1“ ‘Ngalesosikhathi, kutsho uThixo*, amathambo amakhosi akoJuda lawezikhulu zakhona, amathambo abaphristi lawabaphrofethi, kanye lamathambo abantu baseJerusalema azakhutshwa emangcwabeni awo.
2Azachaywa elangeni lasenyangeni lakuzo zonke izinkanyezi zasemazulwini, abakuthandayo bakukhonza njalo abakulandelayo bakubuza bakudumisa. Kawayikubuthwa loba angcwatshwe, kodwa azakuba njengezibi phezu komhlabathi.
3Loba kungaphi engibaxotshela khona, bonke abasilayo balesisizwe esibi bazakhetha ukufa kulokuphila, kutsho uThixo* uSomandla.’ ”
4“Wothi kubo, ‘UThixo* uthi:
5Pho kungani abantu laba bedukile?
6Ngilalele ngesineke,
7Lengabuzane emoyeni
8Lingatsho kanjani ukuthi, “Sihlakaniphile,
9Abahlakaniphileyo bazayangiswa,
10Ngakho abafazi babo ngizabapha amanye amadoda
11Babopha inxeba labantu bami
12Kambe bayayangeka na ngokuziphatha kwabo okunengisayo?
13Ngizabemuka isivuno sabo,
14Pho sihlaleleni lapha?
15Sathemba ukuba lokuthula
16Ukuthimula kwamabhiza esitha
17“Khangelani, ngizathumela phakathi kwenu
18Awu Mduduzi wami osizini,
19Lalela ukukhala kwabantu bami
20“Ukuvuna sekwedlule,
21Njengoba abantu bami benqotshiwe lami nginqotshiwe,