Izililo
2:1 Hayi, ukuba uYehova uyibekele intombi uZiyon ilifu layo?
Wabuphosa emhlabeni ubungangamsha bukaSirayeli;
Akasikhumbula isihlalo seenyawo zakhe ngemini yomsindo wakhe.
2:2 INkosi yam iwaginyile, ayawagqiba onke amakriwa akwaYakobi
Izigungxule ngokuphuphuma komsindo wayo iinqaba zomkhosi kaYehova
intombi kaYuda; uzihlisele emhlabeni;
ubuhlambele ubukumkani nabathetheli babo.
2:3 Izixakazile ngokuvutha komsindo wayo zonke iimpondo zikaSirayeli;
Wasibuyisa umva isandla sakhe sokunene ebusweni botshaba;
UYakobi njengomlilo olenyayo, odlayo ngeenxa zonke.
2:4 Isityedile isaphetha sayo njengotshaba;
umbandezeli, wazibulala zonke izinto ezinqwenelekayo emehlweni ententeni
yentombi enguZiyon: ibuphalazile ubushushu bayo njengomlilo.
2:5 UYehova usuke waba njengotshaba;
zonke iingxande zayo ezinde, izonakalisile iinqaba zayo ezinkulu;
Kwakhula entombini yakwaYuda isijwili nesijwili.
2:6 Kwaye uwuhluthe ngogonyamelo umnquba wakhe, njengokungathi ngowelitye
Uzitshabalalisile iindawo zakhe zebandla, uYehova
wenza ukuba ilityalwe eZiyon imithendeleko neesabatha, kwaye uyenzile
ecekiswe ngokubhavuma komsindo wakhe ukumkani nombingeleli.
2:7 UYehova usihlambele isibingelelo sakhe, uyicekisile ingcwele yakhe;
Uzinikele esandleni sotshaba iindonga zeengxande zayo ezinde; bona
Nixolile endlwini kaYehova njengemini yomthendeleko
umthendeleko.
2:8 UYehova ucinge ukonakalisa udonga lwentombi enguZiyon;
wolule ulutya lokulinganisa, akasibuyisa isandla sakhe;
Wenza ungqameko lomsele lwaba nesijwili, kwanodonga; bona
batyhafa kunye.
2:9 Amasango ayo atshonile emhlabeni; uyitshabalalisile, uyaphule
imivalo: ukumkani wayo nabathetheli bayo baphakathi kweentlanga;
Kaninzi; abaprofeti bayo abafumani mbono kuYehova.
2:10 Ahleli emhlabeni amadoda amakhulu entombi enguZiyon, egcina
bathi cwaka, bazigalele ngothuli entloko; babhinqile
Ngeengubo ezirhwexayo, Iintombi zaseYerusalem zijinga phantsi
iintloko emhlabeni.
2:11 Amehlo am aphela ziinyembezi, ziyabila izibilini zam, Isibindi sam siyaphalala
emhlabeni, ngenxa yokwaphuka kwentombi yabantu bam;
ngokuba besifa abantwana nabasemabeleni ezitratweni zomzi.
2:12 Bathi koonina, Iphi na ingqolowa newayini? xa belila ngathi
abangxwelerhiweyo ezitratweni zomzi, Ekuphalazeni umphefumlo wabo
esifubeni sikanina.
2:13 Ndiya kukungqina ngantoni na? ndingafanisa nantoni na
Wena, ntombi yaseYerusalem? ndikulingana ntoni na, ukuze ndilingane
Uyakuthuthuzela, nkazanandini, ntombi inguZiyon? ngokuba kukhulu ukwaphuka kwakho
Lulwandle: ngubani na onokukuphilisa?
2:14 Abaprofeti bakho bakubonele imibono yento engento nejavujavu;
abutyhila ubugwenxa bakho, ukuba kubuyiswe ukuthinjwa kwakho; kodwa ndibonile
izihlabo ezingezizo, nezigxobhozo.
2:15 Babetha izandla ngawe bonke abadlula ngendlela; benza umsondlo, bahlunguzele iintloko
entombini enguYerusalem, besithi, Ngulo mzi na lo, abathi, NguMzi lowo?
ukugqibelela kobuhle, ukuvuya kwehlabathi lonke?
2:16 Zonke iintshaba zakho zikwakhamisela umlomo;
batshixizela amazinyo; bathi, Siyiginyile; inene, kunjalo
imini ebesiyilindele; siyifumene, siyibonile.
2:17 Ukwenzile uYehova abekunkqangiyele; Ulifezile ilizwi lakhe
owawisa umthetho ngemihla yamandulo, ukugungxule, waba nako
uluvuyisile utshaba lwakho ngawe;
phakamisa uphondo lwababandezeli bakho.
2:18 Intliziyo yabo ikhala kuYehova; Ludonga lwentombi enguZiyon, maluvumele
Iinyembezi zehla njengomlambo imini nobusuku; makungabikho
Ukhozo lweliso lakho luphelile.
2:19 Vuka, uhlahlambe ebusuku; ekuqaleni kwemilindo phalaza
njengamanzi intliziyo yakho phambi kobuso bukaYehova; phakamisa izandla zakho
ngenxa yomphefumlo wabantwana bakho, abatyhafileyo kukulamba
phezulu kuzo zonke izitrato.
2:20 Bona, Yehova, ukhangele, ngubani na lo wenjenje ukumphatha kakubi? Ngaba i
Abafazi badle iziqhamo zabo, nabantwana bomzuzwana? umbingeleli kunye
Ngaba umprofeti lowo wayeza kubulawelwa engcweleni kaYehova?
2:21 Balele emhlabeni amadodana namadoda amakhulu, Iintombi zam neentombi zam
abafana bam bawile likrele; wababulala ngomhla wesabatha
umsindo wakho; ubulele, akwaba nanceba.
2:22 Ukumemile ngokwemini yomthendeleko ukunxunguphala kwam ngeenxa zonke;
ngemini yomsindo kaYehova akukho usindayo, usalayo, endinabo
lubharhile utshaba lwam.