1 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.

2 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land. 3 And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth. 4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive: 5 But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth. 6 And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. 8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.

3 Jos joku vielä profetoi, hänen isänsä ja äitinsä -- hänen omat vanhempansa -- sanovat hänelle: 'Sinun täytyy kuolla, sillä sinä olet puhunut valhetta Herran nimissä.' Ja hänen isänsä ja äitinsä - - hänen omat vanhempansa -- pistävät hänet kuoliaaksi, koska hän rupesi profeetaksi.

4 Siihen aikaan profeetat varovat kertomasta näkyjään, eikä kukaan enää pukeudu karkeaan viittaan tekeytyäkseen profeetaksi.

5 He sanovat: 'En ole profeetta, minä viljelen maata. Nuoruudestani lähtien olen tehnyt peltotöitä.'

7 -- Kohoa, miekka, paimentani kohti, nouse uskottuani vastaan! sanoo Herra Sebaot. Minä lyön paimenen maahan, ja lauman lampaat joutuvat hajalle, pienimpiäkin vastaan minä kohotan käteni.

8 Näin sanoo Herra: -- Kaksi kolmasosaa tämän maan asukkaista joutuu tuhoon ja kuolee, vain yksi kolmannes jää jäljelle.