11. ukuba uhlanga lwakhe lwananisa na ngoothixo balo, bengèthixo ke bona? Ke bona abantu bam banane ngozuko lwabo into engancediyo.
12. Mangaliswani, mazulu, yile nto, nibe namanwele, niqothole kunene; utsho uYehova.
13. Ngokuba benzé ububi obubini abantu bam: bandishiyile mna, thende lamanzi aphilileyo; bazimbele amaqula, amaqula aqhekekileyo, angagcini manzi.
14. USirayeli ulikhoboka na? Ulelizalelwe ekhaya na? Kúngathubani na, ukuba abe yinto ephangiweyo?
15. Zimbharhúlele iingonyama ezintsha, zalikhupha izwi lazo, zalenza laba senkangala ilizwe lakhe, imizi yakhe yafakwa isikhuni, ayaba nabemi.
16. Kananjalo oonyana baseNofu nabaseTapanesi bádlela elukakayini lwakho.
17. Oko asikukwenza kwakho na, ngokushiya kwakho uYehova uThixo wakho, ngexesha abekuhambisa ngendlela?
18. Okanye yintoni na enawe nendlela yaseYiputa, ukuba usele amanzi oMnayile? Yintoni na enawe nendlela yaseAsiriya, ukuba usele amanzi oMlambo* lowo?
19. Buya kukuthethisa ububi bakho, nokuphamba kwakho kuya kukohlwaya; yazi ke ubone, ukuba kubi, kukrakra, ukumshiya uYehova uThixo wakho, nokuthi ungankwantyi phambi kwam; itsho iNkosi, uYehova wemikhosi.
20. Ngokuba kususela kwakude, ùyaphule idyokhwe yakho, waziqhawula izitropu zakho; wathi, Andiyi kukukhonza; kuba ezindulini zonke ezinde, naphantsi kwemithi yonke eluhlaza, wazolula ngokwehenyukazi.
21. Mna ke ndakutyala ungumdiliya wohlobo, wonke uphela uyimbewu yenyaniso; ùtheni na ke ukujika, ube ngamasebe angcakacileyo omdiliya ongeguwo kum?
22. Ùngafanelana uzihlikihla ngesoda, wathabatha isepha eninzi: ubugwenxa bakho buhleli budyobhekile phambi kwam; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
23. Ùngáthini na ukuthi, Andizenzanga inqambi, andibalandelanga ooBhahali? Yibone indlela yakho emfuleni lowo, ukwazi okwenzileyo, wena mazi yenkamela enamendu, etshobela ngapha nangapha;
24. mazi ye-esile lasendle, eqhele intlango, ethi ngokunqwena kwayo isezele umoya; ukungxamela kwayo inkunzi, ngubani na ongakubuyisayo? Bonke abayifunayo abazidinisi; boyifumana ngenyanga yayo.
25. Luthintele unyawo lwakho lungabi zé, nomqala wakho unganxanwa. Ùthi ke wena, Kuncamekile; hayi, kuba ndibathandile abasemzini, ndiya kubalandela ke.
26. Njengokudana kwesela lakufunyanwa, kunjalo ukudana kwendlu kaSirayeli: bòna ngokwabo, nookumkani babo, nabathetheli babo, nababingeleli babo, nabaprofeti babo;
27. besithi emthini, Ùngubawo; nasetyeni, Ùndizele; ngokuba bandinikela ikhosi, àbandinikela buso; ngexesha ke lobubi babo baya kuthi, Suk' ume usisindise.
28. Baphi na kaloku oothixo bakho ozenzeleyo? Mabasuke beme, ukuba boba nokukusindisa na ngexesha lobubi bakho; kuba oothixo bakho bábengangenâni lemizi yakho, Yuda.