¹ Thuthani impahla eJerusalem a nina bantwana bakwaBenjamini, nibethe amacilongo eThekhowa, niphakamise insika yomusi eBeti Hakeremi, ngokuba ububi bulunguza ngasenyakatho nokuchitha okukhulu. ² Indodakazi yaseSiyoni etotosiweyo nethambileyo ngiyakuyinquma. ³ Abelusi bayakufika kuyo benemihlambi yabo , bamise amatende abo ngakuyo nxazonke, baluse, kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe. ⁴ Zingcweliseleni ukulwa nayo ; vukani, sikhuphuke emini . Maye kithina ! Ngokuba ilanga liyaphenduka, namathunzi okuhlwa aselulekile. ⁵ Vukani, sikhuphuke ebusuku, sichithe izindlu zayo zamakhosi. ⁶ Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uthi: Gawulani imithi yayo , ninqwabele iduli ngakulo iJerusalema . Yiwo umuzi oyakuha njelwa, ungukucindezela kuphela phakathi kwawo. ⁷ Njengomthombo umpompoza amanzi awo, kanjalo umpompoza ububi bawo; ubudlova nokubhubhisa kuzwakele phakathi kwawo ; ukugula namanxeba kukhona phambi kwami njalo. ⁸ Mawuxwayiswe, Jerusalema, funa umphefumulo wam i wahlukane nawe , funa ngikwenze incithakalo, izwe elingahlalwa. ⁹ Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uthi: Bayakuyikhothoza nokuyikhothoz a insali yakwa -Israyeli njengomvini ; buyisela isandla sakho emaqomen i njengobutha izithelo zomvini. ¹⁰ Ngiyakukhuluma kubani , ngifakaze ukuba bezwe , na? Bheka, izindlebe zabo azisokile, abanakulalela; bheka, izwi likaNkulunkulu seliyihlazo kubo , abathokozi ngalo. ¹¹ Ngalokho ngigcwele ukufutheka kukaJehova , ngikhathele ukunyamezela. Kuthululele phezu kwabantwana ezitaladini , nasemihlanganweni yezinsizwa kanyekanye, ngokuba nendoda iyakuthathwa nomkayo , ogugileyo kanye nozinsuku zakhe zigcwele. ¹² Izindlu zabo ziyakunikelwa kwabanye , amasimu abo nawomkabo kanyekanye, ngokuba ngiyakwelulela isandla sam i kwabakhileyo ezweni , usho uJehova. ¹³ Ngokuba kusukela kwabancane bab o kuya kwabakhulu bab o bayaphanga impango bonke, nabaprofethi nabapristi bonke baqamba amanga. ¹⁴ Bapholisa kalula ukulimala kwabantu bami , bathi: Ngukuthula, ngukuthula, kepha akukho ukuthula. ¹⁵ Bayakuba namahloni , ngokuba benza izinengiso ; nokho abanamahloni nakanye, abakhophozi; ngalokho bayakuwa phakathi kwabawayo ; ngesikhathi sokubahambela kwami bayakukhubeka, usho uJehova. ¹⁶ Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Yimani ezindleleni, nibone, nibuze imikhondo yasendulo ukuthi iphi indlela enhle , nihambe ngayo , niyakufumana ukuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu; kepha bathi: Asiyikuhamba ngayo. ¹⁷ Ngase ngibeka abalindi phezu kwenu , ngithi: Qaphelani ukukhala kwecilongo, kepha bathi: Asiyikukuqaphela. ¹⁸ Ngalokho zwanini nina zizwe , wazi wena bandl a ukuthi yintoni ephakathi kwabo. ¹⁹ Yizwa wena mhlaba ukuthi : Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela okubi phezu kwalaba bantu, izithelo zemicabango yabo , ngokuba abaqaphelanga amazwi ami , nomthetho wami bawulahlile. ²⁰ Ifikelani kimi inhlaka evela eSheba, nomhlanga othaphukayo ovela ezweni elikude, na? Iminikelo yenu yokushiswa ayamukeleki , nemihlatshelo yenu ayimnandi kimi. ²¹ Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bheka, ngiyakubekela laba bantu izikhubekiso, oyise namadodana bakhubeke kanyekanye kuzo, umakhelwane abhubhe kanye nomngane wakhe. ²² Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bheka, kuvela abantu ezweni elisenyakatho ; isizwe esikhulu siyakuvuswa ekugcineni komhlaba. ²³ Babamba umnsalo nomkhonto ; banonya, abanamusa, izwi labo liduma njengolwandle, bakhwele amahhashi , behleliwe njengabantu abayakulwa , behlelelwe ukulwa nawe ndodakazi yaseSiyoni. ²⁴ Sizwile imibiko yalokho : izandla zethu ziyadangala ; usizi lusibambile , imihelo njengeyobelethayo. ²⁵ Ningaphumeli endle , ningahambi endleleni , ngokuba isitha sinenkemba , navalo nxazonke. ²⁶ Ndodakazi yabantu bami , bhinca indwangu yamasaka , uhuquzele emlotheni, wenze isililo njengesendodana eyodwa , ukukhala okumunyu , ngokuba umphangi uyakusehlela masinyane. ²⁷ Ngikubekile ukuba ube ngumhloli nenqaba phakathi kwabantu bami, wazi, uhlole indlela yabo. ²⁸ Bahlubukile bonke nokuhlubuka , behamba behleba ; bayithusi nensimbi , bangabachithi bonke. ²⁹ Izifutho ziyafutha , kepha emlilweni kuphuma umthofu kuphela ; impela bancibilikisela ize nje, ngokuba ababi abakhishwa. ³⁰ Bayakuthiwa isiliva elilahlwayo, ngokuba uJehova ubalahlile.