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.