1Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi,
2“Hamba umemezele iJerusalema lisizwa uthi:
3U-Israyeli wayengcwele kuThixo,
4Zwana ilizwi likaThixo, we ndlu kaJakhobe,
5UThixo uthi:
6Kababuzanga ukuthi, ‘Ungaphi uThixo,
7Ngaliletha elizweni elivundileyo
8Abaphristi kababuzanga ukuthi,
9Ngakho-ke ngilethesa amacala futhi,”
10Welani liye ngasemakhunjini aseKhithimi likhangele,
11Isizwe sake santshintsha onkulunkulu baso na?
12Mangalani lokhu, lina mazulu,
13“Abantu bami benze izono ezimbili:
14Kambe u-Israyeli yisisebenzi, isigqili ngokuzalwa na?
15Izilwane zibhongile;
16Njalo, labantu baseMemfisi leThahiphanesi
17Lokhu kawukwehliselanga phezu kwakho
18Khathesi kungani usiya eGibhithe
19Ububi bakho buzakujezisa;
20“Endulo wephula ijogwe lakho,
21Ngikuhlanyele njengevini elikhethiweyo
22Lanxa ugeza ngesepa
23“Ungatsho kanjani na uthi, ‘Kangingcolanga,
24ubabhemi weganga ojwayele inkangala,
25Ungagijimi inyawo zakho zize zihlubuke
26Njengokuyangeka kwesela nxa selibanjiwe,
27Bathi esigodweni, ‘Wena ungubaba wami,’
28Pho bangaphi onkulunkulu elazenzela bona?
29Kungani lingethesa umlandu?
30“Ukubajezisa kwami abantu bakho kwaba yize;
31Wena owalesisizukulwane, khumbula ilizwi likaThixo:
32Intombi ingazikhohlwa iziceciso zayo na,
33Yeka ukuhlakanipha kwakho ekufuneni uthando!
34Ezigqokweni zakho
35uthi, ‘Kangilacala;
36Kungani uqhubeka kangaka,
37Uzasuka kuleyondawo