1 Ngasemifuleni yaseBhabhiloni sahlala phansi sakhala

lapho sasikhumbula iZiyoni.

2 Khona lapho ezihlahleni zemidubu

saphanyeka amachacho ethu,

3 ngoba khonapho abathumbi bethu bacela izingoma kithi,

labahlukuluzi bethu bafuna izingoma zentokozo;

bathi, "Sihlabeleleni enye yezingoma zaseZiyoni!"

4 Singazihlabela kanjani izingoma zikaThixo

siselizweni lemzini na?

5 Aluba ngikukhohlwa, Oh Jerusalema,

isandla sami sokunene kasilahlekelwe yibungcitshi baso.

6 Sengathi ulimi lwami lunganamathela elwangeni lomlomo wami

uba ngingakukhumbuli wena,

uba ngingathathi iJerusalema

njengentokozo yami ephezu konke.

7 Khumbula, Oh Thixo, ama-Edomi akwenzayo

mhla iJerusalema ithunjwa.

"Lidilizeni," baklabalala,

"lidilizeni kanye lezisekelo zalo!"

8 Wena Ndodakazi yaseBhabhiloni,

oqunyelwe ukubhubha,

ubusisiwe lowo okuphindiselayo ngalokho okwenzileyo kithi.

9 Ubusisiwe lowo othatha insane zakho,

azisakazele ematsheni.