UISAYA 29

₁Wo kuwe-Ariyeli*, Ariyeli, umuzi

lapho amisa khona uDavide.

Yengezelani umnyaka emnyakeni,

imikhosi iyingilize,

₂ngize ngilicindezele iAriyeli*,

kube-khona ukukhala nokububula,

libe-njengeAriyeli kimi.

₃Ngiyakumisa, ngikuhaqe nxazonke zakho,

ngikuvimbezele ngezinqaba,

ngikumisele izindonga.

₄Uyakubhidlizelwa phansi, ukhulume usemhlabathini;

ukukhuluma kwakho kuyakuthotshiselwa phansi, kuphume othulini,

izwi lakho libe-njengelonedlozi livela emhlabathini,

ukukhuluma kwakho kubethe imilozi othulini.

₅Kodwa isixuku sezitha zakho siyakuba-njengebhuqu elicolekileyo,

noquqaba lwabacindezeli njengamakhoba adlulayo,

yebo, kuyakwenzakala ngokuzumayo ngokuphazima kweso.

₆Uyakuhanjelwa nguJehova-Sebawoti

ngokuduma nangokuzamazama,

nangomsindo omkhulu, nangesivunguvungu, nangesiphepho,

nangelangabi lomlilo oqothulayo.

₇Isixuku sezizwe zonke ezisukela iAriyeli*,

ezisukela lona kanye nenqaba yalo, nezilicindezelayo,

siyakuba-njengephupho nombono wasebusuku.

₈Kuyakuba-njengolambileyo ephupha ukuthi uyadla,

kepha evuka usenephango,

noma njengomileyo ephupha ukuthi uyaphuza,

kepha evuka uyethile, womile;

siyakuba-njalo isixuku sezizwe zonke

ezisukela intaba yaseSiyoni.

₉Zimangaliseni, nimangale;

ziphuphuthiseni, niphuphutheke;

badakiwe, kepha kungengewayini,

bayatengezela, kodwa kungengaphuzo olunamandla.

₁₀Ngokuba uJehova uthululé phezu kwenu

umoya wobuthongo obunzima;

uwavalile amehlo enu,

usibekele abaprofethi benu nezinhloko zenu ababoni.

₁₃Yathi iNkosi: Ngenxa yokuba lababantu besondela,

bangidumise ngemilomo yabo nangezindebe zabo,

kodwa bazidedisele kude nami izinhliziyo zabo,

nokungesaba kwabo kungumyalo wabantu abawufundisiweyo nje,

₁₄ngalokho ngiyakubuye ngenzele lababantu izenzo ezimangalisayo,

izimangaliso impela;

ukuhlakanipha kwabahlakaniphileyo babo kuyakuphela,

nokuqonda kwabaqondileyo babo kuyakusitheka.

₁₅Wo kubona abajula ukuba basithezele uJehova isu labo,

abamisebenzi yabo isebumnyameni,

nabasho ukuthi: Ngubani osibonayo,

ngubani osaziyo, na?

₁₆O ukuphendukezela kwenu!

Ibumba liyakulinganiswa nombumbi yini,

ukuze okwenziweyo kusho ngokwenzileyo ukuthi:

Yena akangenzanga, na?

noma okubunjiweyo kusho ngokubumbileyo ukuthi:

Akanakuqonda, na?

₁₇Akuseyisikhashana nje iLebanoni lize liphenduke insimu,

nensimu ithiwe ihlathi, na?

₁₈Ngalolosuku izithulu ziyakuzwa amazwi encwadi,

namehlo ezimpumputhe ayakubona,

engasenakufiphala ngesigayegaye nabumnyama.

₁₉Abathobekileyo bayakwandisa intokozo yabo kuJehova,

nabampofu kubantu bayakujabula koNgcwele kaIsrayeli.

₂₀Ngokuba umcindezeli akasayikubakhona,

nesideleli siyakube singasekho,

nabo bonke abazulumba ububi bayakube beqothuliwe,

₂₁ababemtholisa umuntu icala ngezwi nje,

bambekela ugibe yena owathetha amacala esangweni,

bachezukisa olungileyo ngento engelutho.

₂₂Ngalokho ngendlu kaJakobe usho kanje uJehova

owamhlenga uAbrahama, uthi:

UJakobe akasayikuba-namahloni,

nobuso bakhe abusayikuphaphatheka.

₂₃Ngokuba lapho ebona abantwana bakhe,

umsebenzi wezandla zami phakathi kwakhe,

bayakungcwelisa igama lami,

yebo, bayakungcwelisa oNgcwele kaJakobe,

bamesabe uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.

₂₄Abaduka emoyeni bayakwazi, baqonde,

nabakhononayo bayakufunda, bakwamukele.