13. “Kaloku lintlantlu mbini ityala labantu bam:bandishiyile mna, mthombo wamanzi ampompozayo,bazimbela awabo amaqula –amaqula avuzayo ziintanda.”
14. “Ngaba uSirayeli likhoboka?Ngaba wazalelwa ebukhobokeni na?Ngani ukuba abe lixhoba?
15. Iingonyama ziyagquma, ziyamgragramela.Seziwuqwenga-qwengile umhlaba wakhe,zazitsho zaba ngamabhodlo angahlali bani izixeko zakwaSirayeli.
16. Ewe, abantu baseMemfisi naseTapanesesebekugugule ukhakhayi.
17. Nguwe ngokwakho ozenzileyo,kuba umfulathele *uNdikhoyo uThixo wakhoakuba ebekukhokela endleleni.
18. Khawutsho ke,kungani ukuba uye kusela amanzi aseNayile eJiputa?Kungani uye kusela amanzi aseYifrate eAsiriya?
19. Uza kuqeqeshwa bubugwenxa bakho;uza kululekwa kukukreqa kwakho;uza kubuqonda ubukrakra nobubi bokundifulathelanokungankwantyi phambi kwam, mna Ndikhoyo, Thixo wakho.”Lowo ngumlomo wengangalala uNdikhoyo onamandla onke.
20. “Kudala, Sirayeli, wayaphulayo idyokhwe,waziqhawula izitrophu zakho,usithi: ‘Andiyi kukukhonza.’Ewe, ubuhamba ulala ezinkalweni zonkenangaphantsi kwemithi yonke,uziqhekeza uxela ihenyukazi.
21. Kanti ke mna ndakutyala;ungumdiliya omhle othenjiweyo.Kutheni ngoku sewajika waba ngumdiliya wasendle nje?
22. Nditsho nokuba ungade uzihlambe ngesoda,uziguxe ngeyodwa isepha,awusayi kusuka wona umdintsi wesono sakho.”Lowo ngumlomo weNkosi *uNdikhoyo.
23. “Ungathini ukuthi: ‘Andizenyelisanga;andikhange ndimlandele uBhali’?Khangela umkhondo wakho entilini,uzigqale izenzo zakho.Ubufana nqwa nethokazi lenkamela lirhaqaza entlango,