Udaba malunga neFilistiya

1 Nali ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo elavakala kumshumayeli uJeremiya mayela neFilistiyangaphambi kokuba ukumkani waseJiputaahlasele iGaza;

2 lithi utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi:

“Khangela ukuvumbuluka kwamanzi ngasentla

atsho abe ngumdolomba oya kugubungela umhlaba

nako konke okukuwo,

izixeko nabemi bazo.

Abantu baya kukhala,

batsho ngesijwili bonke abemi balapha.

3 Ngenxa yesingqi sokuphala kweembalasane zamahashe,

nokugoqoza kweenqwelo,

nokuxokozela kwamavili,

ooyise babashiye enyanyeni abantwana,

kuba izandla zabo ziwile.

4 Kaloku ufikile umhla wokutshatyalaliswa kwawo onke amaFilistiya,

nokuphanziswa kwawo onke amasalela anokunceda iTire neSidon.

Kaloku uNdikhoyo uza kuyitshabalalisa iFilistiya

elisalela lababevela kwisiqithi saseKafetori.

5 IGaza iza kucheba izile,

iAshkelon yona ikhwankqiswe.

Masalelandini asemathafeni,

koda kube nini na nizicenta nimbambazela?

6 “ ‘Hayi bo, krelendini likaNdikhoyo,

wopheza nini na?

Rhoxa ubuyele esingxotyeni,

uphumle uzole.’

7 Kambe ke lingathini ukuphumla

uNdikhoyo elinike umsebenzi nje eAshkelon

nakumathafa angaselwandle?

Uthe maliye kutyakatya apho.”