1Ngaphakamisa amehlo, phambi kwami kwakulomuntu ophethe intambo yokulinganisa!
2Ngabuza ngathi, “Uya ngaphi na?”
3Ingilosi leyo eyayikhuluma lami yasisuka, kweza enye ingilosi iyihlangabeza
4yathi kuyo: “Gijima utshele ijaha leliyana uthi, ‘IJerusalema izakuba lidolobho elingelamiduli ngenxa yobunengi babantu lezifuyo phakathi kwalo.
5Mina ngokwami ngizakuba ngumduli womlilo olizungezileyo,’ kutsho uThixo*, ‘njalo ngizakuba yinkazimulo ngaphakathi kwalo.’
6Wozani! Wozani! Balekani kulelolizwe lasenyakatho,” kutsho uThixo*, “ngoba ngilichithachithile kuyo yonke imimoya yomine yezulu,” kutsho uThixo*.
7“Woza, yeyi wena Ziyoni! Balekani lina elihlala eNdodakazini yaseBhabhiloni!”
8Ngoba lokhu kutshiwo nguThixo* uSomandla, uthi: “Ngemva kokuba Olodumo esengithumile ukumelana lezizwe eziliphangileyo ngoba loba ngubani oke alithinte lina uthinta igugu lakhe
9ngempela ngizaphakamisela isandla sami kubo ukuze izigqili zabo zibaphange. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi uThixo* uSomandla nguye ongithumileyo.
10Memeza ujabule, we Ndodakazi yaseZiyoni. Ngoba ngiyeza, njalo ngizahlala phakathi kwenu,” kutsho uThixo*.
11“Izizwe ezinengi zizahlanganiswa loThixo* ngalelolanga njalo zizakuba ngabantu bami. Ngizahlala phakathi kwenu njalo lizakwazi ukuthi uThixo* uSomandla ungithumile kini.
12UThixo* uzamthatha uJuda njengelifa abe yisabelo sakhe elizweni elingcwele njalo uzaphinda ayikhethe iJerusalema.