1. Amanye amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli eza kum, afika ahlala phambi kwam.
2. Ndaza ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi:
3. “Mntundini, la madoda aqulathe *izithixo ezintliziyweni zawo, aza abeka izikhubekiso ezikhohlakeleyo phambi kobuso bawo. Ndiwavumele na ukuba abe nento ayibuzayo kum?
4. Ngako oko thetha nawo uwaxelele uthi: ‘Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Xeshikweni nawuphi na umSirayeli equlathe izithixo entliziyweni yakhe, waza wabeka isikhubekiso senkohlakalo phambi kwakhe, aze aye *kumshumayeli, uya kuphendulwa ndim Ndikhoyo siqu ngokunqula kwakhe izithixo okungaka.
5. Oku ndiya kukwenzela ukubuyisa iintliziyo zabo bonke abantu bam bakwaSirayeli, abathe bandilahla ngenxa yezithixo.’
6. “Ngoko ke yithi kwindlu kaSirayeli: ‘Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Guqukani, nishenxe kwizithixo zenu, nahlukane nezenzo zenu zamanyundululu!’
7. “Xeshikweni nawuphi na umSirayeli okanye umngeneleli uthe wazikhwebula kum, waza waqulatha izithixo entliziyweni yakhe, wabeka nesikhubekiso senkohlakalo phambi kwakhe, asuke aye kubuza ngam kumshumayeli, mna Ndikhoyo ndiya kumphendula ngokwam.
8. Ndoyichasa loo ndoda, ndiyenze umzekelo nondaba-mlonyeni. Ndiya kuyishenxisa ebantwini bam. Niya kuqonda ngoko ukuba mna ndinguNdikhoyo.
9. “Ukuba umshumayeli uthe walukuhlwa washumayela into engeyiyo, uya kuba ulahlekiswe ndim Ndikhoyo. Ke mna ndiya kusolula isandla sam, ndimtshabalalise angabikho phakathi kwabantu bam amaSirayeli.
10. Baya kusithwala isono sabo – isono somshumayeli siya kulingana nesalowo ebeze kubuzisa.
11. Xa kunjalo abantu bakwaSirayeli baya kukuyeka ukuphambuka ezindleleni zam, bahlukane nokuzityikila ngezikreqo zabo. Baya kuba ngabantu bam, nam ndibe nguThixo wabo, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo.”
12. Ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi:
13. “Mntundini, xa lithe ilizwe landona ngokungathembeki, ndaza ndalohlwaya ngokuvalela ukuba lingakufumani ukutya, ukuze abantu balo nezilwanyana zalo zife yindlala,
14. ngokwenene ke nokuba la madoda mathathu, uNowa, noDaniyeli, noYobi, bebenokuba kwelo zwe, bebeya kuzisindisa bona kuphela ngenxa yobulungisa babo, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo.
15. “Okanye ndingathi ndithe ndathumela amarhamncwa asendle kweli lizwe, aze akashiya nempunde kulo, atsho layindawo engahanjwayo ngenxa yamarhamncwa,