Verse 1: Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
Verse 2: “Ndodana yomuntu, profetha uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Hhewulani, nithi: “Wo ngalolo suku!”
Verse 3: Ngokuba usuku luseduze, usuku lukaJehova luseduze; luyakuba lusuku lwamafu nesikhathi sabezizwe.
Verse 4: Inkemba iyakulehlela iGibithe, kube yimihelo eKushe, lapho abagwaziweyo bewa eGibithe; bayakususa ingcebo yalo, kudilizwe izisekelo zalo.
Verse 5: IKushe, noPhuthi, noLude, nayo yonke ingxubevange yezizwe, neKhubi, nabamazwe ahlangeneyo bayakuwa nabo ngenkemba.
Verse 6: “ ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “ ‘Nabo abaliphasa iGibithe bayakuwa, ukukhukhumala kwamandla alo kuyakwehla; kusukela eMigidoli kuze kube seSevene bayakuwa kulo ngenkemba, isho iNkosi uJehova.
Verse 7: “ ‘Bayakuchithakala phakathi kwamazwe achithekileyo, imizi yalo ibe phakathi kwemizi echithekileyo.
Verse 8: Bayakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho sengiphembe umlilo eGibithe, bachotshozwe bonke abasizi balo.
Verse 9: “ ‘Ngalolo suku kuyakuphuma izithunywa phambi kwami ngemikhumbi ukwesabisa amaKushe anokwethemba, kube yimihelo phezu kwawo ngosuku lweGibithe, ngokuba bheka, luyeza.
Verse 10: “ ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Ngiyakuqeda isixuku saseGibithe ngesandla sikaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele.
Verse 11: Yena nabantu bakhe kanye naye, abesabekayo bezizwe, bayakulethwa ukuba bachithe izwe, bahoshele iGibithe izinkemba zabo, bagcwalise izwe ngabagwaziweyo.
Verse 12: Ngiyakwenza imifula ishe, ngithengise ngezwe esandleni sababi, ngichithe izwe nokugcwala kwalo ngesandla sabafokazi; mina Jehova ngikukhulumile.
Verse 13: “ ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Ngiyakuzichitha izithombe, ngiqede onkulunkulu eNofi; akusayikubakho sikhulu esivela ezweni laseGibithe, ngibeke ukwesaba ezweni laseGibithe.
Verse 14: Ngiyakwenza ize iPhatirosi, ngiphembe umlilo eSowani, ngenze ukwahlulela eNo.
Verse 15: Ngiyakuthulula ukufutheka kwami phezu kweSini, inqaba yaseGibithe, nginqume isixuku saseNo.
Verse 16: Ngiyakuphemba umlilo eGibithe, iSini libe nemihelo emikhulu, iNo lifohlwe, iNofi lihlaselwe emini.
Verse 17: Izinsizwa zase-Aveni nasePhi Beseti ziyakuwa ngenkemba, imizi iye ekuthunjweni.
Verse 18: EThehafenehesi usuku luyakuba mnyama, lapho ngaphula khona amajoka aseGibithe, nokukhukhumala kwamandla kuyakuphela kulo; lona-ke, ifu liyakulisibekela, namadodakazi alo ayakuya ekuthunjweni.
Verse 19: Ngiyakwenza-ke izahlulelo eGibithe, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.’ ”
Verse 20: Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nanye ngenyanga yokuqala ngolwesikhombisa lwenyanga lafika kimi izwi likaJehova, lathi:
Verse 21: “Ndodana yomuntu, ngaphulile ingalo kaFaro inkosi yaseGibithe; bheka, ayiboshiwe ukuba kuthelwe imithi, kufakwe umzongolozelo wokubopha, ukuze iqiniselwe ukubamba inkemba.
Verse 22: Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngimelene noFaro inkosi yaseGibithe; ngiyakwaphula izingalo zakhe, eqinileyo neyaphukileyo, ngenze ukuba inkemba iwe esandleni sakhe.
Verse 23: Ngiyakubahlakazela abaseGibithe ezizweni, ngibasabalalisele emazweni.
Verse 24: Ngiyakuqinisa izingalo zenkosi yaseBabele, ngibeke inkemba yami esandleni sayo; kepha ngiyakwaphula izingalo zikaFaro, abubule phambi kwami ngokububula kogwaziweyo.
Verse 25: Yebo, ngiyakuqinisa izingalo zenkosi yaseBabele, izingalo zikaFaro ziwe, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngibeka inkemba yami esandleni senkosi yaseBabele; yona iyakuyelula phezu kwezwe laseGibithe.
Verse 26: Ngiyakubahlakazela abaseGibithe ezizweni, ngibasabalalisele emazweni, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.”