1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
2 “Ndodana yomuntu, yazisa iJerusalema izinengiso zalo,
3 uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova kulo iJerusalema, ithi: Ukudabuka kwakho nokuzalwa kwakho kungokwezwe laseKhanani; uyihlo wayengumAmori, nonyoko wayengumHetikazi.
4 Ekuzalweni kwakho inkaba yakho ayinqunywanga ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakho, awugezwanga ngamanzi ukuba uhlambuluke, awuhlikihlwanga nakanye ngosawoti, awusongwanga nokusongwa.
5 Awuhawukelwanga yiso ukuba kwenziwe lokhu kuwe, uphathwe ngobubele, kepha waphonswa endle, lokhu wanengeka ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakho.
6 “ ‘Lapho ngidlula kuwe, ngikubona ungqasha egazini lakho, ngathi kuwe: Wena osegazini lakho: “Phila!” yebo, ngathi kuwe, wena osegazini lakho: “Phila!”
7 Wande njengehlumela lasendle; wanda, wakhula, wabukeka nokubukeka; amabele akho aphuhla, izinwele zakho zazimilile, kepha wawunqunu, wawuze.
8 “ ‘Lapho ngidlula kuwe, ngikubona, bheka, kwakuyisikhathi sakho, isikhathi sokuthanda; ngeneka ingubo yami phezu kwakho, ngembathisa ubunqunu bakho; yebo, ngafunga kuwe, ngangena esivumelwaneni nawe, isho iNkosi uJehova, waba ngowami.
9 “ ‘Ngakugeza ngamanzi, ngahlanzisisa igazi lakho kuwe, ngakugcoba ngamafutha.
10 Ngakwembathisa imifekethiso, ngakufaka izicathulo zesikhumba samatahasi,* ngakubhincisa ilineni elicolekileyo, ngakusibekela ngosilika.*
11 Ngakuvunulisa ngezivunulo, ngafaka amasongo ezandleni zakho nomnaka entanyeni yakho.
12 Ngafaka icici emakhaleni akho, namagenqeza ezindlebeni zakho, nomqhele omuhle ekhanda lakho.
13 Wawusuhlotshisiwe ngegolide nangesiliva, isambatho sakho sasiyileneni elicolekileyo, nosilika*, nemifekethiso; wadla impuphu ecolekileyo, nezinyosi, namafutha; wawumuhle kakhulu impela, wahlahlamela, waze wathola ubukhosikazi.
14 Igama lakho laphumela ezizweni ngobuhle bakho, ngokuba laliphelele ngemihlobiso engangiyibeke kuwe, isho iNkosi uJehova.
15 “ ‘Kepha wethemba ebuhleni bakho, wafebela igama lakho, wathululela bonke abadlulayo ubufebe bakho, baba ngobakhe.
16 Wathatha ezingutsheni zakho, wazenzela izindawo eziphakemeyo ezingamagqabhagqabha, wafeba kuzo, okungazange kwenzeke nokungasoze kwenziwa.
17 Wathatha izinto zakho ezinhle, egolideni lami nasesiliveni lami engangikunike khona, wazenzela izithombe zabesilisa, wafeba nazo.
18 Wathatha izingubo zakho ezifekethisiweyo, wazisibekela, wabeka amafutha ami nempepho yami phambi kwazo.
19 Nesinkwa sami engangikunike sona, impuphu ecolekileyo, namafutha, nezinyosi engangikudlise khona, wakubeka phambi kwazo, kwaba yiphunga elimnandi; kwaba njalo, isho iNkosi uJehova.
20 “ ‘Wawathatha amadodana akho namadodakazi akho owangizalela wona, wawahlabela zona ukuba adliwe. Babubuncane ubufebe bakho
21 ukuba ubulale abantwana bami, unikele ngabo kuzo ngokubadabulisa emlilweni, na?
22 Kuzo zonke izinengiso zakho nakubo bonke ubufebe bakho awukhumbulanga izinsuku zobusha bakho, lapho wawunqunu, wawuze, wangqasha egazini lakho.
23 “ ‘Kwathi emva kwabo bonke ububi bakho -- maye, maye kuwe! isho iNkosi uJehova --
24 wazakhela iqhugwane, wazenzela indawo ephakemeyo ezigcawini zonke.
25 Ezingosini zonke zezitaladi wakha izindawo zakho eziphakemeyo, wenza ubuhle bakho baba yisinengiso, wenekela bonke abadlulayo imilenze yakho, wandisa ubufebe bakho.
26 Wafeba nabaseGibithe, abakhelwane bakho, abanyama inkulu, wandisa ubufebe ukungicunula.
27 Bheka, ngase ngelulela isandla sami kuwe, nganciphisa ukudla owakunqunyelwayo, ngakunikela entandweni yabakuzondayo, amadodakazi amaFilisti, ayenamahloni ngendlela yakho yokukhanuka.
28 Wafeba nama-Asiriya ngokuba wawungakadeli; yebo wafeba nawo, kepha namanje wawungakadeli.
29 Wandisa ubufebe bakho kuze kubesezweni labathengi, iKalideya, kepha nangalokho awudelanga.
30 “ ‘Yeka ubuthakathaka benhliziyo yakho, isho iNkosi uJehova, lokhu wenza zonke lezi zinto, izenzo zowesifazane oyisifebe esingazibambiyo.
31 Wakha iqhugwane lakho ezingosini zezitaladi, wenza indawo yakho ephakemeyo kuzo zonke izigcawu, ungaba nganjengezifebe ngokudelela inkokhelo,
32 wena mfazi ophingayo, othatha abafokazi esikhundleni sendoda yakhe.
33 Zonke izifebe ziphiwa imivuzo, kepha wena unika zonke izithandwa zakho imivuzo, uziqashe ukuba zifike kuwe nxazonke ekufebeni kwakho.
34 Wahlukene nabanye abesifazane ekufebeni kwakho ngalokho ukuthi akakho olandela wena ukuyofeba; ngokunika kwakho imivuzo, ungaphiwa imivuzo kodwa wena, ngalokho wahlukene.
35 “ ‘Ngalokho yizwa, sifebe, izwi likaJehova.
36 Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba uthululile amahloni akho, nobunqunu bakho bambulwa ngobufebe bakho nezithandwa zakho, nangenxa yazo zonke izithombe zezinengiso zakho, nangegazi labantwana bakho owabanika lona,
37 ngalokho bheka, ngiyakubutha zonke izithandwa zakho ozenamisile nazo, nazo zonke ozithandileyo, nazo zonke ozizondileyo, ngizibuthe ngakuwe zivela nxazonke, ngizambulele ubunqunu bakho ukuba zibone bonke ubunqunu bakho.
38 Ngiyakukwahlulela ngesahlulelo seziphingikazi nesabachithi begazi, ngehlisele phezu kwakho igazi lokufutheka nomhawu.
39 Ngiyakukunikela esandleni sazo, zilibhidlize iqhugwane lakho, zizidilize izindawo zakho eziphakemeyo, zikuhlubule izingubo zakho, zithathe izinto zakho ezinhle, zikushiye unqunu, uze.
40 Ziyakukwenyusela isixuku, zikukhande ngamatshe, zikuhlahlele ngezinkemba zazo.
41 Ziyakushisa izindlu zakho ngomlilo, zikwahlulele emehlweni abesifazane abaningi, ngenze ukuba uyeke ukufeba, wena ungabe usanika umvuzo.
42 Ngiyakuqeda ukufutheka kwami kuwe, umhawu wami usuke kuwe, ngibe nokuthula, ngingabe ngisacunuka.
43 “ ‘Ngokuba awukhumbulanga izinsuku zobusha bakho, kepha ungikhathazile kukho konke lokhu, ngiyakwehlisela indlela yakho phezu kwekhanda lakho, isho iNkosi uJehova, ungenzi ukukhanuka phezu kwazo zonke ezinye izinengiso.
44 “ ‘Bonke abalinganisa ngezaga bayakulinganisa ngalesi kuwe, bathi: “Njengonina, injalo indodakazi.”
45 Uyindodakazi kanyoko owanengwa yindoda yakhe nabantwana bakhe; ungudade wawodadewenu abanengwa ngamadoda abo nabantwana babo; unyoko wayengumHetikazi, uyihlo wayengumAmori.
46 Udadewenu omkhulu uyiSamariya elihlezi namadodakazi alo ngakwesokhohlo sakho; udadewenu omncane ohlezi ngakwesokunene sakho uyiSodoma namadodakazi alo.
47 Awuhambanga ngezindlela zabo, awenzanga ngezinengiso zabo, kepha njengokuba lokho kwakuyinto encane nje, wonakala kuzo zonke izindlela zakho kunabo.
48 Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, iSodoma udadewenu alenzanga lona namadodakazi alo njengalokho wenzile wena namadodakazi akho.
49 “ ‘Bheka, nakhu ukona kukadadewenu iSodoma; ukuzidla, nokusutha ukudla, nokuzinza okuthuleyo kwakukhona kulo nakuwo amadodakazi alo, kepha aliqinisanga isandla sabampofu nabaswelayo.
50 Babeziphakamisa, benza izinengiso phambi kwami; ngase ngibasusa njengokubona kwami.
51 ISamariya alenzanga inxenye yezono zakho; kepha wandisile izinengiso zakho kunabo, wathetha odadewenu ngazo zonke izinengiso ozenzileyo.
52 Thwala wena ihlazo lakho, lokhu wathetha odadewenu; ngezono zakho ozenzileyo ezinengekayo balungile kunawe; yebo, mawujabhe, uthwale ihlazo lakho ngokuthetha odadewenu.
53 “ ‘Ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabo, ukuthunjwa kweSodoma nokwamadodakazi alo, nokuthunjwa kweSamariya nokwamadodakazi alo, nokuthunjwa kwabathunjwa bakho phakathi kwawo
54 ukuba uthwale ihlazo lakho, ujabhe ngenxa yakho konke okwenzileyo, ube yinduduzo kubo.
55 Odadewenu, iSodoma namadodakazi alo, bayakubuyela esimweni sabo sokuqala, neSamariya namadodakazi alo bayakubuyela esimweni sabo sokuqala, wena namadodakazi akho nibuyele esimweni senu sokuqala.
56 Ngokuba udadewenu iSodoma akaphathwanga ngomlomo wakho ngosuku lokuzidla kwakho,
57 bungakambulwa ububi bakho, njengasesikhathini sehlazo lamadodakazi ase-Aramu nawo onke amadodakazi amaFilisti alihaqayo, akudumaza nxazonke.
58 Usuyathwala ukukhanuka kwakho nezinengiso zakho, usho uJehova.
59 “ ‘Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngiyakwenza kuwe njengalokho okwenzileyo, udelele isifungo, waphula isivumelwano.
60 Kepha mina ngiyakusikhumbula isivumelwano sami nawe ebusheni bakho, ngikumisele isivumelwano esiphakade.
61 Usuyakuzikhumbula izindlela zakho, ujabhe, lapho uyakubamukela odadewenu, omkhulu nomncane, ngikunike wona abe ngamadodakazi, kungabi ngesivumelwano sakho kodwa.
62 Sengiyakumisa isivumelwano sami nawe, wazi ukuthi nginguJehova
63 ukuba ukhumbule, ube namahloni, ungabe usavula umlomo wakho ngenxa yehlazo lakho, lapho ngikuthethelele konke okwenzileyo, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”