Ndodakazi yaseBabele , wena oyakubhujiswa , ubusisiwe oyakuphindisela kuwe izenzo zakho owazenza kithina.

Mawuzwe-ke, ndodakazi, uqaphele, ubeke indlebe yakho, ukhohlwe isizwe sakini nendlu kayihlo,

Zinhle kangakanani izinyawo zakh o ezicathulweni zazo , wena ndodakazi yesikhulu! Amathanga akho ayizindilinga anjengemihlobiso, umsebenzi wezandla zengcweti.

Ngingafakaza ngokuthini ngawe , ngikufanise nani , ndodakazi yaseSiyoni , na? Ngingakulinganisa nani ukuba ngikududuze , ntombi eyindodakazi yaseSiyoni na ? Ngokuba ukuchitheka kwakho kukhulu njengolwandle . Ngubani ongakuphulukisa na?

Jabula, uthokoze, ndodakazi yakwa-Edomi, ohlala ezweni lase-Uzi. Indebe iyakudlulela nakuwena; uyakudakwa, uzenze nqunu.

Ububi bakho sebuphelile, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, kasayikukuthumba. Ububi bakho, ndodakazi yakwa-Edomi, uyakubuhambela, azambule izono zakho.

Ungesabi, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni; bheka, iNkosi yakho iza, ikhwele etholeni lembongolo.

Wayesethi kuye: Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba, ube nokuthula.

Wayesethi kuye: Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba ube nokuthula; usuphulukile enhluphekweni yakho.

UJesu ephenduka wambona , wathi: Yima isibindi , ndodakazi; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile. Wasinda owesifazane, kusukela kuleso sikhathi.

Zamuluka ngezwi lakho , ndodakazi yaseGalimi ; qaphela, Layishi, yiphendule, Anathoti.

Dabula izwe lakho njengeNayile , ndodakazi yaseTharishishi ; akusekho bhande.

Wathi: Awusayikujabula wena ntombi ehlazisiweyo, ndodakazi yaseSidoni; vuka, uwelele eKitimi; nalapho awuyikuthola ukuphumula.

Yehla, uhlale othulini wena ntombi , ndodakazi yaseBabele , uhlale emhlabathini, kungekho sihlalo sobukhosi , wena ndodakazi yamaKaledi, ngokuba awusayikubizwa ngokuthi uthambile nokuthi uyatetema.

Hlala uzithulele , ungene ebumnyameni , wena ndodakazi yamaKaledi , ngokuba awusayikubizwa ngokuthi iNkosikazi Yemibuso.

Zithintithe uthuli , usukume, uhlale, Jerusalema elithunjiweyo ; zikhulule eziboshweni zentamo yakho wena ndodakazi yaseSiyoni ethunjiweyo.

Koze k ube nini uhambahamb a wena ndodakazi ehlubukayo na ? Ngokuba uJehova udalile into entsha emhlabeni: owesifazane uyakuyihaqa indoda.

Khuphukela kwaGileyadi , uthathe ibhalisamu , wena ntombi , ndodakazi yaseGibithe; usebenzisela ize imithi eminingi, ukuphuluka akukho kuwe.

Zenzele izinto zokuthunjwa , ndodakazi, ohlala eGibithe , ngokuba iNofi liyakuba yincithakalo, lishiswe kungabe kusabakho ohlala kulo.

Yehla ebukhosini bakho , uhlale womile , ndodakazi, ohlala eDiboni , ngokuba umchithi kaMowabi ukhuphukela kuwe, achithe izinqaba zakho.

Uzidumiselani ngezigodi , isigodi s akho esichichimayo , wena ndodakazi ehlubukayo, othemba engcebeni yakho ngokuthi : Ngubani ongehlela mina , na?

Babamba umnsalo nomkhonto ; banonya, abanamusa; izwi labo liduma njengolwandle; bakhwele amahha shi, behleliwe njengabantu abayakulwa nawe ndodakazi yaseBabele.

Babamba umnsalo nomkhonto ; banonya, abanamusa, izwi labo liduma njengolwandle, bakhwele amahhashi , behleliwe njengabantu abayakulwa , behlelelwe ukulwa nawe ndodakazi yaseSiyoni.

Ndodakazi yabantu bami , bhinca indwangu yamasaka , uhuquzele emlotheni, wenze isililo njengesendodana eyodwa , ukukhala okumunyu , ngokuba umphangi uyakusehlela masinyane.

Yiba nemihelo , uzale, ndodakazi yase Siyoni njengobelethayo , ngokuba manje uyakuphuma emzini , uhlale endle , ufike naseBabele , lapho uzakophulwa khona; lapho uJehova uyakukukhulula esandleni sezitha zakho.

Suka ubhule , ndodakazi yaseSiyoni , ngokuba ngiyakwenza uphondo lwakho lube yinsimbi , nezinselo zakho ngizenze insimbi ; uyakuchoboza abantu abaningi, kwahlukaniselwe uJehova inzuzo yabo, nemfuyo yabo kuyo iNkosi yomhlaba wonke.

Buthana ngamaviyo , ndodakazi yamaviyo ; usivimbezele, bayakumshaya umahluleli wakwa-Israyeli ngenduku esihlathini.

Yileyo naleyo ndodakazi enefa esizweni esithile sabantwana bakwa -Israyeli iyakuba ngumfazi womndeni wesizwe sikayise , ukuze yilowo nalowo wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abe nefa lawoyise.

URuthe wakwaMowabi wathi kuNawomi : Mangihambe, ngiye ensimini , ngikhothoze ezikhwetshini emva kwalowo engiyakufumana umusa emehlweni akhe. Wathi kuye: Hamba, ndodakazi yami.

UNawomi wayesethi kuRuthe umalokazana wakhe: Kuhle, ndodakazi yami, ukuba uphume namantombazana akhe, ungafikelwa kwenye insimu.

UBowazi wayesethi kuRuthe : Angithi uyezwa, ndodakazi yami ? Ungayi ukukhothoza kwenye insimu , futhi ungasuki lapha , kepha namathela kuwo amantombazana ami lapha.

UNawomi uninazala wathi kuye : Ndodakazi yami , angiyikukufunela ukuphumula ukuba kube kuhle kuwe na?

Yathi: Mawubusiswe nguJehova , ndodakazi yami ; ubonakalisile umusa ekugcineni kakhulu kunasekuqaleni, ngokuba awulandelanga izinsizwa , noma zimpofu noma zicebile.

Manje, ndodakazi yami , ungesabi; ngiyakukwenzela konke okushoyo , ngokuba wonke umuzi wabantu bakithi uyazi ukuthi ungowesifazane olungileyo.

Wafika kuninazala ; wathi yena : Ungubani, ndodakazi yami ? Wamtshela konke leyo ndoda ebimenzele khona.

Wathi: Hlala, ndodakazi yami, uze wazi ukuba le ndaba iyakuphethelaphi , ngokuba leyo ndoda ayiyikuphumula ingakaqedi indaba namuhla.

Hlabelela ngokujabula, uthokoze, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, ngokuba bhekani, ngiyeza, ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwakho, usho uJehova.

Thokoza kakhulu , ndodakazi yaseSiyoni ; jabula nokujabula , ndodakazi yaseJerusalema; bheka, iNkosi yakho iza kuwe , ilungile, inensindiso, ithobekile, ikhwele imbongolo, ithole, inkonyane yembongolokazi.

Hlabelela ngokujabula, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, umemeze, Israyeli, uthokoze, wethabe ngenhliziyo yonke, ndodakazi yaseJerusalema.