Ulaka lukaBaba Luchitha iZiyoni
Imbongi iyamdalula owenze lokhu. UBaba uMbusi wagobisa umnsalo, walinganisa udonga ngaphambi kokuludiliza, waba njengesitha kuZiyoni. Abantwana bafela ezingalweni zomama babo. Akukho okuxazululekayo; inkondlo ifuna kuphela ukuba uBaba wethu abheke futhi acabangisise.
2 1Yeka ukuthi iNkosi uBaba ngolaka lwakhe uyisibekele kanjani indodakazi yaseZiyoni ngefu! Uyiphosele phansi isuka ezulwini iya emhlabeni inkazimulo ka-Israyeli; akasikhumbulanga isenabelo sezinyawo zakhe ngosuku lolaka lwakhe. a a v1 Isenabelo sezinyawo zakhe: ithempeli laseJerusalema, indawo yasemhlabeni lapho ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu babuhlala khona. 2INkosi uBaba uwagwinyile ngaphandle kwesihe wonke amakhaya kaJakobe; entukuthelweni yakhe uzidilizile izinqaba zendodakazi yakwaJuda. Uwuwisele phansi emhlabathini ngehlazo umbuso wayo nababusi bawo. 3Ngolaka oluvuthayo umhlubule u-Israyeli wonke amandla akhe; usibuyisile isandla sakhe sokunene wabashiya bembuleke esitheni. Uvuthile kwaJakobe njengomlilo olangabizelayo oqothula nxazonke. 4Uwugobile umnsalo wakhe njengesitha, isandla sakhe sokunene simi silungele njengombangi; ubabulele bonke ababebukeka beyinhle emehlweni. Ethenteni lendodakazi yaseZiyoni ulithulule ulaka lwakhe njengomlilo. 5INkosi uBaba usibe njengesitha; umgwinyile u-Israyeli. Uzigwinyile zonke izigodlo zayo wazidiliza izinqaba zayo, wandisa ukulila nokukhala endodakazini yakwaJuda. 6Uwuhlubule umpheme wakhe njengensimu, uyidilizile indawo yakhe emisiweyo. UBaba wethu wenze iZiyoni yakhohlwa umkhosi omisiweyo nesabatha, futhi ngolaka lwakhe oluvuthayo udelele inkosi nompristi. 7INkosi uBaba uwalile i-altare lakhe, uyilahlile indlu yakhe engcwele; uzinikele esitheni izindonga zezigodlo zayo. Bamemeza endlini kaBaba wethu njengasosukwini lomkhosi. 8UBaba wethu wazimisela ukudiliza udonga lwendodakazi yaseZiyoni. Welula intambo yokulinganisa; akasibambanga isandla sakhe ekubhubhiseni. Wenza inqaba nodonga kwalila; kwabhidlika ndawonye. 9Amasango ayo ashone emhlabathini; uyibhidlizile wayephula imigoqo yayo. Inkosi yayo nezikhulu zayo ziphakathi kwezizwe; umthetho awusekho, nabaphrofethi bayo abatholi mbono ovela kuBaba wethu. 10Amalunga endodakazi yaseZiyoni ahlezi phansi athule; azithele uthuli emakhanda awo agqoke izingubo zokulila. Izintombi zaseJerusalema zikhothamisele amakhanda azo phansi. 11Amehlo ami asefiphele ngenxa yokukhala; isisu sami siyaphazamiseka; inhliziyo yami ithululelwe phansi ngenxa yokubhujiswa kwendodakazi yabantu bami, njengoba izingane nezinsana ziphela amandla emigwaqeni yomuzi. 12Zikhala konina zithi: “Siphi isinkwa newayini?” lapho ziphela amandla njengabalimele emigwaqeni yomuzi, lapho ukuphila kwazo kuthululeka ezingalweni zonina. 13Ngingathini ngawe, ngingakufanisa nani wena, ndodakazi yaseJerusalema? Ngingakulinganisa nani wena, ukuze ngikududuze, ntombi endodakazi yaseZiyoni? Ngokuba ukubhujiswa kwakho kubanzi njengolwandle; ngubani ongakuphilisa? 14Abaphrofethi bakho bakubonele imibono yamanga neyenkohliso; abazange badalule icala lakho ukuze babuyise inhlanhla yakho, kodwa bakubonele iziprofetho ezingamanga nezidukisayo. 15Bonke abadlulayo bakushayela izandla; bayancifa banikine amakhanda abo endodakazini yaseJerusalema bathi: “Yilo yini umuzi obewubizwa ngokuthi ukuphelela kobuhle, intokozo yawo wonke umhlaba?” 16Zonke izitha zakho zivula imilomo yazo zimelene nawe; ziyancifa zigedle amazinyo azo zimemeze zithi: “Siyigwinyile yona! Yilolu usuku ebesilulangazelela; siluthole, silubonile!” 17UBaba wethu ukwenzile lokho akuhlosile; uligcwalisile izwi lakhe alayeza ngalo endulo. Udilizile ngaphandle kozwelo; uvumele isitha ukuba sijabulele phezu kwakho waphakamisa amandla ababangi bakho. 18Inhliziyo yabantu yakhala eNkosini uBaba. Wena donga lwendodakazi yaseZiyoni, izinyembezi mazigeleze njengesikhukhula imini nobusuku! Ungaziniki ukuphumula, namehlo akho angaphumuzeki. 19Vuka, ukhale ebusuku ekuqaleni kwayo yonke imilindo yasebusuku! Thulula inhliziyo yakho njengamanzi phambi kweNkosi uBaba! Phakamisela izandla zakho kuye ngenxa yokuphila kwabantwana bakho, abaphela amandla ngendlala kuwo wonke amagumbi emigwaqo. 20Bheka, Baba wethu, ucabange: ngubani owake wamphatha kanje? Kambe abesifazane bangayidla yini inzalo yabo, abantwana ababaphethe ezingalweni? Kambe umpristi nomphrofethi bangabulawa yini endlini engcwele yeNkosi uBaba? 21Abasha nabadala balele phansi emigwaqeni; izintombi zami nezinsizwa zami ziwe ngenkemba. Ubabulele ngosuku lolaka lwakho, ubahlaba ngaphandle kozwelo. 22Ubizile, njengasosukwini lomkhosi, izesabiso nxazonke; futhi ngosuku lolaka lukaBaba wethu akubanga khona ophunyukile noma osindile. Isitha sami sibabhubhisile labo engangibasingatha ngabakhulisa.
