1 Celani kuThixo izulu ngesikhathi sentwasahlobo;

nguye uThixo owenza amayezi aleziphepho.

Unika imikhizo yezulu ebantwini,

lezihlahla zeganga ebantwini bonke.

2 Izithombe zikhuluma inkohliso,

izangoma zibona imibono yamanga;

zikhuluma amaphupho amanga;

ziphe induduzo engesulutho.

Kungakho abantu bephumputheka njengezimvu

bahlupheke ngoba bengelamelusi.

3 "Ulaka lwami luyavutha kubelusi,

njalo ngizabajezisa abaholi;

ngoba uThixo uSomandla uzawunakekela

umhlambi wezimvu zakhe, indlu kaJuda,

abenze babe njengebhiza elilesithunzi empini.

4 Ilitshe lekhoneni lizavela kuJuda,

kuye kuzavela isikhonkwane sethente,

kuye kuzavela idandili lokulwa impi,

kuye kuzavela bonke ababusi.

5 Ndawonye bazakuba njengamaqhawe alamandla empini

enyathelela izitha zawo odakeni lwemigwaqo.

Bazakulwa ngoba uThixo ephakathi kwabo,

babanqobe abagadi bamabhiza.

6 Ngizayiqinisa indlu kaJuda,

ngisindise indlu kaJosefa.

Ngizababuyisa ngoba ngilesihawu kubo.

Bazakuba sengathi kangizange ngibakhalale,

ngoba nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wabo

njalo ngizabaphendula.

7 Abako-Efrayimi bazakuba njengamaqhawe,

lezinhliziyo zabo zizajabula kungathi banathe iwayini.

Abantwababo bazakubona lokho bathokoze;

inhliziyo zabo zizathokoza kuThixo.

8 Ngizabamema

ngibabuthe ndawonye.

Ngempela ngizabahlenga;

bazakuba banengi njengakuqala.

9 Lanxa ngibahlakazile phakathi kwezizwe,

kodwa bazangikhumbula khonale emazweni akude.

Bona kanye labantwababo bazaphila,

njalo bazabuya.

10 Ngizababuyisa basuke eGibhithe

ngibaqoqe e-Asiriya.

Ngizabaletha eGiliyadi leLebhanoni,

kuze kungasabi lendawo ebaneleyo.

11 Bazadabula phakathi kolwandle lokuhlupheka;

ulwandle oluphuphumayo luzadediswa

lezinziki zonke zeNayili zizakoma qha.

Ukuzikhukhumeza kwe-Asiriya kuzakwehliswa

lentonga yobukhosi yaseGibhithe izaphela.

12 Ngizabaqinisa kuThixo,

bona bazahamba ngebizo lakhe,"

kutsho uThixo.