IZililo
א [Aleph]
2 Indlela uYehova ayigqume ngayo intombi yaseZiyon ngomsindo wakhe!
Ubuphose phantsi emhlabeni ubuhle bukaSirayeli busuka ezulwini.+
Akasikhumbulanga isihlalo seenyawo+ zakhe ngemini yomsindo wakhe.
ב [Beth]
2 UYehova uziginye engenalusizi zonke iindawo zokuhlala zikaYakobi.
Ngomsindo uzichithile iindawo ezikhuselekileyo zentombi yakwaYuda.+
Ubuwise emhlabeni waza wabungcolisa ubukumkani+ neenkosana zayo.+
ג [Gimel]
3 Unqumle onke amandla kaSirayeli* enomsindo.
Uye wasirhoxisa isandla sakhe sasekunene xa utshaba luhlasela,+
NakwaYakobi uye wavutha njengomlilo oqwenge yonke into ewungqongileyo.+
ד [Daleth]
4 Usigobile* isaphetha sakhe njengotshaba, isandla sakhe sasekunene usimise njengotshaba.+
Uye waqhubeka ebulala bonke abo banqwenelekayo emehlweni akhe.+
Yaye ugalele umsindo wakhe njengomlilo+ ententeni yentombi yaseZiyon.+
ה [He]
Uziginyile zonke iinqaba zakhe.
Uzitshabalalisile iindawo zakhe ezikhuselekileyo.
Nasentombini yakwaYuda ukwenze kwaba kuninzi ukuzila nokwenza isijwili.
ו [Waw]
6 Ulichitha ngobundlobongela ikhusi lakhe,+ njengendlwana esegadini.
UYehova wenze ukuba lilityalwe itheko nesabatha eZiyon,
Ngenxa yomsindo wakhe akamboneli ntweni ukumkani nombingeleli.+
ז [Zayin]
Zonke iindonga zeenqaba zayo uzinikele esandleni sotshaba.+
Baphakamise ilizwi labo endlini kaYehova,+ njengakwimini yetheko.
ח [Heth]
8 UYehova uzimisele ukutshabalalisa udonga lwentombi yaseZiyon.+
Uyolule intambo yokumeta.+
Akasibuyisanga isandla sakhe ekutshabalaliseni.*
Ubangela ukuba ungqameko nodonga zizile.
Zonke zithezwe amandla.
ט [Teth]
9 Iigeyithi zayo zitshone emhlabeni.+
Uyitshabalalisile waza wayiqhekeza imivalo yayo.
Ukumkani wayo neenkosana zayo ziphakathi kweentlanga.+
Akukho mthetho,* nabaprofeti bayo abafumani mbono uvela kuYehova.+
י [Yod]
10 Amadoda amakhulu entombi yaseZiyon ahleli emhlabeni ethe cwaka.+
Azigalela ngothuli entloko aze abhinqe amalaphu okwenza ingxowa.+
Iintombi zaseYerusalem ezingazange zalala nandoda zijongise phantsi iintloko zazo.
כ [Kaph]
11 Amehlo am adiniwe kukuntywizisa iinyembezi.+
Amathumbu am ayaxuxuzela.
Isibindi sam siphalalele emhlabeni, ngenxa yokuwa kwentombi* yabantu bam,+
Ngenxa yokutyhafa kwabantwana neentsana kwiindawo zikawonke-wonke zedolophu.+
ל [Lamed]
12 Bamana bebuza koomama babo, “Ziphi iinkozo newayini?”+
Njengokuba betyhafa oku komntu owonzakele kwiindawo zikawonke-wonke zesixeko,
Njengokuba ubomi babo buphuncuka* ezandleni zoomama babo.
מ [Mem]
13 Ndingasebenzisa ntoni na ukuba ibe lingqina,
Okanye ndingakufanisa nantoni na, ntombi yaseYerusalem?
Ndingakuthelekisa nantoni na, ukuze ndikuthuthuzele, ntombi yaseZiyon?
Kuba ukuwa kwakho kukhulu njengolwandle.+ Ngubani na onokukuphilisa?+
נ [Nun]
14 Imibono ebonwe ngabaprofeti bakho ngawe ibubuxoki ibe ililize,+
Yaye abasityhilanga isiphoso sakho ukuze ubuye ekuthinjweni,+
Kodwa baqhubeke bekubonela imibono yamazwi abubuxoki nalahlekisayo.+
ס [Samekh]
15 Bonke abo badlula ngendlela bakuqhwabela izandla behlekisa ngawe.+
Babetha umlozi bemangalisiwe+ yaye banikina iintloko ngentombi yaseYerusalem, besithi:
“Siso na esi isixeko ababesithi ngaso, ‘Bubuhle obugqibeleleyo, ukuvuya komhlaba wonke’?”+
פ [Pe]
16 Zonke iintshaba zakho zikuvulele umlomo.
Zibetha umlozi yaye zitshixiza amazinyo zisithi: “Simginyile.+
Yiyo le imini ebesiyilindile.+ Ifikile, ibe siyibonile!”+
ע [Ayin]
17 UYehova uyenzile into ebezimisele ukuyenza,+ uyenzile into ebeyithethile,+
Oko wayekuyalele kwakudala.+
Uchithile engenaluvelwano.+
Uvumele utshaba lwanemihlali ngenxa yakho, uwaphakamisile amandla eentshaba* zakho.
צ [Tsade]
18 Intliziyo yabo ikhalela uYehova, owu ludonga lwentombi yaseZiyon.
Mazihle iinyembezi njengomsinga imini nobusuku.
Ungaziniki kuphumla, ungaliphumzi ilihlo lakho.
ק [Qoph]
19 Vuka! Khala ubusuku bonke.*
Phalaza intliziyo yakho njengamanzi phambi kobuso bukaYehova.
Mphakamisele izandla zakho ngenxa yobomi babantwana bakho,
ר [Resh]
20 Khawubone, yhini Yehova, uze ujonge lowo uye wangqwabalala kangaka kuye.
Ngaba abafazi bafanele baqhubeke besitya inzala yabo,* abantwana abapheleleyo,+
Okanye ngaba ababingeleli nabaprofeti bamele babulawelwe engcweleni kaYehova?+
ש [Shin]
21 Inkwenkwana nendoda endala balele emhlabeni ezitratweni.+
Iintombi zam nabafana bam bawile likrele.+
Uye wabulala ngemini yomsindo wakho, uye waxhela ungenalusizi.+
ת [Taw]