1 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi,
2 “Hamba umemezele iJerusalema lisizwa uthi:
3 U-Israyeli wayengcwele kuThixo,
4 Zwana ilizwi likaThixo, we ndlu kaJakhobe,
5 UThixo uthi:
6 Kababuzanga ukuthi, ‘Ungaphi uThixo,
7 Ngaliletha elizweni elivundileyo
8 Abaphristi kababuzanga ukuthi,
9 Ngakho-ke ngilethesa amacala futhi,”
10 Welani liye ngasemakhunjini aseKhithimi likhangele,
11 Isizwe sake santshintsha onkulunkulu baso na?
12 Mangalani lokhu, lina mazulu,
13 “Abantu bami benze izono ezimbili:
14 Kambe u-Israyeli yisisebenzi, isigqili ngokuzalwa na?
15 Izilwane zibhongile;
16 Njalo, labantu baseMemfisi leThahiphanesi
17 Lokhu kawukwehliselanga phezu kwakho
18 Khathesi kungani usiya eGibhithe
19 Ububi bakho buzakujezisa;
20 “Endulo wephula ijogwe lakho,
21 Ngikuhlanyele njengevini elikhethiweyo
22 Lanxa ugeza ngesepa
23 “Ungatsho kanjani na uthi, ‘Kangingcolanga,
24 ubabhemi weganga ojwayele inkangala,
25 Ungagijimi inyawo zakho zize zihlubuke
26 Njengokuyangeka kwesela nxa selibanjiwe,
27 Bathi esigodweni, ‘Wena ungubaba wami,’
28 Pho bangaphi onkulunkulu elazenzela bona?
29 Kungani lingethesa umlandu?
30 “Ukubajezisa kwami abantu bakho kwaba yize;
31 Wena owalesisizukulwane, khumbula ilizwi likaThixo:
32 Intombi ingazikhohlwa iziceciso zayo na,
33 Yeka ukuhlakanipha kwakho ekufuneni uthando!
34 Ezigqokweni zakho
35 uthi, ‘Kangilacala;
36 Kungani uqhubeka kangaka,
37 Uzasuka kuleyondawo