1 Ngosuku lweshumi elinambini kwinyanga yeshumi kunyaka weshumi, ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi:
2 “Mntundini, bhekisa kukumkani waseJiputa, umkhalimele yena nayo yonke iJiputa.
3 Yithi: Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi:“Ndiyalwa nawe, kumkani waseJiputa,gongqongqo elikhulu elilele tywaa kwiintlambo zeNayile.Uthi: ‘INayile yeyam;ndazidalela mna ngokwam.’
4 Kodwa ndiya kukufaka igwegwe phakathi kwemihlathi,ndizitsho iintlanzi zeentlambo zakho zinamathele emaxolweni akho.Ndiya kukurhola ndikukhuphe emlanjenizijinga njalo iintlanzi emaxolweni akho.
5 Ndiya kukuphosa entlango wena nezo ntlanzi zasentlanjeni.Uya kuwa elubala, ungaqokelelwa bani.Ndiya kukunikela kwizilwanyana zasendle neentaka zezulu,ube lixhoba lazo.
6 “Xa kunjalo bonke abahlala eJiputa baya kwazi ukuba mna ndinguNdikhoyo.“Ubusoloko ungumsimelelo wengcongolo wendlu kaSirayeli.
7 Bathe bakukubamba ngezandla, wasuka wakroboka, wabahlaba amanxeba emakhwapheni; bathe bakusimelela ngawe, wasuka wee shwaqa, baza bakruneka imiqolo.