IsiLilo Chapter 5

1. Khumbula, Jehova, esehlelwe yikho; bheka, ubone ihlazo lethu.

2. Ifa lethu seliphendulelwe abafokazi, nezindlu zethu kwabezizwe.

3. Siyizintandane, asinababa; omame banjengabafelokazi.

4. Amanzi ethu siyawaphuza ngemali, izinkuni zethu ziza ngentengo.

5. Abasixoshayo basezintayeni zethu; sikhathele, asinakuphumula.

6. Sinike isandla sethu kulo iGibithe nakulo i-Asiriya ukuba sisuthe isinkwa.

7. Obaba bona abasekho; thina sithwala ububi babo.

8. Izigqila ziyasibusa; akakho osikhulula esandleni sabo.

9. Sithola ukudla kwethu ngokuzidela amathambo ngenxa yenkemba yasehlane.

10. Isikhumba sethu siyasha njengeziko ngokushisa kwendlala.

11. Balala nabesifazane eSiyoni, izintombi zasemizini yakwaJuda.

12. Izikhulu zaphanyekwa ngezandla zabo; ubuso babadala ababuhloniphanga.

13. Izinsizwa zathwala amatshe okugaya, abantwana bakhubeka phansi kwezinkuni.

14. Abadala baphelile esangweni, nezinsizwa ekuhlabeleleni kwazo.

15. Intokozo yenhliziyo yethu iphelile; ukusina kwethu kuphenduke ukulila.

16. Umqhele uwile ekhanda lethu. Maye kithina, ngokuba sonile!

17. Ngalokho inhliziyo yethu idangele; ngalezi zinto amehlo ethu afiphele,

18. ngenxa yentaba yaseSiyoni echithekile, zize zihambe kuyo izimpungushe.

19. Wena Jehova umi phakade; isihlalo sakho sobukhosi sikhona ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.

20. Usikhohlelwani kuze kube phakade, usishiye izinsuku eziningi, na?

21. Sibuyisele kuwe Jehova, siyakubuya; yenza izinsuku zethu zibe zintsha njengasendulo,

22. ngokuba usilahlile nokusilahla, wasithukuthelela kakhulu.