1 Hlomisa amabutho akho, wena dolobho lamabutho,

ngoba sesivinjezelwe.

Bazatshaya umbusi wako-Israyeli

esihlathini ngomqwayi.

2 "Kodwa wena Bhethilehema Efrathi,

lanxa umncinyane phakathi kwezizwana zakoJuda,

kuwe kuzavela

ozakuba ngumbusi wako-Israyeli,

omdabuko wakhe ngowasekadeni,

kusukela ezikhathini zendulo."

3 Ngakho u-Israyeli uzadelwa

kuze kube yisikhathi sokuthi lowo ohelelwayo abelethe,

laba abafowabo bonke baphenduke

ukuzahlangana labako-Israyeli.

4 Uzakuma eluse umhlambi wakhe

ngamandla kaThixo,

ngobukhosi bebizo likaThixo uNkulunkulu wakhe.

Bazahlala ngokuvikeleka, ngoba lapho

udumo lwakhe luzafika emikhawulweni yomhlaba.

5 Uzakuba yikuthula kwabo.

Lapho umʼAsiriya ehlasela ilizwe lethu

edabula phakathi kwezinqaba zethu,

sizamvusela abelusi abayisikhombisa,

kanye labakhokheli babantu abayisificaminwembili.

6 Bazabusa ilizwe lase-Asiriya ngenkemba,

ilizwe likaNimrodi behlome ngenkemba,

uzasikhulula kumʼAsiriya

lapho ehlasela ilizwe lethu

engena phakathi kwemingcele yethu.

7 Insalela zabakoJakhobe zizakuba

phakathi kwezizwe ezinengi

njengamazolo avela kuThixo,

lanjengemkhizo phezu kotshani,

okungalindeli muntu

kumbe kuhlalele abantu.

8 Insalela zabakoJakhobe zizakuba phakathi kwezizwe,

phakathi kwabantu abanengi,

njengesilwane phakathi kwezinyamazana zegusu,

lanjengeguqa lesilwane phakathi komhlambi wezimvu,

esidlithizayo sidabule ekuhambeni kwaso,

kungekho ongahlenga.

9 Isandla sakho sizaphakanyiselwa phezulu ngokunqoba izitha zakho,

njalo zonke izitha zakho zizachithwa.

10 "Ngalolosuku," kutsho uThixo,

"ngizabhubhisa amabhiza enu phakathi kwenu

ngibhidlize lezinqola zenu zempi.

11 Ngizachitha amadolobho elizwe lenu

ngibhidlize lezinqaba zenu zonke.

12 Ngizachitha ubuthakathi benu

njalo kalisayikukhunkula futhi.

13 Ngizachitha izithombe zenu ezabazwayo

lamatshe enu okukhonza phakathi kwenu;

kalisayi kuwukhothamela futhi

umsebenzi wezandla zenu.

14 Ngizasiphula phakathi kwenu izinsika zenu zika-Ashera,

ngidilize lamadolobho enu.

15 Ngizaphindisela ngentukuthelo

langolaka ezizweni ezingangilalelanga."