2 Yizwani, mazulu,ubeke indlebe, mhlaba,ngokuba uJehova ukhuluma uthi:“Ngikhulisile ngiphakamisile abantwana,kepha bangihlubukile.
3 Inkabi iyamazi umniniyonembongolo umkhombe womnikaziyo;u-Israyeli akazi,isizwe sami asiqondi.”
4 Hawu, sizwe esonayo,bantu abasindwe ngububi,nzalo yababi,bantwana abonakeleyo!Bamshiyile uJehova,bamdelele oNgcwele ka-Israyeli,babuyele emuva.
5 Ningabe nisashaywa kuphi,nisaqhubeka ukwambuka, na?Lonke ikhanda liyagula,nayo yonke inhliziyo ibuthakathaka.
6 Kusukela ematheni onyawo kuze kube sekhandaakukho okuphelele, ngamanxeba nje,nemivimbo, nemidwa emisha;akukhanywanga ubovu, akuboshwanga,akuthanjiswanga ngamafutha.
7 Izwe lakini liyihlane,imizi yenu ishisiwe ngomlilo,umhlabathi wenu udliwa ngabafokazi phambi kwenu,kuyihlane njengokuchitha kwabafokazi.
8 Indodakazi yaseSiyoni isele njengexhiba esivinini,nanjengedladla ensimini yamaselwa,nanjengomuzi ovinjezelweyo.