1 Kuthule kuthe cwaka!

Yeka lelidolobho elalinyakazela abantu!

Selinjengomfelokazi,

kanti lalilodumo phakathi kwezizwe.

Lona elaliyindlovukazi phakathi kwezigodi,

khathesi seliyisigqili.

2 Linjengowesifazane okhala kabuhlungu ebusuku,

inyembezi zithe hlikilili ezihlathini.

Kakho phakathi kwazo

zonke izithandwa zakhe ongamduduza.

Bonke abangane bakhe bamhlamukele;

sebeyizitha zakhe.

3 UJuda useye ebugqilini

ngemva kokuhlupheka lokudonsa nzima.

Usehlala phakathi kwabezizwe;

akatholi ndawo yokuphumula.

Bonke abamzingelayo bamxhumile

ephakathi kokuhlupheka kwakhe.

4 Iyalila imigwaqo eya eZiyoni,

ngoba kasekho ozayo emikhosini yalo emisiweyo.

Wonke amasango alo asekhohlakele,

abaphristi balo bayabubula,

amantombazana alo ayagomela,

lona lidabukile kakhulu.

5 Izitha zalo sezingababusi balo;

ziyaklamasa.

UThixo ulehlisele usizi

ngenxa yezono zalo ezinengi.

Abantwabalo bathunjiwe,

baba yizigqili zezitha.

6 Kuphelile konke ukubenyezela

kweNdodakazi yaseZiyoni.

Amakhosana ayo asenjengezimpala

ezingatholi amadlelo;

zibalekile zilambile zingelamandla

zibalekela umzingeli.

7 Ngezinsuku zokuhlupheka lokuntula,

iJerusalema iyayikhumbula inotho

eyayingeyayo ngensuku zayo.

Kuthe abantu bayo sebewela ezandleni zezitha,

akubanga khona ongayinceda.

Zayikhangela nje izitha zayo

zahleka ukuchitheka kwayo.

8 IJerusalema yonile kakhulu,

ngakho isingcolile.

Bonke ababeyihlonipha sebeyidelela,

ngoba sebebonile ubuze bayo;

yona ngokwayo ibubula

ize ifulathele.

9 Ukungcola kwayo kwabhixa izidwaba zayo;

kayinakanga ikusasa yayo.

Ukuwa kwayo kwesabeka,

kungekho oyiduduzayo.

"Oh Thixo, ake ukhangele ukuhlupheka kwami,

ngoba isitha sesinqobile."

10 Isitha saphanga

yonke inotho yayo;

yabona izizwe ezingakholwayo

zingena endlini yayo engcwele,

bona labo owabanqabela

ukungena phakathi kwebandla lakho.

11 Bonke abantu bayo bayagomela

behamba bedinga ukudla;

bathengisa inotho yabo eligugu ngokudla

ukuze bangafi.

"Oh Thixo, ake ungihawukele

ngoba sengidelelwa."

12 "Kakusilutho kini yini lina lonke elidlula lapha?

Ake likhangele nje libone.

Kambe kukhona ukuhlupheka okulingana lokwami,

khona lokhu engakwehliselwayo, nguThixo

ngosuku lokuvutha kolaka lwakhe?

13 Wehlisa umlilo uvela phezulu,

wawehlisela phakathi kwamathambo ami.

Wangithiya ezinyaweni ngomambule,

wangibuyisela emuva.

Wangenza ngaba lesizungu,

ngaswela amandla ilanga lonke.

14 Izono zami zisongwe zaba lijogwe;

ngezandla zakhe wazelukela ndawonye.

Zetheswe entanyeni yami,

uThixo wangiqeda amandla.

Usengifuqele kulabo

engingeke ngimelane labo.

15 UThixo kabemukelanga

bonke abangabebutho lami;

usebize impi ukuthi ingihlasele,

ichoboze zonke izinsizwa zami.

Esihluzweni sakhe sewayini, uThixo unyathelele phansi

iNdodakazi yakoJuda eGcweleyo.

16 Yikho ngilila,

amehlo ami empompoza inyembezi.

Kakho oseduze ongangiduduza,

kakho ongavusa umphefumulo wami.

Abantwabami sebeswela

ngoba isitha sinqobile."

17 IZiyoni yelulile isandla sayo

kodwa kakho oyiduduzayo.

UThixo usekumisile ngoJakhobe

ukuthi abakhelene laye babe yizitha zakhe;

iJerusalema isiphenduke

yaba yinto engcolileyo kubo.

18 "UThixo ulungile,

kodwa ngaphikisana lomlayo wakhe.

Lalelani bantu lonke;

khangelani ukuhawula kwami.

Izinsizwa lezintombi zami zonke

sezaya ekuthunjweni.

19 Ngakhala kulabo engidlelana labo,

kodwa banginina.

Abaphristi bami labadala bami

babhubhela phakathi kwedolobho

besadinga ukudla,

ukuze baziphilise.

20 Ake ubone, Oh Thixo, ukuthi ngihlupheka njani!

Ngiyatsha ngaphakathi kwami,

ngidungekile enhliziyweni yami,

ngoba bengilihlongandlebe.

Ngaphandle, inkemba iyadabukisa;

ngaphakathi, yikufa kodwa.

21 Abantu bakuzwile ukububula kwami,

kodwa kakho ongangiduduza.

Zonke izitha zami zikuzwile ukuhlupheka kwami;

ziyathokoza ngalokhu okwenzileyo.

Sengathi ungalufikisa lolusuku owalumisayo,

ukuze labo babe njengami.

22 Abuvele kuwe bonke ububi babo;

yenza kubo konke

okwenzileyo kimi

ngenxa yezono zami zonke.

Kunengi ukububula kwami,

lenhliziyo yami iphela amandla."