1Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi:
2“Ndodana yomuntu, khala isililo ngeThire,
3uthi kuyo iThire esesangweni lasolwandle, yona engumthengiseli wabantu abanengi abangasolwandle, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:
4Umbuso wakho wawuphakathi kolwandle;
5Wonke amapulanka akho
6Ngemi-okhi eyavela eBhashani
7Iseyili lakho kwakuyilineni elihle elicecisiweyo elavela eGibhithe,
8Amadoda aseSidoni le-Avadi ayengabagwedli bakho;
9Izingcwethi ezindala zaseGebhali zaziphakathi komkhumbi
10Amadoda asePhezhiya, leLudi kanye lePhuthi
11Amadoda ase-Avadi kanye leHelekhi
12IThashishi yathengiselana lawe ngenxa yenotho yezimpahla zakho ezinengi; impahla yakho ethengiswayo bayithenga ngesiliva, insimbi, ithusi kanye lomnuso.
13IJavani, leThubhali kanye leMesheki athengiselana lawe, athenga impahla zakho ngezigqili langezinto ezenziwe ngethusi.
14Abantu baseBhethi Thogarima bathenga impahla zakho ngamabhiza omsebenzi, amabhiza empi kanye lezimbongolo.
15Abantu baseRodesi bathengiselana lawe, njalo amazwe amanengi angasolwandle athenga kuwe, akubhadala ngempondo zendlovu langesihlahla esithiwa yi-ebhoni.
16I-Aramu yathengiselana lawe ngenxa yezimpahla zakho ezinengi, impahla zakho ezithengiswayo bazithenga ngamatshe aligugu aluhlaza, amalembu alubende, umsebenzi ocecisiweyo, ilineni elihle, ikhorali langelitshe eliligugu elibomvu.
17UJuda lo-Israyeli bathengiselana lawe; impahla zakho ezithengiswayo bazithenga ngengqoloyi eyavela eMinithi langokumnandi, uluju, amafutha kanye lenhlaka.
18Ngenxa yezimpahla zakho ezinengi kanye lenotho enkulu yempahla, iDamaseko yathengiselana lawe ngewayini elivela eHelibhoni langewulu evela eZahari.
19AbakoDani lamaGrikhi avela e-Uzali athenga impahla zakho; azithenga ngensimbi ekhandiweyo, langekhasiya kanye lekhalamusi.
20IDedani yathengiselana lawe ngezingubo zezihlalo.
21I-Arabhiya lazozonke izikhulu zaseKhedari babethenga kuwe; bathengiselana lawe ngezimvu, inqama kanye lembuzi.
22Abathengi baseShebha labaseRahama bathengiselana lawe; impahla zakho bazithenga ngezinhlobo zonke ezinhle zeziyoliso langamatshe aligugu kanye legolide.
23IHarani, leKhane le-Edeni kanye labathengi baseShebha, le-Asiriya kanye leKhilimadi bathengiselana lawe.
24Endaweni yakho yokuthengiselana, bakuthengisela izembatho ezinhle, amalembu aluhlaza, imisebenzi ececisiweyo kanye lamajali alemibala eminengi lezintshaka eziphothiweyo njalo zilamafindo abotshwe aqina.
25Imikhumbi yaseThashishi
26Abagwedli bakho
27Inotho yakho, okuthengiswayo kanye lempahla,
28Amazwe angaselwandle azanyikinyeka
29Bonke abaphethe amaphini okugwedla
30Bazaphakamisa amazwi abo
31Bazaphuca amakhanda abo ngenxa yakho
32Lapho bekukhalela bekulilela
33Ekuphumeni kwempahla yakho elwandle
34Khathesi usuphahlazwe lulwandle
35Bonke abahlala emazweni angasolwandle
36Abathengi phakathi kwezizwe bayakuncifela;