1 “Wena ndodana yomuntu, zithathele isitini, usibeke phambi kwakho, uqophe kuso umuzi, iJerusalema,
2 uwuvimbezele, wakhe inqaba ngakuwo, uwunqwabele iduli, umise amakamu* ngakuwo, ubeke ngakuwo nxazonke izinqama zokungqubuza.
3 Zithathele ucwecwe lwensimbi, ulubeke lube ludonga lwensimbi phakathi kwakho nomuzi, uqondise ubuso bakho kuwo, wona uvinjezelwe, uvinjezelwe nguwe. Lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli.
4 “Futhi lala ngohlangothi lwakho lwasokhohlo, ubeke ukona kuka-Israyeli phezu kwalo; ngokomumo wezinsuku zokulala kwakho ngalo uyakuthwala ukona kwabo.
5 Ngokuba ngikunqumele iminyaka yokona kwabo ukuba ibe ngumumo wezinsuku, zingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, bese wuthwala ukona kwendlu yakwa-Israyeli.
6 “Nxa usuziqedile lezi, uyakulala ngohlangothi lwakho lokunene, uthwale ukona kwendlu yakwaJuda, ngikunqumele izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, yilolo nalolo suku lube ngumnyaka.
7 Uyakubhekisa ubuso bakho kukho ukuvinjezelwa kweJerusalema, ingalo yakho yambuliwe, uprofethe ngalo.
8 Bheka, ngifaka amagoda phezu kwakho, awuyikuphenduka uhlangothi ngohlangothi, uze uqede izinsuku zokuvimbezela kwakho.
9 “Futhi zithathele ukolweni, nebhali,* nobhontshisi, nembumba, nonyaluthi, nesipelite,* ukubeke esitsheni sibe sinye, uzenzele isinkwa ngakho ngokomumo wezinsuku oyakulala ngazo ngohlangothi lwakho, izinsuku ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, usidle.
10 Ukudla kwakho oyakukudla kuyakuba ngesilinganiso, amashekeli* angamashumi amabili ngosuku, ukudle izikhathi ngezikhathi.
11 Namanzi uyakuwaphuza ngesilinganiso, inxenye yesithupha yehini,* uphuze izikhathi ngezikhathi.
12 Uyakukudla kungathi amaqebelengwane ebhali,* uwenze phambi kwabo ngendle ephuma kumuntu.”
13 Wathi uJehova: “Kanjalo nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakusidla isinkwa sabo singcolile phakathi kwezizwe engiyakubaxoshela kuzo.”
14 Ngase ngithi: “O Nkosi Jehova, bheka, umphefumulo wami awuzange ungcoliswe, ngokuba kusukela ebusheni bami kuze kube manje angidlanga okuzifeleyo nokudweshuliweyo, nenyama enengekayo ayingenanga emlonyeni wami.”
15 Wathi kimi: “Bheka, ngikunike umquba esikhundleni sendle yomuntu; uyakusenza isinkwa sakho phezu kwawo.”
16 Wathi futhi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, bheka, ngiyakwaphula uzime lwesinkwa eJerusalema, badle isinkwa ngesilinganiso ngokwesaba, baphuze amanzi ngesilinganiso ngokumangala
17 ukuba baswele isinkwa namanzi, bamangale omunye nomunye, babune ebubini babo.