16. Nabantwana baseNofi naseThahipanesibaphuca ukhakhayi lwakho.
17. Awuzenzeli lokhu wenangokushiya kwakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,lapho ekuhola endleleni, na?
18. Manje unani endleleni eya eGibitheukuba uphuze amanzi aseSihori, na?Unani endleleni eya e-Asiriyaukuba uwaphuze amanzi omfula na?
19. Ububi bakho buyakukulaya,nokuhlehla kwakho kuyakukusola;yazi, ubone ukuthi kuyinto embi nebabayoyokuthi umhlubukile uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhonokuthi ukungesaba akukho kuwe,” isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti.
20. “Ngokuba walaphula ijoka lakho endulo,wazigqabula izibopho zakho,wathi: ‘Angiyikukhonza.’Ngokuba kuwo onke amagquma aphakemeyonaphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlazawalala njengesifebe.
21. Mina ngakutshala ungumvini omuhle,imbewu elungileyo yodwa;pho, uphenduke kanjani waba yigatsha elonakeleyo kimi,elomvini wabezizwe, na?
22. Ngokuba noma ugeza ngesoda,*uzithathele insipho eningi,ububi bakho bulotshiwe phambi kwami,” isho iNkosi uJehova.
23. “Ungasho kanjani ukuthi:‘Angingcolile,angilandelanga oBali,’ na?Bheka indlela yakho esigodini,wazi ukuthi wenzeni:uyikamela lensikazi elinejubane,elizulazula ezindleleni zalo,
24. nembongolo yasendle ejwayele ihlane,esezela umoya ngokukhanuka kwayo;ngubani ongavimbela inkanuko yayo na?Bonke abayifunayo abayikukhathala,bayakuyifumana ngenyanga yayo.
25. Nqanda unyawo lwakho lungabi olungenasicathulo,nomphimbo wakho ukuba ungomi;kepha wathi: ‘Kuyize;cha, ngithandile abafokazi,ngiyakubalandela.’
26. “Njengesela linamahloni,lapho selifunyenwe,kanjalo indlu yakwa-Israyeli iyakuba namahloni,bona kanye namakhosi abo,nezikhulu zabo,nabapristi babo, nabaprofethi babo
27. abathi emthini: ‘Ungubaba,’nasetsheni: ‘Wena wangizala.’Ngokuba bangifulathele, abangibheki;kepha ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwabobayakusho ukuthi:‘Vuka, usisindise.’
28. Baphi onkulunkulu bakhoozenzele bona na?Mabavuke, uma bengakusindisangesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwakho,ngokuba njengomumo wemizi yakho,banjalo onkulunkulu bakho, Juda.