¹ Yeka ukwembesa kweNkosi indodakazi yaseSiyon i amafu ngentukuthelo yayo. Uphonsile ubuhle buka -Israyeli emhlabeni busuke ezulwini , angasikhumbulanga isenabelo sezinyawo zayo ngosuku lwentukuthelo yayo. ² INkosi igwinyile onke amakhaya kaJakobe ingahawukelanga. Ngentukuthelo yayo, ibhidlizile izinqaba zendodakazi yakwaJuda, yazidilizela emhlabathini, yangcolisa umbuso nezikhulu zawo. ³ Yanquma ngokufutheka kolaka lway o zonke izimpondo zakwa -Israyeli, yabuyisela emuva isandla sayo sokunene ebusweni bezitha , yashisa uJakobe ngomlilo wamalangabi odla nxazonke. ⁴ Yansala umnsalo wayo njengesitha , yema njengomelene nathi ngesokunene sayo, yabulala konke okwakumnandi emehlweni ethu . Etendeni lendodakazi yaseSiyoni yathulula ukufutheka kwayo njengomlilo. ⁵ INkosi isinjengesitha, imgwinyile u-Israyeli; yagwinya zonke izindlu zakhe zobukhosi, yachitha izinqaba zakhe ; yandisile endodakazini yakwaJuda ukukhala nokulila. ⁶ Yachitha idokodo layo njengelensimu , yaqeda indawo yayo yo kuhlangana. UJehova wenza ukuba kukhohlakal e imikhosi emisiweyo namasabatha eSiyoni, wadelela ngokufutheka kolaka lwakhe inkosi nompristi. ⁷ INkosi yalilahla i -altare layo , yanengwa yindlu yayo engcwele , yanikela izingange zezindlu zayo zamakh osi esandleni sesitha. Ziphakamise izwi endlini kaJehova njengasosukwini lomkhosi omisiweyo. ⁸ UJehova wayecebile ukuchitha ugang e lwendodakazi yaseSiyoni; wawelula umucu wokulinganisa, akabuyisanga isandla sakhe ekuchitheni; wenza ukuba kukhale ugange nodonga, kudangale kanyekanye. ⁹ Amasango alo ashona emhlabathini ; wachitha, wayaphula imigoqo yalo . Inkosi nezikhulu zalo baphakathi kwezizwe , lapho kungekho khona umthetho. Nabaprofethi balo abatholi mbono kuJehova. ¹⁰ Amalunga endodakazi yaseSiyoni ahlezi emhlabathini, athule; athele uthuli emakhanda awo , abhince indwangu yamasaka . Izintombi zaseJerusalema zithobisela phansi amakhanda azo. ¹¹ Amehlo ami ayaphela izinyembezi , izibilini zami ziyaxhaphazela ; isibindi sami sithululelwe emhlabathini ngenxa yokuchitheka kwendodakazi yabantu bami, ngokuba izingane nabancelayo bayadangala ezigcawini zomuzi. ¹² Bathi konina: Aphi amabele newayini? lapho bedangala njengababulawayo ezigcawini zomuzi, imiphefumulo yabo ithululelwe ezifubeni zawonina. ¹³ Ngingafakaza ngokuthini ngawe , ngikufanise nani , ndodakazi yaseSiyoni , na? Ngingakulinganisa nani ukuba ngikududuze , ntombi eyindodakazi yaseSiyoni na ? Ngokuba ukuchitheka kwakho kukhulu njengolwandle . Ngubani ongakuphulukisa na? ¹⁴ Abaprofethi bakho bakubonele imibono eyize nobuwula ; abambulanga ukona kwakho ukuba babuyise ukuthunjwa kwakho . Kepha bakubonele iziprofetho eziyize nezikhohlisayo. ¹⁵ Bonke abadlula ngendlela bakushayela ihlombe , bancimfe, banikine amakhanda abo ngenxa yendodakazi yaseJerusalema ngokuthi: Yiwo lo muzi owawubizwa ngokuthi ubuhle obupheleleyo nentokozo yomhlaba wonke na? ¹⁶ Zonke izitha zikukhamisela umlomo wazo , zincimfa, zigedla amazinyo , zithi: Siwugwinyile. Impela yilo usuku esilulindele; sesilufumene, silubonile. ¹⁷ UJehova wenzile lokhu abekucebile; uligcwalisile izwi lakhe, ayeyale ngalo ezinsukwini zasendulo ; ubhidlizile engenasihawu , wenza ukuba isitha sithokoze phezu kwakho, waphakamisa uphondo lwabamelene nawe. ¹⁸ Izinhliziyo zabo zikhala eNkosini ; wena lugange lwendodakazi yaseSiyoni , izinyembezi mazehl e njengemifula imini nobusuku . Mawungazivumeli ukuphumula, inhlamvu yeso lakho ingayeki. ¹⁹ Vuka ukhale ebusuku ekuqaleni kwemilindo , uthulule inhliziyo yakho njengamanzi phambi kobuso beNkosi; phakamisa izandla zakho kuyo ngenxa yokuphila kwezingane ezidangala ngendlala ezingosini zezitaladi zonke. ²⁰ Bheka, Jehova, ubone ukuthi wenzile kanjalo kubani . Abesifazane bayakudla yini izithelo zabo , izingane eziphathiweyo kahle, na? Abaprofethi nabapristi bayakubulawa endlini engcwele yeNkosi, na? ²¹ Balele phansi ezitaladini, abasha nabadala. Izintombi zami nezinsizwa zami ziwile ngenkemba . Wababulala ngosuku lwentukuthelo yakho , wabulala ungahawukelanga. ²² Wabiza njengasosukwini lomhlangan o izesabiso zami nxazonke ; akubangakho ngosuku lwentukuthel o kaJehova ow asindayo nowasalayo . Labo engangibaphathile, ngabondla, izitha zami zibaqedile.