1Hlomisa amabutho akho, wena dolobho lamabutho,
2“Kodwa wena Bhethilehema Efrathi,
3Ngakho u-Israyeli uzadelwa
4Uzakuma eluse umhlambi wakhe
5Uzakuba yikuthula kwabo.
6Bazabusa ilizwe lase-Asiriya ngenkemba,
7Insalela zabakoJakhobe zizakuba
8Insalela zabakoJakhobe zizakuba phakathi kwezizwe,
9Isandla sakho sizaphakanyiselwa phezulu ngokunqoba izitha zakho,
10“Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uThixo,
11Ngizachitha amadolobho elizwe lenu
12Ngizachitha ubuthakathi benu
13Ngizachitha izithombe zenu ezabazwayo
14Ngizasiphula phakathi kwenu izinsika zenu zika-Ashera,
15Ngizaphindisela ngentukuthelo