Susa Ihlazo Lethu
Abesifazane abayisikhombisa bayoncenga indoda eyodwa igama layo ukuze nje basuse ihlazo labo. Kodwa abasinde abasele eJerusalema bayobizwa ngabangcwele, amabala abo egazi ageziwe, futhi uBaba wethu wendlala phezu kweSiyoni ifu nomlilo — isiphephelo sangempela ekushiseni nasesiphepweni.
4 1Ngalolo suku abesifazane abayisikhombisa bayakubamba indoda eyodwa, bathi: "Siyakudla isinkwa sethu, sigqoke izingubo zethu; kuphela masibizwe ngegama lakho. Susa ihlazo lethu."
IHlumela, Elihle Nelikhazimulayo
2Ngalolo suku iHlumela likaBaba wethu liyakuba lihle likhazimule, nezithelo zezwe ziyakuba ngukuziqhenya nobukhazikhazi kwabasindileyo bakwa-Israyeli. a a v2 IHlumela yigama uBaba wethu alisebenzisayo ngoJesu, inzalo kaDavide eyethenjisiwe — isiqu esifanayo asinikwa kamuva kuJeremiya nakuZakariya. 3Kuyakuthi nanoma ngubani osalayo eSiyoni osele eJerusalema abizwe ngokuthi ungcwele—wonke umuntu obhaliweyo ukuphila eJerusalema, 4lapho uBaba oyiNkosi eseyigezile insila yamadodakazi aseSiyoni futhi wahlanza amabala egazi aseJerusalema phakathi kwayo ngomoya wokwahlulela nangomoya wokushisa. 5Khona-ke uBaba wethu uyakudala phezu kwayo yonke indawo yeNtaba iSiyoni naphezu kwemihlangano yayo ifu emini nentuthu, nomlilo ovuthayo okhazimulayo ebusuku; ngokuba kuyakuba nophahla phezu kwayo yonke inkazimulo. 6Kuyakuba yidumba lokusitha ekushiseni emini, nesiphephelo nendawo yokucasha esivunguvungwini nasemvuleni.
