1. Ke *uNdikhoyo woba nemfobe ngoYakobi, abuye azichongele uSirayeli. Uya kumbuyisela kumhlaba wakhe, neentlanga ke zosuka zithontelane khona, zizibandakanye nendlu kaYakobi.
2. Izizwe ziya kuwagodusa amaSirayeli, ziwabuyisele kwilizwe awalinikwa nguNdikhoyo; zona zoba zizicaka zamaSirayeli. Abathimbi bamaSirayeli bojika babe ngabathinjwa bawo, wona amaSirayeli alawule abo babefudula bewacinezela.
3. Mhla *uNdikhoyo wanipha umtyhi kwintlungu nehambo-nzima, nakumzabalazo wokusebenza nzima,
4. niya kuhlabela elempoxo ngokumkani waseBhabheli, nithi:Yaz'ba utshitshe njani na lo mcinezeli!Ewe, akukho nkang' idubul' ingethi.
5. UNdikhoyo uyivikivile intonga yezikhohlakali;yena uwaphule umsimbithi wezilawuli.
6. Nditsho lo ubuntlekez' abantu ngolunyakazi,obusitsho ngezithong' ezingaphelele ndawo,obutyakaty' izizwe ngengcwangu nengqumbo,owatsho ngentshutshiso engenabuyambo.
7. Ngok' ihlabathi lixhaml' ikhefu ngenzolo,suka ladanduluka ngeengoma nezibongo.
8. Kuvuya nditsho nemithi eLebhanon phaya;ewe, imipayini nemisedare iyakugcolodela.Ithi: “Tshotsh' uwe, kumkanindini,”kuba kaloku nomgawuli utsho wasweleka.
9. Ewe, nelabafileyo litsho lazama-zama,lilungiselela ukuhlangabeza wena.Noomoya babangasekhoyo baza kukukhahlela,nditsho abo babefudula beziikumkani zezizwekungokunje nabo bayavusw' ezililini.
10. Bonke bobhekisa kuwe, bathi:“Ingaba nguwe na lo selelutywantsi?Ingaba nguwe na lo ofana nathi?”
11. Ubunewu-newu bakho namhla bugqunyelelwe,ngokunjalo nengoma yezigingci ingcwatyiwe.Ngoku umandlalo wakho ziimpethu;kukalokunje ingubo yakho seyingamanundu.
12. Khawutsho! Ukhiqwe kanjani emazulwini?Kutheni, khwezi lomso elinguBhabheli?Wen' owawufudul' ugeq' izizwengoku uthe khalakahla bhalakaxa!
13. Kaloku wawuzithuthuzel' usithi:“Mna ndosuka ndintingel' ezulwini,ndibe ngaphaya kweenkwenkwezi zikaThixo,ndilimise khona ibhotwe lam,ndingqendeve kuloo ntaba yembizo,kwintlanganiso *yezithixo,emalanda-lahla kweliphezulu.”
14. Wawusithi: “Ndonyukela emajuku-jukwini,ndize ndizifanise noPhezukonke.”
15. Kambe ke usuke watshon' engcwabeni,weyela enzonzobileni yomhadi.
16. Abo bakubonayo ke ngoku bathe nqa!Ewe, babamb' ongezantsi, bathi:“Lo asinguye na owayedidizelis' ihlabathi,intw' ibiduma zirhwaqel' izikumkani;
17. intw' eyajij' ilizwe latsho labharha,eyabhukuq' izixeko zatsho zangamabobosi,emabanjw' angazang' akhululeka?”
18. Zonk' iikumkani zezizwe ziphumle ngesihomo;iyileyo ilele kwelayo ingcwaba.
19. Kambe ke wena uyindingan' engenangcwaba;wena uyinto esidumbu sibukulwayo.Ngoku sewambethe ababuleweyo abagwazwe ngekrele,abaphoswe emhadini ongxondorha.Ngoku sewuyinto yokuxovulwa ngeenyawo;
20. owakh' umngcwabo soz' ufane nowabo.Kaloku wena wabatshabalalisa wababhuqa;wababopha ngentamb' enye nabakho abantu.Intw' ekhohlakele nesizukulwana sayonegama layo soze libe nto!
21. Iwu-u-u!Lungiselela kugqityezelwe nenzala yakhe!Ngenxa yenkohlakalo yooyise mabangasindi,hleze bahlume, uze umvundl' uzek' indlela,hlez' eli lizwe lizale zizixeko zabo!
22. UNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke uthi:“Ndoyihlasela ndiyibhukuqe iBhabheli,ndiyicim' igama tu,kungabikho hlumelo nanzala.Nditshilo nje ke mna Ndikhoyo, nditshilo.
23. Ndakuyibetha itsho ibe yimigxobhozo, ibe likhaya lookhwalimanzi.Inene, ndiya kuyitshayela ngentshabalalo engathethekiyo!”
24. *UNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke ufunge wathi:“Konke endikucwangcisileyo kuza kwenzeka;ziza kufezeka zonke iinjongo zam.
25. Ndiza kuwavikiva ama-Asiriya kweli lizwe,ndiwanyhashe tu entabeni yam,idyokhwe yawo yahlukane nabantu bam,usuke umthwalo emagxeni abo.
26. Ezi ke ziinjongo zam mayela nehlabathi jikelele;ingalo yam ijinga phezu kwezizwe zonke.”
27. UNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke ezimisele nje ke,ngubani ongema ngaphambili?Xa eyolule ingalo yakhe,ngubani ongabuya amjike?
28. Nalu udaba olundilisekileyo olwavakala nyakana wasweleka ukumkani uAhazi:
29. Ke wena, Filistiya, yithi rhubaxa!Ewe, musa ukuzikhohlisa uthi:“Intonga ebendibethwa ngayo yaphukile,”kuba kwakuloo mnombo kosuka kuthi gqi irhamba;inzala yalo ke inobuhlungu kangako.
30. Aya kuhlutha amahlwempu abantu bam,abahlelelekileyo bahlale bekhuselekile,ke wena ndikugengqe ngendlala,kungasali nditsho nempunde le!
31. Hlahlambani, masango;bhombolozani, nina zixeko!Ewe, tatazela urhwaqele, wena Filistiya!Kuba nanko umsi uthuquza kweliphezulu;loo mkhosi ke awunalo ityutyusi!
32. Kodwa kodwa singaphendula sithini ukuthetha namakhankatha eso sizwe?Ewe, sowaphendula sithi:“UNdikhoyo uyimise wayimilisela iZiyon,ngoko ke zozimela kuyo iintsizana zakhe!”