UMIKA 3

Zwanini nina-zinhloko zakwaJakobe,

nani-zikhulu zendlu yakwaIsrayeli ukuthi:

Akusikho okwenu ukwazi ukulunga

₂nina enizonda okuhle, nithanda okubi,

enebula kubo isikhumba sabo, nenyama yabo emathanjeni abo,

₃enidla inyama yabantu bami,

nihlinza kubo isikhumba sabo,

naphula amathambo abo,

yebo, nibaqoba njengokwasekhanzini

nanjengenyama phakathi kwebhodwe.

₄Khona bayakukhala kuJehova,

kepha akayikubaphendula;

uyakusitheza ubuso bakhe kubo ngalesosikhathi

ngenxa yokwenza kwabo izenzo zabo zibe-zimbi.

₅Usho kanje uJehova ngabaprofethi

abadukisa abantu bami,

abathi, besenakho okokuhlafuna ngamazinyo abo,

bamemeze bathi: Ukuthula,

nongabeki-lutho emlonyeni wabo

bamlungisele ukulwa.

₆Ngalokho ubusuku buyakunehlela ukuze ningabi-nambono,

kuhlwe kini, ningabe nisabhula;

ilanga liyakushonela abaprofethi,

usuku lube-mnyama phezu kwabo.

₇Ababoni bayakuba-namahloni, ababhuli bayangaze;

bayakumboza amadevu abo bonke,

ngokuba akuveli-mpendulo kuNkulunkulu.

₈Kepha mina ngigcwele amandla ngoMoya kaJehova

ngokulunga nangobuqhawe

ukuba ngimtshele uJakobe iziphambeko zakhe,

uIsrayeli izono zakhe.

₉Ake nizwe lokhu nina-zinhloko zendlu kaJakobe

nani-zikhulu zendlu yakwaIsrayeli

eninengwa ngukwahlulelwa,

nihlanekezela konke ukulunga,

₁₀enakha iSiyoni ngegazi

neJerusalema ngobubi,

₁₁elizinhloko zalo zahlulela ngemivuzo,

nelibapristi balo bafundisa ngenkokhelo,

nelibaprofethi balo babhula ngemali,

benciké nokho kuJehova, bethi:

UJehova akaphakathi kwethu na?

Asiyikwehlelwa ngokubi.

₁₂Ngalokho ngenxa yenu iSiyoni liyakulinywa njengensimu,

iJerusalema libe-yincithakalo,

intaba yendlu ibe-yizindawo eziphakemeyo zamahlathi.