17. Akuziboni ke wena izinto abazenza kwiidolophu zakwaJuda nakwizitalato zeJerusalem?
18. Abantwana bayatheza, ooyise baphembe, abafazi bona baxove intlama yokwenzela ukumkanikazi wesibhakabhaka amaqebengwana. Bongezelele ukundidela ngokunikela ngeminikelo ethululwayo *koothixo basemzini. Ngayo yonke loo nto bayandixhokonxa.
19. Ngaba ndim ngenene lowo bamphoxayo? Abaziphoxi bona ziqu? Bazenzakalisile!” Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.
20. Itsho ke ngoko iNkosi *uNdikhoyo ukuthi: “Ndiza kuwuthululela kule ndawo umsindo wam nengqumbo yam, phezu kwabantu nemfuyo, imithi yasendle nemveliso yomhlaba. Uza kuba ngumlilo ongacimiyo umsindo wam.”
21. Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke onguThixo kaSirayeli ukuthi: “Qhubani, nongeze amanye amadini kula atshiswayo, nitye inyama.
22. Kaloku mhla ndabakhuphayo eJiputa ookhokho benu into endayithethayo kubo ayibanga yimimiselo ngokwenza amadini kunye namadini atshiswayo.
23. Hayi, ndabayalela ndisithi: ‘Liphulaphuleni ilizwi lam, khon' ukuze ndibe nguThixo wenu, nina nibe ngabantu bam. Ewe, hambani ngendlela yonke endinimisele yona, nize nilungelwe.’
24. Ke bona abandiphulaphulanga; abandihoyanga kwaphela. Basuka baba nenkani, benza amaqhinga beqhutywa yinkohlakalo yeentliziyo zabo, babuya umva endaweni yokuqhubela phambili.