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Ikusasa LeJerusalema
Maye kulo idolobho labancindezeli,
elihlamukayo lelingcolileyo!
Kalilaleli muntu,
kalivumi kukhuzwa.
Kalithembeli kuThixo,
kalisondeli kuNkulunkulu walo.
Izikhulu zalo
ziyizilwane ezibhongayo, ababusi balo
bazimpisi zakusihlwa,
ezingatshiyi lutho lwekuseni.
Abaphrofethi balo bayazazisa;
bangabantu bamacebo amabi.
Abaphristi balo bangcolisa indawo engcwele
bephule lomthetho.
UThixo phakathi kwalo ulungile;
kenzi okubi,
nsuku zonke ekuseni wenza ukulunga kwakhe
njalo kaphambanisi ukusa kwamalanga wonke,
ikanti abangalunganga kabalanhloni.
IJerusalema Yala Ukuphenduka
“Ngizichithile izizwe;
izinqaba zazo zidiliziwe.
Ngitshiye imigwaqo yazo ideliwe
kungekho odlula khona.
Amadolobho azo adiliziwe;
kakho ozasala kakho lamunye.
Ngathi kulo idolobho,
‘Impela uzangesaba
uvume ukukhuzwa!’
Lapho-ke indlu yalo yokuhlala yayingayikudilizwa
loba isijeziso sami sehlele phezu kwalo.
Kodwa babelokhu betshisekela izenzo zokuxhwala
kukho konke abakwenzayo.
Ngakho ngilindela,” kutsho uThixo,
“lolusuku engizasukuma ngalo ngifakaze.
Sengimise ukubuthanisa izizwe,
ngiqoqe imibuso,
ngehlisele ulaka lwami phezu kwabo
konke ukuthukuthela kwami okukhulu.
Umhlaba wonke uzaqothulwa
ngomlilo womona wentukuthelo yami.”
Ukuvuselelwa Kwensalela Yako-Israyeli
“Lapho-ke ngizahlambulula izindebe zezizwe,
ukuze zonke zikhuleke ebizweni likaThixo
zimkhonze zimanyane.
10 Kusukela ngaphetsheya kwemifula yaseKhushi
abakhonzi bami, abantu bami abahlakazekileyo,
bazangilethela iminikelo.
11 Ngalolosuku kaliyikuyangiswa
ngobubi bonke elabenza kimi,
ngoba ngizabasusa kulelidolobho
abathokoziswa yikuzigqaja kwabo.
Kaliyikuzikhukhumeza futhi
entabeni yami engcwele.
12 Kodwa ngizatshiya phakathi kwenu
abathambileyo labathobekileyo,
abathembele ebizweni likaThixo.
13 Kabayikwenza okubi;
kabayikuqamba amanga,
loba kube lenkohliso
emilonyeni yabo.
Bazakudla balale phansi,
kakho ozabenza besabe.”
 
14 Hlabela wena Ndodakazi yeZiyoni,
klabalala kakhulu, wena Israyeli!
Thaba uthokoze ngenhliziyo yakho yonke
wena ndodakazi yaseJerusalema!
15 UThixo usesisusile isijeziso sakho,
usesixotshile isitha sakho.
UThixo, iNkosi ka-Israyeli, ulawe;
akulangozi ozaphinda uyesabe futhi.
16 Ngalolosuku bazakuthi kulo iJerusalema,
“Ungesabi,
wena Ziyoni;
ungavumeli ukuba izandla zakho zibe buthakathaka.
17 UThixo uNkulunkulu wakho ulawe,
ulamandla okusindisa.
Uzathokoza kakhulu ngawe,
uzakududuza ngothando lwakhe,
uzakuthokozela ngokuhlabelela.”
 
18 “Insizi zemikhosi emisiweyo
ngizazisusa kuwe;
zingumthwalo lehlazo kuwe.
19 Ngalesosikhathi ngizababona
bonke abalincindezelayo;
ngizahlenga abaqhulayo
ngibuthe lalabo abahlakazwayo,
ngizabapha udumo lenhlonipho
kuwo wonke amazwe lapho abahlaziswa khona.
20 Ngalesosikhathi ngizalibutha;
ngalesosikhathi ngizalisa ekhaya.
Ngizalipha inhlonipho lodumo
phakathi kwezizwe zonke zasemhlabeni
lapho sengiliphumelelisa futhi
phambi kwamehlo enu uqobo,”
kutsho uThixo.