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2 Lowo ochithizayo usebuyile ukuzomelana lawe.*+
Linda izinqaba,
Ulinde lomgwaqo.
Zilungiseleleni, liqine libe lamandla.
2 UJehova uzabuyisela ukuziqhenya kukaJakhobe,
Abuyisele lokuziqhenya kuka-Israyeli,
Ngoba ababhidlizayo bambhidlizile,+
Baqeda amahlumela akhe.
3 Amadoda akhe alamandla alamahawu apendwe aba bomvu,
Amaqhawe akhe agqoke okubomvu gebhu!
Insimbi zezinqola zakhe zempi ziphazima njengomlilo
Ngelanga alungiselela ngalo ukuyakulwa,
Lemikhonto yakhe yomjunipha iphakanyisiwe.
4 Izinqola zempi zigijima okokuhlanya emigwaqweni.
Zigijima zisiya le lale emagcekeni edolobho.
Zicwebezela njengezibane futhi ziphazima njengombane.
5 Uzabiza amabutho akhe athenjiweyo,
Azahamba ekhubeka,
Azagijimela emidulini yakhe,
Ayemisa isivikelo.
6 Amasango emifula azavuleka,
Isigodlo sizancibilika.*
7 Nanku osekumisiwe: Indlovukazi isinqunuliwe,
Sebeyithethe njalo izigqilikazi zayo ziyakhala,
Zikhala njengamajuba ngapha zizitshaya ezifubeni.
8 Kusukela kudala iNiniva+ ibinjengechibi lamanzi,
Kodwa khathesi abantu sebebaleka.
“Manini! Manini!”
Kodwa kakho loyedwa otshibilikayo.+
9 Thathani isiliva lithathe legolide!
Inotho yakhona kayipheli.
Igcwele yonke imihlobo yezinto eziligugu.
10 Idolobho selitshaya umoya, selilunxiwa njalo libhidlikile!+
Inhliziyo zabo ziphela amandla ngokwesaba, amadolo abo ayatshayana lenyonga ziyaqhaqhazela,
Ubuso bomuntu wonke buhlobile.
11 Lungaphi ubhalu lwezilwane,+ lapho okudlela khona izilwane ezilamandla,
Lapho isilwane esiphuma khona sikhokhele umdlwane waso,
Kungela loyedwa ozethusayo?
12 Isilwane sasibambela imidlwane yaso inyama eyeneleyo
Sibulalela lezinsikazi zaso.
Sasihlala sigcwalise izindawo zaso ngenyama,
Sigcwalisa lembalu zaso ngenyamazana ezibuleweyo.
13 “Zwana! Ngimelane lawe,” kutsho uJehova wamabutho,+
“Ngizatshisa izinqola zakho zempi ziphele nya!+
Inkemba izaqeda izilwane zakho ezilamandla.
Ngizasusa zonke inyamazana ozidlayo emhlabeni,
Ilizwi lezithunywa zakho kalisoze liphinde lizwakale.”+