1 *Ndikhoyo, yikhumbule into eyenzekileyo kuthi;jonga ukubone ukuhlaziswa kwethu.
2 Ilifa lethu linikwe abasemzini,izindlu zethu zanikwa abangeneleli.
3 Saba ziinkedama ezingenayise,basuka oomama bafana nabahlolokazi.
4 Siwathenga ngemali amanzi okusela,ngokunjalo neenkuni siyazihlawulela.
5 Abasitshutshisayo basibambe ngobhongwana;sidiniwe kodwa asikuzuzi ukuphumla.
6 Solulela izandla kwiJiputa kwaneAsiriya,khon' ukuze sihluthe sisonka.
7 Kone oobawo, kodwa abasekho;ngoku thina sithwele iziphumo zezikreqo zabo.
8 Silawulwa zizicaka;akukho namnye onokusihlangula ezandleni zazo.
9 Ukutya sikuzuza ngokubeka ubomi bethu esichengeningenxa yekrele elisentlango.
10 Ulusu lwethu lutshisa okwezikongenxa yefiva ebangwa yindlala.
11 Abafazi badlwengulwe eZiyon,ngokunjalo iintombi ezidolophini zakwaJuda.
12 Iziphathamandla zixhonywe ngezandla zazo;akahlonelwa amadoda amakhulu.
13 Amadodana abila esoma ngamatye okusila;abafana basindeka phantsi kweenyanda zeenkuni.
14 Amadoda amakhulu akasekho emasangweni esixeko;abafana bayiyekile ingoma.
15 Iintliziyo zethu azinamihlali;sizilile endaweni yokuxhentsa.
16 Isithsaba siwile ezintlokweni zethu.Athi ke thina, sonile!
17 Ngenxa yoko zitsho zatyhafa iintliziyo zethu;ngenxa yezo zinto abona mfiliba amehlo ethu.
18 Kaloku intaba yeZiyon yinkangala;seyisisikhundla seempungutye.
19 Wena, Ndikhoyo, uhleli ngonaphakade;ulawulo lwakho luhlala luhleli izizukulwana ngezizukulwana.
20 Kungani ukuba usoloko usilibala?Kungani ukuba usilahle ithuba elingaka?
21 Sibuyisele kuwe, Ndikhoyo, ukuze nathi siguquke;sihlaziye njengakwimihla yamandulo.
22 Ngaba usilahle kwaphela na,wasiqumbela ngokukhulukazi?