Verse 1: Kuyakuvela ihlumela esiqwini sikaJese, kuphume igatsha ezimpandeni zakhe.
Verse 2: UMoya kaJehova uyakuhlala phezu kwakhe, umoya wokuhlakanipha nowokuqonda, umoya wamasu nowamandla, umoya wokwazi nowokumesaba uJehova.
Verse 3: Intokozo yakhe iyakuba sekumesabeni uJehova; akayikwahlulela ngokubona kwamehlo akhe, anganqumi ngokuzwa kwezindlebe zakhe.
Verse 4: Kepha uyakwahlulela abampofu ngokulunga, anqume ngokufaneleyo abathobileyo bomhlaba, awushaye umhlaba ngentonga yomlomo wakhe, abulale ababi ngokuphefumula kwezindebe zakhe.
Verse 5: Ukulunga kuyakuba yibhande lezinkalo zakhe, ukuthembeka kube yibhande lamanyonga akhe.
Verse 6: Impisi iyakuhlala newundlu, ingwe ibuthise ndawonye nezinyane lembuzi, ithole nebhongo lengonyama kukhuluphaliswe kanyekanye, nomntwana omncane uyakukuqhuba.
Verse 7: Inkomo nebhere kuyakuklaba, amazinyane akho abuthise ndawonye, ingonyama idle utshani njengenkabi.
Verse 8: Umntwana oncelayo uyakudlala ngasemgodini webululu, olunyuliweyo elulele isandla sakhe esiseleni sikamantshingeyana.
Verse 9: Abayikwenza okubi, bangachithi entabeni yonke yami engcwele, ngokuba umhlaba uyakugcwala ukumazi uJehova njengamanzi asibekela ulwandle.
Verse 10: Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku impande kaJese ime iyibhanela lezizwe; abezizwe bayakuyifuna, nendawo yayo iyakuba nodumo.
Verse 11: Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku iNkosi ibuye yelule isandla sayo ngokwesibili ukuzuza insali yabantu bayo eyakusala e-Asiriya, naseGibithe, nasePhatirosi, naseKushe, nase-Elamu, naseShineyari, naseHamati, naseziqhingini zolwandle.
Verse 12: Iyakuphakamisela abezizwe ibhandela, ibuthe abaxoshiweyo bakwa-Israyeli, iqoqe abahlakazekileyo bakwaJuda emagumbini omane omhlaba.
Verse 13: Umhawu ka-Efrayimi uyakusuka, nabacindezela uJuda bayakunqunywa; u-Efrayimi akayikuba namhawu ngoJuda, noJuda kayikucindezela u-Efrayimi.
Verse 14: Kepha bayakundizela ehlombe lamaFilisti ngasentshonalanga, baphange kanyekanye abantu basempumalanga, belulele izandla zabo ngaku-Edomi noMowabi, abakwa-Amoni babalalele.
Verse 15: UJehova uyakuqalekisa itheku lolwandle lwaseGibithe, anikine isandla sakhe phezu koMfula ngokuhwamula komoya wakhe, awushaye ube yiminonjana eyisikhombisa, ukuze kuhanjwe ngezicathulo.
Verse 16: Kuyakuba khona umgwaqo wensali yabantu bakhe, eyakusala e-Asiriya, njengalokho kwakunjalo ku-Israyeli ngosuku lokukhuphuka kwakhe ezweni laseGibithe.