1Isiphrofethi ngesiGodi soMbono:
2wena dolobho eligcwele iziphithiphithi,
3Bonke abakhokheli bakho babaleke bebonke,
4Ngakho ngathi, “Sukani kimi;
5INkosi, uThixo* uSomandla, ulosuku
6I-Elamu ithatha isikhwama semitshoko,
7Izigodi zakho ezinhle kakhulu zigcwele izinqola zempi,
8Ukuvikeleka kukaJuda kususiwe,
9wabona ukuthi iDolobho likaDavida
10Wabala izindlu zaseJerusalema,
11Phakathi kwemiduli yomibili wakha indawo yokugcinela
12Ngalolosuku iNkosi, uThixo* uSomandla,
13Kodwa khangela, kulokuthaba lokuthokoza,
14UThixo* uSomandla usekuvezile lokhu ngisizwa: “Lesisono kasiyikuthethelelwa kuze kube lusuku lwakho lokufa,” kutsho iNkosi, uThixo* uSomandla.
15Lokhu yikho okutshiwo yiNkosi, uThixo* uSomandla, uthi:
16Wenzani lapha, njalo ngubani okuphe imvumo ukuba
17Qaphela, sekuseduze ukuthi uThixo* akubambe aqinise,
18Uzakugoqa ngokuqinisa akubumbe njengebhola
19Ngizakususa esikhundleni sakho,
20Ngalolosuku ngizabiza inceku yami, u-Eliyakhimu indodana kaHilikhiya.
21Ngizamgqokisa izembatho zakho, ngimbophe ngebhanti lakho, ngimnike amandla akho. Uzakuba nguyise walabo abahlala eJerusalema lakwabendlu kaJuda.
22Ngizabeka phezu kwamahlombe akhe isivulo sendlu kaDavida; akuvulayo kakho ongakuvala.
23Ngizambethela njengesikhonkwane endaweni eqinileyo; uzakuba yisihlalo sobukhosi sasendlini kayise.
24Lonke udumo lwakwabo luzakuba kuye, inzalo yakhona lezizukulwane zonke, izitsha zakhona ezincinyane, kusukela emiganwini kusiya enkonxeni zonke.