1 Ngasemifuleni yaseBabelesahlala khona, sakhala,lapho sikhumbula iSiyoni.
2 Amahabhu* ethu sawaphanyekaeminyezaneni ephakathi kwalo.
3 Ngokuba abasithumbileyo bacela ukuba sihlabelele igama,nabahluphi bethu bafuna injabulo, bethi:“Sihlabeleleni elinye lamagama aseSiyoni.”
4 Siyakuhlabelela kanjani ihubo likaJehovakwelinye izwe na?
5 Uma ngikhohlwa wena Jerusalema,masizikhohlwe isandla sami sokunene.
6 Ulimi lwami malunamathele olwangeni lwami,uma ngingakukhumbuli,uma ngingaphakamisi iJerusalemaphezu kwentokozo yami enkulu.
7 Khumbula, Jehova,usuku lweJerusalema,ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Edomiabathi: “Dilizani, dilizani,kuze kube sesisekelweni salo.”
8 Ndodakazi yaseBabele,wena oyakubhujiswa,ubusisiwe oyakuphindisela kuweizenzo zakho owazenza kithina.
9 Ubusisiwe oyakubamba abancane bakho,abaphahlaze edwaleni.