1 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi:
2 “Ndodana yomuntu, khala isililo ngeThire,
3 uthi kuyo iThire esesangweni lasolwandle, yona engumthengiseli wabantu abanengi abangasolwandle, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:
4 Umbuso wakho wawuphakathi kolwandle;
5 Wonke amapulanka akho
6 Ngemi-okhi eyavela eBhashani
7 Iseyili lakho kwakuyilineni elihle elicecisiweyo elavela eGibhithe,
8 Amadoda aseSidoni le-Avadi ayengabagwedli bakho;
9 Izingcwethi ezindala zaseGebhali zaziphakathi komkhumbi
10 Amadoda asePhezhiya, leLudi kanye lePhuthi
11 Amadoda ase-Avadi kanye leHelekhi
12 IThashishi yathengiselana lawe ngenxa yenotho yezimpahla zakho ezinengi; impahla yakho ethengiswayo bayithenga ngesiliva, insimbi, ithusi kanye lomnuso.
13 IJavani, leThubhali kanye leMesheki athengiselana lawe, athenga impahla zakho ngezigqili langezinto ezenziwe ngethusi.
14 Abantu baseBhethi Thogarima bathenga impahla zakho ngamabhiza omsebenzi, amabhiza empi kanye lezimbongolo.
15 Abantu baseRodesi bathengiselana lawe, njalo amazwe amanengi angasolwandle athenga kuwe, akubhadala ngempondo zendlovu langesihlahla esithiwa yi-ebhoni.
16 I-Aramu yathengiselana lawe ngenxa yezimpahla zakho ezinengi, impahla zakho ezithengiswayo bazithenga ngamatshe aligugu aluhlaza, amalembu alubende, umsebenzi ocecisiweyo, ilineni elihle, ikhorali langelitshe eliligugu elibomvu.
17 UJuda lo-Israyeli bathengiselana lawe; impahla zakho ezithengiswayo bazithenga ngengqoloyi eyavela eMinithi langokumnandi, uluju, amafutha kanye lenhlaka.
18 Ngenxa yezimpahla zakho ezinengi kanye lenotho enkulu yempahla, iDamaseko yathengiselana lawe ngewayini elivela eHelibhoni langewulu evela eZahari.
19 AbakoDani lamaGrikhi avela e-Uzali athenga impahla zakho; azithenga ngensimbi ekhandiweyo, langekhasiya kanye lekhalamusi.
20 IDedani yathengiselana lawe ngezingubo zezihlalo.
21 I-Arabhiya lazozonke izikhulu zaseKhedari babethenga kuwe; bathengiselana lawe ngezimvu, inqama kanye lembuzi.
22 Abathengi baseShebha labaseRahama bathengiselana lawe; impahla zakho bazithenga ngezinhlobo zonke ezinhle zeziyoliso langamatshe aligugu kanye legolide.
23 IHarani, leKhane le-Edeni kanye labathengi baseShebha, le-Asiriya kanye leKhilimadi bathengiselana lawe.
24 Endaweni yakho yokuthengiselana, bakuthengisela izembatho ezinhle, amalembu aluhlaza, imisebenzi ececisiweyo kanye lamajali alemibala eminengi lezintshaka eziphothiweyo njalo zilamafindo abotshwe aqina.
25 Imikhumbi yaseThashishi
26 Abagwedli bakho
27 Inotho yakho, okuthengiswayo kanye lempahla,
28 Amazwe angaselwandle azanyikinyeka
29 Bonke abaphethe amaphini okugwedla
30 Bazaphakamisa amazwi abo
31 Bazaphuca amakhanda abo ngenxa yakho
32 Lapho bekukhalela bekulilela
33 Ekuphumeni kwempahla yakho elwandle
34 Khathesi usuphahlazwe lulwandle
35 Bonke abahlala emazweni angasolwandle
36 Abathengi phakathi kwezizwe bayakuncifela;