1 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
2 Nyana womntu, bhekisa ubuso kwiYerusalem, uwise intetho ezingcweleni, uprofete ngomhlaba wakwaSirayeli.
3 Yithi kumhlaba wakwaSirayeli, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuchasile; ndirhola ikrele lam esingxotyeni salo, ndinqumle kuwe ilungisa nongendawo.
4 Ngenxa ke enokuba ndiya kunqumla kuwe ilungisa nongendawo, ngako oko liya kuphuma ikrele lam esingxotyeni salo, liye enyameni yonke, lithabathele ezantsi lise entla;
5 yazi yonke inyama, ukuba mna Yehova ndilirholile ikrele lam esingxotyeni salo; alisayi kuba sabuya libuye.
6 Wena ke, nyana womntu, ncwina; uqhekeke amanqe, uncwine nangobukrakra, emehlweni abo.
7 Kothi, xa bathe kuwe, Uncwinelani na? uthi, Kungenxa yeendaba, ngokuba zisiza; kuya kunyibilika zonke iintliziyo, ziwe zonke izandla, incame yonke imimoya, amadolo onke angabi namandla. Yabona, ziyeza, ziya kubakho; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
8 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
9 Nyana womntu, profeta uthi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ikrele, ikrele liloliwe, likhazimlisiwe nokukhazimliswa.
10 Liloliwe ukuze lixhele libulale; likhazimlisiwe ukuze limenyezele njengombane. Ngesiba nemihlali sithi, Intonga yonyana wam le icekisa imithi yonke na?
11 Linikelwe ukuba likhazimliswe, liphathwe ngesandla; liloliwe ikrele elo, likhazimlisiwe elo, ukuba linikelwe esandleni sombulali.
12 Khala ubhomboloze, nyana womntu; ngokuba lithene mbende nabantu bam, lithene mbende nezikhulu zonke zakwaSirayeli; zizisulu zekrele kunye nabantu bam; ngako oko tywakraza ethangeni.
13 Ngokuba sekucikidiwe; hi, kothini na ukuba nentonga ecekisayo? Akuyi kuba njalo; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
14 Wena ke nyana womntu, profeta, utywakraze izandla; liphindwe okwesithathu ikrele, ikrele lababuleweyo; likrele lobuleweyo, lalowo mkhulu, elibarawulayo.
15 Ukuze intliziyo ithe amandla, zande izikhubekiso, ndiwamisele amasango abo onke ikrele elijikajikayo. Awu! Lenzelwe ukuba libe njengombane, lithiwe rhuthu ukuba libulale.
16 Tyekela ngasekunene, guqukela ekhohlo, apho lubhekisa khona uhlangothi lwakho.
17 Nam ndiya kuzitywakraza izandla zam, ndibupholise ubushushu bam, mna Yehova ndithethile.
18 Kwafika kum ilizwi likaYehova, lisithi,
19 Wena ke, nyana womntu, zimisele iindlela ezimbini, ukuze lizengazo ikrele lokumkani waseBhabheli; maziphume zweni-nye zombini, ukrole umalathiso, uwukrole emantloko endlela yomzi.
20 Misa indlela, ukuze ikrele lifike eRabha yoonyana baka-Amon, nakwelakwaYuda, eYerusalem enqatyisiweyo.
21 Kuba ukumkani waseBhabheli umise ekwahlukaneni kweendlela, emantloko eendlela zombini, ukuze ahlabe isihlabo; uhlukuhla iintolo, ubuza kwimilondekhaya, ukhangela esibindini.
22 Esandleni sakhe sokunene isihlabo sihlabe iYerusalem, ukuze kumiswe izinto zokutyhomfa, uhlatywe umkhosi wokubulala, kuphakanyiswe izwi lokuduma, kumiswe izinto zokutyhomfa emasangweni, kufunjwe udonga lokungqinga, kwakhiwe iinqaba zokubonisela.
23 Soba njengesihlabo esikhohlakeleyo kubo emehlweni abo, bafungelwe izifungo bona; ke yena wokhumbuza ubugwenxa, ukuze baxhakamfulwe.
24 Ngako oko itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa yokukhumbuza kwenu ubugwenxa benu, ekutyhilekeni kwezikreqo zenu, ukuze zibonakale izono zenu ezintlondini zenu zonke; ngenxa yokukhunjulwa kwenu, niya kuxhakamfulwa ngesandla.
25 Wena ke, mbulawa ungendawo, sikhulu sakwaSirayeli, umini yakho ifikileyo ngexesha lobugwenxa bokuphela, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi,
26 Luya kususwa unkontsho, sithulwe nesithsaba; oko koko, namhla kunamhla; okuthobekileyo kuya kuphakanyiswa, okuphakamileyo kuya kuthotywa.
27 Ndiya kukuphenula ndikuphenule, ndikuphenule; kwanako oko akuyi kuba kuko, koda kufike lowo kukokwakhe ukugweba; ndikunike yena.
28 Wena ke, nyana womntu, profeta uthi, Itsho iNkosi uYehova ngokusingisele koonyana baka-Amon, ngokusingisele kungcikivo lwabo, ukuthi, Ikrele, ikrele lirholelwe ukuba libulale; likhazimlisiwe ukuba lidle, ukuba libe njengombane.
29 Bekubonela inkohlakalo nje, bekuhlabela amanga nje, liya kukubeka ke ezintanyeni zabangendawo ababuleweyo, abamini iya kufika ngexesha lobugwenxa bokuphela.
30 Libuyisele esingxotyeni salo. Endaweni odalelwe kuyo, ezweni lemvelo yakho, ndiya kukugweba.
31 Ndiya kuthulula phezu kwakho ubhavumo lwam. Ndiya kukubasela ngomlilo wokuphuphuma komsindo wam, ndikunikele esandleni samadoda azizityhakala, iingcibi ezonakalisayo.
32 Uya kuba kukudla komlilo; igazi lakho liya kuba phakathi kwelizwe; akuyi kukhunjulwa; kuba mna Yehova ndithethile.