UZimu nekosi yeJerusalema
1Kubayini bezizwe bayaluza
nabantu bahumuzela na?
Kungelize!
2Amakhosi wephasi ayazihlela,
nababusi baluka amaqhinga
ngoSomnini nangozesiweko wakhe ngokuthi:
3“Asivuthuleni iintambo zayo,
silahle iimbopho zayo kude nathi.”
4Yena ohlezi emazulwini uyahleka,
uSomandla uyabakokomeja.
5Nje-ke ubakhalimela ngobukhali bakhe,
abethuse ngelaka lakhe, athi:
6“Ngimi obeke ikosi ekungeyami eZiyoni,
entabenami ecwengileko.”
7Umzeswa kaSomnini umemezela isimiso sakhe:
“USomnini wathi kimi,
‘Uyindodanami wena;
namhlanje ngiyakuvuselela.
8Bawa kimi,
ngikunikele bezizwe babe lilifa lakho,
nemikhawulo yephasi ibe sisabelo sakho.
9Uzabaphihliza ngentonga yesimbi,
ubaphahlaze njengomjeka.’ ”
10Ngalokho, makhosi hlakaniphani;
khalimekani nina babusi bephasi.
11Lotjhani uSomnini ngokwesaba,
nename ngehlonipho.
12Ncwangani iinyawo zendodanayo,
nakungasinjalo uZimu uzakuthukuthela
bese niyabhubha endleleni.
Mbala, ilaka lakhe livutha masinyana.
Babusisiwe boke abaphephela kuye.
