Thembelani kuNdikhoyo

1 Kunyembelekile kwabo babhenela kuncedo lweJiputa;

nditsho abo bathembela kumahashe,

abo bakholosa ngeenqwelo eziyinyambalala,

nabaqamele ngobukroti bamajoni,

nditsho amajoni amahashe,

abantu abangamjongele nto uYedwa kaSirayeli,

nditsho abangasifuniyo isiluleko *sikaNdikhoyo.

2 Ukanti yena sisilumko, angasivulela nesithwakumbe;

ewe, elakhe ilizwi alidliwa nja!

Koko wosuka ayivukele indlu yezikhohlakali,

abohlwaye abancedisana nabenzi bobubi.

3 La maJiputandin’ asiThixo, koko ngabantu,

namahashe awo asimhlola, koko zizilwanyana.

UNdikhoyo wothi angaphakama ibe ziziqwenga,

ke yena umncedisi atsho akhubeke,

aze ke yena umncedwa awe bhaxa,

bonke bavuthuluke batshabalale.

4 UNdikhoyo uthethe nam wenjenje:

“Abelusi bangafanelana beqobisa ngemikhwazo,

kodwa ngunotshe ukuba bayothuse ingonyama,

ingakumbi xa seyilibambile ixhoba layo.

Ngokunjalo nam ke akukho bani unokundinqanda

ekuyikhuseleni kwam intaba iZiyon,

mna Ndikhoyo uSomandla.

5 Njengentaka ikhusela amathole ayo,

nam, mna Ndikhoyo onguSomandla-onke,

ndiya kwenjenjalo ukuyihlanganisela iJerusalem.

Ewe, ndoyikhusela ndiyikhulule;

ndogqitha kuyo ndiyisindise.”

6 UNdikhoyo uthethe wathi: “MaSirayeli, nonile ngokundifulathela. Ngoko ke ngoku buyani!

7 Kaloku iyeza imini apho nonke niya kulilahla eli zothe liyile mifanekiso niyiqingqe ngesiliva nangegolide.

8 “UAsiriya ke yena wofela emfazweni.

Phofu ke akayi koselwa krele lamntu:

kovela krele limbi, lisuke limngxwelerhe.

Kweso sithuba ke wosuka aswantsule,

abafana bakhe ke bona benziwe amakhoboka.

9 Injengele yakhe yosuka ingenwe bubuphaku-phaku,

nezinxiba-mxhaka zosuka zirhwaqele zoyike,

zide zibaleke zilahle kanye nayo nembasa yomkhosi.”

Etshilo nje ke uNdikhoyo utshilo,

Ndikhoyo lowo omlilo uvuthayo eZiyon,

omsi wamadini utsho ngomlembelele eJerusalem!