IZililo 1:1-22
א [ʼAʹleph]*
1 Ngoku isixeko sishiyeke sodwa, isixeko esasikade sinabantu abaninzi!+
Siye saba njengomhlolokazi, umntu owayedumile phakathi kweentlanga!+
Lowo wayeyinkosazana phakathi kwamaphondo uye wakhotyokiswa!+
ב [Beth]
2 Uyagixa ebudeni bobusuku,+ iinyembezi ziyazehlela ezidleleni zakhe.
Akukho nasinye kwizithandwa zakhe esimthuthuzelayo.+
Onke amaqabane akhe amjikele.+ Aye aziintshaba zakhe.
ג [Gimel]
3 UYuda uye ekuthinjweni+ esentlungwini nakubukhoboka obunzima.+
Umele ahlale phakathi kweentlanga,+ akanandawo yakuphumla.
Bonke abatshutshisi bakhe bamfikele esentlungwini.
ד [Daleth]
4 Zonke iindlela eziya eZiyon zizilile, kuba akukho mntu uzayo ethekweni.+
Zonke iigeyithi zayo zitshabalele,+ ababingeleli bayo bayancwina.
Iintombi zayo zisentlungwini, nayo isentlungwini.
ה [He]
5 Ngoku iintshaba zayo ziye zaba yinkosi* phezu kwayo, iintshaba zayo azinaxhala.+
Kuba uYehova uyizisele intlungu ngenxa yobuninzi bezono zayo,+
Abantwana bayo baye ekuthinjweni beqhutywa lutshaba.+
ו [Waw]
6 Bonke ubukhulu bumkile kwintombi yaseZiyon.+
Iinkosana zayo zinjengamaxhama angafumani dlelo,Yaye zihamba zidiniwe phambi kwabo bazileqayo.
ז [Zayin]
7 Ngemihla yentlungu yayo nokungabi namakhaya kwabantu bayo, iYerusalem ikhumbulaZonke izinto zayo ezixabisekileyo zemihla yakudala.+
Xa abantu bayo bawela ezandleni zotshaba kwaye ingenamncedi,+Iintshaba zayibona zahleka* ngenxa yokuwa kwayo.+
ח [Heth]
8 IYerusalem yone kakhulu.+
Yiloo nto iyinto eyenyanyekayo.
Bonke ababeyiphatha ngembeko ngoku bayayidelela, kuba babubonile ubuze bayo.+
Iyancwina+ ize ifulathele kuba ihlazekile.
ט [Teth]
9 Ukungcola kwayo kusempahleni yayo.
Khange icinge ngekamva layo,+
Ukuwa kwayo kuyothusa, ayinamthuthuzeli.
Owu Yehova, khawubone intlungu yam, kuba utshaba luzikhukhumalisile.+
י [Yod]
10 Utshaba luthathe bonke ubutyebi bayo.+
Kuba ibone iintlanga zingena engcweleni yayo,+Owawuyalele ukuba zingangeni ebandleni lakho.
כ [Kaph]
11 Bonke abantu bayo bayancwina, bakhangela isonka.+
Banikise ngezinto zabo ezixabisekileyo kuba bekhangela into etyiwayo, ukuze bahlale bephila.
Khawubone Yehova, kuba ndiye ndanjengebhinqa elingenaxabiso.*
ל [Lamed]
12 Ngaba ayinamsebenzi le nto kuni nonke nina nidlula ngendlela?
Khangelani nize nibone.
Ngaba ikho intlungu enjengale endiye ndayifumana,Nathe uYehova wandivisa yona ngemini yomsindo wakhe?+
מ [Mem]
13 Ephezulu uthumele umlilo emathanjeni am,+ yaye woyisa ngalinye kuwo.
Uzibekele umnatha iinyawo zam, undinyanzele ukuba ndibuye umva.
Undenze ndalibhinqa elingumpha ochutywe walahlwa.
Imini yonke ndiyagula.
נ [Nun]
14 Izono zam zibotshelelwe oku kwedyokhwe, ziqiniswe ngesandla sakhe.
Zibekwe entanyeni yam, yaye ndiphelelwe ngamandla.
UYehova undinikele esandleni sabo ndingakwaziyo ukumelana nabo.+
ס [Samekh]
15 UYehova uwalahlele ecaleni amadoda anamandla akunye nam.+
Undibizele intlanganiso ukuze abaqhekeze abafana bam.+
UYehova uyixovulele esixovulelweni intombi yakwaYuda engazange yalala nandoda.+
ע [Ayin]
16 Ndiyalila ngenxa yezi zinto,+ amehlo am ehla iinyembezi.
Kuba nabani na onokundithuthuzela okanye andihlaziye* ukude.
Oonyana bam bashiyeke bengenanto, kuba utshaba loyisile.
פ [Pe]
17 IZiyon izolulile izandla zayo.+ Ayinamntu wakuyithuthuzela.
UYehova ukhuphe umyalelo wokuba iintshaba ezingqonge uYakobi zimhlasele.+
IYerusalem iye yaba yinto eyenyanyekayo kuzo.+
צ [Tsade]
18 UYehova lilungisa,+ kuba ndivukele umyalelo* wakhe.+
Mamelani nonke zizwana, nibone intlungu yam.
Iintombi zam ezingazange zalala nandoda, nabafana bam bathinjiwe.+
ק [Qoph]
19 Ndizibizile izithandwa zam, kodwa zindijikele.+
Ababingeleli bam namadoda amadala akwam atshabalele,Ngoxa ekhangela ukutya ukuze ahlale ephila.*+
ר [Resh]
20 Khawubone Yehova, kuba ndisentlungwini engathethekiyo.
Ndiyaxuxuzela* ngaphakathi.
Intliziyo yam ilihlwili, kuba bendingamameli tu.+
Ngaphandle ikrele liyaqwenga.+ Nangaphakathi endlini kukho ukufa.
ש [Shin]
21 Abantu bakuvile ukuncwina kwam. Andinamntu wakundithuthuzela.
Zonke iintshaba zam zivile ngentlekele yam.
Ziyavuya kuba uyizisile.+
Kodwa uza kuzisa imini oyixelileyo,+ ukuze nazo zibe njengam.+
ת [Taw]
22 Kwanga bungafika phambi kwakho bonke ububi bazo, yaye kwanga ungazihlasela,+Kanye njengokuba uye wandihlasela ngenxa yazo zonke izono zam.
Kuba kuninzi ukuncwina kwam, nentliziyo yam iyagula.
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ ISahluko sokuqala ukuya kwesesine ziluhlobo lombongo obhalwe ngokokulandelelana koonobumba besiHebhere.
^ Ngokoqobo, “yintloko.”
^ Okanye “zayivuyelela.”
^ Apha iYerusalem imntwisiwe.
^ Okanye “onokuhlaziya umphefumlo wam.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “umlomo.”
^ Okanye “ukuze abuyise umphefumlo.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “Amathumbu ayabila.”
