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| 1. | Yeka umnyama iNkosi ekuthukutheleni kwayo ewehlisele phezu kweZiyoni. Iphosele ubuhle bukaIsrayeli emhlabeni busuka emazulwini; kayikhumbulanga ithempeli layo ngosuku lokuthukuthela kwayo. |
| 2. | INkosi ichithile yonke imizi kaJakobe ingayihawukeli. Ekuthukutheleni kwayo idilizile izinqaba zakoJuda. Yaphosela phansi yangcolisa umbuso lamakhosi awo. |
| 3. | Yaquma ngokuvutha kolaka lwayo wonke amandla akoIsrayeli. Yasusa isandla sayo sokusiza phambi kwezitha. Yatshisa kuJakobe njengomlilo welangabi oqothula konke. |
| 4. | Isigobise idandili layo njengesitha, yathiya isandla sayo esilamandla; njengesitha ibulele bonke abathandeka emehlweni ethu; lethenteni leZiyoni yehlisela ulaka lwayo njengomlilo. |
| 5. | INkosi isinjengesitha ichithile uIsrayeli; ichithile zonke izigodlo zakhe, yadilizela phansi inqaba zakhe. Yandisa ukulila lokukhala koJuda. |
| 6. | Iphundlile ithempeli layo njengokuphundlwa kwevini, yadiliza indlu yokukhonzela. I Nkosi yenza ukuthi kukhohlakale eZiyoni imikhosi emisiweyo lesabatha. Yadelela ngokuvutha kolaka lwayo umbusi lompristi. |
| 7. | INkosi ilidelele ilathi layo, yalahla indlu yayo engcwele; yanikela esandleni sesitha imiduli yezigodlo zayo. Kwaba khona umsindo wokunqoba endlini yayo engcwele njengosukwini lomkhosi omisiweyo. |
| 8. | I Nkosi ikhethile ukudiliza umduli weZiyoni, iwulinganisile ngentambo yokulinganisa, kayiyekelanga ukudiliza; yenza ukuthi kukhale umthangala lomduli, iphele amandla kanyekanye. |
| 9. | Amasango ayo atshonile phansi, idilizile yephula imigoqo yayo. Inkosi yayo leziphathamandla zayo sebesezizweni, kakuselamthetho; labaprofethi bayo kabasemukeli umbono e Nkosi ni. |
| 10. | Abadala beZiyoni bahlezi phansi bethule, bathele uthuli emakhanda abo, bagqoke amalembu amasaka. Intombi ezigcweleyo zeJerusalema zikhothamisele phansi amakhanda azo. |
| 11. | Amehlo ami asediniwe yikukhala, imibilini yami idungekile. Inhliziyo yami idabukile ngosizi ngenxa yokuchitheka kwabantu bami, ngoba ingane labamunyayo bafela endleleni zomuzi. |
| 12. | Bathi kubonina: Kungaphi ukudla lewayini? Lapho besifa njengabantu abalinyaziweyo endleleni zomuzi, lapho befela ezifubeni zabonina. |
| 13. | Ngingathini ngawe? Ngingakufananisa lani, wena Jerusalema? Ngingakufananisa lani ukuze ngikududuze, ntombi emsulwa, ndodakazi yeZiyoni? Ngoba ukuchitheka kwakho kukhulu njengolwandle. Ngubani ongakwelapha? |
| 14. | Abaprofethi bakho babonile imibono engamanga leyinkohliso ngawe. Kabakuvezanga ukona kwakho ukuze babuyise inhlanhla yakho, kodwa babonile imibono yamanga leduhisayo ngawe. |
| 15. | Bonke abadlulayo bakutshayela izandla, bayakuncifela bakunikinele amakhanda abo, Jerusalema. Bathi: Yiwo lo umuzi owawubizwa ngokuthi yibuhle obupheleleyo lentokozo yomhlaba wonke yini? |
| 16. | Zonke izitha zakho ziyakuklolodela, ziyancifa, zigedle amazinyo azo zithi: Siwuchithile; lolu yilo usuku ebesilulindele; sesilutholile, silubonile. |
| 17. | I Nkosi yenzile lokho ebikumisile, igcwalisile ilizwi layo. Njengokumisa kwayo endulo isidilizile ingelasihawu. Yenzile ukuthi isitha sithokoze ngawe, yaphakamisa amandla ezitha zakho. |
| 18. | Khala kakhulu eNkosini, wena Ziyoni! Inyembezi zakho zigeleze njengemifula emini lebusuku. Ungaphumuli, lenyembezi zakho zingaqamuki. |
| 19. | Vuka, ukhale ebusuku, ekuqaleni kwemilindo, uvule inhliziyo yakho yonke phambi kweNkosi, uphakamisele izandla zakho kuyo, ngenxa yempilo yabantwana bakho, ababulawa yindlala ekuhlanganeni kwendlela zonke. |
| 20. | Ake ukhangele, Nkosi, ubone. Ngubani owake wamphatha ngokunje? Abesifazana bazakudla inzalo yabo yini, abantwana babo ababazeleyo? Umpristi lomprofethi bazabulawa endlini engcwele yeNkosi yini? |
| 21. | Obhuqwini lwezindlela kulele abatsha labadala; intombi zami ezigcweleyo lamajaha ami kubulewe; esukwini lokuthukuthela kwakho uzibulele wena, wazibulala ungelasihawu. |
| 22. | Wangibizela izitha zami, zavela inhlangothi zonke, njengabantu abeza emkhosini omisiweyo, kakho loyedwa owaphunyukayo, kakho owasilayo esukwini lokuthukuthela kwe Nkosi. Bonke engabazala ngabondla babhujiswa yizitha zami. |
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