1 “Ngalezonsuku langalesosikhathi,
2 ngizaqoqa izizwe zonke
3 Zenza inkatho ngabantu bami,
4 Manje-ke lisolani ngami, wena Thire loSidoni lani lonke zifunda zaseFilistiya? Liyangiphindisela ngolutho engilwenzileyo na? Nxa lingiphindisela, ngizaphanga ngibuyisele elakwenzayo phezu kwamakhanda enu ngokuphangisa.
5 Ngoba lathatha isiliva sami legolide lami lathwalela lenotho yami eligugu emathempelini enu.
6 Lathengisa abantu bakoJuda laseJerusalema kumaGrikhi, ukuze libase khatshana lelizwe labo.
7 Khangelani, ngizabavusa ezindaweni elabathengisa kuzo, njalo ngizabuyisela phezu kwamakhanda enu lokho elakwenzayo.
8 Ngizathengisa amadodana enu lamadodakazi enu ebantwini bakoJuda, njalo labo bazawathengisa kumaSabhini, isizwe esikhatshana.” UThixo usekhulumile.
9 Memezelani lokhu ezizweni lithi:
10 Khandani amakhuba enu abe zinkemba
11 Wozani ngokuphangisa, lonke lina zizwe zasezinhlangothini zonke,
12 “Izizwe kazivuswe;
13 Hehethani ngesikela
14 Amaxuku, amaxuku
15 Ilanga lenyanga kuzakuba mnyama,
16 UThixo uzavungama eseZiyoni
17 “Ngakho lizakwazi ukuthi mina, uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu,
18 Ngalolosuku izintaba zizagobhoza iwayini elitsha,
19 Kodwa iGibhithe izachithakala,
20 KoJuda kuzahlalwa khona kuze kube nininini
21 Umlandu wabo wegazi, engingakaxoli ngawo,