Isiprofetho ngokuvinjezelwa kweJerusalema
1Wena-ndodana yomuntu, zithathele isitini, usibeke phambi kwakho, uqophe kuso umuzi, iJerusalema,
2uwuvimbezele, wakhe inqaba ngakuwo, uwunqwabele iduli, umise awakamu* ngakuwo, ubeke ngakuwo nxazonke izinqama zokungqubuza.
3Zithathele ucwecwe lwensimbi, ulubeke lube-ludonga lwensimbi phakathi kwakho nomuzi, uqondise ubuso bakho kuwo, wona uvinjezelwe, uvinjezelwenguwe. Lokhu kuyakuba-yisibonakaliso kuyo indlu yakwaIsrayeli.
4Futhi lala ngohlangothi lwakho lwasokhohlo, ubeke ukona kukaIsrayeli phezu kwalo; ngokomumo wezinsuku zokulala kwakho ngalo uyakuthwala ukona kwabo.
5Ngokuba ngikunqumele iminyaka yokona kwabo ukuba ibe-ngumumo wezinsuku, zingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, besewuthwala ukona kwendlu yakwaIsrayeli.
6Nxa usuziqedile lezi, uyakulala ngohlangothi lwakho lokunene, uthwale ukona kwendlu yakwaJuda, ngikunqumele izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, yilolo nalolosuku lube-ngumnyaka.
7Uyakubhekisa ubuso bakho kukho ukuvinjezelwa kweJerusalema, ingalo yakho yambuliwe, uprofethe ngalo.
8Bheka, ngifaka amagoda phezu kwakho, awuyikuphenduka uhlangothi ngohlangothi, uzenqede izinsuku zokuvimbezela kwakho.
9Futhi zithathele ukolweni, nebhali*, nobhontshisi, nembumba, nonyaluthi, nesipelite*, ukubeke esitsheni sibesinye, uzenzele isinkwa ngakho ngokomumo wezinsuku oyakulala ngazo ngohlangothi lwakho, izinsuku ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, usidle.
10Ukudla kwakho oyakukudla kuyakuba-ngesilinganiso, amashekeli* angamashumi amabili ngosuku, ukudle izikhathi ngezikhathi.
11Namanzi uyakuwaphuza ngesilinganiso, inxenye yesithupha yehini*, uphuze izikhathi ngezikhathi.
12Uyakukudla kungathi amaqebelengwane ebhali*, uwenze phambi kwabo ngendle ephuma kumuntu.
13Wathi uJehova: Kanjalo nabantwana bakwaIsrayeli bayakusidla isinkwa sabo singcolile phakathi kwezizwe engiyakubaxoshela kuzo.
14Ngase ngithi: O Nkosi Jehova, bheka, umphefumulo wami awuzange ungcoliswe, ngokuba kusukela ebusheni bami kuze kube-manje angidlanga okuzifeleyo nokudweshuliweyo, nenyama enengekayo ayingenanga emlonyeni wami.
15Wathi kimi: Bheka, ngikuniké umquba esikhundleni sendle yomuntu; uyakusenza isinkwa sakho phezu kwawo.
16Wathi futhi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, bheka, ngiyakwaphula uzime lwesinkwa eJerusalema, badle isinkwa ngesilinganiso ngokwesaba, baphuze amanzi ngesilinganiso ngokumangala
17ukuba baswele isinkwa namanzi, bamangale omunye nomunye, babune ebubini babo.
