¹ Kepha yizwa manje, Jakobe, nceku yami, wena Israyeli engikukhethileyo. ² Usho kanje uJehova owakudalayo , wakubumba kwasesiwini, oyakukusiza, uthi: Ungesabi, Jakobe, nceku yami, wena Jeshuruni engikukhethileyo. ³ Ngokuba ngiyakuthela amanzi phezu kokomileyo , nezikhukhula phezu kokushileyo, ngithulule uMoya wami phezu kwenzalo yakho, nesibusiso sami phezu kwabantwana bakho; ⁴ bayakuhluma phakathi kotshan i njengeminyezane ngasemifudlaneni yamanzi. ⁵ Omunye uyakuthi : NgingokaJehova; omunye uyakuzibiza ngegama likaJakobe, omunye azilobele uJehova esandleni sakhe , azidumise ngegama lika-Israyeli. UJehova yedwa unguNkulunkulu ⁶ Usho kanje uJehova , iNkosi ka -Israyeli, noMhlengi wakhe , uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Ngingowokuqala, ngingowokugcina, ngaphandle kwami akakho uNkulunkulu. ⁷ Ngubani ongabiza njengami , akumemezele, akubeke phambi kwa mi, kusukela ekusekeleni kwami abantu basendulo , na? Yebo, okuzayo nokuyakwenzeka mabakumemezele. ⁸ Ningesabi, ningabi naluvalo; angithi ngikuzwisile kusukela endulo , ngakumemezela, na? Nina ningofakazi bami . Kukhona uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami na? Cha, alikho iDwala; angilazi. Izithombe ⁹ Abenza isithombe esibaziweyo bayize bonke ; izinto zabo ezithandekayo aziyikusiza; ofakazi babo ababoni, futhi abazi; bayakujabhiswa. ¹⁰ Ngubani owenzile uNkulunkulu, ngubani obumbile isithombe esibaziwey o esingesokusiza na? ¹¹ Bheka, bonke abangane bakhe bayakujabha , nezisebenzi zingabantu nje . Mabahlangane bonke, beme; bayakwesaba, bajabhe kanyekanye. ¹² Umkhandi wensimbi wenza imbazo , asebenze emalahleni , ayibumbe ngezando, ayisebenze ngamandla ezingalo zakhe ; uyalamba, angabikho amandla; akaphuzi amanzi, uyadangala. ¹³ Umbazi uyelula intambo, adwebe umuthi ngokubomvu, awenze ngezibazo, adwebe ngekompasi , awenze ngomfanekiso womuntu , ngobuhle bomuntu , ukuba uhlale endlini. ¹⁴ Uyazigawulela imisedari, athathe imikhoba nama -oki, awaqinise phakathi kwemithi yehlathi; uyatshala umfire, imvula iwukhulise. ¹⁵ Bese kuba ngokomuntu ukuba abase ngakho ; uthatha kuwo , othe; uyawuphemba, enze isinkwa ; wenza unkulunkulu , akhuleke kuye , enze nesithombe esibaziweyo, akhothambele kuso. ¹⁶ Ushisa inxenye yawo emlilweni ; phezu kwale nxenye uyadla inyama , ose izoso, asuthe; yebo, uyotha athi: Halala! Sengifudumele, ngibonile umlilo. ¹⁷ Ngokuseleyo kuwo uyakwenza unkulunkulu nesithombe ; uyakhothamela kuso, akhuleke kuso, athandaze kuso, athi: Ngophule; ungunkulunkulu wami. ¹⁸ Abazi, abaqondi, ngokuba unamekile amehlo abo ukuze bangaboni , nezinhliziyo zabo ukuze bangaqondi. ¹⁹ Akakho okhumbulayo , nokwazi nokuqonda akukho kokuba kuthiwe : Ngishisile inxenye yawo ngomlilo , ngenzile isinkwa phezu kwamala hle awo, ngosile inyama , ngayidla; ngingenza okuseleyo kuwo kube yisinengiso , ngikhothamele umbhuku womuthi, na? ²⁰ Udla umlotha ; inhliziyo ekhohlisiweyo imdukisile ; akanakophula umphefumulo wakhe nokuba athi : Akukho yini amanga kwesokunene sami na? Intokozo ngokuhlengwa kuka-Israyeli ²¹ Khumbula lezi zinto , Jakobe, wena Israyeli , ngokuba uyinceku yami ; ngikubumbile, uyinceku yami; Israyeli, angiyikukhohlwa. ²² Ngesulile iziphambeko zakho njengefu, nezono zakho njengemilaza; buyela kimi, ngokuba ngikuhlengile. ²³ Thokozani, mazulu, ngokuba uJehova ukwenzile, nijabule nina zindawo eziphansi zomhlaba , niqhumuke ngokuhlabelela nina zintaba , nawe hlathi nayo yonke imithi ekuwe , ngokuba uJehova umhlengile uJakobe , ngokuhlabelela wazidumisa ngo-Israyeli. UKoresi umalusi ²⁴ Usho kanje uJehova uMhlengi wakh o nowakubumba kwasesiswini , uthi: NginguJehova owenza konke , oweneka izulu yedwa , nowendlala umhlaba ngokwakhe, ²⁵ oshafisa izibonakaliso zabaprofethi bamanga , enze ababhuli ukuba bahlanye, obuyisela emuva abahlakan iphileyo, enze ukwazi kwabo kube ngubuwula; ²⁶ ogcwalisa izwi lenceku yakhe , afeze ukululekana kwezithunywa zakhe , oshoyo ngalo iJerusalema , athi: Liyakuba nabantu , nangemizi yakwaJuda ukuthi: Iyakwakhiwa, ngibuye ngivuse incithakalo yakhona; ²⁷ oshoyo kuwo umsinga ukuthi: Yisha, ngiyakomisa imifula yakho; ²⁸ oshoyo ngoKoresi ukuthi: Ungumalusi wami, uyakufeza konke okwentando yami, athi ngeJerusalema: Liyakwakhiwa, nakulo ithempeli: Isisekelo sakho siyakubekwa.