Ngiyambona, kepha kungemanje ; ngiyambheka, kodwa kun geseduze; kuyakuvela inkanyezi kuJakobe, nentonga yobukhosi iyakuvuka kwa-Israyeli, ishaye uMowabi emaceleni, ichithe onke amadodana kaSheti.

Seniyakuthwala uSakuti inkosi yen u noKhewani inkanyezi kankulunkulu wenu, izithombe zenu enizenzele zona.

Uphi lowo ozelwe eyinkosi yabaJuda na? Ngokuba sibonile inkanyezi yakhe kwelasempumalanga, size ukukhuleka kuye.

Khona uHerode, ezibizile izazi ngasese, wabuzisisa kuzo isikhathi inkanyezi ebonakele ngaso,

Seziyizwile inkosi , zamuka; bheka, inkanyezi ezayibona kwelasempumalanga yahamba phambi kwazo , yaze yafika yema phezu kwalapho umntwana ekhona.

Zathi ukuyibona inkanyezi, zathokoza ngokuthokoza okukhulu kakhulu.

Iyodwa inkazimulo yelanga , iyodwa inkazimulo yenyanga , iyodwa inkazimulo yezinkanyezi; yebo, enye inkanyezi yahlukile kwenye inkanyezi ngokukhazimula.

futhi ngiyakumnika inkanyezi yokusa.

Ingelosi yesithathu yayisibetha ; kwase kuwa ezulwini inkanyezi enkulu ivuthisa okwesibani , yawela phezu kokwesithathu kwemifula naphezu kwemithombo yamanzi.

Ingelosi yesihlanu yayisibetha ; ngase ngibona inkanyezi ivela ezulwini , iwela emhlabeni, yanikwa isihluthulelo somgodi wakwalasha.

Mina Jesu ngithumile ingelosi yami ukufakaza kini lezi zinto emabandleni. Ngiyimpande nenzalo kaDavide, inkanyezi yokusa ecwebezelayo.