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| 1. | Ngilalelani, zihlenge; lizwe, lina bantu abakhatshana. I Nkosi ingibizile ngisesiswini; ngisemibilini kamama yaqamba ibizo lami. |
| 2. | Yasisenza umlomo wami waba njengenkemba ebukhali, yangifihla ngaphansi komthunzi wesandla sayo; yangenza umtshoko ololiweyo, yangifihla esambeni sayo semitshoko. |
| 3. | Yathi kimi: Uyinceku yami, Israyeli, engizazidumisa ngayo. |
| 4. | Ngasengisithi mina: Ngitshikatshikele ize, amandla ami ngiwachithele okungelutho lokuyize; qiniso, isahlulelo sami sise Nkosi ni, lomvuzo wami ukuNkulunkulu wami. |
| 5. | Khathesi-ke itsho i Nkosi, eyangibumba kwasesiswini ukuba yinceku yayo, yokubuyisela uJakobe kuyo; lanxa uIsrayeli engabuthwanga, kube kanti ngizadunyiswa emehlweni e Nkosi; njalo uNkulunkulu wami uzakuba ngamandla ami. |
| 6. | Yasisithi: Kuyinto encane ukuthi ube yinceku yami yokuvusa izizwe zikaJakobe, lokubuyisela abalondoloziweyo bakoIsrayeli; ngizakupha futhi ube yikukhanya kwabezizwe, ukuze ube lusindiso lwami kuze kube semkhawulweni womhlaba. |
| 7. | Itsho njalo i Nkosi, uMhlengi kaIsrayeli, oNgcwele wakhe, kumphefumulo odelelwayo, kuye onengwa yisizwe, kunceku yababusi: Amakhosi azabona, asukume, iziphathamandla lazo zizakhonza, ngenxa ye Nkosi ethembekileyo, oNgcwele kaIsrayeli, ekukhethileyo. |
| 8. | Itsho njalo i Nkosi: Ngesikhathi esemukelekayo ngikuzwile, langosuku losindiso ngikusizile; njalo ngizakulondoloza, ngikunike ube yisivumelwano sabantu, ukumisa umhlaba, ukubenza badle amafa achithekileyo, |
| 9. | ukuze uthi kuzibotshwa: Phumani; kwabasemnyameni: Zivezeni. Bazakudla ezindleleni, ledlelo labo libe semadundulwini wonke. |
| 10. | Kabayikulamba, kumbe bome, njalo ukutshisa kumbe ilanga kakuyikubatshaya, ngoba yena olesihawu kibo uzabakhokhela, lemithonjeni yamanzi uzabaqondisa. |
| 11. | Njalo ngizakwenza zonke intaba zami zibe yindlela, lemigwaqo yami iphakame. |
| 12. | Khangela laba bazavela khatshana, njalo khangela laba bevela enyakatho njalo bevela entshonalanga, lalaba bevela elizweni leSinimi. |
| 13. | Hlabelelani, mazulu, uthokoze, lawe mhlaba, lihlokome ngokuhlabela, lani zintaba. Ngoba i Nkosi ibaduduzile abantu bayo, izakuba lesihawu kwabahluphekileyo bayo. |
| 14. | Kodwa iZiyoni yathi: UJehova ungidelile, njalo iNkosi yami ingikhohliwe. |
| 15. | Owesifazana angamkhohlwa yini umntanakhe omunyayo, ukuba angabi lasihawu kuyo indodana yesisu sakhe? Yebo, bangakhohlwa, kodwa mina kangiyikukukhohlwa. |
| 16. | Khangela, ngikubhale ngokugubha ezintendeni zezandla; imiduli yakho ihlezi iphambi kwami. |
| 17. | Abantwana bakho bazaphangisa; abachithi bakho labakumotshayo bazaphuma kuwe. |
| 18. | Phakamisa amehlo akho inhlangothi zonke, ukhangele; bonke laba bayabuthana, beze kuwe. Kuphila kwami, itsho i Nkosi: Isibili, uzazigqokisa ngabo bonke njengesiceciso, uzibhince ngabo njengomakoti. |
| 19. | Ngoba indawo zakho ezichithekileyo lamanxiwa akho, lelizwe lencithakalo yakho, lakhathesi lizaminyana kakhulu ngenxa yabahlali; lalabo abakuginyayo bazakuba khatshana. |
| 20. | Abantwana bokufelwa kwakho bazakuthi futhi endlebeni zakho: Lindawo iminyene kakhulu kimi; ngivulela indawo ukuze ngihlale! |
| 21. | Khona uzakuthi enhliziyweni yakho: Ngubani ongizalele laba, njengoba ngafelwa ngabantwana bami, ngaba yinyumba? Ngingumthunjwa, ngisiwa le lale, njalo ngubani okhulise laba? Khangela mina ngangisele ngedwa; laba babengaphi? |
| 22. | Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Khangela, ngizaphakamisela izizwe isandla sami, ngimise uphawu lwami ebantwini; njalo bazaletha amadodana akho esifubeni, lamadodakazi akho bewetshete. |
| 23. | Lamakhosi azakuba ngabondli bakho, lezindlovukazi zawo zibe ngabalizane bakho. Bazakukhothamela ngobuso emhlabathini, bakhothe uthuli lwezinyawo zakho. Njalo uzakwazi ukuthi mina ngiyi Nkosi, ukuthi abangithembayo kabayikuyangeka. |
| 24. | Impango izathathwa yini kolamandla, kumbe abathunjwa bolungileyo bakhululwe? |
| 25. | Kodwa itsho njalo i Nkosi: Yebo, abathunjiweyo bamaqhawe bazathathwa, lempango yabesabekayo izakophulwa; ngoba mina ngizalwisana laye olwisana lawe, mina-ke ngisindise abantwana bakho. |
| 26. | Njalo ngizadlisa abacindezeli bakho eyabo inyama, badakwe ngelabo igazi kungathi ngewayini elimnandi. Njalo yonke inyama izakwazi ukuthi mina Nkosi, uMsindisi wakho, loMhlengi wakho, oLamandla kaJakobe. |
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