1 Khathesike nanku owenu umlayo, bapristi.
1 “Manje-ke nanku owenu umlayo, lina baphristi.
Ubususithi kibo: INkosi ithi: Ngizabadakisa bonke abakhileyo kulelilizwe, ngitsho amakhosi ahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida, labapristi, labaprofethi, kanye labo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema.
Kwakungenxa yezono zabaprofethi balo lobubi babapristi balo, ababechitha igazi labalungileyo phakathi kwalo.
Zwanini lokhu, lina bapristi, lilalele, lina Israyeli, libeke indlebe, lani ndlu yenkosi. Ngoba isigwebo simayelana lani, ngoba belingumjibila eMizipa, lembule elendlalwe eTabori.
Kaqalekiswe umkhohlisi ogcwalisa izifungo zakhe ngokuhlabela iNkosi okonakeleyo, yena elenqama engelasici emhlambini wakhe. Ngoba ngiyinkosi enkulu, kutsho iNkosi yamabandla, lebizo lami liyesabeka phakathi kwezizwe.
INkosi yamabandla ithi kubapristi: Indodana iyamhlonipha uyise, lenceku iyayihlonipha inkosi yayo. Uba mina nginguyihlo, kungaphi ukuhlonitshwa kwami na? Uba ngiyinkosi, kungaphi ukwesatshwa kwami na? Lina, bapristi, liyalidelela ibizo lami, kodwa lithi: Silidelele kanjani ibizo lakho na?
Uba lingalaleli, uba lingananzi ukulidumisa ibizo lami, kutsho iNkosi yamabandla, ngizalithumela isiqalekiso, ngiphendule izibusiso zenu zibe yiziqalekiso. Yebo, sengisenza njalo, ngoba kalinanzi ukwenza lokho.