1 "Ngalezonsuku langalesosikhathi,

lapho sengibuyisela inotho kaJuda leJerusalema,

2 ngizaqoqa izizwe zonke

ngizehlisele eSigodini sikaJehoshafathi.

Lapho-ke ngizazahlulela

mayelana lelifa lami, abantu bami u-Israyeli

ngoba zahlakazela abantu bami phakathi kwezizwe,

zabelana ilizwe lami.

3 Zenza inkatho ngabantu bami,

zathenga izifebe ngabafana;

zathengisa amankazana ngewayini ukuze zinathe.

4 Manje-ke lisolani ngami, wena Thire loSidoni lani lonke zifunda zaseFilistiya? Liyangiphindisela ngolutho engilwenzileyo na? Nxa lingiphindisela, ngizaphanga ngibuyisele elakwenzayo phezu kwamakhanda enu ngokuphangisa. 5 Ngoba lathatha isiliva sami legolide lami lathwalela lenotho yami eligugu emathempelini enu. 6 Lathengisa abantu bakoJuda laseJerusalema kumaGrikhi, ukuze libase khatshana lelizwe labo.

7 Khangelani, ngizabavusa ezindaweni elabathengisa kuzo, njalo ngizabuyisela phezu kwamakhanda enu lokho elakwenzayo. 8 Ngizathengisa amadodana enu lamadodakazi enu ebantwini bakoJuda, njalo labo bazawathengisa kumaSabhini, isizwe esikhatshana." UThixo usekhulumile.

9 Memezelani lokhu ezizweni lithi:

Lungiselani impi!

Vusani amabutho!

Wonke amadoda empi kasondele ahlasele.

10 Khandani amakhuba enu abe zinkemba

lemihedla yenu yokuthena izihlahla ibe yimikhonto.

Obuthakathaka kathi,

"Ngiqinile!"

11 Wozani ngokuphangisa, lonke lina zizwe zasezinhlangothini zonke,

libuthane khonapho.

Yehlisa amabutho akho, Oh Thixo!

12 "Izizwe kazivuswe;

kaziye eSigodini sikaJehoshafathi

ngoba ngizahlala khona

ukwehlulela izizwe zonke zasezinhlangothini zonke.

13 Hehethani ngesikela

ngoba okuvunwayo sekuvuthiwe.

Wozani, gxobani amavini,

ngoba isikhamelo sewayini sesigcwele

lezimbizakazi seziphuphuma,

bukhulu kangaka ububi bazo!

14 Amaxuku, amaxuku

esigodini sesinqumo!

Ngoba usuku lukaThixo luseduze

esigodini sezinqumo.

15 Ilanga lenyanga kuzakuba mnyama,

lezinkanyezi zingabe zisakhanya.

16 UThixo uzavungama eseZiyoni

aphinde akhwaze eseJerusalema;

umhlaba lomkhathi kuzagedezela.

Kodwa uThixo uzakuba yisiphephelo sabantu bakhe,

inqaba yabantu bako-Israyeli."

17 "Ngakho lizakwazi ukuthi mina, uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu,

ngihlala eZiyoni, intaba yami engcwele.

IJerusalema izakuba ngcwele;

kayiyikuphinda ihlaselwe ngabezizweni futhi.

18 Ngalolosuku izintaba zizagobhoza iwayini elitsha,

lamaqaqa ageleze uchago;

zonke indonga zakoJuda zizageleza amanzi.

Umthombo uzantuntuza endlini kaThixo

uthambise isigodi saseShithima.

19 Kodwa iGibhithe izachithakala,

i-Edomi ibe yinkangala elugwadule,

ngenxa yodlakela olwenziwa ebantwini bakoJuda

lapho bachitha khona igazi elingelacala elizweni labo.

20 KoJuda kuzahlalwa khona kuze kube nininini

laseJerusalema kuzahlala izizukulwane zonke.

21 Umlandu wabo wegazi, engingakaxoli ngawo,

ngizabaxolela ngawo."

UThixo uhlala eZiyoni!