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₁Yeka ukuhlala kodwa komuzi owawunabantu abaningi!

Usungumfelokazi owawunezizwe eziningi.

Owawuyinkosikazi phakathi kwezifunda usungobuswayo.

₂Uyakhala nokukhala ebusuku,

izinyembezi zawo zisezihlathini zawo;

kawunamduduzi phakathi kwazo zonke izithandwa zawo;

bonke abangane bawo bawuphathe ngenkohliso,

sebe yizitha zawo.

₃UJuda uthunjiwe ngenxa

yokuhlupheka nobugqila obuningi;

uhlala phakathi kwabezizwe,

katholi ukuphumula;

bonke abamzingelayo bamfica ephakathi kobuhlungu.

₄Izindlela zaseSiyoni ziyalila

ngokuba kungeziwa emikhosini emisiweyo;

onke amasango achithekile,

abapristi balo bayabubula;

izintombi zalo ziyahlupheka,

nalo linomunyu.

₅Abamelene nalo sebe yinhloko,

izitha zalo zinokuthula,

ngokuba uJehova ulihluphile

ngenxa yobuningi beziphambeko zalo;

izingane zalo ziye ekuthunjweni ebusweni bezitha.

₆Bonke ubukhosi bumukile

endodakazini yaseSiyoni;

izikhulu zalo sezinjengezindluzele ezingafumani idlelo,

zihambile zingenamandla ebusweni babaxoshayo.

₇IJerusalema liyakhumbula ezinsukwini

zokuhlupheka kwalo nezinsizi zalo

konke okuhle okwakukhona ezinsukwini zasendulo;

lapho abantu balo bewela esandleni sezitha,

kungekho olisizayo,

abamelene nalo balibona,

bahleka ukuchithwa kwalo.

₈IJerusalema lalonile kakhulu;

ngalokho seliyisinengiso;

bonke ababelidumisa sebelidelela

ngokuba bebone ubunqunu balo;

seliyabubula nalo, libuyela emuva.

₉Ukungcola kwalo

kwakusemaphethelweni alo,

alikhumbulanga ukuphela kwalo;

lehlile ngokumangalisayo, alinamduduzi.

Bheka, Jehova, ukuhlupheka kwami,

ngokuba isitha sizikhulisile.

₁₀Isitha selulile isandla saso

phezu kwakho konke okumnandi kwalo,

ngokuba sibonile ukuthi abezizwe

bangene endlini yalo engcwele,

owabayala ukuthi abayikungena ebandleni lakho.

₁₁Bonke abantu balo bayabubula,

befuna isinkwa sabo;

banika okumnandi kwabo ngokudla

ukuba babuyise umphefumulo.

Bheka, Jehova, ubhekisise,

ngokuba ngiyadelelwa.

₁₂“Akulutho kinina nonke enidlula

ngendlela na?

Bhekani, nibone

ukuba kukhona yini ubuhlungu

obunjengobuhlungu bami engehlelwe yibo,

uJehova angihluphe ngabo ngosuku lokufutheka kwentukuthelo yakhe.

₁₃“Ephezulu ungithumele umlilo

emathanjeni ami, wawahlula;

wenekele izinyawo zami inetha,

wangibuyisela emuva.

Ungenze incithakalo,

ngiphele amandla usuku lonke.

₁₄“Iziphambeko zami zaboshwa ngesandla sakhe,

zaba yijoka;

zalukwa, sezisentanyeni yami;

wakhubekisa amandla ami.

INkosi inginikele esandleni sabo engingenakumelana nabo.

₁₅“INkosi ilahlile onke amaqhawe ami phakathi kwami;

ingibizele umhlangano ukuphahlaza izinsizwa zami;

iNkosi inyathele njengasesikhamweni sewayini

intombi eyindodakazi yakwaJuda.

₁₆“Ngiyakhala ngalokhu;

iso lami, iso lami liyamululeka izinyembezi,

ngokuba umduduzi wami obeyakubuyisa umphefumulo wami ukude nami.

Abantwana bami bachithekile,

ngokuba isitha sahlulile.”

₁₇ISiyoni liyelula izandla zalo,

akakho oliduduzayo.

UJehova uyalile ngoJakobe ukuba abamzungezayo babe yizitha zakhe.

IJerusalema linjengesinengiso phakathi kwabo.

₁₈“UJehova ulungile,

ngokuba ngihlubukile izwi lakhe.

Ake nizwe, bantu bonke,

nibone ubuhlungu bami.

Izintombi zami nezinsizwa zami ziye ekuthunjweni.

₁₉“Ngazibiza izithandwa zami, zangikhohlisa.

Abapristi bami namalunga ami bafela emzini,

besafuna ukudla ukuba babuyise umphefumulo wabo.

₂₀“Bheka, Jehova, ngokuba nginosizi;

izibilini zami ziyaxhaphazela.

Inhliziyo yami iphendukile phakathi kwami,

ngokuba ngihlubukile nokuhlubuka.

Endle yinkemba eyaphucayo,

ekhaya ngukufa.

₂₁“Bezwile ukuthi ngiyabubula,

kepha anginamduduzi.

Zonke izitha zami zizwile ukuhlupheka kwami;

ziyathokoza ukuthi nguwe okwenzileyo.

Ululethile usuku olumemezileyo,

kepha ziyakuba njengami.

₂₂“Mabufike bonke ububi bazo ebusweni bakho,

wenze kuzo njengokwenza kwakho kimi

ngenxa yazo zonke iziphambeko zami,

ngokuba ukububula kwami kukhulu,

nenhliziyo idangele.”