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₁Yeka ukuhlala kodwa komuzi owawunabantu abaningi!

Usungumfelokazi owawunezizwe eziningi.

Owawuyinkosikazi phakathi kwezifunda usungobuswayo.

₂Uyakhala nokukhala ebusuku, izinyembezi zawo zisezihlathini zawo;

kawunamduduzi phakathi kwazo zonke izithandwa zawo;

bonke abangane bawo bawuphathé ngenkohliso, sebeyizitha zawo.

₃UJuda uthunjiwe ngenxa yokuhlupheka nobugqila obuningi;

uhlala phakathi kwabezizwe, katholi ukuphumula;

bonke abamzingelayo bamfica ephakathi kobuhlungu.

₄Izindlela zaseSiyoni ziyalila ngokuba kungeziwa emikhosini emisiweyo;

onke amasango achithekile, abapristi balo bayabubula;

izintombi zalo ziyahlupheka, nalo linomunyu.

₅Abamelene nalo sebeyinhloko, izitha zalo zinokuthula,

ngokuba uJehova ulihluphile ngenxa yobuningi beziphambeko zalo;

izingane zalo ziyé ekuthunjweni ebusweni bezitha.

₆Bonke ubukhosi bumukile endodakazini yaseSiyoni;

izikhulu zalo sezinjengezindluzele ezingafumani idlelo,

zihambile zingenamandla ebusweni babaxoshayo.

₇IJerusalema liyakhumbula ezinsukwini zokuhlupheka kwalo nezinsizi zalo

konke okuhle okwakukhona ezinsukwini zasendulo;

lapho abantu balo bewela esandleni sezitha, kungekho olisizayo,

abamelene nalo balibona, bahleka ukuchithwa kwalo.

₈IJerusalema lalonile kakhulu; ngalokho seliyisinengiso;

bonke ababelidumisa sebelidelela ngokuba beboné ubunqunu balo;

seliyabubula nalo, libuyela emuva.

₉Ukungcola kwalo kwakusemaphethelweni alo, alikhumbulanga ukuphela kwalo;

lehlile ngokumangalisayo, alinamduduzi.

Bheka, Jehova, ukuhlupheka kwami, ngokuba isitha sizikhulisile.

₁₀Isitha selulile isandla saso phezu kwakho konke okumnandi kwalo,

ngokuba sibonile ukuthi abezizwe bangené endlini yalo engcwele,

owabayala ukuthi abayikungena ebandleni lakho.

₁₁Bonke abantu balo bayabubula, befuna isinkwa sabo;

banika okumnandi kwabo ngokudla ukuba babuyise umphefumulo.

Bheka, Jehova, ubhekisise, ngokuba ngiyadelelwa.

₁₂Akulutho kinina nonke enidlula ngendlela na? Bhekani, nibone

ukuba kukhona yini ubuhlungu obunjengobuhlungu bami engehlelwe yibo,

uJehova angihluphé ngabo ngosuku lokufutheka kwentukuthelo yakhe.

₁₃Ephezulu ungithumele umlilo emathanjeni ami, wawahlula;

wenekele izinyawo zami inetha, wangibuyisela emuva.

Ungenzé incithakalo, ngiphele amandla usuku lonke.

₁₄Iziphambeko zami zaboshwa ngesandla sakhe, zaba-yijoka;

zalukwa, sezisentanyeni yami; wakhubekisa amandla ami.

INkosi inginikele esandleni sabo engingenakumelana nabo.

₁₅INkosi ilahlile onke amaqhawe ami phakathi kwami;

ingibizele umhlangano ukuphahlaza izinsizwa zami;

iNkosi inyathele njengasesikhamweni sewayini intombi eyindodakazi yakwaJuda.

₁₆Ngiyakhala ngalokhu; iso lami, iso lami liyamululeka izinyembezi,

ngokuba umduduzi wami obeyakubuyisa umphefumulo wami ukude nami.

Abantwana bami bachithekile, ngokuba isitha sahlulile.

₁₇ISiyoni liyelula izandla zalo, akakho oliduduzayo.

UJehova uyalile ngoJakobe ukuba abamzungezayo babe-yizitha zakhe.

IJerusalema linjengesinengiso phakathi kwabo.

₁₈UJehova ulungile, ngokuba ngihlubukile izwi lakhe.

Ake nizwe, bantu bonke, nibone ubuhlungu bami.

Izintombi zami nezinsizwa zami ziye ekuthunjweni.

₁₉Ngazibiza izithandwa zami, zangikhohlisa.

Abapristi bami namalunga ami bafela emzini,

besafuna ukudla ukuba babuyise umphefumulo wabo.

₂₀Bheka, Jehova, ngokuba nginosizi; izibilini zami ziyaxhaphazela.

Inhliziyo yami iphendukile phakathi kwami, ngokuba ngihlubukile nokuhlubuka.

Endle yinkemba eyaphucayo, ekhaya ngukufa.

₂₁Bezwile ukuthi ngiyabubula, kepha anginamduduzi.

Zonke izitha zami zizwile ukuhlupheka kwami; ziyathokoza ukuthi nguwe okwenzileyo.

Ululethile usuku olumemezileyo, kepha ziyakuba-njengami.

₂₂Mabufike bonke ububi bazo ebusweni bakho,

wenze kuzo njengokwenza kwakho kimi ngenxa yazo zonke iziphambeko zami,

ngokuba ukububula kwami kukhulu, nenhliziyo idangele.