1. “Balekani nisabe,bantu bakwaBhenjamin,niyishiy' iJerusalem!Vuthelani isigodlo eTekowa,nenz' umqondiso phezu kweBhete-hakerem ngomlilo.Kub' intlekele evela ngasentla igalelekile,ngokunjalo nentshabalalo engathethekiyo.
2. Intombi eyiZiyon ndiyifanisa nedlelo elikhethekileyo.
3. Yokhatshelwa kulo imihlambi ngabelusi,bafike bee thande, bagxumeke iintente,elowo adlise kweyakhe indawo.
4. “Zigonyeni, niqulele imfazwe,sihlasele esi sixeko ilanga lisahlab' umhlaba.Hayi bo! Amathunz' awile, imini selisangene!
5. Phakamani, sihlasele ngobusuku,sizidilize ezo nqaba.”
6. Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ukuthi:“Gawulani imithi,nifumbe iingqumba zomhlaba kwiindonga zeJerusalem.Sisixeko esifanelwe kukohlwaywa,intw' ezele yingcinezelo yodwa.
7. Njengoko ahlala empompoza amanz' omthombo,buhlala bunjalo ukumpompoza ububi baseJerusalem.Kuhlala kuvakala ugonyamelo nembuqe kuyo;iimbandezelo neentlungu zihlala ziphambi kwam njalo.
8. Lumka, Jerusalem, hleze ndikulahle,naloo mhlaba wakho ndiwutsho ufane nenkangala engahlalwa bani.”
9. Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ukuthi:“Khwahlaza loo masalela akwaSirayeli,uxele umntu okhwahlaza emdiliyeni,ebhikica loo minqandandana isele emasebeni.”
10. Ndibhekise kubani?Ngubani owondiphulaphula,abamkele ubungqina bam?NingamaSirayeli alukileyo,ukanti iindlebe zenu zivalekile,aniva tu!Kubo ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisisinyeliso;abalikhathalele nganto.
11. Ndiyaphuphuma yingqumbo kaNdikhoyo ngenxa yabo.Kudala ndizibambile, ngoku ndidiniwe.“Yibhodlele kubantwana ezitalatweni,nakubafana ezimbuthweni.Kochatshazelwa bonke: amadoda nabafazi.Ewe, kochatshazelwa nabagugileyo, nditsho iinkothovu zamaxhego.