ISililo 2

₁Maye!

INkosi yembese indodakazi iZiyoni

ngamafu entukuthelo yayo!

Ibulahle phansi ubukhazikhazi

buka-Israyeli,

yabubeka emhlabeni,

busuka ezulwini.

Ngosuku lwentukuthelo yayo,

ayilikhumbulanga ithempeli

eliyisenabelo sezinyawo zayo.

₂INkosi izibhubhise ngokungenaluzwelo,

zonke izindawo okuhlala kuzo uJakobe.

Ngentukuthelo yayo,

izibhidlizile izigqaba zendodakazi uJuda,

yaqumba phansi emhlabathini

umbuso, nababusi

yabathela ngehlazo.

₃Ngokuvutha kolaka lwayo

inqume zonke izimpondo zika-Israyeli,

yagodla isandla sayo sokunene,

ayamvikela ezitheni zakhe.

Ulaka lwayo lwamvuthela uJakobe,

lwashisa konke nxazonke.

₄Yansala umnsalo wayo njengesitha,

isandla sayo sokunene

samelana nathi,

yabulala konke okwakuthandeka emehlweni ethu;

ethendeni lendodakazi iZiyoni,

intukuthelo yayo yayikhafulisa okomlilo.

₅INkosi yaphenduka yanjengesitha,

yambhubhisa u-Israyeli,

yachitha zonke izigodlo zakhe,

yabhidliza izinqaba zakhe,

yandisa ukukhala nokulila

endodakazini uJuda.

₆Yachithachitha indlu yayo,

njengedlangala ensimini,

yabhubhisa indawo yayo yokuhlanganela.

USimakade wenza imikhosi emisiweyo

namaSabatha,

akwabe kusakhunjulwa eZiyoni;

ngokufutheka kolaka lwakhe,

waziqhelelanisa nenkosi nabaphristi.

₇INkosi yalilahla i-althare layo,

yashiya indawo yayo engcwele;

izindonga zezigodlo zamakhosi ayo yazinikela esitheni.

Sabanga umsindo omkhulu endlini kaSimakade

kwangathi kungosuku lomkhosi.

₈USimakade wayekuhlosile ukubhubhisa udonga

lwendodakazi iZiyoni;

welula intambo yokulinganisa,

akasibambanga isandla sakhe ekubhubhiseni;

washiya imigoqo nezindonga kukhala;

kuyincithakalo.

₉Amasango alo abishe emhlabathini;

usakaze, waphoqoza imigoqo yalo.

Inkosi nababusi sebephakathi kwezizwe,

akasekho ofundisa umthetho,

nabaphrofethi abasaboni mbono

ovela kuSimakade.

₁₀Izimpunga zendodakazi iZiyoni

zihleli phansi emhlabathini,

zithule du;

zizithele ngothuli emakhanda,

zibhince namasaka.

Izintombi zaseJerusalema

zigebisele amakhanda emhlabathini.

₁₁Amehlo ami akhathele ukukhala,

kuphethuka izibilini zami;

ngiphelelwe yithemba

ngenxa yokubhujiswa kwabantu bakithi,

nokuquleka kwezingane nabancelayo

emigwaqweni yomuzi.

₁₂Zikhalela onina,

zifuna isinkwa newayini,

lapho ziquleka njengabalimele kakhulu,

emigwaqweni yomuzi;

imiphefumulo yazo

iphumela ezifubeni zonina.

₁₃Ngingafakaza ngithini ngawe Jerusalema na?

Ngingakuqhathanisa nani na?

Ngingathini kuwe

ukuze ngikududuze,

ntombi eyindodakazi iZiyoni na?

Ngokuba incithakalo yakho

ibanzi njengolwandle;

ngubani ongakwelapha na?

₁₄Abaphrofethi bakho bakutshele imibono

engamanga newubuwula,

abakuvezanga obala ukuphambuka kwakho

ukuze uphenduke,

ungayi ekuthunjweni.

Bakutshele imibono engamanga neyinkohliso.

₁₅Bonke abedlula ngakuwe,

bashaya izandla, bethi:

“Ashila!”

Bayakunximfela, benikina amakhanda,

ndodakazi Jerusalema, bathi:

“Ngabe yiwo yini lo muzi

ababewubiza ngokuthi

ungubuhle obupheleleyo,

nentokozo yomhlaba wonke na?”

₁₆Zonke izitha zakho

ziyakuhleka, ziyakubhuqa;

zikugedlela amazinyo, zithi:

“Siligwinyile,

impela yilona lolu suku

obekukade silulindele,

manje silutholile, silubonile.”

₁₇USimakade wenze abekusophile,

ufeze izwi lakhe ayelishilo kwasemandulo;

ubhidlizile ngokungenaluzwelo,

isitha wasenza sathokoza phezu kwethu,

waphakamisa uphondo lwezitha zethu.

₁₈Izinhliziyo zabo mazikhale eNkosini;

wena ludonga lwendodakazi iZiyoni,

izinyembezi mazigelezise okwemifula,

mawungaphumuli imini nobusuku,

inhlamvu yeso lakho

ingakutholi ukuphumula.

₁₉Vuka umpongoloze ezinzulwini zobusuku,

inhliziyo yakho uyithulule njengamanzi

phambi kobuso beNkosi.

Phakamisela izandla zakho kuyo,

ukhulekele izingane zakho,

ezibulawa yindlala emajikeni

ayo yonke imigwaqo.

₂₀“Bheka, Simakade,

ngubani omunye osuwake wamphatha

ngalolu hlobo na?

Kuyikho yini ukuba onina badle

abantwana babo,

izingane zabo abazikhulisayo na?

Kuyikho yini ukuba abaphristi nabaphrofethi

babulawelwe e-althare leNkosi na?

₂₁“Abancane nabadala badindilize emigwaqweni;

izintombi nezinsizwa zami ziwe ngenkemba.

Uzibulale ngosuku lwentukuthelo yakho;

wazibulala ngokungenaluzwelo.

₂₂“Ubabize nxazonke abangesabisayo,

kwaba njengasosukwini owawulumisile;

akubanga bikho namunye

owaphunyula nowasindayo,

ngosuku lwentukuthelo kaSimakade.

Labo engabazala ngabakhulisa,

isitha sami sibaqothulile.”