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.