Iintlanga Ziphuphuma Zisiya Entabeni kaBawo Wethu
Iintlanga zinyuka intaba kaBawo wethu ukuze zifundiswe, zikhande amakrele azo abe ngamagaba epuluwa, elowo ehleli phantsi komdiliya wakhe engoyiki. Emva koko umbono ubuyela kokwangoku: iZiyon inenimba, iphuma isiya eBhabhilon, ihlangulwe khona, endaweni yokuba isindiswe ekuhambeni.
4 1Kwemihla yokugqibela intaba apho imi khona indlu kaBawo wethu iya kuqiniseka ibe ngaphezu kweentaba zonke, iphakamiselwe phezulu kuneenduli, zize izizwe ziphuphume zisiya kuyo. 2Iintlanga ezininzi ziya kuza zithi: “Yizani, masinyuke siye entabeni kaBawo wethu, endlwini kaThixo kaYakobi, ukuze asifundise iindlela zakhe, size sihambe emendweni wakhe.” Kuba umyalelo uya kuphuma eZiyon, nelizwi likaBawo wethu liphume eYerusalem. 3Uya kugweba phakathi kwezizwe ezininzi, aziqukumbe izinto ekubanjwene ngazo zeentlanga ezinamandla ezikude. Ziya kuwakhanda amakrele azo abe ngamagaba epuluwa, neentshuntshe zazo zibe zizitshetshe zokuthena; isizwe asiyi kuliphakamisela isizwe ikrele, zingaphindi ziqeqeshelwe imfazwe. 4Elowo uya kuhlala phantsi komdiliya wakhe naphantsi komkhiwane wakhe, kungabikho namnye obaphakamisela umoya, kuba uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ngokwakhe uthethile. 5Kuba zonke izizwe zihamba egameni likathixo wazo, ke thina siya kuhamba egameni likaBawo wethu ngonaphakade kanaphakade.
UBawo Wethu Uqokelela Abantwana Bakhe Abachithekileyo
6Ngaloo mini, utsho uBawo wethu, ndiya kuzihlanganisa iziqhwala, ndibaqokelele abagxothiweyo, abo ndabacinezelayo. 7Iziqhwala ndiya kuzenza amasalela, nabo bagxothelwe kude ndibenze isizwe esinamandla, aze uBawo wethu abalawule entabeni yeZiyon kususela ngoku kuse ephakadeni.
8Ke wena, nqaba yomhlambi, nduli yentombi yeZiyon, kuwe kuya kuza—ulawulo lwangaphambili luya kubuya, ubukumkani bentombi yeYerusalem.
9Ngoku kutheni na ukhala kakhulu? Akukho kumkani na phakathi kwakho? Umcebisi wakho utshabalale na, ukuze inimba ikubambe njengomfazi ozalayo? 10Zibhijabhije uncwine, ntombi yeZiyon, njengomfazi ozalayo, kuba ngoku uya kuphuma emzini, uhlale endle evulekileyo; uya kuya eBhabhilon. Uya kuhlangulwa khona; uBawo wethu uya kukukhulula khona esandleni seentshaba zakho.
11Ngoku iintlanga ezininzi zihlanganisene zikuvukele, zisithi: “Mayenziwe inqambi, aze amehlo ethu ayikholise iZiyon.” 12Kodwa zona azazi izicamango zikaBawo wethu; aliqondi icebo lakhe, lokuba uzihlanganisele njengezithungu esandeni. 13Vuka ubhule, ntombi yeZiyon, kuba ndiya kulwenza isinyithi uphondo lwakho, nobhedu amanqina akho; uya kuzityumza izizwe ezininzi, uze unikele inzuzo yazo kuBawo wethu, nobutyebi bazo eNkosini yehlabathi lonke.
