Sililo 1

₁Maye! laze lasala likhala libhungane lidolobha,

yebo, lidolobha lelake lanyakatela bantfu!

Awu! laze lafanana nemfelokati,

lidolobha lelake ladvuma emkhatsini wetive!

IJerusalema leyake yaba yindlovukazi

emkhatsini wemave,

nyalo seyigucuke yaba sigcili.

₂Ebusuku likhala kabuhlungu,

tihlatsi talo tigeleta tinyembeti.

Kute namunye longalidvudvuta,

kubo bonkhe labalitsandzako.

Bonkhe bangani balo balihlamukile,

sebagucuke baba titsa talo.

₃Emvakwekushaywa nekukhandleka kamatima,

Juda sewuyiswe ekutfunjweni.

Sewuhlala emkhatsini wetive,

akayitfoli indzawo yekuphumula.

Bonkhe labacoshana naye sebamkhandzile,

bamkhandza asekhatsi elusizini.

₄Imigwaco leya eSiyoni iyalila,

ngobe sekwabate namunye lota emikhosini yayo lemisiwe.

Onkhe emasango ayo asasala anesitunge,

baphristi bayo bayabubula,

emantfombatana ayo ayadzabuka,

isebuhlungwini lobumatima kakhulu.

₅Titsa tayo setigucuke taba baphatsi bayo;

titsa tayo tikhibikile.

Simakadze sewehlisele kuyo kudzabuka

ngenca yetono tayo letinyenti.

Bantfwabayo bayiswa ekutfunjweni,

sebatigcili kuto titsa tayo.

₆Bonkhe lobucwebecwebe sebunyamalele

kuyo iNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni.

Babusi bayo bafanana netinyamatane letilambako; letibaleka ngekutayiya,

natibalekela batingeli bato.

₇Ngemalanga ekushaywa nekundzindza kwayo

iJerusalema iwakhumbula onkhe emagugu ayo

labengewayo ngemalanga akadzeni.

Ngaleto tikhatsi bantfu bayo nabawela etandleni tetitsa,

kwabate namunye labengayilamlela.

Titsa tayo tayibuka,

tayihleka bulima nayibhidlika.

₈IJerusalema yone kakhulu,

ngaloko seyisinengiso.

Bonkhe lababeyihlonipha sebayayedzelela,

ngobe sebabubonile bungcunu bayo;

yona cobo lwayo iyabubula ifulatsele.

₉Kungcola kwayo kunamatsele etidvwabeni tayo;

ayizange ilinakekele likusasa layo.

Kuwa kwayo kwakumangalisa,

kwabate labengayidvudvuta.

“Awu Simakadze,

buka kushaywa kwami,

ngobe sitsa siyangehlula.”

₁₀Sitsa sabeka tandla taso

kuyo yonkhe imicebo yayo;

iJerusalema yabona betive bangena ethempelini layo,

labo lowabalela kutsi bangene ebandleni lakho.

₁₁Bonkhe bantfu bayo bayabubula

ngesikhatsi bafunana kudla

bantjintjisa imicebo yabo ngenca yekudla,

batsi bentele kutsi batiphilise.

“Awu Simakadze, buka unake,

ngobe ngibukelwa phansi.”

₁₂“Akusho lutfo yini kini,

nonkhe nine lenendlula ngendlela?

Calatani ndzawo tonkhe nibone.

Kukhona yini kuhlupheka lokufanana nekwami

kuhlupheka lokwehliselwa kimi,

kuhlupheka Simakadze langishaya ngako

ngelilanga lekutfukutsela kwakhe lokwesabekako?

₁₃“Watfumela umlilo asetulu,

wawehlisela phansi ematsanjeni ami.

Webekela tinyawo tami linetha,

wangincandzekisa.

Wangenta ngaba ngulolahliwe,

ngacaleka lilanga lonkhe.

₁₄“Tono tami taboshwa ngesandla sakhe taba lijoko.

Watephotsela yena watihlanganisa,

setikhuphukele entsanyeni yami,

naSimakadze uwesusile emandla ami.

Unginiketele kulabo lengingeke

ngikhone kumelana nabo.

₁₅“Simakadze uwalahlile onkhe emabutfo

lengisemkhatsini wawo,

sewuhlomise imphi letewumelana nami kutsi itewuhlifita

onkhe emajaha akami.

Simakadze uyihlifitile iNtfombi yakaJuda

njengemagelebisi etjeni lekuhlutela liwayini.

₁₆“Nguloko lokungenta ngilile,

nemehlo ami aphophota tinyembeti.

Kute namunye losedvutane longidvudvutako,

kute namunye longabuyisa umoya wami.

Bantfwabami bahlutjuliwe,

ngobe sitsa singehlulile.”

₁₇ISiyoni yelula tandla tayo,

kodvwa kute namunye longayidvudvuta.

Simakadze ushaye umtsetfo ngaJakobe

kutsi bomakhelwane bakhe babe titsa takhe.

IJerusalema seyigucuke yaba yintfo lesinengiso

emkhatsini wabo.

₁₈“Simakadze ulungile,

noko ngayihlubuka imitsetfo yakhe.

Lalelani, nonkhe nine tive,

bukani kuhlupheka kwami.

Emajaha akami netintfombi takami

sebatfunjiwe.

₁₉“Ngabamemeta labo labangakimi,

kodvwa bona bangihlamuka.

Baphristi bami, nebaholi bami

babhubhela edolobheni,

ngesikhatsi balibele kuchwandza kudla

batsi betama kutiphilisa.

₂₀“Awu Simakadze, buka nje

kutsi ngihlupheke kangakanani!

Ngisemalahleni lapha ngekhatsi,

inhlitiyo yami ikhatsatekile,

ngobe bengingulelikhulu lihlubuka.

Ngephandle, inkemba iyabulala;

ngekhatsi ekhaya, kunekufa kodvwa.

₂₁“Bantfu bakuvile kububula kwami,

kodvwa kute namunye longidvudvutako.

Tonkhe titsa tami tivile ngekuhlupheka kwami.

Tiyajabula ngaloko lokwentile.

Mane sale uliletsa lelilanga lowalimemetela,

kuze nabo batewuba njengami.

₂₂“Kodvwa konkhe kungalungi kwabo

akute embikwakho, nabo ubaphatse

njengaloku wentile kimi,

ngenca yato tonkhe tono tami.

Kububula kwami kunyenti,

nenhlitiyo yami iyacaleka.”