Izithombe zeBhabhiloni kazilakusiza

46UBeli uyakhothama, uNebo uyazithobaa; izithombeb zabo zazingezezifuyo, njalo zazingezezinkomo; imithwalo yenucd ethwelweyo ingumthwalo enyamazaneni ediniweyoe. 2 Bayaguqa, bakhothame kanyekanye, kabalakophula umthwalo, kodwa bona ngokwabo baya ekuthunjwenif.

3 Ngilalela, ndlu kaJakobe, lensali yonkeg yendlu kaIsrayeli, abathwalwa yimi kwasesibelethwenih, abasingathwei kwasesizalwenij. 4 Kuze kube sekugugenik nginguyel; yebo, kuze kube sebumpungeni mina ngizalithwalam; mina ngenzile, mina-ke ngizaphakamisan, ngitsho mina ngithwale, ngikhulule.

5 Lizangifananisao, lingilinganise, lingiqathanise lobani ukuze sifanane? 6 Bathulula igolidep esikhwameni, balinganise isiliva esilinganisweni, baqhatshe umkhandi akwenze unkulunkulu; bathi mbo phansi, yebo, bakhonzeq. 7 Bametshata ehlomber, bamthwale, bambeke endaweni yakhe, ame; angasuki endaweni yakhe. Yebo, umuntu ememeza kuye, kodwa kaphendulis, kamsindisi enkathazweni yakhe. 8 Khumbulani lokhu, lizibonakalise liqinilet; kubuyiseleni enhliziyweniu, lina bahlamuki. 9 Khumbulani izinto zakuqala zendulov; ngoba nginguNkulunkulu, njalo kakho omunyew; nginguNkulunkulu, njalo kakho ofanana lami; 10 engimemezela isiphetho kwasekuqalenix, njalo kusukela endulo izinto ezingakenziwa, ngisithi: Icebo lami lizakumay, njalo ngizakwenza yonke intokozo yamiz; 11 engibiza inyoni edla inyamaa ivela empumalangab, umuntu wecebo lami evela elizweni elikhatshanac; yebo, ngikhulumile, yebo, ngizakufezad; ngikumisile, yebo, ngizakwenza.

12 Ngilalelani, lina abalenhliziyo eziqinileyoe, lina elikhatshana lokulunga. 13 Ngiyasondeza ukulunga kwamif, kakuyikuba khatshana; losindiso lwami kaluyikuphuzag; kodwa ngizanika usindiso eZiyonih, udumo lwami koIsrayeli.