Verse 1: Buthana ngamaviyo, ndodakazi yamaviyo; usivimbezele, bayakumshaya umahluleli wakwa-Israyeli ngenduku esihlathini.
Verse 2: “Kepha wena Betlehema Efratha, omncane ukuba ube phakathi kwemindeni yakwaJuda, ngiyakuphunyelwa ngovela kuwe, ozakuba ngumbusi kwa-Israyeli, okuvela kwakhe kusukela endulo ezinsukwini zaphakade.”
Verse 3: Ngalokho bayakukhashelwa, bese yibuyela insali yabafowabo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
Verse 4: Uyakuma, aluse ngamandla kaJehova nangokuphakama kwegama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe; sebeyakuhlala, ngokuba uzakuba mkhulu kuze kube semajukujukwini omhlaba.
Verse 5: Ukuthula kuyakuba yilokhu: lapho umAsiriya engena ezweni lakithi, anyathele ezindlini zethu zobukhosi, siyakumvusela abelusi abayisikhombisa nezikhulu zabantu eziyisishiyagalombili.
Verse 6: Bayakuchitha izwe lase-Asiriya ngenkemba, nezwe lakwaNimrode ezintubeni zalo, asophule kumAsiriya, lapho engena ezweni lakithi, nalapho enyathela emikhawulweni yethu.
Verse 7: Insali yakwaJakobe iyakuba phakathi kwabantu abaningi njengamazolo avela kuJehova, ngengezihlambi otshanini ezingahlaleli muntu, zingahlaleli abantwana babantu.
Verse 8: Insali yakwaJakobe iyakuba phakathi kwezizwe, phakathi kwabantu abaningi, njengengonyama phakathi kwezilwane zasehlathini, njengebhongo lengonyama phakathi kwemihlambi yezimvu, elithi lapho lidabula, linyathele, lidwengule, kungekho owophulayo.
Verse 9: Masiphakanyiswe isandla sakho phezu kwezitha zakho, zinqunywe zonke izitha zakho.
Verse 10: “Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova, “nginqume amahhashi akho phakathi kwakho, ngichithe izinqola zakho,
Verse 11: ngiyinqume imizi yasezweni lakho, ngizidilize zonke izinqaba zakho.
Verse 12: Ngiyakunquma ukulumba esandleni sakho, kungabe kusabakho kuwe abahlola imihlola.
Verse 13: Ngiyakunquma izithombe zakho ezibaziweyo nezinsika zakho phakathi kwakho, ungabe usakhonza imisebenzi yezandla zakho.
Verse 14: Ngiyakubasiphula o-Ashera bakho phakathi kwakho, ngiyichithe imizi yakho.
Verse 15: Ngiyakwenza impindiselo ngentukuthelo nangokufutheka kuzo izizwe ezingalalelanga.”