UMIKA 5

₁Buthana ngamaviyo, ndodakazi yamaviyo;

usivimbezele,

bayakumshaya umahluleli wakwaIsrayeli ngenduku esihlathini.

₂Kepha wena-Betlehema-Efratha,

omncane ukuba ube-phakathi kwemindeni yakwaJuda,

ngiyakuphunyelwa ngovela kuwe,

ozakuba-ngumbusi kwaIsrayeli,

okuvela kwakhe kusukela endulo ezinsukwini zaphakade.

₃Ngalokho bayakukhashelwa,

aze abelethe oyakubeletha;

beseyibuyela insali yabafowabo

kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli.

₄Uyakuma, aluse ngamandla kaJehova

nangokuphakama kwegama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe;

sebeyakuhlala, ngokuba uzakubamkhulu

kuze kube-semajukujukwini omhlaba.

₅Ukuthula kuyakuba-yilokhu:

lapho umAsiriya engena ezweni lakithi,

anyathele ezindlini zethu zobukhosi,

siyakumvusela abelusi abayisikhombisa

nezikhulu zabantu eziyisishiyagalombili.

₆Bayakuchitha izwe laseAsiriya ngenkemba,

nezwe lakwaNimrode ezintubeni zalo,

asophule kumAsiriya,

lapho engena ezweni lakithi,

nalapho enyathela emikhawulweni yethu.

₇Insali yakwaJakobe iyakuba-phakathi kwabantu abaningi

njengamazolo avela kuJehova,

njengezihlambi otshanini

ezingahlaleli-muntu,

zingahlaleli abantwana babantu.

₈Insali yakwaJakobe iyakuba-phakathi kwezizwe,

phakathi kwabantu abaningi,

njengengonyama phakathi kwezilwane zasehlathini,

njengebhongo lengonyama phakathi kwemihlambi yezimvu,

elithi lapho lidabula, linyathele, lidwengule,

kungekho owophulayo.

₉Masiphakanyiswe isandla sakho phezu kwezitha zakho,

zinqunywe zonke izitha zakho.

₁₀Kuyakuthi ngalolosuku, usho uJehova,

nginqume amahashi akho phakathi kwakho,

ngichithe izinqola zakho,

₁₁ngiyinqume imizi yasezweni lakho,

ngizidilize zonke izinqaba zakho.

₁₂Ngiyakunquma ukulumba esandleni sakho,

kungabe kusabakho kuwe abahlola imihlola.

₁₃Ngiyakunquma izithombe zakho ezibaziweyo nezinsika zakho phakathi kwakho,

ungabe usakhonza imisebenzi yezandla zakho.

₁₄Ngiyakubasiphula oAshera* bakho phakathi kwakho,

ngiyichithe imizi yakho.

₁₅Ngiyakwenza impindiselo ngentukuthelo nangokufutheka

kuzo izizwe ezingalalelanga.