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₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

₂Ndodana yomuntu, kwakukhona abesifazane ababili, amadodakazi omfazi munye.

₃Babefeba eGibithe, bafeba ebusheni babo; bapotozwa khona amabele abo, zacindezelwa khona izingono zobuntombi babo.

₄Amagama abo ayenguOhola, omkhulu, no-Oholiba udadewabo; baba-ngabami, bazala amadodana namadodakazi. Amagama abo: iSamariya linguOhola, neJerusalema linguOholiba.

₅UOhola wafeba esengowami, wakhanukela izithandwa zakhe, abaseAsiriya, abakhelwane bakhe,

₆ababembethe okuluhlaza, izinduna nababusi, izinsizwa ezinxanelekayo zonke, izinkweli ezikhwele amahashi.

₇Wabanika ubufebe bakhe, bengamadoda akhethekileyo aseAsiriya; bonke abakhanukelayo, wangcoliswa ngazo zonke izithombe zabo.

₈Kepha akashiyanga ubufebe bakhe baseGibithe, ngokuba balala naye ebusheni bakhe, bacindezela izingono zobuntombi bakhe, bathulula ubufebe babo phezu kwakhe.

₉Ngalokho ngamnikela esandleni sezithandwa zakhe, isandla sabaseAsiriya abakhanukelayo.

₁₀Bona bambula ubunqunu bakhe, bathatha amadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe; yena bambulala ngenkemba, waba-yisaga phakathi kwabesifazane, lapho kwenziwa ukwahlulelwa kuye.

₁₁Udadewabo uOholiba wakubona, kepha wonakala ekukhanukeni kwakhe kunaye, nasebufebeni bakhe obadlula ubufebe bukadadewabo.

₁₂Wakhanukela abaseAsiriya, izinduna nababusi, abakhelwane, ababembethe kahle kakhulu, beyizinkweli ezikhwele amahashi, zonke ziyizinsizwa ezinxanelekayo.

₁₃Ngabona ukuthi wangcoliswa; bobabili bahamba ngandlelanye.

₁₄Wengezela ebufebeni bakhe, ngokuba wabona amadoda ayedwetshwé odongeni, imifanekiso yamaKaledi eyayilotshwé ngebomvu,

₁₅ebhincé amabhande* okhalweni lwawo, enemishuqulo ebanzi emakhanda, onke ebonakele njengezikhulu ngokwesimo sabaseBabele ababezelwe ezweni laseKalideya.

₁₆Ekubaboneni kwamehlo akhe wabakhanukela, wathuma kubo izithunywa eKalideya.

₁₇Amadodana aseBabele afika kuye embhedeni wothando, amngcolisa ngobufebe bawo; esengcolisiwe yiwo umphefumulo wakhe wahlukana nawo.

₁₈Wambula ubufebe bakhe, wambula ubunqunu bakhe. Wawusahlukana naye umphefumulo wami, njengalokho umphefumulo wami wahlukana nodadewabo.

₁₉Kepha wandisa ubufebe bakhe, ekhumbula izinsuku zobusha bakhe afebé ngazo ezweni laseGibithe.

₂₀Wakhanukela amashende akhona, anyama yawo injengenyama yezimbongolo, namaphambili awo anjengawamahashi.

₂₁Walangazelela ukukhanuka kobusha bakho ekucindezelweni kwezingono zakho ngabaseGibithe ngenxa yobusha bamabele akho.

₂₂Ngalokho-ke, Oholiba, isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakukuvusela izithandwa zakho, umphefumulo wakho osahlukene nazo, ngiziyise kuwe nxazonke,

₂₃abaseBabele, nawo onke amaKaledi, iPhekodi, neShowa, neKhowa, nabo bonke abaseAsiriya kanye nabo, izinsizwa ezinxanelekayo, izinduna, nababusi, nabakhulu, nezikhulu, nabadumileyo, bonke bekhwele amahashi.

₂₄Bayakufika kuwe benezikhali, nezinqola, nokunamasondo, nesixuku sabantu, bazihlelele wena benamahawu, nezihlangu, nezigqoko nxazonke, nginikele kubo ukwahlulela, bakwahlulele njengezahlulelo zabo.

₂₅Ngiyakubeka kuwe umhawu wami, bakuphathe ngokufutheka, basuse ikhala lakho nezindlebe zakho, abaseleyo bakho bawe ngenkemba; bayakuthatha amadodana akho namadodakazi akho, abaseleyo bakho badliwe ngumlilo.

₂₆Bayakukuhlubula izingubo zakho, basuse izivunulo zakho ezinhle.

₂₇Ngiyakuqeda kuwe ukukhanuka kwakho nobufebe bakho basezweni laseGibithe, ungabe usaphakamisa amehlo akho kubo, ungabe usalikhumbula iGibithe.

₂₈Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakukunikela esandleni sabo obazondayo, esandleni sabo umphefumulo wakho owahlukene nabo,

₂₉bakuphathe ngenzondo, basuse yonke inzuzo yakho, bakushiye uze, unqunu, kwambulwe ubunqunu bobufebe bakho, kanye nokungcola kwakho nobufebe bakho.

₃₀Lokhu kuyakwenziwa kuwe ngokuba ulandele abezizwe ngokufeba, wangcoliswa ngezithombe zabo.

₃₁Uhambile ngendlela kadadewenu; ngalokho ngiyakunikela indebe yakhe esandleni sakho.

₃₂Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi:

₃₅Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba ungikhohliwe, wangilahla nyovane, uyakuthwala ukungcola kwakho nobufebe bakho.

₃₆Wayesethi uJehova kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, uyakwahlulela o-Ohola no-Oholiba na? Batshele-ke izinengiso zabo.

₃₇Ngokuba baphingile, negazi lisezandleni zabo; baphingile nezithombe zabo, badabulisé emlilweni amadodana abo abangizalela wona, abe-ngukudla kwazo.

₃₈Futhi benza lokhu kimi: ngalona lolosuku abangcolisa ngalo indlu yami engcwele bawona namasabatha ami.

₃₉Ekubulaleleni kwabo izithombe zabo amadodana abo bangena, ngalona lolosuku, endlini yami engcwele ukuyingcolisa. Bheka, benza kanjalo phakathi kwendlu yami.

₄₀Futhi nithumele amadoda avela kude, okwathunywa kuwo isithunywa; bheka, afika; wazihlanzela wona, wawagqabela amehlo akho, wazivunulisa ngezivunulo,

₄₁wahlala embhedeni omuhle, itafula elilungisiweyo liphambi kwawo, owabeka kulo impepho yami namafutha ami.

₄₂Umsindo wesixuku esihlezi kahle wawulapho; kwangeniswa kanye nabantukazana izidakwa zasehlane; bafaka amasongo ezandleni zabo nemiqhele emihle emakhanda abo.

₄₃Ngase ngithi ngaye ophelile ekufebeni: Impela bayakufeba naye, yebo, naye, na?

₄₄Bangena kuye njengalokhu kungenwa esifebeni; bangena kanjalo ko-Ohola no-Oholiba, abesifazane abakhanukayo.

₄₅Abantu abalungileyo bayakubahlulela ngokwahlulelwa kweziphingikazi nangokwahlulelwa kwabesifazane abachitha igazi, ngokuba bayiziphingikazi, negazi lisezandleni zabo.

₄₆Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngiyakubenyusela isixuku, ngibanikele ukuba babe-yingebhe nempango.

₄₇Isixuku siyakubakhanda ngamatshe sibahlahlele ngezinkemba zaso, sibulale amadodana abo namadodakazi abo, sishise izindlu zabo ngomlilo.

₄₈Ngiyakuqeda ukukhanuka ezweni, baxwayiswe bonke abesifazane ukuba bangenzi njengokukhanuka kwenu.

₄₉Bayakwehlisela ukukhanuka kwenu phezu kwenu, nithwale izono zezithombe zenu, nazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova.