Lokhu ungamkhonzanga uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngokujabula nangokwenama kwenhliziyo ngenxa yobuningi bezinto,

USolomoni waziyeka zonke izinto zingalinganiswanga ngenxa yobuningi bazo obukhulu kakhulu; nesisindo sethusi sasingenakutholwa.

Zonke izithandwa zakho zikukhohliwe , azisakufuni, ngokuba ngikushayile ngokushaywa kwezitha, ngokulaywa kononya , ngenxa yobuningi bokona kwakho, nangokuba izono zakho zandile.

Ukhalelani ngokulimala kwakh o ukuthi ubuhlungu bakho abunakuphulukiswa na? Ngenxa yobuningi bokona kwakho nangokuba izono zakho zandile ngenze lokho kuwe.

Abamelene nalo sebe yinhloko , izitha zalo zinokuthula , ngokuba uJehova ulihluphile ngenxa yobuningi beziphambeko zalo ; izingane zalo ziye ekuthunjweni ebusweni bezitha.

Ngenxa yobuningi bamahhashi akhe ibhuqu lawo liyakukusibekela , izingange zakho zizamazame ngomdumo wabamahhashi, nowokunamasondo, nowezinqola, lapho engena esangweni lakho njengalokhu kungenwa emzini ofohliweyo.

ITharishishi lalingumthengi wakho ngenxa yobuningi bayo yonke ingcebo yakho; benana impahla yakho ngesiliva nangensimbi nangethini nangomthofu.

I-Aramu lalingumthengi wakho ngenxa yobuningi bemiseben zi yakho ; benana impahla yakho ngama -emeralidu, nangokububende, nangokufekethisiweyo, nangelineni elicolekileyo, nangekorali, nangamarubi.

IDamaseku lalingumthengi wakho ngenxa yobuningi bemisebenzi yakho , ngobuningi bayo yonke ingcebo, linewayini laseHeliboni noboya obumhlophe bezimvu.

Ziyafika izinsuku zokuhanjelwa, izinsuku zempindiselo zisondele; u-Israyeli uyakukwazi. Umprofethi uyakuba njengesiwula , umuntu onomoya ahlanye ngenxa yobuningi bobubi bakho nangobutha obukhulu;

ngenxa yobuningi bobufebe besifebe esibukekayo , umnikazi wokulumba , esithengisa izizwe ngobufebe baso, nemindeni ngamalumbo aso.

yathi kuyo: Gijima ukhulume kule nsizwa ukuthi iJerusalema liyakwakhiwa njengemizi engenanzingange ngenxa yobuningi babant u nezinkomo okuphakathi kwalo.

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uthi: Kusazakuhlala amaxhegu nezalukazi ezitaladini zaseJerusalema , yilowo nalowo abe nodondolo esandleni sakhe ngenxa yobuningi bezinsuku zakhe.

Wayesethi kubo : Phonsani inetha ngakwesokunene somkhumbi , nizakuthola. Base bephonsa , ababe besaba namandla ukulidonsa ngenxa yobuningi bezinhlanzi.