1 Buyela, we Israyeli, kuThixo uNkulunkulu wakho.

Izono zakho yizo ezikuwisileyo!

2 Thatha amazwi

ubuyele kuThixo.

Uthi kuye,

"Sithethelele zonke izono zethu

njalo usamukele ngomusa

ukuba sinikele isithelo sezindebe zethu.

3 I-Asiriya ayingeke isikhulule;

kasiyikugada amabhiza empi.

Kasisoze siphinde sithi, ‘Onkulunkulu bethu’

kulokho okwenziwa yizandla zethu,

ngoba abazintandane bathola isihawu kuwe."

4 "Ngizakwelapha ubuphakaphaka babo

ngibathande ngokukhululeka,

ngoba ukuthukuthela kwami sekusukile kubo.

5 Ngizakuba njengamazolo ku-Israyeli;

uzaqhakaza njengeluba.

Uzatshonisa impande zakhe

phansi njengomsedari waseLebhanoni;

6 amahlumela akhe amatsha azakhula.

Ubuhle bakhe buzakuba njengesihlahla se-oliva,

iphunga lakhe libe njengomsedari waseLebhanoni.

7 Abantu bazahlala njalo emthunzini wakhe.

Uzakhula kuhle njengamabele.

Uzaqhakaza njengevini,

lodumo lwakhe luzakuba njengolwewayini laseLebhanoni.

8 Awu Efrayimi, kuyini futhi engingakwenza ngezithombe?

Ngizamphendula ngimlondoloze.

Mina nginjengesihlahla sephayini esiluhlaza,

ukuthela kwakho izithelo kuvela kimi."

9 Ngubani ohlakaniphileyo? Uzazibona lezizinto.

Ngubani oqedisisayo? Uzazizwisisisa.

Izindlela zikaThixo zilungile

abalungileyo bahamba kuzo,

kodwa abahlamuki bayakhubeka kuzo.