UMika
4:1 Ke kaloku, ngemihla yokugqibela, intaba yeNtabeni
indlu kaYehova iya kuzinza encotsheni yeentaba;
liya kuphakanyiswa ngaphezu kweenduli; abantu baya kugxalathelana ukuya kuyo.
4:2 Zofika iintlanga ezininzi, zithi, Yizani, sinyuke siye ezweni;
Intaba kaYehova, nendlu kaThixo kaYakobi; kwaye uya kwenjenjalo
Sifundise iindlela zakhe, ukuze sihambe ngomendo wakhe;
phumani eZiyon, nelizwi likaYehova eYerusalem.
4:3 Uya kugweba phakathi kwezizwe ezininzi, ohlwaye iintlanga ezinamandla, asekude;
cima ziwakhande amakrele azo abe ngamakhuba, nezikhali zazo;
uhlanga aluyi kuphakamisela uhlanga ikrele;
abasayi kuphinda bafunde ukulwa.
4:4 Baya kuhlala elowo phantsi komdiliya wakhe, naphantsi komkhiwane wakhe; kwaye
kungabikho ubothusayo, ngokuba umlomo kaYehova wemikhosi unomlomo
wayithetha.
4:5 Ngokuba zonke izizwe ziya kuhamba, elowo egameni lothixo wakhe;
Hambani egameni likaYehova uThixo wethu ngonaphakade kanaphakade.
4:6 Ngaloo mini, utsho uYehova, ndiya kubahlanganisa abaqhwalelayo, ndibahlanganise
ndiya kubahlanganisa abagxothiweyo, nabendimphethe kakubi;
4:7 Kwaye isiqhwala ndiya kumenza amasalela, nabagxothiweyo kude
luhlanga olunamandla, uYehova uya kuba ngukumkani phezu kwabo entabeni yaseZiyon
Kususela ngoku kude kuse ephakadeni.
4:8 Wena ke, nqaba ende yomhlambi, nduli yentombi enguZiyon!
luya kuza kuwe, olwakuqala ulawulo; ubukumkani buya kufika
kwintombi yaseYerusalem.
4:9 Ngokunje ukhalelani na ngoku kukhala? Akukho kumkani na kuwe? yeyakho
utshabalele umcebisi? ngokuba ubanjwe unenimba, njengozalayo.
4:10 Zibhijabhije, ubhinqe, uzale, ntombi inguZiyon, njengomfazi
ngokuba uya kuphuma ngoku esixekweni, ube uya kuphuma
hlala endle, ude uye eBhabheli; uya khona
kuhlangulwe; uya kukukhulula khona uYehova esandleni sakho
iintshaba.
4:11 Ngoku ke kuhlanganisene iintlanga ezininzi ngawe, zisithi, Myeke;
siyinqambi, amehlo ethu akhangele eZiyon.
4:12 Ke zona ezi azizazi iingcinga zikaYehova, aziqondi okwakhe
icebo, kuba uya kuwabutha njengezithungu esandeni.
4:13 Suk’ ume, ubhule, ntombi inguZiyon, kuba uphondo lwakho ndilwenza isinyithi.
neempuphu zakho ndiya kuzenza ubhedu, utyumze into eninzi
abantu, ndiyingcwalise kuYehova inzuzo yabo, nakubantu babo
ubutyebi eNkosini yehlabathi lonke.