9 Ngizakukuchitha, Israyeli; ngubani ongakusiza na?
9 Uchithiwe, wena Israyeli, ngoba umelane lami, umelane lomsizi wakho.
ngoba yahlabela onkulunkulu baseDamaseko elalimnqobile, wathi: Ngoba onkulunkulu bamakhosi aseSiriya babasiza, ngizahlabela bona ukuze lami bangisize. Kodwa bambangela ukuchitheka yena labo bonke abakoIsrayeli.
Ubusisiwe yena omsizi wakhe unguNkulunkulu kaJakobe, othemba lakhe liseNkosini uNkulunkulu wakhe,
Sithemba iNkosi; yona ilusizo lwethu lesihlangu sethu.
UNkulunkulu uyisiphephelo sethu lamandla ethu, uyafunyaniswa elusizo kakhulu ekuhluphekeni.
Kodwa ofebayo uyisithutha; owenza lokhu nguye ozibhubhisayo;
kodwa ongangifumaniyo uyazilimaza; bonke abangizondayo bathanda ukufa.
Maye komubi! Kuzakuba kubi kuye, ngoba lokho okwenziwe ngezandla zakhe kuzakwenziwa lakuye.
Ukubandlulula kwabo kuyafakaza ngabo; benza izono zabo obala njengeSodoma, kabazifihli. Maye kibo! Ngoba bazehlisela okubi.
Wena Israyeli, kawuzehliseli lokhu ngokuhlamuka iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho lapho ikukhokhela endleleni na?
Ububi bakho buzakukutshaya, lokuhlehlela kwakho emuva kuzakukukhuza. Yazi, ubone ukuthi kuyinto embi ukuyihlamukela iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, lokuthi ukungesaba kakukho kuwe, kutsho iNkosi uNkulunkulu wamabandla.
Ukuhamba kwakho lezenzo zakho kukulethele lokho. Lokhu kuyikuphela kwakho, kubuhlungu, sekufinyelele enhliziyweni yakho uqobo.
Ububi benu buvimbele konke lokhu, lezono zenu zilivalela okuhle.
INkosi ithi: Mina ngiyiNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho, kusukela ekuhlaleni kwakho eGibithe; kawumazi omunye uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami, kakho omunye umsilisi ngaphandle kwami.
Buyela eNkosini, uNkulunkulu wakho, Israyeli. Ngoba ukhutshwe yibubi bakho.
Kabamemezi kimi ngenhliziyo zabo, kodwa bakhala besemibhedeni yabo; lapho bekhalela amabele lewayini, bayazisika, kodwa mina bayangihlamuka.
Loba ngabafundisa ngabaqinisa, kodwa bangenzela amacebo amabi.
Kodwa lina liyalona ngokuthi itafula yeNkosi ingangcoliswa, langokuthi linganikela phezu kwayo ukudla elikudelelayo.
Lichila amakhala, kutsho iNkosi yamabandla, beselisithi: Yeka ukudinisa kwalokhu! Liletha okwebiweyo, lokuqhulayo, lokugulayo, kube ngumnikelo wenu. Ngizakwamukela lokho kini na? kutsho iNkosi.
Ake lincenge uNkulunkulu ukuba abe lomusa kithi. Uba linika isipho esinjalo, uzakuba lomusa kini na? kutsho iNkosi yamabandla.
Kakho onjengoNkulunkulu, wena Jeshuruni, ogade amazulu ukuyakusiza, lomkhathi ngobukhosi bakhe.
Uthabile, wena Israyeli! Ngubani onjengawe, isizwe esikhululwe yiNkosi, eyisihlangu sokusizwa kwakho lomkhonto wokunqoba kwakho? Izitha zakho zizakuzithobela wena, uzinyathele phansi.