ISILILO 1

₁Maye, linesizungu idorobho,

elalihlala liphithizela abantu!

Awu, sese lifana nomhlolokazi,

yena ebegade amkhulu phakathi kwezizwe!

Gade liyindlovukazi phakathi kweemfunda,

kwanjesi sele lisisembamgodi.

₂Ebusuku likhihla isililo,

iinyembezi zehle emihlathinalo.

Phakathi kwazo zoke iinthandwa zalo,

asikho nesisodwa esiliduduzako.

Boke abangani balo balirhwalile,

baphenduke izitha zalo.

₃UJuda uye ekuthunjweni ngeenhlungu

nangokusebenza nzima.

Gadesi uhlala hlangana nezizwe,

angafunyani indawo yokuphumula;

boke abamgijimisako bamthelekela

aseensizini zakhe.

₄Iindlela eziya eZiyoni ziyalila

ngombana akakho oza eminyanyeni;

woke amasangwalo akanabantu,

abaphristi balo bayaquma,

amatlawanalo ayabubula,

nalo linobumunyu.

₅Izitha zalo ziyihloko

amanabalo ayaphumelela

ngombana uSomnini ulihlunguphazile

ngeemphambeko zalo ezinenginengi.

Abantwabalo baye ekuthunjweni

baragwa sisitha.

₆Boke ubukhosi balo

busukile endodakazini yeZiyoni.

Amakhosanalo afana neenhlangumataka

ezingafunyani amadlelo

zigijima zinganamandla

phambi kwabazigijimisako.

₇Emihleni yokuhlunguphazwa nokundinda kwalo,

iJerusalema likhumbula zoke izinto ezihle

ebekungezalo emihleni yakade.

Lokha abantu balo nabawela ezandleni zezitha,

azange kwaba khona olisizako,

izitha zaliqala zahleka ukuwa kwalo.

₈IJerusalema lone khulu,

nje-ke, sese liphenduke isihlekiso.

Boke ebebalihlonipha sele balidelela

ngombana balibonele.

Nalo ngokwalo liyaquma, lifulathele.

₉Ukusilaphala kwalo bekuseemvunulweni zalo,

lokha nalonako azange licabange ngekusasa lalo.

Ukuwa kwalo bekuphazamisa khulu

ngombana belinganamduduzi.

Lathi: “Maye Somnini,

akhe uqale iinhlungu zami

ngombana isitha singihlulile!”

₁₀Isitha selulele isandla saso

phezu kwawo woke amagugwalo

begodu libone izizwe

zizingenela endawenalo ecwengileko,

wena Somnini owayala

kobana zingangeni ehlanganwenakho.

₁₁Boke abantu balo bayabubula

nabafunana nesikwa,

banana amagugwabo ngokugoma

ukuze bavuselele umphefumulo.

Qala Somnini, ubone

kobana angisenabubhadekelo.

₁₂Noke nina enidlula ngendlela,

akutjho litho kini lokhu na?

Qalani nibone

nakube kunesizi elifana nelameli,

engapharwa ngalo,

iye, uSomnini angihlunguphaza ngalo

ngelanga letukuthelwakhe evuthako.

₁₃Wathumela umlilo uvela phezulu,

wawehlisela emathanjenami,

wendlalela iinyawo zami inede,

wangibuyisela emuva.

Wangitjhiya nginganabuyo,

imini yoke ngibuthakathaka.

₁₄Wangibophelela ijogi leemphambeko zami,

iye, ngesandla sakhe bezibotjhelelwe ndawonye.

Zabekwa entanyenami

ngaphelelwa mamandla.

USomandla wanginikela

kilabo engingeze ngajamelana nabo.

₁₅USomandla ulahle abosaziwako bami

ngaphakathi kwami;

wamemezela isikhathi sokuvuna phezu kwami

kobana abhule amasokanami.

USomandla ugadange itlawu lakwaJuda,

njengebutlhodlhelweni bewayini.

₁₆Ngiyalila ngezintwezi,

ilihlo, iye, ilihlo lami liwuluka iinyembezi;

mbala, umduduzi ukude nami,

okunguye ongavuselela umphefumulo.

Abantwabami abanabuyo

ngombana isitha sihlulile.

₁₇IZiyoni likhongozele,

kodwana alinamduduzi.

USomnini uyale ngoJakopo

kobana abamzombileko babe zizitha;

iJerusalema sele lisinyenyiso

phakathi kwabo.

₁₈USomnini ulungile

ngombana ngihlubuke ilizwi.

Lalelani noke nina zizwe,

niyelele isizi lami:

Amatlawu namasokanami

asiwe ekuthunjweni.

₁₉Ngabiza iinthandwa zami

kodwana zona zangihlamuka.

Abaphristi nabaphathi bami

babhubhela ngedorobheni

nabasazifunela kokugoma

kobana bavuselele umphefumulwabo.

₂₀Qala Somnini, ngisesizini!

Isisu sami siyasika

nehliziyo ngaphakathi kwami iwurubajekile

ngombana ngihlubuke khulu.

Endledlaneni isabula ingilobisele abantwana,

ngekumbeni kunokufa kwaphela!

₂₁Somnini, yizwa ukububula kwami

ngombana anginamduduzi.

Zoke izitha zami zezwa ngamatshwenyekwami,

zajabula kobana nguwe owangehlisela wona.

Ilanga owalimemezelako ulilethile.

Nazo azibe njengami.

₂₂Akuthi zoke izenzo zazo ezimbi

zibe phambi kwakho

nazo uzenze owasenza kimi

ngebanga lazo zoke iimphambeko zami.

Mbala, ukububula kwami kukhulu

nehliziywami idanile.