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.