Verse 1: Bheka, luyeza usuku lukaJehova, lapho impango yakho iyakwahlukaniswa phakathi kwakho.
Verse 2: Ngiyakubuthela iJerusalema bonke abezizwe ukuba balwe nalo; umuzi uyakuthathwa, izindlu ziphangwe, kuphoqwe abesifazane; inxenye yomuzi iyakumuka, iye ekuthunjweni, kepha abantu abaseleyo abayikunqunywa emzini.
Verse 3: UJehova uyakuphuma, alwe nalabo bezizwe njengasosukwini lwempi yakhe ngosuku lokulwa.
Verse 4: Izinyawo zakhe ziyakuma ngalolo suku eNtabeni Yeminqumo ephambi kweJerusalema ngasempumalanga, iNtaba Yeminqumo iqhekezeke phakathi ngasempumalanga nangasentshonalanga, kube yisigodi esikhulu kakhulu; inxenye yentaba iyakuqhekezekela ngasenyakatho nenxenye ngaseningizimu.
Verse 5: Niyakubalekela esigodini sezintaba zami, ngokuba isigodi sezintaba siyakufinyelela e-Aseli, yebo, niyakubaleka njengalokho nabalekela ukuzamazama komhlaba ngezinsuku zika-Uziya inkosi yakwaJuda; lapho kuzakufika uJehova uNkulunkulu wami nabo bonke abangcwele kanye nawe.
Verse 6: Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku kungabikho ukukhanya, amakhaza nesithwathwa kuphela.
Verse 7: Kuyakuba lusuku ngokwalo olwaziwa nguJehova, kungabi yimini, kungabi ngubusuku, kepha kube ngukukhanya ngesikhathi sokuhlwa.
Verse 8: Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku kuphume amanzi aphilayo eJerusalema, inxenye yawo ngaselwandle lwasempumalanga, inxenye yawo ngaselwandle lwasentshonalanga, kube sehlobo nasebusika.
Verse 9: UJehova uyakuba yiNkosi emhlabeni wonke; ngalolo suku uJehova uyakuba munye, negama lakhe libe linye.
Verse 10: Lonke izwe liyakuphenduka ithafa kusukela eGeba kuze kube seRimoni ngaseningizimu kwaseJerusalema; liyakuphakanyiswa, lihlale endaweni yalo, kusukela eSangweni likaBenjamini kuze kube sendaweni yesango lakuqala, kuze kube seSangweni Lasegumbini, kusukela eMbhoshongweni kaHananeli kuze kube sesikhamweni sewayini senkosi.
Verse 11: Kuyakuhlalwa kulo, kungabe kusabakho siqalekiso, kepha iJerusalema liyakuhlala ngokulondeka.
Verse 12: Yikho okuyakuba ngukushaya uJehova ayakushaya ngakho bonke abantu abalwe neJerusalema: inyama yabo iyakudleka besemi ngezinyawo zabo, namehlo abo ayakuphelela ezikhoxeni zawo, ulimi lwabo ludleke emlonyeni wabo.
Verse 13: Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku kube phakathi kwabo isidumo esikhulu esivela kuJehova, babambe, kube yilowo nalowo isandla somakhelwane wakhe, isandla sakhe sivukele isandla somakhelwane wakhe.
Verse 14: NoJuda uyakulwa eJerusalema, kubuthwe ingcebo yazo zonke izizwe ezizungezileyo, igolide, nesiliva, nezambatho, kube kuningi kakhulu.
Verse 15: Kuyakuba njalo ukushaywa kwamahhashi, neminyuzi, namakamela nezimbongolo, nazo zonke izilwane, okuyakuba khona kulawo makamu, njengalokho kushaywa.
Verse 16: Kuyakuthi bonke abaseleyo ezizweni zonke ezazilifikela iJerusalema bakhuphuke iminyaka ngeminyaka ukukhuleka eNkosini uJehova Sebawoti nokugubha umkhosi wamadokodo.
Verse 17: Kuyakuthi abangakhuphuki emindenini yomhlaba, baye eJerusalema ukukhuleka eNkosini uJehova Sebawoti, phezu kwabo kungabi yimvula.
Verse 18: Uma umndeni waseGibithe ungakhuphuki uze ufike, ayiyikuba naphezu kwawo; kepha kuyakuba khona ukushaywa uJehova ayakushaya ngakho izizwe ezingakhuphuki ukugubha umkhosi wamadokodo.
Verse 19: Lokhu kuyakuba yisijeziso seGibithe nesijeziso sazo zonke izizwe ezingakhuphuki ukugubha umkhosi wamadokodo.
Verse 20: Ngalolo suku kuyakulotshwa ezikhencezweni zamahhashi ukuthi: “Zahlukaniselwe uJehova,” amakhanzi asendlini kaJehova abe njengemikhele phambi kwe-altare.
Verse 21: Onke amakhanzi eJerusalema nakwaJuda ayakwahlukaniselwa uJehova Sebawoti; bonke abahlabayo bayakufika, bathathe kuwo, bapheke kuwo, kungabe kusabakho mthengisi ngalolo suku endlini kaJehova Sebawoti.