1 “Ngalesosikhathi ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wezizwana zonke zako-Israyeli, bona bazakuba ngabantu bami,” kutsho uThixo.
2 UThixo uthi:
3 UThixo wabonakala kithi kudala esithi:
4 Ngizakwakha njalo uzakwakhiwa kutsha futhi,
5 Uzalima izivini zakho futhi
6 Kuzakuba losuku lapho abalindi bezamemeza
7 UThixo uthi:
8 Khangelani, ngizababuyisa bevela elizweni lasenyakatho,
9 Bazabuya bekhala;
10 Zwanini ilizwi likaThixo, lina zizwe;
11 Ngoba uThixo uzamhlenga uJakhobe,
12 Bazakuza banqongoloze ngentokozo ezingqongeni zeZiyoni;
13 Izintombi zizagida njalo futhi zithabe,
14 Ngizasuthisa abaphristi ngokunengi,
15 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:
16 Nanku akutshoyo uThixo:
17 Ngakho kulethemba ensukwini zakho ezizayo,”
18 Ngikuzwile impela ukukhala kuka-Efrayimi esithi:
19 Emva kokweduka kwami,
20 U-Efrayimi kasindodana yami ethandekayo,
21 Beka izitshengiso zomgwaqo;
22 Koze kube nini ulokhu uzulazula,
23 UThixo uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, “Lapho ngibabuyisa bevela ekuthunjweni, abantu abaselizweni lakoJuda lasemadolobheni alo bazawasebenzisa futhi amazwi la athi, ‘UThixo akubusise wena ndawo yokuhlala elungileyo, wena ntaba engcwele.’
24 Abantu bazahlala ndawonye koJuda lasemadolobheni akhona wonke, abalimi kanye lalabo abazulazulayo lemihlambi yabo.
25 Ngizaqinisa abadiniweyo ngisuthise abangelamandla.”
26 Lapho-ke ngaphaphama ngakhangela indawana yonke. Ubuthongo bami babubemnandi kimi.
27 “Insuku ziyeza, lapho engizahlanyela khona indlu ka-Israyeli lendlu kaJuda lenzalo yabantu lezinyamazana.
28 Njengoba ngabalinda ukusiphuna lokudiliza, ukuchitha lokubhubhisa kanye lokuletha umonakalo, ngokunjalo ngizabalinda ukwakha lokuhlanyela,” kutsho uThixo.
29 “Ngalezonsuku abantu kabasayikutsho ukuthi,
30 Esikhundleni salokho, umuntu wonke uzafela izono zakhe; loba ngubani odla amavini amunyu amazinyo akhe azatshelela.
31 Isikhathi siyeza,
32 “Kasiyikufana lesivumelwano
33 “Lesi yiso isivumelwano engizasenza lendlu ka-Israyeli
34 Umuntu kasayikufundisa umakhelwane wakhe,
35 Nanku akutshoyo uThixo,
36 “Nxa izimiso lezi zinganyamalala ebusweni bami,”
37 UThixo uthi:
38 “Insuku ziyeza,” kutsho uThixo, “lapho idolobho leli ngizalakhelwa kutsha kusukela eMphotshongweni waseHananeli kusiya eSangweni leNgosi.
39 Intambo yokulinganisa izasukela lapho iqonde eqaqeni lweGarebi ibe isijikela eGowa.
40 Isigodi sonke lapho okulahlelwa khona izidumbu zabafileyo lomlotha, lawo wonke amasimu kusiyafika esigodini seKhidironi ngasempumalanga kusiyafika ejikweni leSango leBhiza, kuzakuba ngcwele kuThixo. Idolobho kaliyikusitshunwa futhi loba lidilizwe.”