1. “Uma uphenduka, Israyeli,” usho uJehova,“uyakuphendukela kimi;uma ususa ebusweni bami izinengiso zakho,awuyikuntengantenga.
2. Uyakufunga ngeqiniso,nangokwahlulela, nangokulunga, ngokuthi:‘Kuphila kukaJehova,’izizwe ziyakuzibusisa kuye,zizibonge kuye.”
3. Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova kubantu bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalema, uthi:“Qathani umqatho wenu,ningatshali phakathi kwameva.
4. Zisokeleni kuJehova,nisuse amajwabu ezinhliziyo zenunina bantu bakwaJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema,funa ukufutheka kwami kuphume njengomlilo,kuvuthe, kungabikho ongakucima,ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zenu.
5. “Khulumani kwaJuda,nizwakalise eJerusalema, nithi:‘Bethani amacilongo ezweni,’nimemeze nithi:‘Buthanani, singene emizini ebiyelweyo.’
6. Misani ibhanela* elibheka ngaseSiyoni,nibaleke ningemi,ngokuba ngiyakuletha okubi kuvelengasenyakathonokubhujiswa okukhulu.”
7. Ingonyama ikhuphukile esihlahleni sayo,umchithi wezizwe uyeza;uphumile endaweni yakheukuba ulenze izwe lakho libe yincithakalo,ichithwe imizi yakho,kungabikho ohlala kuyo.
8. Ngalokho bhincani izindwangu zamasaka,nikhale, nihewule,ngokuba ulaka oluvuthayo lukaJehova alubuyanga kithi.
9. “Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova,“inhliziyo yenkosi iphelekanye nezinhliziyo zezikhulu;abapristi bayakumangala,abaprofethi bethuke.”
10. Ngase ngithi: “Awu, Nkosi Jehova, ubakhohlisile nokubakhohlisa laba bantu neJerusalema ngokuthi: ‘Niyakuba nokuthula;’ nokho inkemba ifinyelele emphefumulweni.”
11. Ngaleso sikhathi kuyakuthiwa kulaba bantu nakulo iJerusalema: “Ishisandlu elivela emadulini angenalutho liya endodakazini yabantu bami, lingayikubahlakaza, lingayikubahlunga.
12. Umoya omkhulu kunokuba kwenziwe lokhu uyakuphuma kimi. Manje sengiyakukhuluma nami ukwahlulela kubo.”