Zulu - The Book of Lamentations

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ISAHLUKO1

1Yekaukuhlalawodwakomuziowawugcweleabantu! usefanakanjaninomfelokazi!Yayinkuluphakathi kwezizwe,nendodakaziyenkosiphakathikwezifunda,yeka ukuthiisigqilazwekanjani!

2Ukhalakabuhlunguebusuku,izinyembezizakhe zisezihlathinizakhe;phakathikwazozonkeizithandwa zakheakanamduduzi;

3UJudauyeekuthunjweningenxayosizinangenxa yobugqilaobukhulu,uhlalaphakathikwezizwe,akakutholi ukuphumula;

4IzindlelazaseSiyoniziyalila,ngokubaabekhoabeza emikhosiniemisiweyo;onkeamasangoaloayincithakalo, abapristibalobayabubula,izintombizalozinomunyu,lona limunyu

5Izithazalozinkulu,izithazaloziyasebenza;ngokuba uJehovaulihluphilengenxayobuningibeziphambekozalo; abantwanabalobathunjiwephambikwesitha

6EndodakaziniyaseSiyonibonkeubuhlebayobuphumile, izikhuluzayozinjengezindluzeleezingalitholiidlelo, zihambezingenamandlaphambikwabaxoshayo

7NgezinsukuzokuhluphekanezinhluphekoiJerusalema iJerusalemalakhumbulazonkeizintozaloezimnandi elalinakhoezinsukwinizasendulo,laphoabantubalo bewelaesandlenisesitha,kungekhoowayelisiza;izithazalo zalibona,zalenza.hlekaniamasabathaakhe.

8IJerusalemayonilekakhulu;ngalokholichithiwe;bonke ababelidumisabayalidelela,ngokubababoneubunqunu balo;yebo,liyabubula,libuyeleemuva.

9Ukungcolakwalokusemiphethweniyalo;alikhumbuli ukuphelakwalo;yehlangokumangalisayo; yayingenamduduzi.Bheka,Jehova,ukuhluphekakwami, ngokubaisithasizikhulisile

10Isithaselulileisandlasasophezukwakhokonkeokuhle kwalo,ngokubalibonileukuthiabezizwebangeneendlini yaloengcwele,owabayalezaukubabangangeniebandleni lakho

11Bonkeabantubayobayabubula,bafunaisinkwa; banikeleokumnandikwabokubengukudlaukuze bakhululeumphefumulo;bheka,Jehova,ubheke;ngoba sengiyisibi

12Akuluthoyinikininonkeenidlulayo?bhekani,nibone, umakukhonausiziolunjengolusizilwamiengiyelwengalo uJehovaangihlukumezilengosukulwentukutheloyakhe evuthayo

13Ephezuluuthumeumliloemathanjeniami,wawahlula; wenekelaizinyawozamiinetha,wangibuyiselaemuva, wangenzaincithakalo,waphelaamandlausukulonke

14Ijokaleziphambekozamilibotshiwengesandlasakhe; zibotshiwe,zenyukelaentanyeniyami;uwisileamandla ami,iNkosiinginikeleesandlenisabo,engingelakusuka kubo.

15INkosiiwanyathelephansionkeamaqhaweami phakathikwami,ingibizeleumhlanganowokuchoboza izinsizwazami;uJehovaunyatheleintombiyakwaJuda njengasesikhamwenisewayini

16Ngenxayalezizintongiyakhala;isolami,isolami ligelezaamanzi,ngokubaumduduziobeyakukhulula umphefumulowamiukudenami;

17IZiyoniliyelulaizandlazalo,akakhooliduduzayo; 18UJehovaulungile;ngokubangihlubukileemyalweni wakhe;akenizwe,nonkebantu,niboneusizilwami; izintombizaminezinsizwazamizihambile

19Ngabizaizithandwazami,kephazangikhohlisa; 20Bheka,Jehova;ngokubangisosizini,izibilinizami ziyathuthumela;inhliziyoyamiiphendukilephakathi kwami;ngokubangihlubukilenokuhlubukakwami; ngaphandleinkembaiyaphucaabantwana,ekhayakukhona njengokufa

21Bazwileukuthingiyabubula,akakhoongiduduzayo; zonkeizithazamizizwilengosizilwami;bayajabula ngokuthiukwenzile;uyolethausukuolubizile,futhiziyoba njengami

22Mabufikebonkeububibabophambikwakho;wenze kuzonjengalokhowenzilekimingenxayazozonke iziphambekozami,ngokubaukububulakwamikuningi, nenhliziyoyamiiphelile.

ISAHLUKO2

1YekaindlelaiNkosieyisibekelengayoindodakazi yaseSiyoningefungentukutheloyayo,yehliseleezulwini ubuhlebuka-Israyeliemhlabeni,ingasikhumbulanga isenabelosezinyawozayongosukulwentukutheloyayo!

2INkosiigwinyilezonkeizindluzikaJakobe, ayihawukelanga;ubawiselephansi,ungcolisileumbuso nezikhuluzawo

3Ngokuvuthakolakalwayoizinqumilezonkeizimpondo zika-Israyeli;

4Insaleumnsalowayonjengesitha,yemangesandlasayo sokunenenjengesitha,yabulalaetendenilendodakazi yaseSiyonikonkeokuthandekayoemehlweni,yathulula ukufuthekakwayonjengomlilo

5INkosiinjengesitha,imgwinyileu-Israyeli,yagwinya zonkeizindluzakhezobukhosi,yachithaizinqabazakhe, yandisaendodakaziniyakwaJudaukulilanokulila

6Ichithileitabernakelelayongobudlovanjengokungathi ngelensimu,izichithileizindawozayozokuhlangana; uJehovawenzeukubakukhohlakalweeSiyoniimikhosi emisiweyonamasabatha,wadelelangokufuthekakwakhe. ithukutheliseinkosinompristi

7INkosiililahlilei-altarelayo,yanengwayindluyayo engcwele,yanikelaizindongazezindluzayozamakhosi esandlenisesitha;benzaumsindoendlinikaJehova njengosukulwedili

8UJehovauhlosileukuchithaugangelwendodakazi yaseSiyoni;welulaumucuwokulinganisa,akabuyisanga isandlasakheekuchitheni;baphelelwaamandla kanyekanye.

9Amasangoaloacwileemhlabathini;uyichithileyaphula imigoqoyalo;inkosiyalonezikhuluzalobaphakathi kwabezizwe;abaprofethibawoabatholimbonoovela kuJehova

10AmalungaendodakaziyaseSiyoniahleziemhlabathini, athule;zibhinceindwanguyamasaka,izintombi zaseJerusalemaziwakhothameleemhlabathiniamakhanda azo

11Amehloamiayaphelaizinyembezi,izibilinizami ziyathuthumela,isibindisamisithululelweemhlabathini

ngokuchithwakwendodakaziyabantubami;ngokuba abantwananabancelabayadangalaemigwaqweniyomuzi.

12Bathikonina:Aphiamabelenewayini?laphobedangala njengabagwaziweyoezitaladinizomuzi,lapho umphefumulowabouthululelwaesifubenisikanina.

13Ngizakuthathaniukubangifakazengawe?

Ngingakufanisanani,ndodakaziyaseJerusalema? ngingakufanisanani,ukuzengikududuze,ntombi eyintombiyaseSiyoni,na?ngobaukufohlakwakho kukhulunjengolwandle;ngubaniongakuphilisa?

14Abaprofethibakhobakuboneleokuyizeneziwubuwula; kodwangikuboneleimithwaloengamangalezinto zokudingiswa.

15Bonkeabadlulangendlelabashayaihlombengawe; bashayaikhwelo,banikinaamakhandaendodakazini yaseJerusalema,bethi:“Yilomuziabantuabawubiza ngokuthingobuhleobuphelele,intokozoyomhlabawonke na?

16Zonkeizithazakhozikuvumiseleimilomoyazo,zenza ikhwelo,zigedlaamazinyo,zithi:‘Siligwinyile;sikutholile, sikubonile

17UJehovaukwenzileabekuhlosile;uligcwalisileizwi lakheayeliyalileezinsukwinizasendulo;uwisile, akahawukelanga,wenzaukubaisithasakhosijabulengawe, uluphakamisileuphondolwezithazakho.

18IzinhliziyozabozikhalaeNkosini,wenaludonga lwendodakaziyaseSiyoni,izinyembezimazehle njengomfulaimininobusuku;linganqamukiinhlamvuyeso lakho

19Vuka,ukhaleebusuku;ekuqalenikwemilindouthulule inhliziyoyakhonjengamanziebuswenibeNkosi; phakamiselakuyoizandlazakhongenxayempilo yabantwanabakhoababulawaukulambaesiqongweni sezwe.yonkeimigwaqo.

20Bheka,Jehova,uboneukuthiwenzilelokhukubani Abesifazanebayakudlaizithelozabo,nabantwanabesandla esidena?umpristinomprofethibayakubulawaendlini engcwelekaJehovana?

21Abashanabadalabalelephansiezigcawini;izintombi zaminezinsizwazamiziwilengenkemba;ubabulele ngosukulwentukutheloyakho;ubulele,awuhawukelanga 22Umemezilenjengosukuolumisiweukwesabekakwami nxazonke,kangangokuthingosukulwentukuthelokaJehova akukhonoyedwaowaphunyukayonomaowasalayo

ISAHLUKO3

1Minangingumuntuoboneukuhluphekangentongayolaka lwakhe

2Ungiholile,wangifakaebumnyameni,hhayiekukhanyeni

3Impelaungijikele;uphendulelaisandlasakhephezu kwamiusukulonke.

4Ugugisileinyamayaminesikhumbasami;uphule amathamboami

5Wangakhelaphezukwami,wangihaqangenyongo nemihelo

6Ungibekeezindaweniezimnyamanjengabafakudala.

7Ungibiyelenxazonkeukuzengingakwaziukuphuma; wenzaiketangalamilabanzima

8Futhilaphongikhalangimemeza,uyawuvalela ngaphandleumkhulekowami

9Uvalileizindlelazamingamatsheabaziweyo, wagwegwisaizindlelazami.

10Kimiubenjengebhereeliqamekeleyo, nanjengengonyamaezindaweniezisithekileyo.

11Uphambukileizindlelazami,wangidwengula, wangenzaincithakalo

12Wawunsalaumnsalowakhe,wangibekauphawu lomcibisholo.

13Wenzeukubaimicibisholoyomgodlawakheingene ezinsolwenizami

14Ngabayinhlekisakubobonkeabantubakithi;nengoma yabousukulonke

15Ungigcwalisilengomunyu,wangidakisaumhlonyane.

16Uwaphulileamazinyoamingohlalwane,wangifaka umlotha

17Uwususileumphefumulowamikudenokuthula, ngikhohliweokuhle

18Ngathi:“Amandlaaminethembalamikuphelile kuJehova;

19Khumbulaukuhluphekakwaminosizilwami, umhlonyanenenyongo

20Umphefumulowamiusakukhumbula,uthotshisiwekimi. 21Lokhungikukhumbulaengqondweniyami,ngakho ngiyethemba

22KungomusakaJehovaukuthiasiqedwa,ngokuba ububelebakheabupheli

23Zintshanjaloekuseni;ukuthembekakwakhokukhulu

24UJehovauyisabelosami,ushoumphefumulowami; ngalokhongiyakwethembakuye

25UJehovamuhlekwabamthembayo,emphefumulweni omfunayo.

26KuhleukubaumuntualindeleinsindisokaJehova, alindelengokuthula

27Kuhlekumuntuukubaathwaleijokaebushenibakhe. 28Uhlalayedwa,athule,ngokubauwuthwalile 29Ubekaumlomowakheothulini;umakunjalokungaba khonaithemba.

30Unikaisihlathisakhekomshayayo,agcwaleihlazo 31NgokubauJehovaakayikulahlakuzekubephakade; 32Kodwanomaebangelausizi,nokhouyakubanesihawu ngokobuningibobubelebakhe

33Ngokubaayihluphingokuthanda,ayidabukisi abantwanababantu.

34Ukuchobozaphansikwezinyawozakhezonke iziboshwazomhlaba, 35Ukuphambukisailungelolomuntuphambikobuso boPhezukonke,

36Ukuhlanekezelaumuntuecalenilakhe,iNkosikayivumi.

37Ngubanioshoyo,kwenzeke,iNkosiingakuyalelina?

38AkuphumiokubinokuhleemlonyeniwoPhezukonkena?

39Ukhononelaniumuntuophilayo,umuntuejeziswa ngezonozakhena?

40Masiphenye,sihloleizindlelazethu,sibuyelekuJehova

41Masiphakamiseleinhliziyoyethukanyenezandlazethu kuNkulunkuluosezulwini

42Siphambukile,sahlubuka,awusithethelelanga

43Wasibekelangentukuthelo,wasisukela,wabulala, kawuhawukelanga

44Wazimbozangefu,ukuzeumkhulekowethuungadluli

45Usenzesabayizibinezibiphakathikwabantu.

46Zonkeizithazethuzisivuleleimilomoyazo

47Ukwesabanogibekusehlele,incithakalonokubhujiswa

48Isolamiligelezaimifulayamanzingokuchithwa kwendodakaziyabantubami.

49Isolamiliyaconsa,alinqamuki,ngaphandle kokuphumula;

50UJehovaazeabhekephansi,aboneesezulwini.

51Isolamiliyalimazainhliziyoyamingenxayawowonke amadodakaziomuziwakithi

52Izithazamizangixotshakabuhlungunjengenyoni, kungelasizatho

53Banqumeukuphilakwamiemgodini,baphonsaitshe phezukwami

54Amanziagelezaphezukwekhandalami;ngasengithi: Nginqunyiwe.

55Ngabizaigamalakho,Jehova,ngisemgodiniophansi

56Ulizwileizwilami,ungafihliindlebeyakho ekuphefumulenikwami,ekukhalenikwami.

57Wasondelangosukuengakubizangalo,wathi:Ungesabi 58Nkosi,uzimelaindabazomphefumulowami;uhlengile ukuphilakwami.

59Jehova,ukubonileukoniwakwami;

60Uyibonileyonkeimpindiseloyabonawowonke amaceboabongami.

61Uzwileihlazolabo,Jehova,nawoonkeamaceboabo ngami;

62Izindebezabangivukelayonemicabangoyabongami usukulonke

63Bhekaukuhlalakwabonokuvukakwabo;Mina ngiwumculowabo.

64Babuyiseleimpindiselo,Jehova,ngokomsebenzi wezandlazabo

65Banikeusizilwenhliziyo,isiqalekisosakhokubo.

66Bashushise,ubabhubhisengentukuthelophansi kwamazulukaJehova

ISAHLUKO4

1Yekaindlelaigolideelifiphelengayo!igolide elicwengekileyoliguqulwakanjani!amatsheendlu engcweleachithekileezingosinizazozonkeizitaladi

2AmadodanaayiguguaseSiyonialingananegolide elicwengekileyo,yekaukuthiabhekwanjengezitsha zebumba,umsebenziwezandlazombumbi!

3Nezilozasolwandlezikhiphaibele,zinceliseamazinyane azo;indodakaziyabantubamiisinonyanjengezintshe ehlane

4Ulimilosanelunamathelaolwangenilwakhengokoma; abantwanabacelaisinkwa,kephaakakhoobahlephulayo

5Ababesidlangokunethezekabachithekileezitaladini; 6Ngokubaububibendodakaziyabantubamibukhulu kunesijezisosesonosaseSodomaelachithwangokuphazima kweso,okungabangakhonasandlakulo

7AmaNazarethaaloayehlanzekilekuneqhwa,ayemhlophe kunobisi,ebomvungomzimbakunamarubi,ecwebezeliswa ngamasafire

8Ubusobabobumnyamakunelahle;abaziwaezitaladini; isikhumbasabosinamatheleemathanjeniabo;ibunile, ifananenduku.

9Ababulewengenkembabangconokunababulawayindlala, ngokubalababayaphela,begwazwangokuswelaizithelo zensimu.

10Izandlazabesifazaneabahawukelayoziphekeabantwana babo,babangukudlakwaboekubhujiswenikwendodakazi yabantubami

11UJehovaufezileukufuthekakwakhe;uthululile ukuvuthakolakalwakhe,waphembaumliloeSiyoni,wadla izisekelozalo

12Amakhosiomhlaba,labobonkeabakhileyoemhlabeni, babengakholwaukuthiisithalesithababezangena emasangwenieJerusalema

13Ngenxayezonozabaprofethibalo,nobubibabapristi balo,abachithaigazilabalungileyophakathikwalo; 14Bazulazulanjengezimpumputheemigwaqweni, bazingcolisangegazi,kwazekwabayilaphoabantu bengakwaziukuthintaizingubozabo

15Bamemezakubo,bathi:“Sukani;ingcolile;sukani, sukani,ningathinti;laphobebalekabezulazula,bathi phakathikwabezizwe:“Abayikugogobalakhona

16IntukuthelokaJehovaibahlukanisile;akasayikubanaka; ababhekangaubusobabapristi,abaphathangaamadoda amadala

17Thina,amehloethuasafipheleusizolwethuoluyize; ekubhekenikwethusibhekeisizweesingenakusisindisa.

18Bazingelaizinyathelozethu,ukuzesingakwazi ukuhambaezitaladinizethu;ukuphelakwethukuseduze, izinsukuzethuziphelele;ngobaukuphelakwethu sekufikile

19Abasizingelayobanejubanekunezinkozizezulu; basixoshaezintabeni,basiqamekelaehlane.

20Umoyawamakhalaethu,ogcotshiweyokaJehova, wabanjwaemigodiniyabo,esathingaye:‘Emthunzini wakhesiyakuphilaphakathikwabezizwe.

21Jabula,ujabule,ndodakaziyakwa-Edomi,ohlalaezweni lase-Uzi;indebeiyakudlulelakuwe,udakwe,uzihlube 22Isijezisosobubibakhosiphelile,ndodakaziyaseSiyoni; akasayikukuyisaekuthunjweni;uyakuhambelaububibakho, ndodakaziyakwa-Edomi;uzambulaizonozakho

ISAHLUKO5

1Khumbula,Jehova,esehlele;bheka,uboneihlazolethu.

2Ifalethuseliphendukelekwabafokazi,izindluzethu kwabafokazi

3Siyizintandanenezintandane,omamabethu banjengabafelokazi

4Amanziethusiwaphuzilengemali;izinkunizethu zithengiswakithi.

5Izintamozethuziyazingelwa;siyakhandleka,asikutholi ukuphumula.

6SinikeisandlasabaseGibithe,nakuloi-Asiriya,ukuba sanelisweisinkwa

7Obababonile,abasekho;futhisithweleububibabo

8Izincekuziyasibusa,akakhoongasikhululaesandleni sazo

9Isinkwasethusizuzangokubekaukuphilakwethu engoziningenxayenkembayasehlane

10Isikhumbasethusimnyamanjengezikongenxayendlala embi.

11BadlwengulileabesifazaneeSiyoni,nezintombiemizini yakwaJuda

12Izikhuluzilengiswangezandlazazo,ubusobabadala abuzangebudunyiswe

13Athathaizinsizwaukubazigaye,abantwanabawela phansikwezinkuni.

14Abadalabayekileesangweni,nezinsizwaekuhlabeleleni kwazo.

15Intokozoyenhliziyoyethuiphelile;ukusinakwethu kuphendulweukulila

16Umqheleuwileemakhandaethu;mayekithina,ngokuba sonile!

17Ngenxayalokhuinhliziyoyethuiphelile;ngenxayalezi zintoamehloethuafiphele

18NgenxayentabayaseSiyonieyincithakalo, izimpungushezihambaphezukwayo

19Wena,Jehova,umiphakade;isihlalosakhosobukhosi ezizukulwaneningezizukulwane

20Kunganiusikhohlwakuzekubephakade,usishiye isikhathiesidekangakana?

21Sibuyiselekuwe,Jehova,siyakuphenduka;vuselela izinsukuzethunjengakuqala

22Kephawenausilahlilenokusilahla;usithukuthelele kakhulu

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