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5 Maye! Jehova, khumbula okwenzeke kithi.
Qala! Ubone ihlazo lethu.+
2 Ilifa lethu linikelwe abantu abangaziwako, izindlu zethu zinikelwe abantu abavela kwenye inarha.+
3 Sibe ziintandani ezinganabobaba; abomma bethu banjengabahlolokazi.+
4 Kufuze sibhadele bona sisele amanzethu,+ iinkuni zethu sizithenga ngemali.
5 Abasigijimisako basihlezi entanyeni;
Sidiniwe kodwana asikufumani ukuphumula.+
6 Sikhongozele eGibhide+ ne-Asiriya+ bona sifumane uburotho obaneleko bokudla.
7 Abokhokho bethu abonileko abasekho kodwana kufuze sithwale imitjhaphwabo.
8 Iinsebenzi nje seziyasibusa; akunamuntu ongasikhupha ezandleni zazo.
9 Sifaka ukuphila kwethu engozini bona sifumane uburotho,+ ngebanga lesabula esemmangweni.
10 Isikhumba sethu sibe njengomlilo otjhisako, ngebanga leenhlungu zendlala.+
11 Abafazi beZiyoni bahlazisiwe,* iintombi zemadorobheni wakwaJuda.+
12 Amakhosana bekalengiswa ngezandla zawo+ begodu abadala bebangahlonitjhwa.+
13 Amasokana athwele ilitje lokusila begodu abesana bayawa ngebanga lenyanda yeenkuni.
14 Abadala bakhambile esangweni ledorobho;+ amasokana awasawudlali umbhinwawo.+
15 Ithabo lisukile eenhliziyweni zethu; ukujida kwethu kuphenduke ukulila.+
16 Isihlohlo siwile eenhlokweni zethu. Maye! Kithi ngombana sonile.
17 Ngebanga lalokhu ihliziywethu iyagula,+
Begodu ngebanga lezintwezi amehlwethu afiphele,+
18 Ngebanga leNtaba yeZiyoni esele imarubhi;+ iimpungutjha zikhambakhamba lapho.
19 Kodwana wena, maye! Jehova, uhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi ngokungapheliko.
Isihlalo sakho sobukhosi ngeseenzukulwana ngeenzukulwana.+
20 Kubayini usilibele ngokungapheliko begodu kubayini usilahle isikhathi eside kangaka?+
21 Maye! Jehova, sibuyisela kuwe begodu sizokulungela ukubuya kuwe.+
Vuselela amalangethu abe njengamalanga wakade.+
22 Nanyana kunjalo, usilahle ngokupheleleko.
Uhlala usikwatele khulu.+