6. Ngokuba utshilo uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Yigawuleni imithi yayo, niyifumbele iYerusalem udonga lokungqinga; wona mzi wokuvelelwa, wonke uphela, unocudiso phakathi kwawo.
7. Njengoko iqula liwampompozisayo amanzi alo, yénjenjalo ukumpompozisa izinto zayo ezimbi. Ukugonyamela nokubhuqa kuvakala kuyo; kuhleli kukho phambi kobuso bam isifo nesibetho.
8. Yáleka, Yerusalem, hleze umphefumlo wam uziqhawule kuwe; hleze ndikwenze kube senkangala kuwe, ube lilizwe elingamiweyo.
9. Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Baya kuwabhikica bawabhikice amasalela amaSirayeli, njengomdiliya; sibuyisele isandla sakho emagatyeni, njengomvuni weediliya.
10. Ndiya kuthetha koobani na, ndiqononondise, beve? Yabona, àyaluswanga indlebe yabo, àbanako ke ukubaza indlebe. Yabona, ilizwi likaYehova libe liyingcikivo kubo, àbalinanzile.
11. Ndizele bubushushu bukaYehova; ndidiniwe kubububamba. Bùphalazéle phezu komntwana esitratweni, naphezu kwembutho yamadodana kunye; ngokuba indoda kwanomfazi baya kubanjwa, amadoda amakhulu kwanabazele yimihla.
12. Ziya kugqithela kubambi izindlu zabo, amasimi nabafazi kunye; ngokuba isandla sam ndisolula phezu kwabemi belizwe; utsho uYehova.
13. Kuthabathela kwabancinane kwesa kwabakhulu, bonke bephela babawa bebawile; kuthabathela kumprofeti kwesa kumbingeleli, bonke bephela benza ngobuxoki.
14. Bákuphilisa kalula ukwaphuka kwentombi yabantu bam, besithi, Luxolo, luxolo; kungekho luxolo.
15. Baya kudaniswa, ngokuba benzé amasikizi; noko ke àbadani nokudana, àbakwazi ukuba neentloni; ngako oko baya kuwa phakathi kwabawàyo; ngexesha lokubavelela kwam baya kukhubeka; utsho uYehova.
16. Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yimani ezindleleni, nikhangele, nibuze umendo ongunaphakade, ukuba yiyiphi na indlela yokulungileyo, nihambe ngayo; noyifumanela ukuphumla imiphefumlo yenu; báthi ke bona, Asiyi kuhamba ngayo.
17. Ndamisa phezu kwenu ababoniseli, ndisithi, Libazeleni indlebe ilizwi lesigodlo; báthi ke bona, Asiyi kulibazela ndlebe.
18. Ngako oko yivani, zintlanga; wazi, wena bandla, okubahlelayo.