Verse 1: Wo kumuzi wezingazi! Wonke ugcwele amanga nempango, ukuphanga akupheli.
Verse 2: Ngukuqhuma kwesiswebhu, nomsindo wokugodlozela kwamasondo, namahhashi agadulayo, nezinqola ezixhumayo;
Verse 3: ngabamahhashi abasukelayo, nenkemba enjengelangabi, nomkhonto onyazimayo, abaningi ababuleweyo nenqwaba yezidumbu, kungekho ukuphela kwezidikadika; bakhubeka ngezidikadika zabo,
Verse 4: ngenxa yobuningi bobufebe besifebe esibukekayo, umnikazi wokulumba, esithengisa izizwe ngobufebe baso, nemindeni ngamalumbo aso.
Verse 5: “Bheka, ngimelene nawe,” usho uJehova Sebawoti; “ngiyakuphakamisa imiphetho yakho ebusweni bakho, ngibonise izizwe ubunqunu bakho, nemibuso ihlazo lakho.
Verse 6: Ngiyakuphonsa okunengakayo phezu kwakho, ngikuhlazise, ngikubeke ube yinto ebukwayo.
Verse 7: Kuyakuthi bonke abakubonayo bakubalekele, bathi: ‘INineve lichithekile, ngubani oyakulililela na?’ Ngiyakukufunelaphi abaduduzi na?”
Verse 8: Umuhle wena kuneNo Amoni elaliphakathi kwemifula, elalizungezwe ngamanzi, elilugange lwalo lwalululwandle, nelidonga lwalo lungamanzi, na?
Verse 9: IKushe neGibithe kwakungamandla alo angenakuphela; uPhuthi namaLubi babe ngabasizi bakho.
Verse 10: Nalo lamukiswa, laya ekuthunjweni, nezingane zalo zachotshozwa ezingosini zazo zonke izitaladi; benza inkatho ngezikhulu zalo, nabo bonke abakhulu balo baboshwa ngamaketanga.
Verse 11: Uyakudakwa nawe, ufihlwe; futhi uyakufuna inqaba yokubalekela izitha.
Verse 12: Zonke izinqaba zakho ziyimikhiwane enamakhiwane ayingqalabutho; uma inyakaziswa, awela emlonyeni wodlayo.
Verse 13: Bheka, abantu bakho phakathi kwakho bangabesifazane nje; amasango ezwe lakho avulekele impela izitha zakho, umlilo udlile imigoqo yakho.
Verse 14: Zikhelele amanzi okuvinjezelwa, uqinise izinqaba zakho; ngena odakeni, uxove ibumba, uqinise uhonela.
Verse 15: Lapho umlilo uyakukuqeda, inkemba ikunqume, ikudle njengenkasa; zandise njengenkasa, zandise njengesikhonyane!
Verse 16: Wandisile abathengisi bakho kunezinkanyezi zezulu; inkasa iyakhula, indize imuke.
Verse 17: Izikhulu zakho zinjengezinkumbi, nezinduna zakho zinjengamaqulo esikhonyane esihlezi phakathi kwezingange ngosuku olumakhaza, kepha lapho liphuma ilanga, sindize simuke, ingabe isaziwa indawo yaso ukuthi iphi.
Verse 18: Abelusi bakho balele, nkosi yase-Asiriya; abakhulu bakho bayaphumula; abantu bakho bahlakazekile ezintabeni, akakho obabuthayo.
Verse 19: Akukho ukupholiswa kokwaphulwa kwakho; umvimbo wakho unzima; bonke abezwa umbiko ngawe bashaya izandla ngawe, ngokuba ngubani ububi bakho obungadlulelanga njalo phezu kwakhe na?