26 Kodwa iJerusalema eliphezulu likhululekile, lona lingumama wethu.
26 Kodwa iJerusalema ephezulu ikhululekile, njalo ingumama wethu.
INkosi ithi: Ingaphi incwadi yesahlukaniso engimlahle ngayo unyoko na? Loba ngubani engilesikwelede kuye engilithengise kuye na? Khangelani, lathengiswa ngenxa yobubi benu, lonyoko walahlwa ngenxa yeziphambeko zenu.
Hlokomani lonke ngokuhlabela, lina zindawo zeJerusalema esezingamanxiwa, ngoba iNkosi iyabaduduza abantu bayo, ilihlengile iJerusalema.
Jabulani, lithokoze njalonjalo ngalokhu engikudalayo, ngoba ngenza iJerusalema libe yintokozo, labantu balo babe yinjabulo.
Thokozani kanye leJerusalema, lilithabele, lina lonke elilithandayo; jabulani kanye lalo khathesi, lina lonke elilililelayo;
Solani unyoko, limsole, ngoba kasuye umkami, lami kangisiyo indoda yakhe, ukuba ayekele ukuwula kwakhe, asuse izigqizo zokufeba kwakhe emabeleni akhe,
Ngoba unina wabo uwulile, owabazalayo wenzile ihlazo. Ngoba wathi: Ngizazilandela izithandwa zami, ezingipha ukudla lamanzi, loboya bezimvu, lesikusha, lamafutha lokunathwayo.
Uzakhubeka emini lebusuku, umprofethi uzakhubeka kanye lawe; uyasibulala isizwe sakini.
Ngalokhoke lizakwazi ukuba ngiyiNkosi, uNkulunkulu wenu ohlala eZiyone, intaba yami engcwele. IJerusalema lizakuba ngcwele, abezizwe kabasayikuphinda badlule phakathi kwalo futhi.
Ngakhoke uba iNdodana ilikhulula, lizakuba ngabakhululekileyo impela.
isono kasiyikubusa phezu kwenu ngoba kalingaphansi komlayo, kodwa lingaphansi komusa.
lokuthi, selikhululiwe esonweni, liyizigqili zokulunga khathesi.
Ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi uAbrahama wayelamadodana amabili, enye ingeyesigqilikazi lenye ingeyomfazi okhululekileyo.
ISinayi yintaba eseArabiya, yona imele iJerusalema lalamuhla, ngoba lisebugqilini kanye labantwana balo.
UKristu wasikhululela ukuba sibe lenkululeko. Ngakhoke manini liqine, lingabuyi libotshelwe futhi ejogweni lobugqili.
Kodwa thina ikithi lisezulwini, lapho futhi silindele ukuba kuvele khona uMsilisi, iNkosi uJesu Kristu,
Kodwa lina lize entabeni yaseZiyone lasemzini kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, iJerusalema elasezulwini, lakuzithunywa eziyizigidi ezingelakubalwa ezihlangene ngokuthokoza,
Hlalani njengabakhululekileyo, kodwa lingenzi inkululeko yenu ibe lizaba lokwenza okubi, kodwa lihlale njengezigqili zikaNkulunkulu.
Kwaba khona ezulwini isibonakaliso esikhulu, owesifazana embethe ilanga, lenyanga ingaphansi kwenyawo zakhe, kukhona ekhanda lakhe umqhele wezinkanyezi ezilitshumi lambili;
ebunzini lakhe kwakulotshiwe ibizo eliyimfihlakalo lokuthi: IBabiloni elikhulu, unina weziphingi lowamanyala wonke omhlaba.
Ngabona umuzi ongcwele, iJerusalema elitsha, usehla uvela ezulwini kuNkulunkulu, ulungisiwe njengomlobokazi ocecele umkakhe.
Onqobayo ngizakumenza insika ethempelini likaNkulunkulu wami, kasoze aphuma kulo; ngizakuloba ibizo likaNkulunkulu wami phezu kwakhe, lebizo lomuzi kaNkulunkulu wami iJerusalema elitsha elehla livela kuNkulunkulu wami ezulwini, lebizo lami elitsha.