Izililo
5:1 Kukhumbule, Yehova, okusihleleyo; Khangela, ubone ukwethu
ungcikivo.
5:2 Ilifa lethu liphambukele kwabasemzini, nezindlu zethu zabasemzini.
5:3 Thina siziinkedama neenkedama;
5:4 Amanzi ethu siwasele ngemali; iinkuni zethu zithengiswa kuthi.
5:5 Intshutshiso iintamo zethu: Siyabulaleka, singaphumli.
5:6 Isandla sasinika amaYiputa, nama-Asiriya, ukuba abe
aneliseke sisonka.
5:7 Oobawo bonile, abakho; kwaye siye sabathwala
ubugwenxa.
5:8 Silawulwa ngabakhonzi; Akukho usihlangulayo
isandla sabo.
5:9 Isonka sethu sisizuza ngomphefumlo wethu esichengeni, ngenxa yekrele likaYehova
entlango.
5:10 Ulusu lwethu luvutha njengeziko ngenxa yolophu lwendlala.
5:11 Badlwengule abafazi eZiyon, Iintombi emizini yakwaYuda.
5:12 Abathetheli baxhonyiwe ngesandla sabo, ubuso bamadoda amakhulu abufani
imbeko.
5:13 Bathabatha abafana ukuba basile, abantwana bawa phantsi kweenkuni.
5:14 Amadoda amakhulu akayekile esangweni, amadodana amadodana emhlabeni wawo.
5:15 Iphelile imihlali yentliziyo yethu; ukungqungqa kwethu kujike kwaba kukumbambazela.
5:16 Siwile isithsaba entlokweni yethu; Yeha ke thina, kuba sonile!
5:17 Ngenxa yoko ityhafile intliziyo yethu; ngenxa yezo zinto amnyama amehlo ethu.
5:18 Ngenxa yentaba yaseZiyon, kuba ibharhile, Kuhamba iimpungutye phezu kwayo
yona.
5:19 Wena, Yehova, uhleli ngonaphakade; Itrone yakho ikwisizukulwana ngesizukulwana
isizukulwana.
5:20 Yini na ukuba usilibale ngonaphakade, Usilahle imihla emide?
5:21 Sibuyisele kuwe, Yehova; hlaziya imihla yethu
njengakudala.
5:22 Ke wena usilahlile kanye; ubunoburhalarhume ngakuthi.