To The Word – Day 224

₁USirayeli makatsho athi:

“Ukuba *uNdikhoyo ebengekho ngakuthi,

₂ewe, ukuba besingaxhaswa nguNdikhoyo

ekuhlaselweni kwethu lutshaba,

₃ngelusiginye sihleli ngokuya lwaluvutha ngumsindo.

₄Ngezasitshayela iimpuphuma;

ewe, umsinga ngewawusirhaxile.

₅Ngesantywiliselwa, satshona lè,

kuloo manzi alatyuzayo.”

₆UNdikhoyo ngowokubongwa,

kuba yena akasiyekelanga

saba ngamaxhoba okuqwengwa.

₇Thina siphuncule njengentak' esigwini;

ewe, isigu saphukile, sasinda ke thina.

₈Uncedo lwethu luvela kuNdikhoyo

ongumdali wamazulu nehlabathi.

₁Abo bakholosa *ngoNdikhoyo banjengentaba iZiyon,

yona ingasoze yashukunyiswa koko izinzile ngonaphakade.

₂Kwanjengokuba iintaba ziyingqongile iJerusalem

noNdikhoyo wenjenjalo ukubaphahla abantu bakhe,

nangoku kude kube ngunaphakade.

₃Izikhohlakali soze zilawule elizweni lamalungisa,

hleze namalungisa asuke enze ububi.

₄Awu, Ndikhoyo, walungiselele amalungisa,

abo bantliziyo zingaphambukiyo.

₅Kodwa ke bona abaphambukayo

babandakanye nezikhohlakali, Ndikhoyo.

Makube chosi, kube hele kwaSirayeli!

₁Ekusibuyiseleni *kukaNdikhoyo eZiyon,

ngokuya sasiphuma ekuthinjweni,

kwasuka kwaba ngathi liphupha.

₂Safumana sagigitheka yintsini,

kwayintswahla yemincili novuyo.

Zade zatsho nezizwe zathi:

“Ngenene uNdikhoyo ubenzele izinto ezinkulu.”

₃UNdikhoyo usincede kakhulu, ngoko ke siyavuya.

₄Khawusibuyisele inkqubela, Ndikhoyo,

njengamanzi empompoz' entlango.

₅Abo bahlwayela behlininika besezinyembezini

banga bangavuna bebobotheka yimincili.

₆Abo baphuma bahambe bezibambe ngeenkophe,

bepheth' imbewu, besiya kuhlwayela,

bobuya bedanduluka, bememelela ngemincili.

Kaloku bobuya besikaza, bethwel' isivuno.

₁Dumani nithi: “Bayethe, Mhlekazi!”

Kaloku yinto entle ukumemelela, sibonge uThixo wethu;

ewe, luyolo, kwaye kufanelekile ukumdumisa.

₂*NguNdikhoyo umakhi weJerusalem,

umqokeleli weembacu zakwaSirayeli,

₃umnyangi wabantliziyo zenzakeleyo,

ewe, umbophi wamanxeba abo.

₄Ngumqingqi wenani leenkwenkwezi;

iyileyo naleyo kuzo uyibiza ngegama layo.

₅Hay' ubukhulu bukaNdikhoyo, uyingangalala ngamandla!

Ubulumko bakhe abunamda.

₆UNdikhoyo uyabaphakamisa abagqush' eluthulini;

ke bona abakhohlakeleyo ubakhahlela phantsi.

₇Hlabelani nimombelele uNdikhoyo nibulela;

tsholozani niculele uThixo wethu ngezeengcingo –

₈umtwabululi wamafu afihl' isibhakabhaka,

nguye owabela umhlaba imvula,

ulontshulis' ingca ezintabeni,

₉umondli wezilwanyana ngokutya kwazo,

umfunzeli wamathol' ehlungulu azibikayo.

₁₀Yena akakuhoye nganto ukukhalipha kwehashe,

engabukhathalele nobungwanyalala bezitho zendoda,

₁₁koko yena uNdikhoyo uthanda abamhlonelayo,

abo bakholosa ngezibele zakhe ezingatshitshiyo.

₁₂Duma ubonge uNdikhoyo, Jerusalem!

Mbonge uThixo wakho, Ziyon!

₁₃Kaloku nguye owomeleza imivalo yamasango akho;

nguye othamsanqela abantu bakho.

₁₄Nguye omisela inzolo phakathi kwemida yakho;

ikwanguye okwanelisa ngeyona-yona ngqolowa.

₁₅Yena uthetha ngelizwi nje qha,

ngoko nangoko lityhutyhe ihlabathi.

₁₆Ukhitikisa ikhephu, libe njengoboya;

unisa iqabaka, kube mhlophe okothuthu.

₁₇Usarhaza umkhenkce, ngathi sisichotho;

ngubani onokumelana nengqele yakhe?

₁₈Uthetha ngelizwi, zinyibilike ezo zinto;

athumele umoya, kubaleke amanzi.

₁₉Ngumazisi wodaba lwakhe kuYakobi,

imithetho nezigqibo zakhe kuSirayeli.

₂₀Kwezinye izizwe zange enjenjalo,

nemimiselo yakhe aziyazi.

Dumani nithi: “Bayethe, Mhlekazi!”