Itokozo ngeJerusalema
1Ngebanga leZiyoni angeze ngathula,
ngebanga leJerusalema
angeze ngavala phetjheya,
kufikela lapha ukulunga kwayo
kukhanya khona njengokusa
nesindiswayo ibe njengesihlothi esivuthako.
2Jerusalema, izizwe zizakubona ukulunga kwakho
nawo woke amakhosi azakubona idumo lakho,
uzakubizwa ngebizo elitjha,
ozalithiywa nguSomnini ngokwakhe.
3Uzakuba sihlohlo sephazimulo esandleni sakaSomnini,
iye, umtjhotjho wobukhosi esandleni sakaZimakho.
4Angeze bewusabizwa “ngolahliwe”
namkha inarhakho ithiwe “ingudududu”.
Kodwana sele uzakubizwa “othandiweko wami”,
inarhakho ithiwe “ngeyendileko”
ngombana uSomnini uzakukareka ngawe
nenarhakho izakuba nomphathi.
5Njengesokana nalithatha intombi,
ngokunjalo amadodanakho azakuba baphathi bakho,
njengomyeni nathabele umlobokazakhe,
ngokunjalo uZimakho uzakuthaba ngawe.
6Ngibeke abalindi emithangalenakho Jerusalema,
angeze bathula ubusuku namkha emini.
Nina enibiza uSomnini,
ningazinikeli ukuphumula,
7naye ningamnikeli ukuphumula,
kufikela lapha ajamisa khona iJerusalema,
ayenze ibe lidumo lephasi.
8USomnini ufunge ngesokudla sakhe
nangengalo yakhe enamandla wathi:
“Godu angeze bengisanikela izitha zakho
ikoroyi njengokugonywako,
amaphandle angeze asasela iwayini elitjha
enilisebenzele nzima;
9kodwana labo abavunileko bazagoma ikoroyi,
badumise uSomnini
nalabo ababuthelele amadiribe, bazakusela iwayini,
esirhodlweni sendawami ecwengileko.”
10Yeniphume, phumani emasangweni!
Lungiselelani abantu indlela!
Lelezani, lelezani indlela evulekileko!
Susani amatje.
Phakamisani iphawu ezizweni!
11Qala wena Jerusalema,
uSomnini wenze isimemezelo epelazwe
uthi: “Yithini endodakazini yeZiyoni,
‘Qala, nangu umSindisakho asiza!
Qala, uphethe umvuzwakhe,
ipangwakhe iphambi kwakhe.’ ”
12Bazakubizwa bona “bababantu abacwengileko”
begodu “abahlengiweko bakaSomnini”.
Wena Jerusalema uzakubizwa
bona “ungufunwako”,
begodu “ulidorobho elingasatjhiywako”.
