17. Nam ndiya kuzitywakraza izandla zam, ndibupholise ubushushu bam, mna Yehova ndithethile.
18. Kwafika kum ilizwi likaYehova, lisithi,
19. Wena ke, nyana womntu, zimisele iindlela ezimbini, ukuze lize ngazo ikrele lokumkani waseBhabheli; maziphume zweni-nye zombini, ukrole umalathiso, uwukrole emantloko endlela yomzi.
20. Misa indlela, ukuze ikrele lifike eRabha yoonyana baka-Amon, nakwelakwaYuda, eYerusalem enqatyisiweyo.
21. Kuba ukumkani waseBhabheli umise ekwahlukaneni kweendlela, emantloko eendlela zombini, ukuze ahlabe isihlabo; uhlukuhla iintolo, ubuza kwimilondekhaya, ukhangela esibindini.
22. Esandleni sakhe sokunene isihlabo sihlabe iYerusalem, ukuze kumiswe izinto zokutyhomfa, uhlatywe umkhosi wokubulala, kuphakanyiswe izwi lokuduma, kumiswe izinto zokutyhomfa emasangweni, kufunjwe udonga lokungqinga, kwakhiwe iinqaba zokubonisela.
23. Soba njengesihlabo esikhohlakeleyo kubo emehlweni abo, bafungelwe izifungo bona; ke yena wokhumbuza ubugwenxa, ukuze baxhakamfulwe.
24. Ngako oko itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa yokukhumbuza kwenu ubugwenxa benu, ekutyhilekeni kwezikreqo zenu, ukuze zibonakale izono zenu ezintlondini zenu zonke; ngenxa yokukhunjulwa kwenu, niya kuxhakamfulwa ngesandla.