UJoweli 2

¹Vuthelani icilongo eZiyoni;

²usuku lomnyama lokudana,

³Phambi kwabo umlilo uyatshisa,

⁴Bakhangeleka benjengamabhiza;

⁵Ngomsindo onjengowezinqola zempi,

⁶Ekubaboneni nje, izizwe zizwa ubuhlungu;

⁷Bahlasela njengamaqhawe;

⁸Kabasunduzani;

⁹Baya ngesiqubu edolobheni;

¹⁰Umhlaba uyanyikinyeka phambi kwabo;

¹¹UThixo uyakhwaza

¹²“Lakhathesi,” kutsho uThixo,

¹³Dabulani inhliziyo zenu

¹⁴Ngubani owaziyo? Engxenye angaphenduka abe lesihawu

¹⁵Vuthelani icilongo eZiyoni,

¹⁶Buthanisani abantu,

¹⁷Abaphristi abakhonzayo phambi kukaThixo,

¹⁸Lapho-ke uThixo uzakuba lobukhwele ngelizwe lakhe

¹⁹UThixo uzabaphendula athi:

²⁰Ibutho lasenyakatho ngizalixotshela khatshana lani,

²¹Ungesabi, wena lizwe;

²²Lingesabi, lina zinyamazana zeganga,

²³Thabani, lina bantu baseZiyoni,

²⁴Iziza zizagcwala amabele;

²⁵“Ngizalihlawula okwaleyo minyaka lokho okwadliwa zintethe,

²⁶Lizakuba lokudla okunengi lize lisuthe,

²⁷Ngakho lizakwazi ukuthi ngiko-Israyeli,

²⁸“Emva kwalokho,

²⁹Lasezincekwini zami, ezesilisa lezesifazane,

³⁰Ngizabonakalisa izimangaliso emazulwini

³¹Ilanga lizaphendulwa libe yibumnyama

³²Njalo wonke obiza