Nkulunkulu utayephula iJerusalema
1Vuka, vuka, wena Siyoni, yembatsa emandla.
Yembatsa tingubo takho tebukhosi,
wena Jerusalema, dolobha lelingcwele.
Labangakasoki nalabangcolile
bangeke baphindze bangene emasangweni akho.
2Titsintsitse lutfuli lokulo;
sukuma, uhlale esihlalweni sebukhosi,
wena Jerusalema.
Tikhulule etinketaneni letisentsanyeni yakho,
wena Ndvodzakati yaseSiyoni letfunjiwe.
3Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“Watsengiswa ngelite,
uyawuhlengwa ngaphandle kwemali.”
4Ngobe naku-ke lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “Ekucaleni sive sami sehla sayawuhlala eGibhithe; emvakwaloko i-Asiriya yasicindzetela.” 5Simakadze utsi: “Pho, yini nje manje loku lese ngikukhandza lapha? Ngobe sive sami sitsetfwe kwahanjwa naso mahhala, nalabo labasibusako bayaphukuta,” kusho Simakadze. “Libito lami liyahlanjalatwa ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi. 6Ngako-ke sive sami siyawulati Libito lami. Ngalelo langa bayawukwati kutsi ngimi lowakusho loko kungakenteki. Yebo, ngimi.”
7Maye, tinhle etintsabeni
tinyawo talabo labashumayela tindzaba letimnandzi,
labamemetela kuthula,
baletse tindzaba letimnandzi,
bamemetele insindziso kuyo iSiyoni, batsi:
“Nkulunkulu wakho uyabusa!”
8Lalela! Balindzi bakho bayamemeta;
bonkhe bamemeta ngekujabula.
Bayawutibonela ngewabo emehlo
Simakadze nakabuyela eSiyoni.
9Hlokomani ngetingoma tekujabula kanyekanye,
nine tindzala taseJerusalema,
ngobe Simakadze ubadvudvutile bantfu bakhe,
iJerusalema uyikhululile.
10Simakadze uyakwembula
umkhono wakhe longcwele embikwato tonkhe tive,
nayo yonkhe imikhawulo yemhlaba
iyawuyibona insindziso yaNkulunkulu wetfu.
11Sukani, sukani, niphume eBhabhulona!
Ningatsintsi lutfo lolungcolile ngekwemtsetfo!
Phumani kulelo dolobha,
nitihlambulule nibe msulwa,
nine leniphatsa titja taSimakadze.
12Kodvwa ningeke nisuke ngekushesha,
nome niphume njengalababalekako;
ngobe Simakadze uyawuhamba embikwenu,
Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli
uyawuba ngumvikeli wenu wangasemuva.
Kuhlupheka kwenceku yaNkulunkulu
13“Buka la, inceku yami
iyawuphumelela emsebentini wayo,
iyawuvuswa iphakanyiselwe etulu kakhulu.
14Njengobe bebabanyenti babeyesaba,
kubonakala kwayo kwakuhliphikile
kwendlula bonkhe bantfu,
nesimo sayo sasonakele kunesabo bonkhe bantfu.
15Ngako tive letinyenti tiyawumangala ngayo,
nemakhosi ayawuvala imilomo yawo ngenca yayo,
ngobe bayawukubona loko labangazange sebatjelwe ngako,
naloko labangazange sebakuve bayawukucondza.”
