1 UThixo wathi kimi: "Hamba uyethenga ibhanti lelineni ubophe ukhalo lwakho ngalo, kodwa lingathinti amanzi." 2 Ngakho ngathenga ibhanti, njengokulaya kukaThixo, ngabopha ukhalo lwami ngalo.

3 Ilizwi likaThixo labuya lafika kimi ngokwesibili lathi: 4 "Thatha ibhanti olithengileyo obophe ngalo ukhalo lwakho, uye eYufrathe, khathesi nje ulifihle khona eminkenkeni yamatshe." 5 Ngakho ngahamba ngayalifihla eYufrathe, njengokutsho kukaThixo kimi.

6 Sekudlule insuku ezinengi uThixo wathi kimi, "Hamba khathesi eYufrathe uyethatha ibhanti engathi lifihle khona." 7 Ngakho ngaya eYufrathe ngagebha lapho engangifihle khona ibhanti, kodwa laselonakele impela lingaselasizo.

8 Lapho-ke kwafika ilizwi likaThixo kimi lisithi: 9 "UThixo uthi: ‘Ngendlela efanayo ngizakuchitha ukuzigqaja kukaJuda lokuzigqaja okukhulu kweJerusalema. 10 Lababantu abangalunganga, abalayo ukulalela amazwi ami, abalandela ubulukhuni bezinhliziyo zabo badinge abanye onkulunkulu ukuba babasebenzele njalo babakhonze, bazakuba njengebhanti leli, bengelasizo loluncane! 11 Ngoba njengebhanti libopha ukhalo lomuntu, ngayibophela kanjalo kimi yonke indlu ka-Israyeli layo yonke indlu kaJuda, kutsho uThixo, ukuba babengabantu bami ngenxa yodumo lwami, ukubongwa lokudunyiswa. Kodwa kabalalelanga.’ " 

12 "Batshele uthi, ‘UThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, zonke izikhumba zewayini kumele zigcwaliswe ngewayini.’ Bona bangathi kuwe, ‘Kanti thina kasikwazi yini ukuthi izikhumba zonke kumele zigcwaliswe ngewayini?’ 13 wena uthi kubo, ‘UThixo uthi: Ngizabenza badakwe bonke abahlala kulelilizwe, kanye lamakhosi ahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida, abaphristi, abaphrofethi labo bonke abahlala eJerusalema. 14 Ngizabamahlaza omunye komunye, oyise lamadodana ngokufananayo, kutsho uThixo. Angiyikuvumela isihawu loba umusa kumbe uzwelo ukuba kungivimbele ukubabhubhisa.’ "

15 Zwanini lilalele,

lingazigqaji,

ngoba uThixo usekhulumile.

16 Dumisani uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu

engakalethi ubumnyama,

inyawo zenu zingakakhubeki

emaqaqeni asesembeswa yibumnyama.

Lilindele ukukhanya,

kodwa yena uzakwenza kube yibumnyama,

akuphendule kube yibumnyama obesabekayo.

17 Kodwa nxa lingalaleli,

ngizakhalela ensitha

ngenxa yokuzigqaja kwenu;

amehlo ami azalila kabuhlungu,

ageleze inyembezi,

ngoba umhlambi kaThixo uzathunjwa.

18 Tshono enkosini lasendlovukazini uthi,

"Yehlani ezihlalweni zenu zobukhosi lize phansi,

ngoba imiqhele yenu emihle kakhulu

izakuwa emakhanda enu."

19 Amadolobho aseNegebi azavalwa,

njalo akuyikuba khona ozawavula.

UJuda wonke uzathathwa asiwe ekuthunjweni,

uzasiwa ekuthunjweni ngokupheleleyo.

20 Phakamisani amehlo enu libone

labo abavela enyakatho.

Ungaphi umhlambi ababewugcinisiwe,

izimvu elalizazisa ngazo na?

21 Lizakuthini lapho uThixo esebabeka phezu kwenu

labo elabenza babangabangane benu abaqakathekileyo na?

Kaliyikubanjwa yibuhlungu

obufana lobowesifazane ehelelwa na?

22 Njalo nxa uzibuza usithi,

"Kungani lokhu kwenzakele kimi na?"

Kungenxa yezono zakho ezinengi

ukuthi izidwaba zakho zidatshulwe

lomzimba wakho waphathwa kubi.

23 UmTopiya angaliguqula yini ijwabu lakhe

loba ingwe iguqule amabala ayo na?

Lani lingeke lenze okuhle

lina selajwayela ukwenza okubi.

24 "Ngizalihlakaza njengamakhoba

ephetshulwa ngumoya wasenkangala.

25 Lokhu yikho okungokwenu,

isabelo engilimisele sona," kutsho uThixo,

"ngoba lingikhohliwe

lathemba onkulunkulu bamanga.

26 Ngizaphekulela izidwaba zakho ebusweni bakho

ukuba kubonakale ihlazo lakho,

27 ubufebe bakho lokububuliswa yisigwebo,

ukufeba kwakho ungelanhloni!

Ngizibonile izenzo zakho ezenyanyekayo

phezu kwamaqaqa lasegangeni.

Maye kuwe, wena Jerusalema!

Koze kube nini ungahlambulukanga na?"