6. Pakuti Yehova wa makamu atero, Dulani mitengo, unjikani nthumbira pomenyana ndi Yerusalemu; mudzi wakudzalangidwa ndi uwu; m'kati mwace modzala nsautso.
7. Monga kasupe aturutsa madzi ace, camweco aturutsa zoipa zace; ciwawa ndi kufunkha zimveka m'kati mwace; pamaso panga masiku onse pali kulira ndi mabala.
8. Ulangizidwe, Yerusalemu, ungakucokere moyo wanga, ndingakuyese iwe bwinja, dziko losakhalamo anthu.
9. Yehova wa makamu atero, Adzakunkha otsalira a Israyeli monga mpesa; bweza dzanja lako monga wakuchera mphesa m'mitanga yace.
10. Ndidzanena ndi yani, ndidzacita mboni kwa yani, kuti amve? Taona khutu lao liri losadulidwa, ndipo sangathe kumva; taona, mau a Yehova awatonzetsa iwo; sakondwera nao.
11. Cifukwa cace ndadzala ndi ukali wa Yehova; ndalema ndi kudzikaniza; tsanulirani pa ana a pabwalo, ndi pa masonkhano a anyamata, pakuti ngakhale mwamuna ndi mkazi wace adzatengedwa, okalamba ndi iye amene acuruka masiku ace.
12. Nyumba zao zidzasanduka za ena, pamodzi ndi minda yao ndi akazi ao; pakuti ndidzatambasula dzanja langa pa okhala m'dziko, ati Yehova.
13. Pakuti kuyambira wamng'ono kufikira wamkuru onse akhala akusirira; ndiponso kuyambira mneneri kufikira wansembe onse acita monyenga,
14. Ndiponso apoletsa bala la anthu anga pang'onong'ono, ndi kuti, Mtendere, mtendere; koma palibe mtendere.
15. Kodi anakhala ndi manyazi pamene anacita conyansa? lai, sanakhala konse ndi manyazi, sanathe kunyala; cifukwa cace adzagwa mwa iwo akugwa; panthawi pamene ndidzafika cwa iwo, aclzagwetsedwa, ati Yehova.
16. Yehova atero, Imani m'njira ndi kuona, funsani za mayendedwe akale, m'menemo muli njira yabwino, muyende m'menemo, ndipo mudzapeza mpumulo wa miyoyo yanu; koma anati, Sitidzayendamo.
17. Ndipo ndinaika alonda oyang'anira inu, ndi kuti, Mverani mau a lipenga; koma anati, Sitidzamvera.
18. Cifukwa cace tamverani, amitundu inu, dziwani, msonkhano inu, cimene ciri mwa iwo.