Isililo
1:1 Yeka ukuthi umuzi uhlezi wodwa, owawugcwele abantu! unjani
ube njengomfelokazi! owayemkhulu phakathi kwezizwe nendodakazi yenkosi
yeka ukuthi ibe yintambo phakathi kwezifunda!
1:2 Uyakhala kakhulu ebusuku, futhi izinyembezi zakhe zisezihlathini zakhe: phakathi
zonke izithandwa zakhe akanaye omduduzayo; bonke abangane bakhe basebenzile
ngokukhohlisa nalo, sebeyizitha zalo.
1:3 UJuda uye ekuthunjweni ngenxa yosizi, futhi ngenxa yobukhulu
ubugqila, uhlala phakathi kwezizwe, akakutholi ukuphumula;
abashushisi bamfica phakathi kwezimo ezinzima.
1:4 Izindlela zaseSiyoni ziyalila, ngokuba abekho abeza emikhosini emisiweyo.
amasango alo ayincithakalo, abapristi balo bayabubula, izintombi zalo zihluphekile, futhi
unomunyu.
1:5 Izitha zalo likhulu, izitha zalo ziphumelele; ngoba uJehova unaye
yalihlupha ngobuningi beziphambeko zalo;
bathunjwa phambi kwesitha.
1:6 Futhi kusukela endodakazini yaseSiyoni bonke ubuhle bayo bumukile: izikhulu zayo
banjengezindluzele ezingafumani dlelo, zihambe ngaphandle
amandla phambi komxoshi.
1:7 IJerusalema lakhumbula ezinsukwini zosizi nosizi lwalo
zonke izinto zalo ezithandekayo elalinazo ezinsukwini zasendulo, lapho abantu balo
yawela esandleni sesitha, akwabakho wasisiza, izitha
wambona, waklolodela ngamasabatha akhe.
1:8 IJerusalema yonile kakhulu; ngalokho ususiwe: konke lokho
bayayihlonipha bayidelele, ngokuba babone ubunqunu bayo: yebo, nayo
uyabubula, abuyele emuva.
1:9 Ukungcola kwalo kusemiphethweni yalo; alikhumbuli ukuphela kwalo;
yehla ngokumangalisayo; yayingenamduduzi. O Jehova,
bheka ukuhlupheka kwami, ngokuba isitha sizikhulisile.
1:10 Umphikisi welulele isandla sakhe phezu kwazo zonke izinto zalo ezithandekayo
ibonile ukuthi abezizwe bangene endlini yayo engcwele wena
wabalaya ukuthi bangangeni ebandleni lakho.
1:11 Bonke abantu bayo bayabubula, bafuna isinkwa; banikeze okumnandi kwabo
bheka, Jehova, ubhekisise; ngoba mina
ube mubi.
1:12 Akulutho yini kini nonke enidlulayo? bhekani, nibone uma kukhona
noma yibuphi usizi olunjengolusizi lwami, engabuzwa ngalo
UJehova ungihluphile ngosuku lwentukuthelo yakhe evuthayo.
1:13 Kusukela phezulu, uye wathumela umlilo emathanjeni ami, futhi wanqoba
wenekele izinyawo zami inetha, ungibuyisele emuva;
wangenza incithakalo, ngaquleka usuku lonke.
1:14 Ijoka leziphambeko zami liboshwe ngesandla sakhe;
wakhuphukela entanyeni yami, wawisa amandla ami, Jehova
unginikele esandleni sabo, engingenakusuka kubo.
1:15 UJehova uwanyathele phansi onke amaqhawe ami phakathi kwami.
ungibizele umhlangano wokuchoboza izinsizwa zami;
unyathele intombi, indodakazi yakwaJuda, njengasesikhamweni sewayini.
1:16 Ngenxa yalezi zinto ngiyakhala; iso lami, iso lami ligeleza amanzi;
ngokuba umduduzi obeyakukhulula umphefumulo wami ukude nami;
abantwana bachithekile, ngokuba isitha sinqobile.
1:17 IZiyoni yelula izandla zayo, futhi akakho oyiduduzayo
UJehova uyale ngoJakobe ukuba izitha zakhe zibe khona
nxazonke zakhe: iJerusalema linjengowesifazane osesikhathini phakathi kwabo.
1:18 UJehova ulungile; ngokuba ngihlubukile emyalweni wakhe;
ake nizwe, nonke bantu, nibone usizi lwami: izintombi zami nezintombi zami
izinsizwa zithunjiwe.
1:19 Ngabiza izithandwa zami, kodwa bangikhohlisile: abapristi bami namalunga ami
waphuma emzini, besafuna inyama yabo ukuze bakhulule
imiphefumulo yabo.
1:20 Bheka, O Jehova; ngokuba ngisosizini, izibilini zami ziyathuthumela; inhliziyo yami
uphendukile phakathi kwami; ngokuba ngihlubukile nokuhlubuka kwami;
oshonelwe, ekhaya kunjengokufa.
1:21 Bazwile ukuthi ngiyabubula: akakho ongiduduzayo: konke okwami
izitha zizwile ngosizi lwami; bayajabula ngokuthi ukwenzile;
uyoletha usuku olubizile, futhi ziyoba njengazo
kimi.
1:22 Mabufike bonke ububi babo phambi kwakho; wenze kubo njengalokhu nawe
wenzé kimi ngenxa yazo zonke iziphambeko zami, ngokuba ukububula kwami kuningi
inhliziyo yami iphelile.