Umthandazo wekucela kutsi ema-Israyeli abuyiselwe tinhlanhla tawo

Sihlabelelo sa-Asafa lesisifakazelo. Setfulwe kumhlabelisi kutsi sihlatjelwe ngendlela letsi: “Siphephane”.

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wena lohola Josefa njengemhlambi wetimvu.

Wena lohlala emkhatsini wemakherubhi,

bonakala ngekukhatimula kwakho.

²Vusa emandla akho

embikwa-Efrayimu, naBhenjamini, naManase,

ute utewusisita.

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Khanyisa buso bakho bumengetele,

kuze sisindziswe.

⁴Awu, Simakadze,

Nkulunkulu wemabandla!

Kutawuze kube ngunini

ucansulwa ngimithandazo yesive sakho?

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wabanatsisa ngetinyembeti.

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titsa tetfu tisihleke bulima.

⁷Sibuyisele kuwe,

Nkulunkulu wemabandla!

Khanyisa buso bakho bumengetele,

kuze sisindziswe.

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wacosha tive,

wase uwuhlanyela eveni lato.

⁹Wawulungisela umhlaba wekuhlanyela,

wakhula, wajula, wenaba,

wagcwala live.

¹⁰Tintsaba tambonywa ngematfunti awo,

imisedari yambonywa ngemagala awo,

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adzimate efikela elwandle,

ahluma adzimate efika eMfuleni.Lomfula iYufrathe

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lolutsango loluwutungeletile lomvini?

Manje bonkhe labendlulako

bangateba kalula letitselo tawo.

¹³Tingulube tesiganga tiyawuvukuta,

tonkhe tilwane tesiganga tiyawudla.

¹⁴Awu, Nkulunkulu wemabandla!

Phendvuka futsi!

Buka phansi usetulu ezulwini,

ubone lomvini wakho, uwunakelele,

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lowawuhlanyela ngesandla sakho sangesekudla,

naleligala lotikhulisele lona.

¹⁶Labawujubile bawushisa ngemlilo,

bayawubhujiswa kubhekwa buso bakho.

¹⁷Kodvwa shangatsi sandla sakho

singamlondvolota,

lowo longasesandleni sakho sekudla.

Ngiyo indvodzana lotikhulisele yona.

¹⁸Singeke siphindze sikuhlamuke,

siphe kuphila siphile,

tsine-ke siyawube sesikhuleka egameni lakho.

¹⁹Sibuyisele kuwe,

Nkulunkulu wemabandla!

Khanyisa buso bakho bumengetele,

kuze sisindziswe.

Kubeketela kwaNkulunkulu kubaka-Israyeli

Sihlabelelo sa-Asafa lesetfulwe kumhlabelisi kutsi sihlatjelwe ngelugubhu, igithithi.

81¹Hlabelani kuNkulunkulu longemandla etfu,

jabulani nidvumise Nkulunkulu waJakobe.

²Calani ingoma, nishaye tingubhu,

netingitali kanye nemahabhu.

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ekwetfwaseni kwenyanga,

nangesikhatsi seyidvulungile

ngelilanga lemkhosi wetfu.

⁴Ngobe loku kusimiso saka-Israyeli,

nemtsetfo waNkulunkulu waJakobe.

⁵Wakwenta kwaba ngumtsetfo kuJosefa,Josefa usho “bema-Israyeli”

mhlazana ayawukulwa nemaGibhithe.

Ngeva livi lengangingalati litsi:

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nganiphumuta ekwetfwaleni kwenu titini.

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nganiphendvula ngingale kwemafu lahlomile,

nganivivinya emitfonjeni yaseMeribha. Cabanga.

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Awu, ma-Israyeli!

Shangatsi ngabe niyangilalela.

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ningakhuleki kubonkulunkulu betive.

¹⁰Ngimi Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu,

lowanikhuphula eveni laseGibhithe.

Khamisisani imilomo yenu,

mine-ke ngitanifunta nginesutsise.

¹¹“Kepha sive sami asililalelanga livi lami.

Israyeli akazange anginake.

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enkhanini yetinhlitiyo tabo,

kuze batihambele ngekutsandza kwabo.

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na-Israyeli ahambe etindleleni tami!

¹⁴Titsa tabo bengitatehlula ngekushesha,

ngesandla sami bengitawumelana netitsa tabo.

¹⁵Labangitondzako bebetawuta embikwami,

bete bashosha phansi ngemadvolo,

kujeziswa kwabo kuhlale ingunaphakadze.

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yebo, bengiyawunesutsisa

ngeluju lwetinyosi temadvwala.”

Nkulunkulu wehlulela ngekulunga

Sihlabelelo sa-Asafa.

82¹Nkulunkulu ukhuluma

emhlanganweni lomkhulu,

wehlulela bonkulunkulu utsi:

²“Kutawuze kube ngunini

nehlulela ngalokungakalungi

nikhetsa tindlubu nishiye tinkhobe? Cabanga.

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alabamphofu netintsandzane,

nimele emalungelo

alabacindzetelwe nalabeswele.

⁴Bephuleni labamphofu nalabeswele,

nibakhulule esandleni salababi.

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badvukuta ebumnyameni;

tonkhe tisekelo temhlaba tiyatanyatanyiswa.

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nonkhe ningemadvodzana

aLosetikwako Konkhe.’

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niyakufa njengebantfu bonkhe,

niphele njengato tonkhe tikhulu.”

⁸Vuka-ke, Nkulunkulu,

wehlulele umhlaba,

ngobe nguwe umnikati wetive tonkhe.