Verse 1: “Phakamisa wena isililo ngezikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, uthi:
Verse 2: “ ‘Unyoko wayeyingonyamakazi enjani phakathi kwezingonyama! Yabuthisa phakathi kwamabhongo, yondla amawundlu ayo.
Verse 3: Yakhulisa elinye lamawundlu ayo, laba yibhongo; lafunda ukubamba impango, ladla abantu.
Verse 4: Izizwe zezwa ngalo, labanjwa emgodini wazo; zaliyisa ngezingwegwe ezweni laseGibithe.
Verse 5: “ ‘Nxa isilindile, yabona ukuthi ithemba layo liphelile; yathatha elinye lamawundlu ayo, yalenza ibhongo.
Verse 6: Lahambahamba phakathi kwezingonyama, liyibhongo; lafunda ukubamba impango, ladla abantu.
Verse 7: Labhidliza izinqaba zabo, lachitha imizi yabo, izwe lachitheka nokugcwala kwalo ngomsindo wokubhonga kwalo.
Verse 8: Izizwe zase zilihlelela nxazonke, zivela emazweni, zeneka phezu kwalo inetha, labanjwa emgodini wazo.
Verse 9: Zalifaka endlwaneni evaliweyo ngezingwegwe, zaliyisa enkosini yaseBabele, zalingenisa ezinqabeni ukuba izwi lalo lingabe lisezwakala ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli.
Verse 10: “ ‘Unyoko wayenjengomvini, usahlezi ngokuthula, utshalwe ngasemanzini; wawunezithelo namahlumela ngenxa yamanzi amaningi.
Verse 11: Wawunezingatsha ezinamandla ezaba yizintonga zababusayo; isiqu sawo sasiphakeme phakathi kwamaqabunga amaningi, waze wabonakala phezulu phakathi kwamahlumela awo amaningi.
Verse 12: Kepha wasishulwa ngokufutheka, waphonselwa phansi, umoya wasempumalanga womisa izithelo zawo; isiqu sawo esiqinileyo saphulwa, sabuna, umlilo wasiqeda.
Verse 13: Manje usutshaliwe ehlane ezweni elishileyo nelomileyo.
Verse 14: Umlilo uphumile esiqwini sawo, wadla amagatsha awo nezithelo zawo, kwaze kwangabe kusaba khona kuwo igatsha eliqinileyo, nantonga yokubusa.’ Lokhu kuyisililo; makube yisililo.”