IZILILO 2

₁Awu! Lisibekele kwintombi

enguZiyon ngenxa yomsindo weNkosi.

Isiphose phantsi isihombo sikaSirayeli,

sasuka ezulwini, sakhahleleka emhlabeni;

ayasikhumbula isihlalo seenyawo zayo

ngomhla womsindo wayo.

₂INkosi iziginye zonke izindlu zikaYakobi ingenanceba;

emsindweni wayo izidilizile iinqaba zentombi enguJuda.

Ubukumkani neziphathamandla ubukhahlele emhlabeni wabuhlazisa.

₃Ekuvutheni komsindo wayo imnqumle iimpondo uSirayeli.

Isirhoxisile isandla sayo sokunene kwakuvela utshaba.

Injengomlilo ovuthayo phakathi kwaYakobi,

otshisa konke phambi kwawo.

₄Isityede okotshaba isaphetha sayo;

isandla sayo sokunene sesilungele ukutola oku kombandezeli.

Izibulele zonke iinzwana neenzwakazi;

umsindo wayo iwuthulule okomlilo phezu kwentente yentombi enguZiyon.

₅INkosi isuke yafana notshaba;

imginyile uSirayeli.

Iwabimbilizile onke amabhotwe akhe,

yazidiliza iinqaba zakhe.

Ikuphinda-phindile ukuzila nokulila kwintombi enguJuda.

₆Iyichitha-chithile indlu yayo ngokungathi liphempe esitiyeni,

yaza yayitshabalalisa indawo yayo yokuhlangana.

*UNdikhoyo wenza ukuba iZiyon iyilibale imisitho

ngokunjalo *neMihla yokuPhumla;

ngenxa yokuvutha komsindo wakhe umbukule ukumkani kwanombingeleli.

₇*UNdikhoyo ulilahlile iqonga lakhe lamadini,

wasicekisa isibingelelo sakhe esisodwa.

Iindonga ezikhusela amabhotwe akhe uzinikezele esandleni seentshaba;

ziyaxokozela endlwini kaNdikhoyo njengangomhla womsitho.

₈UNdikhoyo wagqiba ekudilizeni iindonga ezirhangqe intombi enguZiyon;

wawolula umtya wokulinganisa,

waza akasibamba isandla sakhe ekutshabalaliseni.

Kwaba sisijwili kwiinqaba neendonga;

zadilika zasuka zanyamalala.

₉Amasango ayo asuke azika emhlabeni;

uyaphule wayikroboza imivalo yawo.

Ukumkani neziphathamandla zayo bakwelasemzini phakathi kweentlanga;

umthetho awusafundiswa;

*abashumayeli bayo abasafumani mibono ivela kuNdikhoyo.

₁₀Amadoda amakhulu entombi enguZiyon athe bhaxa emhlabeni ethe cwaka.

Azigalele ngomhlaba entloko, abhinqa ezirhwexayo ezila;

umthinjana waseJerusalem uqubude wawa ngobuso emhlabeni.

₁₁Amehlo am akaboni ziinyembezi;

amathumbu am ayaxuxuzela;

ndiphelelwe sisibindi,

ngenxa yokubhuqwa kwabantu bakowethu,

kuba abantwana neentsana baphelelwe ngamandla ezitalatweni zesixeko.

₁₂Babuza koonina bathi:

“Siphi na isonka nesiselo?”

xa besiwa isiduli ezitalatweni zesixeko, njengamadoda awoselweyo,

xa beyoba besezandleni zoonina.

₁₃Ndingathetha ndithini na kuwe?

Ndingakuthelekisa nantoni, ntombindini Jerusalem?

Ndingakufanisa nantoni, khon' ukuze ndikuthuthuzele, ntombindini Ziyon?

Inxeba lakho linzulu okolwandle.

Ngubani ongakunyangayo?

₁₄Imibono yabashumayeli bakho yayingamampunge nenkohliso;

abalutyhilanga ukreqo lwakho ukuze kunqandwe ukuthinjwa kwakho.

Izihlabo abazibhekise kuwe zazibubuxoki obulahlekisayo.

₁₅Bonke abadlula kuwe bakuqhwabela izandla;

bayaphoxisa, banikina iintloko,

bekhangele kwintombi enguJerusalem,

besithi: “Ngaba esi sesiya sixeko bekufudula kusithiwa yinzwakazi egqibeleleyo, yimihlali yehlabathi liphela?”

₁₆Uza kuba ngundaba-mlonyeni kwiintshaba zakho zonke,

ziphoxise, zikunyevulele,

zisithi: “Simginyile khona!

Kunini silulindile olu suku!

Salufumana, sada salubona.”

₁₇UNdikhoyo wenze ngokwezicwangciso zakhe;

lizalisekile ilizwi lakhe awalixela kwakudala.

Ukubhukuqe engenanceba,

wenza ukuba iintshaba zakho zibe nemihlali;

ewe, uluphakamisile uphondo lwababandezeli bakho.

₁₈Abantu bakhala eNkosini, besithi:

“Nina zindonga zeZiyon, iinyembezi maziqukuqele okomfula imini nobusuku;

musani ukuphumla, namehlo enu ningawaphumzi.

₁₉Vukani nihlahlambe ebusuku ekungeneni komlindo wobusuku;

intliziyo yenu mayiphuphume okwamanzi phambi kweNkosi.

Ziphakamiseleni kuyo izandla zenu, ngenxa yobomi babantwana benu

abayobayo ngenxa yephango ekungeneni kwazo zonke izitalato.”

₂₀Khangela, Ndikhoyo, ubone;

ngoobani owakha wabenjenje?

Ingaba abafazi mabadle inzala yabo na,

abantwana ababampelesayo?

Ingaba umbingeleli nomshumayeli uthi mababulawe bafele esibingelelweni seNkosi na?

₂₁Eluthulini lwezitalato kulele umfana nexhego;

umlisela nomthinjana wakowethu ufe ngekrele.

Babulewe nguwe ngomhla wengqumbo yakho,

ubaxabela ungenalusini tu!

₂₂Kwanjengaxa umemela emsithweni wenjenjalo ukufunza kum esikhumbeni;

lunxunguphalo macala onke.

Akukho namnye owabhungcayo wasinda ngomhla wengqumbo kaNdikhoyo;

utshaba lwam lwabatshabalalisa abo bendibampelesa ndibondla.