16 Lizaqalekiswa emzini, liqalekiswe futhi ensimini.
16 Lizaqalekiswa edolobheni, liqalekiswe futhi emaphandleni.
Wayitha ibizo wathi nguNowa, wathi: Lo uzakusiduduza ekusebenzeni kwethu lasekutshikatshikeni ngezandla zethu ngenxa yomhlabathi ewuqalekisileyo iNkosi.
UElija waseTishibi eGileyadi wathi kuAhabi: Ngifunga iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, engiyinceku yayo, ukuthi kakuyikuba khona amazolo lezulu kuliminyaka ngaphandle kwelizwi lami.
Yena wathi: Ngifunga iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho kangiphekanga lutho, ngilemputshana nje esigxingini lamafutha ayingcosana egabheni; khathesi ngitheza lezinkunyana ukuba ngiyepheka ukuba mina lomntanami sidle singakafi.
Wenza njengokutsho kweNkosi, wahamba wayahlala esifuleni iKerithi esingasempumalanga kweJordani.
Abantu abanje bayizikhukhula ezimuka lamanzi; amasimu abo alebizo elibi elizweni lonke, kakulasisebenzi esizasondela ezivinini zabo.
Isiqalekiso seNkosi sisendlini yababi, kodwa iyawubusisa umuzi wabalungileyo.
izikhulu zakho zangcolisa indlu yami engcwele; ngakhoke nganikela uJakobe ekubhujisweni, loIsrayeli ekuthukweni.
Uba ngiphumela ngaphandle, kugcwele khona ababulewe empini. Uba ngingena emzini, ngibona khona abantu ababulawa yindlala. Abaprofethi labapristi bahamba besenza umsebenzi wabo, kodwa bengazi ukuthi benzani.
ngizakwenza lindlu ibe njengeShilo, ngenze lumuzi ube yisiqalekiso kuzo zonke izizwe zomhlaba.
INkosi yayingaselakukuthwala okubi kwemisebenzi yenu lezinengiso elazenzayo; ngakhoke ilizwe lenu lachitheka, laba yinkangala, laba yinto yokuthukwa, kakusekho okuhlala khona njengoba kunjalo lamhla.
Ngizalenza iJerusalema libe lunxiwa oludilikileyo lendawo yamakhanka, ngenze imizi yakoJuda ibe yinkangala engelamuntu.
Yeka ukuhlala kwawo wodwa umuzi owawugcwele abantu! Usunjengomfelwakazi wona owawumkhulu phakathi kwezizwe. Wona owawuyinkosikazi phakathi komuzi usungobuswayo.
Isigogo sethu sitshisa njengomlilo, ngokutshisa kwendlala.
Okutshiywe yintothoviyane kwadliwa yisikhongwane; okutshiywe yisikhongwane kwadliwa liqhwagi; lokutshiywe liqhwagi kwadliwa yinswabanda.
Umlilo uyatshisa phambi kwabo, langemva kwabo kuvutha ilangabi. Phambi kwabo ilizwe lifanana lensimu yaseEdeni, kodwa ngemva kwabo liyinkangala elugwadule; kakukho okungabaleka kubo.
Ngizasithumela, kutsho iNkosi yamabandla, singene endlini yesela lendlini yalowo ofunga amanga ngebizo lami, sihlale endlini yakhe, siyidilize, izigodo lamatshe.
Uba lingalaleli, uba lingananzi ukulidumisa ibizo lami, kutsho iNkosi yamabandla, ngizalithumela isiqalekiso, ngiphendule izibusiso zenu zibe yiziqalekiso. Yebo, sengisenza njalo, ngoba kalinanzi ukwenza lokho.
Uzaphendulela inhliziyo zaboyise ebantwaneni babo, lezabantwana kuboyise, funa ngize ngitshaye ilizwe ngesiqalekiso.
ngitsho kayikubanika inyama yabantwana bakhe abadlayo, ngoba engaselalutho ngenxa yokuvinjezelwa lokuhlupheka izitha zenu ezizakwehlisela phezu kwayo yonke imizi yenu.