24. thina asibizayo nathi, kungesikho kubaJuda kuphela kodwa nakwabezizwe?
25. Njengalokhu esho nakuHoseya ukuthi:“Ngiyakubiza abangesiso isizwe sami ngokuthi isizwe sami,nongathandiwe ngokuthi uthandiwe;
26. nasendaweni lapha kwathiwa kubo:‘Anisibo abantu bami,’lapho bayakubizwa ngokuthi:‘Abantwana bakaNkulunkulu ophilayo.’ ”
27. U-Isaya umemeza ngo-Israyeli, uthi:“Nokuba umumo wabantwana bakwa-Israyeliungangesihlabathi solwandle,yinsali eyakusindiswa,
28. ngokuba iNkosi iyakufezaizwi layo emhlabeni,iliphelelise, ikhawuleze,”
29. njengalokho washo u-Isaya ngaphambili ukuthi:“Uma iNkosi Sebawoti ibingasishiyelangainzalo besiyakuba njengeSodoma,sifane neGomora.”