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₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

₂Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kuGogi, izwe likaMagogi, isikhulu sakwaRoshe noMesheke noThubali, uprofethe ngaye,

₃uthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngimelene nawe-Gogi, isikhulu sakwaRoshe noMesheke noThubali;

₄ngiyakukuguqula, ngifake izingwegwe emihlathini yakho, ngikukhiphe kanye nayo yonke impi yakho, amahashi nabamahashi, bonke bembethe kahle kakhulu, iviyo elikhulu elinamahawu nezihlangu, bonke bephethe izinkemba,

₅iPheresiya, neKushe, noPhuthi kukanye nabo, bonke benezihlangu nezigqoko zensimbi,

₆iGomere nawo onke amaviyo alo, indlu kaThogarma ngasekugcineni kwasenyakatho nawo onke amaviyo akhe, abantu abaningi kanye nawe.

₇Lungela, yebo, uzilungisele, wena nawo onke amaviyo akho abuthene kuwe, ube-ngumgcini wawo.

₈Emva kwezinsuku eziningi uyakubuthwa; ngeminyaka yokugcina uyakungena ezweni elibuyiswé enkembeni, liqoqwé ezizweni eziningi, ezintabeni zakwaIsrayeli ezaziyincithakalo njalo, eselikhishiwe kubantu, bahlale belondekile bonke.

₉Uyakukhuphuka, ufike njengesivunguvungu, usibekele izwe njengefu, wena nawo onke amaviyo akho, nabantu abaningi kanye nawe.

₁₀Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Kuyakuthi ngalolosuku kuvele izinto enhliziyweni yakho, ucebe amacebo amabi.

₁₁Uyakuthi: Ngiyakwenyukela ezweni elisobala, ngiye kwabazinzileyo abahlala belondekile, bonke abahlala bengenalugange, kungekho kubo imigoqo nezicabha,

₁₂ukuze uphange impango, ubamuke impahla, besewuphendulela isandla sakho ezindaweni ezichithekileyo esezakhiwe nakubantu asebebuthiwe ezizweni, bezuza imfuyo nempahla, behlala enkabeni yezwe.

₁₃ISheba, neDedani, nabathengi baseTharishishi kanye nazo zonke izingonyama zakho kuyakusho kuwe, kuthi: Ufikele ukuphanga na? Ubuthile iviyo lakho ukuba wamuke impahla, ususe isiliva negolide, uthathe imfuyo nempahla, uphange impango enkulu, na?

₁₄Ngalokho profetha, ndodana yomuntu, uthi kuGogi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngalolosuku, lapho abantu bami uIsrayeli behlala belondekile, angithi uyakukwazi na?

₁₅Uyakuvela endaweni yakho ekugcineni kwasenyakatho, wena nabantu abaningi kanye nawe, bonke bekhwele amahashi, iviyo elikhulu nempi enamandla,

₁₆ukhuphukele ukulwa nabantu bami uIsrayeli njengefu lokusibekela izwe; kuyakuthi ngezinsuku ezizayo ngikuyise kubantu bami ukuze izizwe zingazi, lapho ngizingcwelisa ngawe-Gogi emehlweni azo.

₁₇Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Wena unguye engakhuluma ngaye ngezinsuku zamandulo ngezandla zezinceku zami abaprofethi bakwaIsrayeli ababeprofetha ngalezozinsuku iminyaka eminingi ukuthi ngiyakukuyisa kubo na?

₁₈Kuyakuthi ngalolosuku lapho uGogi efika ezweni lakwaIsrayeli, isho iNkosi uJehova, ukufutheka kwami kukhuphukele emakhaleni ami.

₁₉Ngomhawu wami nangomlilo wolaka lwami ngikhulumile, ngathi: Impela ngalolosuku kuyakuba-ngukuthuthumela okukhulu ezweni lakwaIsrayeli

₂₀ukuba kuthuthumele phambi kwami izinhlanzi zolwandle, nezinyoni zezulu, nezilwane zasendle, nazo zonke izilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni, nabo bonke abantu abasebusweni bomhlaba, izintaba zidilizelwe phansi, amawa awe, nezingange zonke ziwele phansi.

₂₁Ngiyakumbizela inkemba kuzo zonke izintaba zami, isho iNkosi uJehova, inkemba yalowo nalowo imelane nomfowabo.

₂₂Ngiyakumahlulela ngesifo nangegazi, nginise phezu kwakhe, namaviyo akhe, nabantu abaningi abanaye imvula ekhukhulayo, namatshe esichotho, nomlilo, nesibabule.

₂₃Ngiyakuzenza-mkhulu, ngizingcwelise, ngizazise emehlweni ezizwe eziningi, zazi ukuthi nginguJehova.