1 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi:
2 “Ndodana yomuntu, tshono kumbusi waseThire uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:
3 Kambe uhlakaniphile kuloDanyeli na?
4 Ngenhlakanipho yakho lokuqedisisa
5 Ngolwazi lwakho olukhulu ekuthengiseni
6 Ngakho nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:
7 ngizaletha abezizweni ukuba bamelane lawe,
8 Zizakwehlisela phansi egodini,
9 Lapho-ke uzakutsho na phambi kwalabo abakubulalayo ukuthi,
10 Uzakufa ukufa kwabangasokanga
11 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi:
12 “Ndodana yomuntu, khala isililo ngenkosi yaseThire uthi kuyo: ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:
13 Wawuse-Edeni
14 Wagcotshwa njengekherubhi elondlayo,
15 Wawungelasici ezindleleni zakho
16 Ngenxa yokuthengisa kwakho ezindaweni ezinengi
17 Inhliziyo yakho yazigqaja
18 Ngezono zakho ezinengi lokuthengisa lobuqili
19 Zonke izizwe ezazikwazi
20 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi:
21 “Ndodana yomuntu, khangelisa ubuso bakho eSidoni; uphrofithe okubi ngalo
22 uthi: ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:
23 Ngizathumela isifo kulo,
24 Abantu bako-Israyeli kabasayikuba labomakhelwane abalenhliziyo ezimbi njalo abangameva abuhlungu lameva ahlabayo. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo Wobukhosi.
25 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Lapho sengiqoqa abantu bako-Israyeli ezizweni ababehlakazelwe kuzo, ngizazibonakalisa ngingongcwele phakathi kwabo phambi kwezizwe. Emva kwalokho bazahlala elizweni labo, engalinika inceku yami uJakhobe.
26 Bazahlala kulo bevikelekile njalo bazakwakha izindlu bahlanyele lezivini; bazahlala bevikelekile lapho sengiletha isijeziso kubo bonke omakhelwane babo ababaphatha kubi. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wabo.’ ”