Isililo sososizini olukhulu nomkhuleko wokusizwa

Ihubo lika-Asafa.

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bangcolisile ithempeli lakho elingcwele;

benze iJerusalema libe yincithakalo.

²Bazinikile izidumbu zezinceku zakho

zibe ngukudla kwezinyoni zezulu,

inyama yabakwesabayo kuzo izilo zomhlaba.

³Bachithile igazi labo njengamanzi nxazonke zeJerusalema,

akwababikho obembelayo.

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umbhinqo nenhlekiso kwabasiphahlileyo.

⁵Koze kube nini, Jehova,

uthukuthele njalo,

ukushisekela kwakho kuvutha njengomlilo, na?

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naphezu kwemibuso engakhulekeli igama lakho.

⁷Ngokuba sebemdlile uJakobe,

umuzi wakhe sebewuchithile.

⁸Mawungasibaleli amacala akuqala;

umusa wakho mawusheshe usihlangabeze,

ngokuba sesibuthakathaka kakhulu.

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ngenxa yenkazimulo yegama lakho;

usikhulule, usithethelele izono zethu

ngenxa yegama lakho.

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“Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo na?”

Makwazeke kwabezizwe emehlweni ethu

ukuphindiselwa kwegazi lezinceku zakho elichithiweyo.

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londoloza ngobukhulu bengalo

yakho asebengabantwana bokufa.

¹²Buyisela kubakhelwane bethu,

kuphindwe kasikhombisa esifubeni sabo

inhlamba abakuhlambalaza ngayo, Nkosi.

¹³Khona thina bantu bakho,

izimvu zedlelo lakho,

siyakukubonga kuze kube phakade,

sishumayele udumo lwakho ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.

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.

Ihubo lomkhosi

Kumholi wokuhlabelela. NgeGititi.* Elika-Asafa.

81¹Halalisani uNkulunkulu amandla ethu,

nimemeze ngokujabula kuNkulunkulu kaJakobe.

²Hlabani ihubo,

nithathe isigubhu nehabhu* elihle nogubhu.

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nasekuhlanganeni kwenyanga ngosuku lomkhosi wethu.

⁴Ngokuba kuyisimiso kwa-Israyeli

nomthetho kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe.

⁵Kungubufakazi abumisayo kwaJosefa mhla ephuma ezweni laseGibithe.

Ngizwa ulimi ebengingalwazi luthi:

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izandla zakhe zakhululeka eqomeni lokuthwala.

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ngakuphendula ngisekusithekeni kokuduma,

ngakuvivinya ngasemanzini aseMeriba. Sela*

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ngizakufakaza kini ukuthi:

O Israyeli, sengathi ungangilalela!

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ungakhuleki kunkulunkulu wabezizwe.

¹⁰Mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho

owakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe;

khamisa umlomo wakho, ngiwugcwalise.

¹¹“Kepha abantu bami abalalelanga izwi lami,

u-Israyeli akanginakanga.

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ukuba bahambe ngokuthanda kwabo.

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u-Israyeli ahambe ezindleleni zami.

¹⁴Bengiyakuthobisa masinyane izitha zabo,

ngiselulele isandla sami kwabamelene nabo.

¹⁵Abazondi bakaJehova bebeyakuzithobela kuye,

kepha isikhathi sabantu bami besiyakuba khona kuze kube phakade.

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yebo, bengiyakubasuthisa ngezinyosi zasesiweni.”