ISILILO 4

₁Yeka ukufiphala kwegolide

nokuguquka kwegolide elihle!

Amatshe endlu engcwele ahlakazekile

ezingosini zazo zonke izitaladi.

₂Amadodana anqabileyo aseSiyoni, elingene negolide elihle,

yeka ukuthiwa kwawo ayizitsha zebumba, imisebenzi yezandla zombumbi!

₃Namakhanka ehlisa, ancelise amazinyane awo.

Indodakazi yabantu bami isinonya njengezintshe zasehlane.

₄Ulimi loncelayo lunamathela olwangeni lwakhe ngokoma.

Izingane zicela isinkwa, kepha akakho ozihlephulelayo.

₅Abakade bedla okumnandi sebechithakele ezitaladini.

Ababekhuliswa ngokububende sebesingatha izala.

₆Ukona kwendodakazi yabantu bami kukhulu kunesono saseSodoma

elachithwa ngokuphazima kweso, kungasondelanga-zandla kulo.

₇Abakhulu balo babehlambulukile kunongqoqwane, babemhlophe kunobisi;

imizimba yabo yayibomvana kunekorali*, isimo sabo sasinjengesafire*.

₈Ubuso babo sebumnyama kunelahle, abaziwa ezitaladini.

Isikhumba sabo sinamathela emathanjeni abo, sishwabene, saba-njengomuthi.

₉Babengcono ababebulawa ngenkemba kunababebulawa ngendlala,

ababuna behlatshiwe ngokuswela ukudla kwensimu.

₁₀Izandla zabesifazane abahawukelayo zapheka izingane zabo;

zazingukudla kwabo ngokuchithwa kwendodakazi yabantu bami.

₁₁UJehova ufezile ukufutheka kwakhe,

uthululile ukufutheka kwentukuthelo yakhe;

uphembile umlilo eSiyoni oqedile izisekelo zalo.

₁₂Amakhosi omhlaba ayengakholwa kanye nabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni

ukuthi abamelene nabo nezitha zabo babeyakungena emasangweni aseJerusalema.

₁₃Kungenxa yezono zabaprofethi balo nobubi babapristi balo

ababechitha igazi labalungileyo phakathi kwalo.

₁₄Bazulazula njengezimpumputhe ezitaladini, bengcolile ngegazi

ngangokuba zazingenakuthintwa izingubo zabo.

₁₅Chezukani, ningcolile! bamemeza kubo; chezukani, chezukani, ningathinti!

Lapho bebaleka bezulazula, bathi phakathi kwabezizwe: Abasayikugogobala lapha.

₁₆Ubuso bukaJehova buyabahlakaza, akasayikubanakekela.

Abahloniphi ubuso babapristi, kababanga-namusa kumalunga.

₁₇Amehlo ethu ayaphela ukubheka usizo lwethu oluyize;

ekulindeni kwethu silindela isizwe esingenakusindisa.

₁₈Bazingela izinyathelo zethu ukuba singahambi ezigcawini zethu.

Ukugcina kwethu kuseduze, izinsuku zethu zigcwele, yebo, ukugcina kwethu kufikile.

₁₉Abasixoshayo babenejubane kunezinkozi zezulu;

basizingela ezintabeni, basiqamekela ehlane.

₂₀Umoya wamakhala ethu, ogcotshiweyo kaJehova, wabanjwa emigodini yabo,

esathi ngaye: Phansi kwethunzi lakhe siyakuphila phakathi kwezizwe.

₂₁Jabula, uthokoze, ndodakazi yakwaEdomi, ohlala ezweni laseUzi.

Indebe iyakudlulela nakuwena; uyakudakwa, uzenze-nqunu.

₂₂Ububi bakho sebuphelile, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, kasayikukuthumba.

Ububi bakho, ndodakazi yakwaEdomi, uyakubuhambela, azambule izono zakho.