1. Wayesethi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, yidla okufumanayo, udle lo mqulu, uye ukhulume kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli.”
2. Ngavula umlomo wami, wangidlisa umqulu.
3. Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, sidlise isisu sakho, ugcwalise izibilini zakho ngalo mqulu engikunika wona.” Ngase ngiwudla, wawumnandi emlonyeni wami njengezinyosi.
4. Wayesethi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, hamba uye endlini yakwa-Israyeli, ukhulume kuyo ngamazwi ami.
5. Ngokuba awuthunywa kubantu abankulumo yabo ilukhuni nolimi lwabo lungaqondakali, kepha endlini yakwa-Israyeli,
6. kungekubantu abaningi abankulumo yabo ilukhuni nolimi lwabo lungaqondakali, ongawezwa amazwi abo. Impela uma bengikuthume kubo, bona babeyakukuzwa.
7. Kepha indlu yakwa-Israyeli kayiyikukuzwa, ngokuba ayingizwa mina, lokhu indlu yakwa-Israyeli inebunzi elilukhuni nenhliziyo enqala.
8. Bheka, ngenze ubuso bakho bube lukhuni njengobuso babo, nebunzi lakho libe nqala njengamabunzi abo.
9. Ngenze ibunzi lakho njengedayimani,* elilukhuni kunensengetsha; ungabesabi, ungapheli amandla ngobuso babo, noma beyindlu ehlubukayo.”