1 Maye kulabo abenza imithetho emibi,
2 ukuba kwamukwe abayanga amalungelo abo
3 Lizakwenzani ngosuku lokuthonisiswa
4 Akukho okuzasala, kodwa ukuba baquthe phakathi kwabathunjiweyo
5 “Maye kumʼAsiriya, intonga yentukuthelo yami,
6 Ngimthumela ukuyamelana lesizwe esingelankulunkulu,
7 Kodwa lokhu akusikho akujongileyo,
8 Uthi, ‘Izinduna zami zebutho kazisimakhosi zonke na?
9 IKhalino kaliphumelelanga njengeKharikhemishi na?
10 Lanjengoba isandla sami sabamba imibuso yezithombe,
11 angiyikuliphatha iJerusalema lezithombe zalo
12 Lapho uThixo esewuqedile wonke umsebenzi wakhe mayelana lentaba iZiyoni leJerusalema uzakuthi, “Ngizayijezisa inkosi yase-Asiriya ngenxa yokuzigqaja kwayo lokuzazisa okubonakala emehlweni ayo.”
13 Ngoba uthi:
14 Njengomuntu efinyelela isidleke senyoni,
15 Konje ihloka liyaziphakamisela ngaphezu kwalowo olizulisayo na,
16 Ngakho-ke, iNkosi, uThixo uSomandla,
17 Ukukhanya kuka-Israyeli kuzakuba ngumlilo,
18 Ubuhle bamahlathi akhe lamasimu akhe avundileyo,
19 Izihlahla zamahlathi ezisalayo zizakuba zilutshwana,
20 Ngalolosuku insalela yako-Israyeli,
21 Insalela izabuyela, insalela kaJakhobe
22 Loba abantu bakho, we Israyeli, benjengetshebetshebe olwandle,
23 INkosi, uThixo uSomandla, uzasifeza isimemezelo
24 Ngakho-ke lokho yikho iNkosi, uThixo uSomandla akutshoyo:
25 Masinyane ukulithukuthelela kwami kuzaphela,
26 UThixo uSomandla uzabatshaya ngomchilo
27 Ngalolosuku imithwalo yabo izasuswa emahlombe enu,
28 Bayangena e-Ayathi;
29 Badlula emkhandlwini bathi,
30 Hlaba umkhosi, We! Ndodakazi kaGalimi,
31 IMadimena iyabaleka;
32 Ngalolosuku bazakuma kancane, kancane eNobhi,
33 Khangelani, iNkosi, uThixo uSomandla,
34 Ngehloka uzagamula izixuku zehlathi;