18. Mxeleleni ukumkani kunye nonina ukumkanikazi,nithi: “Zithobeni; hlalani phantsi;kuba izithsaba zokuhlonipheka kwenu zithulwe ezintlokweni zenu.”
19. Izixeko zelisezantsi zingqingiwe,akukho bani unako ukungena.Abantu bakwaJuda bathinjiwe,bafudusiwe xa bebonke.
20. Vula amehlo ukhangele, Jerusalem,ubabone abavela ngasentla.Uphi umhlambi owawuwunikiwe?Iphi impahla emfutshane obukade uqhayisa ngayo?
21. Uya kuthini xa abo ububafundisa bengabahlobo, sele benikwe amagunya phezu kwakho?Akuyi kufikelwa yintlungu na okomfazi osikwa yinimba?
22. Wakuzibuza usithi: “Zindihlela ngani ezi zinto?”uzuqonde ukuba kungenxa yobugwenxa bakhosele umbhinqo wakho udlakaziwe,waza nawe wagonyamelwa.
23. Angalijika na ibala lolusu lwakhe umKushe?Yona ingwe ingawajika amabala ayo?Nani eniqhele imikhwa emibi aninakujika nenze okulungileyo.
24. “Ndiza kunichitha-chitha nixele umququ uphetshethwa ngumoya wasentlango.
25. Yinxaxheba yakho leyo,kwakunye nesabelo osahlulelwe ndim.”Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.“Kaloku wandilibala wathembela kwizinto zobuxoki.
26. Ndiza kukuhluba izambatho zakho,ndikubhence, libonwe ihlazo lobuze bakho,
27. nditsho ukukrexeza kwakho,nokuthabatheka kwakho yinkanuko,ukukhanuka kwakho ezindle,namanyala okuhenyuza kwakho.Ndiwabonile amanyundululu akho ezindulini endle.Mawoo, Jerusalem!Hayi ukungcola kwakho!Kuya kude kube nini na unje!”