Verse 1: Mina-ke, ngomnyaka wokuqala kaDariyu umMede, ngema ukumqinisa ukuba abe namandla.
Verse 2: “Kalokhu ngiyakukutshela iqiniso. Bheka, kusezakuvela amakhosi amathathu ePheresiya; eyesine iyakunotha kunawo onke; isiqinile ngengcebo yayo iyakuvusa bonke ukulwa nombuso waseJavani.
Verse 3: Kuyakuvela inkosi enamandla eyakubusa ngokubusa okukhulu, yenze njengentando yayo.
Verse 4: Iyakwanele ukuvela nje, umbuso wayo uyakufohlozwa, wahlukaniselwe emimoyeni yomine yezulu, ungabi ngowenzalo yayo, ungabi njengasekubuseni kwayo eyabusa ngakho, ngokuba umbuso wayo uyakusishulwa, ube ngowabanye ngaphandle kwalaba.
Verse 5: “Inkosi yaseningizimu iyakuba namandla, kanjalo esinye sezikhulu zayo, yebo, sibe namandla kunayo, sibuse, nokubusa kwaso kuyakuba ngukubusa okukhulu.
Verse 6: Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka bayakuhlangana, kufike indodakazi yenkosi yaseningizimu enkosini yasenyakatho ukwenza isivumelwano; kepha ayiyikugcina amandla engalo, nayo inkosi ayiyikuma nengalo yayo, kodwa iyakunikelwa nabayilethayo, nowayizalayo, nowayisizayo ngalezo zikhathi.
Verse 7: “Kepha ehlumeleni lezimpande zayo kuyakuvela omunye esikhundleni sayo oyakuya empini, angene enqabeni yenkosi yasenyakatho, amelane nabo, ahlule.
Verse 8: Nawonkulunkulu babo kanye nezithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo nezitsha zabo ezinxanelekayo zesiliva nezegolide uyakukuthumba, akuyise eGibithe, ayiyeke inkosi yasenyakatho iminyaka ethile.
Verse 9: Kepha yona iyakungena embusweni wenkosi yaseningizimu, kodwa iyakubuyela ezweni lakubo.
Verse 10: Amadodana ayo ayakuhloma, abuthe isixuku sezimpi eziningi; ziyakufika nokufika, zikhukhule, zidlule; ziyakubuya, zilwe kuze kube senqabeni yayo.
Verse 11: “Inkosi yaseningizimu iyakubaba, iphume, ilwe nenkosi yasenyakatho; iyakuveza isixuku esikhulu, isixuku sinikelwe esandleni sayo.
Verse 12: Kepha isixuku sesisusiwe, inhliziyo yayo iyakuziphakamisa, iwise phansi izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amaningi, kepha ayiyikuba namandla.
Verse 13: Inkosi yasenyakatho iyakubuya, iveze isixuku esikhulu kunesokuqala, ifike nokufika ngasekupheleni kwezikhathi eziyiminyaka nempi enkulu nempahla eningi.
Verse 14: “Ngalezo zikhathi abaningi bayakuyisukela inkosi yaseningizimu, nabaphangi babantu bakho bayakuziphakamisa ukuwuqinisa umbono, kepha bayakuwa.
Verse 15: Iyakufika inkosi yasenyakatho, inqwabele iduli, ithathe umuzi obiyelweyo; izingalo zaseningizimu aziyikuma, nabantu bayo abakhethiweyo abayikuba namandla okuma.
Verse 16: Kepha omsukelayo uyakwenza njengentando yakhe, akakho oyakuma phambi kwakhe; uyakuma ezweni elihle, abhubhise ngesandla sakhe.
Verse 17: Uyakubhekisa ubuso bakhe ukufika namandla ombuso wakhe wonke kanye nezivumelwano, azenze; uyakumnika indodakazi yabesifazane, ayonakalise, kepha ayiyikuma, ingabi ngowakhe.
Verse 18: Useyakubuphendulela ubuso bakhe eziqhingini, athathe eziningi, kepha isikhulu siyakuqeda ihlazo elenziwa nguye, futhi sibuyisele ihlazo lakhe kuye.
Verse 19: Useyakubuphendulela ubuso bakhe ezinqabeni zezwe lakubo, kepha uyakukhubeka, awe, angabe esafunyanwa.
Verse 20: “Bese kuvela esikhundleni sakhe oyakudlulisa umthelisi emhlobisweni wombuso, kepha ngezinsuku eziyingcosana uyakubhujiswa, kungabi ngolaka nangokulwa kodwa.
Verse 21: “Esikhundleni sakhe kuyakuvela odelelekileyo abangamnikanga udumo lobukhosi; uyakufika ngesikhathi sokuthula, athathe umbuso ngobushelezi.
Verse 22: Ngengalo yesifufula bayakukhukhulwa ebusweni bakhe, babhujiswe, yebo, nesikhulu sesivumelwano.
Verse 23: Emva kokuvumelana naye uyakusebenza ngenkohliso, ngokuba uyakukhuphuka, abe namandla enesizwe esincane nje.
Verse 24: Ngesikhathi sokuthula uyakusukela izindawo ezinonileyo zesifunda, akwenze okungenziwanga ngoyise nangoyisemkhulu: uyakuhlakaza phakathi kwabo impango, nengcugco, nempahla, acebe amacebo ngezinqaba kube yisikhathi.
Verse 25: “Uyakuvusela inkosi yaseningizimu amandla akhe nesibindi sakhe ngempi enkulu, inempi enkulu enamandla impela; kepha ayiyikuma, ngokuba bayakuceba amacebo ngayo.
Verse 26: Abadla ukudla kwayo okumnandi bayakuyibhubhisa, impi yayo ikhukhulwe; abaningi bayakuwa phansi begwaziwe.
Verse 27: Amakhosi-ke omabili, izinhliziyo zawo ziyakuba ngezokwenza okubi; ayakukhuluma amanga esetafuleni linye, kepha akuyikuphumelela, ngokuba ukuphela kusezakuba sesikhathini esimisiweyo.
Verse 28: Bese ibuyela ezweni lakubo inempahla enkulu, inhliziyo yayo imelane nesivumelwano esingcwele; isikwenzile iyakubuyela ezweni lakubo.
Verse 29: “Ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo iyakubuya, iye eningizimu; kepha akuyikuba sekugcineni njengasekuqaleni.
Verse 30: Imikhumbi yaseKitimi iyakuyisukela; bese idabuka, ibuye ithukuthelele isivumelwano esingcwele, ifeze; iyakubuya, inake abasishiyile isivumelwano esingcwele.
Verse 31: “Izimpi ziyakuvela nayo, zingcolise indlu engcwele, inqaba, zisuse umnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke, zimise isinengiso esichithayo.
Verse 32: Iyakonakalisa ngokuthopha abaphatha kabi isivumelwano, kepha abantu abamaziyo uNkulunkulu wabo bayakuba namandla, baphikelele.
Verse 33: “Abahlakaniphileyo babantu bayakuqondisa abaningi; kepha bayakuwa ngenkemba, nangelangabi, nangokuthunjwa, nangokuphangwa izinsuku eziningi.
Verse 34: Ekuweni kwabo bayakusizwa ngokusizwa okuncane, bese bebambelela kubo abaningi ngokuthopha.
Verse 35: Abanye kwabahlakaniphileyo bayakuwa ukuba bacwengisiswe, bahlanzwe, benziwe mhlophe kuze kube sesikhathini sokuphela, ngokuba kusezakuba sesikhathini esimisiweyo.
Verse 36: “Inkosi iyakwenza njengentando yayo, iziphakamise, izikhulise phezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu, ikhulume okumangalisayo ngoNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu, ibe nenhlanhla luze luphelele ulaka, ngokuba okumisiweyo kuyakwenziwa.
Verse 37: Ayiyikunakekela onkulunkulu bawoyise nofiswa yisifazane, inganaki nonkulunkulu oyedwa, ngokuba iyakuzikhulisa phezu kwabo bonke.
Verse 38: Kepha unkulunkulu wezinqaba uyakumdumisa esikhundleni sabo, nonkulunkulu ababengamazi oyise uyakumdumisa ngegolide, nangesiliva, nangamatshe anqabileyo nangokunye okuthandiweyo.
Verse 39: Iyakwenze njalo ezinqabeni ezinamandla inonkulunkulu ongowabezizwe; omvumayo iyakumandisela udumo, imenze ukuba abuse abaningi, imahlukanisele izwe libe ngumvuzo wakhe.
Verse 40: “Ngesikhathi sokuphela inkosi yaseningizimu iyakuqhubukushana nayo; inkosi yasenyakatho isiyakuvunguzela yona ngezinqola, nangabamahhashi, nangemikhumbi eminingi, ingene emazweni amaningi, ikhukhule, idlule.
Verse 41: Iyakungena nasezweni elihle, namanye amaningi ayakukhubeka, kepha lana ayakophulwa esandleni sayo: o-Edomi, noMowabi, nemvama yabantwana bakwa-Amoni. 11:41 Dan. 8:9; 11:16.
Verse 42: Iyakwelulela isandla emazweni, nezwe laseGibithe aliyikubaleka.
Verse 43: Iyakubusa phezu kwengcebo yegolide nesiliva, naphezu kwakho konke okuthandiweyo kwaseGibithe; amaLubi namaKushe ayakuba sezinyathelweni zayo.
Verse 44: Iyakwethuswa yimibiko evela empumalanga nasenyakatho; iyakuphuma ngokufutheka okukhulu ukuchitha nokubhubhisa abaningi.
Verse 45: Iyakumisa itende lendlu yayo yobukhosi phakathi kolwandle nentaba enhle engcwele; kepha iya nokho ekupheleni kwayo, akakho ongayisiza.