1 "Ngaziveza kulabo abangangicelanga;

ngafunyanwa yilabo abangangidinganga.

Isizwe esingakhulekanga kimi

ngathi kuso, ‘Ngilapha, ngilapha.’

2 Ilanga lonke ngelula izandla zami

ebantwini abayiziqholo,

abahamba ngezindlela ezingalunganga

belandela iminakano yabo,

3 abantu abahlezi bengicunula

bengikhangele,

benikela imihlatshelo emasimini,

betshisa impepha phezu kwezitina;

4 abahlala emangcwabeni

balale besenza imilindelo eyimfihlo ebusuku;

abadla inyama yengulube,

abambiza zabo zigcina umhluzi wenyama engcolileyo;

5 abathi, ‘Hlala khatshana, ungasondeli phansi kwami,

ngoba ngingcwele kulawe!’

Abantu abanjalo banjengentuthu emakhaleni ami,

umlilo ovuthayo ilanga lonke.

6 Khangela, kulotshiwe phambi kwami ukuthi:

Angiyikuthula, kodwa ngizaphindisela ngokugcweleyo;

ngizaphindisela ngokupheleleyo,

7 kokubili izono zenu lezono zabokhokho benu,"

kutsho uThixo.

"Ngoba batshisa imihlatshelo phezu kwezintaba

bangihlambaza phezu kwamaqaqa.

Ngizaphindisela kubo ngokugcweleyo

ngenxa yezenzo zabo abazenza ngaphambili."

8 Nanku akutshoyo uThixo:

"Njengalapho umhluzi usatholakala ehlukuzweni lamavini

labantu besithi, ungalibhidlizi,

kusekhona okuhle kulo,

ngizazenzela okunjalo izinceku zami;

angiyikuzibhubhisa zonke.

9 Ngizaletha isizukulwane esivela kuJakhobe,

lakoJuda kuvele abazakuba ngabanikazi bezintaba zami;

zizakuba yilifa labakhethiweyo bami,

izinceku zami zizahlala khona.

10 ISharoni izakuba ngamadlelo emihlambi

lesiGodi sase-Akhori sibe yindawo yokuphumulela imihlambi,

yabantu bami abangidingayo.

11 Kodwa lina elilahla uThixo

likhohlwe intaba yami engcwele;

liphakele unkulunkulu uNhlanhla ukudla

libuye ligcwalisele unkulunkulu uSimiselo iwayini elixutshiweyo,

12 ngizalimisela inkemba,

njalo lonke lizakhothamela ukubulawa,

ngoba ngamemeza kodwa kalisabelanga,

ngakhuluma kodwa lina kalilalelanga.

Lenza okubi phambi kwami

lakhetha okungicunulayo."

13 Ngakho-ke uThixo Wobukhosi uthi:

"Izinceku zami zizakudla,

kodwa lina lizalamba;

izinceku zami zizanatha,

kodwa lina lizakoma;

izinceku zami zizathokoza,

kodwa lina lizayangiswa.

14 Izinceku zami zizahlabelela

ngentokozo yezinhliziyo zazo,

kodwa lina lizakhala

ngobuhlungu bezinhliziyo

njalo lilile ngokudabuka komoya.

15 Lizatshiya ibizo lenu

njengesithuko kwabakhethiweyo bami;

uThixo Wobukhosi uzalibulala,

kodwa izinceku zakhe uzazinika elinye ibizo.

16 Lowo okhulekela isibusiso elizweni

uzakwenza lokho ngoNkulunkulu weqiniso;

lalowo owenza isifungo elizweni,

uzafunga ngoNkulunkulu weqiniso.

Ngoba inhlupheko ezedlulayo

zizakhohlakala zifihlakale emehlweni ami."

17 "Khangelani, ngizadala

izulu elitsha lomhlaba omutsha.

Izinto zakuqala aziyikukhunjulwa,

kumbe zifike engqondweni.

18 Kodwa thabani lijabule kokuphela

ngalokho engizakudala,

ngoba ngizadala iJerusalema libe yintokozo

labantu balo babe yinjabulo.

19 Ngizathokoza ngeJerusalema

njalo ngijabule ngabantu bami;

ukulila lokukhala

akusayikuzwakala kulo futhi.

20 Kulo akusayikuba khona futhi

usane oluphila insuku ezilutshwane

kumbe umuntu omdala ongaphelelisi iminyaka yakhe;

lowo ofa elekhulu leminyaka

uzakhangelwa njengomntwana nje;

lowo ongafikiyo ekhulwini

uzakhangelwa njengoqalekisiweyo.

21 Bazakwakha izindlu bahlale kuzo;

bazahlanyela izivini badle izithelo zazo.

22 Kabasayikwakha izindlu zihlalwe ngabanye

kumbe bahlanyele, kudle abanye.

Ngoba njengezinsuku zesihlahla,

zizakuba njalo insuku zabantu bami;

abakhethiweyo bami bazakholisa

umsebenzi wezandla zabo okwesikhathi eside.

23 Kabayikusebenzela ize,

kumbe abantwababo bazalelwe ukuhlupheka,

ngoba bazakuba ngabantu ababusisiweyo nguThixo,

bona kanye lezizukulwane zabo.

24 Ngizabaphendula bengakakhuleki;

ngibezwe besakhuluma.

25 Impisi lewundlu kuzakudla ndawonye,

lesilwane sizakudla utshani njengenkomo,

kodwa inyoka izakudla uthuli.

Kaziyikulimaza kumbe zibhubhise

kuyo yonke intaba yami engcwele,"

kutsho uThixo.