1 UThixo uzakuba lesihawu kuJakhobe;

uzamkhetha njalo u-Israyeli,

abahlalise elizweni labo.

Abezizwe bazahlangana labo

bamanyane lendlu kaJakhobe.

2 Izizwe zizabathatha

zibase endaweni yabo.

Indlu ka-Israyeli izathumba izizwe

zibe yizisebenzi zesilisa lezesifazane elizweni likaThixo.

Bazakwenza abathumbi babo babe yizigqili,

babuse abancindezeli babo.

3 Ngosuku uThixo azaliphumuza ngalo ekuhluphekeni, ekutshikatshikeni, lasebugqilini obulesihluku, 4 lizakutsho la amazwi okukloloda enkosini yaseBhabhiloni lithi:

Umncindezeli usefikile ekucineni,

ukuthukuthela kwakhe sekuphelile!

5 UThixo useyephule intonga yababi,

induku yobukhosi eyababusi,

6 abatshaya abantu ngokuthukuthela,

langokugalela okungapheliyo,

banqoba izizwe ngentukuthelo

langokuncindezela okungapheliyo.

7 Amazwe wonke alokuphumula lokuthula;

aphahluka ahlabelele izingoma.

8 Lezihlahla zamaphayini lemisedari yaseLebhanoni

ziyathokoza ngawe zithi,

"Njengoba khathesi usuwiselwe phansi

akula ozakuzasigamula."

9 Ithuna ngaphansi liyanyakaza

ukuba likuhlangabeze ekufikeni kwakho.

Livusa imimoya yabafayo ukuba ikubingelele,

bonke labo ababengababusi emhlabeni;

libenza basukume ezihlalweni zabo zobukhosi,

bonke labo ababengamakhosi ezizwe.

10 Bazaphendula bonke,

bazakuthi kuwe,

"Lawe usubuthakathaka njengathi,

usube njengathi."

11 Bonke ubukhosi bakho sebehliselwe phansi ethuneni,

kanye lomsindo wamachacho akho.

Impethu zendlaliwe ngaphansi kwakho,

inhlavane zikwembesile.

12 Yeka ukuwa kwakho uvela ezulwini,

wena nkanyezi yekuseni, ndodana yokusa!

Uphoselwe phansi emhlabeni,

wena owake wehlisela izizwe phansi!

13 Wathi enhliziyweni yakho,

"Ngizakwenyukela ezulwini,

ngizaphakamisela isihlalo sami sobukhosi

ngaphezu kwezinkanyezi zikaNkulunkulu;

ngizahlala ebukhosini phezu kwentaba yombuthano,

ezingqongweni zentaba engcwele.

14 Ngizakwenyukela phezu kwezindawo

eziphakemeyo emayezini;

ngizazenza ngibe njengoPhezukonke."

15 Kodwa ulethwe phansi ethuneni,

ekuzikeni kwegodi.

16 Labo abakubonayo bakudonsela amehlo,

bayacabanga ngowakudalelwayo bathi:

"Nguye lo na umuntu owanyikinya umhlaba

wenza imibuso yaqhaqhazela,

17 umuntu owenza umhlaba waba lugwadule,

owadiliza amadolobho awo,

kazavumela abathunjwayo bakhe

ukubuyela ekhaya na?"

18 Wonke amakhosi ezizwe alele ebukhosini,

enye lenye ethuneni layo.

19 Kodwa wena uphoselwe ngaphandle kwethuna

lakho njengogatsha olulahliweyo;

welekwe ngababulawayo,

lalabo abagwazwa ngenkemba,

labo abehlela ematsheni egodi.

Njengesidumbu esinyathelwe ngezinyawo,

20 kawuyikuhlangana labo ekungcwatshweni;

ngoba usulichithile ilizwe lakho

wabulala labantu bakini.

Inzalo yababi

kakungakhulunywa ngayo futhi.

21 Lungisa indawo yokubulalela abantwabakhe

ngenxa yezono zabokhokho babo.

Kabamelanga bavuke ukuba bathathe ilizwe

bagcwalise umhlaba ngamadolobho abo.

22 "Ngizabavukela,"

kutsho uThixo uSomandla.

"Ngizakwesula iBhabhiloni labasindayo

abantwabakhe lezizukulwane,"

kutsho uThixo.

23 "Ngizalenza libe yindawo yezikhova

lelizwe elilixhaphozi.

Ngizalithanyela ngomthanyelo wencithakalo,"

kutsho uThixo uSomandla.

24 UThixo uSomandla ufungile wathi,

"Ngeqiniso, njengoba sengilungisile, kuzakuba njalo,

njalo njengoba ngikumisile kuzakuma kanjalo.

25 Ngizamchoboza umʼAsiriya elizweni lami;

ezintabeni zami ngizamnyathelela phansi.

Ijogwe lakhe lizasuswa ebantwini bami,

umthwalo wakhe ususwe emahlombe abo."

26 Lokhu yikho okumiselwe umhlaba wonke,

lesi yisandla eselulelwe phezu kwezizwe zonke.

27 Ngoba uThixo uSomandla usenze isimiso,

ngubani ongamvimbela na?

Isandla sakhe siphakanyisiwe,

ngubani ongasibuyisela emuva na?

28 Ilizwi leli lafika nyakana kusifa inkosi u-Ahazi:

29 Lingathokozi, lonke lina maFilistiya,

lisithi intonga eyalitshayayo yephukile;

ngoba empandeni yenyoka leyana kuzavela inhlangwana,

inzalo yayo izakuba yinyoka elobuthi obutshokayo.

30 Abangabayanga kubayanga bazathola amadlelo,

abaswelayo bazalala phansi bevikelekile.

Kodwa impande yakho ngizayitshabalalisa ngendlala;

izabulala abaseleyo bakho.

31 Lila wena sango! Bubula wena dolobho!

Chithekani lonke lina maFilistiya!

Iyezi lentuthu livela enyakatho;

njalo akulamatshida eviyweni lalo.

32 Yimpendulo bani ezanikwa

izithunywa zalesosizwe na?

"UThixo useyakhile iZiyoni,

abantu bakhe abahluphekileyo bazaphephela kuye."