1 “Nxa uphenduka, wena Israyeli, buyela kimi,”
2 njalo nxa uzafunga ngobuqotho,
3 Ebantwini bakoJuda labeJerusalema uThixo uthi:
4 Zisokeleni kuThixo,
5 “Bikani koJuda limemezele laseJerusalema lithi:
6 Phakamisani uphawu lokuya eZiyoni!
7 Isilwane sesiphumile esikhundleni saso,
8 Ngakho gqokani amasaka,
9 UThixo uthi,
10 Lapho-ke mina ngathi, “Awu, Thixo Wobukhosi, ubakhohlisile sibili abantu laba kanye leJerusalema ngokuthi, ‘Lizakuba lokuthula,’ inkemba yona isemiphinjeni yethu!”
11 Ngalesosikhathi abantu laba leJerusalema kuzathiwa kubo, “Umoya otshisayo ovela enkangala emiqolweni elugwadule uvunguza usiya ebantwini bami, kodwa kungayisikwela kumbe ukuhlungula,
12 umoya olamandla kakhulu uvela kimi. Khathesi-ke sengimemezela ukwahlulela kwami kubo.”
13 Khangela! Uyeza njengamayezi,
14 We Jerusalema, geza ububi obusenhliziyweni yakho usindiswe.
15 Ilizwi elivela koDani liyamemeza,
16 Izizwe zitshele lokhu,
17 Balihanqile njengabantu abalinda insimu,
18 “Ukuziphatha kwakho lezenzo zakho
19 Maye, ngobuhlungu, ubuhlungu engibuzwayo.
20 Incithakalo ilandela incithakalo,
21 Koze kube nini ngibona uphawu lwempi
22 “Abantu bami bayiziwula,
23 Ngakhangela umhlaba,
24 Ngakhangela ezintabeni,
25 Ngakhangela, kwakungelabantu,
26 Ngakhangela, ilizwe elithelayo laseliyinkangala,
27 UThixo uthi:
28 Ngakho umhlaba uzalila
29 Ekuzwakaleni komsindo wabagadi bamabhiza labemitshoko
30 Wenzani na, wena ohlutshwe kakhulu?
31 Ngizwa ukukhala okunjengokowesifazane ohelelwayo,