1 Zwana ilizwi leli, wena ndlu ka-Israyeli, isililo lesi engisenzayo ngani:

2 "Iwile iNtombi u-Israyeli,

kayiphindi ivuke futhi,

ideliwe elizweni layo,

kungekho ongayiphakamisela phezulu."

3 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

"Idolobho lenu elikhupha inkulungwane eziqinileyo

lizasala labalikhulu kuphela;

idolobho elikhupha abalikhulu abaqinileyo lizasala

labalitshumi kuphela."

4 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo endlini ka-Israyeli:

"Dingani mina, liphile;

5 lingadingi iBhetheli,

lingayi eGiligali,

lingayi eBherishebha.

Ngoba impela iGiligali izakuya ekuthunjweni,

leBhetheli izadliwa iphele nya."

6 Dingani uThixo liphile

hlezi adabule phakathi kwendlu kaJosefa njengomlilo;

uzatshisa uqothule,

njalo iBhetheli kayiyikuba lomuntu ozawucitsha.

7 Lina eliguqula ukulunga kube yibuhlungu,

lilahlele ubuqotho emhlabathini.

8 Yena owenza iSilimela loMthala,

oguqula umnyama ube yikusa

enze imini ibe yibusuku obumnyama,

yena obiza amanzi olwandle,

awathele phezu kobuso belizwe,

uThixo yilo ibizo lakhe,

9 wehlisela incithakalo phezu kwenqaba atshabalalise

idolobho elivikelweyo.

10 Liyamzonda okhuzayo emthethwandaba limeyise

lalowo okhuluma iqiniso.

11 Linyathezela umyanga limncindezele

ukuba aliphe amabele.

Ngakho-ke, lanxa lakhe izindlu ezinkulukazi zamatshe

kaliyikuhlala kuzo;

lanxa lihlanyele izivini ezinhle,

iwayini lazo kaliyikulinatha.

12 Ngoba iziphambeko zenu ngiyazazi ukuthi zingaki

kanye lokuthi izono zenu zinkulu okunganani.

Lincindezela abalungileyo lamukele isivalamlomo,

njalo emithethwandaba linqabela abayanga imfanelo.

13 Ngakho ezikhathini ezinjalo umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uyazithulela,

ngoba izikhathi zimbi.

14 Dingani okuhle, hatshi okubi,

ukuze liphile.

Lapho-ke uThixo uNkulunkulu uSomandla uzakuba lani

njengoba lisithi ulani.

15 Zondani okubi lithande okuhle;

qinisani ukulunga emithethwandaba.

Mhlawumbe uThixo uNkulunkulu uSomandla uzakuba lomusa

kuzinsalela zakoJosefa.

16 Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi, uThixo, uNkulunkulu uSomandla,

"Kuzakuba lokulila emigwaqweni yonke

lokukhala kabuhlungu ezinkundleni zonke zikazulu.

Abalimi bazabizwa ukuba bakhale,

labakhalayo ukuba balile.

17 Kuzakuba lokulila ezivinini zonke,

ngoba ngizadlula phakathi kwenu,"

kutsho uThixo.

18 Maye kini lina elilangazelela

usuku lukaThixo!

Kungani lilangazelela lolosuku lukaThixo na?

Lolosuku luzakuba ngumnyama, hatshi ukukhanya.

19 Kuzafana lokuthi umuntu ubalekele isilwane

wahlangana lebhele,

njengangathi ungene endlini yakhe

wabambelela emdulini ngesandla

waselunywa yinyoka.

20 Usuku lukaThixo kaluyikuba ngumnyama na,

hatshi ukukhanya,

lumnyama bhuqe, kungekho nhlansi yokukhanya?

21 "Ngiyayizonda, ngiyayeyisa imikhosi yokholo lwenu;

angingeke ngiyimele imbuthano yenu.

22 Lanxa lingangilethela iminikelo yokutshiswa leminikelo

yamabele kangiyikuyamukela.

Lanxa liletha iminikelo emihle kakhulu yobuzalwane,

lokunonisiweyo kangiyikuyinanza.

23 Sukani lomsindo wezingoma zenu!

Kangiyikuwulalela umculo wamachacho enu.

24 Kodwa ukulunga kakugeleze njengamanzi,

lobuqotho njengesifula esingatshiyo!

25 Kanje wake wangilethela imihlatshelo leminikelo

eminyakeni engamatshumi amane enkangala,

wena ndlu ka-Israyeli na?

26 Seliphakamise indawo yokukhonzela izithombe zenu,

isenabelo senkosi unkulunkulu wenu uSakhuthi,

lenkanyezi kankulunkulu wenu uKhayiwani,

elazenzela khona lina ngokwenu.

27 Ngakho ngizalisa ekuthunjweni ngale kweDamaseko,"

kutsho uThixo obizo lakhe nguNkulunkulu uSomandla.