Lamentations - Chapter 3

Verse 1: Ngingumuntu obone ukuhlupheka ngentonga yentukuthelo yakhe.

Verse 2: Ungiholile, wangihambisa ebumnyameni, kungesikho ekukhanyeni.

Verse 3: Impela uyangiphendulela isandla sakhe ephinda njalo zonke izinsuku.

Verse 4: Ugugisile inyama yami nesikhumba sami, waphula amathambo ami.

Verse 5: Ungakhele, wangihaqa ngenyongo nangokushikashikeka.

Verse 6: Ungihlalisile ebumnyameni njengabakade bafa.

Verse 7: Ungibiyele ukuze ngingaphumi, wenza amaketanga ami ukuba asinde.

Verse 8: Nalapho ngikhala ngicela ukusindiswa, uyavalela umkhuleko wami.

Verse 9: Ubiyele izindlela zami ngamatshe abaziweyo, wagwegwisa imikhondo yami.

Verse 10: Ukimi njengebhere eliqamekelayo nengonyama ezindaweni ezisithekileyo.

Verse 11: Wachezukisa izindlela zami, wangidwengula, wangenza incithakalo.

Verse 12: Wansala umnsalo wakhe, wangimisa ngibe yisigcibisholo somcibisholo.

Verse 13: Wahlaba izinso zami ngemicibisholo yesambo sakhe.

Verse 14: Sengingohlekwayo kubantu bonke, ngihaywa usuku lonke.

Verse 15: Wangisuthisa ngokubabayo, wangigcwalisa ngomhlonyane.

Verse 16: Waphula amazinyo ami ngohlalwane, wangembesa umlotha.

Verse 17: Walahla kude nokuthula umphefumulo wami, ngakhohlwa inhlanhla.

Verse 18: Ngathi: “Amandla ami nethemba lami kuJehova kuphelile.”

Verse 19: Khumbula ukuhlupheka kwami nosizi lwami, umhlonyane nenyongo.

Verse 20: Umphefumulo wami uyakukhumbula nokukukhumbula, uthobile phakathi kwami.

Verse 21: Kepha yilokhu engiyakukubuyisela enhliziyweni yami, ngalokho nginethemba:

Verse 22: ngumusa kaJehova ukuthi asiqediwe, ngokuba ububele bakhe abupheli.

Verse 23: Busha ekuseni njalo; ukuthembeka kwakho kukhulu.

Verse 24: UJehova uyisabelo sami, usho umphefumulo wami; ngakho ngiyakwethemba kuye.

Verse 25: UJehova muhle kwabamethembayo, kumphefumulo omfunayo.

Verse 26: Kuhle ukumethemba nokulindela ngokuthula ukusindisa kukaJehova.

Verse 27: Kuhle kumuntu ukuba athwale ijoka ebusheni bakhe.

Verse 28: Makahlale yedwa, athule, lapho emthwesa lona.

Verse 29: Makabeke umlomo wakhe othulini; mhlawumbe kungaba khona ithemba.

Verse 30: Makanike isihlathi sakhe komshayayo, asuthe ngenhlamba.

Verse 31: Ngokuba uJehova akayikulahla kuze kube phakade.

Verse 32: Ngokuba noma edabukisile, uyakuhawukela nokho ngokobukhulu bomusa wakhe.

Verse 33: Ngokuba akahluphi, angadabukisi abantwana babantu ngenxa yokuba ekuthanda.

Verse 34: Ukuphahlaza phansi kwezinyawo zonke iziboshwa zasemhlabeni,

Verse 35: nokuchezukisa imfanelo yomuntu phambi kobuso boPhezukonke,

Verse 36: nokona umuntu ecaleni lakhe, iNkosi ayikuboni lokhu na?

Verse 37: Kwasho ubani, kwenzakala, iNkosi ingakuyalelanga, na?

Verse 38: Akuphumi okuhle nokubi emlonyeni woPhezukonke na?

Verse 39: Ukhononelani umuntu ophilayo, umuntu ojeziswa ngezono zakhe, na?

Verse 40: Masiphenye, sicinge izindlela zethu, sibuyele kuJehova.

Verse 41: Masiphakamise izinhliziyo zethu kanye nezandla zethu kuNkulunkulu ezulwini.

Verse 42: Siphambukile, sahlubuka; wena awukuyekelanga.

Verse 43: Wazembesa ulaka, wasixosha, wabulala, ungahawukelanga.

Verse 44: Wazembesa ifu, ukuze imikhuleko yethu ingafinyeleli.

Verse 45: Usenze umphucuzo nemfucumfucu phakathi kwabantu.

Verse 46: Zonke izitha zethu zisikhamisele imilomo yazo.

Verse 47: Uvalo nomgodi kusehlele, ukubhujiswa nokuchithwa.

Verse 48: Iso lami liyamululeka imifula yamanzi ngenxa yokuchithwa kwendodakazi yabantu bami.

Verse 49: Iso lami liyamululeka, alinqamuki; akukho ukukhawuka,

Verse 50: aze abheke uJehova, abone esezulwini.

Verse 51: Iso lami lenza umphefumulo wami ube buhlungu ngenxa yawo onke amadodakazi omuzi wakithi.

Verse 52: Abayizitha zami ngeze bangizingele nokungizingela njengenyoni.

Verse 53: Banqume ukuphila kwami emgodini, bangiphonsa ngetshe.

Verse 54: Amanzi aminzisa ikhanda lami. Ngathi: “Nginqunyiwe.”

Verse 55: Ngalibiza igama lakho, Jehova, ngisemgodini phansi.

Verse 56: Wezwa izwi lami; ungasithezi indlebe yakho lapho ngikhalela ukusizwa.

Verse 57: Wasondela ngosuku lokubiza kwami, wathi: “Ungesabi.”

Verse 58: Nkosi, umela indaba yomphefumulo wami, uyahlenga ukuphila kwami.

Verse 59: Jehova, uyabona ukoniwa kwami; thetha indaba yami.

Verse 60: Uyabona konke ukuphindisa kwabo nawo onke amacebo abo ngami.

Verse 61: Uyezwa inhlamba yabo, Jehova, nawo onke amacebo abo ngami,

Verse 62: izindebe zabangivukeleyo nemicabango yabo ngami izinsuku zonke.

Verse 63: Bheka ukuhlala kwabo nokuvuka kwabo; ngihaywa yibo.

Verse 64: Uyakubaphindisela, Jehova, ngokwemisebenzi yezandla zabo.

Verse 65: Uyakubanika isimbozo senhliziyo, isiqalekiso sakho sibe phezu kwabo.

Verse 66: Uyakubaxosha ngentukuthelo, ubabhubhise, bangabe besaba khona phansi kwezulu likaJehova.