1 Wena ulungile izikhathi zonke,
2 Ubahlanyele, njalo sebemilile;
3 Kodwa mina, Oh Thixo, uyangazi;
4 Koze kube nini ilizwe lomile
5 “Nxa ugijime labantu ngezinyawo
6 Abafowenu, abendlu yakwenu
7 Indlu yami ngizayitshiya,
8 Ilifa lami kimi selibe
9 Ilifa lami kimi kaselibe
10 Abelusi abanengi bazasichitha isivini sami
11 Izakwenziwa ugwadule,
12 Emiqolweni yonke engelalutho enkangala
13 Bazahlanyela ingqoloyi kodwa bavune ameva;
14 UThixo uthi: “Bonke omakhelwane bami ababi abathumba ilifa engalinika abantu bami bako-Israyeli, ngizabasusa emazweni abo ngisuse lendlu kaJuda phakathi kwabo.
15 Kodwa emva kokubasusa kwami, ngizaphinda ngibe lesihawu ngibuyisele omunye lomunye wabo endaweni eyilifa lakhe elizweni lakhe.
16 Bangazifunda kuhle izindlela zabantu bami njalo bafunge ngebizo lami besithi, ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengoba uThixo ephila’ lanxa nje bake bafundisa abantu bami ukufunga ngoBhali, bazahlaliswa phakathi kwabantu bami.
17 Kodwa nxa isizwe singalaleli, ngizasisusa ngokupheleleyo ngisibhubhise,” kutsho uThixo.