1“Ngalesosikhathi ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wezizwana zonke zako-Israyeli, bona bazakuba ngabantu bami,” kutsho uThixo*.
2UThixo* uthi:
3UThixo* wabonakala kithi kudala esithi:
4Ngizakwakha njalo uzakwakhiwa kutsha futhi,
5Uzalima izivini zakho futhi
6Kuzakuba losuku lapho abalindi bezamemeza
7UThixo* uthi:
8Khangelani, ngizababuyisa bevela elizweni lasenyakatho,
9Bazabuya bekhala;
10Zwanini ilizwi likaThixo*, lina zizwe;
11Ngoba uThixo* uzamhlenga uJakhobe,
12Bazakuza banqongoloze ngentokozo ezingqongeni zeZiyoni;
13Izintombi zizagida njalo futhi zithabe,
14Ngizasuthisa abaphristi ngokunengi,
15Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo*:
16Nanku akutshoyo uThixo*:
17Ngakho kulethemba ensukwini zakho ezizayo,”
18Ngikuzwile impela ukukhala kuka-Efrayimi esithi:
19Emva kokweduka kwami,
20U-Efrayimi kasindodana yami ethandekayo,
21Beka izitshengiso zomgwaqo;
22Koze kube nini ulokhu uzulazula,
23UThixo* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, “Lapho ngibabuyisa bevela ekuthunjweni, abantu abaselizweni lakoJuda lasemadolobheni alo bazawasebenzisa futhi amazwi la athi, ‘UThixo* akubusise wena ndawo yokuhlala elungileyo, wena ntaba engcwele.’
24Abantu bazahlala ndawonye koJuda lasemadolobheni akhona wonke, abalimi kanye lalabo abazulazulayo lemihlambi yabo.
25Ngizaqinisa abadiniweyo ngisuthise abangelamandla.”
26Lapho-ke ngaphaphama ngakhangela indawana yonke. Ubuthongo bami babubemnandi kimi.
27“Insuku ziyeza, lapho engizahlanyela khona indlu ka-Israyeli lendlu kaJuda lenzalo yabantu lezinyamazana.
28Njengoba ngabalinda ukusiphuna lokudiliza, ukuchitha lokubhubhisa kanye lokuletha umonakalo, ngokunjalo ngizabalinda ukwakha lokuhlanyela,” kutsho uThixo*.
29“Ngalezonsuku abantu kabasayikutsho ukuthi,
30Esikhundleni salokho, umuntu wonke uzafela izono zakhe; loba ngubani odla amavini amunyu amazinyo akhe azatshelela.
31Isikhathi siyeza,
32“Kasiyikufana lesivumelwano
33“Lesi yiso isivumelwano engizasenza lendlu ka-Israyeli
34Umuntu kasayikufundisa umakhelwane wakhe,
35Nanku akutshoyo uThixo*,
36“Nxa izimiso lezi zinganyamalala ebusweni bami,”
37UThixo* uthi:
38“Insuku ziyeza,” kutsho uThixo*, “lapho idolobho leli ngizalakhelwa kutsha kusukela eMphotshongweni waseHananeli kusiya eSangweni leNgosi.
39Intambo yokulinganisa izasukela lapho iqonde eqaqeni lweGarebi ibe isijikela eGowa.