3. Ohlaba inkunzi ebulala nomuntu,nohlaba iwundlu eyaphula nentamo yenja,nonikela ngomnikelo wempuphu,kepha enikela nangegazi lezingulube,noshisa inhlaka, ebonga nesithombe,yebo, laba bakhethile izindlela zabo,nemiphefumulo yabo iyathokoza ngezinengiso zabo.
4. Ngalokho ngiyakubakhethela izinhlupho,ngibehlisele abakwesabayo,ngokuba ekubizeni kwami kwakungekho ophendulayo,nasekukhulumeni kwami abezwanga,kepha benza okubi emehlweni ami,bakhetha lokhu engingathokozanga ngakho.”
5. Yizwani izwi likaJehovanina enithuthumela ngezwi lakhe.“Abafowenu abanizondayo,abanixosha ngenxa yegama lami,bashilo bathi:‘Makazidumise uJehovaukuba sibone intokozo yenu,’kepha bona bayakujabha.
6. Yizwi lomsindo elivela emzini,yizwi lasethempelini!Yizwi likaJehovaephindisela izenzo zezitha zakhe.
7. “ISiyoni lingakabi namihelo lazala;lingakehlelwa ngubuhlungu labeletha umntwana wesilisa.
8. Ngubani ozwile okunjalo na?Ngubani obonile okunjengalokhu na?Izwe lingazalwa ngosuku olulodwa na?Isizwe singabelethwa kanyekanye na?Ngokuba iSiyoni lithe lisenemihelo,lazala abantwana balo.
9. Mina ngiyakusondeza ekuzalweni ngingazalisi na?” usho uJehova.“Mina engingozalisayo bengiyakuvala na?” usho uNkulunkulu wakho.
10. “Thokozani kanye neJerusalema,nilethabelenina nonke enilithandayo;jabulani ngenjabulo kanye nalonina nonke enilililelayo,
11. ukuze nincele,naneliswe ngamabele ezinduduzo zalo,nenyiselwe,nename ngokugcwala kwenkazimulo yalo.”
12. Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi:“Bheka, ngiyakwelulela kulo ukuthula njengomfula,nenkazimulo yezizwe njengomfudlana okhukhulayo,nincele, niphathwe ngezingalo zalo,niwothwe nisemathangeni.
13. Njengoduduzwa ngunina,kanjalo ngiyakuniduduza nina,niduduzeke eJerusalema.”
14. Niyakukubona,izinhliziyo zenu zijabule,amathambo enu ahlume njengohlaza;isandla sikaJehova siyakwaziwa ukuthisisezincekwini zakhe,athukuthelele izitha zakhe.
15. Ngokuba bheka,uJehova uyakufika ngomlilo,izinqola zakhe zibe njengesivunguvungu,ukubuyisela intukuthelo yakhe ngokufuthekanokukhuza kwakhe ngamalangabi omlilo.