Isililo
2:1 UJehova uye wayisibekela kanjani indodakazi yaseSiyoni ngefu kweyakhe
ukuthukuthela, wehlisele emhlabeni ubuhle buka-Israyeli busuka ezulwini.
akakhumbulanga isenabelo sezinyawo zakhe ngosuku lwentukuthelo yakhe.
2:2 UJehova uzigwinyile zonke izindawo zokuhlala zikaJakobe, futhi akazange
udabukile: ngokufutheka kwakhe udilizile izinqaba zeNkosi
indodakazi kaJuda; uziwisele phansi;
bangcolisa umbuso nezikhulu zawo.
2:3 Unqamule ngokufutheka kwentukuthelo yakhe zonke izimpondo zika-Israyeli
wasibuyisela emuva isandla sakhe sokunene phambi kwesitha, wavutha phezu kwakhe
uJakobe njengomlilo ovuthayo odla inhlangothi zonke.
2:4 Unsale umnsalo wakhe njengesitha, wema ngesandla sakhe sokunene njengesitha
isitha, babulala konke okwakubonakala kukuhle emehlweni etendeni
wendodakazi yaseSiyoni, wathulula ukufutheka kwakhe njengomlilo.
2:5 UJehova unjengesitha, wamgwinya u-Israyeli, wamgwinya
ikhuphule zonke izigodlo zayo; izichithile izinqaba zayo, yazenza
kwanda endodakazini yakwaJuda ukulila nokulila.
2:6 Futhi uye wathatha ngendluzula itabernakele lakhe, njengokungathi e
insimu, izichithile izindawo zayo zokuhlangana;
wenza ukuba kukhohlakalwe imikhosi emisiweyo namasabatha eSiyoni, wakwenza
idelelekile ekuvutheni kolaka lwayo inkosi nompristi.
2:7 UJehova ulilahlile i-altare lakhe, unengwa yindlu yakhe engcwele
unikele esandleni sesitha izindonga zezigodlo zalo; bona
baba umsindo endlini kaJehova njengosuku lomkhosi
idili.
2:8 UJehova unqume ukudiliza ugange lwendodakazi yaseSiyoni
welula umucu wokulinganisa, akasibuyisanga isandla sakhe
ngalokho wenza igoqo lokuvikela nogange lwaba ukulila; bona
baphelelwa amandla ndawonye.
2:9 Amasango alo acwile emhlabathini; ulichithile waliphihliza
imigoqo: inkosi yalo nezikhulu zalo baphakathi kwabezizwe: umthetho awukho
Okuningi; abaprofethi bawo abatholi mbono ovela kuJehova.
2:10 Abadala bendodakazi yaseSiyoni bahlala phansi, futhi bagcine
bathela uthuli emakhanda abo; sebebhincile
izigqoko zamasaka, izintombi zaseJerusalema zilenga phansi
amakhanda phansi.
2:11 Amehlo ami aphela izinyembezi, izibilini zami ziyathuthumela, isibindi sami siyathululwa
emhlabeni, ngenxa yokuchithwa kwendodakazi yabantu bami;
ngokuba abantwana nabancela bayadangala emigwaqweni yomuzi.
2:12 Bathi konina: Aphi amabele newayini? lapho bequleka njengoba
abagwaziweyo ezitaladini zomuzi, lapho umphefumulo wabo uthululwa
esifubeni sikanina.
2:13 Yini engiyakuthatha ukuze ngifakaze ngawe? ngizoyifanisa nani
wena ndodakazi yaseJerusalema? ngingakulingana nani, ukuze ngilingane
ngikududuze, ndodakazi eyintombi yaseZiyoni? ngoba ukonakala kwakho kukhulu
ulwandle: ngubani ongakuphulukisa na?
2:14 Abaprofethi bakho babone izinto eziyize neziwubuwula ngawe
ungambuli ububi bakho, ukuze ubuyise ukuthunjwa kwakho; kodwa ngibonile
kuwe imithwalo yamanga nezizathu zokuxoshwa.
2:15 Bonke abadlulayo bashaya ihlombe ngawe; ahayize anikine ikhanda
endodakazini yeJerusalema, besithi: Yilo yini umuzi abantu abawubiza ngokuthi iTheo
ukuphelela kobuhle, intokozo yomhlaba wonke?
2:16 Zonke izitha zakho zikhamisele imilomo yazo ngokumelene nawe;
baququde amazinyo, bathi: 'Siyigwinyile;
usuku ebesilulindele; sikutholile, sikubonile.
2:17 UJehova ukwenzile abekuhlosile; uligcwalisile izwi lakhe
ayeyale ngakho ezinsukwini zasendulo: ukuchithile, waba nakho
akahawukelwa, wenze ukuba isitha sakho sijabule ngawe
phakamisa uphondo lwezitha zakho.
2:18 Inhliziyo yabo wakhala kuJehova, O lugange lwendodakazi yaseSiyoni
izinyembezi zigeleza njengomfula imini nobusuku; ungavumeli
inhlamvu yeso lakho iphelile.
2:19 Vuka, ukhale ebusuku: ekuqaleni imilindo athulule
inhliziyo yakho njengamanzi phambi kobuso bukaJehova; phakamisa izandla zakho
kuye ngenxa yempilo yabantwana bakho ababulawa ukulamba
phezulu kuzo zonke izitaladi.
2:20 Bheka, O Jehova, futhi ucabange ukuthi ubani okwenzile lokhu. Ingabe i
abesifazane badle izithelo zabo, nezingane ezinde? umpristi kanye
umprofethi abulawelwe endlini engcwele yeNkosi?
2:21 Abancane nabadala balele phansi emigwaqweni: izintombi zami kanye
izinsizwa zami ziwile ngenkemba; ubahlabile ngosuku lukaJehova
intukuthelo yakho; ubulele, awuhawukelanga.
2:22 Ubizile ngokwesabekayo kwami nxazonke njengosuku olunesizotha,
usuku lolaka lukaJehova akukho noyedwa owaphunyukayo, nosalayo; enginakho
isitha sami sibhuqiwe, sasongwa.