1. Yeha ke, nina niqulunqa imithetho yobutshijolo,nina baqingqa imithetho yokucinezela abantu,
2. ukuze amahlwempu angafumani malungelo,nokuze abacinezelwa bona bangalungiselelwa.Nisuka nibaxhaphaze abahlolokazi,iinkedama zona zibe ngamaxhoba enu.
3. Yaz'ba nothini na mhla yajika imeko,mhla kwathi gqi isithwakumbe kwelikude!Ngaba ke nobalekela kubani, bethu?Ubutyebi bona ke nobufihla phi?
4. Ewe, koba kungasekho ndlela-mbiningaphandle kokuzinyakathisa phakathi kwabathinjwa,okanye nirhuqwe ndawonye nabaginwa.Naxa kunjalo uNdikhoyo usafuthekile;nanko elekuza ngaloo ngalo yakhe!
5. *UNdikhoyo uthe:“Hayi ke, yena uAsiriya!Uyinduku endohlwaya ngayo.
6. Ndibathumela ngaye abangakhathalele Thixo;ndibabetha ngaye abandicaphukisayo,ukuze abathimbe, axhaphaze amaxhoba,abaxovule njengodaka endleleni.
7. Kambe ke yena uAsiriya akakhw' apho;kuthe kanti yena unanjongo yimbi.Suka yena wazimisela ukutshabalalisa;izizwe yena ufun' ukuzicim' igama.
8. Kaloku uAsiriya uyaqhayisa, uthi:‘Iingqwayi-ngqwayi zam zikwangookumkani!
9. OoKaleno nooKarkemishe bona ndabageqa;iiHamati neeArpadi ndazisukelisa;kooSamariya nooDamasko ndathi ginyi-qobo!
10. Izikumkani ezinqula imifanekiso ndazoyisa –mifanekiso leyo yayiyinyambalala,ingaphezu kweyeJerusalem neSamariya.
11. Ndayitshabalalisa iSamariya,ndenjenjalo nakwimifanekiso yayo.Ndisaya kwenjenjalo ke naseJerusalemkwakunye naloo mifanekiso yayo.’ ”
12. Kambe ke yona iNkosi ithi: “Ndakuwufeza umsebenzi wam kwintaba iZiyon eJerusalem, ndiya kubuya ngayo ikumkani yaseAsiriya, ndiyohlwaye. Kaloku iyadelela, futhi xa iqhayisayo
13. ithi:“ ‘Lo ngumsebenzi wamandla am!Obu bubunkunkqela nengqiqo yam!Ndiyidedisile imida yezizwe,ndaza ndazenzela kwindyebo yazo;njengengangamsha ndizikhiqile izikumkani.
14. Ubutyebi bazo suka bafana namaqand' entaka,ndaza ke mna ndathatha ndathaphulula nje!Njengomntu oxhaphaza amaqanda asisisulu,ndenjenjalo ukuziqokelela izizwe.Ndizenzela nje kungaqhwaqhwazi nephiko eli,kungekho nantaka ekhe yakrotsha!’ ”