Ukusongelwa kombhuqi
1Yeha ke, mbhuqi, wena ke ungabhuqwanga; nginingini, wena ke ungatshinizelwanga! Wakugqiba ukubhuqa, uya kubhuqwa; wakukufeza ukunginiza, uya kunginizelwa.
2Yehova, sibabale, sithembéle kuwe; yiba yingalo yabo imisó ngemisó; yiba lusindiso kuthi ngexesha lembandezelo. 3Ziyaphalaphaliswa izizwe lilizwi lengxokolo, ziyaphangalaliswa iintlanga kukuphakama kwakho. 4Ohlanganiswa emke amaxhoba enu njengokuhlanganisa kweenkumbi ezinqunquthayo, bawaququzelele njengokuququzela komqikela. 5UYehova uphakamile, ngokuba ehleli phezulu; uyizalisile iZiyon ngokusesikweni nangobulungisa. 6Kuya kubakho ukuzimaseka kwamaxesha akho, nobutyebi bosindiso, nobulumko, nokwazi; ukoyika uYehova bubuncwane bakhe.
7Yabona, iinjengele zabo ziyakhala ngaphandle; abathunywa boxolo balila ngokukrakra. 8Iindlela azihanjwa; umhambi uphelile; úwaphule umnqophiso, ucekise imizi, àkakhathalela mntu. 9Ilizwe lenza isijwili, lintshwenyile; ineentloni iLebhanon, ishwabene; iSharon isuke yaba njengenkqantosi; ivuthulula amagqabi iBhashan neKarmele.
10Kungokunje ndiya kusuka ndime, utsho uYehova; kungokunje ndiya kuphakama; kungokunje ndiya kuzinyusa. 11Niya kumitha isikhotha, nizale iindiza; ukufutha kwenu ngumlilo oya kunidla. 12Izizwe zoba yimitshiso yekalika, zoba yimithi enameva ehlahliweyo, ibaswe umlilo.
INkosi ihlangula abantu bayo
13Yivani, nina bakude, endikwenzileyo: nibazi ubugorha bam, nina basondeleyo. 14Bayankwantya eZiyon aboni, abaziintshembenxa babanjwe kukuthuthumela; bathi, Ngubani na ke kuthi onokuphambukela emlilweni odlayo? ngubani na ke kuthi onokuphambukela emalangatyeni angunaphakade? 15Ohamba ngobulungisa, othetha okuthe tye, ocekisa inzuzo yokucudisa, ovuthulula isandla sakhe singaphathi sicengo, ovingca iindlebe zakhe zingevi ngegazi, ocima amehlo akhe angakhangeli entweni embi: 16nguye oya kuhlala ezindaweni eziphezulu. Iimboniselo zeengxondorha yingxonde yakhe; isonka sakhe usinikiwe, amanzi akhe ahleli ekho.
17Amehlo akho aya kumkhangela ukumkani ebuhleni bakhe; aya kulibona ilizwe elisingise kude. 18Intliziyo yakho iya kucamanga ngesothuso, ithi, Uphi na umbali? uphi na umlinganiseli? uphi na umbali weenqaba ezinde? 19Abantu abaziingwanyalala akuyi kubabona: abantu abantetho inzulu, ingavakaliyo, abalulwimi luthintithayo lungenakuqondeka.
20Khangela iZiyon, umzi wemithendeleko yethu. Amehlo akho aya kuyibona iYerusalem, isithili esinokonwaba, iyintente engàfuduswayo, ezikhonkwane zingàncothulwayo naphakade, ezintambo zonke zingàqhawukiyo. 21Ewe, ngenxa yethu ikhona ingangamsha uYehova; yindawo enemilambo, enemijelo ebanzi ngeenxa zombini; akuyi kuhamba sinqanawa sibheqwayo apho, kungaweli khona nqanawa iyingangamsha. 22Kuba umgwebi wethu nguYehova, ummisimthetho wethu nguYehova, ukumkani wethu nguYehova; uya kusisindisa yena. 23Zityeketyeke iintambo zakho, àzilubambi useko lwemasti• yazo, aziyitwabululi iseyile;• kuya kwandula kwabiwe amaxhoba amaninzi athinjiweyo, neziqhwala ziphange okuphangiweyo. 24Akayi kuthi ummi wakhona, Ndiyafa; abantu abahleliyo khona babuxolelwe ubugwenxa babo.
