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3 Mine ngitsite: “Ngicela nilalele nine tinhloko tendlu yaJakobe
Nani nine baholi bebantfu baka-Israyeli.+
Kufanele ngabe niyakwati lokulungile.
2 Kodvwa niyakutondza lokuhle,+ futsi nitsandza lokubi;+
Nebula sikhumba sebantfu bami, nisuse nenyama ematsanjeni abo.+
3 Niphindze nidle inyama yebantfu bakitsi+
Nigugubule nesikhumba sabo,
Nephula ematsambo abo futsi niwafihlite abe ticucu+
Kuhle kwematsambo nenyama lokuphekwa ngelibhodo.*
4 Kutawufika sikhatsi lapho nitawukhala kuJehova nicele lusito,
Kodvwa yena angeke aniphendvule.
5 Naku-ke lokushiwo nguJehova mayelana nebaphrofethi labadukisa bantfu bakitsi,+
Labo labatsi nabanikwa lokutsite labangakudla*+ bamemetele batsi: ‘Kuthula!’+
Kodvwa babesabise* ngemphi labo labangabaniki lutfo. Nkulunkulu utsi:
6 ‘Butawufika busuku;+ kodvwa angeke niyibone imibono;+
Kutawuba mnyama nje kuphela, kodvwa ningakhoni kuphengula.
Baphrofethi batawushonelwa lilanga,
Futsi kukhanya kutawugucuka kube bumnyama kubo.+
7 Lababona imibono batawuhlazeka,+
Nalabaphengulako batawujabha.
Bonkhe batawuvala imilomo* yabo ngetandla,
Ngobe Nkulunkulu akaphendvuli.’”
8 Kodvwa umoya waJehova ungiphe emandla lamanyenti,
Ungisita kutsi ngente tintfo ngekulunga futsi ngibe nesibindzi
Sekutjela Jakobe ngelicala lakhe nesekutjela Israyeli ngesono sakhe.
9 Ngicela nilalele nine tinhloko tendlu yaJakobe
Nani nine baholi bebantfu baka-Israyeli,+
Nine lenikwenyanyako kwenta tintfo ngekulunga futsi lenigucula konkhe lokuhle kube ngulokubi,+
10 Nine lenibulala bantfu kuze nakhe iSiyoni futsi nente tintfo letimbi kuze nakhe iJerusalema.+
11 Baholi* bakulelidolobha bafuna kudizelwa kuze behlulele,+
Baphristi bona bafuna kubhadalwa kuze bafundzise,+
Kodvwa betsembela kuJehova,* batsi:
“Angitsi Jehova unatsi?+
Kute inhlekelele letasehlela.”+