Verse 1: Wayesethatha uBilidadi umShuhi, wathi:
Verse 2: “Koze kube nini nibekela amazwi ami izingibe na? Qondani, andukuba sikhulume.
Verse 3: Kungani ukuba sithiwe siyizilwane, singcolile emehlweni enu, na?
Verse 4: Wena ozidwengula olakeni lwakho, umhlaba uyakushiywa ngenxa yakho, nedwala lisuswe endaweni yalo, na?
Verse 5: Yebo, nokukhanya komubi kuyakucimeka, nelangabi lomlilo wakhe aliyikukhanya.
Verse 6: Ukukhanya kuyakufiphala etendeni lakhe, nesibani sakhe phezu kwakhe siyakucimeka.
Verse 7: Izinyathelo zakhe ezinamandla ziyakufinyezwa; amasu akhe ayamlahla phansi.
Verse 8: Ngokuba uyaphonswa yizinyawo zakhe enetheni, uhamba phezu kweveku.
Verse 9: Isicupho siyakumbamba ngesithende; ifolo liyakumbamba.
Verse 10: Uthukuselwe inkintshela emhlabathini, nesihibe emgwaqweni.
Verse 11: Ingebhe iyakumethusa nxazonke; iyamzingela ezinyathelweni zakhe.
Verse 12: Ububi buyakumlambela, ulungiselwe ingozi eceleni kwakhe.
Verse 13: Amalungu omzimba wakhe ayakudliwa, yebo, ukufa okwesabekayo kuyakudla amalungu akhe.
Verse 14: Uyakuhlwithwa etendeni lakhe alethembayo, ayiswe enkosini yengebhe.
Verse 15: Etendeni lakhe bayakuhlala abangesibo abakhe, kuvumvuzelwe isibabule ekhaya lakhe.
Verse 16: Izimpande zakhe ziyakoma ngaphansi; phezulu kuyabuna amagatsha akhe.
Verse 17: Ukukhunjulwa kwakhe kuyakuphela emhlabeni, angabi negama ezweni.
Verse 18: Uyakukhishwa ekukhanyeni, aqhutshelwe ebumnyameni, axoshwe ezweni.
Verse 19: Akayikuba nandodana namzukulwana phakathi kwabantu bakhe; akuyikuba khona lapho egogobala khona.
Verse 20: Abasentshonalanga bayethuswa lusuku lwakhe, nabasempumalanga babanjwa ngukwesaba.
Verse 21: Impela zinjalo izindlu zaboni; injalo indawo engamazi uNkulunkulu.”