IZILILO 1

₁Awu! Kusisizungu kwisixeko

ebesifudula sinenyambalala yabantu,

nqwa nomhlolokazi obesakuba nodumo ezizweni.

Lowo wayeyikumkanikazi yamazwana suka waba likhobokazana ngoku.

₂Uyangqukruleka elila ebusuku,

izidlele zakhe zisihla iinyembezi.

Kuzo zonke izithandwa zakhe akukho simthuthuzelayo;

bonke abahlobo bakhe bamngcatshile, suka baziintshaba zakhe.

₃UJuda uye ekuthinjweni, weva iinkxwaleko nokusebenza nzima.

Uhleli phakathi kweentlanga; akakufumani ukuphumla.

Bamfumene bonke abamsukelayo, bamxina macala onke.

₄Zizilile iindlela ezibheka eZiyon,

kuba akukho mntu uzayo kwimisitho yakhe.

Asebugxwayibeni amasango akhe;

ababingeleli bakhe babandezelekile;

lusizi lodwa kumthinjana,

ke yena usentlungwini ekrakra.

₅Ababandezeli bakhe basuke baba ziinkosi zakhe;

iintshaba zakhe azinaxhala.

Ubekwe elusizini *nguNdikhoyo ngenxa yezikreqo zakhe ezininzi.

Abantwana bemkile ezweni labo, bangabathinjwa beentshaba.

₆Buphele tu ubungangamsha bentombi enguZiyon.

Iziphathamandla zayo zinjengeenyamakazi ezingenadlelo;

zibuthathaka zinjalo ziyasaba, zibaleka abasukeli.

₇Ngemihla yayo yenkxwaleko nokubhadula

iJerusalem iyabukhumbula bonke ubuncwane bayo bamandulo.

Akubangakho mntu wakuyinceda xa abantu bayo babesoyiswa lutshaba.

Iintshaba zayo zayiwa ngeentsini zakubona isiphelo sayo.

₈IJerusalem yone kakhulu,

yaza ke ngoko yaba nomlaza.

Bonke ababefudula beyihlonele basuke bayidela,

kuba bebubonile ubuze bayo.

Nayo itsho ngencwina,

ide izifihle ubuso.

₉Ukungcola kwayo kunamathele kwizivatho zayo;

ayilikhumbulelanga ikamva layo,

kwaza kwakhwankqisa ukuwa kwayo.

Akubangakho namnye uyithuthuzelayo.

Ithi: “Awu, Ndikhoyo, bona iimbandezelo zam;

kuba kaloku utshaba luyazigwagwisa.”

₁₀Iintshaba zayo zibuphangile boke ubuncwane bayo;

zangena ijongile iintlanga kweyona ndawo ingcwele –

abantu ongabavumelanga, Ndikhoyo, ukuba bangene ebandleni lakho.

₁₁Abantu bayo bonke batsho ngencwina

xeshikweni behamba befuna ukutya;

bancama nempahla yabo yexabiso,

befuna ukudla khon' ukuze bahlaziyeke.

Ithi: “Awu, Ndikhoyo, khangela ubone,

kuba ndingodeliweyo.”

₁₂Asilutho na kuni, nonke nina nidlula ngendlela?

Khangelani nibone:

ikho na intlungu enjengeyam andihlabanisele ngayo uNdikhoyo,

intlungu andihlisele yona ngemini yokuvutha komsindo wakhe?

₁₃Wathoba umlilo ophuma phezulu,

watsho waya kufikelela ezantsi emathanjeni.

Uzithiyele ngomgibe iinyawo zam,

ndatsho ndabuya umva.

Wandenza ndanesizungu,

ndatyhafa imini yonke.

₁₄Izikreqo zam zibhijelene;

ziyidyokhwe isandla sikaNdikhoyo esindibophe ngayo,

zihleli zinzi entanyeni yam.

INkosi iwaqobile amandla am;

indinikezele esandleni sâbo ndingenakumelana nabo.

₁₅INkosi izibukule zonke izithwala-ndwe zam;

ihlanganise umkhosi ukuze ucumze umlisela wakowethu.

INkosi iyinyhashe esixovululweni intombi enguJuda.

₁₆Kungoko ndisenza isimbonono,

amehlo am ephalala iinyembezi.

Akukho bani ukufuphi kum ukundithuthuzela;

akukho mntu uhlaziya umoya wam.

Abantwana bam baphalele

kuba utshaba loyisile.

₁₇IZiyon iyazolula izandla zayo,

kodwa ayinamthuthuzeli.

UNdikhoyo wawenza umyalelo ngoYakobi wokuba abamelwane bakhe babe ziintshaba zakhe;

kubo iJerusalem yinto enezothe.

₁₈Ulilungisa uNdikhoyo,

kodwa ndiphikisene nomlomo wakhe.

Phulaphulani, nonke nina zizwe,

niyibone intlupheko endikuyo.

Umlisela nomthinjana wakowethu usekuthinjweni.

₁₉Ndakhala kwizithandwa zam,

kodwa zandikhohlisa.

Ababingeleli bam, namadoda amakhulu, âtshabalala esixekweni

efuna ukudla ukuze ahlaziyeke.

₂₀Khangela, Ndikhoyo, ndibandezeleke kakhulu;

amathumbu am ayaxuxuzela.

Intliziyo yam ikhathazekile,

kuba ndisuke ndangenwa luvukelo.

Phandle phaya ikrele liyabhubhisa,

ngaphakathi kukufa kodwa.

₂₁Ivakele incwina yam,

kodwa akakho ondithuthuzelayo.

Zonke iintshaba zam zivile ngobubi obundihleleyo;

ziyagcoloda yinto ondenze yona.

Ibinga ingade ifike imini owawuyixelile,

ukuze nazo zifane nam.

₂₂Khawuyibone yonke inkohlakalo yazo,

nazo uziphathe ngale ndlela undiphethe ngayo

ngenxa yazo zonke izikreqo zam.

Ndincwina ndincwinile;

umxhelo wam uwile.