1 Nyalo butsanani ndzawonye etindzaweni temphi, ndvodzakati yemasotja! Sitsa sibekiwe kumelana natsi! Ngentfonga yami bahlasela umholi wakaIsrael esihlatsini. 2 Kodvwa wena, Bethlehema Ephrathah, noma umncane emkhatsini welusendvo lwakaJuda, kini munye utokuta kimi kutobusa ka Israel, sicalo sakhe sisuka endvulo, kusukela phakadze. 3 Ngako ke Nkulunkulu utobanikela, kute kube sikhatsi lapho lohelwako atale umntfwana, futsi nabo bonkhe bobhuti bakhe bajike baye ebantfwini baka Israel. 4 Utawukuma eluse umhlambi wakhe emandleni a Simakadze, emandleni eligama la Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe. Batosala, ngobe lapho utawuba mkhulu kuya ekugcineni kwemhlaba. 5 Ngobe loku kutawuba kuthula - nase emaAsiriya eta eveni letfu, futsi nasebafola kumelana netincaba tetfu, futsi nasebahlasela kumelana nebantfu betfu, sitawubese siyaphakama kumelana nabo belusi labasikhombisa kanye nebaholi labasiphohlongo kwengca bantfu. 6 Batawelusa lelive lase Assiriya ngenkemba, nalelive laNimrod ekungeneni kwalo. Utawusikhulula kuma Assiriya, nase beta eveni letfu, nasebafola ekhatsi eminceleni yetfu. 7 Situkulwane lesasindza sa Jakobe sitakuba semkhatsini webantfu labanengi, njengematolo lachamuka ku Simakadze, njenge mkhemetelo etjanini, langameli muntfu, futsi ababameli bantfwana luntfu. 8 Situkulwane lesasindza saJakobe sitaba semkhatsini wetive, emkhatsini webantfu labanengi, njenge libhubesi emkhatsini wetilwane telihlatsi, njenge lizinyane emkhatsini wemihlambi wetimvu. Nakaya kuwo, utawugcumela kuwo awadzabule ube tincetu, futsi kutawuba bete lotawusindzisa. 9 Sandla sakho sitawuphakamiswa kumelana netitsa takho, futsi sitawubabhubhisa.. 10 ''Kutawukwenteka ngalelo langa'' - kusho Simakadze - ''kutsi ngitawubhubhisa emahhashi enu emkhatsini wenu futsi ngitawubhidlita tincola temahhashi. 11 Ngitawubhubhisa emadolobha eveni lakho futsi ngidzilite phansi tonkhe tincaba takho. 12 Ngitawubhubhisa lokutsakatsa lokusesandleni sakho, futsi angeke usaba nayo imilingo. 13 Ngitawubhidlita tithico takho kanye netinsika takho tematje kusuka emkhatsini wenu. Angeke usatikhonta letintfo letibatwe nguwe. 14 Ngitawudzephuna emapoli akho emkhatsini wenu, futsi ngitawubhidlita emadolobha akho. 15 Ngitawuphindzisela ngekukwata etitive letingakalaleli.''