Izililo
1:1 Yoo! Uhleli wodwa, umzi obantu baye bebaninzi; unjani
yiba njengomhlolokazi! Oyena mkhulu phakathi kweentlanga, nenkosazana
Utheni na ukuba ube ngugcino phakathi kwamaphondo!
1:2 Ulila elilile ebusuku, iinyembezi zakhe zisezidleleni zakhe;
zonke izithandane zakhe akanaye umthuthuzeli, zonke izihlobo zakhe zizenzele
banginiza kuyo, aba ziintshaba zayo.
1:3 UYuda uye ekuthinjweni ngenxa yeembandezelo nangenxa yobuninzi
ebukhobokeni: uhleli ezintlangeni, akafumani kuphumla;
abatshutshisi bamfumana phakathi kweengxingongo.
1:4 Iindlela zaseZiyon zenza isijwili, ngokungabikho kwabaya emithendelekweni;
Amasango ayo akanamntu, ababingeleli bayo bayancwina, Iintombi zayo zinosizi, kwaye
ukrakra.
1:5 Ababandezeli bayo basuka bakhulu, iintshaba zayo zinobunqobo; ngokuba uYehova unaye
yabandezelwa ngenxa yokreqo lwayo oluninzi;
iye ekuthinjweni phambi kotshaba.
1:6 Buphumile entombini enguZiyon bonke ubuhle bayo, nabathetheli bayo
asuke aba njengamaxhama angafumani dlelo, ahamba ngaphandle
amandla phambi komsukelayo.
1:7 IYerusalem yakhumbula ngemihla yeentsizi zayo neentsizi zayo
zonke izinto zayo ezinqwenelekayo, ebinazo kwamandulo, ekuhlaleni kwabantu bayo
yawa esandleni sotshaba, akwabakho uyincedayo, ababandezeli bayo
wambona, wadlala ngeesabatha zakhe.
1:8 IYerusalem yonile kakhulu; ngenxa yoko ususiwe; konke oko
yazukiswa yayidela, ngokuba babone ubuze bayo; ewe, nayo
uyancwina, ajike umva.
1:9 Ubunqambi bayo busezingutyeni zayo; ayilikhumbuli ikamva layo;
yehla ke ngokubalulekileyo; ebengenamthuthuzeli. Owu Yehova,
Zibone iintsizi zam; ngokuba utshaba luzikhulisile.
1:10 Umbandezeli usolule isandla sakhe phezu kwezinto zayo zonke ezinqwenelekayo;
Ibona iintlanga zingene engcweleni yayo, ezi zingene wena
wabawisela umthetho wokuba bangangeni ebandleni lakho.
1:11 Bonke abantu bayo bayancwina, befuna isonka; banike okukholekileyo kwabo
Uyabona, Yehova, ukhangele; ngokuba ndinguye
ube mbi.
1:12 Akunto na oku kuni nonke, nina nidlula ngendlela? khangelani, nibone ukuba zikho na
Nayiphi na intlungu enje ngentlungu yam, endayenzayo kum, endiyenzileyo
UYehova wandihlisela ishwangusha ngemini yokuvutha komsindo wakhe.
1:13 Uthume umlilo emathanjeni am, ephuma phezulu, waba woyisa
Uzanekele umnatha iinyawo zam, wandibuyisa umva;
undenze inxuwa, yonke imini ndityhafile.
1:14 Idyokhwe yezikreqo zam zibotshwe sisandla sakhe;
Unyuke weza entanyeni yam, uwawisa amandla am, Yehova
undinikele esandleni sabo, endingenako ukusuka kubo.
1:15 UYehova uwatshitshise onke amagorha am phakathi kwam;
Undimemele ibandla, ukuba laphule amadodana am;
Sixovule intombi enguYuda, njengesixovulelo sewayini.
1:16 Ngenxa yezo zinto ndiyalila; iliso lam, iliso lam lihla amanzi;
Ngokuba ekude kum umthuthuzeli, umbuyisi womphefumlo wam;
abantwana baphanzile, ngokuba utshaba luyoyisile.
1:17 IZiyon iyazolula izandla zayo, ayinamthuthuzeli;
UYehova ubawisele umthetho ngoYakobhi, ukuba ababandezeli bakhe makubekho
macala onke kuye: IYerusalem iyinto elubhorha phakathi kwabo.
1:18 UYehova ulilungisa; ngokuba bendiphikise umlomo wakhe.
khanive, nive, nonke nina bantu, niwubone umvandedwa wam: Iintombi zam neentombi zam
abafana baye ekuthinjweni.
1:19 Ndibize izithandane zam, zeza zandikhohlisa: Ababingeleli bam, namadoda amakhulu am
waphuma umphefumlo phakathi komzi, xa babefuna ukudla kwabo ukuze bancede
imiphefumlo yabo.
1:20 Khangela, Yehova; ngokuba ndibandezelekile; intliziyo yam
Itshintshile kum; ngokuba ndasuka ndagwilika kakhulu;
Oswelekelweyo, ekhaya kufana nokufa.
1:21 Bandivile ukuba ndiyancwina; ndathi, Andinamthuthuzeli;
Iintshaba zibuvile ububi bam; zinemihlali, ngokuba oko kwenziwe nguwe.
uya kuyizisa imini oyimemileyo, ziya kuba njengazo
kum.
1:22 Mabufike phambi kwakho bonke ububi bazo; wenze kubo njengoko unjalo wena
undenze ngenxa yezikreqo zam zonke; ngokuba kuninzi ukuncwina kwam;
ityhafile intliziyo yam.