Verse 1: Minani nina bacebileyo; khalani, nilile ngezinhlupheko eziyakunehlela.
Verse 2: Ingcebo yenu ibolile, nezingubo zenu zidliwe yizinundu;
Verse 3: igolide lenu nesiliva kugwalile, nokugwala kwakho kuyakuba ngufakazi ngakini, kudle inyama yenu njengomlilo. Niqongelele ingcebo ezinsukwini zokuphela.
Verse 4: Bhekani, umvuzo wezisebenzi ezavuna amasimu enu eniwugodlileyo uyakhala, nokukhala kwabavunileyo kungenile ezindlebeni zeNkosi Sebawoti.
Verse 5: Nibusile emhlabeni, natamasa; ninonisile izinhliziyo zenu ngosuku lokuhlaba.
Verse 6: Nilahlile, nabulala olungileyo; akamelani nani.
Verse 7: Ngakho bekezelani, bazalwane, ize ifike iNkosi. Bhekani, umlimi uyalindela isithelo somhlaba esiyigugu, ebekezelela sona, size sithole imvula yokuqala neyamuva.
Verse 8: Bekezelani nani, niqinise izinhliziyo zenu, ngokuba ukufika kweNkosi kusondele.
Verse 9: Ningavungamelani, bazalwane, ukuba ningahlulelwa; bhekani, umahluleli umi ngaseminyango.
Verse 10: Bazalwane, misani abaprofethi ababekhuluma egameni leNkosi babe yisibonelo sokuhlupheka nokubekezela.
Verse 11: Bhekani, babusisiwe abakhuthazelayo; nizwile ngokukhuthazela kukaJobe, nibonile impetho yeNkosi ukuthi iNkosi inesihe esikhulu nesihawu.
Verse 12: Kepha phezu kwakho konke, bazalwane bami, ningafungi; ningafungi izulu noma umhlaba noma esinye isifungo; kodwa uyebo wenu makabe nguyebo, noqhabo uqhabo, ukuze ningaweli ekwahlulelweni.
Verse 13: Kukhona ohluphekayo phakathi kwenu na? Makakhuleke; kukhona owenamileyo na? Makahube.
Verse 14: Kukhona ogulayo phakathi kwenu na? Makabize amalunga ebandla, amkhulekele, amgcobe ngamafutha egameni leNkosi.
Verse 15: Umkhuleko wokukholwa uyakumsindisa ogulayo, iNkosi imvuse; noma enzile izono, uzakuthethelelwa zona.
Verse 16: Ngakho, vumani izono omunye komunye, nikhulekelane ukuba niphulukiswe. Umkhuleko oqinileyo wolungileyo unamandla kakhulu.
Verse 17: U-Eliya wayengumuntu efana nathi; wakhuleka nokukhuleka ukuba lingani; alinanga emhlabeni iminyaka emithathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha.
Verse 18: Wabuye wakhuleka; izulu lana imvula, nomhlaba wathela izithelo zawo.
Verse 19: Bazalwane bami, uma omunye kini eduka eqinisweni, omunye ambuyise,
Verse 20: yazini ukuthi obuyisile isoni ekudukeni kwendlela yaso uyakusindisa umphefumulo wakhe ekufeni, asibekele izono eziningi.