Verse 1: Ngilaleleni nina ziqhingi, niqaphele nina bantu abakude; uJehova ungibizile kwasekuzalweni, waqamba igama lami kwasezibilinini zikamame.
Verse 2: Wawenza umlomo wami njengenkemba ebukhali, wangithukusa ethunzini lesandla sakhe, wangenza umcibisholo ophucuziweyo, wangithukusa esambweni sakhe.
Verse 3: Wathi kimi: “Uyinceku yami, u-Israyeli, engiyakuzidumisa kuye.”
Verse 4: Kepha ngase ngithi mina: “Ngikhandlekele ize, amandla ami ngiwachithele okuyize nokungelutho; nokho ilungelo lami likuJehova, nomvuzo wami ukuNkulunkulu wami.”
Verse 5: Manje uthi uJehova owangibumba kwasekuzalweni ukuba ngibe yinceku yakhe yokubuyisela kuye uJakobe, kubuthelwe kuye no-Israyeli futhi ngidunyisiwe emehlweni kaJehova, uNkulunkulu wami waba ngamandla ami
Verse 6: yebo, uthi: “Kuyinto elula ukuba ube yinceku yami ukuvusa izizwe zakwaJakobe, nokubuyisa abaseleyo bakwa-Israyeli; ngalokho ngiyakukubeka ube ngukukhanya kwabezizwe, ube yinsindiso yami kuze kube semkhawulweni womhlaba.”
Verse 7: Usho kanje uJehova, uMhlengi ka-Israyeli noNgcwele wakhe, kodelelwa nokudelelwa noyisinengiso esizweni, koyinceku yababusi, uthi: “Amakhosi ayakubona, asukume, izikhulu zibone, zikhothame ngenxa kaJehova othembekile, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli okukhethileyo.”
Verse 8: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngiyakuphendula ngesikhathi somusa, ngosuku lokusindiswa ngiyakusiza; ngiyakukulondoloza, ngikubeke ube yisivumelwano sabantu sokubuyisa izwe nokubenza badle amafa achithekileyo,
Verse 9: uthi kwababoshiweyo: ‘Phumani,’ nakwabasebumnyameni: ‘Velani.’ “Bayakuklaba ngasezindleleni, amadlelo abo abe semagqumeni onke.
Verse 10: Abayikulamba, abayikoma, abayikushaywa yisifudumezi nelanga, ngokuba yena onomusa kubo uyakubahola, abayise emithonjeni yamanzi.
Verse 11: Ngiyakuzenza zonke izintaba zami zibe yizindlela, imendo yami iphakame.
Verse 12: Bheka, laba bayakuvela kude; bheka, laba bayakuvela enyakatho nasentshonalanga, nalaba ezweni laseSinimi.”
Verse 13: Jabulani nina mazulu, uthokoze nawe mhlaba, niqhumuke ngokuhlabelela nina zintaba, ngokuba uJehova ududuza abantu bakhe, abe nomusa kwabahluphekileyo bakhe.
Verse 14: Kepha iSiyoni lithi: “UJehova ungishiyile, iNkosi ingikhohliwe.”
Verse 15: “Owesifazane angakhohlwa umntwana wakhe oncelayo ukuba angabi namusa kuyo indodana yesizalo sakhe na? Yebo, bona bangakhohlwa, kodwa mina anginakukukhohlwa wena.
Verse 16: Bheka, ezandleni zami ngikubhalile, izingange zakho ziphambi kwami njalo.
Verse 17: Abantwana bakho bayashesha; abakuchithayo nabakwenza ize baphuma kuwe.
Verse 18: Phakamisa amehlo akho nxazonke, ubone: bonke bayabuthana, bafika kuwe. Kuphila kwami,” usho uJehova, “impela uyakubembatha bonke njengemvunulo, uzibhince ngabo njengomakoti.
Verse 19: “Ngokuba izindawo zakho ezichithekileyo neziyize nezwe lakho eliqothuliweyo kuyakuminyana ngabakhileyo khona, nabakugwinyileyo bayakuba kude.
Verse 20: Abantwana bokusweziselwa kwakho basayakusho ezindlebeni zakho ukuthi: Indawo ingumcingo kimi; sukani kimi ukuba ngihlale.
Verse 21: Bese wusho enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi: ‘Ngubani ongizalele laba, lokhu ngaphuciwe abantwana bami, ngingenalutho, ngingumthunjwa, ngingozulazulayo, na? Ngubani okhulise laba na? Bheka, ngasala ngedwa; laba babephi na?’ ”
Verse 22: Isho kanje iNkosi uNkulunkulu, ithi: “Bheka, ngiyakuphakamisela izizwe izandla zami, ngimisele abantu ibhanela lami; bayakuletha amadodana akho esifubeni sabo, namadodakazi akho ayakuthwalwa emahlombe.
Verse 23: Amakhosi ayakuba ngabazanyana bakho, namakhosikazi awo ayakuba ngabancelisi bakho; bayakukukhothamela ubuso bubheke phansi, bakhothe uthuli lwezinyawo zakho; uyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, abethemba kimi abayikujabha.”
Verse 24: Impango ingasuswa kuwo amaqhawe, nabathunjwa bangophulwa kubacindezeli, na?
Verse 25: Noma kunjalo, uJehova uthi: “Yebo, abathunjwa bamaqhawe bangasuswa, nempango yabacindezeli iyakophulwa, kepha mina ngiyakulwa naye olwa nawe, ngisindise abantwana bakho.
Verse 26: Ngiyakudlisa abacindezeli bakho inyama yabo, badakwe yigazi labo njengangewayini elimnandi; inyama yonke iyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova nginguMsindisi wakho, noMhlengi wakho, uMninimandla kaJakobe.”