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,
24. nqwa nemazi yeqwarha lasentlango edumbileyoehamba isezela umoya, ifuna inkunzi.Ngubani ongayithintelayo xa injalo?Akukho nkunzi izixhamla ngayo kuloo meko –isuka iyifumane lula ngelo xesha.
25. Sirayeli, musa ukuzityabula iinyawoude nomqala wakho utshe kukusukelana nezithixo.Kambe ke uthi: ‘Akusancedi nto;sendithandana noothixo basemzini;andinakungabalandeli.’ ”
26. *UNdikhoyo uthi:“Kanye njengoko lidana linyoshoze xa libhaqiwe isela,koba njalo ukuhlazeka kukaSirayeli nookumkani bakhe,neziphathamandla, ababingeleli, kunye nabashumayeli.