Lamentations 3 (BONCB)
1 Yimi umuntu olubonileyo usizingenxa yoswazi lokuthukuthela KUKATHIXO. 2 Ungixotshile, wangiphumputhekisaemnyameni hatshi ekukhanyeni; 3 ngempela usengiphakamisele isandla sakhe,waphindaphinda ilanga lonke. 4 Usenze ijwabu lami laluphala,wangephula amathambo. 5 Ungihanqile wangihonqolozelangosizi langobunzima. 6 Ungenze ngahlala emnyameninjengalabo abafa kudala. 7 Ungihonqolozele ngenqaba ukuze ngingaphunyuki;ungibophe nko ngamaketane. 8 Kuthi lanxa ngimemeza loba ngidinga usizo,awuvalele phandle umkhuleko wami. 9 Uvale indlela yami ngamatshe;waphambukisa izindlela zami. 10 Njengebhele licathamile,njengesilwane sicatshile, 11 wangihudulela eceleni kwendlela, wangifohloza,wangitshiya ngingelamsizi. 12 Wadonsa idandili lakhe,ngaba yikudla kwemitshoko yakhe. 13 Wangiciba enhliziyweningemitshoko evela emxhakeni wakhe. 14 Ngaba yinhlekisa ebantwini bakithi bonke;sengitshona ngiyingoma eyinhlekisa kubo. 15 Ungigqibe ngemithi ebabayo,wanginathisa inyongo. 16 Ungihlafunise ukhethe ngamazinyo;wangigiqa ebhuqwini. 17 Ngincitshiwe ukuthula;angisakwazi ingabe iyini impumelelo. 18 Ngakho ngithi, “Sebuphelile ubucwazicwazi bami,lakho konke engangikulindele KUTHIXO.” 19 Ngikhumbula ukuhlupheka lokuntula kwami,ubumunyu lenyongo. 20 Konke ngikukhumbula kamhlophe,umoya wami wephukile. 21 Kodwa ngikhumbula lokhungibe lethemba: 22 Ngenxa yothando olukhulu LUKATHIXO kasibhujiswanga,ngoba isihawu sakhe kasipheli. 23 Siba sitsha ukusa kwamalanga;kukhulu ukuthembeka kwakho. 24 Ngiyazitshela ngithi, “UTHIXO uyisabelo sami;ngakho ngizalindela yena.” 25 UTHIXO ulungile kulowo omethembayo,kulowo omdingayo; 26 kuhle ukulinda ngokuthula,ukulindela insindiso KATHIXO. 27 Kuhle ukuthi umuntu alithwale ijogwengesikhathi esesemutsha. 28 Kahlale yedwa ngokuthula,ngoba UTHIXO ulibeke phezu kwakhe. 29 Kembele ubuso bakhe ethulini,mhlawumbe ithemba lizakuba khona. 30 Kaphe isihlathi sakhe kulowo ofuna ukumhlankala,agcwale ihlazo. 31 Ngoba uThixo kabalahli abantukuze kube nini lanini. 32 Loba engaletha ubuhlungu, uzatshengisa uzwelo,lukhulu kakhulu uthando lwakhe olungapheliyo. 33 Ngoba kehliseli ukuhluphekalosizi ebantwini ngokuthanda. 34 Ukuhlifiza ngezinyawozonke izibotshwa elizweni, 35 ukuncitsha umuntu amalungelo akhephambi koPhezukonke, 36 ukungahluleli kuhle,kambe uThixo uyabe engaziboni izinto ezinjalo na? 37 Ngubani ongatsho ulutho lwenzakalenxa lungavunyelwanga nguThixo na? 38 Akuveli emlonyeni woPhezukonkeukuthi kuyehla inhlupheko lezinto ezinhle na? 39 Pho kungani umuntu ophilayo esolanxa ejeziselwa izono zakhe na? 40 Kasilingeni njalo sihlole izindlela zethu,sibuyele KUTHIXO. 41 Asiphakamiseleni inhliziyo lezandla zethukuNkulunkulu ezulwini sithi: 42 “Sonile sahlamuka,njalo kawusithethelelanga. 43 Uzigubuzele ngolaka waxhumana lathi;ubhubhisile ungelazwelo. 44 Uzisibekele ngeyeziukuze kungafinyeleli mkhuleko kuwe. 45 Usenze saba ngamanyala lengcekezaphakathi kwezizwe. 46 Izitha zethu zonke zivule imilomo yazozezwakala zisihoza. 47 Sesihlukuluzwe yikuthuthumela lokukhilikithela,ukudilika lokubhidlika.” 48 Imifula yezinyembezi iyajuluka emehlweni amingoba abantu bakithi babhujisiwe. 49 Amehlo ami azajuluka kokuphela,engelakuphumula, 50 UTHIXO aze akhangele phansiesezulwini, angibone. 51 Engikubonayo kuthelela usizi emphefumulweni wamingenxa yabesifazane bonke bomuzi wakithi. 52 Labo ababa yizitha zami kungelasizatho,bangizingela njengenyoni. 53 Bazama ukuquma impilo yami emgodinibangijikijela ngamatshe; 54 amanzi asibekela ikhanda lami,ngabona ukuthi okwami sekuphelile. 55 Ngalimemezela ibizo lakho, Oh THIXO,ngisekujuleni komgodi. 56 Wezwa ukuncenga kwami: “Ungavali indlebe zakhonxa ngikhalela ukwenyulwa.” 57 Wasondela lapho ngikumemeza,wathi kimi, “Ungesabi.” 58 Oh Thixo, wasamukela isikhalazo sami;wahlenga ukuphila kwami. 59 Ububonile THIXO, ububi obenziwe kimi.Ngisekela kulobubunzima! 60 Usubonile ukujula kokusonga kwabo,lamacebo abo wonke ngami. 61 Awu THIXO, uzwile inhlamba zabo,wonke amacebo abo ngami, 62 ukunyenyeza lokungunguna kwabo ngamiukusa kwamalanga. 63 Ake ubabone! Bahlezi kumbe bajamile,bayangihleka ngezingoma zabo. 64 Awu THIXO, akubaphindisele ngokubafaneleyo,ngalokho okwenziwe yizandla zabo. 65 Basibekele ngelembu ezinhliziyweni zabo,isiqalekiso sakho sehlele phezu kwabo! 66 Xhumana labo ngolaka, ubabhubhisengaphansi kwamazulu KATHIXO.
In Other Versions
Lamentations 3 in the ANTPNG2D
Lamentations 3 in the BNTABOOT
Lamentations 3 in the BOHNTLTAL
Lamentations 3 in the BOILNTAP
Lamentations 3 in the KBT1ETNIK
Lamentations 3 in the TBIAOTANT