1Yeka ukufiphala kwegolide nokuguquka kwegolide elihle! Amatshe endlu engcwele ahlakazekile ezingosini zazo zonke izitaladi.
2Amadodana anqabileyo aseSiyoni, elingene negolide elihle, yeka ukuthiwa kwawo ayizitsha zebumba, imisebenzi yezandla zombumbi!
3Namakhanka ehlisa, ancelise amazinyane awo. Indodakazi yabantu bami isinonya, njengezintshe zasehlane.
4Ulimi loncelayo lunamathela olwangeni lwakhe ngokoma. Izingane zicela isinkwa, kepha akakho ozihlephulelayo.
5Abakade bedla okumnandi sebechithakele ezitaladini. Ababekhuliswa ngokububende sebesingatha izala.
6Ukona kwendodakazi yabantu bami kukhulu kunesono saseSodoma elachithwa ngokuphazima kweso, kungasondelanga zandla kulo.
7Abakhulu balo babehlambulukile kunongqoqwane, babe mhlophe kunobisi; imizimba yabo yayibomvana kunekorali,* isimo sabo sasinjengesafire.*
8Ubuso babo sebumnyama kunelahle, abaziwa ezitaladini. Isikhumba sabo sinamathela emathanjeni abo, sishwabene, saba njengomuthi.
9Babe ngcono ababebulawa ngenkemba kunababebulawa ngendlala, ababuna behlatshiwe ngokuswela ukudla kwensimu.
10Izandla zabesifazane abahawukelayo zapheka izingane zabo; zazingukudla kwabo ngokuchithwa kwendodakazi yabantu bami.
11UJehova ufezile ukufutheka kwakhe, uthululile ukufutheka kwentukuthelo yakhe; uphembile umlilo eSiyoni oqedile izisekelo zalo.
12Amakhosi omhlaba ayengakholwa kanye nabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni ukuthi abamelene nabo nezitha zabo babeyakungena emasangweni aseJerusalema.
13Kungenxa yezono zabaprofethi balo nobubi babapristi balo ababechitha igazi labalungileyo phakathi kwalo.
14Bazulazula njengezimpumputhe ezitaladini, bengcolile ngegazi ngangokuba zazingenakuthintwa izingubo zabo.
15“Chezukani, ningcolile!” bamemeza kubo: “Chezukani, chezukani, ningathinti!” Lapho bebaleka bezulazula, bathi phakathi kwabezizwe: “Abasayikugogobala lapha.”
16Ubuso bukaJehova buyabahlakaza, akasayikubanakekela. Abahloniphi ubuso babapristi, kababanga namusa kumalunga.
17Amehlo ethu ayaphela ukubheka usizo lwethu oluyize; ekulindeni kwethu silindela isizwe esingenakusindisa.
18Bazingela izinyathelo zethu ukuba singahambi ezigcawini zethu. Ukugcina kwethu kuseduze, izinsuku zethu zigcwele, yebo, ukugcina kwethu kufikile.
19Abasixoshayo babenejubane kunezinkozi zezulu; basizingela ezintabeni, basiqamekela ehlane.
20Umoya wamakhala ethu, ogcotshiweyo kaJehova, wabanjwa emigodini yabo, esathi ngaye: “Phansi kwethunzi lakhe siyakuphila phakathi kwezizwe.”
21Jabula, uthokoze, ndodakazi yakwa-Edomi, ohlala ezweni lase-Uzi. Indebe iyakudlulela nakuwena; uyakudakwa, uzenze nqunu.
22Ububi bakho sebuphelile, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, kasayikukuthumba. Ububi bakho, ndodakazi yakwa-Edomi, uyakubuhambela, azambule izono zakho.