Say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or many people can it be raised from its roots.
Yithi, Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Womila na? Elaa xhalanga aliyi kuzinyothula na iingcambu zawo, lizinqumle iziqhamo zawo, ubune, athi onke amagqabi amatsha okuhluma kwawo abune, kungabi nangangalo inkulu nangabantu baninzi, ukuwususa ezingcanjini zawo?