Umkhuleko wokusizwa kuka-Israyeli

Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Indlela: Iminduze; ubufakazi. Elika-Asafa. Ihubo.

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ohola uJosefa njengomhlambi,

ohlezi phezu kwamakherubi;*

mawubonakale ngokukhazimula.

²Vusa amandla akho phambi kuka-Efrayimi noBenjamini noManase,

uze ukusisindisa.

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ukhanyise ubuso bakho,

khona siyakusindiswa.

⁴Jehova Nkulunkulu Sebawoti,

koze kube nini uthunqela ngolaka umkhuleko wabantu bakho na?

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wabaphuzisa izinyembezi ngesilinganiso esikhulu.

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nezitha zethu zisihleka usulu.

⁷Sibuyise, Nkulunkulu Sebawoti,

ukhanyise ubuso bakho,

khona siyakusindiswa.

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waxosha abezizwe, watshala wona.

⁹Wawulungisela indawo phambi kwawo,

wagxila, wagcwalisa umhlaba.

¹⁰Izintaba zambozwa ngumthunzi wawo,

nemisedari* kaNkulunkulu ngamagatsha awo.

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aze afika elwandle,

namaxhantela awo, aze afika emfuleni.

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baze bawukhe bonke abadlula ngendlela, na?

¹³Ingulube yasehlathini iyawudla,

nezilwane zasendle ziyawuqothula.

¹⁴Nkulunkulu Sebawoti, mawubuye;

bheka usezulwini, ubone,

unakekele lo mvini,

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nendodana ozikhulisele yona.

¹⁶Ushiswe ngumlilo, unqunyiwe;

bayakubhubha ngokukhuza kobuso bakho.

¹⁷Isandla sakho masibe phezu kwendoda yesokunene sakho,

phezu kwendodana yomuntu ozikhulisele yona;

¹⁸khona asisayikuhoshekela emuva kuwe;

siphilise, khona siyakukhuleka egameni lakho.

¹⁹Sibuyise, Jehova Nkulunkulu Sebawoti;

ukhanyise ubuso bakho,

khona siyakusindiswa.