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,

babe mhlophe kunobisi;

imizimba yabo yayibomvana kunekorali,*

isimo sabo sasinjengesafire.*

₈Ubuso babo sebumnyama kunelahle,

abaziwa ezitaladini.

Isikhumba sabo sinamathela emathanjeni abo,

sishwabene, saba njengomuthi.

₉Babe ngcono 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.

₁₅“Chezukani, 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 yakwa-Edomi,

ohlala ezweni lase-Uzi.

Indebe iyakudlulela nakuwena;

uyakudakwa, uzenze nqunu.

₂₂Ububi bakho sebuphelile,

ndodakazi yaseSiyoni,

kasayikukuthumba.

Ububi bakho,

ndodakazi yakwa-Edomi,

uyakubuhambela,

azambule izono zakho.