UISAYA 44

₁Kaloku ke yiva, Yakobi mkhonzi wam, Sirayeli endikunyulileyo. ₂Utsho uYehova uMenzi wakho, uMbumbi wakho kwasesizalweni, uMncedi wakho, ukuthi, Musa ukoyika, mkhonzi wam Yakobi, Yeshurun endimnyulileyo. ₃Ngokuba ndiya kugalela amanzi phezu kwabanxaniweyo, nemiqukuqela yamanzi phezu kwelizwe elomileyo. Ndiya kugalela uMoya wam phezu kwembewu yakho, nentsikelelo yam phezu kwenzala yakho. ₄Baya kuhluma phakathi kotyani, njengemingculuba engasemisingeni yamanzi. ₅Omnye uya kuthi, NdingokaYehova; nomnye uya kunqula igama likaYakobi; kwanomnye uya kuzibhala ngesandla sakhe kuYehova, alihloniphe igama likaSirayeli.

₆Utsho uYehova, uKumkani wakwaSirayeli, uMkhululi wakhe, uYehova wemikhosi, ukuthi, Ndingowokuqala, ndingowokugqibela; akukho Thixo ingendim. ₇Ngubani na oshumayela njengam — makaxele andicacisele — ethabathela ekumiseni kwam abantu basendaleni? Izinto ezizayo, neziza kubakho, mabazixele. ₈Musani ukunkwantya, ningajijitheki; andikuvisanga na kwanini, ndanixelela? Ningamangqina am. Kukho Thixo na, ingendim? Akukho liwa, andilazi mna.

₉Abayili bemifanekiso eqingqiweyo bonke bephela baluchuku, neento zabo ezinqwenelekayo azincedi nto; bona bangamangqina azo; ababoni, abazi, ukuze badane. ₁₀Ngubani na oyile uthixo, watyhida umfanekiso ongenakunceda nto? ₁₁Yabona, onke amadlelane awo aya kudana, neengcibi ezo zezasebantwini; mababuthelane bonke bephela, beme, bankwantye, badane kunye.

₁₂Ingcibi yesinyithi ilola inkxola, isebenza ngamalahle avuthayo, isiyila isithixo ngezando, isibenza ngengalo yayo enamandla; kanjalo iyalamba, ingabi namandla; ayiseli manzi, ityhafe. ₁₃Ingcibi yemithi yolula ulutya lokulinganisa, isibabula isiqu saso ngechitywa; isilungisa ngezinto zokuchwela; isibabula isiqu saso ngekompas,• isenze ngemfano yendoda, ngokobuhle bomntu, ukuba sihlale endlwini. ₁₄Ugawula imisedare,• uthabatha umholem• nomoki,• akhethe emithini yehlathi; utyala umpayine,• imvula iwukhulise. ₁₅Woba ke yinto yokuba umntu aphembe umlilo; athabathe kuwo, othe; uphatha kuthi abase umlilo, ose isonka; uphatha kuthi, enze uthixo, aqubude kuye, enze umfanekiso oqingqiweyo, asibekeke kuwo. ₁₆Inxalenye yawo uyitshisa emlilweni; inxalenye yawo uyidla inyama ngayo; wosa ose ahluthe; ewe, uyotha, athi, Hee ke! ndiyotha, ndiva umlilo! ₁₇Oseleyo kuwo uwenza uthixo, umfanekiso wakhe oqingqiweyo, asibekeke kuwo, aqubude kuwo, athandaze kuwo, athi, Ndíhlangule; ngokuba, ùnguthixo wam.

₁₈Àbazi, àbaqondi; ngokuba avingciwe amehlo abo ukuba angaboni, ukuba iintliziyo zabo zingaqiqi; ₁₉banganyamekeli ngeentliziyo zabo, kungabikho kwazi, kungabikho kuqonda, ukuba bathi, Inxalenye yawo ndiyitshisile emlilweni; ewe, ndosa isonka emalahleni awo; ndosa inyama, ndadla; oseleyo kuwo ndiya kuwenza amasikizi na? ndisibekeke na kwinto evele emthini? ₂₀Esukelana nothuthu nje, intliziyo edetshiselweyo imtyekisile kangangokuba angawuhlanguli umphefumlo wakhe, athi, Akukho buxoki na esandleni sam sokunene?

₂₁Khumbula ezo zinto, Yakobi, Sirayeli, ngokuba ungumkhonzi wam; ndikubumbile, ungumkhonzi kum; Sirayeli, akuyi kulityalwa ndim. ₂₂Ndilucimile njengelifu elingqingqwa ukreqo lwakho, nezono zakho njengelifu elisibekeleyo; buyela kum, ngokuba ndikukhulúle ngokukuhlawulela. ₂₃Memelelani, mazulu, ngokuba uYehova ekwenzile; dumani, zinzulu zehlabathi; gqabhukani nimemelele, zintaba, hlathi, nani nonke mithi ekulo; ngokuba uYehova emhlawulele wamkhulula uYakobi, ezihombisile ngoSirayeli.

₂₄Utsho uYehova, uMkhululi wakho, uMbumbi wakho kwasesizalweni, ukuthi, Mna Yehova ndinguMenzi weento zonke; uManeki wezulu ndedwa; uMtwabululi wehlabathi ndingenabani; ₂₅uMtshitshisi wemiqondiso yabaphololoza into engeyiyo; uMgezisi wabavumisayo; uMbuyisi wezilumko umva; uMzulisi wokwazi kwazo; ₂₆uMmisi welizwi lomkhonzi wakhe; uMzalisi wecebo labathunywa bakhe; uNdithi kwiYerusalem, Iya kumiwa; nakwimizi yakwaYuda, Iya kwakhiwa, ndiwamise amanxuwa ayo; ₂₇uNdithi kumanzi enzonzobila, Yitshani, ndiyomise imilambo yakho; ₂₈uNdithi kuKoreshi, Ngumalusi wam, oya kukuzalisa konke ukuthanda kwam; athi kwiYerusalem, Mayakhiwe; nakwitempile, Mayisekwe.