1 Ngezinsuku zokucina

intaba yethempeli likaThixo izamiswa

njengenhloko phakathi kwezintaba;

izaphakanyiselwa phezu kwezintaba

njalo izizwe zizabekelela zisiya kuyo.

2 Izizwe ezinengi zizafika zithi,

"Wozani siye phezu kwentaba kaThixo,

siye ethempelini likaNkulunkulu kaJakhobe.

Uzasifundisa izindlela zakhe,

ukuze sihambe emikhondweni yakhe."

Umthetho uzavela eZiyoni,

ilizwi likaThixo livele eJerusalema.

3 Uzakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe ezinengi

alamule lezingxabano zezizwe ezilamandla ezindaweni ezikhatshana.

Bazakhanda izinkemba zabo zibe yimihlathi yamakhuba,

lemikhonto yabo ibe zingqamu zokuthena izihlahla.

Isizwe asiyikuhlomela isizwe ngenkemba

loba sifundele ukulwa impi futhi.

4 Umuntu wonke uzahlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla sakhe sevini

langaphansi kwesihlahla sakhe somkhiwa,

njalo kakho ozabenza besabe,

ngoba uThixo uSomandla usekhulumile.

5 Zonke izizwe zingahamba

ebizweni labonkulunkulu bazo;

thina sizahamba ebizweni likaThixo

uNkulunkulu wethu kuze kube laphakade.

6 "Ngalolosuku," kutsho uThixo,

"ngizabutha abaqhulayo;

ngizaqoqa abathunjwayo

lalabo engabehlisela usizi.

7 Ngizakwenza abaqhulayo babe yinsalela,

abaxotshwayo babe yisizwe esilamandla.

UThixo uzababusa eNtabeni iZiyoni,

kusukela ngalolosuku kuze kube nininini.

8 Wena nqaba yokulinda yomhlambi,

wena nqaba yeNdodakazi yeZiyoni,

umbuso wakuqala uzabuyiselwa kuwe;

ubukhosi buzakuza eNdodakazini yaseJerusalema."

9 Kungani khathesi usukhala kakhulu,

kawulankosi na?

Umeluleki wakho usebhubhile na,

ukuba uphathwe yibuhlungu obunjengowesifazane ohelelwayo?

10 Janqula ngobuhlungu, wena Ndodakazi yeZiyoni,

njengowesifazane ohelelwayo,

ngoba khathesi sekumele usuke kulelidolobho

uyehlala egangeni.

Uzakuya eBhabhiloni;

lapho ozahlengwa khona.

Khonale uThixo uzakukhulula

ezandleni zezitha zakho.

11 Kodwa khathesi izizwe

ezinengi zikujamele.

Zithi, "Kangcoliswe,

lamehlo ethu kawahawukele iZiyoni!"

12 Kodwa kabayazi

imicabango kaThixo;

kabaliqedisisi icebo lakhe,

yena obabutha njengezixha zamabele esizeni.

13 "Sukuma ubhule, wena Ndodakazi yeZiyoni,

ngoba ngizakupha impondo zensimbi;

ngizakunika amasondo ethusi,

njalo uzachoboza izizwe ezinengi."

Uzanikela kuThixo inzuzo yabo eyatholwa ngobuqili

inotho yabo kuThixo womhlaba wonke.