UJOWELI 2

₁Hlokomisan' ixilongo eZiyon;

hlaban' umkhosi kwintaba yam engcwele.

Mabankwantye bonke abemi beli lizwe.

Kaloku imini kaNdikhoyo isemnyango;

ayifikanga, koko igalelekile.

₂Ngumhla othi thsu, imini yesithokothoko;

lusuku olurhuqis' amafu, nditsho amafu amnyama,

imini enjengongcwalazi phezu kwentaba.

Nank' umkhosi omkhulu owomeleleyo!

Nowamanyange awuzange ube nje;

nowezizukulwana awusoze ube njalo.

₃Phambi kwawo kulenyez' umlilo;

ngasemva kudangazel' idangatye.

Phambili phaya umhlaba ngathi ngumyezo we-Eden,

kodwa emkhondweni wawo yinkangala.

Ubetha kungasindi nto konke-konke.

₄Mbonakalo yawo ngathi ngamahashe;

ewe, uphala oku kwawomkhosi.

₅Nanko utsiba-tsiba ezintabeni.

Yingxokolo engathi kukugaxaza kweenqwelo zokulwa,

ngathi kukunqanqaza komququ otshiswa ngumlilo.

Unqwa nomkhosi oqulele imfazwe.

₆Ewe, wona nguvela-barhwaqele;

phambi kwawo ubuso bezizwe buyambatsha.

₇Uhlasela okwamagorha;

ugwencel' iindonga okwamajoni;

ungqala phambili ungajika-jiki.

₈Ewe, awugxalathelani, uhlala uthe mbo;

nokuba sewubulawa loo nto ayiwuthibazi.

₉Usuka uphoseke phakath' esixekweni,

uqakathe phezu kwezo ndonga.

Usuka utsho phakathi ezindlwini

nangeefestile ngathi ngamasela.

₁₀Wakuvela suka kunyikim' umhlaba;

ke sona isibhakabhaka singcangcazele,

ilanga nenyanga zijike zibe mnyama,

ke zona iinkwenkwezi zitsho zifiphale.

₁₁UNdikhoyo uzongomisa ngelo lizwi,

endolosa phambi komkhosi wakhe.

Awakhe amabutho yinkungu nelanga;

ewe, yena uthotyelwa ngamagorha.

Hay' ubukhulu bemini kaNdikhoyo!

Awu, hay' ukoyikeka kwayo!

Yaz'ba ngubani na onokumelana nayo?

₁₂Ewe kaloku, utsho uNdikhoyo,

yena uthi: “Qalisani kwangoku.

Buyelani kum ngamxhelo mnye

ngokuzila, ngeenyembezi, nangesingqala.”

₁₃Ndithi sanukuzikrazula izinxibo,

koko zisoleni kukrazuk' iintliziyo.

Buyelani kuNdikhoyo uThixo wenu;

kaloku yena unesisa kwanemfobe,

uza kade umsindo,

yimvuze-mvuze ngobubele;

ewe, unebuyambo, akananqala.

₁₄Ngubani ke owaziyo?

Noko mhlawumbi angabuya asivele,

asithululele iintsikelelo –

umnikelo weenkozo kunye nothululwayo

uziswe kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakho.

₁₅Khanihlokomise ixilongo eZiyon.

Bhengezani umhla owodwa wokuzila;

ewe, qokelelan' ibandla ibe yimbizo.

₁₆Bahlanganiseni abantu,

niyihlambulule loo ntlangano.

Waqokeleleni amadoda amakhulu;

kananjalo qokelelani nabantwana,

nize naye nalowo usebeleni.

Nomyeni makalishiye igumbi lakhe,

aze nomtshakazi aphume entangeni.

₁₇Ababingeleli abalungiselela kwaNdikhoyo mabantywizise;

ewe, mabalile phakathi kwegumbi lokungena neqonga,

bathi: “Khawube nebuyambo, Ndikhoyo!

Abantu abalilifa lakho mabangabi sisigculelo.

Mabangabi ngundaba-mlonyeni wezizwe.

Abantu mabangathethi ngabo besithi:

‘Ud' abe phi na lo Thixo wabo?’ ”

₁₈*UNdikhoyo woba nekhwele ngelizwe lakhe,

abenzele inceba abantu bakhe.

₁₉UNdikhoyo wobaphendula athi:

“Ewe, ndiza kuninika ingqolowa,

newayini entsha, namafutha omnquma.

Ngenene niya kutya nihluthe,

ndingaze ndiphinde ndinenze intlekisa phakathi kwezizwe.

₂₀Ndosigxotha isibetho esivela ngasentla,

ndisidudulele kwinkangala yentlango.

Amabutho aphambili ndiwase kulwandle lwasempuma,

asemva wona ndiwase kolwasentshonalanga.

Hayi ke ukubopha kwevumba lazo!

Kuba kambe iziphakamisile ngokwenza izinto ezinkulu.

₂₁Musa ukoyika, mhlabandini;

ewe, yiba nemihlali wonwabe

ngenxa yemisebenzi emikhulu ayenzayo uNdikhoyo.

₂₂Sanukoyika nani, zilwanyana zasendle.

Kaloku amadlelo asentlango ayahluma,

imithi nayo ithwala iziqhamo zayo,

ngokunjalo umkhiwane nomdiliya uyavuza zizo.

₂₃Vuyani nani, bemi baseZiyon.

Yonwabani kuNdikhoyo uThixo wenu,

kuba uninike ngobulungisa imvula yasekwindla,

wanithululela izandyondyo zomvimbi ekwindla nasentlakohlaza,

natsho nadla ngendeb' endala.

₂₄Izanda ziya kuzala yingqolowa,

iifatyi ziphuphume yiwayini entsha namafutha omnquma.

₂₅Mna ndiya kunibuyekeza ngelahleko yeminyaka yeenkumbi –

nditsho umkhothululi, nomqikela, nomnqunquthi,

loo mkhosi wam omkhulu ndanithumela ngawo.

₂₆Niya kutya nizibethe zibe bomvu,

nitsho nilidumise igama likaNdikhoyo uThixo wenu

onenzele imimangaliso engaka.

Soze baphinde badeleke abantu bam nanini na.

₂₇Niya kuqonda ukuba ndinaye uSirayeli,

nazi ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo uThixo wenu,

niqonde ukuba akukho wumbi.

Ewe, soze baphinde badeleke abantu bam nanini na.”

₂₈“Kothi ke emva koko ndithulule uMoya wam kulo lonke uluntu,

bashumayele oonyana neentombi zenu,

amaxhego aphuphe amaphupha,

abafana babone imibono.

₂₉Ewe, nezicaka nezicakazana

ndiya kuzigalela ngoMoya wam ngaloo mihla.

₃₀Ndiya kwenza imiqondiso esibhakabhakeni nasemhlabeni,

kube ligazi, umlilo, nentshinyela yomsi.

₃₁Ilanga liya kujika libe bubumnyama,

inyanga ibe bomvu njengegazi,

phambi kokufika kwaloo mhla mkhulu woyikekayo kaNdikhoyo.

₃₂Kananjalo nabani na othe wabiza igama likaNdikhoyo uya kusindiswa,

kuba kaloku kwintaba iZiyon naseJerusalem kuya kubakho ukuhlangulwa,

njengoko atshiloyo uNdikhoyo –

nditsho ukuhlangulwa kwâbo babiziweyo nguNdikhoyo.”