You can see the video over at CNN. DATA.org has the transcripts.
2100 times in the scriptures he says
It is about justice, not charity. Justice.
The poor, the sick, the naked the oppressed. God is with them.
The fabric is frayed. The creation groans. The chasm widens.
Equality. Do we treat 6500 African deaths a day equally?
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their maker.
Are we just? Are we righteous?
The time has come. Will we repent? Can we be good news to the poor?
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Praise God for Bono’s moving speech!