Uma nimbiza ngokuthi Baba yena owahlu lela yilowo nalowo ngokwemisebenzi yakhe engakhethi buso, anohamba ngokwesaba esikhathini sokuhlala kwenu ebufokazini,

Kusukela esikhathini u -Amasiya aphambuka ngaso ekumlandeleni uJehova bamenzela ugobe eJerusalema ; wabalekela eLakishi , kepha bat humela bamlanda eLakishi, bambulala khona.

Kwakukhona-ke ukuthokoza okukhulu eJerusalema , ngokuba kusukela esikhathini sikaSolomoni indodana kaDavide, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, akuzange kube khona okunjalo eJerusalema.

Abayikujabha esikhathini esibi; bayakusutha ezinsukwini zendlala.

Ukusindiswa kwabalungileyo kuvela kuJehova ; uyinqaba yabo esikhathini sokuhlupheka.

Kodwa mina , umkhuleko wami ukuwe Jehov a esikhathini sokuzwelwa , Nkulunkulu; ngenxa yomusa wakho omkhul u ngiphendule eqinisweni lensindiso yakho.

Ungangilahli esikhathini sobudala, ungangishiyi ekupheleni kwamandla ami,

ekubekezeleni kukaNkulunkulu , ukuba kubonakalis we ukulunga kwakhe esikhathini samanje, ukuze yena abe ngolungileyo, abe ngumlungisisi walowo okholwa nguJesu.

Sondelani kimi , nizwe lokhu ; angikhulumanga ekusithekeni kwasekuqaleni; kusukela esikhathini sokuba kwenzeke , ngangikhona. Manje uJehova uNkulunkulu ungithumile kanye noMoya wakhe.

Kusukela esikhathini sokususwa komnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke nokumiswa kwesinengiso esichithayo kuyakuba yizinsuku eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye.

Wozibalela amasonto ayisikhombisa ; kusukela esikhathini oqala ngaso ukubeka isikela ezinhlangeni zamabele woqala ukubala amasonto ayisikhombisa.

Ukubhula kwenu kuyakufinyelela ekuvunweni kwemivini , ukuvunwa kwemivini kuyakufinyelela esikhathini sokulima ; niyakudla isinkwa senu , nisuthe, nihlale ezweni lakini nilondekile.

Ngalokho, Nkulunkulu wethu , Nkulunkulu omkhulu onamandla owesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa , yonke le nkathazo mayingabi ncane ebusweni bakho esificile thina , namakhosi ethu , nezikhulu zethu , nabapristi bethu, nabaprofethi bethu, nawobaba, nabo bonke abantu bakho , kusukela esikhathini samakhosi ase-Asiriya kuze kube namuhla.

Wenzile konke kube kuhle esikhathini sakho , ubekile nokuphakade ezinhliziyweni zabo ; nokho umuntu ange fumane umsebenzi awenzile uNkulunkulu kwasekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni.