2 Ilizwe lethu selinikwe abezizwe, lemizi yethu yanikwa abemzini.
2 Ilifa lethu seliphiwe abezizweni, imizi yethu yathathwa ngabemzini.
Impahla yabo izakuphangwa, lezindlu zabo zidilizwe. Loba besakha izindlu, kabayikuhlala kuzo, loba belima izivini, kabayikunatha iwayini lazo.
Ilizwe lakini lichithekile, lemizi yenu itshiswe ngomlilo; umhlaba wenu udliwa ngabezizwe phambi kwenu, lichithekile, lichithwa ngabafo.
ngizaletha izizwe ezimbi kakhulu ukuthumba izindlu zabo, ngiqede ukuziqhenya kwabo lamandla abo, kungcoliswe indawo zabo ezingcwele.
Ngizakuzinikela ezandleni zabezizwe bazithumbe, lakwababi bomhlaba zibe yimpango yabo, bazakuzingcolisa.
Izindlu zabo zizanikwa abanye, amasimu abo kanye labomkabo; ngoba ngizaphakamisela isandla sami kwabakhileyo elizweni, kutsho iNkosi.
Kungani abantu ababi besenza indlu yakho ibe yinhlekisa na? Kungani izitha zethu zingcolisa indawo yakho engcwele na?
Amawundlu azakudla kungathi asemadlelweni awo, lamazinyane adle emanxiweni.
Labo aboleka kibo bamthathele konke alakho, labezizweni baphange izithelo zomsebenzi wakhe,
Uzaliyekela ngokwakho ilizwe lakho engakunika lona, ngikwenze ukuba usebenzele izitha zakho elizweni ongalaziyo, ngoba ekuthukutheleni kwami kuphembeke umlilo ozavutha kuze kube nininini.
Ngoba behlanyela umoya, bazavuna isivunguzane. Amabele abo kawayikukhahlela, kawayikuba lanhlamvu; uba engaba lazo, zizadliwa ngabezizwe.
UIsrayeli useginyiwe, wanyamalala phakathi kwezizwe usenjengesitsha esingelamsebenzi.