Xhosa - Ecclesiasticus

1IntshayeleloyoBulumkobukaYesuuNyanakaSiraki. Nangonaizintoezininzinezinkuluzinikelwekuthi ngomthethonabaprofeti,nangabanyeabathebalandela amanyatheloabo,ezozintouSirayeliebemeleukunconywa ngazongenxayokufundanobulumko;ekuyakuthike kungengabafundikuphelaabamelwekukuba nokuchwechwela,kodwakwanabobathandaukufunda, babenakoukubancedaabangaphandle,ngokuthetha nangokubhala:uYesuubawomkhulu,akubon’ukuba unenzondeleloenkuluekuleseniumthetho.,nabaprofeti, nezinyeiincwadizoobawobethu,bazabazuzakuyo ugweboolulungileyo,watsalelwakuyengokwakheukuba abhaleintoenxulumenenokufundanobulumko;ukuzeabo bathandaukufunda,besebangakwaziukuzibamba, bangenelwengakumbiekuphileningokusemthethweniKe ngokomandikubongozeukubauyifundengenceba nangengqiqo,usixolele,esinokubonakalangathi asiphumelelikumazwiathile,ebesibulalekengawo ukuwatolika.Kubakwaezozinto,zithethiswa ngesiHebhere,ziguqulelwengalwimizimbi,azinamandla anjengazozodwa,ingenguwolowodwa,ingumthetho ngokwawo,kwanabaprofeti,kwanezinyeiincwadi, akungahlukangazithethwangolwimilwazoKuba ngomnyakawamashumiomathathuanesibhozoesiza eYiputa,okoengukumkaniuEuergetes,esahlalakhona ixeshaelithile,ndafumanaincwadiyemfundoengencinane; wasebenzisaukuphaphathekaokukhulunangokwazikweso sithubaukuyigqibaincwadi,wayixhobelakwaabobathe bathandaukufundaezwenilasemzini,bexhobengenxa engaphambiliukubabaphilengokomthetho.Bonke ubulumkobuphumakuYehova,bunayengonaphakade

2Ngubaninaongabalaintlabathiyolwandle,namathontsi emvula,Nemihlakanaphakade?

3Ngubaninaongakufumanayoukuphakamakwezulu, nobubanzibehlabathi,nobunzulu,nobulumko?

4Ubulumkobenziwaphambikweentozonke,nokuqonda kobuqilikwasephakadeni

5LithendelobulumkoilizwilikaThixoosenyangweni; neendlelazaboyimithethoengunaphakade.

6Ingcambuyobulumkoityhilekekubanina?Ngubanina owaziyoamaqhingaakhe?

7Lwabonakaliswakubaninaukwaziubulumko?Ngubani naowaziukubanamavaakhe?

8Kukhoosisilumko,owoyikekakakhulu,iNkosiehleli etroneniyayo.

9Wamdala,wambona,wambalela,wamthululelaphezu kwayoyonkeimisebenziyakhe

10Yenaukunyenenyamayonkengokwesiphosakhe, wabunikaabobamthandayo

11UkoyikauYehovasisihombo,nesihombo,nemivuyo, nesithsabasovuyo.

12UkoyikauYehovakuyenzaichwayitheintliziyo; 13OwoyikayouYehovauyakulungelwaekupheleni;Uya kubabalwangomhlawokufakwakhe.

14YingqaloyokulumkaukoyikauYehova;

15Wakhaisisekoesingunaphakadekunyenamadoda, kwayeuyakuqhubekanembewuyabo.

16UkumoyikauYehovakukuzalakobulumko;

17Uwuzalisaindluyaboyonkengezintoezinqwenelekayo, Noovimbangongeniselolwakhe.

18UkoyikauYehovasisithsabasobulumko;Ezizintoke zisisiphosikaThixo;yayeuyakuwenzaavuyengakumbi abobamthandayo.

19Ubulumkobunisaubuqili,nokwaziukuqonda, Bubaphakamiseabobabubambayo

20IngcambuyobulumkokukoyikauYehova,Nesebelakho bubomiobude

21UkoyikauYehovakuyakuqweqwedisaizono; 22Indodaenomsindoayinakugwetyelwa;ngokuba ukuphuphumakomsindowakhekukwaphukakwakhe

23Ozekakadeumsindoukhalaokwexeshana,Emveni kokokuhlumauvuyokuye.

24Uyakuwafihlaamazwiakhe,okwexeshana,nemilebe yomlomowabaninziixelaubulumkobakhe

25Imizekelisoyokwaziisebuncwanenibobulumko; 26Ukubaufunaubulumko,gcinaimiyalelo,kwayeiNkosi iyakukunikabona

27KubaukoyikauYehovabubulumkonoqeqesho;Ukholo nolulamoluyololwakhe

28MusaukukholosaukoyikauYehovaxauhlwempuzekile, Ungazeuyekuyengentliziyoembaxa.

29Musaukubangumhanahanisiemehlweniabantu;

30Musaukuziphakamisa,hlezeuwe,uwuhliseleihlazo umphefumlowakho,azeuThixoazityhileiimfihlakalo zakho,akuwisephakathiebandleni,ngokubaungezanga enyameniekoyikeniuYehova,uzenentliziyoyakhouzele yinkohliso.

ISAHLUKO2

1Nyanawam,ukubauzakukhonzaiNkosi,lungiselela isihendoumphefumlowakho.

2Yilungiseintliziyoyakho,uhlaleuqinile,ungangxami ngexeshalobubi

3namathelakuye,ungangemki,Ukuzewandeekupheleni kwakho.

4Yonkeintoethwelwephezukwakhoyamkele ngokuchwayitha,uzeubenomondexausukawehlelwa bubuhlwempu

5Kubaigolideinyibilikiselweemlilweni,namadoda anqwenelekayoezikwenilobubi.

6Kholwakuye,wokunceda;Yilungelelaniseindlelayakho, Ukholosengaye

7NinanimoyikayouYehova,lindelaniincebayakhe; kwayemusaniukutyeka,hlezeniwe

8NinanimoyikayouYehova,kholwaniyiyo;nomvuzo wenuawuyikuphela.

9NinanimoyikayouYehova,lindelaniokulungileyo, novuyonencebaengunaphakade

10Khangelanikwizizukulwanazasephakadeni,nibone; bakhobakholosangoYehovana,badane?Wahlala enkwantyana,washiywa?Ngubaninaowakhawamdela, lowoumbizayo?

11KubaiNkosiinemfesaneenkulu,inenceba,izekakade umsindo,inemfesanekakhulu,ixolelaizono,isindise ngexeshalembandezelo.

12Yehakeiintliziyoezinxungupheleyo,nezandla ezityhafileyo,nomoniohambangeendlelaezimbini!

13Yeha,lowoutyhafileyo!kubaakakholwa;ngenxayoko akayikukhuselwa

14Yeha,ninaniphelelwengumonde!Niyakwenzantoni naxaiNkosiyanivelela?

15AbobamoyikayouYehovaabaligciniilizwilakhe;yaye abamthandayobayakuzigcinaiindlelazakhe

16AbobamoyikayouYehovabayakufunaokulungileyo, okukholekileyokuye;kwayeabobamthandayobaya kuzaliswangumthetho

17AbamoyikayouYehovabayakuyilungisaintliziyoyabo, Bawuthobeumphefumlowabophambikwakhe; 18besithi,SiyakuwelaezandlenizeNkosi,kungekhona ezandlenizabantu;kubanjengokobunjaloubungangamsha bayo,injaloincebayayo

ISAHLUKO3

1Ndiveniuyihlo,bonyana,nenzeemvenikoko,ukuze nisinde.

2NgokubaiNkosiimnikeuzukouyisephezukoonyana, Igunyalikaninaphezukoonyana

3Ombekauyiseucamagushelaizonozakhe; 4Obekauninaunjengoziqwebelaubutyebi

5Obekauyiseuyakubanovuyolwabantwanabakhe;yaye xaethandazauyakuviwa.

6Ombekauyisewobanemihlaemininzi;keyena othobelayo*kaNdikhoyouyakubayintuthuzelokunina.

7OmoyikayouYehovauyakumbekauyise,akhonze ooyisenjengenkosiyakhe

8Bekauyihlononyoko,ngentethonangesenzo,ukuzeube phezukwakhointsikeleloevelakubo.

9Kubaintsikelelokayiseiyazinzisaizindluzabantwana; Kesonaisiqalekisosikaninasinyothulaiziseko

10Musaukuqhayisangehlazolikayihlo;ngokubaihlazo likayihloaliluzukokuwe

11Kubauzukolwendodaluvelakuyise;Nonina usisingcikivokubantwana

12Nyanawam,mncedeuyihloebudalenibakhe, Ungamenzabuhlunguyonkeimihlayokudlakwakhe ubomi;

13Keukubaitheyaphelelwayingqondo,mondenaye; ungamdelixausenamandlaonke.

14Ngokubaukuphumlakukayihloakuyikulityalwa; 15Ngeminiyosizilwakholiyakukhunjulwa;nezonozakho ziyakunyibilika,njengomkhenkceekufudumaleni.

16Lowoushiyauyiseunjengomnyelisi;Omqumbisayo unina,uqalekisiwe;

17Nyanawam,qhubelaphambilinomsebenziwakho unobulali;ngokunjalouyakubayintandakulowo ucikidekileyo

18Okukhonaumkhulu,kokukhonauzithobayo,kwayeuya kubabalwaphambikoYehova Baninziabaphakamileyo,nabadumileyo;kezonaiimfihlelo zityhilekileabalulamileyo.

20NgokubamakhuluamandlakaYehova,Othobekileyo nguyeobekekileyo

21Musaukukhangelaizintoezikwenqabeleyo,musa ukugocagocaizintoezingaphezukwamandlaakho 22Kodwaloontouyiyalelweyo,yicingengokoyikawena; 23Musaukungxamelaizintoezingeyomfuneko; 24Kubabaninziabalahlekiswakwawaboamampunge; Nenkoleloembiiwubhukuqileumgwebowabo 25Ngaphandlekwamehlowoswelaukukhanya; 26Intliziyoelukhuniyehlelwabububiekupheleni;nalowo uthandaingoziuyakutshabalalakuyo

27Intliziyoelukhuniyodwa;keyenaongendawoufumba isonophezukwesono

28Akukhokunyangwaeludlenilwabazidlayo;ngokuba isityalosobutshijolosimiliselekuye

29Intliziyoenengqondoiqondaumzekeliso;Nendlebe evayoumnqwenowesilumko

30Amanziayakuwucimaumliloodangazelayo;amalizo wenzaucamagushelolwezono.

31Lowoubuyiselaokulungileyoukhumbuleokokuya kubakhoemvakoko;xaitheyawa,yafumanaindawo yokuhlala.

ISAHLUKO4

1Nyanawam,musaukusiqhathaisisweliendleleniyakhe, ungalitheziixeshaolihlwempu

2Musaukuwenzabuhlunguumphefumloulambileyo; ungamqumbiumntuekubandezelekenikwakhe

3Musaukongezaububikwintliziyoetyumkileyo;nize ningalibaliukunikaosweleyo.

4Musaukuwucekisaumthandazowolusizana; ungabufulatheliubusobakhokwihlwempu

5Musaukulisusailisolakhokwihlwempu,Ungalinikina ithubalokukuqalekisa;

6Ngokubaxaathewakushwabulaukrakraumphefumlo wakhe,woviwaumthandazowakhekuMenziwakhe.

7Ulithandeibandla,Uthobaintlokokwindodaenkulu

8Makungabibuhlungukuweukuthobelaindlebeyakho kwisisweli,Umpheimpendulongokuthantamisayo.

9Mhlanguleniocinezelweyoesandlenisomcudisi;musa ukuthambaekuthethenikwakhoekugwebeni

10Yibanjengoyisekwinkedama,esikhundlenisendoda kunina;uyakubanjengonyanawOsenyangweni,akuthande ngaphezukonyoko.

11Ubulumkobuyabaphakamisaabantwanababo, Bubambeabobabufunayo

12Lowoumthandayouthandaubomi;nabayingxameleyo kwakusasabayakuzalaluvuyo.

13Owubambayouyakulidlailifauzuko;kwayenaphina aphoathewangena,iNkosiyosikelela.

14AbamlungiselelayobayakulungiselelakoyiNgcwele, nabamthandayoiNkosiiyabathanda

15Osibekelayoindlebeuyakugwebaphakathi kweentlanga;

16Ukubaindodaitheyazinikelakuyo,yoyidlailifa; Isizukulwanasakhesiyakuyidlailifa.

17Kubaekuqaleniiyakuhambanayengeendlelaezigosogoso,imhliseleukunkwantyanokunkwantya, imthuthumbisengokoqeqesho,ideiwuthembeumphefumlo wayo,imcikidengemithethoyayo

18uyakubuyangendlelaeyakuyengqo,amthuthuzele, amboniseucweyolwakhe.

19Keukubauthewonakala,womshiya,amnikele eluphahlenilwakhe

20Qwalaselaithuba,ulumkeleububi;uzeungabi nazintlonikumphefumlowakho

21Ngokubakukhoucukucezooluzisaisono;kwayekukho ihlazouzukonobabalo.

22Musaukuthabathamntungokuchasenenomphefumlo wakho;

23ungayekiukuthetha,xakufanelekileukwenza okulungileyo,ungabufihliubulumkobakhoebuhlenibabo

24Kubaubulumkobentethobuyakwazeka,nokufundiswa kwelizwilolwimi.

25Musaniukuthethangokuchasenenenyaniso;daniswani yimpazamoyokungazikwenu

26Musaukubanazintloniukuzixelaizonozakho;kwaye ungawunyanzelisiindlelayomlambo

27Musaukuzenzaisicakakwindodaesisinyabi;kananjalo musaniukukwamkelabusobanamandla.

28Zamaniinyanisokudekuseekufeni,kwayeiNkosiiya kukulwela

29Musaukungxamangolwimilwakho;

30Musaukubanjengengonyamaendlwiniyakho, Ungahexiphakathikwabakhonzibakho

31Masingasoluliisandlasakhoukubasamkele;

ISAHLUKO5

1Musaukuyibekelantliziyoimpahlayakho;uzeungatsho ukuthi,Ndinokubulingananobomibam

2Musaukuyilandelaingqondoyakhonamandlaakho, Ukuhambangeendlelazentliziyoyakho

3Musaukuthi,Ngubaninaoyakundibambangenxa yemisebenziyam?ngokubaiNkosiiyakuphindezela ikratshilakho

4Musaukuthi,Ndonile,ndehlelwabububibunina? ngokubauYehovauzekakadeumsindo,akayikukha akundulule

5Ngokocamagusho,musaniukubangokoyikaukongeza isonokwisono;

6Ningathi,incebayakheinkulu;uyakucanyagushelwa ngenxayobuninzibezonozam;kubakuphumakuyeinceba nengqumbo,nobushushubakhebuphezukwaboni

7MusaukuzilazilaubuyelekuYehova,ungàzincamaiimini ngeemini;

8Musaukuyibekelaintliziyoyakhoentweniefunyenwe ngobugqwetha;

9Musaukwelangomoyawonke,ungangeningendlela yonke;

10Yimaengqondweniyakho;ilizwilakhomalibelinye

11Khawulezaukuva;Umphefumlowakhomawube msulwa;phendulaningomonde

12Ukubaunengqiqo,mphenduleummelwanewakho; ukubaakunjalo,bekaisandlaemlonyeni.

13Kuthethaisidimanokucukucezwa;Keulwimilomntu sisikhubekisosakhe

14Musaukubizwangokubanguntlebi,okanyeulalele ngolwimilwakho;

15Musaniukungazintokwenkulunencinane

ISAHLUKO6

1Endaweniyomhlobomusaukubalutshaba;kubangaloo ntouyakudlailifaigamaelibi,ihlazo,nongcikivo;

2Musaukuziphakamisangecebolentliziyoyakho;ukuze ungaqwengwaumphefumlowakho,njengenkunzi yenkomoilahlekaiyodwa

3Uyakuwadlaamagqabiakho,ulahlekelweziziqhamo zakho,uzishiyenjengomthiowomileyo.

4Umphefumloongendawouyamonakalisaonawo, Umenzeintlekisaiintshabazawo

5Ulwimiolumnandilwandisaizihlobo; 6Hlalangoxolonabaninzi,ukantiabemnyeumcebisi kwabaliwaka

7Ukubauthewafumanaumhlobo,mmiselekuqala;

8Kubaumntuusisihlobongenxayakhe,Akayikuhlala ngeminiyobubibakho

9Kukhoumhloboojikelaebutshaba;Ingxabanoiya kutyhilaingcikivoyakho

10Kananjaloisihlobosibelidlelanenayeetafileni,Akayi kuhlalangeminiyembandezelo.

11Ekulungenikwakhouyakubanjengawe,abenesibindi kubakhonzibakho

12Ukubauthewathotywa,wochasakuwe,azisithelise ebuswenibakho

13Zahluleezintshabenizakho,Ubalumkeleabakowenu 14Umhloboonyanisekileyouligwibaelinamandla;Othe wafumanaonjalo,ufumeneubutyebi

15Umhloboothembekileyoakamvumeli; Nobungangamelabakheabunamsebenzi.

16Umhloboothembekileyoliyezalobomi;+yayeabo bamoyikayouYehovabayakumfumana

17OmoyikayouYehovauyakulumisangokuthetye ummelwanewakhe;Kubanjengokoanjaloyena,unjalo nommelwanewakhe

18Nyanawam,hlanganisauqeqeshokwasebuncinaneni bakho,Uyakubufumanaubulumko,useebudalenibakho 19Yizakuyonjengomlimi,kwayeuhlwayela,ulindele iziqhamozayoezilungileyo;

20Ubumnandikakhulukongenakwazi;Ongenangqondo akanakuhlalakuye

21Ulalaphezukwakhenjengelityeelililityelokulingwa; kwayeuyakumlahlakuyo,kungekahambiixeshaelide

22Kubaubulumkobungokwegamalakhe,kwaye abubonakalikwabaninzi

23Phulaphula,nyanawam,lamkeleicebisolam, Ungaliyekiicebisolam;

24Uzifakeiinyawozakhoemakhamangweniayo, Nentamoyakhoemakhamandeleniayo

25Thobaigxalabalakho,umthwale;

26Yizakuyongentliziyoyakhoyonke,Uzigcineiindlela zayongamandlaakhoonke

27Phengulula,ufune,;

28Kubawokufumanaukuphumlakokugqibela,kwayeoko kuyakujikakubeluvuyolwakho

29Amakhamandelaayoabengumqwebedukuwe, nemixokelelwaneyayoibeyinguboyokwaleka

30Kubaizidangazegolidephezukwayo,nezintyazayo ziintyaezimfusa.

31umnxibenjengenguboyokwaleka,ubesisithsaba sovuyokuwe

32Nyanawam,ukubauyathanda,uyakufundiswa;Ukuba uthewanengqondo,wobanokuqiqa

33Ukubauthandaukuva,wozuzaukuqonda;Ukubauthe wathobaindlebeyakho,wobanobulumko;

34Yimanikwisihlwelesamadodaamakhulu;unamathele kwingqondi

35Kulungeleukuvazonkeiintethozobuthixo; mayingaphumikuweimizekelisoyengqondo

36Ukubaubonaindodaenengqondo,hambauyekuyo ngokukhawuleza,Lufakeunyawolwakhokwizinyuko zomnyangowayo

37IngqondoyakhomayibekwimimiseloyeNkosi, Uyicamngcangamaxeshaonkeemithethweniyakhe;

ISAHLUKO7

1Musaukwenzaububi,ngokokuzekungabikhobubi

2Sukakwabangendawo,busukeubugwenxakuwe

3Nyanawam,musaukuhlwayelaemiqeleniyobutshinga, Uzeungavunikasixhenxe.

4MusaukufunaubungangamshabeNkosi,Nakukumkani isihlalosozuko

5MusaukuzigwebelaphambikweNkosi;musaukuqhayisa ngobulumkobakhophambikokumkani

6Musaniukufunaukubangabagwebi,ningenako ukubususaubugwenxa;Hlezewoyikeigorha,Isikhubekiso endleleniyokuthetyekwakho

7Musaukubanesonokwingxokoloyomzi;

8Musaukubophaisonophezukomnye;ngokubaakusayi kubamsulwa

9Musaukuthi,UThixouyakububonaintabalala yeminikeloyam;

10Musaniukuthaamandlaxasukubauthandaza, ungakushiyiukwenzaamalizo

11Musaniukuhlekaugxekaumphefumlowakheukrakra; 12Musaukuyilaubuxokingomzalwanawakho;uzewenze okufanayokumhlobowakho

13Musaniukwenzanaluphinauhlobolobuxoki;kuba isikolaboalilungile

14Musaniukusebenzisaamazwiamaninzikwinyambalala yamadodaamakhulu;

15Musaniukuthiyaumsebenziobulalekayo,nantsimi ayimiseloOsenyangweni

16Musaukuzibalaphakathikwabaninziaboni,kodwa khumbulaukubaingqumboayihlaliixeshaelide

17Zithobenikakhulu;kubaimpindezeloyabangendawo ngumliloneempethu

18Musaniukumxolela;nomzalwanaothembekileyo ngegolideyakwaOfire.

19Umfaziosisilumkonolungileyo,musaukumyeka; 20Ekubeniesebenzaenyanisekileumkhonziwakho,musa ukumenzelaububi,nomqeshwaozibophelelayongenxa yakho.

21Umphefumlowakhoumthandeumkhonziolungileyo, ungamqhathingokukhululekileyo.

22Unazonaiinkomo?zijonge;ukubazingakunceda, zigcinekuwe

23Unabonaabantwana?Baqeqeshe,uthobeiintamozabo kwasebuncinanenibabo

24Unazonaiintombi?wunyamekeleumzimbawabo, ungàziqhayiselingabo.

25Zendiseleintombiyakho,wenzeintoenzima;kemnike indodaenengqondo

26Unayenaumfazingokwentliziyoyakho?musa ukumshiya;musaukuziyekelakumfaziolulamileyo

27Bekauyihlongentliziyoyakhoyonke,Ungabulibali umvandedwakanyoko.

28Khumbulaukubawazalwangabo;ungathinina ukubabuyekezangezintoabakwenzelezona?

29UzeumoyikeuYehovangomphefumlowakhowonke, uhloneleababingelelibakhe

30Mthandelowowakwenzayongamandlaakhoonke, ungabashiyiabalungiselelibakhe.

31MoyikeniuYehova,nimbekeumbingeleli;umnike isabelosakhe,njengokowawiselwaumthethongako; neentlahlela,nediniletyala,nomnikelowamagxa, nombingeleloongcwele,neentlahlelazezintoezingcwele

32Kwayewoluleisandlasakhokumahlwempu,ukuze intsikeleloyakhoibenokugqibelela.

33Kubobonkeabadlaubomi,kukhoisiphosebabalo; kwayemusaukuyibambangabafileyo

34Musaukusilelaukubakunyenabalilayo,nikhe ndimbambazelenabenzaisijwili

35Musaniukucothaukuvelelaabagulayo;kubaokokuya kukwenzaubeyintanda.

36Yonkeintoothewaphathangesandlasakho,khumbula isiphelo,ungazeulahleke

ISAHLUKO8

1Musaukubambananegorha,Hlezeuweleesandlenisayo. 2Musaukuxabananomntuosisityebi,hlezesikutyebe; 3Musaukubambananomntuontethoinzulu,Ungafumbi iinkuniemlilweniwakhe.

4Musaukuqhudelananendodaekrwada,Hlezebahlazeke ooyihlo

5Musaukungcikivaumntuobuyayoesonweni;khumbula ukubasonkesifanelwesisohlwayo

6Musaukuhlazisaumntuekwaluphalenikwakhe;

7Musaukuvuyiswalutshabalwakhoolukhululufileyo, kodwakhumbulaukubasiyafasonke

8Musaukuyidelaintethoyezilumko;Yiqhelanise nemizekelisoyazo;

9Musaukuyiphosaintethoyamadodaamakhulu,kuba wonaafundakooyise;

10Musaukuwatshisaamalahleomoni,Hlezeuvuthe ngamalangatyeomlilowakhe

11Musaukuphakamaubushushuebuswenibomoni,Hleze akulalele,akubambisengamazwiakho

12Musaukumbolekalowounamandlakunawe;kubaxa uthewamboleka,yibaleleyodwa.

13Musaukubangummeliphezukwamandlaakho;

14Musaniukuyakumangalelananomgwebi;ngokubabaya kumgwebangokozukolwakhe.

15Musaukuhambangendlelaenomntuolurharha,hleze abebuhlungukuwe;

16Musaukubambananomntuonomsindo,Ungahambi nayeendawenieyintlango,ngokubaigazilinjengento engentoemehlweniakhe;

17Musaukucebisananesinyabi;ngokubaakanako ukugcinaicebo

18Musaukwenzaintoefihlakeleyophambikolunye uhlanga;ngokubaakuyaziintoayakukuvelisela.

19Musaukuyivulaintliziyoyakhokumntuwonke,Hleze akubuyiselengobuqhetseba

ISAHLUKO9

1Musaukumkhweletelaumfaziwesifubasakho;

2Musaukumnikaumphefumlowakhoinkazanaukuba abekeunyawolwakhephezukwempahlayakho

3Musaukudibananehenyukazi,Ukubauweleemigibeni yalo

4Musaukulisebenzisakakhuluigunyalemvumi,Hleze ubanjweneenzamezayo.

5Musaukuyikhangelaintombi,hlezeiwelekwizinto ezinqabileyozayo

6Musaukuwunikelaumphefumlowakhokumahenyukazi, Ukuzeungalahlekelwalilifalakho

7Musaukukhangelangakuweezitratwenizomzi,Musa ukubhadulaemanxuweniawo.

8Lisuseilisolakhokwinzwakazi,ungakhangeli ubunzwakazibomnye;kubaabaninzibakhohliswebubuhle bomfazi;ngokubauthandoluvuthaokonjengomlilo; 9Musaukuhlalanomfaziwenyeindoda,ungahlali ewolweninaye,ungasidleliimaliyakhoewayinini;Hleze ithekelelekuyointliziyoyakho,Uweesihogweni ngomnqwenowakho

10Musaukumlahlaumhloboomdala;kubaleintsha ayifaninaye;isihloboesitshasinjengewayinientsha; wakubamkhulu,uyakuyiselaukholisekile

11Musaukulumonelauzukolomoni;Kubaakuyaziinto eyakubayiyoisiphelosakhe.

12MusaukuyoliswazizintoezingahloneliThixo;kodwa khumbulaabayikuhambabengenakohlwaywaengcwabeni labo.

13Zikhwelelisekudekwindodaenegunyalokubulala; ukuzeungathandabuzikukoyikaukufa;ukubauthewafika kuye,musaukubanatyala,hlezeawuthabathekwangoku umphefumlowakho; 14Mqikeleleummelwanewakhongokusondeleyo, ubhunganezilumko.

15Ukuthethakwakhomakubenezilumko,Nomlomo wakhoubesemyalelweniwOsenyangweni.

16Kwayeamadodaangamalungisamakadleaselenawe; UzukolwakhomalubekukoyikauYehova

17Kubaisandlasengcibisiyakuncomekaumsebenzilowo; Umlawuliolumkileyoebantwiningenxayokuthetha kwakhe

18Indodaelwimiinobubiuyingoziemziniwayo; Ongxamayongentethouthiywe

ISAHLUKO10

1Umgwebiolumkileyouyabaqeqeshaabantubakhe; nolawulolwendodaenobuqililucwangcisiwe.

2Njengomgwebiebantwini,zinjaloababhalibakhe;Unjani naumntuophetheumzi,banjalobonkeabemibawo

3Ukumkaniongenabulumkouyabatshabalalisaabantu bakhe;Umzilowouyakumiwangengqiqoyabobanegunya 4AmandlaomhlabaasesandlenisikaYehova,yaye ngexeshaelililouyakumisaphezukwawolowouyingenelo. 5ImpumeleloyomntuisesandlenisikaThixo;Keyena umbhaliubekauzukolwakhe

6Musaukubambaintiyokummelwanewakhongenxa yobugwenxabonke;ningenzintongantoimbi

7IkratshililisikiziemehlwenikaThixonakubantu; 8Ngenxayezenzoezingezozabulungisa,ukwenzakala, nobutyebiobufunyenwengenkohliso,ubukumkani buguqulelwakwabanyeabantu

9Kutheniumhlabanothuthuziqhayisa?Akukhontoimbi ngaphezukomntuobawayo;kubaonjalouthengisa ngomphefumlowakhe;ngokubauhlalaesidlaizibilini zakhe.

10Ugqirhaugqibaixeshaelide;lowoungukumkani namhlanjeuyakufa

11Ngokubaxaumntuefile,uyalidlailifaizinambuzane, nezintoezizithozine,neempethu

12IngqaloyokukhukhumalakuxaubaniemkakuThixo, IntliziyoyakheimkekuMenziwakhe.

13Ngokubaikratshikungqalolwesono;lowounalouya kumpompozaamasikizi;

14INkosiizigungxuleiitronezabathetheliabanekratshi, imiseabalulamileyoesikhundlenisabo

15INkosiyamizinyothuleiingcambuzeentlanga ezizidlayo,yabatyalaabathobekileyoezindawenizabo 16UYehovawazibhukuqaiintlanga,Waziphanzisa kwizisekozehlabathi 17Wayithabathainxenyekubo,wayitshabalalisa; 18Akubangakhoikratshiebantwini; 19AbobamoyikayouYehovabayimbewuyenyaniso, abamthandayobasityaloesibekekileyo;abobagqithayo imithethobayimbewuekhohlisayo.

20Ongameleyoyingangamshayabazalwana;banjaloke abamoyikayouYehovaemehlweniakhe

21UkoyikauYehovakukhokelaigunya;Ke uburhalarhumenokukratshayintshabalaloyako

22Nokubausisityebi,nokubausidwangube,nokuba ulihlwempu,uzukolwabokukoyikauYehova.

23Akulungileukudelwaisisweliesinengqondo;kananjalo ukukhulisaumntuonesonoakufanelekile

24Amadodaamakhulu,nabagwebi,nabanegunya,baya kunikwaimbeko;ukantiakukhobanimkhulukubo njengowoyikauYehova

25Isicakaesisisilumkosiyasikhonzaesikhululekileyo; 26Musaniukubaziingcaphepheekushishinenikwenu; musaukuqhayisangexeshalembandezeloyakho.

27Ulungilelowoubulalekayo,ephuphumaiintozonke, kunokubaoqhayisayo,esweleisonka

28Nyanawam,wuzukiseumphefumlowakhongobulali, kwayeuwunikeimbekongokwesidimasawo.

29Ngubaninaongamgwebelayoowonileyoumphefumlo wakhe?Ngubaninaoyakumbekaobekaubomibakhe?

30Ihlwempuliyazukiswangokwazikwalo;nesityebi siyazukiswangobutyebibaso

31Obekekileyoeswele,wobekaphinakeyenangobutyebi? Keyenaosweleubutyebi,wobekaphinakeebuhlwempu?

ISAHLUKO11

Ubulumkobuphakamisaintlokoyomntuothobekileyo, bumenzeahlalephakathikwabakhulu.

2Musaukuyincomaindodangobuhlebayo;yaye ungamcekisiumntungembonakaloyakheyangaphandle

3Inyosiincinanephakathikwempukane;Kesonaisiqhamo sawosiyintlokoyezintoezinencasa

4Musaukuqhayisangesambathosakhonangesambatho sakho,ungazigwagwisingeminiyozuko;

5Kuhleliookumkaniabaninziemhlabeni;kwayelowo bekungacingelwangantouyewathwalaisithsaba

6Ahlazekilekuneneamagorhaamaninzi;ababekekileyo babanikelaezandlenizabanyeabantu

7Musaukugxekaungekayigocagociinyaniso;qonda kuqala,wandulekeukukhalimela.

8Musaukuphendulaungekayivaimbambanoleyo, Ungamphazamisiumntuekuthethenikwakhe

9Musaukubambananomthethokambe;ungahlali ematyalenikunyenaboni

10Nyanawam,musaukuzifakakwizintoezininzi;ukuba uthewalandela,akuyikufumana,akuyikusindangokusaba.

11Kukhoobulalekayo,obulalekayo,ongxamayo,osemva kokukhona

12Kukhoomnyeozekakade,osweleuncedo,eswele amandla,esweleintliziyo;KantiilisolikaYehova lamkhangelaokulungileyo,wamphakamisaebuphantsini bakhe.

13Wayiphakamisaintlokoyakheebugxwayibeni; ngokokudeabaninziabakubonayobamangaliswanguye

14Ubutyebinobubi,ubominokufa,nobuhlwempu nobutyebi,zivelakuYehova

15Ubulumko,nokwazi,nokuqondaumyalelo,kuphuma eNkosini;

16Ilahlekonobumnyamabuqalekuboni,buyakonakala ububi,kwanabazidlayokubo

17IsiphosikaYehovasihlalakowenceba,Nencebayakhe ingunaphakade

18Kukhoozenzaisityebingobukrotibakhe,nangokuxinwa kwakhe;

19ekubeniesithi,Ndifumeneukuphumla,ngokundiya kuhlalandisidlaempahleniyam;ukantiakalaziixeshaeliya kufikaphezukwakhe,nokokubaumeleaziyekele kwabanyeezozinto,azeafe

2020Zizimaseemnqophisweniwakho,Uhambengawo, Uweyiseemsebenziniwakho.

21Musaniukumangaliswayimisebenziyaboni;Kewena kholosangoYehova,uhlaleekubulalekenikwakho;kuba kululaemehlwenikaYehovaukulenzaisityebiihlwempu ngesiquphe

22IntsikelelokaYehovaisemvuzweniwelungisa, Ayiqhayisengesiqupheintsikeleloyakhe.

23Musaukuthi,Kukhonzuzoyaninaelulungiselelweni lwam?ziziphinaizintoezilungileyoendiyakubanazo emvakoku?

24Kananjalomusaukuthi,Ndihluthi,ndinezintoezininzi; 25Ngomhlawentsikelelokukhoukuzilibalaiintsizi;

26KubakuyintoelulakuYehovangomhlawokufa ukubuyiselaumntungokweendlelazakhe

27Imbandezeloyelixaimenzaumntualibalengobumnandi, Keekuphelenikwakhekutyhilekeizenzozakhe

28Musaukugwebanamnyeusikelelweyoengekafi; ngokubaumntuwazisakoonyanabakhe.

29Musaniukubangenisaelowoendlwiniyakho; 30Njengesikhwatshaesithatyathwasivalelwe,sivalelwe, Injalointliziyoyabazidlayo;njengentlolauyakuphaphela ukuwakwakho;

31Kubayenauyalalela,aguquleokulungileyokubekokubi, kwayengezintoezifanelekileyoindumisoiya kukumangalela

32Elangathenilomlilokuphenjwaimfumbayamalahle; Umntuongumoniulalelaigazi.

33Yilumkeleindodaenobutshinga,ngokubaingunotshi; hlezeabekephezukwakhoisiphakoesingunaphakade

34Mamkeleowasemziniendlwiniyakho, wokukhwankqisa,akujikekweyakho

ISAHLUKO12

1Xauthewenzaokulungileyo,kwazilowoukwenzayo; ngokouyakubulelwauncedolwakho.

2Yenzaokulungileyokwilungisa,woyihlawulela imbuyekezo;nokubaakuphumikuye,nokouvela kOsenyangweni.

3Lowouhlalaephetheububi,akanakufikelwa okulungileyo,nalowoungasindiyo

4Mpheilungisa,ungamncediumoni.

5Yenzaokulungileyokosweleyo,kodwaumnike ongendawo;sibambeisonkasakho,ungamniki,hleze akongamelengaso;kubauyakwamkelaububi

obuphindiweyongenxayezintozonkeezilungileyoobuya kubanazokwenziwekuye

6KubaOsenyangweniubathiyileaboni,abaphindezele impindezeloabangahloneliThixo,abagcineleimini yokuvelelakwabo;

7Nikaolungileyo,ungamncediumoni.

8Umhloboakanakwaziwangenyaniso;Utshaba alunakusithelaembandezelweni

9Eluxolwenilomntu,iintshabaziyaxhwaleka; 10Musaukukholosangotshabalwakho;Kunjengomhlwa kwesinyithi,bunjaloububibabo

11Nokubauthewazithoba,waqubuda,kodwaumgcine, umlumkele,ubenjengosulaiglasikuye,waziukuba awucinywangakwaphelaumhlwawakhe

12Musaukummisangakuwe,hlezeathi,ekukuwisele phantsi,emeendaweniyakho;angahlalingasekunene kwakho,hlezeafuneukukuthabatha,uzeudeukhumbule amazwiam,uhlatywengawo.

13Ngubaninaongamhawukelaumkhafuliolunywe yinyoka,nosukubaesondelakumarhamncwa?

14Othewayakumoni,wazenzainqambingayeesonweni sakhe,ngubaninaoyakumhawukela?

15Wohlalanaweokwethutyana;kodwaukubauthewaqala ukuwa,akalibali.

16Utshabaluthethakamnandingomlomowalo,Ke entliziyweniyalolucamangaukukuphosaemhadini;Lilila ngamehloalo;

17Ukubauthewafikelwabububi,womfumanakhona kuqala;nokubaungathiuyakunceda,wosukaakwenzelelele 18Uyakuhlunguzelaintloko,abetheizandla,asebeze kakhulu,abutshintsheubusobakhe

ISAHLUKO13

1Lowouchukumisaitelawobayinqambingayo;nodlelana nendodaenekratshi,uyakubanjengaye.

2Musaukuzicinezelangaphezukwamandlaakhongoxa usadlaubomi;Uzeungabinabudlelanenalowounamandla, usisityebikunawe;ukubaomnyeuthewambethaomnye, wophuka

3Isityebisenile,sibesisongela; 4Ukubauthewamlungela,wókusebenzisawena; 5Ukubauthewananto,wohlalanawe,Akuhlube,angabi nasizingenxayayo.

6Ukubauthewakufuna,wokulukuhla,akuncumele, akubekeethembeni;Yenawothethakakuhle,athi,Ufuna ntonina?

7Wokuhlazisaekutyenikwakhe,adeakurholekabini,kube kathathu,akuhlekezeemvenikoko,akukubonaakushiye, akuhlunguzeleleintloko.

8Lumka,ungalahlekiswa,uthotywengovuyolwakho

9Ukubauthewamenywaligorha,zimise;wobekaphina keukukumema.

10Musaukumxina,hlezeubuyeumva;musaukumakude, hlezeulityalwe

11Musaukulingananayengentetho,Ungakholwa kumazwiakheamaninzi;

12Keyenauyakuwahlanganisangokurhabaxaamazwi akho,angakucongiukwenzaububi,akufakeentolongweni.

13Khangela,uzigcine,ngokubauhambangomngcipheko wokubhukuqwa

14UzeumthandeuYehovaubomibakhobonke,Ubize usindisolwakhokuye

15Yonkeintoezithozineithandaukufananayo,nalowo uthandaummelwanewakhe

16Yonkeinyamaidlelanangokwenceba,nomntuuya kunamathelakokufananayo

17Inabubudlelanebuninaingcukanemvana?unjaloke umonikunyenomntuozinikeleyo.

18Sisiphiisivumelwanoesikhoyophakathikwengcuka nenja?luluphiuxolophakathikwesityebinamahlwempu?

19Njengeesilelasendle,lilixhobalengonyamaentlango; 20Njengokoikratshiliyithiyileintobeko;

21Isityebisiqalaukukhubeka,sibambelelakubahlobobaso; 22Xasithesawaisityebi,sibanabancediabaninzi; wathethangobulumko,akabinandawo

23Sakubon’ukubasithethaisityebi,elowoubambaulwimi lwakhe;nokubauthewakhubeka,ziyakumbhukuqa.

24Ubutyebibulungilekongenasono;Keubuhlwempu bububiemlonyeniwongendawo

25Intliziyoyomntuiyabuguqulaubusobakhe,bwalungisa, nokubabububi;

26Ubusoobuvuyileyobungumqondisowentliziyo echumileyo;kantikeukufumanisaimizekeliso kungumsebenzionzimawengqondo

ISAHLUKO14

1Hayi,uyololomntuongakhubekiyongomlomo, Ongahlahlelwangangobuninzibezono!

2Unoyololowoisazelasakhesingamgwebanga, OngayekangaekuthembenikwakheeNkosini

3Ubutyebiabumfaneleumntuoxhwalekileyo;

4Owubuthayo,ewuqhathaumphefumlowakhe,ubuthela abanye;

5Ongendawokuye,uyakulungakubanina?akayi kukholiswazizintozakhe

6Akukhombingaphezukomonangesiqusakhe;kwaye okukuyimbuyekezoyobubibakhe.

7Ukubauthewenzaokulungileyo,akonanga;yaye ekugqibeleniuyakubuxelaububibakhe.

8Indodaenomonailisoelibi;Uyabujikaubusobakhe, abaginyeabantu

9Ilisolomntuubawayoalihluthisisabelosakhe; Ubugwenxabongendawobuyawomisaumphefumlowakhe 10Ilisoelingendawoliyasimonelaisonkasakhe, Ungurumaetafileniyakhe.

11Nyanawam,yenzaokulungileyokuwengokwakho, ngokwamandlaakho,uyinikeiNkosiumnikelowayo oyimfanelo.

12Khumbulaukubaukufaakuyikulibazisaukufika, nokubaumnqophisowengcwabaawuzangeuboniswekuwe

13Umenzeleokulungileyoummelwanewakho,engekafi; 14Musaukuyiqhathangeminiyenceba,Ungakugqithisi umnqwenoolungileyo

15Akuyikuyiyekelaomnyenaimbandezeloyakho? Ukuxelengakwakhokwabiwengamaqashisona?

16Nika,uthabathe,uwungcwaliseumphefumlowakho; ngokubaakukhokufunwaizimuncumuncukwelabafileyo.

17Yonkeinyamayonakelenjengengubo;

18Njengamagqabialuhlazaemthinioshinyeneyo,abanye bayawa,abanyebayakhula;sinjaloisizukulwanasenyama negazi:omnyeuyaekupheleni,azeomnyeazalwe

19Wonkeumsebenziuyabolaudliwe,nomsebenziwawo uyakuhambakunyenawo.

20Hayi,uyololomntuocamangaokulungileyo ngobulumko,Oqiqaizintoezingcwelengengqondoyakhe!

21Oziqiqayoiindlelazakheentliziyweniyakhe,Uya kuqiqanocweyolwakhe

22Mlandelenjengomkhondo,Ulaleleezindlelenizakhe 23Ongenaezifestilenizakhe,Uyakuphulaphulaiingcango zayo

24Ohlalangasendlwiniyakhewobethelelaisikhonkwane eludongenilwayo.

25Uyakuyigxumekaintenteyakhekufuphinaye,alale endlwiniaphokulungileyo;

26Abantwanabakheibabekephantsikwententeyakhe, Balalephantsikwamasebeawo

27Uyakugutyungelwabubushushu,ahlaleebuqaqawulini bakhe.

ISAHLUKO15

1OmoyikayouYehovauyakwenzaokulungileyo; Owaziyoumyalelouyakufumanakuye

2Kwayeuyakumkhawulelanjengonina,azeamamkele njengomfazioganeintombienyulu

3Uyakumdlisangesonkasokuqiqa,Amsezeamanzi obulumko.

4Uyakubambelelakuyo,angashukumi;Wayamangayo, angadani

5Uyakumphakamisangaphezukwabamelwanebakhe, avuleumlomowakheesazulwinisebandla

6Uyakufumanaimihlalinesithsabasovuyo,amdliseilifa legamaelingunaphakade

7Keabantuabaziziyathaakayikufikakuyo,naboniabayi kumbona.

8Ngokubakukudenekratshi; 9Indumisoayifanelekangaemlonyeniwomoni,kuba ayithunywanganguYehova.

10Kubakumenyezwangobulumko,uYehovauya kuyiphumelelisa

11Musaukuthi,NdaphambukaeNkosini; 12Musaukuthi,Undilahlekisile;

13INkosiiwathiyileonkeamasikizi;AbamoyikayouThixo abamthandi.

14Yenaowadalaumntukwasekuqalekeni,wamshiya esandlenisecebolakhe;

15Ukubauyathandaukuyigcinaimithetho,wenze ukuthembekaokwamkelekileyo

16Ubekeumlilonamanziphambikwakho;

17Phambikomntukukhoubominokufa;nokubauthanda, uyakunikwa

18KubaubulumkobukaYehovabukhulu,unamandla amakhulu,ozibonazonkeizinto;

19Amehloakheaphezukwabobamoyikayo,Uyazazi zonkeizenzozomntu

20Akawiseleumthethowokubaenzeokungendawo, akavumanganokubanabaninaenzeisono

ISAHLUKO16

1Musaukunqwenelainkithayabantwanaabangancedi lutho,unganqwenelingabantwanaabangahloneliThixo. 2Nokubabathebanda,musaniukubavuyelela,Ngaphandle kokubaukoyikauYehovakubekhokubo

3Musaukukholosangobomibabo,ungasikhathaleli ingxokoloyabo;kulungekanyeukufaungenabantwana, kunokubausweleuThixo.

4Ngokubaumziuyakuzaliswangonengqondo;Keumzi wabangendawouyakuphanziswangokukhawuleza

5Zininziizintoezinjaloendizibonileyoemehlweniam, nendlebeyamivileizintoezinkulukunezi

6Ebandlenilabangendawokuyakuphenjwaumlilo; kuhlangaoluneenkanikuphenjwaumlilo.

7Akazangeaxolekumagorhaamadala,awawayo ngamandlaobudengebawo

8akayicongaindawoawayephambukelekuyouLote, wanenyanyangabongenxayekratshilabo

9Akabacongakeabantuabatshabalalayo,ababesuswe ezonwenizabo;

10kwanamakhuluamathandathuamawakaomqikela, ababehlanganisenengobulukhunibeentliziyozabo 11Keukubaumntuuthewabantamolukhuniebantwini, kuyintoengummangalisoukubaabaleke,abeyena engenatyalaunamandlaokuxolela,nokuphalazaingqumbo

12Njengokoincebayakheinkulu,kunjalokanjalo uqeqesholwakhe;

13Akasindiumonikunyenexhobalakhe;

14Wulungiseniwonkeumsebenziwenceba;kubaelowo uyakufumanangokwemisebenziyakhe

15UYehovawamenzalukhuniuFaro,ukubaangamazi, ukuzeyaziweehlabathiniimisebenziyakheyamandla.

16Imfesaneyakheibonakalakuyoyonkeindalo;wahlula ukukhanyakwakhenobumnyamangedayimani

17Musaukuthi,NdiyakuzifihlakuYehova; Wondikhumbulanaphezulu?Andisayikukhunjulwa phakathikwabantuabaninzi:kubauyintoniumphefumlo wamphakathikwenanielingenasiphelolezidalwa?

18Yabona,izulu,nezululawoamazulu,nenzulu, nehlabathi,neentozonkeezikhona,liyakushukunyiswa ekuvelenikwakhe;

19Iintabanezisekozehlabathiziyanyikima,xauYehova ebona.

20Akukhontliziyoithetyengokwezizinto;ngubanina onokuziqondaiindlelazakhe?

21Luqhwithelaolungabonwamntu,kubaifihlakele inkolisoyemisebenziyakhe

22Ngubaninaonokuzixelaizenzozobulungisabakhe? ngubaninaonokuzinyamezela?ngokubausekude umnqophisowakhe,ukucikidekakweentozonkekuphele 23Osweleingqondoucingelaintoengento;

24Ndiphulaphuleni,nyanawam,ufundeukwazi, Uwagqalengentliziyoyakhoamazwiam

25Ndiyakumvakalisaimfundisongomlinganiselo, Ndiluboniseulwazilwakhengokuthetye.

26ImisebenzikaNdikhoyoisenziwengomgwebo kwasekuqaleni;

27Wayivathisaimisebenziyakhekudekuseephakadeni, Nesandlasakhesiyintlahlelakuzozonkeizizukulwana; 28Akukhonamnyeuthintelayokubo,ukubabangawexuli amazwiakhe.

29EmvakokoiNkosiyajongaemhlabeni,yazayawuzalisa ngeentsikelelozayo

30Ibugubungeleubusobayongeentozonkeeziphilileyo; kwayebayakubuyelakuyokwakhona

ISAHLUKO17

1UYehovawamdalaumntuehlabathini,wambuyiselakulo.

2Wabanikaiintsukuezimbalwa,nethutyana,kwanegunya phezukwezintoezikuyo

3Wabomeleza,bebodwa,Wabenzangokomfanekiso wakhe;

4Wabekaukoyikaumntuphezukwenyamayonke, wamnikaubukhosiezinkomeninasezintakeni.

5Bafumanaukusetyenziswakwemisebenziemihlanu yeNkosi,wazaendaweniyesithandathuwabanika ukuqonda,kwayekwintethoyesixhenxe,itolikiyeengcinga zayo

6Wabanikaicebo,nolwimi,namehlo,neendlebe, nentliziyo.

7Wazalisakengokwaziukuqonda,ebabonisa okulungileyonokubi

8Wazimiliselailisolakheezintliziywenizabo,Ukuba ababoniseubukhulubezenzozakhe

9Wabanikelaukubabazukisengemisebenziyakhe ebalulekileyo,Ukuzebazixeleizenzozakhengokuqonda.

10Kwayeabanyuliweyobayakulidumisaigamalakhe elingcwele.

11Ngaphandlekokowabanikaukwazi,nomyalelowobomi wabalilifa

12Wenzanaboumnqophisoongunaphakade,Wabazisa imigweboyakhe.

13Amehloaboabubonaubungangamshabobuqaqawuli bakhe,neendlebezabozalivaizwilobungangamshabakhe 14Wathikekubo,Kulumkelenikonkeukungalungisi; wawisaumthethoelowongommelwanewakhe

15Iindlelazaboziphambikwakhengamaxeshaonke,aziyi kufihlakalaemehlweniakhe

16Umntuwonkekwasebutshenibakheuzinikeleububi; kananjalobabengenakwenzakuboiintliziyoezizezenyama ngenxayamatye.

17Kubaumiseumlawuliphezukwezizwezonke zehlabathi;keuSirayelisisabelosikaYehova.

18Yenauthi,engowamazibulo,amkhulisengengqeqesho, azeangamshiyiukukhanyakothandolwakhe

19Ngakookozonkeizenzozabozinjengelangaphambi kwakhe,namehloakheahleliezindlelenizabo

20Zonkeizenzozaboezigwenxaazisithelelikuye;zonke izonozaboziphambikoYehova

21KodwaiNkosi,ikubabala,iwaziumsebenziwayo, ayibashiyanga,ayibashiyanga;

22Ububelebomntubunjengomsesanewokutywinakuye, azigcineizenzoezilungileyozomntunjengokhozolweliso, azinikeinguqukokoonyanabakheneentombizakhe

23Emvenikokouyakuvuka,abavuze,Akubuyisele ukuphathakwaboentlokweniyabo

24Kodwakwabobaguqukayo,wabavumelaukubababuye, kwayewabathuthuzelaabobasilelayokumonde. 25BuyelakuYehova,uzilahleizonozakho; 26BuyelakOsenyangweni,ubuyeebugwenxeni;ngokuba uyakukukhuphaebumnyameni,akuseekukhanyeni okuphilileyo,alithiyekabuhlungu

27NgubaninaongamdumisayoOsenyangweni kwelabafileyo,esikhundlenisabahleliyonababulelayo? 28Kuphelileumbulelokwabafileyo,njengokungekho; 29Hayi,ukubamkhulukwencebayeNkosiuThixowethu, nemfesaneyakhekwabobaguqukelakuyeebungcweleni!

30Kubazonkeizintoazinakubasebantwini,kubauNyana woMntuakanakoukungafi

31Yintoninaeqaqambengaphezukwelanga?ukanti ukukhanyakwayoakufikanga;yayeinyamanegaziziya kucingaububi

32Ulondelaamandlaokuphakamakwezulu;kwayebonke abantubangumhlabanothuthu

ISAHLUKO18

1Lowoudlaubomingonaphakade,Wadalazonkeizinto ngokubanzi.

2NguYehovayedwaolilungisa,akukhowumbi ngaphandlekwakhe;

3Lowoulawulaelimiweyongesandlasakhe,kwayezonke izintozikwenzaukuthandakwakhe;

4Ngubaninaamnikeigunyalokuxelaizenzozakhe?

Nezenzozakheezincamisileyongubaninaongazifumana?

5Ngubaninaongawabalayoamandlaobungangamsha bakhe?Ngubaninaonokuzixelaiincebazakhe?

6ImisebenziebalulekileyoyeNkosiayiyikuhluthwanto, kungafakwantokuyo,ungafunyaniswangantokuwo

7Xaatheumntuwenza,uyaqala;xaathewemka, wothandabuza.

8Uyintoninaumntu?buyintoninaukulungakwakhe, buyintoninaububibakhe?

9Inanilemihlayomntu,ubuninzibabo,yiminyakaelikhulu; 10Njengethontsilamanzielwandle,njengesuntswana entlabathi;injaloiminyakaeliwakaukuyakwimihla kanaphakade

11NgokokeuThixouzekakadeumsindokubo,agalele incebayakhephezukwabo.

12Wabona,wakubonaukuphelakwaboukubakubi;ke ngokowayandisaimfesaneyakhe

13Incebayomntuikummelwanewakhe;Keyonainceba kaYehovaikubantubonke;Uyohlwaya,awondle,afundise, awubuyisenjengomalusiumhlambiwakhe

14Unencebakwabamkelauqeqesho,Ababangxameleyo imigweboyakhe

15Nyanawam,musaukuyisolisaimpathoyakhoentle, Ungadlingamazwiabuthuntu,xauthewanikelanokuba yintonina

16Awuyikuginyanaubushushuumbethe?linjaloilizwi ngaphezukwesipho.

17Yabona,ilizwialilungilenangaphezukwesipho?kodwa bobabinibakunyenendodaenobubele

18Isimathanesiyakugwazangobudenge;Kesonaisipho somonasiyawadlaamehlo

19Fundaphambikokubauthethe,kwayeusebenzise umzimbaokanyeugule.

20Zigocagocephambikomgwebo;Wothingomhla wokuvelelwa,wothiwakubaivelelwe,woyifumanela inceba.

21Zithobengaphambikokubaugule,kwayengexesha lezonouboniseinguquko

22Makungabikhontoikukuthintelaekusifezekiseni isibhambathisosakhongexeshaelimisiweyo;

23Ngaphambikokubauthandaze,zilungise;ungabi njengalowouhendayoiNkosi.

24Cingangobushushubokuphela,nexeshalempindezelo, xaathewabususaubusobakhe

25Wakubawahlutha,khumbulaixeshalokulamba;Noba sisityebi,khumbulaubuhlwempunobuhlwempu

26Ukususelakusasakudekubengokuhlwaixesha liyaguquka,kwayezonkeizintozenziwangokukhawuleza phambikoYehova.

27Umntuosisilumkouyoyikaintoyonke,ngeminiyokona keuyakuphaphelaukhubekiso;

28Bonkeabanobuqilibayabaziubulumko,Bamdumise lowoubufumeneyo

29Kekalokunaboababenengqondoekuthethenibasuke babazizilumkokwanabo;

30Musaukulandelaiinkanukozakho;

31Ukubauthewawunikelaumphefumlowakho umnqwenoowukholisayo,Wokwenzaintlekisa ezintshabenizakhoezikungcikivayo

32Musaukuyoliswakukuchwayitakuninzi, ungabandakanywanempumeleloyako;

33Uzeungaqedwangokuntywizisangokubolekaimali, kungekhontoungenayoengxoweniyakho;ngokubauya kuwulalelaumphefumlowakho,uthetheulelwe.

ISAHLUKO19

1Umfooxhwarhekileyoakabisisityebi;keyenaodela izintoezincinciuyakuwakancinane.

2Iwayininenkazanayoyikisaindodaenengqondo;Keyena unamathelakumahenyukaziuyakudana

3Kuyakubalilifalakheamanunduneempethu,Kuhluthwe amadodaangamagorha.

4Ozekanekayoukuzukisauswele;kwayelowowonayo uyakukhubekakuyeumphefumlowakhe

5Ovuyelaokungendawouyakugwetywa;keyena ochaseneneziyolouthwesaubomibakhe

6Olulawulayoulwimilwakheuyakuphilangaphandle kwengxabano;lowouthiyileyoukuthethauyakubanobubi obuncinane

7Musaukuyiqheliselaomnyeloontouyixeliweyokuwe, kwayeakuyikubambikakhulu.

8Enobangumhlobo,nokubakukutshaba,musani ukuthethangamiphefumloyabanye;nokubaunako, ungakhubeki,musaukuzityhila

9Kubauvile,wakugcina,kwayelakufikaixeshauya kuthiya.

10Ukubauthewevailizwi,malifenawe;Uzeukhaliphe, akuyikukugqabhuka

11Isinyabisiyazalangelizwi,Njengozalayoyomntwana. 12Njengotoloolungenaethangenilendoda,Linjaloilizwi embilininiwesidenge

13Mlulekeumhlobo,mhlawumbiakayenzanga; 14Mlulekeummelwanewakho,mhlawumbiakathethanga; 15Mlungisekumhlobowakho; 16Kukhootyibilikayoekuthethenikwakhe, kungengantliziyo;Ngubaninaongonikangangolwimi lwakhe?

17Mqeqesheummelwanewakhoungekamsongela;nize ningabinaburhalarhume,wuvuleleniumyalelo wOsenyangweni

18UkoyikauYehovalinyathelolokuqalaeliya kwamkelekakuye,kwayeubulumkobuzuzauthando lwakhe

19UkuyaziimimiseloyeNkosiimfundisoyobomi; 20UkoyikauYehovabubulumkobonke;Kubobonke ubulumkokusekugqibeleniumthetho,kwanokwaziwa konamandlaonke.

21Ukubaumkhonziutheenkosiniyakhe,Andenzi ngokuthandakwakho;nokubaitheemvenikokuba ekwenzileoko,uyamqumbisalowoumondlayo.

22ukwaziokungendawoasikubulumko;icebolaboni asilongqondo

23Kukhookungendawo,kwanjengamasikizi;kukho isinyabiesisweleubulumko

24Onengqondoincinane,owoyikauThixo,ulunge ngakumbikunobulumkoobuninzi,ogqithiseumyalelo wOsenyangweni

25Kukhoubuqhophololoobugqithiseleyo,kwanabo obungalungisi;kukhootyekayoukuzeaveleisigwebo; kwayekukhoindodaelumkileyoegwebelayoekugwebeni

26Kukhoongendawo,othotyweintlokoelusizi;kodwa ngaphakathiuzeleyinkohliso.

27Ebubekekileubusobakhe,enjengentoengevayo; 28Ukubakeuthengenxayokungabinagunya,wathintelwa ukubaangoni;

29Umntuuyaziwangembonakalo,nengqiqo ngembonakalo,xauthewamkhawulela

30Iingubozendoda,nokuhlekaokukhulu, nokuhambahamba,zixelaintoekuyo

ISAHLUKO20

1Kukhoisohlwayoesingabekekiyo;ukantiubani uyalubambaulwimilwakhe,abesisilumko.

2Kulungileukohlwayakunokuqumbangasese;Keyena osivumayoisonosakheusinda 3Hayi,ukubakuhleukubawohlwayweuboniseinguquko! ngokubauyakusindaekoneningabom 4njengokubaumnqwenowethenwaukutshabalalisa intombi;Unjalolowougwebayongogonyamelo 5Kukhoothicwaka,ufunyenweelumkile; 6Umntuuthicwakangolwimilwakhe,kubaakanako ukuphendula;

7Umntuosisilumkouthicwakaadeaboneithuba;

8Osebenzisaamazwiamaninziuyakubalisikizi;nosukuba ethabathaigunyakulo,uyakuthiywa

9Kukhoumoniozuzaokulungileyokokubi;kwayekukho inzuzoejikaibeyilahleko.

10Kukhoisiphoesingayikubaluncedokuwe;kukho nesiphoesiphindiweyoumvuzowayo

11Kukhoukuthotywangenxayozuko;kukhoophakamisa intlokoyakheeluthobeni

12Kukhoothengakakhulungentwana,abuyekeze kasixhenxe;

13Isilumkosimenzaintandangamazwiakhe;Keubabalo lwesidengeluyakuphalazwa

14Isiphosesinyabiasiyikuncedanto,xauthewaso; nokubakeingabingowabanomona,ngokunyameka kwakhe;

15Unikaintoencinane,egxekakakhulu;Uyawuvula umlomowakhenjengodandulukayo;namhlauyaboleka, wobuyaayicelengomso;onjalongothiywanguThixo nangabantu.

16Sithiisidenge,Andinazihlobo,andinambulelongako konkeokulungileyokwam;nabadlaisonkasambathetha kakubingam.

17Kukangaphinakeegculelwa!kubaakakwazikakuhle ukubayintoninaintoonayo;kwayekonkekuyekufana nokubaakanayo.

18Kulungileukutyibilikaemgaqweniomatye,ngaphezu kokutyibilikangolwimi;

19Ibalielingekhongqiqweniliyakuhlalalisemlonyeni wesisiyatha

20Isilumkosiyakhatywaxasiphumaemlonyeniwesidenge; kubaakayikuthethangexeshaelililo.

21Kukhoonqandwayoukubaangoningokuswela;

22Kukhoowonakalisayoumphefumlowakhe ngokuhlazisa,Ezinonelelengokukhethaubuso.

23Kukhoothembisaihlazokummelwanewakhe,Umenze utshabalwakheintoengento

24Libalaelibiemntwiniubuxoki,Kantibuhlala busemlonyeniwongafundiswayo

25Iselalilungilengaphezukomntuoqheleukuxoka; 26Keyonaixokiliziintloni,ukucukucezwakwalokuhleli kulo

27Umntuosisilumkouziphakamisangamazwiakhe; Onengqondoukholisaabakhulu.

28Owusebenzayoumhlabawakhewokwandisaimfumba yakhe;

29Izicengoneziphozimfamekisaamehloezilumko, ziyawuvalaumlomowaso,ukubasingakwaziukohlwaya 30Ubulumkoobufihliweyo,nobutyebiobuqwetyiweyo, kuncedantoninaokokokubini?

31Ulungileosithelisayoukumathakwakhe,Ngaphezu komntuolufihlayoubulumkobakhe

32UmondeofunekayoekufuneniuYehovaulungile, ngaphezukohambahambaengenamkhokeli

ISAHLUKO21

1Nyanawam,wonilena?ungabisakwenzaoko;cela uxolongezonozakhozangaphambili

2Sabaesonweninjengobusobenyoka;ngokubaxauthe wasondelakuso,siyakukuluma;

3Bonkeubugwenxabunjengekreleelintlangothimbini, amanxebaaloangenakuphiliswa

4Ukunkwantyanokwenzangobugqwethakuyaphanza ubutyebi;

5Umthandazoophumaemlonyeniwehlwempuufikelela ezindlebenizikaThixo;

6Okuthiyileyoukohlwaywausendleleniyaboni;keyena owoyikayouYehovauyakuzohlwayangokusuka entliziyweni.

7Indodaelicikoyaziwakudenakude;Keindoda enengqondoiyazixaikhukula

8Oyakhayoindluyakhengeemalizabanye,Ufana nohlanganisaamatyeengcwabenilakhe

9Ibandlalabangendawolinjengentamboethandelweyo, esontiweyo;

10Indlelayaboniithetyengamatye,Ukantiekupheleni kwayosisihogoselabafileyo

11OwugcinayoumyalelokaYehovauzuzaukuqonda;Ke ukugqibelelakokoyikauYehovabubulumko

12Ongenabulumkoakafundiswa;

13Ukwaziisilumkokubanjengomlambo,neqhingalaso lithendelobomiobunyulu

14Ingaphakathilesinyabilinjengesityaesiqhekekileyo, Asiyikubanakwaziyonkeimihlayaso.

15Ukubaonengqondouthewalivailizwilobulumko, wolincoma,elongezekulo;

16Ilizwilesinyabilinjengomthwaloendleleni;Kewona ubabalolufumanekaemlonyeniwezilumko

17Babuzaemlonyeniwesilumkoebandleni,bawamisele amazwiasoentliziyweniyabo

18Njengendluechithakeleyo,bunjaloubulumko kwisinyabi;

19Imfundisokwizinyabiinjengemixokelelwane ezinyaweni,Injengokukhamangasekunene.

20Isimathanesiphakamisaizwilasongokuhleka;Keyena osisilumkoakancumekancinane

21Ukufundakunjengesidangasegolidekwisilumko, nanjengesacholoengalweniyasoyasekunene

22Unyawolwesidengelukhawulezaluyekwawalo endlwiniyommelwanewakhe;Keyenaonamava uneentloningaye

23Isimathanesiyakugqogqaemnyangoendlwini; Owondlekileumelangaphandle.

24Bubudengebendodaukuphulaphulaemnyango; 25Imilebeyomlomowentethoixelaizintoezingekhoyo kubo;

26Intliziyoyesinyabiisemlonyeniwaso;Kewonaumlomo wezilumkousentliziyweniyaso

27XaumntuongahloneliThixoetshabhisauSathana, uyawuqalekisaumphefumlowakhe

28Intlebendwaneiwenzainqambiumphefumlowakhe; Uthiywaaphoahlalakhona.

ISAHLUKO22

1Indodaelivilaifanekiswanelityeelingcolileyo;elowo wenzaumsondlo,abelihlazo

2Umntuodangeleyoufanekiswanomgqubawezala;

3IndodaeyondlalwengobubiLihlazokuyiseowamzalayo, Keintombiesisiyathaizalelwaukulahlekelwakwayo.

4Intombielumkileyoiyakulingenisaendodeniyayoilifa; 5Onobugangauhlazauyisenendodayakhe;kebobabini bayayidela.

6Linjengomculoisijwiliilizwielingenaxesha;kambe imivumbonoqeqesholobulumkoaluphumixesha

7Osifundiseisinyabiufananohlanganisaingqayi, unjengomntuovusaebuthongweni

8Othethaindabakwisidenge,uthethakobuthongweni;

9Ukubaabantwanabathebahambabenyanisekile,baba nento,bayakubugubungelaubutshingababazalibabo

10Kebonaabantwanaabanekratshi,ngokudelanokuswela ukondla,bayalungcolisauzukolwemizalwaneyabo.

11Lileleniofileyo,ngokubaubhunyulwekukukhanya; lilelaniisinyabi,ngokubasisweleukuqonda;lilani kancinanenimlileleabafileyo,ngokubabesaphumla;ke wonaubomibesidengebubingaphezukokufa

12Iintsukuezisixhenxebayakuzilelwaofileyo;kuba ngenxayesidenge,indodaengahloneliThixoyonkeimihla yobomibayo

13Musaukuthethakakhulunesidenge,Ungangenikoswele ukuqonda;silumkele,hlezeubenengxaki,ungangcoliswa naphakadengobuhulebaso;mkekuso;uphazamisekile kukuphambana

14Yintonienzimangaphezukwelothe?Lingubanina igamalayo,sisidengeke?

15Intlabathi,netyuwa,nesixasesinyithi,kululaukuthwala, Ngaphezukosweleintliziyo.

16Njengomthiobophelelwendawonyeesakhiweni, awunakukhululekangokushukuma;

17Intliziyoesimelekwiingcingazokuqonda Injengotyabekeeludongenilwegalari

18Amabalaamisweemimangwenisozeamenxamnye nomoya:Intliziyoeyoyikekayoebunjweniyesinyabi ayinakoukumaphambikoloyiko.

19Otyhalailisouwisaiinyembezi;

20Ophosaiintakangelitye,uyakuziqwenga; 21Nokubauthewamrholaikreleummelwanewakho,uze ungatyhafi;

22Xauthewamvulelaumlomowakhoummelwanewakho, musaukoyika;kubakusenokubakhoucamagusho; kungekukoukungcikiva,okanyeukukratsha, nokuphalazekaiimfihlakalo,nenxebalobutshijolo;ngenxa yezozintozonkeizihloboziyakumka.

23Thembekakummelwanewakhoebuhlwempuzenibakhe, ukuzeuvuyeekulungenikwakhe;Uhlalauthembekilekuye ngexeshalobubibakhe,Ukuzeubeyindlalifakunyenaye elifenilakhe;Kubailifaalihlalilidelekileyo:nesityebi esisweleukuqondangokuncoma

24Njengomphunganomsiwezikolomlilo,ugqithaphambi komlilo;utshabhisophambikwegazi

25Andiyikubanazintloniukumthethelelaummelwane; andiyikuzifihlakuye.

26Keukubandithendahlelwabububi,bothibonke ababuvayobalumkele.

27Ngubaninaoyakubekaumlindiphambikomlomowam, netywinalobulumkoemilebeniyomlomowam,ndingaweli kubongesiquphe,lungonakalisiulwimilwam?

ISAHLUKO23

1OwuNkosi,Bawo,wenaMlawuliwobomibambonke, musaukundishiyaemaqhingeniabo,kwayemandingawi ngabo.

2Ngubaninaoyakumisaiziniyaphezukweengcingazam, Uqeqesholobulumkophezukwentliziyoyam?ukuze bangabinancebakumekungazinikwam,Kungadluleki ngezonozam;

3Hlezekwandeukungazikwam,Zonazamzininzi, zindishonele,Ndiwephambikwabandibandezelayo, Lugcobengamutshabalwam,Oluthembalakholikude nencebayakho

4OwuNkosi,BawonoThixowobomibam,musa ukundinikainkangelekoyekratshi,kodwayijike kubakhonzibakhorhoqoingqondoenekratshi

5Sukakumamathembaalambathayo,neminqweno engento;

6Mayingandibambiinkanukoyesisu,nenkanukoyenyama; Musaukumnikelaumkhonziwakhophakathikwam.

7Yivani,bonyana,uqeqesholomlomo;

8Ubudengebokumathaumoni,Ophoxayonozidlayo,uya kuwangabo.

9Musaukuwuqhelanisanokufungaumlomowakho; kananjalomusaukulibizaigamaloyiNgcwele

10Kubanjengekhobokaelisolokolibethwaakabi nakubekwabala;

11Umntuofungayouyakuzalabubugwenxa,isibethoeso asiyikumkaendlwiniyakhe;ukubauthewazekaityala, sobaphezukwakheisono;ukubautheakasivumaisono sakhe,wobaityalaeliphindiweyo;ukubauthewafunga, akayikubamsulwa;keindluyakheiyakuzalabububi.

12Kukhoilizwielijingiweyokukufa,elithi, LingafunyanwalilifalikaYakobi;ngokubazonkeezozinto ziyakubakudekwabangcwele,bangagibiesonwenisabo.

13Musaukuwusebenzisaumlomowakhoekufungeni, kubalikuloilizwilesono

14Khumbulauyihlononyoko,Xauhleliyophakathi kwezikhuluMusaukulibalaphambikwabo,ukuzeube sisidengengokwesikolakho,unqweneleukubaakwaba ubungazalwanga,uyiqalekiseloominiyokuzalwakwakho. 15Umntuoqheleukuthethakakubisozeaguqukeyonke imihlayobomibakhe

16Iintloboezimbinizabantuziyakwandisaukona; owesithathukeuyakuzisaingqumbo;umoyaovuthayo ngumliloovuthayo,ongacimiyoudeugqithe;yena ohenyuzayoemzimbeniwenyamayakheakasayikupheza, adeatshiseumliloumlilo

17Sonkeisonkasimnandikwihenyukazi,akayikuyekaade afe.

18Indodaechithakeleyo,ithientliziyweniyayo,Ngubani naondibonayo?Ndirhangqwebubumnyama;iindonga zindigubungele,akukhobaniundibonayo;ndoyikentoni? Osenyangweniakayikuzikhumbulaizonozam; 19Umntuonjalowoyikakuphelaamehloabantu;engazi ukubaamehlokaYehovaaqaqambilengaphezukwelanga elimawakaalishumi;

20Wayezazizonkeizintophambikokubazidalwe; ngokunjaloemvakokubabefezekilewabakhangelabonke.

21Lendodayobethwaezitratwenizomzi,ithinjweapho ingakrokrayo

22Kuyakubanjalonomfazioshiyaindoda,wazekela indlalifangenye

23KubakuqalaugqithileumyalelowOsenyangweni; okwesibini,unetyalakweyakheindoda;Okwesithathu uhenyuzile,wazalaenyeindoda

24Uyakukhutshelwaebandleni,abelekwenabantwana bakhe;

25Oonyanabakheabayikumila,Namasebeawoangavelisi siqhamo.

26Uyakuyishiyainkumbuloyakheukubaiqalekiswe, nongcikivolwakhealucimi

27Kwayeabobasalayobayakwaziukubaakukhonto ilungengakumbikunokoyikauYehova,kwayeakukhonto imnandingaphezukokuthobelaimiyaleloyeNkosi

28KuluzukoolukhuluukumlandelauYehova, Nokwamkelwanguyeubomiobude

ISAHLUKO24

1Ubulumkobuyakuzidumisa,buqhayisephakathi kwabantubabo.

2EbandlenilOsenyangweniiyakuwuvulaumlomowayo, Imemelelephambikwamandlaakhe

3NdaphumaemlonyeniwOsenyangweni,ndawugubungela njengelifuihlabathi

4Ndihleliezindawenieziphakamileyo,netroneyam isemqulwiniwelifu.

5Ndiwujikelezileumjikelowezulundedwa,Ndahamba enzonzobileni

6Kumazaolwandlenasehlabathinilonke,nakuzozonke izizweneentlanga,ndazuzailifa

7Ngezozintozonkebendifunaukuphumla,ndihlale kwelifabanina?

8WandiwiselaumthethokeuMdaliweentozonke, owandimisayoumnqubawam,wathi,Ikhayalakhomalibe kwaYakobi,ilifalakhokwaSirayeli.

9Wandidalakwasekuqalekeni,kwangaphambi kwehlabathi;

10Ententeniengcwelendandikhonzaphambikwakhe; ndenjenjaloukuzinzaeZiyon

11Kwangokunjalonasemziniothandiweyowandiphumza, ndibenamandlaameYerusalem.

12Ndendeleleebantwiniabazukileyo,kwisahluloselifa likaYehova

13NdiphakamenjengomsedareeLebhanon, nanjengomsipresezintabenizeHermon

14Ndaphakanyiswanjengomthiwesundue-En-gadi, nanjengomfiyowaseYeriko,njengomnqumaoyimpuluswa kwintsimienqwenelekayo,ndahlumanjengomsipuli ngasemanzini

15Ndakhuphaivumbaelithozamisayo,elinjengesinamon neleaspalati,ndaphumaivumbaelithozamisayo, njengemoreemnandi,negalebhana,nebherilo,nestorakisi esimnandi,nesiqhumisosentlakaemhlopheententeni;

16Njengomthiweturpentinendolulaamasebeam,kwaye amasebeamangamasebeembekonobabalo

17Njengomdiliyauvelisaivumbaelithozamisayo, Neentyantyambozamsisiqhamosozukonobutyebi

18Mnandinguninawothandooluhle,noloyiko,nokwazi, nethembaelingcwele;

19Yizanikum,nonkeninanithandayo,nizizalise ngeziqhamozam

20Ngokubasimnandingaphezukobusiisikhumbuzosam, Nelifalamngaphezukwenqathalobusi

21Abandidlayobasayakulamba;

22Lowoundithobelayoakayikukhaadaniswenaphakade; 23ZonkeezizintoziyincwadiyomnqophisokaThixo Osenyangweni,umyaleloawawumiselauMosesukubaube lilifakwibandlalakwaYakobi

24MusaniukusithaamandlaeNkosini;ukuzeaniqinise, ninamathelekuye;ngokubauYehovawemikhosinguThixo yedwa,akukhowumbingaphandlekwakhe.

25Uwuzalisazonkeizintongobulumkobakhe, njengoFisonnanjengeTigrisngexeshaleziqhamoezitsha.

26WandisaingqondonjengoEfrati,nanjengeYordan ngexeshalokuvuna

27Uyenzelaukukhanyaimfundisoyokwazi, NanjengeGeonngexeshalokuvunaiidiliya

28Owokuqalaebengamazikakuhle;akayikuphinda amfumaneowokugqibela.

29Kubaiingcingazabozininzingaphezukolwandle, namaceboaboangaphezukwamanzienzonzobila

30Kananjalondaphumanjengomfulaphakathikomlambo, nanjengomseleongenaemyezweni

31Ndathi,Ndiyakuwunyakamisaumyezowam, ndiwunyakamiseumandlalowamwomyezo;yabona, umlambowamwabangumlambo,umlambowamwaba lulwandle

32Ndisayakuyikhanyiselanjengentsasa,Ndisikhanyisele kudeukukhanyakwayo

33Ndisayakusiphalazaimfundisonjengesiprofeto, ndiyiyekekudekuseephakadeni,kudekuseephakadeni.

34Yabona,andisebenzelangamnandedwa,ndibulalekele bonkeabafunaubulumko

1Kwizintoezintathundahonjiswa,ndemandimhlephambi koThixonaphambikwabantu:umanyanolwabazalwana, uthandolommelwane,indodanomfaziabavumelanayo

2Bathathuabantuobathiyileyoumphefumlowam, Ndisukendacandekakumphefumlowabo:Ihlwempu elizidlayo,Indodaesisityebi,olixoki,nexhegoelikrexezayo 3Ukubaakubuthangantokwasebutshenibakho,wòthinina ukufumanantokwasebutshenibakho?

4Hayi,ukubakuhlekwesigwebokwingwevu,kumadoda amakhuluukubaawaziicebo!

5Owu,hayiindlelaobubuhlengayoubulumkobamadoda amakhulu,nokuqondanesilulekokubantuabazukileyo!

6Isithsabasamadodaamakhulungamavaamaninzi,yaye ukoyikauThixokuluzukolwawo

77Kukhoizintoezisithoba,endithendagqibaentliziyweni yam,ukubazinoyolo;odlaubomiukubaakuboneukuwa kotshabalwakhe

8Ulungilelowouhlalanomfazionengqondo, ongakhubekiyoelulwiminilwakhe,ongakhonzengaumntu ongafanelekiyokunaye;

9Ulungilelowoufumeneyoingqondo,nalowouthetha ezindlebenizabevayo.

10Hayi,ukubamkhulukobufumeneyoubulumko!kanti akukhobaniumkhulungaphezukomoyikayouYehova

11KelonauthandolweNkosilugqithiselaezintwenizonke; 12UkoyikauYehovakukuqalakothandolwakhe,Ingqalo yokunamathelakuyeukholo

13Ndinikesonkeisibetho,kodwasisibethosentliziyo, nobungendawobonke,bububibomfazi;

14Nayiphinaimbandezelo,kodwayimbandezelo kwabandithiyayo,nempindezeloyimpindezeloyeentshaba 15Akukhontlokophezukwentlokoyenyoka;kwaye akukhongqumbongaphezukomsindowotshaba.

16Ndinyuleukuhlalanengonyamanenamba,Kunokuhlala endlwininomfaziongendawo

17Ububibomfazibuyabuguqulaubusobakhe,Bube mnyamaubusobakhenjengenguboerhwexayo

18Indodayakheiyakuhlalanommelwanewayo;akusiva ancwinekrakra.

19Bonkeububibuncinanekwintoembiyomfazi;masibe phezukwakheisabelosomoni

20Njengokunyukaindlelaenentlabathiezinyaweni zengwevu,Unjaloumfaziukuthethakwindodaepholileyo

21Musaukukhubekaebunzwanenibenkazana; 22Umfazi,ukubauthewayigcinaindodayakhe,uzele ngumsindo,noburhalarhume,nokungcikivaokukhulu; 23Umfaziokhohlakeleyoulahlaintliziyo; 24Kumfazilowokwaphumaisiqalosesono,yayesiyafa ngayesonke

25Musaniukuwanikaamanziadlulayo;Nomfazi ongendawo,inkululekoyokuphumelangaphandle.

26Ukubautheakayanganjengokouthandangako, yinqumleenyameniyakho,umnikeincwadiyokwahlukana, umndulule.

ISAHLUKO26

1Inoyoloindodaenomfazionesidima;ngokubainani lemihlayayoliphindwekabini

2Umfazionesidimauyayivuyelaindodayakhe,Ayizalise iminyakayobomibakheenoxolo

3Umfaziolungileyosisabeloesilungileyo,esisisabelo sabamoyikayouYehova

4Nokubausisityebi,nokubaulihlwempu,ukuba unentliziyoechwayithileyokuYehova,uyakuvuya ngamaxeshaonke,enobusoobuchwayithayo

5Zintathuizintoeyoyikaintliziyoyam;owesinendoyika kakhulukunene:iyintlebendwaneyomzi,nokubuthelana kwehlokondiba,nentethoyobuxoki;zonkeezozinto zinobubingaphezukokufa.

6Keyenaumfazionentliziyoebuhlungu,nentungo, enekhwelengenxayomnyeumfazi,nesiniyasolwimi, esithethanabobonke;

7Umfazionobubiufananedyokhweishukunyiswakanye; 8Inkazanaenxilayonomhambiuzekakadeumsindo,yaye akayikuligqubuthelaihlazolakhe.

9Ukuhenyuzakomfazikuyaziwangokuqwayinga, neenkophezakhe;

10Ukubaintombiyakhoitheyaneentloni,yigcine,hleze ixhaphakekakhulu

11Mlindeoxhwalekileyo,Ungamangaliswaxaathewona kuwe.

12Iyakuwuvulaumlomowayonjengomhambi onxaniweyo,xaethewafumanaumthombo,iselaamanzi onkengakuyo;

13Ubabalolomfaziluyolisaindodayakhe;Ukuqiqa kwakhekuyawatyebisaamathamboayo

14Umfazionenceba,onothando,lilifaelivelakuYehova; kwayeakukhontoixabisakakhulunjengengqondoeyalwe kakuhle

15Umfazioneentloninothembekileyoulubabalo oluphindiweyo;

16Njengelanga,xaliphumaemazulwini;bunjalokeubuhle bomfaziolungileyoekucwangciswenikwendluyakhe

17Njengokubaukukhanyakuphezukwesiphathosesibane esingcwele;bunjalokeubuhlebobusoebudaleni.

18Njengokozinjaloiintsikazegolidephezukweziseko zesilivere;zinjaloiinyawoezithetye,nentliziyoethetye 19Nyanawam,yigcineiphilileintyantyamboyobudoda bakho;musaukunikaabasemziniamandlaakho 20Xauthewayiqwebelaintsimiyonke,yihlwayele imbewuyakho,ukholosengokulungakomthiwakho.

21Kengokouhlangalwakhoolushiyileyoluyakuba likhulu,ukholosengomnombowaboolungileyo

22Ihenyukazikuthiwalitshicela;keyenaumfazi owendileyoubayinqabayokufaendodeniyakhe

23Umfaziokhohlakeleyounikwaisabelosendoda engendawo;KeyenaowencebaunikweowoyikauYehova. 24Umfaziongathembekangaudelaukucukucezwa; Umfazionesidimauyayoyikaindodayakhe

25Umfaziohlazekileyokubalelwaekuthiniuyinja;Ke yenaoneentloniuyakumoyikauYehova

26Umfaziobekaindodayakheuyakuthiwausisilumko ezintwenizonke;Keyenaomhlalisaikratshikuye,uya kugqalwanjengongahloneliThixo

27Umfaziolilayonothethisayouyakufunwaukugxotha iintshaba.

28Kukhoizintoezimbinieziyenzabuhlunguintliziyoyam; owesithathuundiqumbisa:yindodayemfazwe ehlwempuzekileyo;namadodaanengqondoengabekekiyo; nalowoubuyaebulungiseni,ayeesonweni;Onjalo uYehovaumlungiseleikrele

29Kuyakubangenkankuluukubaumrhwebiazigcine ekwenzeniokubi;kwayeixhwanealiyikukhululwa esonweni.

ISAHLUKO27

1Baninzibonilekancinane;nalowoufunaintabalalauya kuwasusaamehloakhe

2Njengesikhonkwanesinamathelayophakathi kwemixokelelwaneyamatye;ngokunjaloisono siyanamathelanaphakathikokuthenganokuthengisa

3UkubaumntuakathangaazibambeekoyikeniuYehova, Iyakubhukuqekaindluyayokamsinya

4njengokubaumntuehlungulwangesihluzo,ahlala umswane;ngokoukungcolakomntuekuthethenikwakhe.

5Izikoliyacikidaizityazombumbi;ngokokeukucikideka komntukusengqondweniyakhe

6Isiqhamosixelaukubaumthiulungisiwe;Kunjalo ukuthethaikratshientliziyweniyomntu

7Musaniukudumisa,ungekamvaethetha;kuba ukucikidekakwabantuoko.

8Ukubauthewalandelaubulungisa,wosizuza, wamambathenjengenguboyokwalekaenobuqaqawuli.

9Iintakaziyakwafananazo;ngokunjaloiyakubuyela inyanisokwabayenzayokuyo

10njengengonyamailalelaixhoba;ngokunjalonesono kwabobenzaokuchasenenomthetho.

11Intethoyelungisainobulumkongamaxeshaonke;Ke sonaisidengesiyaguqukanjengenyanga 12Ukubauthewabangosweleukuqonda,gcinaixesha; yibaphakathikwabanengqondongamaxeshaonke

13Intethoyesidengeingumkhitha,Nemidlaloyasobububi besono

14Ilizwilofungakakhululiyazimisaiinwele;yaye ukuphololozakwabokwenzaubaniavingceiindlebezakhe.

15Ingxabanoyabakhukhumeleyoliphalazi-gazi, neengcikivozabozinzimaezindlebeni

16Otyhilaiimfihlakalowolahlekelwaluzukolwakhe; kwayeakasayikufumanasihloboengqondweniyakhe 17Umthandeummelwanewakho,uthembekekuye; 18Njengokoumntuelutshabalalisautshabalwakhe;ngoko ulahlekelweluthandolommelwanewakho

19Njengokuyindululaintakaesandlenisakhe,wenjenjalo ukumndululaummelwanewakho,ungamfumani.

20Ningabisamlandela,ngokubaukude;unjengebhadi eliphumaesibatheni

21Inxebalibotshwa;Emvenikekokutshabhisa, kungáxolelaniswa;

22Otyandangoshiyingokwenzaububi,yayelowo umaziyouyakumkakuye.

23Xauthewafikawena,wothethakamnandi,Owothuse amazwiakho;

24Ndizithiyileizintoezininzi,kodwaandifaninaye; ngokubauYehovauyakumthiya

25Ophosailityephezuluugalelaentlokweniyakhe; Ubetholwenkohlisoluyakwenzaamanxeba.

26Ombeisihogouyakweyelakuso;

27Owenzaokubi,uyakumwelwa,angaziaphoavela khona.

28Ingcikivonengcikivoivelakwabanekratshi;keyona impindezeloiyakubalalelanjengengonyama

29Abavuyelaukuwakwelungisababanjiswasisirhintyelo; inimbaiyakubagqibelabengekafi

30ulunyanengqumbo,kwanazongamasikizi;yayeumoni uyakuzifumanazombini

ISAHLUKO28

1Lowoumphindezeliuyakufumanaimpindezeloevela kuYehova,kwayengokuqinisekileyouyakuzikhumbula izonozakhe

2Xolelaummelwanewakhoububiabenzileyokuwe, nezonozakhozozixolelwaekuthandazenikwakho

3Umntuumthiyaomnye,aceleuxolelonakuYehova?

4Akanamfesanekumfoonjengaye;angaxolelinaizono zakhe?

5Ukubaongowasenyameniugcinaintiyo,ngubaninaoya kumvuselelaukubaaxolelweizonozakhe?

6Khumbulaisiphelosakho,bupheliseubutshaba; khumbulaukonakalanokufa,uhlalekuyoimithetho

7Khumbulaimithetho,ungathwalibububiummelwane wakho;

8Yekaingxabano,unciphiseizonozakho;kubaindoda enobushushuingenisaingxabano;

9Indodaengumoniibadubadubaizihlobo,Iphikisana nabanoxolo.

10Njengokoinjalointoyomlilo,unjaloukuvutha; njengamandlaendoda,bunjalokenobushushu; njengobutyebibakheuyanyukaumsindowakhe;kwaye okukhonabenamandlaemfazweni,kokukhonabaya kuvuthaamalangabi

11Ingxabanoekhawulezayoivuthisaumlilo;

12Ukubauthewayifuthaintlantsi,yovutha;ukubauthe wayitshicela,yocinywa;

13Qalisaniintlebendwanenabantetho-mbini;ngokuba abanjalobatshabalalisaabaninziababenoxolo

14Ulwimioluhlebayoluphazamisaabaninzi,lwabadudula eluhlangeni,luyeeluhlangeni;

15Ulwimioluhlebayoluyabagxothaabafaziabanesidima, bawuhlutheumsebenziwabo

16Owuphulaphulayoakasayikufumanakuphumla;

17Isibethosesabhokhwesiphawulaenyameni;Kesona isibethosolwimisaphulaamathambo

18Baninziabawengohlangothilwekrele,kodwa ababaninziabawengolwimi

19Ulungileohlangulwebubuhlungubayo;ongazanga wayitsalaidyokhwe,akakhonkxwanezityazayo;

20Kubaidyokhweyawoyidyokhweyentsimbi, nezibophelelozayozizibophelelozobhedu

21Ukufakwalokukufaokubi;

22AkuyikubalawulaabamoyikayouThixo,Bangayi kutshiswalilangatyelabo

23AbamshiyayouYehovabayakweyelakulo;uyakuvutha kuzo,ungacimi;úyakuthunyelwakubonjengengonyama, ibadlenjengengwe

24Khangela,ulunqabiseleubutyebibakhongameva, Ubopheisilivereyakhonegolideyakho;

25Walinganiseamazwiakhongesikali,wenzeucango nemivaloemlonyeniwakho.

26Zigcine,ungatyibilikikuyo,Hlezeuwiseentwenielalele ISAHLUKO29

1Onencebauyakubolekaummelwanewakhe; Owomelezayoisandlaugcinaimithetho.

2Mbolekeummelwanewakhongexeshaleentswelozakhe, Umbuyiseummelwanewakhongexeshaelililo

3Gcinailizwilakho,kwayeusebenzengokuthembeka kuye,kwayeuyakuhlalauyifumanaintoeyimfunekokuwe 4Abaninzike,bakubon'ukubababolekiwe,bababala ukubabafunyenwe,babacinezeleumsiziwabo.

5Uyakwangaisandlasomntu,adeamkele;nemali yommelwanewakhewathethangentethoethobekileyo; kodwaxaathewahlawula,uyawalongezaixesha,aphinde athetheamazwiabuhlungu,kunyenokukhalazelaixesha

6Ukubalitheleyisa,lobakalukhuni,likuthabathe isiqingathaeso,abalekeleleekubenilisifumene;ukubake akunjalo,yalihluthaimaliyalo,lamziselautshabangelize; liyakumbuyekezangezitshabhiso,neziqalekisoiintsimbi zesiporo;kengenxayozukouyakumhlazisa.

7Ngenxayokoabaninziabavumangaukubolekisangemali yabanye,besoyikaukuqhathwa

8Yibanomondekwindodaelihlwempu,Ungalibali ukuyibanenceba

9Ncedausizanangenxayomthetho,Ungamlibalingenxa yobuhlwempubalo.

10Yilahleimaliyakhongenxayomntakwenunomhlobo wakho,kwayemayingakhuliphantsikwelityeukuze ilahleke.

11Ziqwebeleubutyebibakhongokwemithetho yOsenyangweni,bukuziseleukungeniswakwakho ngaphezukwegolideembiweyo.

12Valelaamalizokoovimbabakho;

13Wokulwelaiintshabazakhongaphezu kwengweletshetsheyengwele,nomkhontoowomeleleyo 14Indodaenyanisekileyoimelaummelwanewayo; 15Musaukubulibalaubuhlobobomntuongummeliwakho; Kubaunikeleumphefumlowakhengenxayakho

16Umoniuyakuyibhukuqaimpahlayakheentle; 17Yayelowoungenambulelouyakumshiyaesichengeni lowowamhlangulayo.

18Ukuhanahanisakubaphanzisileabaninzi, kwabazamazamisanjengamazaolwandle; 19Umntuokhohlakeleyouthe,egqithaumthetho kaYehova,weyelaekumelaneni;

20Mncedeummelwanewakhongokwamandlaakho,Uze uzigcine,ungawelikuloonto

21Ukuqalakobomingamanzi,nesonka,nesambatho, nendluyokugubungelaihlazo.

22Ulungileumphefumlowehlwempuendlwiniephantsi, Ngaphezukokuxhamlaubuncwaneendlwiniyomnye

23Nokubakuncinane,nokubakuncinane,komelela,ukuze ungakuvaukungcikivakwendluyakho

24Kubabubugqwirhakuphumausiyakwindlungendlu; 25Uyakuzonwabisa,wenzeisidlo,ungabuleli; 26Yiza,mphambukeli,ndenzeleisithebe,Undidliseinto oyilungisileyo

27Mnikeowasemzini,obekekileyo;umninawawamuza kulaliswa,kwayendiyayidingaindluyam

28Ezizintozibuhlungukwindodaenengqondo; ukungcikivakwendlu,nokungcikivakobolekayo.

ISAHLUKO30

1Omthandayounyanawakheuyayivaintongafuthi,ukuze avuyeekugqibeleni

2Omqeqeshayounyanawakheuyakuvuyangaye,Agcobe ngayephakathikwabazananaye

3Ofundisaunyanawakheumenzabuhlunguutshaba; 4Nokubauyisewafa,unjengofileyo,ngokubaushiye onjengaye.

5Uthekeesadlaubomi,wambona,wavuyangaye; 6Ushiyaumphindezeliezintshabenizakhe,Owenzeinceba kubahlobobakhe.

7Omgatyayounyanawakheuyakuzibophaamanxeba akhe;kwayeizibilinizakheziyakugcumakukukhala konke.

8Ihasheelingatyunyuziweyoliyabanoburhalarhume; 9Mfeketheumntwanawakho,wokhwankqisa,dlalangaye, akufise.

10Musaukuhlekanaye,Hlezeubebuhlungukunyenaye, Hlezeutshixizeamazinyoekugqibeleni

11Musaukumnikainkululekoebutshenibakhe, Ungabuhoyeleliubuhibabakhe

12Uzeuyigobeintamoyakheebutshenibakhe,umbethe emagxeniesengumntwana,hlezeabelukhuni, angàkuthobeli,ayihliseintlunguentliziyweniyakho

13Mqeqesheunyanawakho,Usebenzenzima,Hleze amanyalaakheabesisikhubekisokuwe.

14Lilungileihlwempueliphilileyo,elikhaliphileyo, Ngaphezukwesityebiesixhwalekileyoemzimbeni.

15Impilonobutyebibomzimbabungaphezukwayoyonke igolide,nomzimbaowomeleleyongaphezukobutyebi obungenasiphelo

16Akukhobutyebingaphezukomzimbaophilileyo; Akukholuvuyongaphezukovuyolwentliziyo

17Kulungengakumbiukufakunobomiobukrakraokanye isifoesinganyangekiyo

18Ubuncwaneobugalelweemlonyeniovalelweyo, bunjengobuncwanebenyamaebekweengcwabeni.

19Lincedantoninaidinielinyukayo?kubaayinakudla, ayisezeli;unjalootshutshiswayonguYehova

20Ubonangamehlo,ancwine;

21Musaukuyinikelaintliziyoyakhokukukhathazeka, Ungazicinezelingelakhoicebo

22Bubomibomntuukuvuyakwentliziyo;

23Wuthandeumphefumlowakho,uyithuthuzeleintliziyo yakho;

24Umonanengqumboiyabunqamlaubomi;

25Ontliziyoichwayithileyo,echwayithileyo uyayinyamekelainyamanesonkasayo

ISAHLUKO31

1Ukulindaubutyebikudlainyama,Nenyamekoyabo iphangaubuthongo

2Ukulindaakumlahliumntu,njengokubaisifoesibi simenzaalale;

3Isityebisiyabulalekakakhulu,sibuthelaubutyebi;athike aphumle,ahluthekubumnandibakhe

4Ihlwempuliyaphangelangobuhlwempubalo;athi ekumkeni,abeeswele

5Othandaigolideakagwetyelwa;Olandelaukonakalauya kunelakuko.

6Igolideyabasisisulusabaninzi,nokwaphukakwabo kusekho

7Sisikhubekisokwababingelelayokuyo,Kezonke izidengeziyakuthatyathwakwaso

8Hayi,uyololwesityebiolufunyenwelungenasiphako, olungalandeligolide;

9Ngubaninayena?masithiunoyolo;ngokubawenze imisebenziebalulekileyophakathikwabantubakhe

10Ngubaninaocikidweyiyo,wafunyanwaegqibelele? ngokokemakaqhayiseNgubaninaokhaakhubeke,akone? wenzeububi,akenzina?

11Impahlayakheiyakuzinza,Nebandlalixeleubulungisa bakhe

12Ukubauthewahlalaesithebenisentabalala,musa ukuyibawela;

13Khumbulaukubailisoelingendawolimbi;kengoko liyalilangawoonkeamathuba

14Musaukusaisandlasakhoaphosukubasibhekakhona, ungasigibikunyenayeesityeni

15Musaukumgwebaummelwanewakhowedwa;

16Yidlanjengokokufaneleumntu,izintoozibekaphambi kwakho;udleinqaku,hlezeuthiywe

17Yekanikuqalangenxayesidima;kwayeungahluthi, hlezeukhubeke.

18Xauthewahlalaphakathikwabaninzi,musaukolula isandlasakhokuqala

19Intwanaencinciimneleumntuowondlekileyo, angawufinyeziumoyawakheesililinisakhe

20Ubuthongoobuphilileyobuphumaekudleniokulingene; uvukakusasa,abeneengqondozakhe; 21Ukubauthewadla,sukauphume,uhlanze,uya kuphumla

22Ndiphulaphule,nyanawam,ungandideli;wothi, ekupheleni,njengokobendithekuwe,ndikufumane; 23Osivayoukudlakwakhe,Mabathetheokulungileyo ngaye;nengxeloyogcinolwendluyakheiyakukholwa

24Keumziuphelaumbombozelangayeongadliyo; nobungqinabobutshijolobakheabuyikuhendwangabo.

25Musaukububonisaubungangamshabakhongewayini; ngokubababhuqileabaninziiwayini

26Izikolicikidaicalangokudikwa;

27Injengobomiiwayiniyomntu,ukubaitheyayisezwa ngobungcathu;kubalwenzelweukubaluvuyiseabantu

28Isiseloesinxilisayosewayini,ngexeshaelililo,izisa uvuyolwentliziyo,nokuchwayithakwentliziyo;

29Keyonaiwayini,enxiliswengokugqithiseleyo,yenza ubukrakrabentliziyo,kunyeneentshaba,neenkani.

30Ukunxilakwandisaingqumboyesimathane,side sikhubeke;

31Musaukumthethisaummelwanewakhongewayini, Ungamdeliekuvuyenikwakhe;

ISAHLUKO32

Ukubauthewenziwaumveleliwesidlo,musa ukuziphakamisa;yibaphakathikwabonjengomnye wabaseleyo;Zinyamekelengenyameko,uzekeuhlale phantsi

2Xauthewabufezabonkeubuvelelibakho,thabatha indawoyakho,ukuzeubenokonwabanabo,ufumane isithsabasokulungelakwakhoumthendeleko

3Wenakeuyindodaenkulu,thetha,ngokubakukufanele, kodwakubengokusesikwenikwayemusaukuwuthintela umculo

4Musaniukuphalazailizwikukhoiimvumi,Musani ukuxelaubulumkokwangexesha

5Ikhonsathiyomculoesidlwenisewayiniingumsesane wokutywinawegolide,ofakwekwigolide.

6Njengomsesanewokutywinawelesmarado,osekwe umsebenziwegolide,lunjalouhadilokuvumaiwayini emnandi.

7Thetha,ndodana,ukubauyafuneka; 8Intethoyakhomayibemfutshane,iqondakalekakhulu ngamafutshane;yibanjengokwaziyo,abeelubambeulwimi lwakhe

9Ukubauthewabaphakathikwabakhulu,musaukulingana nabo;naxabekhonaabantubamandulo,zeningasebenzisi magamamaninzi

10Ngaphambikokubakuphumeimibane;Phambikobuso obuhlazileyokuyakukholeka.

11Phakamakwangexesha,ungabingowokugqibela;kodwa godukaukhawuleze

12Thathaaphoukuzonwabisakwakho,wenzeunothanda; 13Ngenxayezozinto,sikelelauMenziwakho,wazaliswa ngezintozakheezilungileyo

14OmoyikayouYehovauyakulumkelauqeqesholwakhe; nabobamfunayokwakusasabayakufumanaubabalo 15Owufunayoumyalelouyakuhluthwangawo; 16AbobamoyikayouYehovabayakufumana okusesikweni,Bavutheubulungisanjengokukhanya 17Omoniakayohlwaywa;

18Indodaecebisayoibanovelwano;Keyenaowasemzini, onekratshi,akaqhiphukiumbilinikukoyika,nakubaenze ngokuphumakwakheamaqhinga

19Musaukwenzantongaphandlekokucetyiswa;wakuba wenzekwabakanye,uzeungaguquki

20Musaukuhambangendlelaoyakuwangayo, ungakhubekiematyeni;

21Musaniukukholosangendlelaecacileyo

22Balumkeleabantwanabakho.

23Kholosangomphefumlowakhongomsebenziwonke olungileyo;kubakukugcinaimithethooko

24LowoukholwayoeNkosiniuwugcinaumthetho;ke yenaokholosengayeakayikukhaakhubekempela.

ISAHLUKO33

1AkehlelwabububiOmoyikayouYehova;uyakuthi ekuhendweniabuyeamhlangule.

2Isilumkoasiwuthiyiumyalelo;Keumhanahanisikuyo unjengenqanawaesaqhwithi

3Indodaenengqondoikholosangomyalelo;nomyalelo uthembekilekuye,njengesihlabo

4Yilungiseintooyakuyithetha,woviwe;

5Intliziyoyesinyabiinjengevililenqwelo;neengcinga zakhezinjengomthiweasioqengqelekayo

6Inkunziyehashelingumgxeki;Lililaphantsikwabo bonkeabalikhweleyo.

7Yininaukubaiminileiwugqithisengakumbi,njengoko konkeukukhanyakweminienyakenikuphumailanga?

8NgokwaziuYehovabahluka;wawaguqulakeamaxesha nemithendeleko

9Inxenyekubowayenzaimihlaemide,wayingcwalisa, wathiinxenyekubowayenzaimihlaesemagqabini.

10Kwayebonkeabantubaphumaemhlabeni,kwaye uAdamwadalwaemhlabeni

11NgokwaziokuninziuYehovaubaxabisile,waza ngeendlelazabozahluke

12Inxenyekubowabasikelela,wayiphakamisa,inxenye kubowayingcwalisa,wayisondezakuye;

13Njengokoudongwelusesandlenisombumbi,ukuba alwembeathandeyena;

14Ukulungakuchasenenobubi,ubomibuchaseukufa; 15YibonengokoyonkeimisebenziyOsenyangweni; kwayekukhoababininababini,omnyengokumelene nomnye.

16Ekugqibelenindavuka,njengobuthaemvakwabavuni beediliya;

17Qondaniukubaandikhangendibenamndedwa, ndabulalekelabonkeabafunaukufunda

18Ndiveni,ninazikhuluzezizwe,nibazeiindlebe,nina baphathibebandla.

19Musaukumnikaigunyaunyanawakho,nomfazi, nomzalwanawakho,nommelwanewakho,ngoxausadla ubomi,yayeimpahlayakhoungayinikeliomnye,hleze uguquke,ubuyeuzibongoze

20Yonkeimihlayokudlakwakhoubomi,kumphefumlo wakho,musaukuzinikelanakubani.

21Kubakulungileukubaabantwanabakhobafunekuwe, Kunokubaumeebuswenibabo

22Ezenzwenizakhozonke,gcinaubungangamshabakho; musaukushiyaibalangembekoyakho 23Ngexeshawoyigqibaimihlayakho,wahluleilifalakho.

24Indizaye-esile,nesand,nomthwalo,nomthwaloweesile;nesonka,noqeqesho,nomsebenziwomkhonzi

25Ukubauthewamsebenzisaumkhonziwakho,wofumana ukuphumla;keukubauthewamyekawahamba,wofuna inkululeko

26Idyokhwenentamoithobeintamo; 27Mthumeleniukusebenza,ukubaangasebenzi;ngokuba uvilalufundisaububiobuninzi

28Mfakeniemsebenziningokufanelekileyo; 29Kemusaniukugqwidiza;ningenzintoningenangqiqo

30Ukubaunomkhonzi,makabenjengawesiqu,ngenxa yokubaumthengengexabiso.

31Ukubaunekhoboka,libongozenjengomzalwana;kuba lifunekangalo,njengomphefumlowakhoukubauthe wamphathakakubi,wabalekawemkakuwe,ungahamba ngayiphinaindlelaukubaumfune?

ISAHLUKO34

1Ukuthembakomntuosweleintliziyongamampunge, kuyinkohlakalo;Keamaphuphaaphakamisaizinyabi.

2Owagcinayoamaphuphaufananomntuothimbela ethunzini,osukelananomoya

3Umbonowamaphuphayimfanoyentoenye, umfanekiselowobusongobuso

4Yintoninaenokuhlanjululwakwintoeyinqambi? nakwesosenzosibubuxoki,yeyiphinainyaniso engaphuma?

5Ukuvumisanamatola,namaphupha,amampunge; 6UkubaabathunywanguPhezukonkeekuvelenikwakho, musaukunyamekelaintliziyoyakhokubo

7Kubaabaninzibalahlekiswangamaphupha,baqhawuke nabakholosengawo.

8Umyalelougqibelelekungekhobuxoki; 9Umntuohambahambayowaziizintoezininzi;Keyena onamavauxelaubulumko.

10Ongenalwaziwazikancinane;Keyenaumhambi unengqondo

11Ekuhambenikwamndabonaizintoezininzi;kwaye ndiyaqondangaphezukokubandikwaziukuvakalisa

12Ndandisisisulusokufafuthi,kodwandihlangulwe ngenxayezozinto

13UmoyawabamoyikayouYehovauyakuphila;ngokuba ithembalabolikulowoungumsindisiwabo

14OmoyikayouYehovaakoyiki,akayikunkwantya; ngokubaulithembalakhe.

15Hayi,uyololomphefumlowomoyikayouYehova; Ngubaninakeamandlaakhe?

16NgokubaamehlokaYehovaaphezukwabo bamthandayo,uyingxondekubo,uyingxondeyomkhosi wabo,uyingxondeebushushwini,uyingxondeeminienkulu, ungumhlanguliekukhubekeni,ungumhlanguliekuweni.

17Uphakamisaumphefumlo,awakhanyiseleamehlo; Ulonikaimpilo,ubomi,nentsikelelo

18Obingelelaintoebanjwengobugqwetha,ulihlazoidini lakhe;Neziphozabangenabulungisaazisamkelwa

19Osenyangweniakakholiswangumnikelo wabangendawo;kananjaloakacanyagushelwangenxa yesonongamadiniamaninzi

20Osondezaumsondezowempahlayehlwempu,wenza njengoxabelaunyanaphambikwamehlokayise.

21Isonkasehlwempungumphefumlowalo;Omqhathayo yindodayamagazi.

22Othabathaummelwanewakheumphefumlowakhe uyambulalayena;Omqhathayoumqeshwawakhe, ngumphalaziwegazi

23Xaumntuesakha,omnyekeechitha,banalungelolini naingekukoukubulalekakwabo?

24Xasukubaethandaza,omnyeatshabhise,lovailizwi likabaninauYehova?

25Othewahlambaemvakokuchukumisaisidumbu,ukuba uthewaphindawasichukumisa,bekuyakubayintonina ukuhlanjwakwakhe?

26Unjaloumntuozilaukudlangenxayezonozakhe,abuye enzekwaeso;ngubaninaoyakuwuvaumthandazowakhe? Kumncedantoninaukuzithobakwakhe?

ISAHLUKO35

1Owugcinayoumyalelouzisaimibingeleloeyaneleyo; 2Obuyiselaingenisowenzeumguboocoliweyo;nonikela amalizoubingelelaindumiso

3LikholekilekuYehovaukumkaebubini;nokulahla ubutshingakusicamagushelo.

4UzeungabonisiulambathaphambikoYehova

5Kubazonkeezozintozimelwekukwenziwangenxa yomthetho.

6Umnikelowelungisautyebisaisibingelelo;ivumbalalo elimnandiliphambikoPhezukonke

7Wamkelekilekeumbingelelowelungisa;nesikhumbuzo sawoasisayikulityalwa

8MnikeuYehovauzukolwakhengelisoelilungileyo, Ungayinciphisiintlahlelayezandlazakho.

9Eziphelwenizakhozonkebonakalalisaubuso obuchwayitileyo,Isishumisakhosinikelwengovuyo 10MnikeOsenyangweninjengokowakuqhayisileyo; njengokouzuzileyo,mnikengelisoeliphilileyo 11KubauYehovauyakuvuza,akunikekasixhenxe 12Musaniukucingangokonakalisangezipho;kuba abanjaloakayikubamkela;kubauYehovangumgwebi, kuyeakakhethibuso

13Akayikusabelananininakwihlwempu;umthandazo wotyunyuziweyouyakuwuva

14Utarhuzisakwenkedamaakawucekisi;nomhlolokazixa ephalazainkalazoyakhe

15Azehlinaiinyembeziezidlelenizomhlolokazi?Asikuko naukukhalelakwakhelowoubawisayo?

16OmkhonzayouYehovauyakwamkeleka,nomthandazo wakheufikeleleesibhakabhakeni.

17Umthandazowabathobekileyougqobhozaamafu; angemki,adeaboneOsenyangweni,agwebengobulungisa, enzeokusesikweni.

18NgokubaiNkosiayiyikucotha,akabanganomonde kubouSomandla,adeabatyumzeesinqeniabangenanceba, ayibuyiseleimpindezeloezintlangeni;adeayithabathe ingxokoloyabanekratshi,Aphuleintonga yabangemalungisa; 19adeamnikeulowongokwezenzozakhe, nangokwemisebenziyabantungokweengcingazabo;ade aligwebeityalalabantubakhe,Abavuyisengencebayakhe

20Incebaifanelekilengexeshalembandezelo,njengamafu emvulangexeshalembalela

ISAHLUKO36

1Sibabale,Nkosiyam,Thixowezintozonke,usikhangele; 2Uthumeukunkwantyakwakhokuzozonkeiintlanga ezingakufuniyo

3Phakamisaisandlasakhoezintlangeni,Ziwabone amandlaakho.

4Njengokowangcwaliswayokuthiphambikwabo, wenziwamkhuluphakathikwabophambikwethu 5Mabakwazi,njengokosikwazilewena,ukubaakukho Thixoingenguwewedwa,Thixo 6Xelaniimiqondisoemitsha,nenzeimisebenzieminye ebalulekileyo,zukiseisandlasakho,nengaloyakho yokunene,Bancokolengemisebenziyakhoebalulekileyo

7Phakamisaingqumbo,uphalazeubushushu;

8Zimiseleixeshaelifutshane;khumbulaumnqophiso, Baxeleimisebenziyakhoebalulekileyo

9Osindileyomakagqitywengumsindowomlilo; mabatshabalaleabobacinezelaabantu

10Baxabeleniabathethelibeentlanga,Abathi,Akukho bambingaphandlekwethu.

11ZihlanganisenindawonyezonkeizizwezakwaYakobi, Nizidleilifanjengokwasekuqaleni

12Camagu,Nkosiyam,ngenxayabantuababizwa ngegamalakho,noSirayeli,lowokeuthewaba ngumazibulowakho

13OwuyibanencebakuyoiYerusalem,isixekosakho esingcwele,indawoyakhoyokuphumla

14YizaliseiZiyonngezihlabozakho,nabantubakho ngozukolwakho;

15Bangqineabounabokwasekuqalekeni,uvuseabaprofeti ababesegamenilakho

16Bavuzeabakulindileyo,abaprofetibakhobafunyanwe bethembekile

17OwuNkosi,yivaumthandazowezicakazakho, ngokwentsikeleloka-Aronphezukwabantubakho,ukuze bonkeabobahleliphezukomhlababaziukubawena uyiNkosi,uThixowanaphakade

18Isisusiyakugibakonkeukudla;

19Ikhuhlangubolivaiintlobongeentlobozenyamakazi;

20Intliziyoejibilikileyoyenzaububi;

21Umfaziuyakwamkelayonkeindoda,ukantiintombi ilungengaphezukomnye

22Ubuhlebomfazibuyabuvuyisaubuso;

23Ukubakukhoububele,ubulali,nentuthuzelo,elulwimini lwakhe,indodayakheayifaninabanyeabantu.

24Ozekeumfaziuqalailifalakhe,Uncedoolufana nelwakhe,nentsikayokuphumla

25Aphokungekholuthango,liyabhuqwailifa; Ongenamfaziuyakubhadulaesenzaisijwili

26Ngubaninaongathembelakwiselaelimisiweyo, liphumalitsibelaemzini?Ngubaninaokholwayokwindoda engenandlu,izeilalenaphinaaphoubusukuibambeke khona?

ISAHLUKO37

1Wonkeumhlobouthi,Ndingumhlobowakhe; 2Isijwiliasisisonaesaekufeni,Xaiqabane elingummelwanelijikelaelutshabani?

3Uzakungenaphina,uligqubuthelaihlabathingenkohliso?

4Kukhoiqabaneelivuyelelaukulungakomhlobo; 5Kukhoiqabaneelincedisananommelwanewaloesiswini, Liphakamiseingweletshetshephambikotshaba.

6Musaukumlibalaummelwanewakhoentliziyweniyakho, Ungamlibaliebutyebinibakho.

7Bonkeabacebisibayayiphakamisaicebo;ukantike kukhoozicebisayo

8Zilumkeleniumcebisi,nizazingenxaengaphambiliinto ayisweleyo;ngokubauyakucebangokwakhe;hleze akuwiseleiqashiso;

9athikuwe,Ilungileindlelayakho; 10Musaukucebisananomntuokukrokrisayo; 11Ungazeubuzeemfaziniunokumchukumisa, abekhweletangaye;kungekhonegwalakwimibandela yemfazwe;okanyenomrhwebimayelanonaniso;okanye nomthengiothengisayo;okanyeindodaenombulelo; kwanakwindodaengenanceba,inceba;Kwanakwivila nakuwuphinaumsebenzi;nokubangumqeshwaumnyaka wokugqibakwakhe;kwanokubakukhoisicakaesingevayo; 12Kodwangamaxeshaonkeyibanendodaenobuthixo, oyaziyoukuyigcinaimiyaleloyeNkosi,engqondoyayo ikwingqondoyakho,kwayeiyakubabuhlungukunyenawe, ukubauthewaphunyelwasisisu.

13Malimeicebolentliziyoyakho,Ngokubaakukho namnyeuthembekileyokuwe,ngaphezukwalo

14Kubaumphefumlowomntuokuneneuyakumxelela abalindiabangaphezukwesixhenxe,abahlalaphezu kwenqabaephezulu

15Ngaphezukwakokonkeoko,thandazakOsenyangweni, ukubaayilungelelaniseindlelayakhongenyaniso

16Mayihambeingqiqophambikwawowonkeushishino, Necebophambikwayoyonkeinto.

17Inkangelekoiluphawulokutshintshakwentliziyo

18Kuvelaiindlelaezinezezintoezilungileyo nezingendawo,ubominokufa;

19Kukhoosisilumko,wafundisaabaninzi,ukanti akananzuzoyena

20Kukhoothethaubulumkongokuthetha,ethiyiwe; uswelakonkeukudla

21KubaakababalwangayiNkosi,kubauhluthiwekubo bonkeubulumko.

22Omnyeusisilumkokwawakhe;Neziqhamozokuqonda ziyancomekaemlonyeniwakhe

23Umntuosisilumkouyabayalaabantubakhe;Keyona isiqhamosokuqondakwakheasipheli

24Osisilumkouyakuhluthwaziintsikelelo;Bonke abambonayobayakubalelaenoyolo

25Inokubalwaimihlayobomibomntu,Keyonaimihla kaSirayeliayinakubalwa

26Isilumkosiyakulidlailifauzukophakathikwabantu baso,Negamalakhelibengunaphakade.

27Nyanawam,wucikideumphefumlowakhoebomini bakho,ukubauboneububibabo,ungabuniki

28Kubazonkeizintoazibalungeleabantubonke; 29Musaniukungahluthinakweyiphinaintoenqabileyo;

30Kubaukugqithiselakwesidlokubangelaisifo,kwaye ukunxanelwakuyakuguquka.

31Baninziabatshabaleleyongokugonyamela;keyena ozingcayouyawongezaubomibakhe

ISAHLUKO38

1Bekaigqirhangokumhlonelangokumfaneleyo,ngenxa yoncedoeninokubanalokuye,ngokubaiNkosiyamdala 2NgokubakoPhezukonkekuzaukuphiliswa,ozuzauzuko kukumkani.

3Ubuchulebogqirhaboyiphakamisaintlokoyakhe, Umangalisweemehlweniabakhulu.

4INkosiidaleamayezaehlabathini;Umntuosisilumko akacekisingabo

5Amanzienziwamnandinangomthi,ukuzebaziwe nokulungakwawo?

6Ubaqeqesheabantuukubabazukiswengemisebenzi yakheebalulekileyo

7Uphilisaabantungezozinto,azisuseneentlunguzabo; 8Ungcibiwenzaintlalayezozinto;ayinasiphelo imisebenziyakhe;kwayeluphumakuyeuxoloemhlabeni wonke

9Nyanawam,musaukuyekelelaesifenisakho;thandaza kuYehovawokusindisa.

10Sukaesonweni,uzimisengokuthetyeizandlazakho, uyihlambululeintliziyoyakhoebubinibonke

11Yenzaniivumbaelithozamisayo,nesikhumbuzo somguboocoliweyo;nenzeidinielityebileyo,ingenguwo 12Mnikeindawoigqirha,ngokubauYehovaumdalile; makangemkikuwe,ngokubauyafunekakuye.

13Kukhoixeshaaphoezandlenizabokukhoimpumelelo elungileyo

14KubakananjalobayakuthandazakuYehova,ukuba akuphumeleliseokobakunikayoukukhululekanokuphilisa, ukubawongezeubomi

15LowowonayophambikoMenziwakhe,makawele esandlenisogqirha

16Nyanawam,mazihleiinyembeziphezukwabafileyo, uzeuqaleukumbambazela,ngokungathiubuveubunzima obukhulungokwakho;andulekeawugqubutheleumzimba wakhengokwesiko,ungakushiyiukungcwatywakwakhe

17Lilakakrakra,uncwinekakhulu,wenzeisijwili, ngokufaneleyo;

18Ngokubakuphumaumvandedwaukufa;

19Ebubinikuhleliumvandedwa;Kewonaumphefumlo wosweleyosisiqalekisosentliziyo

20Musaniukubabuhlunguentliziyweni;

21Musaukukulibala,ngokubaakukhokubuyaumva;uze ungamenzeliokulungileyo;

22Khumbulaamasikoam,ngokubakobanjalonawe;Izolo kum,nanamhlakuwe.

23Ekuphumlenikofileyo,masiphumleisikhumbuzosakhe; nithuthuzelekengenxayakhe,ekumkenikoMoyawakhe kuye.

24Ubulumkobomntuofundileyobuphumaemlonyeni wolonwabo;

25Angáthininaukubuzuzaubulumkoobambeikhuba, oqhayisangeemviko,aqhubeiinkomo,asebenze emigudwiniyazo,othethaiinkunzizenkomo?

26Intliziyoyakheyenzaiifolo;uyawanikaiinkomoukudla kwenkomo

27Ngakookowonkeumchwelinomsebénzi,esebenza ubusukunemini,nabaqingqili,batywine,banyathele ukwenzaizintoezininzi,bazinikeleemifanekisweni yobuxoki,balindeukugqibaumsebenzi;

28Ingcibi,ehlelingasentsimbini,ekusetyenzwakwesinyithi, amafuomliloayakuyidlainyamayakhe,alwenokuvutha komlilo;Amehloasawubonaumfanekisowentoayenzayo; uzimiseleukuwenzaumsebenziwakhe,akhangeleukuba awukhazimlise

29Ubenjaloumbumbiehleliemsebenziniwakhe,eyijika ivilingeenyawozakhe,ewusebenzarhoqoumsebenzi wakhe,ewenzawonkeumsebenziwakhengenani

30Wenzaudongwengengaloyakhe,ugobaamandlaakhe phambikweenyawozakhe;uzimiseleukuyikhokela; uphosekileukubaalihlambululeiziko;

31Bonkeababakholosengezandlazabo;

32Ngaphandlekwezizintoakuyikumiwamzi,akuyi kuhlalaaphouthandakhona,akuyikuhlaunyuka;

33Abayikufunwakucweyo,bangahlaliebandleni, bangahlaliesihlalwenisokugweba,bengasiqondiisiko lesigwebo,abanakuxelaubulungisanokusesikweni;kwaye abayikufunyanwaaphokuthethwakhonangemizekeliso.

34Kodwabayakuyigcinaimoyehlabathi,kwayewonke umnqwenowabousemsebenziniwobugcisababo

ISAHLUKO39

1Keyenaothewanikelaingqondoyakheemthethweni wOsenyangweni,abeecamngcangawo,uyakufuna ubulumkobamadodaamakhuluonke,azixakekise ngokuprofeta.

2Uyakuwagcinaamazwiamadodaadumileyo; 3Uyakufunaiimfihlakalozentetho,Asukeahambe ngemizekelisoemnyama.

4Uyakukhonzaphakathikwabakhulu,abonakalephambi kwabathetheli;kubayenawakuzahlulaphakathikwabantu okulungileyonokubi.

5Woyinikelaintliziyoyakheukubaabhenelekwakusasa kuYehovaowamenzayo,athandazekOsenyangweni, awuvuleumlomowakhe,athandazeleizonozakhe;

6IyakuzaliswangumoyawokuqondaiNkosienkulu, ithululeingqiqo,ibulelekuYehovaemthandazweniwayo

7Uyakulilungisaiqhingalakhenokwazi,Ucamanga ucweyolwakhe

8Wobazisakeokoakufundileyo,aqhayisengomyalelo womnqophisoweNkosi.

9Abaninzibayakuyincomaingqondoyakhe;kwayeokoko njeihlabathilinyamezele,aliyikucinywa;asiyikumka isikhumbuzosakhe,negamalakheliyakuphila kwizizukulwanangezizukulwana

10Iintlangaziyakuxelaubulumkobakhe,Nebandlalixele indumisoyakhe.

11Ukubauthewafa,woshiyaigamaelikhulungaphezu kwewaka;

12Ndisenezintoezininzizokuthetha,endizicingelayo;kuba ndihluthinjengenyangaezeleyo

13Phulaphulanikum,ninabantwanabangcwele,nidubule njengentyatyamboephumaemlanjaneniwasendle. 14nenzeivumbaelithozamisayonjengentlakaemhlophe, nichumenjengenyibiba;

15Lizukiseniigamalakhe,nivakaliseindumisoyakhe ngeengomazomlomowenu,nangeehadi,nimdumise, nitshongalendlela

16YonkeimisebenziyeNkosiilungengokugqithisileyo, kwayenantoninaayiyalelayoiyakufezekiswangexesha elifanelekileyo

17kungabikhouthi,Yintoninalento?ngobakutheni? ngokubazonkeziyakufunwangexeshaelililo,ngomlomo wakheamanzieminjengemfumba,ngelizwilomlomo wakheabayimiphandayamanzi.

18Ngomthethowakhekwenziwakonkeokukholekileyo kuye;akukhobaniunokuthintela,xaathewasindisa

19Imisebenziyenyamayonkeiphambikwakhe,akukho ntoinokufihlakalaemehlweniakhe

20Ubonaukususelakwaphakadekudekuseephakadeni; akukhontoimangalisayophambikwakhe.

21Akufunekiukubaumntuathi,Yintoninalento?ngoba kutheni?ngokubazonkeizintouzenzengokwazo

22Intsikeleloyakheyawugubungelanjengomlambo umhlabaowomileyo,wawunyakamisanjengoMnayile

23Njengokowawaguqulayoamanziabamtyuba,ziya kubudlailifaubushushubakheiintlanga

24Njengokozithetyekoyingcweleiindlelazakhe;kunjalo njebabazizikhubekisokongendawo.

25Kubaizintoezilungileyozadalwakwasekuqalekeni kokulungileyo;ngokunjalookubikuboni

26Izintoeziphambilikubomibomntungamanzi,nomlilo, nesinyithi,netyuwa,nomgubowengqolowa,nobusi,nobisi, negazilomdiliya,neoli,nempahlayokunxiba

27Zonkeezozintozisingisakukulungakwabalungisayo, abonibenziwaububi

28kukhoimimoyaedalelweimpindezelo,ebeka ngomsindowayoimivumbo;ngexeshalentshabalalo bawaphalazaamandlaabo,Bamdambisaubushushu boMenziwabo

29Umlilo,nesichotho,nendlala,nokufa,zonkeezi zadalelwaimpindezelo;

30Amazinyoamarhamncwa,noonomadudwane,neenyoka, nekreleeligwebaabangendawoukubabatshabalale.

31Bayakugcobangomyalelowakhe,kwayebayakuba belungileemhlabeni,xakuyimfuneko;kwayexaixesha labolifikile,abayikuligqithailizwilakhe.

32Kungokondagqibayokwasekuqalekeni,ndacingangezi zinto,ndaziyeka;

33YonkeimisebenzikaYehovailungile;Unikazonke iintswelozakhengexeshaelililo

34Kengokokungabinakuthiumntu,Okukubikunoko; kubaekuhambenikwexeshabonkebayakwamkelwa kakuhle

35NgakookombongeniuYehovangentliziyoiphela, nangomlomouphela,nilibongeigamalikaYehova.

ISAHLUKO40

1Udalelwaumzamoomkhulukumntuwonke;idyokhwe enzimaiphezukoonyanabaka-Adam,kususelakwimini yokuphumakwaboesizalwenisonina,kudekubeyimini yokubuyelakwabokuninaweentozonke.

2Ukucingakwabongezintoezizakwenzeka,kwanomhla wokufabakhwankqisaiingcamangozabo,babangela uloyikolwentliziyo.

3Kulowouhlelietroneniyozuko,Kulowouthotyiweyo emhlabeninaseluthuthwini;

4Lowouthiwewambuezimfusa,nesithsaba,kowathi wambungelinenecikizekileyo

5Ingqumbo,nobukhwele,imbandezelo,nokuzola, nokoyikaukufa,nomsindo,nengxabano;

6Ukuphumlakwakhekancinanenokubaakukho,athi emvenikokoalaleebuthongweni,abenjengemini yokulinda,ekhwankqiswengombonowentliziyoyakhe, ngathiusindileekulweni

7Kwakubakuhle,uyavuka,othuswekukubaakukho unkwantya.

8Iyahlelwakeinyamayonke,nabantu,besanakwinkomo; 9Ukufa,negazi,neenkani,nekrele,nobubi,nendlala, nembandezelo,nendyikityayokufa;

10Ezozintozidalelweabangendawo,noNogumbeweza ngenxayabo

11Zonkeizintoezisehlabathiniziyakubuyelaemhlabeni, nentoesemanziniibuyeleelwandle

12Kuyakucinywakonkeukunyoba,nobugqwetha; 13Impahlayabangendawoiyakomanjengomlambo, iphelengesandinjengendudumoyemvula

14Ekusivulenikwakheisandlasakheuyakuvuya; 15Oonyanabongendawoabayikuvelisaamasebeamaninzi; 16Ukhulaolukhulaphezukwamanzionkenodonga lomlamboluyakuncothulwaphambikwayoyonkeingca.

17Indyeboinjengomyezoochumayo,Inceba ingunaphakade

18Ukubulalekanokuhluthazizintozomntububomi obumnandi;

19Oonyananokwakhiwakomzikuqhubananegama lendoda;Keyenaumfaziogqibeleleyoubalelwakuzo zombini

20Iwayininengomazivuyisaintliziyo;Keukuthanda ubulumkokuphezukwazozombini.

21Ugwalinomrhubhelubethakamnandi;

22Ilisolakholinqwenelaukuhombanokuhomba, Ngaphezukwengqolowa,xailuhlaza.

23Umhloboneqabaneabakhebadibane;kodwangaphezu kwabobobabiningumfaziendodeniyakhe

24Abazalwananoncedolukwixeshalembandezelo; 25Igolidenesilivereyomelelaunyawo;

26Ubutyebinamandlaaphakamisaintliziyo;Keukoyika uYehovakuphezukwazozombini,akuswelekelwa kukoyikauYehova,akufunekincedo

27UkoyikauYehovangumyezooqhamayo, Owugubungelayongaphezukozukolonke.

28Nyanawam,musaukuwubulalaumphefumlo womngqibi;kubaukufakukulungelengaphezukokungqiba 29Ubomibomntuokholoseesithebenisomnyeabubalelwa bomi;ngokubaezingcolisilengokudlakwabanye; 30Kumnandiukungqibaemlonyeniwendodaeneentloni; Embilininiwayokutshaumlilo.

1Kufa,hayi,ukubakrakraukukukhumbulakwakhoumntu ohleliyoezintwenizakhe,emntwiniongenanto imkhathazayo,enempumeleloezintwenizonke;inyama!

2Owukufa,samkelekileisigwebosakhokumahlwempu, nakulowouphelelwangamandla,lowoukhoyongoku kwisizukulwanasokugqibela,kwayeukhathazwazizinto zonke,nakulowouphelelwelithemba,ephelelwe ngumonde!

3Musaukuwoyikaumgwebowokufa;khumbulaabo babekhongaphambikwakho,nabasemvakwakho;ngokuba sisoesoisigwebosikaYehovaphezukwenyamayonke

4YininakeukubanikuchaseukuthandakoPhezukonke? akukhokuncinwakwelabafileyo,ukubauphileiminyaka elishumi,nokubalikhulu,nokubaliwaka

5Oonyanabonibangoonyanaabangamasikizi,Abahamba ententeniyabangendawo;

6Ilifaloonyanaboniliyakutshabalala,Imbewuyaboibe yingcikivoengunaphakade

7OonyanabakhalangoyiseongahloneliThixo,ngokuba bayakungcikivwangenxayakhe

8Yehanina,bantundiniabangahloneliThixo, bawushiyileyoumthethokaThixoOsenyangweni!ukuba nithenanda,kobakukubhubhakwenu;

9Keukubanithenazalwa,nozalelwaintoentsha;ukuba nithenafa,sobasisabelosenuisiqalekiso.

10Bayakubuyelaemhlabenibonkeabehlabathi;

11Isijwilisomntusizungulezeemizimbeniyabo;igama elibilaboniliyakucinywa

12Likhangeleigamalakho;kubakuyakuhlalakuwe ngaphezukwewakalobuncwaneobukhulubegolide.

13Ubomiobulungileyobuneentsukuezimbalwa;Igama elilungileyolingunaphakade

14Bantwanabam,gcinaniuqeqeshongoxolo;

15Ulungileumntuosifihlayoukumathakwakhe, Ngaphezukobusithelisaubulumkobakhe

16Ngokoyibaneentloningokwelizwilam;kananjalo ayiqinisekientweniyonke

17Yibaneentloningokuhenyuzaphambikoyisenonina;

18Lokukonaphambikomgwebinomlawuli;ubugwenxa phambikwebandlanabantu;ngokuphathanangokungekho sikweniphambikweqabanelakhonomhlobo; 19nobuselakwindawoophambukelekuyo,nangenxa yenyanisokaThixo,nomnqophisowakhe;Wayame ngendololwaneenyameni;nokucukucezaukupha nokuthabatha;

20nokuthicwakaphambikwabakubulisayo;ukukhangela kwihenyukazi;

21ubususeubusobakhokumzalwanawakho;okanye ukuthabathaisabelookanyeisipho;okanyeukukhangela kumfaziwenyeindoda

22okanyeaxhamleumkhonzazanawakhe,angasondeli esililinisakhe;okanyeizinyelisophambikwezihlobo; wakubaunikile,uzeungangcikivi;

23nokubakukuphindaphinda,nokuthethakwakhonaoko ukuvileyo;nokutyhilwakweemfihlelo

24uyakubaneentloningenene,ubabalwephambi kwabantubonke.

ISAHLUKO42

1Musaukubanazintloningazoezo;

2ngomyalelowOsenyangweni,nomnqophisowakhe; nangomgweboukubagwebelaabangahloneliThixo; 3Ukubalelananabalinganebakho,nabahambi;nokuba lilifalezihlobo;

4nethekoyesikalinamatyeokulinganisa;okanye ukufumanaokuninziokanyekancinane;

5Nokuthengisangokungakhathalikwabarhwebi; yokulungiswakakhulukwabantwana;nokwenzaicala lesicakaesikhohlakeleyosophe.

6Ukugcinakulungile,aphoakhoyoumfazionobubi; kwayeuvaleaphokukhoizandlaezininzi

7nikelazonkeizintongenaninangobunzima;uzeuzibhale phantsizonkeothewakhupha,okanyeothewamkela

8Musaukubanazintloniukuyazisaiziyatha,izidenge, namadodaamakhuluabambenenabaselula;

9Uyiseuyiphaphameleintombi,engazibani;Nenkathalo yakheisusaubuthongokuye,Ebutshenibakhe,hleze intyantyamboyobudalabakhe;nokubaetshatile,hleze athiywe;

10Ebuntombinibakhe,hlezeazenzeinqambi,amithe endlwinikayise;enendoda,ukuzeangaziphathikakubi; kuzeke,xaathewemka,angabiludlolo

11Yigcineintombiephothiweyo,hlezeikwenzeintlekisa ezintshabenizakho,ubengundaba-mlonyeniphakathi komzi,ubesisingcikivophakathikwezizwe,ukudanise phambikwengxokolo

12Musaniukubonaubuhlebenyamayonke,Ungahlali phakathikwabafazi

13Kubainundukuphumaengutyeni;

14Ilungileihamboyendoda,ngaphezukwenkazana enembeko;ndithi,inkazanaenehlazonongcikivo

15KekalokundiyakuyikhumbulaimisebenzikaYehova, Ndibaliseendikubonileyo;KumazwikaYehovaizenzo zakhe

16Ilangaelinikaukukhanyalikhangelakuzozonkeizinto, kwayeumsebenziwazouzelebubuqaqawulibeNkosi.

17INkosiayibanikangaamandlaabangcweleokuxela yonkeimisebenziyakheebalulekileyo,Eyayilungisileyo iNkosi,uSomandla,ukuzeyonkeintoemiselweuzuko lwayo,iqiniselwe

18Uphengululaanzongonzongonentliziyo,Ubuqonde ubuqhophololobazo;

19Uxelaizintoezidluleyo,nezizayo,azityhileizinto ezifihlakeleyo.

20Akukhontoisindayokuye,Kungekholizwi lifihlakeleyokuye

21Uyivathiseimisebenziebalulekileyoyobulumkobakhe, kususelakwaphakadekudekuseephakadeni;

22Hayi,ukunqwenelekakwayoyonkeimisebenziyakhe! nokuzeumntuabonenokubayintlantsi.

23Zonkekeezozintozidlaubomi,zihlelingonaphakade, kusekuzozonkeiindlela;

24Zonkeizintozimbaxaomnyekomnye;akenzanganto ingagqibelelanga

25Inyeintoesekaokulungileyookanyeenye,kwaye ngubaninaoyakuzaliswangokubonauzukolwakhe?

ISAHLUKO43

1Iqhayiyalaphezulu,isibhakabhakaesiqaqambileyo; 2Ilangalathiekuphumenikwalo,lixelaukuphumakwakhe isixhoboesibalulekileyo,umsebenziwOsenyangweni. 3Eminienkululomisailizwe;

4Umntuovuthelaizikouvuthangumsindo,kantikeilanga liyazitshisaiintabangokuphindwekathathu;ephefumla amafuomlilo,akhupheimibane,afiphazeamehlo.

5MkhuluuYehovawalenzileyo;Igidimelailizwilayo kamsinya

6Inyanganenyangauyenzeukubaibengumqondiso wamaxesha,nomqondisowelimiweyo

7Kuvelaenyangeniumqondisowemithendeleko, ukukhanyaokuhlayoekugqibelelenikwakhe.

8Inyangaleyoyathiywangegamalakhe,yanda ngokubalulekileyoekuguqukenikwayo,yabasisixhobo semikhosiephezulu,esibengezelaesibhakabhakenisezulu; 9Ubuhlebezulu,ubukhazikhazibeenkwenkwezi,ivatho lokumkhanyiselaemimangwenikaYehova

10NgokomthethowoyiNgcwelebayakuma ngolungelelwanolwabo,bangatyhafiemilindweniyabo 11Wukhangeleniumnyama,nimdumiseuMenziwawo; intlekuneneekubengezenikwayo.

12Lilizungulezaizulungokwesangqasobuqaqawuli, IzandlazoPhezukonkeziligobile

13Ngomthethowakheuliwiselaphantsiikhephu; 14Ngakookobuyavulekaubutyebi,Kuphaphazeleamafu njengeentaka.

15Ngamandlaakheamakhuluuqinisaamafu,nesichotho aqhaqheke

16Akubonayenaiintabaziyanyikima,ngokuthanda kwakhekuphephethaumoyawasezantsi; 17Isandisendudumosiyalizamazamisaihlabathi, ngokunjaloisaqhwithisasentlanesaqhwithi

18Ilisoliyamangaliswabubuhlebobumhlophebalo; 19Iqabakaeqabaka,njengetyuwa,uyigalelaemhlabeni, ithi,Ukubaigalele,ilaleencochoyiniyeepaliezibukhali.

20Kwakubon'ukubakuvuthuzaumoyaobandayowasentla, ajiyileamanziabangumkhenkce,uhlalaphezukokubutha konkekwamanzi,uwabetheamanzinjengesikhuselo-sifuba.

21Udlaiintaba,uyitshiseintlango,ubudleutyani njengomlilo

22Ukunyamekaokukhoyokweentozonkekufana nenkunguekhawulezayo,ephumaumbetheemva kobushushu

23Ngecebolakheuwenzelaamanzianzongonzongo,atyale iziqithikuwo

24Abahambangolwandlebaxelaingoziyalo;yayexa sisivangeendlebezethu,siyamangaliswa.

25Kubakuyokubakhoimisebenziemangalisayo, neentlobongeentlobozezintoezizithozine,nezeeminenga

26Ngayeukuphelakwazokuyakubakhoukuphumelela, nazozonkeizintozimangelizwilakhe

27Sisenokuthethaokuninzi,sibesibembalwa; 28Singathininaukubanakoukumkhulisa?ngokuba mkhulukunemisebenziyakheyonke

29UYehovauyoyikeka,mkhulukakhulu,namandlaakhe angummangaliso;

30XaniyizukisaiNkosi,yiphakamisenikangangoko ninako;ngokubausayakugqithiselangokugqithileyo; ngokubaaninakoukuyakude.

31Ngubaninaombonileyo,asixelele?ngubanina ongamenzamkhulunjengokoanjalo?

32Kusekhoizintoezifihlakeleyo,ezinkulukunezi;kuba sibonileimisebenziyakheembalwa

33KubaiNkosiizenzilezonkeizinto;keyenaowenceba umnikeubulumko.

ISAHLUKO44

1Makhesibongeamadodaadumileyo,oobawoabasizalayo. 2INkosiibenzeleuzukoolukhulukwasentloko,ngamandla ayoamakhulu;

3abathebalawulaezikumkaninizabo,amadodaabedume ngamandla,ecebisanangengqondo,eprofeta;

4Abathethelibabantungokwamaceboabo,nangokwazi kwaboukwazi,balungeebantwini,ngobulumko, nangobuchule,imiyaleloyabo

5Njengokufumanisaiingomazomculo,kwaye bacengcelezeiivesingokubhala:

6amadodaazizityebi,axhobengobukroti,ahlelingoxolo eminqubeniyawo;

7Bonkeabababezukilekwizizukulwanazabo,kwaye kwabaluzukolwamaxeshaabo

8Kukhonabashiyeigamangasemva,ukuzeiindumiso zabozixelwe.

9Kukhoabathileabangenasikhumbuzo;abatshabalalayo, njengabangabangakho;bayebabangathiabazangabazalwe; nabantwanababoemvakwabo.

10Keabababengamadodaanenceba,ababulungisa abulityalwanga.

11Nembewuyaboiyakuhlalaililifaelilungileyo ngamaxeshaonke,nabantwanababobangaphakathi kumnqophiso

12Imbewuyaboimaiqinile,nabantwanababongenxa yabo

13Imbewuyaboiyakuhlalangonaphakade,nozukolwabo abuyikucinywa

14Imizimbayaboingcwatywengoxolo;keigamalabo lihlelingonaphakade.

15Abantubobalisaubulumkobabo,Nebandlalibalise indumisoyabo

16UEnokiwayikholisaiNkosi,wazawatshintshwa, engumzekelowenguqukokuzozonkeizizukulwana.

17UNowawafunyanwaegqibelele,elilungisa;ngexesha lengqumbowathatyathwawatshintshaihlabathi;ngenxa yokowashiywanjengentsalelaemhlabeniwakufika unogumbe

18Kwayekwenziwaumnqophisoongunaphakadekunye naye,ukuzeyonkeinyamaingabisatshabalala ngonogumbe

19UAbrahamwayeenguyiseomkhuluwezizweezininzi; 20owagcinaumyalelowOsenyangweni,wanqophisana naye,wawumisaenyameniyakheumnqophiso;uthe akucikideka,wafunyanwaethembekile.

21Ngokowamthembisangesifungo,ukubauya kuzisikelelaiintlangangembewuyakhe,amandisele njengothulilomhlaba,ayinyuseimbewuyakhe njengeenkwenkwezi,ayidleilifa,ethabathelaelwandlease elwandle;bethabathelaemlanjenibesaekupheleni kwelizwe.

22KwangokunjalowakumisangoIsake,ngenxakaAbrahamuyise,intsikeleloyabantubonke,nomnqophiso, wayimisaentlokwenikaYakobi.Wambulelangentsikelelo yakhe,wamnikailifa,wabahlulaizabelozakhe;wabahlula phakathikwezizweezilishumielinazibini

1Wakhuphakuyeindodaenenceba,eyababalwangenceba kuyoyonkeinyama,uMoses,intandakaThixo,nabantu, esisikelelweyoisikhumbuzosakhe

2Wamenzawafananabangcwele,wamenzamkhulu, kangangokubaiintshabazakhezamoyika

3Ngelizwilakhewayiphelisaimisebenziebalulekileyo, wamenzawazukiswaemehlweniookumkani,wamwisela umthethongabantubakhe,wambonisainxalenyeyozuko lwakhe

4Wamngcwalisangokuthembekakwakhenobulali, wamnyulaebantwinibonke

5Wamphulaphulaizwilakhe,wamsaefinielimnyama, wamwiselaumthethophambikobusobakhe,umyalelo wobominokwazi,UkuzeamfundiseuYakobiiminqophiso yakhe,USirayeliamasikoakhe

6WamphakamisauAron,indodaengcweleenjengaye, umzalwanawakhe,wesizwesakwaLevi

7Wenzanayeumnqophisoongunaphakade,wamnika ububingeleliphakathikwabantu;wamhombisangezivatho eziqaqambileyo,wamambesangenguboyokwalekayozuko

8Wambekaphezukwakheuzukoolugqibeleleyo; Wamomelezangeenguboezintle,nangebhulukhwe, nangenguboyokwaleka,ne-efodi

9Wamrhawulangeerharnate,kwanamankentezaegolide amaninzi,ngeenxazonke;

10Ngeenguboezingcwele,zegolide,nesilika,nemisonto emsinemfusa,umsebenzioyimfakamfelewomluki,kunye nesigcina-sifubasesigwebo,neeUrimneeTumim; 11ngenguboemfusa,ephothiweyo,umsebenziwengcibi, aqingqweamatyeanqabileyo,aqingqwe,ngokwetywina, afakwengegolide,umsebenziwengcibiyokuluka, ngombhalookroliweyowesikhumbuzo,ngokwenani lezizwezakwaSirayeli.

12Walubekaisithsabasegolideelunkontshweni,apho kwakrolwakhonaingcwele,isivathosembeko,umsebenzi oxabisolikhulu,ngokunqwenelekakwamehlo,kokuhle, nokuhomba

13Bekungekhoenjalophambikwakhe;akuzanga kunxitywewasemzini,ibingabantwanabakhekuphela, noonyanaboonyanabakhe,yonkeimihla

14Imibingeleloyaboyotshiswakupheleiminingemini amaxeshaamabini;

15UMoseswamngcwalisa,wamthambisangeoliengcwele; ubasikeleleabantuegamenilakhe

16Wamnyulaebantwinibonkeabadlaubomi,ukuba anikelekuYehovaidini,ngesiqhumiso,nevumba elithozamisayo,ukubaabesisikhumbuzosokucamagushela abantubakhe.

17Wamnikaimithethoyakhe,negunyaemimiselweni yamasiko,UkubaamfundiseuYakobiizingqiniso, amcaciseleuSirayelingomyalelowakhe.

18Oonyanabolunyeuhlangabamceba,bathethangaye entlango,amadodaangabecalalikaDatannoAbhiron, nebandlalikaKora,ngoburhalarhumenangobushushu.

19WakubonaokouYehova,kwabakubiemehlweniakhe, bagqitywangobushushubakhe; 20WamzukisauAron,wamnikailifa,wamabelaiintlahlela zongeniselo;ngokukodwakewalungisaisonkasaninzi

21KubabadlakwimibingelelokaYehova,awamnikayona yenanembewuyakhe.

22Kodwaezwenilabantuakabanganalifa,akabanga nasabelophakathikwabantu;ngokubanguYehova ngokwakheisabelonelifalakhe.

23OwesithathuebuqaqawulininguPinehasi,unyana kaElazare,ngenxaenokubaebenekhweleemoyikeni uYehova,wemangentliziyoechwayithileyo; 24Wenziwakeumnqophisowoxolo,wokubaabe ngumphathiwengcwelenowabantubakowabo,nokuba yenanembewuyakhebabengababingelelingonaphakade; 25NgokomnqophisoowenziwanoDavideunyanakaYese, wesizwesakwaYuda,wokubailifalokumkanilibe lelembewuyakheyodwa,ilifalika-Aronlibelelembewu yakhe

26NgamanauThixowakunikaubulumkoentliziyweni yakho,ukubaubagwebengobulungisaabantubakhe,ukuze ungatshitshiswaukulungakwabo,nozukolwabolube ngunaphakade

ISAHLUKO46

1UYesu,unyanakaNave,wayeligorhaezimfazweni,waye walilandelalikaMosesngeziprofeto,owathingokwegama lakhewenziwawabamkhulu,ukuzeabanyuliweyo bakaThixobasindiswe,waziphindezelaimpindezelo yeentshabaezibavukelayo;ukuzeawamiseamaSirayeli elifenilawo

2Hayiindlelaawabamkhulungayouzuko,xawathi waphakamisaizandlazakhe,wazawatwabululaikrele lakhenxamnyenezixeko!

3Ngubaninaphambikwakheomenjalo?ngokuba uYehovawabaziselaiintshabazakhekuye

4Ilangabelingabuyanganangamandlaakhe?Ngabaimini enyeibingemibinina?

5WabizauYehovaOsenyangweni,Zakumxinaiintshaba zakhengeenxazonke;yamvaiNkosienkulu.

6Ngesichotho,ubugorhabamakrotiemfazwe,waziwisa imfazwephezukweentlanga;,wazawamlandela uSomandla.

7KananjalonangemihlakaMoseswenzaumsebenzi wenceba,yenanoKalebhiunyanakaYefune,ngokulichasa ibandla,babathintelaabantuesonweni,babaxolela abangendawoekukrokreni

8Kwayekumakhuluamathandathuamawakaabantu abahambangeenyawo,abobabinibalondolozwaukuba babangeniseelifeni,nkqukwilizweeliqukuqelaubisi nobusi

9UYehovawamnikaamandlauKalebhi,owasalanaye, kwadakwasebuxhegwenibakhe;

10ukuzebonkeoonyanabakaSirayelibaboneukuba kulungileukumlandelauYehova.

11Ngokubhekiselekubagwebi,bonkengabanye ngamagama,abantliziyoingahenyuziyo,engabuyanga imkekuYehova,mayibongweinkumbuloyabo.

12Makahlumeamathamboaboendaweniyabo,Liqhubeke igamalababekekileyophezukwabantwanababo

13USamuweli,umprofetiumprofetikaYehova,intanda yeNkosiyakhe,wamisaubukumkani,wabathambisa abantubakowabo,abathetheli

14WaligwebangomyalelokaYehova,UYehova wamvelelauYakobi

15Ngokuthembekakwakhewafunyanwaengumprofeti wenyaniso,yayengelizwilakhewabonakalaethembekile embonweni

16WabizaiNkosi,Ekuxinanisenikwakheiintshabazakhe ngeenxazonke,Enikelaitakaneelanyayo

17UYehovawadudumaezulwini,nesandiesikhulu salivakalisailizwilakhe

18WabatshabalalisaabathethelibaseTire,nabathetheli bonkebamaFilisti;

19Utheke,ngaphambikobuthongoobuninzi,wathetha phambikoYehova,nomthanjiswawakhe,wathi, Andithabathangantoyamntu,nembadada; 20Kwayeemvakokufakwakhewaprofetha,waza wambonisaukumkaniisiphelosakhe,kwaye waliphakamisailizwilakhelisukaemhlabeningesiprofetho, ukuzeapheliseinkohlakaloyabantu

ISAHLUKO47

1EmvenikwakhekwesukauNatanukubaaprofete, ngemihlakaDavide.

2Njengokoasuswayoamanqathaombingelelowoxolo, wenjenjaloukunyulwauDavidekoonyanabakaSirayeli

3Wadlalaneengonyamanjengamatakane,Neebhere njengeemvana

4Akabulalanganaindofa,esemncinci?Akayisusangana ingcikivoebantwini,ekuliphakamisenikwakheisandla sakhenelityeelikwinkwitshi,walichithaiqhayiya likaGoliyati?

5NgokubaunqulauYehovaOsenyangweni;Wamnika amandlaesandlenisakhesokunene,ukubaalibulaleelo gorha,wabaphakamisauphondolwabantubakhe

6Bamzukisakeabantungamawakaalishumi,bamdumisa ngeentsikelelozeNkosi,ngokumnikaisithsabasokuhomba

7Waziphanzisaiintshabazakhengeenxazonke, wabaphanzisaamaFilistiababandezelibakhe,wasaphula isigodlosawounanamhla

8EmisebenziniyakheyonkewamdumisaoyiNgcwele Osenyangweni;evumaiingomangentliziyoyakheyonke, emthandaumenziwakhe

9Wamisaphambikwesibingeleloiimvumi,ukuzebavume iingomazabongokuvumayo,nangokuvumaiingomazabo imihlangemihla

10Wabahombisaimithendelekoyabo,wawamisela amaxeshaamisiweyo,kwadakwasekupheleni,ukuba badumiseigamalakheelingcwele,nokuvakalisaitempile kwakusasa.

11UYehovawazisusaizonozakhe,waluphakamisa uphondolwakhengonaphakade,Wamnikaumnqophiso wookumkani,NetroneyozukokwaSirayeli.

12Emvakwakhekwavelaunyanaosisilumko,Wahlala endaweniebanzingenxayakhe

13USolomonubelawulangexeshaloxolo,ebekekile; ngokubauThixowamjikelezangeenxazonke,ukuze ayakheindluegamenilakhe,ayilungiseingcweleyakhe ngonaphakade.

14Ubulumkilekangakananinakwasebutshenibakho, Njengomsinga,uzeleyingqondo!

15Umphefumlowakhowaligubungelalonkeihlabathi, Wakuzalisangemizekelisoemnyama

16Lafikelelaeziqithiniigamalakho;ngenxayoxolo lwakhowabayintanda.

17Amangaliswangamazwengamazwengaweengoma, nemizekeliso,nemizekeliso,nemizekeliso,nokutolikwa kwakho.

18Wabuthaigolidenjengenkcenkce,ukantinesilivere yelothewayandisaegamenileNkosiuYehova,ebizwa ngokubayiNkosi,uThixokaSirayeli.

19Uwanquleamanqeakhokubafazi,Ngomzimbawakho wabaphantsi

20Wabudyobhaubuqaqawulibakho,wayihlambela nembewuyakho,wawuxhokonxaubushushuboonyana bakho;

21Bahlukanakeubukumkani,kwalawulaumbuso onemvukelokwaEfrayim

22KodwaiNkosiayiyikuyilahlaincebayayo, ingatshabalalinamnyeumsebenziwayo,ingatshabalali nembewuyabanyulwabayo,ingayikuyihluthanembewu yalowoimthandayo;ngenxayokowayinikauYakobi amasalela.,ephumakuyeingcambueyakuDavide.

23WalalakeuSolomonkooyise,wamshiyanembewu yakheuRehabheham,ubudengebabantu,ongenangqondo, owabajikayoabantungecebolakhe.Kananjaloubekho uYarobhehamunyanakaNebhati,owawonisayo amaSirayeli,wambonisauEfrayimindlelayesono;

24Kwayeizonozabozandangokugqithisileyo, kangangokubabagxothwabaphumaelizweni

25Kubababefunabonkeububi,yadayabafikela impindezelo.

ISAHLUKO48

1WesukawemauEliyaumprofetinjengomlilo;ilizwi lakhelavuthanjengesibane

2Wabahliselaindlalaenzima,Wabanciphisa ngenzondeleloyakhe

3NgelizwilikaYehovawalivalaizulu,waphindawehlisa umliloizihlandloezithathu

4Hayi,ubungangamshabakho,Eliya,ngemimangaliso yakho!Ngubaninaoqhayisayonjengawe?

5owavusaumntuofileyoekufeni,Nomphefumlowakhe kwelabafileyo,NgelizwilOsenyangweni; 6owabatshabalalisaookumkani,Abanumzana elukhukwenilwabo; 7owakuvaukukhalimakukaYehovaeSinayi,naseHorebhe umgwebowempindezelo;

8owathambisaookumkaniukubabaphindezele impindezelo,nabaprofetibokulungaemvakwakhe;

9eyathatyathwangesaqhwithisomlilo,enqwelweni yamahasheomlilo

10Owamiselwaizohlwayongamaxeshaawo,ukuze kuthomalaliseingqumboyomgweboweNkosi,ngaphambi kokubaugqabhukeubushushu,kwayeayibuyiseleintliziyo kayisekunyana,nokubuyiselaizizwezakwaYakobi 11Banoyoloabakubonayo,baleleyoeluthandweni;inene, siyakuphila

12KeuEliya,ogqunywesisaqhwithi,uElishawazala ngumoya;

13Akubangakholizwilimoyisayo;wazaemvakokufa kwakheumzimbawakhewaprofeta

14Wenzaimisebenziebalulekileyoebominibakhe, Ekufenikwakheimisebenziyakheyayibalulekile

15Kukokonkeokoabantuabaguqukanga,ababuyanga ezonwenizabo,badabaphangwa,bafuduswaezwenilabo, bachithwachithwaemhlabeniwonke;kwasalaabantu abambalwa,nomphathiendlwinikaDavide: 16inxenyeyaboyenzaokokukholekileyokuThixo, inxenyeyazalisaizono

17UHezekiyawawunqabisaumziwakhe,wangenisa amanziesazulwinisawo;

18NgexeshalakhewenyukauSaneribhe,wathumela uRabheshake,wasiphakamisaisandlasakheeZiyon, waqhayisangekratshi

19Zazazangcangcazelaiintliziyonezandlazabo, babindekanjengozalayo

20BayibizakeyonaiNkosienenceba,bazolulelakuyo izandlazabo;

21Wawuxabelaumkhosiwama-Asiriya,wasitshabalalisa isithunywasakhe

22NgokubauHezekiyawayekwenzileokuthetye emehlwenikaYehova,womelelangendlelakaDavideuyise, njengokouIsayaumprofeti,owayemkhulu,enyanisekile ngombono,wamwiselaumthethongako.

23Ngexeshalakhelabuyaumvailanga,wabolulaubomi bokumkani

24Wabonangomoyaomhleizintoezizakuhlaekupheleni, wabathuthuzelaabobenzaisijwilieZiyon

25Waxelaokuyakubakhongonaphakade,nezinto ezisitheleyo,nezingezizoke.

ISAHLUKO49

1IsikhumbuzosikaYosiyasinjengomxheshowomqholi, owenziwangumqholi;simnandinjengobusiemilonyeni yonke,sinjengengomakwisidlosewayini.

2Wahambaethetyeekujikenikwabantu,Wawasusa amasikiziobugwenxa

3IntliziyoyakhewayibhekisakuNdikhoyo,wazake wazimiselaukunqulauThixongexeshalobubi

4BonkengaphandlekoDavide,noHezekiya,noYosiya, baphambuka,bawushiyaumyalelowOsenyangweni, nookumkanibakwaYudabasilelela

5Ngenxayokowabanikaabanyeamandlaabo,Nozuko lwabokwabasemzini.

6Bawutshisaumziongcwele,onyuliweyo,bazenzakube senkangalaizitratongokwesiprofetosikaYeremiya.

7Bamenzaububi,obengumprofetike,ungcwalisiwe esizalwenisonina,ukuzeancothule,acinezele,onakalise; nokuzeakhe,atyale.

8YayinguHezekileowabonaumbonoozukileyo, owaboniswakuyeekhwelekwinqweloyokulwayeekerubhi 9Wakhankanyaiintshabazakhephantsikomfanekiselo wemvula,Wazawabayalelaabathetye

10Masisikelelweisikhumbuzokubaprofetiabalishumi elinababini,abuyeahlumeamathamboaboendaweniyabo; 11SingamenzamkhulunjaniuZorobhabheli? ubengumsesanewokutywinangasekunene

12KwakunjalokenoYesuunyanakaYotsadaki, owayakhayongexeshalaboindlu,wayimiselaiNkosi itempileengcwele,yonayalungiselelwauzuko olungunaphakade.

13Kwayephakathikwabanyuliweyokwakukho uNehemiya,ogamalakhelalilikhulu,owasiphakamisela iindongaeziwileyo,wawamisaamasangonemivalo, wawavusakwakhonaamanxuwaethu

14Kodwaphezukomhlabakwakungekhomntuwadalwa njengoEnoki;ngokubauthathiweemhlabeni.

15KwakungekhondodanaizalweinjengoYosefu, irhuluneliphakathikwabazalwanabayo,ibambene phakathikwabantuabamathamboaboayegqalwe nguYehova

16USemnoSetebabezukilephakathikwabantu;kananjalo uAdamwayephakamengaphezukwayoyonkeindalo ephilileyo.

ISAHLUKO50

1USimon,unyanaka-Oniya,umbingeleliomkhulu, owabuyawayilungisaindluyakheebominibakhe, nasemihlayakhewayiqinisaitempile;

2Kwayekwakhiwakuyeukususelaesisekweniinqaba ephakamileyoyodongalwetempile

3Ngemihlayakheiqulalokugalelaamanzi,elibe lijikelezwengangolwandle,lagutyungelwangamacwecwe obhedu;

4Wayigcinaitempile,ukuzeingawi,wawuqinisaumzi, ukubaungawungqinga

5Hayi,ubungangamshabakhephakathikwabantu, ekuphumenikwakheengcweleni?

6Wabanjengekhweziphakathiefini,nanjengenyanga ezeleyo

7Njengokukhanyakwelangaphezukwetempile yOsenyangweni,nanjengomnyamaokhanyiselaemafini aqaqambileyo;

8nanjengentyantyamboyeentyatyamboentwasahlobo, njengeenyibibangasemijelweniyamanzi,nanjengamasebe omthiwentlakaemhlophengexeshalasehlotyeni;

9njengomlilonesiqhumisokwingcedevu,nanjengesitya segolideekhandiweyo,sibekwengamatyeonkeanqabileyo; 10Njengomnqumaoyimpuluswaovelisaisiqhamo, Njengomsipresophumaesifini

11Wathiakwambathainguboyokwalekayembeko, eyambetheinzalisekoyobuqaqawuli,ekunyukenikwakhe esibingelelweniesingcwele,wayizukisainguboengcwele 12Wazithabathaizabeloezandlenizababingeleli,wema ngasezikolesibingelelo,ezunguleza,enjengomsedare oseLebhanon;zayezimjikelezilengeenxazonke.

13Babenjalobonkeoonyanabaka-Aronebuqaqawulini babo,nemirhumokaYehovaisezandlenizabophambi kwebandlalonkelamaSirayeli

14ewugqibaumsebenziwesibingelelo,ukuzeawuhombise umsondezowOsenyangweni; 15Wasolulaisandlasakheendebeni,waliphalazaigazi leediliya,waligalelaemazantsiesibingelelo,ivumba elithozamisayokuKumkaniOsenyangweni.

16Badumaoonyanabaka-Aron,bavuthelangezigodlo zesilivere,bavakalisaisandiesikhuluselizwi, sisikhumbuzoyOsenyangweni.

17Bonkeabantubakhawuleza,bawangobusoemhlabeni, baqubudaeNkosiniyabo,uThixoOsenyangweni

18Kananjaloiimvumizavumangamazwiazo,ngezandi ezahlukahlukeneyozomculoomnandi

19BazaabantubambongozauYehovaOsenyangweni, ngokukhungaphambikowababala,badabagqitywa umthendelekokaYehova,bawugqibaumsebenziwakhe 20Wehlake,waziphakamiselaizandlazakhephezu kwebandlalonkeloonyanabakaSirayeli,ukuba walithamsanqelauYehovangomlomowakhe,wagcoba egamenilakhe

21Bazabaqubudaukubabaqubudeokwesibini,ukuze bafumaneintsikeleloyOsenyangweni

22Kengoko,bonganiuThixowabobonke,omenzi wemisebenziebalulekileyoezindawenizonke,othe

wayiphakamisaimihlayethukwasesizalweni,nosiphethe ngokwencebayakhe

23Wasinikauvuyolwentliziyo,ukuzekubekhouxolo kwimihlayethukwaSirayeli,kudekuseephakadeni 24ukuzeasiqiniseleincebayakhe,Asihlangulengexesha lakhe!

25Kukhoiintloboezimbinizeentlangaintliziyoyam izicekisayo;

26abobahlelientabeniyakwaSamari,nabahleliphakathi kwamaFilisti,nabantuabaziziyatha,abemikwaShekem

27UYesuunyanakaSirakiwaseYerusalem,usibhalile encwadiniimfundoyengqondonokwazi,owakhupha ubulumkoentliziyweniyakhe

28Unoyolooyakuqheliselwakwezozinto;Keyena owugcineentliziyweniyakheuyakubasisilumko.

29Kubaxauthewazenza,wobanamandlaezintwenizonke; MalibongweigamaleNkosingonaphakadeAmen,Amen ISAHLUKO51

1UmthandazokaYesuunyanakaSiraki.Ndiyakubulela kuwe,Nkosiyam,Kumkani,Ndibulelekuwe,Thixo ondisindisayo:Ndiyakulidumisaigamalakho;

2Ngokubaungumkhuseliwam,ungumncediwam, uwugcinileumzimbawamekutshabalaleni, nasesirhintywenisolwimioluhlebayo,nasemilebeni yobuxoki,ubengumncediwabandichasayo;

3Wandihlangula,ngokobuninzibencebayabonobukhulu begamalakho,emazinyweniabobabeselebeza kundiqwenga,nasesandlenisabobabefunaubomibam, nakwiimbandezeloezininziezindiqwengayoNdibene; 4ekukhathenikomlilongeenxazonke,naphakathikomlilo, endingawubambiyo;

5Ezantsikwesisuselabafileyo,elulwiminiolungcolileyo, nakumazwiobuxoki.

6Ngenxayokummangalelaukumkani,ngolwimi olugwenxa,umphefumlowamwasondelaekufeni;

7Bandirhawula,akwabakhomncedi;Ndathembausindiso, akwabakho

8Ndacamngcangencebayakho,Yehova,nangezenzo zakhozamandulo,Ukubaubahlanguleabakulindileyo, Wabasindisaesandleniseentshaba

9Ndaziphakamisaemhlabeniizibongozozam, ndathandazelaukubandikhululweekufeni.

10NdabizauYehova,uYiseweNkosiyam,ukuba angandishiyingemihlayokubandezelwakwam,nangexesha labakhukhumalisayo,xakungekhoncedo.

11Ndiyakuhlalandilidumisaigamalakho,Ndivume ngengomayombulelo;wevakeumthandazowam 12Ngokubawandisindisaenzonzobileni,Wandihlangula entweniembi,Ngenxayokondiyakubulela,ndikudumise, Ndibonge,Yehova,igamalam 13Xandandiselula,okanyendakhandayakwelinyeilizwe, ndandifunaubulumkongokuphandleemthandazweniwam 14Ndamthandazelaphambikwetempile,ndazandimfuna kwadakwasekupheleni.

15Kususelaentyantyambo,kuseekuvuthwenikweediliya, intliziyoyamiyakholiswayiyo;

16Ndathobaindlebeyamkancinane,ndamamkela, ndafumanaimfundoeninzi

17Ndincedemna,ngokondiyakuzukisaondinika ubulumko.

18Kubandagqibakwelokubandimlandele,ndakuza ndakuzakulandelakulungileyo;ngokoandiyikudana

19Umphefumlowamwabambananaye,ndazimbambela izenzozam;

20Ndawubhekisakuyeumphefumlowam,ndamfumana enyulu;

21Ibibhinqileintliziyoyamngokuyifuna;ngenxayoko ndizuzeilifaelilungileyo

22INkosiindinikeumvuzowolwimilwam,Ndimdumise ngalo

23Sondelanikum,ninabangafundile,nihlaleendlwini yemfundiso.

24Yininaukubanicothe,nithininakwezizinto, ninxaniwenjeimiphefumloyenu?

25Ndawuvulaumlomowam,ndathi,Zithengeleniyena ngaphandlekwemali

26Fakaintamoyakhoedyokhweni,Ulwamkeleuqeqesho umphefumlowakho;

27Khangelaningamehloenu,ukubandiyabulaleka kancinane;

28fundangemalieninzi,Uzeufumaneigolidekuye.

29Mawuvuyeumphefumlowakhongencebayakhe, Ungadaningendumisoyakhe.

30Sebenzakwangexeshaumsebenziwakho,yaye ngexeshalakhewokunikaumvuzowakho