1 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi: 2 "Ndodana yomuntu, nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi elizweni lako-Israyeli:

‘Isiphetho! Isiphetho sesifikile

emagumbini amane elizwe.

3 Isiphetho sesifikile kini

njalo ngizakwehlisela ulaka lwami phezu kwenu.

Ngizalahlulela ngokumayelana lezenzo zenu

ngiliphe imivuzo kukho konke ukwenza kwenu okunengekayo.

4 Kangiyikulikhangela ngesihawu

loba ngiliyekele,

ngeqiniso ngizalinika umvuzo wezenzo zenu

kanye lowokwenza kwenu okunengekayo phakathi kwenu.

Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo.’

5 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi ukuthi:

‘Umonakalo! Umonakalo ongakaze ubonakale!

Khangela, uyeza.

6 Isiphetho sesifikile!

Isiphetho sesifikile!

Sizivusele ukumelana lani.

Bona, sesifikile!

7 Incithakalo isifikile kini,

kini lina elihlala elizweni.

Isikhathi sesifikile,

ilanga selisondele;

kulokuphamazela,

hatshi intokozo, phezu kwezintaba.

8 Sekuseduze ukuba ngithululele ulaka lwami phezu kwenu

ngiqedele ukuthukuthela kwami kini.

Ngizalahlulela ngokumayelana lezenzo zenu

ngiliphe imivuzo kukho konke ukwenza kwenu okunengekayo.

9 Kangiyikulikhangela ngesihawu,

kangiyikuliyekela,

ngizalinika umvuzo ngokumayelana lezenzo zenu

kanye lokwenza okunengekayo phakathi kwenu.

Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi yimi mina Thixo otshayayo.

10 Usuku selukhona!

Bona, selufikile!

Incithakalo isipatshakile,

induku isihlumile,

ukuziphakamisa sekuqhakazile.

11 Udlakela selukhule

lwaba yinduku yokujezisa ububi;

kakho ebantwini ozatshiywa;

kakho kuleliya xuku,

akula notho,

akulalutho oluligugu.

12 Isikhathi sesifikile,

usuku selufikile.

Umthengi kangathokozi

kumbe umthengisi abe lusizi,

ngoba ulaka luphezu kwexuku lonke.

13 Umthengisi kayikuyifumana

impahla eyathengiswayo,

nxa owathengisayo lowathengayo besaphila,

ngoba umbono ngexuku lonke

kawuyikuhlehliselwa emuva.

Ngenxa yezono zabo kakho lamunye wabo

ozalondoloza ukuphila kwakhe.

14 Loba bekhalisa icilongo

benze izinto zonke zilunge,

kakho ozakuya empini,

ngoba ulaka lwami luphezu kwexuku lonke.

15 Ngaphandle kulempi,

ngaphakathi kulesifo lendlala,

labo abasemaphandleni

bazabulawa ngenkemba,

njalo labo abaphakathi kwedolobho

bazaqothulwa yindlala lesifo.

16 Bonke abaphunyukayo babaleke

bazakuba sezintabeni,

bebubula njengamajuba asezigodini,

yilowo lalowo ngenxa yezono zakhe.

17 Izandla zonke zizaxega,

lamadolo wonke abe buthakathaka njengamanzi.

18 Bazagqoka amasaka

babe lokwesaba.

Ubuso babo buzakuba lehlazo

lamakhanda abo aphucwe.

19 Bazalahlela isiliva sabo emigwaqweni,

legolide labo lizakuba njengento engcolileyo.

Isiliva sabo legolide labo

akuyikwanelisa ukubakhulula

ngosuku lolaka lukaThixo.

Bangeke baqede ukulamba kwabo

kumbe bagcwalise izisu zabo,

ngoba sekubenze bakhubeka esonweni.

20 Babeziqhenya ngeziceciso zabo ezinhle

abazisebenzisa ekwenzeni izithombe zabo ezinengekayo.

Benza lemifanekiso yabo enyanyekayo,

ngakho ngizakwenza kube yinto engcolileyo kubo.

21 Ngizanika inotho yabo njengempango kwabezizwe

lakwababi basemhlabeni njengezinto ezithunjiweyo,

njalo bazakungcolisa.

22 Ngizasusa ubuso bami kubo,

njalo bazangcolisa indawo yami eligugu;

abaphangi bazangena,

bayingcolise.

23 Lungisani amaketane

ngoba ilizwe ligcwele ukuchitheka kwegazi

ledolobho ligcwele udlakela.

24 Ngizaletha izizwe ezimbi kakhulu

ukuthi zithathe izindlu zabo.

Ngizaqeda ukuzigqaja kwabalamandla

lezindawo zabo ezingcwele zizangcoliswa.

25 Lapho ukwesaba kufika,

bazafuna ukuthula.

26 Kuzafika umonakalo phezu komonakalo,

lamahungahunga phezu kwamahungahunga.

Bazadinga umbono kumphrofethi,

ukufundiswa komthetho ngumphristi akusoze kube khona

lokweluleka kwabadala kuzaphela.

27 Inkosi izalila,

inkosana izaphelelwa lithemba,

lezandla zabantu belizwe zizaqhaqhazela.

Kubo ngizakwenza okumayelana lezenzo zabo.

Ngizabahlulela ngemithetho yabo.

Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo.’ "