Izililo 5

1 Khumbula, Nkosi, ukuthi kwenzakaleni kithi; khangela, ubone ihlazo lethu.

2 Ilifa lethu seliphendulelwe kwabezizwe, izindlu zethu kwabemzini.

3 Siyizintandane, kungelababa; omama banjengabafelokazi.

4 Amanzi ethu siwanathile ngemali; inkuni zethu ziza ngentengo.

5 Sizingelwa ezintanyeni zethu, sidiniwe, kasilakuphumula.

6 Sinike isandla sethu kwabeGibhithe, labeAsiriya, ukuze sisuthiswe ngesinkwa.

7 Obaba bona, kabasekho, njalo thina sithwele iziphambeko zabo.

8 Izigqili ziyasibusa, kakho ongasihluthuna esandleni sazo.

9 Sizuza isinkwa sethu ngengozi yempilo yethu, ngenxa yenkemba yenkangala.

10 Ijwabu lethu limnyama njengeziko ngenxa yokutshisa okukhulu kwendlala.

11 Badlova abesifazana eZiyoni, izintombi ezimsulwa emizini yakoJuda.

12 Iziphathamandla zaphanyekwa ngesandla sazo; ubuso babadala kabuhlonitshwanga.

13 Amajaha athwala amatshe okuchola, labafana bakhubeka ngaphansi kwenkuni.

14 Abadala baphelile esangweni, amajaha ekuhlabeleleni.

15 Intokozo yenhliziyo yethu iphelile, ukugida kwethu kwaphenduka ukulila.

16 Umqhele wekhanda lethu uwile; hawu, maye kithi, ngoba sonile!

17 Ngenxa yalokhu inhliziyo yethu iphela amandla; ngenxa yalezizinto amehlo ethu afiphele.

18 Ngenxa yentaba yeZiyoni elunxiwa, amakhanka ahamba phezu kwayo.

19 Wena, Nkosi, uhlezi kuze kube nininini, isihlalo sakho sobukhosi sisuka esizukulwaneni sisiya esizukulwaneni.

20 Usikhohlweleni njalonjalo, usidela okobude bezinsuku?

21 Siphendulele kuwe, Nkosi, sizaphenduka; yenza insuku zethu zibe zintsha njengasendulo.

22 Kodwa ususilahlile isibili; usithukuthelele kakhulukazi.