Umsindo kaBawo wethu Ubhuqa iZiyon
Imbongi iyamchaza lowo wenza oku. iNkosi uBawo wethu wasigoba isaphetha sakhe, walinganisa udonga ngaphambi kokuba aludilize, waba njengotshaba kwiZiyon. Abantwana bafela ezingalweni zoonina. Akukho nto isonjululwayo; lo mbongo ucela nje ukuba uBawo wethu akhangele, aqwalasele.
2 1Hayi, iNkosi uBawo wethu ngomsindo wakhe uyigubungele ngelifu intombi enguZiyon! Uluphosile phantsi lusuka ezulwini luya emhlabeni uzuko lukaSirayeli; akasikhumbulanga isihlalo seenyawo zakhe ngemini yomsindo wakhe. a a v1 Isihlalo seenyawo zakhe: itempile yaseYerusalem, indawo esemhlabeni apho babuhlala khona ubukho bukaThixo. 2iNkosi uBawo wethu uziginyile engenanceba zonke iindawo zokuhlala zikaYakobi; ngengqumbo yakhe uzidilizile iimboniselo zentombi enguYuda. Ubuthobele emhlabeni ngehlazo ubukumkani bayo nezikhulu zayo. 3Ngomsindo ovuthayo umhlubile uSirayeli onke amandla akhe; usibuyisile umva isandla sakhe sokunene wabashiya bengakhuselekanga phambi kotshaba. Uvuthe kwaYakobi njengelangatye lomlilo odla ngeenxa zonke. 4Usigobile isaphetha sakhe njengotshaba, isandla sakhe sokunene usimise okotshaba; ubabulele bonke abo babethandeka esweni. Ententeni yentombi enguZiyon uyithululile njengomlilo ingqumbo yakhe. 5iNkosi uBawo wethu ube njengotshaba; umginyile uSirayeli. Uwaginyile onke amabhotwe ayo wazenza amanxuwa iimboniselo zayo, ufumbele ukuzila nesijwili phezu kwentombi enguYuda. 6Usigungxule isithe sakhe njengomyezo, uyichithile indawo yakhe yembutho. uBawo wethu uyenze yalibala iZiyon imithendeleko emisiweyo nesabatha, yaye ngomsindo wakhe ovuthayo ubalahlile ukumkani nombingeleli. 7iNkosi uBawo wethu usilahlile isibingelelo sakhe, uyicekisile ingcwele yakhe; uzinikele elutshabeni iindonga zamabhotwe ayo. Baphakamise izwi endlwini kaBawo wethu, ngathi kungumhla womthendeleko. 8uBawo wethu ugqibe kwelokuba alwenze umwewe udonga lwentombi enguZiyon. Usolulile ulutya lokulinganisela; akasithintelanga isandla sakhe ekubhubhiseni. Uwenze isijwili umsele wongqameko nodonga; ndawonye atshabalele. 9Amasango ayo atshonile emhlabeni; uyonakalisile wayiphula imivalo yayo. ukumkani wayo nabathetheli bayo baphakathi kweentlanga; umthetho awusekho, nabaprofeti bayo abawufumani umbono ovela kuBawo wethu. 10Amadoda amakhulu entombi enguZiyon ahleli phantsi emhlabeni ethe cwaka; agalele uthuli ezintlokweni zawo ambethe iingubo zokuzila. Iintombi zaseYerusalem zizithobele emhlabeni iintloko zazo. 11Amehlo am aphelile kukulila; izibilini zam ziyadubeka; intliziyo yam ithululelwe emhlabeni ngenxa yentshabalalo yentombi yabantu bam, njengoko abantwana neentsana betyhafa ezitratweni zomzi. 12Bakhala koonina, besithi: “Iphi na isonka newayini?” njengoko betyhafa ngathi ngabangxwelerhiweyo ezitratweni zomzi, njengoko ubomi babo buthululeka ezingalweni zoonina. 13Ndingathini na ukuthetha ngenxa yakho, ndikufanise nantoni na wena, ntombi enguYerusalem? Ndinganxulumisa ntoni na nawe, ukuze ndikuthuthuzele, ntombi enyulu enguZiyon? Kuba ukwaphuka kwakho kukhulu njengolwandle; ngubani na onokukuphilisa? 14Abaprofeti bakho bakubonele imibono yobuxoki neyenkohliso; ababutyhilanga ubugwenxa bakho ukuze babuyise ubutyebi bakho, kodwa bakubonele izityhilelo zobuxoki nezilahlekisayo. 15Bonke abadlulayo bakuqhwabela izandla; benza umsondlo bahlunguzele iintloko zabo kwintombi enguYerusalem: “Nguwo na lo mzi ekwakuthiwa yinzaliseko yobuhle, uvuyo lwehlabathi lonke?” 16Zonke iintshaba zakho zivula imilomo yazo zikuchasa; zenza umsondlo zigedla amazinyo azo, zidanduluke zisithi: “Siyiginyile! Nantsi imini ebesiyilangazelela; siyifumene, siyibonile!” 17UBawo wethu ukwenzile oko wayekumisele; uliphumezile ilizwi lakhe awalimisela kudala. Udilizile engenanceba; uluvumele utshaba lukuvuyelele wena, waphakamisa namandla abachasi bakho. 18Intliziyo yabantu yakhala kwiNkosi uBawo. Donga lentombi enguZiyon, makehle iinyembezi njengomsinga emini nasebusuku! Ungaziphumzi, angabikho qabu emehlweni akho. 19Vuka, ukhale ebusuku ekuqaleni komlindo ngamnye wobusuku! Thulula intliziyo yakho njengamanzi phambi kweNkosi uBawo! Phakamisa izandla zakho kuye ngenxa yobomi babantwana bakho, abatyhafa kukulamba kuzo zonke iimbombo zezitrato. 20Khangela, Bawo wethu, uqwalasele: ngubani na owakha wamphatha ngolu hlobo? Abafazi bangayidla na inzala yabo, abantwana ababebawolile? Ngaba umbingeleli nomprofeti bangabulawa na engcweleni yeNkosi uBawo? 21Abaselula nabakhulu balele emhlabeni ezitratweni; iintombi zam namadodana am awile ngohlangothi lwekrele. Ubabulele ngemini yomsindo wakho, ubaxhela ungenanceba. 22Ubize, njengakumhla womthendeleko, ukoyikeka ngeenxa zonke; yaye ngemini yomsindo kaBawo wethu akubangakho obalekileyo nosindileyo. Utshaba lwam lubatshabalalisile abo ndibawolileyo ndabakhulisa.
