Verse 1: Yeka ukufiphala kwegolide nokuguquka kwegolide elihle! Amatshe endlu engcwele ahlakazekile ezingosini zazo zonke izitaladi.
Verse 2: Amadodana anqabileyo aseSiyoni, elingene negolide elihle, yeka ukuthiwa kwawo ayizitsha zebumba, imisebenzi yezandla zombumbi!
Verse 3: Namakhanka ehlisa, ancelise amazinyane awo. Indodakazi yabantu bami isinonya, njengezintshe zasehlane.
Verse 4: Ulimi loncelayo lunamathela olwangeni lwakhe ngokoma. Izingane zicela isinkwa, kepha akakho ozihlephulelayo.
Verse 5: Abakade bedla okumnandi sebechithakele ezitaladini. Ababekhuliswa ngokububende sebesingatha izala.
Verse 6: Ukona kwendodakazi yabantu bami kukhulu kunesono saseSodoma elachithwa ngokuphazima kweso, kungasondelanga zandla kulo.
Verse 7: Abakhulu balo babehlambulukile kunongqoqwane, babe mhlophe kunobisi; imizimba yabo yayibomvana kunekorali, isimo sabo sasinjengesafire.
Verse 8: Ubuso babo sebumnyama kunelahle, abaziwa ezitaladini. Isikhumba sabo sinamathela emathanjeni abo, sishwabene, saba njengomuthi.
Verse 9: Babe ngcono ababebulawa ngenkemba kunababebulawa ngendlala, ababuna behlatshiwe ngokuswela ukudla kwensimu.
Verse 10: Izandla zabesifazane abahawukelayo zapheka izingane zabo; zazingukudla kwabo ngokuchithwa kwendodakazi yabantu bami.
Verse 11: UJehova ufezile ukufutheka kwakhe, uthululile ukufutheka kwentukuthelo yakhe; uphembile umlilo eSiyoni oqedile izisekelo zalo.
Verse 12: Amakhosi omhlaba ayengakholwa kanye nabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni ukuthi abamelene nabo nezitha zabo babeyakungena emasangweni aseJerusalema.
Verse 13: Kungenxa yezono zabaprofethi balo nobubi babapristi balo ababechitha igazi labalungileyo phakathi kwalo.
Verse 14: Bazulazula njengezimpumputhe ezitaladini, bengcolile ngegazi ngangokuba zazingenakuthintwa izingubo zabo.
Verse 15: “Chezukani, ningcolile!” bamemeza kubo: “Chezukani, chezukani, ningathinti!” Lapho bebaleka bezulazula, bathi phakathi kwabezizwe: “Abasayikugogobala lapha.”
Verse 16: Ubuso bukaJehova buyabahlakaza, akasayikubanakekela. Abahloniphi ubuso babapristi, kababanga namusa kumalunga.
Verse 17: Amehlo ethu ayaphela ukubheka usizo lwethu oluyize; ekulindeni kwethu silindela isizwe esingenakusindisa.
Verse 18: Bazingela izinyathelo zethu ukuba singahambi ezigcawini zethu. Ukugcina kwethu kuseduze, izinsuku zethu zigcwele, yebo, ukugcina kwethu kufikile.
Verse 19: Abasixoshayo babenejubane kunezinkozi zezulu; basizingela ezintabeni, basiqamekela ehlane.
Verse 20: Umoya wamakhala ethu, ogcotshiweyo kaJehova, wabanjwa emigodini yabo, esathi ngaye: “Phansi kwethunzi lakhe siyakuphila phakathi kwezizwe.”
Verse 21: Jabula, uthokoze, ndodakazi yakwa-Edomi, ohlala ezweni lase-Uzi. Indebe iyakudlulela nakuwena; uyakudakwa, uzenze nqunu.
Verse 22: Ububi bakho sebuphelile, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, kasayikukuthumba. Ububi bakho, ndodakazi yakwa-Edomi, uyakubuhambela, azambule izono zakho.