IZililo 1:1-22
א [Aleph]*
1 Idolobho ebeligcwele abantu+ selingamanxiwa!
Idolobho ebelilabantu abanengi kulamanye amadolobho+ selinjengomfelokazi!
Idolobho ebelinjengendlovukazi phakathi kwezabelo seliyisigqili!+
ב [Beth]
2 Likhala ezimathonsi ubusuku bonke,+ izihlathi zalo seziyimifula yezinyembezi.
Akula ngitsho lesisodwa isithandwa salo esiliduduzayo.+
Bonke abangane balo sebelihlamukele,+ sebeyizitha zalo.
ג [Gimel]
3 Abantu bakoJuda bathunjiwe+ baba yizigqili, baphethwe kabuhlungu njalo bayahlukuluzwa.+
Sekumele bahlale phakathi kwezizwe,+ abakutholi ukuphumula.
Ababahlukuluzayo babathole bephakathi kosizi.
ד [Daleth]
4 Imigwaqo yeZiyoni iyalila ngoba akulamuntu oya emadilini.*+
Wonke amagedi ayo adiliziwe,+ abaphristi bayo basebuhlungwini.
IZiyoni iphakathi kosizi, intombi zayo ziyalila.
ה [He]
5 Izitha zayo sezingamakhosi ayo, abayizondayo bachelesile.+
UJehova uyilethele usizi ngenxa yezono zayo+ ezinengi.
Abantwabayo bathunjwe yisitha.+
ו [Waw]
6 Ubuhle bendodakazi yeZiyoni+ sebuphelile.
Izikhulu zayo sezinjengomziki omduna oswele amadlelo,Zihamba zizihudula ngenxa yokudinwa zibalekela ozixotshanisayo.
ז [Zayin]
7 Ngensuku zokuhlupheka kweJerusalema, lapho abantu bayo beswele indawo yokuhlala,IJerusalema ikhumbula izinto zayo eziligugu eyayilazo kudala.+
Ngesikhathi abantu bayo behlaselwa yisitha, kungelamuntu ongabanceda,+Izitha zayo ziyibonile itshabalaliswa,+ zayikhangela nje zahleka.
ח [Heth]
8 IJerusalema yonile kakhulu,+
Yikho isisenyanyeka.
Bonke ababeyihlonipha sebeyenyanya ngoba babubonile ubunqunu bayo.+
Isebuhlungwini+ futhi ifulathele ngenxa yenhloni.
ט [Teth]
9 Izigqoko zayo zingcolile.
Kayizange icabangisise ngekusasa layo.+
Iwe ngendlela ezwisa usizi, akulamuntu oyiduduzayo.
Awu Jehova, khangela ukuhlupheka kwami ngoba isitha sami sizitshaya isifuba.+
י [Yod]
10 Isitha sibuthe yonke inotho+ yeJerusalema.
Abantu beJerusalema babone abezizweni bengena ethempelini,+Labo owawuthe akumelanga bahlangane labantu bakho.
כ [Kaph]
11 Bonke abantu bayo bayabubula, badinga ukudla.+
Bathengisa inotho yabo eligugu ukuze bathole ukudla, bangafi.
Awu Jehova, khangela ubone ukuthi senginjengowesifazana odelelwayo.
ל [Lamed]
12 Akutsho lutho kini yini lina elidlula ngendlela?
Khangelani libone!
Kambe bukhona yini ubuhlungu obedlula lobu engiphakathi kwabo,Engibehliselwe nguJehova ngosuku lwentukuthelo yakhe evuthayo?+
מ [Mem]
13 Ungehlisele umlilo uvela ezulwini watshisa wonke amathambo ami.+
Ungithiye ngenethi wangenza ngabuyela emuva.
Ungenze ngasala ngedwa njengowesifazana ongelabani.
Seliphuma lize liyetshona ngigula.
נ [Nun]
14 Izono zami zibotshelwe entanyeni yami njengejogwe, uzibophe mfi ngezandla zakhe.
Zifakwe entanyeni yami, angiselamandla ngitsho.
UJehova unginikele ezandleni zalabo abalamandla kulami.+
ס [Samekh]
15 UJehova uwalabhulele khatshana wonke amadoda alamandla abephakathi kwami.+
Uqoqe abantu ukuthi bazongihlasela baqede amajaha ami.+
UJehova uvoxavoxe indodakazi yakoJuda esikhamelweni sewayini.*+
ע [Ayin]
16 Ngiyakhala ngenxa yezinto lezi,+ amehlo ami agcwele izinyembezi,
Ngoba lowo obezangiduduza angiqinise ukhatshana.
Amadodana ami asephelelwe lithemba ngoba isitha sinqobile.
פ [Pe]
17 IZiyoni yelule izandla zayo+ icela uncedo kodwa akulamuntu oyiduduzayo.
UJehova wenze bonke abagombolozele uJakhobe baba yizitha zakhe.+
Sebeyenyanya+ iJerusalema.
צ [Tsade]
18 UJehova ulungile,+ mina yimi engingayilalelanga imilayo yakhe.+
Lalelani lonke lina bantu, libone ubuhlungu engikubo.
Sebethumbe izintombi zami lamajaha ami.+
ק [Qoph]
19 Ngizibizile izithandwa zami kodwa zona sezingihlamukele.+
Abaphristi labadala besizwe batshabalele edolobheniNgesikhathi bedinga ukudla ukuze bangafi.+
ר [Resh]
20 Awu Jehova, khangela ukuthi ngisebunzimeni obunganani.
Ngiyatsha ngaphakathi.
Inhliziyo yami ibuhlungu ngoba bengilihlongandlebe.+
Phandle inkemba iqeda abantwabami,+ laphakathi endlini abantu bayafa.
ש [Shin]
21 Abantu bangizwile ngikhala kodwa akulamuntu ongiduduzayo.
Zonke izitha zami zizwile ngomonakalo ongehleleyo.
Ziyathokoza ngoba nguwe ongehlisele wona.+
Kodwa luzafika usuku owakhuluma ngalo.+ Ngalolosuku lazo zizakuba njengami.+
ת [Taw]
22 Kwangathi ungakubona konke okubi abakwenzayo ubajezise kabuhlungu,+Njengoba nje lami ungijezise kabuhlungu ngenxa yazo zonke izono zami.
Sengikhale kwazwela, inhliziyo yami ibuhlungu.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Izahluko zokuqala ezine zibhalwe kulandelwa i-alfabhethi yesiHebheru.
^ Kumbe, “emikhosini.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo indawo okuvoxelwa kuyo amagilebisi.
