uBharuki
4:1 Yiyo le incwadi yemithetho kaThixo, nomyalelo ohlala uhleli
naphakade; bonke abayigcinayo baya kuphila; kodwa njengokuyishiya
uya kufa.
4:2 Jika, Yakobi, ubambelele kuyo; Hamba ebusweni bukaYehova
ukukhanya kwawo, ukuze ukhanyiselwe.
4:3 Imbeko yakho musa ukuyinika omnye, neento eziyingenelo;
kuwe kuhlanga lwasemzini.
4:4 Unoyolo, Sirayeli, ngokuba izinto ezikholekileyo kakuhle kuye uThixo zenziwe
yaziwa kuthi.
4:5 Yomelelani, bantu bam, sisikhumbuzo sikaSirayeli.
4:6 Nathengiswa ngani kuzo iintlanga, kungekhona ukuze kutshatyalaliswe nina;
nimqumbise uThixo, nanikelwa ezintshabeni.
4:7 Kuba namqumbisa lowo wanenzayo ngokubingelela kwiidemon, ananditsho
uThixo.
4:8 Nimlibele uThixo ongunaphakade, owaninyusayo; kwaye ninayo
yenze buhlungu iYerusalem, yona yangayo.
4:9 Kuba yabubona ubushushu bukaThixo phezu kwakho, yathi, Phulaphula, Owu!
bemi baseZiyon: UThixo undenzele isijwili esikhulu;
4:10 Ngokuba ndibone ukuthinjwa koonyana bam neentombi zam, Ongunaphakade
eziswe phezu kwabo.
4:11 Ndabondla ngovuyo; wabandulula belila nokulila
ukuzila.
4:12 Makungabikho namnye undivuyelelayo mna mhlolokazi, ndishiywe nabaninzi;
izono zabantwana bam zisenkangala; ngokuba bakreqile kuwo umthetho
kaThixo.
4:13 Abayazi imimiselo yakhe, abahamba ngendlela yemithetho yakhe;
akawunyathelanga umendo woqeqesho ebulungiseni bakhe.
4:14 Mabeze abemi baseZiyon, bakukhumbule ukuthinjwa kwam
oonyana neentombi, awabazisela bona ngonaphakade.
4:15 Ngokuba iziswe phezu kwabo uhlanga oluvela kude, uhlanga olungenazintloni, olungenantloni
ongolwimi lwasemzini, ongahloneli nto ixhego, nomntwana onosizi.
4:16 Aba baye babakhuphile abantwana abathandekayo bomhlolokazi, bemka
Ebesele yedwa eshiywe ziintombi.
4:17 Ndingakunceda ngantoni ke?
4:18 Kuba lowo wanihliselayo ezi zibetho uya kunihlangula esandleni
zizandla zeentshaba zakho.
4:19 Hambani, bantwana bam, hambani; ngokuba ndishiywe ndim.
4:20 Ndikhulule ingubo yoxolo, ndabeka ezirhwexayo phezu kwam
ndikhala kuYehova ngemihla yam.
4:21 Yibani nomxhelo owonwabileyo, bantwana bam, khalani kuYehova, wobahlangula
wena emandleni nasesandleni seentshaba.
4:22 Ngokuba ithemba lam lingunaphakade, ukuba wokusindisa; kwaye uvuyo lunjalo
yiza kum uphuma koyiNgcwele, ngenxa yenceba eza kamsinya
yiza kuwe evela kuMsindisi wethu ongunaphakade.
4:23 Kuba ndanithuma nisenza isijwili, nilila; ke uThixo uya kuninika
ndiphinde ndibuye ndinovuyo nemivuyo engunaphakade.
4:24 Njengoko bakubonileyo oko kuthinjwa kwakho, abamelwane baseZiyon, baya kwenjenjalo
zilubone kamsinya usindiso lwenu oluvela kuThixo wethu, oluya kunifikela
ngobuqaqawuli obukhulu, nokubengezela koPhezukonke.
4:25 Bantwana bam, yinyamezeleni ingqumbo, efike phezu kwenu evela kuThixo;
ngokuba utshaba lwakho lukutshutshisile; kodwa kamsinya wobona eyakhe
Imbuqo, uyinyathele entanyeni yakhe.
4:26 Iintlungu zam zahamba ngeendlela ezizizo, zaba njengomhlambi
zibanjwe ziintshaba.
4:27 Thuthuzelani, bantwana bam, nikhale kuThixo;
nimkhumbule onizisileyo ezi zinto.
4:28 Kuba, njengoko beninqwenelayo ukulahlekana kuThixo;
naye izihlandlo ezilishumi ngaphezulu.
4:29 Kuba lowo usizisileyo ezi zibetho uya kukuzisela wena
Uvuyo olungunaphakade ngosindiso lwakho.
4:30 Yiba nentliziyo elungileyo, Yerusalem;
thuthuzela wena.
4:31 Balusizi ababandezeli bakho, Bavuyela ukuwa kwakho;
4:32 Imbi yona imizi ababeyikhonza oonyana bakho;
owabamkelayo oonyana bakho.
4:33 Kuba njengoko yakuvuyelayo ukwaphuka kwakho, yakuvuyela ukuwa kwakho, iya kwenjenjalo ke
ibe buhlungu ngenxa yokuphanziswa kwayo.
4:34 Ngokuba ndiya kuyisusa imihlali yengxokolo yayo enkulu, neqhayiya layo
siya kujika sibe sisijwili.
4:35 Kuba kuya kuza phezu kwayo umlilo kwasephakadeni, ukuba iphele; kwaye
iya kumiwa ziidemon ixesha elide.
4:36 Yerusalem, bheka ngakuwe empumalanga, ubone uvuyo olukhoyo
iza kuwe ivela kuThixo.
4:37 Yabona, bayeza oonyana bakho, owabandululayo;
kuthabathele empumalanga kuse entshonalanga, ngelizwi loyiNgcwele, ndidlamkile kulo
uzuko lukaThixo.