Xhosa - The Book of Lamentations

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ISAHLUKO1

Uhleliwodwa,umziobantubayebebaninzi;uthenina ukubaabenjengomhlolokazi!Usukewabamkhulu ezintlangeni,inkosazanaemazweni,ukubaubengofakwa uviko!

2Ulilaelilileebusuku,iinyembezizakhezisezidleleni zakhe;akanamthuthuzelikuzozonkeizithandanezakhe; Onkeamakholwaneakheamnginizele,abalutshabakuye.

3UYudauyeekuthinjweningenxayokubandezeleka nangenxayomsebenziomkhulu;uhleliezintlangeni, akafumanikuphumla;

4IindlelazaseZiyonzenzaisijwili,ngokungabikho kwabayaemithendelekweni;Onkeamasangoayo akanamntu,ababingelelibayobayancwina,Iintombizayo zinosizi,yonakekukrakra

5Ababandezelibayobasukabakhulu,iintshabazayo zinobunqobo;ngokubauYehovauyenzeyanosizingenxa yokreqolwayooluninzi;

6BuphumileentombinienguZiyonbonkeubuhlebayo; Abathethelibayobabanjengamaxhamaangafumanidlelo, Ahambaengenamandlaphambikomsukeli

7IYerusalemyazikhumbula,ngemihlayeentsizizayo neentsizizayo,zonkeizintozayoezinqwenelekayo, ebinazongemihlayamandulo,Ekuwelenikwabantubayo esandlenisotshaba,akwabakhouyihlangulayo; ababandezelibayobayibona,benza.zihlekisani ngeesabathazakhe

8IYerusalemyonilekakhulu;ngenxayokoyabalubhorha; bonkeababeyizukisabayayicukuceza,ngokubababone ubuzebayo;Nayoiyancwina,ibuyeumva

9Ubunqambibayobusezingutyenizayo;ayilikhumbuli ikamvalayo;yehlakengokubalulekileyo; ebengenamthuthuzeliZikhangele,Yehova,iintsizizam; ngokubautshabaluzikhulisile.

10Umbandezeliusoluleisandlasakhephezukwezinto zayozonkeezinqwenelekayo;Kubaibonaiintlanga zingeneengcweleniyayo,Owawuwiseumthethowena, ukubazingangeniebandlenilakho

11Bonkeabantubayobayancwina,befunaisonka;Barhole izintozaboezinqwenelekayongenxayesonka,ukuze bawubuyiseumphefumlo;bona,Yehova,ukhangele; ngokubandisukendabayingcikivo

12Akuntonaokukuninonke,ninanidlulangendlela? khangelaninibone,ukubakukhonaumvandedwa onjengomvandedwawam,endiwenziweyo,andihlisele wonauYehovangeminiyokuvuthakomsindowakhe.

13Ephezulu,uthumeumliloemathanjeniam, wawanyathela,Uzanekeleumnathaiinyawozam, wandibuyisaumva;

14Idyokhweyezikreqozamibotshwesisandlasakhe; zithandelwe,zenyukazayaentanyeniyam;uwawisa amandlaam,uYehovaundinikeleesandlenisabo, endingenakoukusukakubo

15INkosiyamizitshitshisilezonkeiimbalasanezam eziphakathikwam;Indimemeleumthendeleko,ukuba yaphuleamadodanaam

16Ngenxayezozintondiyalila;ilisolam,ilisolamlihla amanzi,Ngokubaekudekumumthuthuzeli,umbuyisi

womphefumlowam;Baziimpanzaabantwanabam, ngokubautshabalundoyisile

17IZiyoniyazolulaizandlazayo,ayinamthuthuzeli; UYehovaubawiseleumthethongoYakobhi,ukuba ababandezelibakhebamngqonge:IYerusalemiyinto elubhorhaphakathikwabo.

18UYehovaulilungisa;ngokubabendiphikiseumlomo wakheKhanive,nonkezizwe,niwuboneumvandedwa wam;Umthinjanawamnamadodanaamemke ekuthinjweni

19Ndibizeizithandanezam,zezazandikhohlisa; 20Khangela,Yehova;ngokubandibandezelekile;Intliziyo yamiphendukilephakathikwam;ngokubandasukandaba ziinkanikakhulu;ngaphandleikrelelabahluthaabantwana, ekhayakukufa.

21Bandivileukubandiyancwina;ndathi, Andinamthuthuzeli;Zonkeiintshabazamzibuvileububi bam;zinemihlali,ngokubaokoukwenzileyo;uyakuyizisa iminioyimemileyo,ziyakubanjengamke

22Mabufikephambikwakhobonkeububibazo;Uze wenzekuzonjengokowandiphathangakongenxa yezikreqozamzonke;ngokubakuninziukuncwinakwam, nentliziyoyamityhafile.

ISAHLUKO2

1Hayi,ukubaiNkosiiyigqubuthelengelifuintombi enguZiyon,yayeyabuthobaezulwiniubungangamsha bukaSirayeli,yazayasikhumbulaisihlaloseenyawozayo ngeminiyomsindowayo!

2INkosiyamiwaginyile,ayawaconga,onkeamakriwa akwaYakobi;Izigungxulengokuphuphumakomsindo wayoiinqabaezinkuluzentombienguYuda;Ibahlisele emhlabeni,ibuhlambeleubukumkaninabathethelibabo 3Izixakazilengokuvuthakomsindowayozonkeiimpondo zikaSirayeli;Isibuyiseumvaisandlasayosokunene ebuswenibotshaba;YatshisakwaYakobinjengomlilo olenyayo,odlayongeenxazonke.

4Isityedileisaphethasayonjengotshaba;imiseisandla sayosokunene,saxelisaesombandezeli,Yazibulalazonke izintoezinqwenelekayoemehlweni;Ententeniyentombi enguZiyon,ibuphalazileubushushubayonjengomlilo 5INkosiyamisukeyabanjengotshaba;imginyileuSirayeli, Iziginyilezonkeiingxandezayoezinde,izonakalisile iinqabazayoezinkulu,YandisaentombinienguYuda uncwinonokukhala

6Uwuchithileumnqubawakhengokuwudlavula, njengokungathingumyezo,uzigungxuleiindawozakhe zokuhlangana;bamqumbeleukumkaninombingeleli

7INkosiyamisihlambeleisibingelelosayo,ithenethe kuyoingcweleyayo,Izivingceleleesandlenisotshaba iindongazeengxandezayoezinde;Baxokolileendlwini kaYehovangokweminiyomthendeleko.

8UYehovaucingeukonakalisaudongalwentombi enguZiyon;Woluleulutyalokulinganisa,akasibuyisa isandlasakheekuginyeni;Wenzaungqamekolomsele lwabanesijwili,kwanodonga;batyhafakunye

9Amasangoayoatshonileemhlabeni;uyitshabalalisile, uyaphuleimivaloyayo;ukumkaniwayonabathethelibayo basezintlangeni,akukhomyalelo;abaprofetibayo abafumanimbonokuYehova

10Ahleliemhlabeniamadodaamakhuluentombi enguZiyon,esithicwaka,Agalelauthulientloko;zibhinqe

ezirhwexayo;Uzithobeleemhlabeniiintlokozawo umthinjanawaseYerusalem.

11Amehloamaphelaziinyembezi,ziyabilaizibilinizam, Isibindisamsiphalaleleemhlabeni,ngenxayokwaphuka kwentombiyabantubakowethu;ngokubabesifaabantwana nabasemabeleniezitratwenizomzi

12Bathikoonina,Iphinaingqolowanewayini? Ekutyhafenikwabonjengabangxwelerhiweyoezitratweni zomzi,Ekuziphalazenikwemiphefumloyaboesifubeni sonina

13Ndingangqinangantoninakuwe?Ndikufanekise nantonina,ntombiyaseYerusalem?Ndikulinganise nantonina,ukuzendikuthuthuzele,ntombindiniiyintombi, inguZiyon?ngokubakukhulungangolwandleukwaphuka kwakho;ngubaninaonokukuphilisa?

14Abaprofetibakhobakuboneleimibonoyentoengento nejavujavu;ababutyhilaubugwenxabakho,ukuba kubuyisweukuthinjwakwakho;ndikubonilekeizihlabo ezingezizo,neendawozokugxothwa.

15Babethaizandlangawebonkeabadlulangendlela; Benzaumsondlo,bahlunguzeleiintlokongentombi enguYerusalem,besithi,Ngulomzinalo,lokuthiwa kuphelakwenzwakazi,yimihlaliyehlabathilonke?

16Zonkeiintshabazakhozikwakhamiselaumlomo;Zenza umsondlo,zitshixizelaamazinyo;zithi,Siyiginyile; siyifumene,siyibonile

17UkwenzileuYehovaabekunkqangiyele;Ulifezileilizwi lakhe,abeliwiseleumthethongemihlayamandulo; Usigungxule,akaconga;uluvuyisilengaweutshabalwakho, uluphakamisileuphondolwababandezelibakho

18IntliziyoyaboikhalaeNkosiniyam;Ludonga lwentombienguZiyon,mazihleiinyembezinjengomlambo imininobusuku;malungapheziukhozolwelisolakho

19Vuka,uhlahlambeebusuku;ekuqalekenikwemilindo yiphalazenjengamanziintliziyoyakhophambikobuso beNkosi;ziphakamiselekuyoizandlazakho,ngenxa yomphefumlowabantwanabakho,abatyhafileyo kukulambaencotsheniyentabazonkeizitalato 20Bona,Yehova,ukhangele,ngubaninalowenjenje ukumphathakakubi?Abafazibayakudlanaiziqhamozabo, noonyanaboluleko?umbingelelinomprofetibabulawelwe engcwelenina?

21Baleleemhlabeniamadodananamadodaamakhulu; Umthinjanawamnamadodanaamawilelikrele;Ubabulele ngeminiyomsindowakho;ubulele,akwabanamfesane Ukumemilengokweminiyomthendelekoukunxunguphala kwamngeenxazonke,Akwabakhousindayo,usalayo, ngeminiyomsindokaYehova.Endibathantamisileyo ndabakhulisa,utshabalwamlubagqibele

ISAHLUKO3

1Ndimindodaeboneiintsizi,ngentongayokuphuphuma komsindowakhe

2Undikhokelewandihambisaebumnyameni,akwaba sekukhanyeni

3Inene,uguqukelekum;Undiguqulelayonkeimini ngesandlasakhe

4Uyonakalisileinyamayamnolusulwam;uwaphule amathamboam.

5Undakhelewandirhaqangenyongonangenimba

6Undibekeezindaweniezimnyama,njengabafe kwasephakadeni.

7Undibiyelengeenxazonke,andinakuphuma;

8Nokondikhalayo,ndizibikayo,uyawuvingcela umthandazowam.

9Uzibiyeleiindlelazamngamatyeaqingqiweyo,uzenze gosoiindlelazam

10Kumubenjengebhereelalele,njengengonyama entsithelweni;

11Uzityekisileiindlelazam,wandidlavula,undenze inxuwa

12Usityedileisaphethasakhe,wandimisandibelutolo lotolo.

13Uziseezintswenizamiintolozomphongolowakhe

14Ndisukendayintlekisakubantubonkebakowethu; neengomazaboiminiyonke.

15Undihluthisengeentoezikrakra,wandisezandahlutha umhlonyane

16Uwaphulengohlaluamazinyoam;undixinzelelephantsi eluthuthwini

17Uwuhlambileumphefumlowam,awabanaluxolo; ndiyilibeleintoelungileyo.

18Ndathike,Aphelileamandlaam,nethembalam kuYehova;

19Zikhumbuleiintsizizam,nokutshutshiswakwam, umhlonyanenenyongo

20Umphefumlowamuyazikhumbulaunangokuezozinto, usibekekilekum.

21Okondikunyamekelengentliziyo:ngenxayoko ndilindile

22KungeencebazikaYehovalentosingagqityelwanga, ngokubaazipheliiimfesanezakhe

23Zintshaimisongemiso,Kukhuluukuthembekakwakho 24IsabelosamnguYehova,utshoumphefumlowam; ngenxayokondiyakulindelakuye

25UYehovaulungilekwabathembelekuye,kumphefumlo omquqelayo.

26Kulungileukubaumntualulindele,ethecwaka,usindiso lukaYehova

27Kuyilungeleindodaukubaiyithwaleidyokhwe kwasebutshenibayo

28Mayihlaleyodwaithecwaka,xaiyithwalisiweyo

29Uwubekaeluthuliniumlomowakhe;ukubalikhona ithemba

30Usinikaisidlelesakhelowoumbethayo,ahluthe kukungcikiva.

31NgokubaiNkosiayiyikumhlambangonaphakade; 32Ngokubanaxaimhliseleusizi,nokoyobanemfesane ngokobuninzibencebayayo

33Ngokubaayibacinezelingokuphumaentliziyweniyayo, ibenzebabenosizioonyanababantu

34Ekutyunyuzwenikwababanjiweyobonkebehlabathi phantsikweenyawozakhe,

35Ekulijikeniityalalomntuphambikobuso bOsenyangweni;

36Ekuphenulwenikomntuekubambanenikwakhe nomnye:iNkosiyamayibonina?

37Ngubaninaokhewathetha,kwenzeka,iNkosiyam ingawisangamthetho?

38Akuphumiokubinokulungileyoemlonyeni wOsenyangwenina?

39Yininaukubaumntuakhalazeehleli,umfo makakhalazengenxayezonozakhe?

40Masiziphengululeiindlelazethu,sizigocagoce,sibuyele kuYehova.

41Masizinyuseiintliziyozethukunyenezandlazethu, sizisekuThixoemazulwini

42Sikreqile,sagwilika,akwasixolelawena

43Usigubungelengomsindo,wasitshutshisa;Ubulele, akwabanamfesane

44Uzigqubuthelengelifu,ukuzeungadluliumthandazo wethu

45Usenzesabayinkunkumanenkunkumaphakathi kwabantu.

46Zisakhamiseleumlomowazozonkeiintshabazethu;

47Kufikekuthiukunkwantya,nesibatha,nokutshabalala, nokwaphuka.

48Ilisolamlihlaimijeloyamanzi,ngenxayokwaphuka kwentombiyabantubakowethu

49Ilisolamliyatyibilika,aliphezi,ngaphandlekokuphumla; 50adeuYehovaaqonde,aboneesemazulwini;

51Ilisolamliyawubulalaintliziyoyam,ngenxayeentombi zonkezomziwakowethu.

52Zindizingelezandizingelanjengentakaiintshabazam ngelize

53Zibubhangisileubomibamngokundeyeliselaemhadini, zandigibiselangamatye

54Amanziahambephezukwentlokoyam;ndathi, Ndinqanyulwe.

55Ndinquleigamalakho,Yehova,kongaphantsiumhadi

56Ulivileilizwilam;musaukuyifihlaindlebeyakho ekuphefumlenikwam,ekuzibikenikwam.

57Wasondelangeminiyokubizakwam,wathi,Musa ukoyika

58Uwathethileamatyalaomphefumlowam,Nkosiyam; uwukhululeumphefumlowam;

59Ukubonile,Yehova,ukuphenulwakwam,ligwebeityala lam.

60Uyibonileyonkeimpindezeloyabo,uzivilezonke iingcingazabongam

61Ukuvileukungcikivakwabo,Yehova,uzivilezonke iingcingazabongam;

62Umlomowabasukelaphezulukum,nezicamangozabo ngamyonkeimini.

63Kukubonaukuhlalakwabophantsinokusukakwabo; Ndingumculowabo

64Babuyiseleimbuyekezo,Yehova,ngokwezenzo zezandlazabo

65Banikeubumfamabentliziyo,intshwabuloyakho mayibekubo

66Basukele,ubatshabalaliseunomsindo,bangabikho phantsikwamazulukaYehova

ISAHLUKO4

1Hayi,ukubamfilibakwegolide!Hayi,ukuguquguquka kweyonagolide,yonaecikizekileyo!amatyeengcwele aphalaziweezimbombenizezitratozonke.

2OonyanaabanqabileyobaseZiyon,abamelweyigolide engcwengiweyo,Yoo!Babalelwaekubeniyimiphanda yodongwe,umsebenziwezandlazombumbi!

3Kwaneempungutyeziyalirholaibele,zanyiseamathole azo;Keyonaintombiyabantubamisukeyabasisijorha, njengencinibaentlango

4Ulwimilosebelenilunamathelaekhuhlangubenilakhe linxano;Abantwanabacelaisonka,akukhoubaphulelayo. 5Ababesidlaubuncwanebaphanzileezitratweni; 6Kubaubugwenxabentombiyabantubambukhulu ngaphezukwesohlwayosesonoseSodom,eyabhukuqwayo ngephanyazo,akwabakhosandlakuyo

7BabeqaqambileabaNazaribakhengaphezukwekhephu, bemhlophengaphezukobisi,bebomvungesiqu,ngaphezu kweerubhi,ukubengezelakwabobekuyisafire; 8Imbonakaloyaboimnyamangaphezukwamalahle; Abasaziwaezitratweni;ulusulwabolutsheleemathanjeni abo;yomile,yabayintonga

9Kulungileababulewengekrelekunababuleweyindlala; 10Izandlazabafaziabanemfesaneziphekeabantwanababo, Babakukudlakwaboekwaphukenikwentombiyabantu bakowethu.

11UbuphelelisileubushushubakheuYehova;ukuphalazile ukuvuthakomsindowakhe,wafakaumliloeZiyon, wazitshisaizisekozayo.

12Bebengayikukholwaookumkanibehlabathi,nabemi bonkebelimiweyo,ukubaubengangenayoumbandezeli notshabaemasangweniaseYerusalem.

13Ngenxayezonozabaprofetibayo,nobugwenxa bababingelelibayo,abaphalazeigazilamalungisa esazulwinisayo;

14Baphamzelabeziimfamaezitratweni,bedyobhekile ligazi,Badaabantuababanakuchukumisanezambatho zabo.

15Bamemezakuwo,bathi,Hambani;iyinqambi;mkani, mkani,ningachukumisi;ekubalekenikwaboke nokubhadulakwabo,bathiphakathikweentlanga,Abasayi kuphambukelakhona

16UmsindokaYehovaubacandile;akasayikuba sabakhathalela;abababekangabusobababingeleli, amadodaamakhuluabawabanga

17Thina,amehloethuayaphela,ekhangeleuncedo olungamampunge;ekuboniselenikwethusibonisela uhlangaolungayikusisindisa

18Bazingelaamabangaethu,ukubasingabinakuhamba ezitratwenizethu;kusondeleukuphelakwethu,izalisekile imihlayethu;ngokubakufikileukuphelakwethu

19Abasisukelayobanamendukuneenkozizezulu; basisukelaezintabeni,basilalelaentlango.

20Umoyawamathathaethu,umthanjiswakaYehova, ubanjisweemihadiniyabo:Lowobesisithi,Siyakuhlala phantsikomthunziwakheezintlangeni

21Yibanemihlaliuvuye,ntombiyakwaEdom,uhleliyo ezwenilakwaUtse;Iyakudlulelanakuweindebe;uya kunxila,uzihlube.

22Buzalisekileubugwenxabakho,ntombiinguZiyon; akasayikuphindaakufuduse;uyakubuvelelaubugwenxa bakho,ntombiyakwaEdom;uyakuzityhilaizonozakho

ISAHLUKO5

1Kukhumbule,Yehova,okusihleleyo;Bheka,uyibone ingcikivoyethu.

2Ilifalethuligqithekwabasemzini,nezindluzethu kwabasemzini

3Thinasiziinkedama,singenayise; 4Amanziethusiwaselengemali;iinkunizethuzithengiswa kuthi

5Intshutshisoiintamozethu:Siyabulaleka,asiphumli.

6SanikelaesandlenisamaYiputa,nakuma-Asiriya,ukuba sihluthekukudla

7Oobawobonile,abakho;kwayesiyabuthwalaubugwenxa babo.

8Silawulwangabakhonzi,akukhousihlangulayoesandleni sabo

9Isonkasethusisizuzangomphefumlowethuusisichenge, ngenxayekrelelasentlango

10Ulusulwethuluvuthanjengezikongenxayolophu lwendlala

11BadlwenguleabafazieZiyon,Iintombiemizini yakwaYuda.

12Baxhomeabathethelingesandla; 13Bathabathaabafanaukubabasile,abantwanabawa phantsikweenkuni.

14Amadodaamakhuluakayekileesangweni,amadodana amadodanaemhlabeniwawo

15Iphelileimihlaliyentliziyoyethu;ukungqungqakwethu kujikekwabakukumbambazela

16Siwileisithsabaentlokweniyethu;Yehakethina,kuba sonile!

17Ngenxayokoityhafileintliziyoyethu;ngenxayezo zintoamnyamaamehloethu

18NgenxayentabayaseZiyon,kubaibharhile,Kuhamba iimpungutyephezukwayo

19Wena,Yehova,uhlelingonaphakade;Itroneyakho ikwisizukulwanangesizukulwana.

20Yininaukubausilibalengonaphakade,Usilahleimihla emide?

21Sibuyiselekuwe,Yehova;sojika;hlaziyaimihlayethu njengokwamandulo

22Kewenausilahlilekanye;ubunoburhalarhumengakuthi

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