1. Ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi:
2. “Mntundini, yithi kumlawuli waseTire: Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi:“Ikratshi lakho litsho uthi: ‘Ndinguthixo;ndihlala esikhundleni soothixo enzonzobileni yolwandle.’Kodwa ungumntu, akungothixo,nokuba wena uzicingela ukuba unguthixo.
3. Ngaba ulumke ngaphezu koDaneli?Akukho nto ifihlakeleyo kuwe?
4. Ubulumko bakho nolwazi lwakho lukwenze waba nobutyebi;oovimba bakho bazele yigolide nesiliva.
5. Ubuchule bakho ngorhwebo bukwenze wasisityebi,yaza loo nto yakubangela ikratshi.
6. “Ke ngoko ithi iNkosi uNdikhoyo:“Ngenxa yokuba uzicingela ukuba unguthixo,
7. ndiza kukuthumela ngabasemzini,ezona zizwe zinoburhalarhume.Ziya kubugqutha-gqutha ngekrele ubuhle nobulumko bakho,zibuxabhele ubuqaqawuli bakho.
8. Ziya kukutshonisa emhadini.Apho enzonzobileni yolwandle uya kubulawa ngezikhali.
9. Uya kuba satsho ukuthi: ‘Ndinguthixo,’xa sewuhlangene nâbo bakubulalayo?Uya kuba ngumntu, ungabi nguthixo,xa usezandleni zabakugwintayo.
10. Uya kufa njengodelekileyo,sewuphethwe ngabasemzini.“Nditshilo nje, nditshilo,itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo.”
11. Ndeva ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisithi: