1 “Maye ebantwaneni abalobuqholo,”
2 labaya eGibhithe bengabuzanga kimi;
3 Kodwa-ke ukuvikelwa nguFaro kuzakuba lihlazo kini,
4 Lanxa belabameli eZowani,
5 bonke bazayangeka
6 Isiphrofethi mayelana lezinyamazana zeNegebi sithi:
7 Zisiwa eGibhithe osizo lwayo lungelamsebenzi.
8 Hamba khathesi nje, ubalobele khona esibhebhedwini,
9 Laba ngabantu abangabahlamuki, abantwana abangabakhohlisi,
10 Bathi kwabayizanuse,
11 Tshiyani indlela le,
12 Ngakho okutshiwo ngoNgcwele ka-Israyeli yilokhu:
13 isono lesi kini sizafana lomduli ophakemeyo,
14 Uzadilika ube yizicucu, njengembiza yombumbi
15 Lokhu yikho okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, ukuthi:
16 Lithe, ‘Hatshi, sizabaleka ngamabhiza.’
17 Abayinkulungwane bazabaleka
18 Kodwa uThixo ulangatha ukuba lomusa kini;
19 Awu bantu baseZiyoni, abahlala eJerusalema, alisayikulila. UThixo uzakuba lomusa kini nxa licela usizo. Uzaliphendula khonokho nje ekulizweni kwakhe.
20 Lanxa nje uThixo elinika isinkwa sokuhlupheka lamanzi osizi, abalifundisayo kabayikucatsha futhi; lizababona ngamehlo enu.
21 Loba liphambukele kwesokudla kumbe kwesenxele lizalizwa ilizwi ngemva kwenu lisithi, “Le yiyo indlela; hambani ngayo.”
22 Lapho-ke lizangcolisa izithombe zenu ezihuqwe ngesiliva lezifanekiso zenu ezinanyekwe ngegolide; lizazilahlela khatshana njengelembu lowesifazane obesesikhathini, lithi kuzo, “Sukani lapha!”
23 UThixo uzalehlisela izulu lenhlanyelo yenu eliyihlanyele emhlabathini, lamabele azavela emhlabathini azakuba mahle njalo emanengi. Ngalolosuku inkomo zenu zizakudla emadlelweni abanzi.
24 Inkabi labobabhemi elilima ngakho umhlabathi kuzakudla utshani lamabele ahlungulwe ngefologwe langefotsholo.
25 Ngosuku lokubulawa okukhulu, lapho imiphotshongo isiwa, izifula zamanzi zizageleza kuzozonke izintaba ezinde lakuwo wonke amaqaqa adephileyo.
26 Inyanga izakhanya njengelanga, ukukhanya kwelanga kukhanye ngokuphindwe kasikhombisa, njengokukhanya kwensuku eziyisikhombisa ezigcweleyo, lapho uThixo esebopha amanxeba abantu bakhe, epholisa lezilonda ezabangwa nguye.
27 Khangelani, ibizo likaThixo livela khatshana,
28 Umoya awuphefumulayo unjengesifula
29 Lizahlabela
30 UThixo uzakwenza abantu balizwe ilizwi lakhe lobukhosi,
31 Ilizwi likaThixo lizayichitha i-Asiriya;
32 Imvimvinya yinye uThixo abatshaya yona
33 IThofethi sekukade yalungiswa;