Jeremiya
47 Ngaphambi kwekutsi Faro ancobe iGaza, Jehova wakhuluma nemphrofethi Jeremiya mayelana nemaFilisti.+ 2 Jehova utsi:
“Kunemanti lachamuka enyakatfo.
Atawufika asikhukhula lesinemandla kakhulu.
Atawukhukhula lelive kanye nako konkhe lokukulo,
Akhukhule lelidolobha kanye nebantfu labahlala kulo.
Emadvodza atawukhala,
Futsi bonkhe bantfu labahlala kulelive batawulila.
3 Kutawutsi nakuvakala emahhashi esitsa agabadvula,
Nalapho kuvakala bukhehlekhehle betinkalishi temphi,
Kanye nemsindvo wemasondvo ato,
Bobabe angeke bagucuke kuze basite emadvodzana abo,
Ngenca yekutsi batawube sebesaba kakhulu,
4 Ngobe liyeta lilanga lapho atawubhujiswa khona onkhe emaFilisti;+
Jehova utawabhubhisa emaFilisti,
LokungemaFilisti lasesele kulawo laphuma esichingini saseKhaftori.*+
5 Bantfu baseGaza batawuba netimphandla.*
I-Ashkeloni seyibhujisiwe.+
6 Awu wena nkemba yaJehova!+
Kutawuze kube ngunini solo ugalela?
Buyela emgodleni wakho.
Sale uphumula, uyekele kugalela.
7 Ingakuyekela kanjani kugalela
Ibe itfunywe nguJehova kutsi yente njalo?
Itawuhlasela i-Ashkeloni nelugu lwelwandle,+
Ngobe ngulapho ayitfume khona.”