4 Ngakho ngathandaza ngathi: “Awu Nkulunkulu wethu, zwana ukuthi abantu laba baseyisa njani.+ Sicela konke okubi abasifisela khona ukubuyisele kubo+ njalo ubanikele ezitheni zabo zibathumbe bayekuba yizigqili.

15 Saqeda ukwakha umduli mhlaka 25 ngenyanga ka-Eluli.* Kwasithatha amalanga angu-52.

16 Izitha zethu kanye lezizwe zonke ezingomakhelwane zathi zikubona lokho zayangeka kakhulu,+ zananzelela ukuthi uNkulunkulu nguye owayesincedisile emsebenzini lo.

13 UHamani wafika walandisela umkakhe uZereshi+ labo bonke abangane bakhe okwakwenzakale kuye. Abeluleki bakhe* lomkakhe uZereshi basebesithi kuye: “Nxa kuyikuthi uModekhayi lo osuqale ukuwa phambi kwakhe ngowosendo lwakoJuda, awusoze umehlule, uzakuwa ubhazalale phambi kwakhe.”

5 AmaJuda azitshaya azibhuqa izitha zawo, azibulala zonke ngenkemba zaphela du. Azenzela santando ezitheni zawo.+

Babesithi, “Idilizeni! Lidilize konke lezisekelo zayo!”+

3 Ngalelolanga ngizakwenza iJerusalema ibe lilitshe elisindayo ebantwini bonke. Bazalimala kakhulu bonke abaliphakamisayo+ njalo izizwe zonke zomhlaba zizabuthana ukuze ziyihlasele.+