Umthandazo weZiyon wokucela ukuhlangulwa
1Kukhumbule, Yehova, okusihleleyo; Bheka, uyibone ingcikivo yethu.
2Ilifa lethu lisuke lenziwa elabasemzini,
Izindlu zethu zalunga kwabolunye uhlanga.
3Siziinkedama, asinabawo;
Oma banjengabahlolokazi.
4Amanzi ethu siwasela ngesilivere;
Iinkuni zethu ziza kuthi ngexabiso.
5Intshutshiso iphezu kwentamo yethu;
Sidiniwe, asinakuphumla.
6Isandla sisinika amaYiputa,
Nama-Asiriya, ukuba sihluthe sisonka.
7Oobawo bonile, àbasekho;
Thina sithwele ubugwenxa babo.
8Silawulwa ngabakhonzi;
Akukho usiqhiwulayo ezandleni zabo.
9Isonka sethu sisizuza ngomphefumlo wethu ùsisichenge.
Ngenxa yekrele lasentlango.
10Ulùsu lwethu luyavutha njengeziko
Ngenxa yolophu lwendlala.
11Badlwengulé abafazi eZiyon,
Iintombi emizini yakwaYuda.
12Baxhomé abathetheli ngezandla;
Ubuso bamadoda amakhulu àbubékwa.
13Amadodana athwala amatye okusila,
Amakhwenkwe akhubeka phantsi kweenkuni.
14Amadoda amakhulu aphezile ukuya esangweni;
Amadodana, ekubetheni uhadi.
15Iphelile imihlali yentliziyo yethu,
Ukuqamba kwethu kujike kwaba kukumbambazela.
16Síwile isithsaba entlokweni yethu;
Yeha ke thina! kuba sonile.
17Ngenxa yoko ityhafile intliziyo yethu;
Ngenxa yezo zinto amnyama amehlo ethu;
18Ngenxa yentaba yaseZiyon, kuba ibharhile,
Kuhamba iimpungutye phezu kwayo.
19Wena, Yehova, uhleli ngonaphakade;
Itrone yakho ikwisizukulwana ngesizukulwana.
20Yini na ukuba usilibale ngonaphakade,
Usilahle imihla emide?
21Síbuyisele kuwe, Yehova; sobuya;
Hlaziya imihla yethu njengokwamandulo.
22Ùngaba usicekise mpela na,
Wanoburhalarhume kuthi ngokukhulukazi na?
