12 Ngizakutjhabalalisa isidiribe namakhiwanakhe athe ngawo: ‘Yikokhelo iinthandwa zami ezingikhokhela ngayo.’ Ngenze isimakhe ifukufuku bese idliwa ziimbandana zommango.
sanabululela iingala zaso elwandle, amahlumelaso afika emilanjeni iYufrathe.
Ngokukopheza kwelihlo iLibhanoni izakuba yisimu enothileko, iye, isimu enothileko ibonakale seyinjengehlathi.
Nje-ke, ngizonitjela bona ngizokwenzani ngesidiribe samesi: Ngizokususa isibiyelo saso bona sidliwe; ngigirize nomthangalaso bona sirathwe.
Mhlokho, kiyo yoke indawo lapha bekuneenkulungwana zamadiribe abiza iinkulungwana zeempaparwana zesiliva, kuzakuba khona iminga nameva.
“Ngimi okugubulule iinthimba zakho ukuze ububhunubhunu bakho bube semtarini:
“UMika weMoretjheti waphorofida emihleni kaHezekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda, watjela boke abantu bakwaJuda bonyana uSomnini uMninimandlawoke uthi, “ ‘IZiyoni izakulinywa njengesimu, iJerusalema lizakuba liqubi leququ, kuthi intatjana yethempeli ibe lihlathi.’
Bazakugoma isivuno kanye nokudla kwenu, batle amadodana namadodakazenu. Bazakurhiribidela izimvu, iimbuzi neenkomo zenu; bagomojele iindiribe kanye namakhiwanenu. Amadorobhenu anemithangala nenithembele kiwo, bazawalalisa phasi ngesabula.”
USomnini uthi: “Lokha nangithi ngivuna kibo, kutlhogeka amadiribe esidiribeni namakhiwani emkhiwaneni, ngitjho namakarawo atjhwabile. Nje-ke ngizabanikelela ngabahluli babatshidlhe.
Ngizabathelekela njengonomrhaso owemukwe abantwabakhe: Ngibatlhatlhamulule iimfutjanezi. Ngizabarhiribidela njengengwenyama; iimpisi zizabarathurathula.
Unina wathuwelela ngobungwadla, wabamitha ngehlazo. Nje-ke umfazi lo wathi: ‘Ngizakulandela iinthandwa zami ezingipha ukudla kwami namanzami, zingembathise ngezoboya nelineni, zingiphe namagugwami’.
Ngambala mina nginjengengwenyama ku-Efrayimu, nginjengengwenyama enamandla endlini kaJuda. Mina ngiyarathurathula bengikhambe; ngidudula kutlhogeke nomenyeli.
Ungathabi wena Israyeli! Ungajekezeli njengezizwe ezinye ngombana azange uthembeke kuZimakho: Wakhamba unghatulela aboBhali, uthabela abakupha khona eselelweni esinye nesinye.
Nje-ke, ngebanga lenu, iZiyoni izakulinywa njengesimu, iJerusalema izakuba liqubi leququ, kuthi intatjana yethempela ibe lihlathi.