1 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi: 2 "Ndodana yomuntu, tshono kumbusi waseThire uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

Ngokuzigqaja kwenhliziyo yakho

uthi, "Ngingunkulunkulu;

ngihlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikankulunkulu

enzikini yezilwandle."

Kodwa wena ungumuntu hatshi uNkulunkulu,

lanxa ucabanga ukuthi uhlakaniphe njengoNkulunkulu.

3 Kambe uhlakaniphile kuloDanyeli na?

Akulamfihlo esithekileyo kuwe na?

4 Ngenhlakanipho yakho lokuqedisisa

uzizuzele inotho

njalo wabuthela igolide lesiliva

eziphaleni zengcebo yakho.

5 Ngolwazi lwakho olukhulu ekuthengiseni

uyandisile inotho yakho,

njalo ngenxa yenotho yakho,

inhliziyo yakho isizigqaja.

6 Ngakho nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

Njengoba ucabanga ukuthi uhlakaniphile,

uhlakaniphe njengoNkulunkulu,

7 ngizaletha abezizweni ukuba bamelane lawe,

izizwe ezilesihluku kakhulu;

zizahwatsha inkemba zazo zimelane lobuhle bakho

kanye lenhlakanipho,

zone lobuhle bakho obukhazimulayo.

8 Zizakwehlisela phansi egodini,

njalo uzakufa kabuhlungu

enzikini yezilwandle.

9 Lapho-ke uzakutsho na phambi kwalabo abakubulalayo ukuthi,

"Mina ngingunkulunkulu?"

Uzakuba ngumuntu nje, hatshi unkulunkulu,

ezandleni zalabo abakubulalayo.

10 Uzakufa ukufa kwabangasokanga

ezandleni zabezizweni.

Sengikhulumile, kutsho uThixo Wobukhosi.’ "

11 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi: 12 "Ndodana yomuntu, khala isililo ngenkosi yaseThire uthi kuyo: ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

Wawuyisibonelo sokuphelela

ugcwele inhlakanipho lobuhle obupheleleyo.

13 Wawuse-Edeni

isivande sikaNkulunkulu;

waceca ngawo wonke amatshe aligugu:

irubhi, lethophazi le-emeralidi,

ikhrisolithe, i-onikisi lejaspa,

isafire, ithukhwayizi lebherili.

Izibonakaliso zakho lezisekelo kwakwenziwe ngegolide;

kwalungiswa ngosuku owadalwa ngalo.

14 Wagcotshwa njengekherubhi elondlayo,

ngoba ngakumisela lokho.

Wawuphezu kwentaba engcwele kaNkulunkulu;

wahamba phakathi kwamatshe avutha umlilo.

15 Wawungelasici ezindleleni zakho

kusukela ngosuku owadalwa ngalo

ububi baze bafunyanwa kuwe.

16 Ngenxa yokuthengisa kwakho ezindaweni ezinengi

wagcwala udlakela,

wasusona.

Ngakho ngakususa njengehlazo entabeni kaNkulunkulu,

njalo ngakuxotsha, wena kherubhi elondlayo,

phakathi kwamatshe avutha umlilo.

17 Inhliziyo yakho yazigqaja

ngenxa yobuhle bakho,

njalo wonakalisa inhlakanipho yakho

ngenxa yobucwazicwazi bakho.

Ngakho ngakuphosela emhlabeni;

ngakwenza umbukiso phambi kwamakhosi.

18 Ngezono zakho ezinengi lokuthengisa lobuqili

usungcolise izindawo zakho ezingcwele.

Ngakho ngaphemba umlilo phakathi kwakho

wakutshisa wakuqeda,

njalo ngakwenza waba ngumlotha emhlabathini

phambi kwabo bonke ababekhangele.

19 Zonke izizwe ezazikwazi

zithithibele ngawe;

usufike ekucineni okwesabekayo

njalo kawuyikuba khona futhi.’ "

20 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi: 21 "Ndodana yomuntu, khangelisa ubuso bakho eSidoni; uphrofithe okubi ngalo 22 uthi: ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

Ngimelana lawe, wena Sidoni,

njalo ngizathola udumo phakathi kwakho.

Bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo

lapho sengiletha isijeziso kulo

njalo ngizibonakalisa ngingongcwele phakathi kwalo.

23 Ngizathumela isifo kulo,

ngenze igazi ligeleze ezindleleni zalo.

Abafileyo bazakuba phakathi kwalo,

inkemba imelane lalo amacele wonke.

Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo.

24 Abantu bako-Israyeli kabasayikuba labomakhelwane abalenhliziyo ezimbi njalo abangameva abuhlungu lameva ahlabayo. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo Wobukhosi.

25 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Lapho sengiqoqa abantu bako-Israyeli ezizweni ababehlakazelwe kuzo, ngizazibonakalisa ngingongcwele phakathi kwabo phambi kwezizwe. Emva kwalokho bazahlala elizweni labo, engalinika inceku yami uJakhobe. 26 Bazahlala kulo bevikelekile njalo bazakwakha izindlu bahlanyele lezivini; bazahlala bevikelekile lapho sengiletha isijeziso kubo bonke omakhelwane babo ababaphatha kubi. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wabo.’ "