1 Ngathi:“Zwanini nina zinhloko zakwaJakobe,nani zikhulu zendlu yakwa-Israyeli ukuthi:Akusikho okwenu ukwazi ukulunga
2 nina enizonda okuhle,nithanda okubi,enebula kubo isikhumba sabo,nenyama yabo emathanjeni abo,
3 enidla inyama yabantu bami,nihlinza kubo isikhumba sabo,naphula amathambo abo,yebo, nibaqoba njengokwasekhanzininanjengenyama phakathi kwebhodwe.”
4 Khona bayakukhala kuJehova,kepha akayikubaphendula;uyakusitheza ubuso bakhe kubo ngaleso sikhathingenxa yokwenza kwabo izenzo zabo zibe zimbi.
5 Usho kanje uJehova:“Ngabaprofethi abadukisa abantu bami,abathi, bese nakho okokuhlafuna ngamazinyo abo,bamemeze bathi: ‘Ukuthula,’nongabeki lutho emlonyeni wabo bamlungisele ukulwa.
6 Ngalokho ubusuku buyakunehlela ukuze ningabi nambono,kuhlwe kini, ningabe nisabhula;ilanga liyakushonela abaprofethi,usuku lube mnyama phezu kwabo.
7 Ababoni bayakuba namahloni,ababhuli bayangaze;bayakumboza amadevu abo bonke,ngokuba akuveli mpendulo kuNkulunkulu.”
8 Kepha mina ngigcwele amandla ngoMoya kaJehovangokulunga nangobuqhaweukuba ngimtshele uJakobe iziphambeko zakhe,u-Israyeli izono zakhe.
9 Ake nizwe lokhu nina zinhloko zendlu kaJakobenani zikhulu zendlu yakwa-Israyelieninengwa ngukwahlulelwa,nihlanekezela konke ukulunga,
10 enakha iSiyoni ngegazi neJerusalema ngobubi,
11 elizinhloko zalo zahlulela ngemivuzo,nelibapristi balo bafundisa ngenkokhelo,nelibaprofethi balo babhula ngemali,bencike nokho kuJehova, bethi:“UJehova akaphakathi kwethu na?”Asiyikwehlelwa ngokubi.
12 Ngalokho ngenxa yenu iSiyoni liyakulinywa njengensimu,iJerusalema libe yincithakalo,intaba yendlu ibe yizindawo eziphakemeyo zamahlathi.