Isililo ISAHLUKO 1 1 Yeka ukuhlala wodwa komuzi owawugcwele abantu! usefana kanjani nomfelokazi! Yayinkulu phakathi kwezizwe, nendodakazi yenkosi phakathi kwezifunda, yeka ukuthi isigqilazwe kanjani! 2 Ukhala kabuhlungu ebusuku, izinyembezi zakhe zisezihlathini zakhe; phakathi kwazo zonke izithandwa zakhe akanamduduzi; 3 UJuda uye ekuthunjweni ngenxa yosizi nangenxa yobugqila obukhulu, uhlala phakathi kwezizwe, akakutholi ukuphumula; 4 Izindlela zaseSiyoni ziyalila, ngokuba abekho abeza emikhosini emisiweyo; onke amasango alo ayincithakalo, abapristi balo bayabubula, izintombi zalo zinomunyu, lona limunyu. 5 Izitha zalo zinkulu, izitha zalo ziyasebenza; ngokuba uJehova ulihluphile ngenxa yobuningi beziphambeko zalo; abantwana balo bathunjiwe phambi kwesitha. 6 Endodakazini yaseSiyoni bonke ubuhle bayo buphumile, izikhulu zayo zinjengezindluzele ezingalitholi idlelo, zihambe zingenamandla phambi kwabaxoshayo. 7 Ngezinsuku zokuhlupheka nezinhlupheko iJerusalema iJerusalema lakhumbula zonke izinto zalo ezimnandi elalinakho ezinsukwini zasendulo, lapho abantu balo bewela esandleni sesitha, kungekho owayelisiza; izitha zalo zalibona, zalenza. hlekani amasabatha akhe. 8 IJerusalema yonile kakhulu; ngalokho lichithiwe; bonke ababelidumisa bayalidelela, ngokuba babone ubunqunu balo; yebo, liyabubula, libuyele emuva. 9 Ukungcola kwalo kusemiphethweni yalo; alikhumbuli ukuphela kwalo; yehla ngokumangalisayo; yayingenamduduzi. Bheka, Jehova, ukuhlupheka kwami, ngokuba isitha sizikhulisile. 10 Isitha selulile isandla saso phezu kwakho konke okuhle kwalo, ngokuba libonile ukuthi abezizwe bangene endlini yalo engcwele, owabayaleza ukuba bangangeni ebandleni lakho. 11 Bonke abantu bayo bayabubula, bafuna isinkwa; banikele okumnandi kwabo kube ngukudla ukuze bakhulule umphefumulo; bheka, Jehova, ubheke; ngoba sengiyisibi. 12 Akulutho yini kini nonke enidlulayo? bhekani, nibone, uma kukhona usizi olunjengolusizi lwami engiyelwe ngalo uJehova angihlukumezile ngosuku lwentukuthelo yakhe evuthayo. 13 Ephezulu uthume umlilo emathanjeni ami, wawahlula; wenekela izinyawo zami inetha, wangibuyisela emuva, wangenza incithakalo, waphela amandla usuku lonke. 14 Ijoka leziphambeko zami libotshiwe ngesandla sakhe; zibotshiwe, zenyukela entanyeni yami; uwisile amandla ami, iN kosi inginikele esandleni sabo, engingelakusuka kubo. 15 INkosi iwanyathele phansi onke amaqhawe ami phakathi kwami, ingibizele umhlangano wokuchoboza izinsizwa zami; uJehova unyathele intombi yakwaJuda njengasesikhamweni sewayini.
16 Ngenxa yalezi zinto ngiyakhala; iso lami, iso lami ligeleza amanzi, ngokuba umduduzi obeyakukhulula umphefumulo wami ukude nami; 17 IZiyoni liyelula izandla zalo, akakho oliduduzayo; 18 UJehova ulungile; ngokuba ngihlubukile emyalweni wakhe; ake nizwe, nonke bantu, nibone usizi lwami; izintombi zami nezinsizwa zami zihambile. 19 Ngabiza izithandwa zami, kepha zangikhohlisa; 20 Bheka, Jehova; ngokuba ngisosizini, izibilini zami ziyathuthumela; inhliziyo yami iphendukile phakathi kwami; ngokuba ngihlubukile nokuhlubuka kwami; ngaphandle inkemba iyaphuca abantwana, ekhaya kukhona njengokufa. 21 Bazwile ukuthi ngiyabubula, akakho ongiduduzayo; zonke izitha zami zizwile ngosizi lwami; bayajabula ngokuthi ukwenzile; uyoletha usuku olubizile, futhi ziyoba njengami. 22 Mabufike bonke ububi babo phambi kwakho; wenze kuzo njengalokho wenzile kimi ngenxa yazo zonke iziphambeko zami, ngokuba ukububula kwami kuningi, nenhliziyo yami iphelile. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Yeka indlela iNkosi eyisibekele ngayo indodakazi yaseSiyoni ngefu ngentukuthelo yayo, yehlisele ezulwini ubuhle buka-Israyeli emhlabeni, ingasikhumbulanga isenabelo sezinyawo zayo ngosuku lwentukuthelo yayo! 2 INkosi igwinyile zonke izindlu zikaJakobe, ayihawukelanga; ubawisele phansi, ungcolisile umbuso nezikhulu zawo. 3 Ngokuvutha kolaka lwayo izinqumile zonke izimpondo zika-Israyeli; 4 Insale umnsalo wayo njengesitha, yema ngesandla sayo sokunene njengesitha, yabulala etendeni lendodakazi yaseSiyoni konke okuthandekayo emehlweni, yathulula ukufutheka kwayo njengomlilo. 5 INkosi injengesitha, imgwinyile u-Israyeli, yagwinya zonke izindlu zakhe zobukhosi, yachitha izinqaba zakhe, yandisa endodakazini yakwaJuda ukulila nokulila. 6 Ichithile itabernakele layo ngobudlova njengokungathi ngelensimu, izichithile izindawo zayo zokuhlangana; uJehova wenze ukuba kukhohlakalwe eSiyoni imikhosi emisiweyo namasabatha, wadelela ngokufutheka kwakhe. ithukuthelise inkosi nompristi. 7 INkosi ililahlile i-altare layo, yanengwa yindlu yayo engcwele, yanikela izindonga zezindlu zayo zamakhosi esandleni sesitha; benza umsindo endlini kaJehova njengosuku lwedili. 8 UJehova uhlosile ukuchitha ugange lwendodakazi yaseSiyoni; welula umucu wokulinganisa, akabuyisanga isandla sakhe ekuchitheni; baphelelwa amandla kanyekanye. 9 Amasango alo acwile emhlabathini; uyichithile yaphula imigoqo yalo; inkosi yalo nezikhulu zalo baphakathi kwabezizwe; abaprofethi bawo abatholi mbono ovela kuJehova. 10 Amalunga endodakazi yaseSiyoni ahlezi emhlabathini, athule; zibhince indwangu yamasaka, izintombi zaseJerusalema ziwakhothamele emhlabathini amakhanda azo. 11 Amehlo ami ayaphela izinyembezi, izibilini zami ziyathuthumela, isibindi sami sithululelwe emhlabathini