1Hlomisa amabutho akho, wena dolobho lamabutho,
2“Kodwa wena Bhethilehema Efrathi,
3Ngakho u-Israyeli uzadelwa
4Uzakuma eluse umhlambi wakhe
5Uzakuba yikuthula kwabo.
6Bazabusa ilizwe lase-Asiriya ngenkemba,
7Insalela zabakoJakhobe zizakuba
8Insalela zabakoJakhobe zizakuba phakathi kwezizwe,
9Isandla sakho sizaphakanyiselwa phezulu ngokunqoba izitha zakho,
10“Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uThixo*,
11Ngizachitha amadolobho elizwe lenu
12Ngizachitha ubuthakathi benu
13Ngizachitha izithombe zenu ezabazwayo
14Ngizasiphula phakathi kwenu izinsika zenu zika-Ashera,