UHEZEKELI 19

₂Unyoko wayeyingonyamakazi enjani

phakathi kwezingonyama!

Yabuthisa phakathi kwamabhongo,

yondla amawundlu ayo.

₃Yakhulisa elinye lamawundlu ayo, laba-yibhongo;

lafunda ukubamba impango, ladla abantu.

₄Izizwe zezwa ngalo, labanjwa emgodini wazo;

zaliyisa ngezingwegwe ezweni laseGibithe.

₅Nxa isilindile, yabona ukuthi ithemba layo liphelile;

yathatha elinye lamawundlu ayo, yalenza ibhongo.

₆Lahambahamba phakathi kwezingonyama, liyibhongo;

lafunda ukubamba impango, ladla abantu.

₇Labhidliza izinqaba zabo,

lachitha imizi yabo,

izwe lachitheka nokugcwala kwalo

ngomsindo wokubhonga kwalo.

₈Izizwe zase zilihlelela nxazonke, zivela emazweni,

zeneka phezu kwalo inetha,

labanjwa emgodini wazo.

₉Zalifaka endlwaneni evaliweyo ngezingwegwe,

zaliyisa enkosini yaseBabele,

zalingenisa ezinqabeni

ukuba izwi lalo lingabe lisezwakala ezintabeni zakwaIsrayeli.

₁₀Unyoko wayenjengomvini, usahlezi ngokuthula, utshalwé ngasemanzini;

wawunezithelo namahlumela ngenxa yamanzi amaningi.

₁₁Wawunezingatsha ezinamandla ezaba-yizintonga zababusayo;

isiqu sawo sasiphakeme phakathi kwamaqabunga amaningi,

waze wabonakala phezulu phakathi kwamahlumela awo amaningi.

₁₂Kepha wasishulwa ngokufutheka, waphonselwa phansi,

umoya wasempumalanga womisa izithelo zawo;

isiqu sawo esiqinileyo saphulwa, sabuna,

umlilo wasiqeda.

₁₃Manje usutshaliwe ehlane

ezweni elishileyo nelomileyo.

₁₄Umlilo uphumile esiqwini sawo,

wadla amagatsha awo nezithelo zawo,

kwaze kwangabe kusaba-khona kuwo igatsha eliqinileyo,

nantonga yokubusa.

Lokhu kuyisililo; makube-yisililo.