1Wo! kwabaceba ububi, benze okubi emibhedeni yabo! Ekukhanyeni kokusa bayakwenza, ngokuba kusemandleni ezandla zabo.
2Bafisa amasimu, bawadluzule, nezindlu, bazisuse; bacindezela indoda nendlu yayo, umuntu nefa lakhe.
3Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bhekani, ngiceba okubi ngalo mndeni, eningayikukhipha kukho izintamo zenu; futhi ningahambi ngokuzidla, ngokuba lokhu kuyisikhathi esibi.
4Ngalolo suku bayakuphakamisa umfanekiso ngani, bakhale isililo, bathi: ‘Sichithiwe nokuchithwa; isabelo sabantu bami sinikwa omunye; yeka ukubuya kwakhe kimi; abahlubuki babelwa amasimu ethu.’ ”
5Ngalokho akuyikubakho ophonsa intambo ngenkatho ebandleni likaJehova.
6“Ningaprofethi,” baprofetha, basho njalo, “ningaprofethi ngalokho; ihlazo aliyikusifica.”
7Kuyakushiwo, nina ndlu kaJakobe, ukuthi uMoya kaJehova unyinyekile; yizenzo zakhe lezi na? “Awamahle yini amazwi ami kohamba ngobuqotho?
8Kepha kade bevukile abantu bami baba yizitha; nihlubula ingubo esambathweni sabadlula ngethemba, befulathele ukulwa.
9Niyaxosha abesifazane babantu bami ezindlini zokuthokoza kwabo, nisusa ezinganeni zabo ubukhosi bami kuze kube phakade.
10Sukumani nihambe, ngokuba lokhu akusikho ukuphumula kwenu; ngenxa yabayingcosana niyachitha ngokuchitha okunamandla.
11Uma bekuhambahamba umuntu okhuluma umoya nje namanga, athi: ‘Ngiyakuprofetha kuwe ngewayini nangophuzo olunamandla,’ ubeyakuba ngumprofethi walaba bantu.
12“Ngiyakukubutha, Jakobe, wonke wakho; ngiyakuqoqa nokuqoqa insali yakwa-Israyeli; ngiyakubabeka ndawonye njengezimvu zaseBosira, njengomhlambi phakathi kwedlelo lawo, kwenziwe ukukhamuluka okuvela kubantu.
13Umfohli ukhuphuka ngaphambi kwabo; sebefohlile, badlulela esangweni, baphuma ngalo; inkosi yabo idlulile phambi kwabo, noJehova usesihlokweni sabo.”