, nakho konke elikukhokhelweyo kuyakushiswa ngomlilo, nayo yonke imifanekiso ngiyakuyenza ukuba ibe yincithakalo, ngokuba likuqoqile ngenkokhelo yobufebe; kuyakubuye kube yinkokhelo yobufebe.”
Verse 8: Ngenxa yalokho ngiyakukhala, ngihhewule, ngihambe ngihlutshuliwe, ngihamba ze; ngenze isililo njengamakhanka, ngikhale njengezintshe.
Verse 9: Ngokuba amanxeba alo awanakuphulukiswa, lokhu sekufikile nakwaJuda, kufinyelela esangweni labantu bami naseJerusalema.
Verse 10: Ningakulandisi eGati, ningakhali e-Akha; eBeti Afera huquzelani othulini.
Verse 11: Dlulani nina enakhileyo eShafiri ngobunqunu nangehlazo; abakhe eSawanani abaphumi; ukukhala kwaseBeti Eseli akunivumeli ukuhlala khona.
Verse 12: Ngokuba abakhe eMaroti banemihelo ngokuhle, lokhu okubi kwehlile kuvela kuJehova, kwafika esangweni laseJerusalema.
Verse 13: Bophelani enqoleni ihhashi elinejubane, nina enakhileyo eLakishi; lona lalingukuqala kwezono kuyo indodakazi yaseSiyoni, ngokuba iziphambeko zakwa-Israyeli zafunyanwa kuwe.
Verse 14: Ngalokho uyakupha iMoresheti Gati isipho sokuvalelisana; izindlu zase-Akizibi ziyakuba yinkohliso kuwo amakhosi akwa-Israyeli.
Verse 15: Ngisezakwehlisa phezu kwenu enakhileyo eMaresha oyakunidla: udumo luka-Israyeli luyakufika e-Adulamu.
Verse 16: Ziphucule, zigunde ngenxa yabantwana bokwenama kwakho, wandise ubumpandla bakho njengenqe, ngokuba bayakuthunjwa kuwe.