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3 Ngabatshela ngathi: “Ngicela lingilalele lina elizinhloko zendlu kaJakhobe
Lani bakhokheli bendlu ka-Israyeli.+
Akumelanga likwazi okulungileyo na?
2 Liyakuzonda okuhle,+ lithanda okubi,+
Lebula isikhumba sabantu bami, likhiphe lenyama yabo emathanjeni.+
3 Lidla inyama yabantu bami+
Lihlubule lesikhumba sabo,
Amathambo abo liyawephula liwaqobaqobe,+
Njengalokho okuphekwa ngembiza, lanjengenyama esembizeni.
4 Ngalesosikhathi bazakhala kuJehova becela usizo,
Kodwa kasoze abaphendule.
5 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova mayelana labaphrofethi abadukisa abantu bami,+
Nxa bangaphiwa okuthile abangakuhlafuna*+ bamemeza bathi, ‘Ukuthula!’+
Kodwa nxa umuntu engafakanga lutho emilonyeni yabo bayamhlasela:
6 ‘Lizafikelwa yibusuku+ njalo akulambono elizawubona,+
Lizakuba semnyameni futhi kalisoze liphinde lihlahlule.
Ilanga lizabatshonela abaphrofethi,
Losuku lube mnyama kubo.+
7 Ababona imibono bazayangiswa,+
Labahlahlulayo bazadana.
Bonke bazavala imilomo yabo,*
Ngoba uNkulunkulu kasoze abaphendule.’”
8 Kodwa mina umoya kaJehova usungenze ngaba lamandla amakhulu,
Usungenze ngaba lesibindi lokwahlulela okuhle
Ukuze ngitshele uJakhobe ngokuhlamuka kwakhe, ngitshele lo-Israyeli ngesono sakhe.
9 Ngicela lingilalele lina elizinhloko zendlu kaJakhobe
Lani bakhokheli bendlu ka-Israyeli+
Lina elizonda ukwahlulela kuhle njalo eligobisa konke okuqondileyo,+
10 Lina elakha iZiyoni ngokubulala liphinde lakhe iJerusalema ngokwenza okungalunganga.+
11 Abakhokheli bayo bayafunjathiswa nxa besahlulela,+
Abaphristi bayo bafundisela ukuthola imbadalo,+
Ngapha bezenza bona abathembele kuJehova besithi:
“UJehova kakho phakathi kwethu yini?+
Akulahlupho oluzasehlela.”+