IJerusalema isebuhlungwini1 Maye! laze lasala likhala libhungane lidolobha, yebo, lidolobha lelake lanyakatela bantfu! Awu! laze lafanana nemfelokati, lidolobha lelake ladvuma emkhatsini wetive! IJerusalema leyake yaba yindlovukazi emkhatsini wemave, nyalo seyigucuke yaba sigcili. 2 Ebusuku likhala kabuhlungu, tihlatsi talo tigeleta tinyembeti. Kute namunye longalidvudvuta, kubo bonkhe labalitsandzako. Bonkhe bangani balo balihlamukile, sebagucuke baba titsa talo. 3 Emvakwekushaywa nekukhandleka kamatima, Juda sewuyiswe ekutfunjweni. Sewuhlala emkhatsini wetive, akayitfoli indzawo yekuphumula. Bonkhe labacoshana naye sebamkhandzile, bamkhandza asekhatsi elusizini. 4 Imigwaco leya eSiyoni iyalila, ngobe sekwabate namunye lota emikhosini yayo lemisiwe. Onkhe emasango ayo asasala anesitunge, baphristi bayo bayabubula, emantfombatana ayo ayadzabuka, isebuhlungwini lobumatima kakhulu. 5 Titsa tayo setigucuke taba baphatsi bayo; titsa tayo tikhibikile. Simakadze sewehlisele kuyo kudzabuka ngenca yetono tayo letinyenti. Bantfwabayo bayiswa ekutfunjweni, sebatigcili kuto titsa tayo. 6 Bonkhe lobucwebecwebe sebunyamalele kuyo iNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni. Babusi bayo bafanana netinyamatane letilambako; letibaleka ngekutayiya, natibalekela batingeli bato. 7 Ngemalanga ekushaywa nekundzindza kwayo iJerusalema iwakhumbula onkhe emagugu ayo labengewayo ngemalanga akadzeni. Ngaleto tikhatsi bantfu bayo nabawela etandleni tetitsa, kwabate namunye labengayilamlela. Titsa tayo tayibuka, tayihleka bulima nayibhidlika. 8 IJerusalema yone kakhulu, ngaloko seyisinengiso. Bonkhe lababeyihlonipha sebayayedzelela, ngobe sebabubonile bungcunu bayo; yona cobo lwayo iyabubula ifulatsele. 9 Kungcola kwayo kunamatsele etidvwabeni tayo; ayizange ilinakekele likusasa layo. Kuwa kwayo kwakumangalisa, kwabate labengayidvudvuta. “Awu Simakadze, buka kushaywa kwami, ngobe sitsa siyangehlula.” 10 Sitsa sabeka tandla taso kuyo yonkhe imicebo yayo; iJerusalema yabona betive bangena ethempelini layo, labo lowabalela kutsi bangene ebandleni lakho. 11 Bonkhe bantfu bayo bayabubula ngesikhatsi bafunana kudla bantjintjisa imicebo yabo ngenca yekudla, batsi bentele kutsi batiphilise. “Awu Simakadze, buka unake, ngobe ngibukelwa phansi.” 12 “Akusho lutfo yini kini, nonkhe nine lenendlula ngendlela? Calatani ndzawo tonkhe nibone. Kukhona yini kuhlupheka lokufanana nekwami kuhlupheka lokwehliselwa kimi, kuhlupheka Simakadze langishaya ngako ngelilanga lekutfukutsela kwakhe lokwesabekako? 13 “Watfumela umlilo asetulu, wawehlisela phansi ematsanjeni ami. Webekela tinyawo tami linetha, wangincandzekisa. Wangenta ngaba ngulolahliwe, ngacaleka lilanga lonkhe. 14 “Tono tami taboshwa ngesandla sakhe taba lijoko. Watephotsela yena watihlanganisa, setikhuphukele entsanyeni yami, naSimakadze uwesusile emandla ami. Unginiketele kulabo lengingeke ngikhone kumelana nabo. 15 “Simakadze uwalahlile onkhe emabutfo lengisemkhatsini wawo, sewuhlomise imphi letewumelana nami kutsi itewuhlifita onkhe emajaha akami. Simakadze uyihlifitile iNtfombi yakaJuda njengemagelebisi etjeni lekuhlutela liwayini. 16 “Nguloko lokungenta ngilile, nemehlo ami aphophota tinyembeti. Kute namunye losedvutane longidvudvutako, kute namunye longabuyisa umoya wami. Bantfwabami bahlutjuliwe, ngobe sitsa singehlulile.” 17 ISiyoni yelula tandla tayo, kodvwa kute namunye longayidvudvuta. Simakadze ushaye umtsetfo ngaJakobe kutsi bomakhelwane bakhe babe titsa takhe. IJerusalema seyigucuke yaba yintfo lesinengiso emkhatsini wabo. 18 “Simakadze ulungile, noko ngayihlubuka imitsetfo yakhe. Lalelani, nonkhe nine tive, bukani kuhlupheka kwami. Emajaha akami netintfombi takami sebatfunjiwe. 19 “Ngabamemeta labo labangakimi, kodvwa bona bangihlamuka. Baphristi bami, nebaholi bami babhubhela edolobheni, ngesikhatsi balibele kuchwandza kudla batsi betama kutiphilisa. 20 “Awu Simakadze, buka nje kutsi ngihlupheke kangakanani! Ngisemalahleni lapha ngekhatsi, inhlitiyo yami ikhatsatekile, ngobe bengingulelikhulu lihlubuka. Ngephandle, inkemba iyabulala; ngekhatsi ekhaya, kunekufa kodvwa. 21 “Bantfu bakuvile kububula kwami, kodvwa kute namunye longidvudvutako. Tonkhe titsa tami tivile ngekuhlupheka kwami. Tiyajabula ngaloko lokwentile. Mane sale uliletsa lelilanga lowalimemetela, kuze nabo batewuba njengami. 22 “Kodvwa konkhe kungalungi kwabo akute embikwakho, nabo ubaphatse njengaloku wentile kimi, ngenca yato tonkhe tono tami. Kububula kwami kunyenti, nenhlitiyo yami iyacaleka.” |
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