4Zwanini lelilizwia, mankomokazi eBashanib, elisentabenic yeSamariyad, elicindezela abayangae, elichoboza abaswelayof, elithi emakhosini abo: Lethani sinathe. 2 INkosi uJehova ifungile ngobungcwele bayo, ukuthi, khangelani, insuku zizafika phezu kwenu lapho abazalihudula ngezingwegweg, labalilandelayo ngengwegwe zokubamba inhlanzih. 3 Njalo lizaphuma ngezikhalai, ngulowo lalowo phambi kwakhej, liziphosele ngasesigodlweni, itsho iNkosi.

UIsrayeli kaphendukelanga eNkosini

4 Wozanik eBhethelil, liphambekem, eGiligali landise iziphambekon; lilethe imihlatshelo yenu ekusenio, okwetshumi kwenu ngomnyaka wesithathup; 5 litshise umhlatshelo wokubongaq ngokuvutshelweyor, limemezele iminikelo yesihles, lizwakalise; ngoba ngokunjalo likuthanda, bantwana bakoIsrayeli, itsho iNkosi uJehova.

6 Ngakho mina ngilinikile futhi ukuhlanzeka kwamazinyo emizini yonke yenu, lenswelo yesinkwa endaweni zenu zonket; kanti kaliphendukelanga kimiu, itsho iNkosi. 7 Futhi-ke mina ngaligodlela izuluv, kuseselenyanga ezintathu kusiya ekuvuneniw; ngalinisa komunye umuzix, kodwa kalinanga komunye umuzi; esinye isiqinti sanethwa, kodwa isiqinti esinganethwanga satsha. 8 Kwasekuzula imizi emibili loba emithathuy yayanatha amanzi emzini owodwa, kodwa kayikholwanga; kanti kaliphendukelanga kimiz, itsho iNkosi.

9 Ngalitshaya ngokuhanguka langengumanea; ukwanda kwezivande zenu, lezivini zenu, lezihlahla zenu zemikhiwa, lezihlahla zenu zemihlwathi, kwadliwab zintethec; kanti kaliphendukelanga kimid, itsho iNkosi. 10 Ngathumela phakathi kwenu umatshayabhuqe wesifo, ngokwendlela yeGibhithee, ngabulala amajaha enu ngenkemba, kanye lokuthunjwa kwamabhiza enuf; njalo ngenza ivumba lenkamba yenu lenyuka ngitsho emakhaleni enug; kanti kaliphendukelanga kimih, itsho iNkosi.

11 Ngachitha abanye phakathi kwenu njengalokho uNkulunkulu wachitha iSodoma leGomorai, lalinjengesikhunijk esophulwe ekutshenilm; kanti kaliphendukelanga kimin, itsho iNkosi. 12 Ngakho ngizakwenza ngokunjalo kuwe, Israyeli; ngenxa yokuthi ngizakwenza lokhu kuwe, zilungiselele ukuhlangana loNkulunkulu wakho, Israyelio.

13 Ngoba khangela, obumba izintaba, lodala umoya, lotshela umuntu ukuthi umcabango wakhe uyinip, owenza ukusaq kube mnyamar, onyathelas ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zomhlabatu, iNkosiv, uNkulunkulu wamabandla, libizo lakhew.