Verse 1: “Thuthani impahla eJerusalema nina bantwana bakwaBenjamini, nibethe amacilongo eThekhowa, niphakamise insika yomusi eBeti Hakeremi, ngokuba ububi bulunguza ngasenyakatho nokuchitha okukhulu.
Verse 2: Indodakazi yaseSiyoni etotosiweyo nethambileyo ngiyakuyinquma.
Verse 3: Abelusi bayakufika kuyo benemihlambi yabo, bamise amatende abo ngakuyo nxazonke, baluse, kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe.”
Verse 4: “Zingcweliseleni ukulwa nayo; vukani, sikhuphuke emini. Maye kithina! Ngokuba ilanga liyaphenduka, namathunzi okuhlwa aselulekile.
Verse 5: Vukani, sikhuphuke ebusuku, sichithe izindlu zayo zamakhosi.”
Verse 6: Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Gawulani imithi yayo, ninqwabele iduli ngakulo iJerusalema. Yiwo umuzi oyakuhanjelwa, ungukucindezela kuphela phakathi kwawo.
Verse 7: Njengomthombo umpompoza amanzi awo, kanjalo umpompoza ububi bawo; ubudlova nokubhubhisa kuzwakele phakathi kwawo; ukugula namanxeba kukhona phambi kwami njalo.
Verse 8: Mawuxwayiswe, Jerusalema, funa umphefumulo wami wahlukane nawe, funa ngikwenze incithakalo, izwe elingahlalwa.”
Verse 9: Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Bayakuyikhothoza nokuyikhothoza insali yakwa-Israyeli njengomvini; buyisela isandla sakho emaqomeni njengobutha izithelo zomvini.”
Verse 10: Ngiyakukhuluma kubani, ngifakaze ukuba bezwe, na? Bheka, izindlebe zabo azisokile, abanakulalela; bheka, izwi likaNkulunkulu seliyihlazo kubo, abathokozi ngalo.
Verse 11: Ngalokho ngigcwele ukufutheka kukaJehova, ngikhathele ukunyamezela. “Kuthululele phezu kwabantwana ezitaladini, nasemihlanganweni yezinsizwa kanyekanye, ngokuba nendoda iyakuthathwa nomkayo, ogugileyo kanye nozinsuku zakhe zigcwele.
Verse 12: Izindlu zabo ziyakunikelwa kwabanye, amasimu abo nawomkabo kanyekanye, ngokuba ngiyakwelulela isandla sami kwabakhileyo ezweni,” usho uJehova.
Verse 13: “Ngokuba kusukela kwabancane babo kuya kwabakhulu babo bayaphanga impango bonke, nabaprofethi nabapristi bonke baqamba amanga.
Verse 14: Bapholisa kalula ukulimala kwabantu bami, bathi: ‘Ngukuthula, ngukuthula,’ kepha akukho ukuthula.
Verse 15: Bayakuba namahloni, ngokuba benza izinengiso; nokho abanamahloni nakanye, abakhophozi; ngalokho bayakuwa phakathi kwabawayo; ngesikhathi sokubahambela kwami bayakukhubeka,” usho uJehova.
Verse 16: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Yimani ezindleleni, nibone, nibuze imikhondo yasendulo ukuthi iphi indlela enhle, nihambe ngayo, niyakufumana ukuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu; kepha bathi: ‘Asiyikuhamba ngayo.’
Verse 17: Ngase ngibeka abalindi phezu kwenu, ngithi: ‘Qaphelani ukukhala kwecilongo,’ kepha bathi: ‘Asiyikukuqaphela.’
Verse 18: Ngalokho zwanini nina zizwe, wazi wena bandla ukuthi yintoni ephakathi kwabo.
Verse 19: Yizwa wena mhlaba ukuthi: Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela okubi phezu kwalaba bantu, izithelo zemicabango yabo, ngokuba abaqaphelanga amazwi ami, nomthetho wami bawulahlile.
Verse 20: Ifikelani kimi inhlaka evela eSheba, nomhlanga othaphukayo ovela ezweni elikude, na? Iminikelo yenu yokushiswa ayamukeleki, nemihlatshelo yenu ayimnandi kimi.”
Verse 21: Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakubekela laba bantu izikhubekiso, oyise namadodana bakhubeke kanyekanye kuzo, umakhelwane abhubhe kanye nomngane wakhe.”
Verse 22: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, kuvela abantu ezweni elisenyakatho; isizwe esikhulu siyakuvuswa ekugcineni komhlaba.
Verse 23: Babamba umnsalo nomkhonto; banonya, abanamusa, izwi labo liduma njengolwandle, bakhwele amahhashi, behleliwe njengabantu abayakulwa, behlelelwe ukulwa nawe ndodakazi yaseSiyoni.”
Verse 24: Sizwile imibiko yalokho: izandla zethu ziyadangala; usizi lusibambile, imihelo njengeyobelethayo.
Verse 25: Ningaphumeli endle, ningahambi endleleni, ngokuba isitha sinenkemba, navalo nxazonke.
Verse 26: Ndodakazi yabantu bami, bhinca indwangu yamasaka, uhuquzele emlotheni, wenze isililo njengesendodana eyodwa, ukukhala okumunyu, ngokuba umphangi uyakusehlela masinyane.
Verse 27: “Ngikubekile ukuba ube ngumhloli nenqaba phakathi kwabantu bami, wazi, uhlole indlela yabo.
Verse 28: Bahlubukile bonke nokuhlubuka, behamba behleba; bayithusi nensimbi, bangabachithi bonke.
Verse 29: Izifutho ziyafutha, kepha emlilweni kuphuma umthofu kuphela; impela bancibilikisela ize nje, ngokuba ababi abakhishwa.
Verse 30: Bayakuthiwa isiliva elilahlwayo, ngokuba uJehova ubalahlile.”