Isililo
5:1 Khumbula, O Jehova, yini esehlele: bheka, futhi bheka yethu
isihlamba.
5:2 Ifa lethu liphendukele kwabafokazi, izindlu zethu kwabafokazi.
5:3 Siyizintandane nezintandane, omama bethu banjengabafelokazi.
5:4 Amanzi ethu siwaphuzile ngemali; izinkuni zethu zithengiswa kithi.
5:5 Izintamo zethu zingaphansi kokushushiswa: sikhandleka, futhi akukho ukuphumula.
5:6 Sinikeze isandla kwabaseGibhithe, futhi ama-Asiriya, ukuba
aneliseke ngesinkwa.
5:7 Okhokho bethu bonile, futhi abasekho; futhi sibathwele
ububi.
5:8 Izinceku ziye zabusa phezu kwethu, akekho oyosikhulula
isandla sabo.
5:9 Sizuza isinkwa sethu ngokubeka ukuphila kwethu engozini ngenxa yenkemba yeNkosi
ihlane.
5:10 Isikhumba sethu simnyama njengeziko ngenxa yendlala enkulu.
5:11 Badlwengula abesifazane eSiyoni, nezintombi emizini yakwaJuda.
5:12 Izikhulu zilengiswe ngesandla sabo: ubuso abadala ayengekho
ihlonishwe.
5:13 Bathatha izinsizwa ukugaya, futhi abantwana bawela ngaphansi kwezinkuni.
5:14 Abadala bayekile esangweni, nezinsizwa ekuhlabeleleni kwazo.
5:15 Ukuthokoza kwenhliziyo yethu kuphelile; ukusina kwethu kuphendulwe ukulila.
5:16 Umqhele uwile emakhanda ethu. Maye kithi, ngoba sonile!
5:17 Ngenxa yalokhu inhliziyo yethu iphelile; ngenxa yalezi zinto amehlo ethu afiphele.
5:18 Ngenxa yentaba yaseSiyoni, okuyinto eyincithakalo, izimpungushe ukuhamba phezu
yona.
5:19 Wena, O Jehova, umi kuze kube phakade; isihlalo sakho sobukhosi ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane
isizukulwane.
5:20 Kungani usikhohlwa kuze kube phakade, futhi usishiye isikhathi eside kangaka?
5:21 Sibuyisele kuwe, O Jehova, futhi sizophenduka. zivuselele izinsuku zethu
njengakudala.
5:22 Kodwa wena usilahlile ngokuphelele; usithukuthelele kakhulu.