ISILILO 2

₁Yeka ukwembesa kweNkosi indodakazi yaseSiyoni amafu ngentukuthelo yayo.

Uphonsile ubuhle bukaIsrayeli emhlabeni busuké ezulwini,

angasikhumbulanga isenabelo sezinyawo zayo ngosuku lwentukuthelo yayo.

₂INkosi igwinyile onke amakhaya kaJakobe ingahawukelanga.

Ngentukuthelo yayo ibhidlizile izinqaba zendodakazi yakwaJuda,

yazidilizela emhlabathini, yangcolisa umbuso nezikhulu zawo.

₃Yanquma ngokufutheka kolaka lwayo zonke izimpondo zakwaIsrayeli,

yabuyisela emuva isandla sayo sokunene ebusweni bezitha,

yashisa uJakobe ngomlilo wamalangabi odla nxazonke.

₄Yansala umnsalo wayo njengesitha, yema njengomelene nathi ngesokunene sayo,

yabulala konke okwakumnandi emehlweni ethu.

Etendeni lendodakazi yaseSiyoni yathulula ukufutheka kwayo njengomlilo.

₅INkosi isinjengesitha, imgwinyile uIsrayeli;

yagwinya zonke izindlu zakhe zobukhosi, yachitha izinqaba zakhe;

yandisile endodakazini yakwaJuda ukukhala nokulila.

₆Yachitha idokodo layo njengelensimu, yaqeda indawo yayo yokuhlangana.

UJehova wenza ukuba kukhohlakale imikhosi emisiweyo namasabatha eSiyoni,

wadelela ngokufutheka kolaka lwakhe inkosi nompristi.

₇INkosi yalilahla ialtare layo, yanengwa yindlu yayo engcwele, yanikela izingange zezindlu zayo zamakhosi esandleni sesitha.

Ziphakamisé izwi endlini kaJehova njengasosukwini lomkhosi omisiweyo.

₈UJehova wayecebile ukuchitha ugange lwendodakazi yaseSiyoni; wawelula umucu wokulinganisa, akabuyisanga isandla sakhe ekuchitheni;

wenza ukuba kukhale ugange nodonga, kudangale kanyekanye.

₉Amasango alo ashona emhlabathini; wachitha, wayaphula imigoqo yalo.

Inkosi yalo nezikhulu zalo baphakathi kwezizwe, lapho kungekho khona umthetho.

Nabaprofethi balo abatholi-mbono kuJehova.

₁₀Amalunga endodakazi yaseSiyoni ahlezi emhlabathini, athule;

athelé uthuli emakhanda awo, abhincé indwangu yamasaka.

Izintombi zaseJerusalema zithobisela phansi amakhanda azo.

₁₁Amehlo ami ayaphela izinyembezi, izibilini zami ziyaxhaphazela;

isibindi sami sithululelwe emhlabathini ngenxa yokuchitheka kwendodakazi yabantu bami,

ngokuba izingane nabancelayo bayadangala ezigcawini zomuzi.

₁₂Bathi konina: Aphi amabele newayini,

lapho bedangala njengababulawayo ezigcawini zomuzi,

imiphefumulo yabo ithululelwe ezifubeni zawonina.

₁₃Ngingafakaza ngokuthini ngawe, ngikufanise nani, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, na?

Ngingakulinganisa nani ukuba ngikududuze, ntombi eyindodakazi yaseSiyoni na?

Ngokuba ukuchitheka kwakho kukhulu njengolwandle. Ngubani ongakuphulukisa na?

₁₄Abaprofethi bakho bakubonele imibono eyize nobuwula;

abambulanga ukona kwakho ukuba babuyise ukuthunjwa kwakho.

Kepha bakubonele iziprofetho eziyize nezikhohlisayo.

₁₅Bonke abadlula ngendlela bakushayela ihlombe,

bancimfe, banikine amakhanda abo ngenxa yendodakazi yaseJerusalema ngokuthi:

Yiwo lomuzi owawubizwa ngokuthi ubuhle obupheleleyo nentokozo yomhlaba wonke na?

₁₆Zonke izitha zikukhamisela umlomo wazo,

zincimfa, zigedla amazinyo, zithi: Siwugwinyile.

Impela yilo usuku esilulindele; sesilufumene, silubonile.

₁₇UJehova wenzile lokhu abekucebile;

uligcwalisile izwi lakhe, ayeyalé ngalo ezinsukwini zasendulo;

ubhidlizile engenasihawu, wenza ukuba isitha sithokoze phezu kwakho,

waphakamisa uphondo lwabamelene nawe.

₁₈Izinhliziyo zabo zikhala eNkosini;

wena-lugange lwendodakazi yaseSiyoni,

izinyembezi mazehle njengemifula imini nobusuku.

Mawungazivumeli ukuphumula, inhlamvu yeso lakho ingayeki.

₁₉Vuka ukhale ebusuku ekuqaleni kwemilindo,

uthulule inhliziyo yakho njengamanzi phambi kobuso beNkosi;

phakamisa izandla zakho kuyo ngenxa yokuphila kwezingane

ezidangala ngendlala ezingosini zezitaladi zonke.

₂₀Bheka, Jehova, ubone ukuthi wenzile kanjalo kubani.

Abesifazane bayakudla yini izithelo zabo, izingane eziphathiweyo kahle, na?

Abaprofethi nabapristi bayakubulawa endlini engcwele yeNkosi, na?

₂₁Balele phansi ezitaladini, abasha nabadala.

Izintombi zami nezinsizwa zami ziwile ngenkemba.

Wababulala ngosuku lwentukuthelo yakho, wabulala engahawukelanga.

₂₂Wabiza njengasosukwini lomhlangano izesabiso zami nxazonke;

akubangakho ngosuku lwentukuthelo kaJehova owasindayo nowasalayo.

Labo engangibaphathile, ngabondla, izitha zami zibaqedile.