uBharuki
4:1 Lena incwadi yemiyalo kaNkulunkulu, nomthetho omi njalo
phakade: bonke abaligcinayo bayakuphila; kodwa njengokuwushiya
uzofa.
4:2 Phenduka, O Jakobe, futhi uyibambe, uhambe ebusweni bukaJehova
ukukhanya kwawo, ukuze ukhanyiselwe.
4:3 Unganiki omunye udumo lwakho, noma izinto eziwusizo
kuwe esizweni esingaziwayo.
4:4 O Israyeli, siyajabula thina, ngoba izinto ezithandekayo kuNkulunkulu zenziwe
eyaziwa kithi.
4:5 Yibani nesibindi, bantu bami, isikhumbuzo sika-Israyeli.
4:6 Nathengiswa kwabezizwe, kungeyisikho ukuze nibhujiswe, kodwa ngokuba nina
nithukuthelisa uNkulunkulu, nanikelwa ezitheni.
4:7 Ngoba nimthukuthelisile owanenza nihlabela amademoni, hhayi
uNkulunkulu.
4:8 Senimkhohliwe uNkulunkulu ongunaphakade, owanikhuphula; futhi ninakho
yadabukisa iJerusalema eyakuncela.
4:9 Ngoba lapho ebona ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwehlela phezu kwakho, wathi: Lalela, O
nina enakhileyo eSiyoni; uNkulunkulu wehlisele phezu kwami ukulila okukhulu;
4:10 Ngoba ngabona ukuthunjwa kwamadodana ami namadodakazi, okuyinto Ephakadeni
alethwe phezu kwabo.
4:11 Ngabondla ngenjabulo; kodwa wabamukisa ngokukhala futhi
ukulila.
4:12 Makungabikho muntu othokoza ngami, ngingumfelokazi, noshiyiwe ngabaningi, ngenxa yesono.
izono zabantwana bami zishiywe dengwane; ngoba baphambuka emthethweni
kaNkulunkulu.
4:13 Abazazi izimiso zakhe, abahambanga ngezindlela zemiyalo yakhe.
futhi awunyatheli ezindleleni zokulaya ekulungeni kwakhe.
4:14 Abahlala eSiyoni mabeze, futhi bakhumbule ukuthunjwa kwami
amadodana namadodakazi, uJehova Ongunaphakade abehlisele wona.
4:15 Ngoba uye waletha phezu kwabo isizwe esivela kude, isizwe esinamahloni, futhi
ngolimi olungaziwa, owayengahloniphi ikhehla, noma engahawukeli umntwana.
4:16 Laba baye bathatha abantwana abathandekayo abathandekayo bomfelokazi, futhi bahamba
owaba yedwa engenamadodakazi.
4:17 Kodwa yini engingakusiza?
4:18 Ngoba lowo owaletha lezi zinhlupho phezu kwenu uyonikhulula e
izandla zezitha zakho.
4:19 Hambani, bantwana bami, hambani, ngoba mina ngishiywe dengwane.
4:20 Ngikhumule isambatho sokuthula, futhi ngifake phezu kwami indwangu yesaka
umkhuleko wami: ngiyakukhala kuJehova ezinsukwini zami.
4:21 Yibani nesibindi, bantwana bami, nikhale eNkosini, futhi uyokhulula
wena emandleni nasesandleni sezitha.
4:22 Ngoba ithemba lami phakade, ukuthi uyokusindisa; futhi injabulo injalo
woza kimi uvela koNgcwele, ngenxa yesihawu esizofika maduze
woza kini evela kuMsindisi wethu waphakade.
4:23 Ngoba ngalithuma ngokulila lokukhala, kodwa uNkulunkulu uzakunipha
ngibuye ngentokozo nangentokozo kuze kube phakade.
4:24 Njengalokhu omakhelwane baseSiyoni sebebonile ukuthunjwa kwakho, kanjalo kuyakuba
bayakubona masinyane ukusindiswa kwenu okuvela kuNkulunkulu wethu okuzakwehlela phezu kwenu
ngenkazimulo enkulu, nangokukhazimula kwaPhakade.
4:25 Bantwana bami, bekezelani ulaka oluvela kuNkulunkulu.
ngoba isitha sakho sikuzingele; kodwa masinyane uzobona eyakhe
incithakalo, uyakunyathela entanyeni yakhe.
4:26 Abathandekayo bami baye bahamba ngezindlela ezimbi, futhi bathathwa njengomhlambi
abanjwe izitha.
4:27 Yibani nenduduzo, bantwana bami, futhi nikhale kuNkulunkulu, ngoba niyakuba
khumbulani yena olehlisele lezizinto phezu kwenu.
4:28 Ngoba njengoba nje kwaba ingqondo yenu ukuduka kuNkulunkulu: ngakho, njengoba ubuyile, funa
naye izikhathi eziyishumi.
4:29 Ngoba lowo olethe lezi zinhlupho phezu kwenu uyokuletha
intokozo yaphakade ngensindiso yakho.
4:30 Thatha inhliziyo enhle, O Jerusalema, ngoba lowo owakuqamba lelo gama
akududuze.
4:31 Zilusizi labo abakuhluphayo, futhi bajabule ngokuwa kwakho.
4:32 Idabukisa imizi abantwana bakho ababeyikhonza;
owamukela amadodana akho.
4:33 Ngoba njengoba yena wajabulela incithakalo yakho, futhi wajabula ngokuwa kwakho, kanjalo yena
ibe lusizi ngokuchithwa kwayo.
4:34 Ngoba ngiyosusa ukuthokoza kwesixuku sakhe esikhulu, nokuziqhenya kwakhe
iyakuphendulwa isililo.
4:35 Ngoba umlilo uyokwehlela phezu kwakhe kusukela kwaphakade, isikhathi eside ukukhuthazela; futhi
liyakuhlalwa amademoni isikhathi eside.
4:36 O Jerusalema, bheka ngakuwe ngasempumalanga, futhi bheka intokozo ukuthi
iza kuwe ivela kuNkulunkulu.
4:37 Bheka, amadodana akho, owawamukisa, ayeza abuthene ndawonye
kusukela empumalanga kuye entshonalanga ngezwi loNgcwele, bethokoza e
inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu.