1 Hlomisa amabutho akho, wena dolobho lamabutho,
2 “Kodwa wena Bhethilehema Efrathi,
3 Ngakho u-Israyeli uzadelwa
4 Uzakuma eluse umhlambi wakhe
5 Uzakuba yikuthula kwabo.
6 Bazabusa ilizwe lase-Asiriya ngenkemba,
7 Insalela zabakoJakhobe zizakuba
8 Insalela zabakoJakhobe zizakuba phakathi kwezizwe,
9 Isandla sakho sizaphakanyiselwa phezulu ngokunqoba izitha zakho,
10 “Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uThixo,
11 Ngizachitha amadolobho elizwe lenu
12 Ngizachitha ubuthakathi benu
13 Ngizachitha izithombe zenu ezabazwayo
14 Ngizasiphula phakathi kwenu izinsika zenu zika-Ashera,
15 Ngizaphindisela ngentukuthelo