1 “Yehla ukhwele ngemigwaqo yaseJerusalema,
2 Lanxa nje besithi, ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengoba uThixo ekhona,’
3 Awu Thixo, amehlo akho kawadingi qiniso na?
4 Ngacabanga ngathi, “Laba ngabayanga nje,
5 Ngakho-ke ngizakuya kubakhokheli
6 Ngakho isilwane esivela ehlathini sizabahlasela,
7 “Ngingalithethelela ngenxa yani na?
8 Bangamabhiza amaduna asuthayo, agcwele inkanuko,
9 Ngingabajezisi kulokhu na?”
10 Ngenani lidabule phakathi kwezivini zaso lizidlwengule,
11 Indlu ka-Israyeli lendlu kaJuda
12 Baqambe amanga ngoThixo
13 Abaphrofethi bangumoya nje,
14 Ngakho-ke uThixo uNkulunkulu uSomandla uthi:
15 UThixo uthi, “Wena ndlu ka-Israyeli,
16 Imixhaka yaso ifana lengcwaba elivulekileyo,
17 Bazatshwabadela amabele enu lokudla kwenu,
18 Ikanti langalezozinsuku,” kutsho uThixo, “angiyikuliqeda du.
19 Lapho abantu bebuza besithi, ‘Kungani uThixo uNkulunkulu wethu enze konke lokhu kithi?’ Batshele uthi, ‘Njengoba lingilahlile lakhonza onkulunkulu bezizweni elizweni lenu, ngokunjalo khathesi lizasebenzela abezizweni elizweni elingayisilo lenu.’
20 Memezela lokhu endlini kaJakhobe
21 Zwanini lokhu, lina zithutha zabantu abangelangqondo,
22 Akumelanga lingesabe na?”
23 Kodwa abantu laba balezinhliziyo ezilukhuni ezihlamukayo,
24 Kabatsho ezinhliziyweni zabo ukuthi,
25 Ukona kwenu kukuvimbele lokhu,
26 Phakathi kwabantu bami kulabantu ababi
27 Njengezitsha ezigcwele izinyoni,
28 sebezimukile njalo babancwaba.
29 Akumelanga ngibajezisele lokhu na?”
30 Into eyesabekayo leyethusayo
31 Abaphrofethi baphrofitha amanga,