1 Awu! Kusisizungu kwisixekoebesifudula sinenyambalala yabantu,nqwa nomhlolokazi obesakuba nodumo ezizweni.Lowo wayeyikumkanikazi yamazwana suka waba likhobokazana ngoku.
2 Uyangqukruleka elila ebusuku,izidlele zakhe zisihla iinyembezi.Kuzo zonke izithandwa zakhe akukho simthuthuzelayo;bonke abahlobo bakhe bamngcatshile, suka baziintshaba zakhe.
3 UJuda uye ekuthinjweni, weva iinkxwaleko nokusebenza nzima.Uhleli phakathi kweentlanga; akakufumani ukuphumla.Bamfumene bonke abamsukelayo, bamxina macala onke.
4 Zizilile iindlela ezibheka eZiyon,kuba akukho mntu uzayo kwimisitho yakhe.Asebugxwayibeni amasango akhe;ababingeleli bakhe babandezelekile;lusizi lodwa kumthinjana,ke yena usentlungwini ekrakra.
5 Ababandezeli bakhe basuke baba ziinkosi zakhe;iintshaba zakhe azinaxhala.Ubekwe elusizini *nguNdikhoyo ngenxa yezikreqo zakhe ezininzi.Abantwana bemkile ezweni labo, bangabathinjwa beentshaba.
6 Buphele tu ubungangamsha bentombi enguZiyon.Iziphathamandla zayo zinjengeenyamakazi ezingenadlelo;zibuthathaka zinjalo ziyasaba, zibaleka abasukeli.
7 Ngemihla yayo yenkxwaleko nokubhadulaiJerusalem iyabukhumbula bonke ubuncwane bayo bamandulo.Akubangakho mntu wakuyinceda xa abantu bayo babesoyiswa lutshaba.Iintshaba zayo zayiwa ngeentsini zakubona isiphelo sayo.
8 IJerusalem yone kakhulu,yaza ke ngoko yaba nomlaza.Bonke ababefudula beyihlonele basuke bayidela,kuba bebubonile ubuze bayo.Nayo itsho ngencwina,ide izifihle ubuso.
9 Ukungcola kwayo kunamathele kwizivatho zayo;ayilikhumbulelanga ikamva layo,kwaza kwakhwankqisa ukuwa kwayo.Akubangakho namnye uyithuthuzelayo.Ithi: “Awu, Ndikhoyo, bona iimbandezelo zam;kuba kaloku utshaba luyazigwagwisa.”
10 Iintshaba zayo zibuphangile boke ubuncwane bayo;zangena ijongile iintlanga kweyona ndawo ingcwele –abantu ongabavumelanga, Ndikhoyo, ukuba bangene ebandleni lakho.
11 Abantu bayo bonke batsho ngencwinaxeshikweni behamba befuna ukutya;bancama nempahla yabo yexabiso,befuna ukudla khon' ukuze bahlaziyeke.Ithi: “Awu, Ndikhoyo, khangela ubone,kuba ndingodeliweyo.”
12 Asilutho na kuni, nonke nina nidlula ngendlela?Khangelani nibone:ikho na intlungu enjengeyam andihlabanisele ngayo uNdikhoyo,intlungu andihlisele yona ngemini yokuvutha komsindo wakhe?
13 Wathoba umlilo ophuma phezulu,watsho waya kufikelela ezantsi emathanjeni.Uzithiyele ngomgibe iinyawo zam,ndatsho ndabuya umva.Wandenza ndanesizungu,ndatyhafa imini yonke.
14 Izikreqo zam zibhijelene;ziyidyokhwe isandla sikaNdikhoyo esindibophe ngayo,zihleli zinzi entanyeni yam.INkosi iwaqobile amandla am;indinikezele esandleni sâbo ndingenakumelana nabo.
15 INkosi izibukule zonke izithwala-ndwe zam;ihlanganise umkhosi ukuze ucumze umlisela wakowethu.INkosi iyinyhashe esixovululweni intombi enguJuda.
16 Kungoko ndisenza isimbonono,amehlo am ephalala iinyembezi.Akukho bani ukufuphi kum ukundithuthuzela;akukho mntu uhlaziya umoya wam.Abantwana bam baphalelekuba utshaba loyisile.
17 IZiyon iyazolula izandla zayo,kodwa ayinamthuthuzeli.UNdikhoyo wawenza umyalelo ngoYakobi wokuba abamelwane bakhe babe ziintshaba zakhe;kubo iJerusalem yinto enezothe.
18 Ulilungisa uNdikhoyo,kodwa ndiphikisene nomlomo wakhe.Phulaphulani, nonke nina zizwe,niyibone intlupheko endikuyo.Umlisela nomthinjana wakowethu usekuthinjweni.
19 Ndakhala kwizithandwa zam,kodwa zandikhohlisa.Ababingeleli bam, namadoda amakhulu, âtshabalala esixekweniefuna ukudla ukuze ahlaziyeke.
20 Khangela, Ndikhoyo, ndibandezeleke kakhulu;amathumbu am ayaxuxuzela.Intliziyo yam ikhathazekile,kuba ndisuke ndangenwa luvukelo.Phandle phaya ikrele liyabhubhisa,ngaphakathi kukufa kodwa.
21 Ivakele incwina yam,kodwa akakho ondithuthuzelayo.Zonke iintshaba zam zivile ngobubi obundihleleyo;ziyagcoloda yinto ondenze yona.Ibinga ingade ifike imini owawuyixelile,ukuze nazo zifane nam.
22 Khawuyibone yonke inkohlakalo yazo,nazo uziphathe ngale ndlela undiphethe ngayongenxa yazo zonke izikreqo zam.Ndincwina ndincwinile;umxhelo wam uwile.