1 Isiphrofethi ngesiGodi soMbono:
2 wena dolobho eligcwele iziphithiphithi,
3 Bonke abakhokheli bakho babaleke bebonke,
4 Ngakho ngathi, “Sukani kimi;
5 INkosi, uThixo uSomandla, ulosuku
6 I-Elamu ithatha isikhwama semitshoko,
7 Izigodi zakho ezinhle kakhulu zigcwele izinqola zempi,
8 Ukuvikeleka kukaJuda kususiwe,
9 wabona ukuthi iDolobho likaDavida
10 Wabala izindlu zaseJerusalema,
11 Phakathi kwemiduli yomibili wakha indawo yokugcinela
12 Ngalolosuku iNkosi, uThixo uSomandla,
13 Kodwa khangela, kulokuthaba lokuthokoza,
14 UThixo uSomandla usekuvezile lokhu ngisizwa: “Lesisono kasiyikuthethelelwa kuze kube lusuku lwakho lokufa,” kutsho iNkosi, uThixo uSomandla.
15 Lokhu yikho okutshiwo yiNkosi, uThixo uSomandla, uthi:
16 Wenzani lapha, njalo ngubani okuphe imvumo ukuba
17 Qaphela, sekuseduze ukuthi uThixo akubambe aqinise,
18 Uzakugoqa ngokuqinisa akubumbe njengebhola
19 Ngizakususa esikhundleni sakho,
20 Ngalolosuku ngizabiza inceku yami, u-Eliyakhimu indodana kaHilikhiya.
21 Ngizamgqokisa izembatho zakho, ngimbophe ngebhanti lakho, ngimnike amandla akho. Uzakuba nguyise walabo abahlala eJerusalema lakwabendlu kaJuda.
22 Ngizabeka phezu kwamahlombe akhe isivulo sendlu kaDavida; akuvulayo kakho ongakuvala.
23 Ngizambethela njengesikhonkwane endaweni eqinileyo; uzakuba yisihlalo sobukhosi sasendlini kayise.
24 Lonke udumo lwakwabo luzakuba kuye, inzalo yakhona lezizukulwane zonke, izitsha zakhona ezincinyane, kusukela emiganwini kusiya enkonxeni zonke.
25 “Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uThixo uSomandla, “isikhonkwane esabethelwa endaweni eqinileyo sizakhumuka; sizaqunywa siwe, umthwalo ophezu kwaso uzawela phansi.” UThixo usekhulumile.