1 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi:
2 “Ndodana yomuntu, phrofetha uthi: ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:
3 Ngoba usuku seluseduze,
4 Inkemba izakumelana leGibhithe,
5 IKhushi lePhuthi, iLudi le-Arabhiya yonke, iLibhiya kanye labantu belizwe lesivumelwano bazabulawa ngenkemba ndawonye leGibhithe.
6 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:
7 Bazachitheka
8 Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo,
9 Ngalolosuku izithunywa zizaphuma zisuka kimi ngemikhumbi ziyetshayisa iKhushi ngovalo, kuphele ukungazikhathazi kwalo. Bazakwehlelwa lusizi ngosuku lokutshabalala kweGibhithe, ngoba ngempela kuzafika.
10 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:
11 Yena lebutho lakhe, abalolunya olukhulu phakathi kwezizwe,
12 Ngizakomisa izifula zeNayili
13 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:
14 Ngizachitha iPhathrosi,
15 Ngizakwehlisela ulaka lwami phezu kwePhelusiyami,
16 Ngizathungela iGibhithe ngomlilo;
17 Amajaha aseHeliyopholisi leBhubhastisi
18 EThahiphanesi imini izakuba mnyama,
19 Ngokunjalo ngizakwehlisela isijeziso phezu kweGibhithe,
20 Ngomnyaka wetshumi lanye, ngenyanga yakuqala ngosuku lwesikhombisa, ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi:
21 “Ndodana yomuntu, sengiyephule ingalo kaFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe. Kayibotshwanga ukuba iphole kumbe ifakwe uhlaka ukuze iqine okwanele ukuthi iphathe inkemba.
22 Ngakho-ke nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Ngimelana loFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe. Ngizazephula zombili izingalo zakhe, eqinileyo kanye leyephukileyo, ngenze inkemba iwe esandleni sakhe.
23 Ngizachithela amaGibhithe phakathi kwezizwe ngiwahlakazele emazweni.
24 Ngizaqinisa izingalo zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni ngifake inkemba yami ezandleni zayo, kodwa izingalo zikaFaro ngizazephula, njalo uzabubula phambi kwayo njengomuntu olimale okokufa.
25 Ngizaqinisa izingalo zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni, kodwa izingalo zikaFaro zizakuba buthakathaka. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo lapho sengifaka inkemba yami esandleni senkosi yaseBhabhiloni layo isiyizunguza imelane leGibhithe.
26 Ngizachithela amaGibhithe phakathi kwezizwe ngiwahlakazele emazweni futhi. Lapho-ke azakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo.”