1Amazwi oMtshumayeli, indodana kaDavida inkosi yaseJerusalema:
2“Ize! Ize!”
3Umuntu uzuzani ngawo wonke umsebenzi wakhe awusebenza nzima
4Izizukulwane ziyafika, izizukulwane ziyedlula,
5Ilanga liyaphuma njalo ilanga liyatshona,
6Umoya uphephethela eningizimu
7Zonke izifula zigelezela olwandle,
8Zonke izinto ziyadina,
9Lokho okwake kwaba khona kuzakuba khona njalo;
10Kukhona yini umuntu angathi ngakho,
11Kayikho imikhumbulo ngabantu bakudala,
12Mina Mtshumayeli, ngangiyinkosi yako-Israyeli eJerusalema.
13Ngazinikela ekufundeni lokudingisisa ngolwazi konke okwenziwayo ngaphansi kwezulu. Unzima kangakanani umthwalo uNkulunkulu awethese abantu!
14Sengizibonile zonke izinto ezenziwayo ngaphansi kwelanga; zonke kazitsho lutho, kuyikuxotshana lomoya.
15Okutshileneyo kungaze kwaqondiswa;
16Ngacabanga ngedwa ngathi, “Khangela, sengikhulile njalo kwanda ukuhlakanipha kwami okudlula bonke asebake babusa eJerusalema ngaphambi kwami; sengibe lakho ukuhlakanipha okukhulu lolwazi.”
17Ngasengizimisela ukuzwisisa ukuhlakanipha, njalo lokuphambana ingqondo lobuwula, kodwa ngafunda ukuthi lokhu lakho kuyikuxotshana lomoya.
18Phela ngokwanda kokuhlakanipha kuyanda lokukhathazeka;