14. Udumo lwakho lwaba ngundaba-mlonyeni ezizweni ngenxa yobuhle bakho, kuba ubuqheleqhele endikunike bona babenza babalasela ubuhle bakho, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo.
15. “Wasuka wathembela kubuhle bakho, lwaza udumo lwakho lwakwenza walihenyukazi. Waba lukhuko lwabahambi, baza ubuhle bakho bangobabo.
16. Enye impahla yakho wenza ngayo isibingelelo sokunqula izithixo apho waqhuba khona izenzo zobuhenyukazi. Azenziwa ezo zinto, kungekho mfuneko yokuba zenzeke.
17. Izihombiso zam endandikunike zona, zegolide nesiliva yam, wasuka wenza ngazo *izithixo ezingamadoda, wahenyuza nawo.
18. Wazambathisa ngezinxibo zakho ezihonjisiweyo, wanikezela kuzo ngamafutha neziqhumiso zam.
19. Kwanokutya endandikunike kona – owona mgubo ucoliweyo, amafutha omnquma, nobusi – wakwenza umnikelo ovumba limnandi kuzo. Ewe, kwenzeka oku, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo.
20. “Wathatha oonyana neentombi zakho obundizalele zona, wenza ngazo idini lokutya kwezithixo. Bebunganele na ubuhenyukazi bakho?
21. Wabaxhela abantwana bam, wenza idini lezithixo ngabo.
22. Kuzo zonke izenzo zakho ezinezothe nobuhenyukazi bakho akuzikhumbulanga iimini zobutsha bakho xa wawuze ukhaba-khaba egazini lakho.
23. “Yeha! Yeha, wena! Itsho iNgangalala iNkosi uNdikhoyo. Ngaphezu kwayo yonke inkohlakalo yakho
24. uzakhele ingqumba yamatye, waza wenza isibingelelo kuzo zonke iindawo eziphangaleleyo esixekweni.
25. Ekungeneni kwesitalato ngasinye wakhe isibingelelo sakho, waza ngokwenjenjalo wabugqwalisa ubuhle bakho ngokunikezela ngomzimba wakho nakubani na odlula ngendlela.
26. Ngaphezu koko uhenyuze namaJiputa angabamelwane bakho atshatshele ngobudoda, waza ngokwenjenjalo wandixhokonxa ngenxa yamanyala akho angaphele ndawo.
27. Mna ke ndisolule isandla sam ndakohlwaya, ndawanciphisa amalungelo akho, ndakuyekela kwiminqweno yeentshaba zakho, nditsho iintombi zamaFilistiya ezaba nomothuko omkhulu bubufebe bakho.
28. Uhenyuzile nawo nama-Asiriya; kaloku awaneli!
29. Waphumela naseBhabheli, umhlaba wabarhwebi, nalapho awanela.
30. “Hayi, ububhetye-bhetye bakho, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo. Xa usenza zonke ezi zinto uziphatha okwehenyukazi eliphoxekileyo.
31. Xeshikweni usakha iingqumba zakho zamatye ekungeneni kwazo zonke izitalato, usenza nezibingelelo zakho kuzo zonke iindawo zesixeko eziphangaleleyo, ube wahlukile kwamanye amahenyukazi, kuba ubuyichasile intlawulo.
32. “Mfazindini okrexezayo! Wena ufuna abahambi endaweni yomyeni wakho!
33. Amanye amahenyukazi ahlawulwa umrhumo, kodwa wena ubapha izipho bonke abalala nawe, ubanyobe ukuze baphume kuzo zonke iindawo ukuza kulala nawe.
34. Ke ngoko wahlukile kwamanye amahenyukazi; awulandelwa. Wahlukile wena, kuba uyahlawula endaweni yokunikwa umrhumo.