Verse 1: Wo kohlubukileyo nongcolileyo, muzi ocindezelayo!
Verse 2: Awuzwa zwi, awamukeli ukulaywa, awumethembi uJehova, awusondelanga kuNkulunkulu wawo.
Verse 3: Izikhulu zawo phakathi kwawo ziyizingonyama ezibhongayo; abahluleli bawo bayizimpisi zokuhlwa; abashiyeli lutho ingomuso.
Verse 4: Abaprofethi bawo bangamayiyane nabakhohlisi; abapristi bawo bayingcolisile indlu engcwele, bawudlovulile umthetho.
Verse 5: UJehova ulungile phakathi kwawo, akenzi okubi; ekuseni njalo uveza ukwahlulela kwakhe ekukhanyeni, akuphuthi; kepha abangalungile abazi amahloni.
Verse 6: “Nginqumile izizwe, imibhoshongo yazo yasezingosini ichithekile; ngichithile izitaladi zazo ukuze kungadluli muntu; imizi yazo iqothuliwe ukuze kungabikho muntu, kungabikho ohlala kuyo.
Verse 7: Ngathi: ‘Nokho uyakungesaba, wamukele ukulaywa.’ Indawo yawo yokuhlala ayiyikunqunywa, kungenzeki konke engiwumisele khona; kepha bavuka ekuseni, benza okubi.
Verse 8: Ngalokho, ngilindeleni,” usho uJehova, “kuze kube lusuku engivuka ngalo ukuba ngiphange, ngokuba kuyisinqumo sami ukubutha izizwe ukuba ngiqoqe imibuso, ukuze ngithulule phezu kwabo intukuthelo yami, lonke ulaka lwami oluvuthayo, ngokuba wonke umhlaba uyakudliwa ngumlilo womhawu wami.
Verse 9: “Ngokuba lapho ngiyakunika abantu izindebe ezihlanzekileyo, ukuze bonke babize igama likaJehova, bamkhonze nganhliziyonye.
Verse 10: Kusukela phesheya kwemifula yaseKushe abanxusa kimi, indodakazi yabahlakazekileyo bami, bayakuletha umnikelo wami.
Verse 11: Ngalolo suku awusayikuba namahloni ngazo zonke izenzo zakho ophambuke ngazo kimi, ngokuba khona ngiyakususa phakathi kwakho abazidla ngokujabula, awusayikuziphakamisa entabeni yami engcwele.
Verse 12: Kepha ngiyakushiya phakathi kwakho abantu abahluphekayo nabampofu; bayakwethemba igama likaJehova.
Verse 13: Insali yakwa-Israyeli ayisayikwenza okubi, ingakhulumi amanga, kungafunyanwa emlonyeni wabo ulimi olukhohlisayo; yebo, bayakwaluka, babuthise, kungekho obesabisayo.”
Verse 14: Hlabelela ngokujabula, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, umemeze, Israyeli, uthokoze, wethabe ngenhliziyo yonke, ndodakazi yaseJerusalema.
Verse 15: UJehova ususile ukwahlulelwa kwakho, uxoshile izitha zakho. INkosi yakwa-Israyeli, uJehova, iphakathi kwakho; awusayikwesaba okubi.
Verse 16: Ngalolo suku kuyakuthiwa kulo iJerusalema: “Ungesabi, Siyoni! Izandla zakho mazingadangali.
Verse 17: UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uphakathi kwakho, iqhawe eliyakukusindisa; uyakujabula ngawe ngentokozo, athule othandweni lwakhe, ethabe ngawe ngokuhlabelela.”
Verse 18: “Abadabuka ngemikhosi ngiyakubabutha, ababahlukene nawe, usathwele ihlazo.
Verse 19: Bhekani, ngaleso sikhathi ngiyakuphatha bonke abakuhluphayo, ngisindise abaqhugayo, ngibuthe abaxoshiweyo, ngibenze indumiso negama abahlazo labo lalisemhlabeni wonke.
Verse 20: Ngaleso sikhathi ngiyakuningenisa, ngaleso sikhathi ngiyakunibutha, ngokuba ngiyakunenza igama nendumiso phakathi kwabantu bonke bomhlaba, lapho ngibuyisa ukuthunjwa kwenu phambi kwamehlo enu,” usho uJehova.