11 Bonke abantu ababesesangweni namadoda amakhulu bathi: “Singamangqina! Wanga uYehova angamnika umfazi oza endlwini yakho ukuba abe njengoRakeli+ noLeya,+ bobabini abakha indlu kaSirayeli;+ nawe ulingqine ixabiso lakho kwaEfratha+ uze uzenzele igama eBhetelehem.+

2 “Nawe, Bhetelehem Efrata,+ wena umncinane gqitha ukuba ube phakathi kwamawaka akwaYuda,+ kuwe+ ndiya kuphunyelwa ngulowo uza kuba ngumlawuli wakwaSirayeli,+ omvelaphi yakhe isusela kumaxesha angaphambili, ukususela kwimihla yexesha elingenammiselo.+