Verse 1: Ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami yabuya, yangivusa njengomuntu evuswa ebuthongweni bakhe.
Verse 2: Yathi kimi: “Ubonani na?” Ngathi: “Ngibona, bheka, uthi lwezibani luyigolide lonke, lunembizana yalo phezu kwalo, nezibani zalo eziyisikhombisa zikulo; kukhona imibhobho eyisikhombisa kuleso naleso sibani esiphezu kwalo,
Verse 3: neminqumo emibili eseceleni kwalo, omunye ungakwesokunene sembizana, nomunye ungakwesokhohlo sayo.”
Verse 4: Ngathatha ngasho kuyo ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami, ngathi: “Ziyini lezi, nkosi?”
Verse 5: Ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami yaphendula, yathi kimi: “Awazi yini ukuthi ziyini lezi?” Ngathi: “Qha, nkosi.”
Verse 6: Yayisithatha isho kimi, ithi: “Lokhu kuyizwi likaJehova kaZerubabele lokuthi: ‘Kungabi ngempi, kungabi ngamandla, kepha kube ngomoya wami kuphela,’ usho uJehova Sebawoti.
Verse 7: “Ungubani wena ntaba enkulu? Phambi kukaZerubabele uyakuba yithafa; uyakukhipha itshe eliyinhloko ngokumemeza ukuthi: ‘Umusa, mawube kulo!’ ”
Verse 8: Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
Verse 9: “Izandla zikaZerubabele zibeke isisekelo sale ndlu, futhi izandla zakhe ziyakuyiqeda, wazi ukuthi nguJehova Sebawoti ongithumile kini.
Verse 10: “Ngokuba ngubani oyakudelela usuku lwezinto ezincane, lapho ethokoza lawa mehlo ayisikhombisa kaJehova aqalaza emhlabeni wonke ukubona umthofu wokumisa esandleni sikaZerubabele, na?”
Verse 11: Ngase ngithatha, ngithi kuyo: “Iyini le minqumo emibili ngakwesokunene sothi lwezibani nangakwesokhohlo salo na?”
Verse 12: Ngathatha ngokwesibili, ngathi kuyo: “Ayini lawa magatsha amabili eminqumo aseceleni kwemibhobho emibili yegolide, athululwa ngayo amafutha egolide na?”
Verse 13: Yangiphendula yathi: “Awazi ukuthi ayini?” Ngathi: “Qha, nkosi.”
Verse 14: Yayisithi: “Lawa angabagcotshiweyo ababili abemi ngaseNkosini yomhlaba wonke.”