Lamentations 1 (BONCB)

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 kwazozonke izithandwa zakhe ongamduduza.Bonke abangane bakhe bamhlamukele;sebeyizitha zakhe. 3 UJuda useye ebugqiliningemva kokuhlupheka lokudonsa nzima.Usehlala phakathi kwabezizwe;akatholi ndawo yokuphumula.Bonke abamzingelayo bamxhumileephakathi 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 usizingenxa yezono zalo ezinengi.Abantwabalo bathunjiwe,baba yizigqili zezitha. 6 Kuphelile konke ukubenyezelakweNdodakazi yaseZiyoni.Amakhosana ayo asenjengezimpalaezingatholi amadlelo;zibalekile zilambile zingelamandlazibalekela umzingeli. 7 Ngezinsuku zokuhlupheka lokuntula,iJerusalema iyayikhumbula inothoeyayingeyayo ngensuku zayo.Kuthe abantu bayo sebewela ezandleni zezitha,akubanga khona ongayinceda.Zayikhangela nje izitha zayozahleka ukuchitheka kwayo. 8 IJerusalema yonile kakhulu,ngakho isingcolile.Bonke ababeyihlonipha sebeyidelela,ngoba sebebonile ubuze bayo;yona ngokwayo ibubulaize 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 saphangayonke inotho yayo;yabona izizwe ezingakholwayozingena endlini yayo engcwele,bona labo owabanqabelaukungena phakathi kwebandla lakho. 11 Bonke abantu bayo bayagomelabehamba bedinga ukudla;bathengisa inotho yabo eligugu ngokudlaukuze bangafi.“Oh THIXO, ake ungihawukelengoba sengidelelwa.” 12 “Kakusilutho kini yini lina lonke elidlula lapha?Ake likhangele nje libone.Kambe kukhona ukuhlupheka okulingana lokwami,khona lokhu engakwehliselwayo, NGUTHIXOngosuku 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 kulaboengingeke ngimelane labo. 15 UThixo kabemukelangabonke abangabebutho lami;usebize impi ukuthi ingihlasele,ichoboze zonke izinsizwa zami.Esihluzweni sakhe sewayini, UTHIXO unyathelele phansiiNdodakazi yakoJuda eGcweleyo. 16 Yikho ngilila,amehlo ami empompoza inyembezi.Kakho oseduze ongangiduduza,kakho ongavusa umphefumulo wami.Abantwabami sebeswelangoba isitha sinqobile.” 17 IZiyoni yelulile isandla sayokodwa kakho oyiduduzayo. UTHIXO usekumisile ngoJakhobeukuthi abakhelene laye babe yizitha zakhe;iJerusalema isiphendukeyaba yinto engcolileyo kubo. 18 “UTHIXO ulungile,kodwa ngaphikisana lomlayo wakhe.Lalelani bantu lonke;khangelani ukuhawula kwami.Izinsizwa lezintombi zami zonkesezaya ekuthunjweni. 19 Ngakhala kulabo engidlelana labo,kodwa banginina.Abaphristi bami labadala bamibabhubhela phakathi kwedolobhobesadinga 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 konkeokwenzileyo kimingenxa yezono zami zonke.Kunengi ukububula kwami,lenhliziyo yami iphela amandla.”

Lamentations 1 (BONCB)

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