1Ngasemifuleni eBhabhele sahlala khona, sakhala, lapho sikhumbula iZiyoni.
2Amahabhu ethu sawaphanyeka eminyezaneni eyayilapho.
3Ngokuba ababesithumbile bacela ukuba sihlabelele ihubo, nabahluphi bethu bafuna ukujatshuliswa, bethi: “Sihlabeleleleni amanye amahubo aseZiyoni.”
4Siyakulihlabelela kanjani ihubo likaSimakade sikwelinye izwe na?
5Uma ngikhohlwa wena Jerusalema, isandla sami sokunene masikhohlwe ubuciko baso.
6Ulimi lwami malunamathele olwangeni lwami, uma ngingakukhumbuli, uma ngingaphakamisi iJerusalema phezu kwentokozo yami enkulu.
7Khumbula, Simakade, usuku lweJerusalema, ngenxa yabakwa-Edomi, abathi: “Dilizani, dilizani, kuze kube sesisekelweni salo.”
8Ndodakazi yaseBhabhele, wena oyobhujiswa, ubusisiwe oyophindisela kuwe ngezenzo zakho owazenza kithina.
9Ubusisiwe obamba izingane zakho aziphahlaze edwaleni.