USolomoni wabusa e Jerusalema phezu kuka -Israyeli wonke iminyaka engamashumi amane.

emagcekeni endlu kaJehova, phakathi kwakho, Jerusalema. Haleluya!

Izinyawo zethu sezimi emasangweni akho, Jerusalema,

Jerusalema, wena owakhiwe njengomuzi ohlanganisiwe ngokuqinileyo,

Uma ngikhohlwa wena Jerusalema, masizikhohlwe isandla sami sokunene.

Jerusalema, mbabaze uJehova; Siyoni, mdumise uNkulunkulu wakho.

Khuphukela entabeni ende , wena, Siyoni, obika okujabulisayo, uphakamise ngamandla izwi lakho , wena Jerusalema obika okujabulisayo , uliphakamise ungesabi, usho emizini yakwaJuda ukuthi : Bhekani, nangu uNkulunkulu wenu.

Vuka, vuka, wembathe amandla akho , Siyoni, uzigqoke izingubo zakho ezinhle, Jerusalema, muzi ongcwe le, ngokuba akusayikungena kuw e ongasokile nongcolileyo.

Zithintithe uthuli , usukume, uhlale, Jerusalema elithunjiweyo ; zikhulule eziboshweni zentamo yakho wena ndodakazi yaseSiyoni ethunjiweyo.

Ngimisile abalind i phezu kwezingang e zakho , Jerusalema; abayikuthula nakanye imini nobusuku ; nina eningabakhumbuzi ngoJehova maningaphumuli,

Jerusalema, hlanza inhliziyo yakho , kuphume ububi , ukuze usindiswe . Koze kube nini imicabango yakho emibi ihlala phakathi kwakho na?

Mawuxwayiswe, Jerusalema, funa umphefumulo wam i wahlukane nawe , funa ngikwenze incithakalo, izwe elingahlalwa.

Gunda izinwele zakho , Jerusalema, uzilahle, wenze isililo emadulini angenalutho, ngokuba uJehova usalile , wasilahla isizukulwane sentukuthelo yakhe.

Ukuphinga kwakho nokuyiyiza kwakho , ukukhanuka kobufebe bakho nezinengiso zakho , ngikubonile emagqumeni asendle . Maye kuwe Jerusalema! Awuyikuhlambuluka koze kube nini na?

Ngokuba ngubani oyakukuhawukel a wena Jerusalema na? Ngubani oyakukukhalela? Ngubani oyakuphambukela ukubuza ngempilo yakho na?

Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi nokhanda ngamatshe abathunyelwe kuwe, kukangaki ngithanda ukubuthela ndawonye abantwana bakho njengesikhukukazi sibuthela amazinyane aso phansi kwamaphiko aso , kepha anivumanga.

Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi , okhanda ngamatshe abathunyelwe kuwe, bengithanda kangaki ukubuthela ndawonye abantwana bakho njengesikhukukazi sibuthela amazinyane aso phansi kwamaphiko ; kepha anivumanga.