10Maye kwabamisa izimiso ezikhohlakeleyoa, lakubabhali ababhala uhluphob; 2 ukuphambula abayanga ekwahlulelweni, lokuphanga ilungelo labahluphekayo babantu bamic, ukuze abafelokazid babe yimpango yabo lokuthi baphange izintandanee! 3 Kodwa lizakwenzanif ngosukug lwempindiseloh, lencithakalwenii ezavela khatshana?j Lizabalekela kubani ukuthi libe losizo? Lizatshiya ngaphi udumo lwenu? 4 Ngaphandle kwami bazakhothama ngaphansi kwezibotshwak, liwele ngaphansi kwababuleweyo. Kukho konke lokhu intukuthelo yayo kayiphendukil, kodwa isandla sayo silokhu seluliwe.

Ilizwi leNkosi ngeAsiriya

5 Maye kumAsiriya, intonga yentukuthelo yamim, lolaka lwami luyindukun esandleni sabo! 6 Ngizamthumela isizwe esizenzisayoo, ngizamlayap ukumelana labantu bolaka lwami, ukuphanga impangoq, lokuthumba okuthunjiweyo, lokukubeka kube ngokunyathelwayo njengodaka lwezitalada. 7 Kodwa yena kanakani njalor, lenhliziyo yakhe kayicabangi njalo; kodwa kusenhliziyweni yakhe ukuchitha, lokuquma izizwe ezingenlutshwana. 8 Ngoba uthi: Iziphathamandla zami zonke kazisimakhosi yini?s 9 IKalinot kayinjengeKarikemishiu yini? IHamathi kayinjengeArpadi yini?vwx ISamariyay kayinjengeDamasekoz yini? 10 Njengoba isandla samia sithole imibuso yezithombeb, ozithombe zayo ezibaziweyo zingcono kulezeJerusalema lakulezeSamariyac; 11 njengalokhu ngenzile kuyo iSamariyad lezithombe zayoe, kangiyikwenza njalo yini kuyo iJerusalema lezithombef zayo?

12 Kuzakuthi-ke lapho iNkosi isiqedile umsebenzi wayo wonkeg entabeni yeZiyoni laseJerusalemah, ngiphindiselei isithelo sokuzikhukhumeza kwenhliziyo yenkosi yeAsiriyaj lobuhle bokuziqhenya kwamehlo ayo. 13 Ngoba ithe: Ngamandla esandla sami ngikwenzilek, langenhlakanipho yamil, ngoba ngiyaqedisisa; njalo ngisusile imikhawulo yezizwe, ngaphanga inotho yazo; lanjengeqhawem ngehlisela phansi abahlali bazo. 14 Isandla sami sesithole inotho yezizwe njengesidleken; lanjengobuthelela amaqanda atshiyiweyo, mina ngibuthelele umhlaba wonke; njalo kwakungekho ophaphazelisa impiko, kumbe ovula umlomo, kumbe otshiyozayoo. 15 Ihloka lizazikhukhumeza kuye ogamula ngalo yinip? Isaha izazikhulisa kuye oyinyikinyayo yini? Njengokungathi induku ingaziphakamisa, kungathi kayisisigodo. 16 Ngalokhu iNkosi uJehova wamabandlaq izathumela ukucaka phakathi kwabazimukileyo bayors; langaphansi kodumo lwayo izaphemba ukutshisa njengokutshisa komlilo. 17 Lokukhanya kukaIsrayeli kuzakuba ngumlilo, loNgcwele wakhe abe lilangabi, elizatshisa liqedet ameva ayo lokhula lwayo oluhlabayou ngasuku lunyev. 18 Liqede lodumo lwehlathi lwayow, lensimu yayo ethelayox, kusukela emphefumulweni kusiya enyameni, ibe njengokuphela kwamandla womthwalifulegiy. 19 Lokuseleyo kwezihlahla zehlathi zayo kuzakuba nlutshwana ngenani, ukuze umntwana akubale.

Insali yakoIsrayeli

20 Kuzakuthi-ke ngalolosukuz insali yakoIsrayeli labaphunyukileyo bendlu kaJakobea kabasayikuqhubeka ukweyama kobatshayileyob; kodwa bazakweyama eNkosinic, oNgcwele kaIsrayeli, ngeqiniso. 21 Insali izabuyelad, insali kaJakobe, kuNkulunkulu olamandlae. 22 Ngoba lanxa abantu bakho, Israyelif, bengangetshebetshebe lolwandleg, kube kanti insali yabo izabuya; ukuchitheka kumisiweh, kuphuphuma ngokulunga. 23 Ngoba ukubhujiswa okupheleleyoi okumisiweyo iNkosi uJehova wamabandla izakwenza phakathi komhlaba wonke. 24 Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova wamabandla: Bantu bami, elihlala eZiyoni, lingesabi iAsiriyaj lapho ilitshaya ngendukuk, iliphakamisela intonga yayol njengendlela yamaGibhithemn. 25 Ngoba kuseyisikhatshana njeop ukuthukuthela kuzaphelaq, lolaka lwami ekuchithweni kwabo. 26 Njalo iNkosi yamabandla izabavusela isiswepur, njengokuhlatshwa kweMidiyani edwaleni leOrebis; lanjengentonga yayo phezu kolwandlet ezayiphakamisa njengendlela yeGibhitheuv. 27 Kuzakuthi-ke ngalolosukuw umthwalo wayox usuke ehlombe lakho, lejogwe layo entanyeni yakho, lejogwe lizakwephulway ngenxa yokugcotshwaz.

Ukuhlasela kwabeAsiriya

28 Uyeza eAyathia, udabula phakathi kweMigironib; eMikimashic wethula impahla yakhed. 29 Badlula esikhalenie, ebusuku bayalala eGebaf; iRama iyathuthumelag; iGibeyah kaSawuli iyabaleka. 30 Hlaba umkhosi ngelizwi lakho, ndodakazi kaGalimii! Lizwakalise eLayishi, Anathothij elusizana! 31 IMadimenak iyabaleka, abahlali beGebimi badinga isiphephelo. 32 Kuselamuhla uzakuma eNobil, anyikinye isandla sakhem emelenen lentabao yendodakazi yeZiyonip, uqaqa lweJerusalema. 33 Khangela, iNkosi uJehova wamabandlaq izaquma ingatsha ngamandla esabekayor, lalabo abaphakeme ngobudes bazaganyulelwa phansi, labazikhukhumezayo bazathotshiswa. 34 Njalo izagamula izixuku zehlathi ngensimbit, leLebhanoniu izakuwa ngolamandla.