Ukubawa umusa
1Khumbula Somnini, lokho okwenzeke kithi,
qala, uyelele ihlazo lethu.
2Ilifa lethu linikelwe amaphandle,
amakhayethu aphiwa imiqhamuka.
3Sese siziintandani, asinabobaba,
abomma babahlolokazi.
4Sisela amanzethu ngemali,
iinkuni zethu sezitholakala ngentengo.
5Abasigijimisako basihlezi entanyeni
sidiniwe begodu asinakuphumula.
6EGibhide sikhongozele,
iye, e-Asiriya kobana sisuthiswe ngesikwa.
7Abobaba abonako abasekho,
nje-ke thina sibhesele icala labo.
8Amakhoboka abusa phezu kwethu
begodu akunamuntu ongasitjhaphulula
ezandleni zawo.
9Sifunyana isikwa sethu
ngokubeka ubuphilo bethu engozini
ngebanga lesabula eserhalawumbeni.
10Isikhumba sethu sitjhisa njenge-ondo
ngebanga lokurhwaya kwendlala.
11Abafazi bagagadlhelwe eZiyoni
namatlawu emizini yakwaJuda.
12Amakhosana anekwe ngezandla zawo;
ukubakhona kwabaphathi akusatjho litho.
13Amasokana agaya esigayweni
abesana batherezeliswa yinyanda yeenkuni.
14Abaphathi basukile ebandla,
amasokana akasalilisi iinara.
15Ithabo liphelile eenhliziyweni zethu;
igido lethu liphenduke isililo.
16Isihlohlo siwile eenhloko zethu.
Maye thina ngombana sonile!
17Ngebanga lalokho, iinhliziyo zethu zidanile,
ngebanga lezintwezi, amehlwethu afiphele
18ngentaba yeZiyoni esele ingasenamuntu;
iimpungutjha sele zitanasa lapho!
19Kodwana wena, Somnini, ubusa nini nanini,
isihlalo sakho sobukhosi ngeseenzukulwana ngeenzukulwana.
20Kubayini usikhohlwa mlibe na?
Kubayini usilahle isikhathi eside kangaka na?
21Yewusibuyisele kuwe ukuze sibuye;
vuselela imihlethu njengekadeni.
22Kghani usilahlele safuthi na?
Usithukuthelele ngaphezu kokwenza na?
