UISAYA 40

₁Duduzani, nibaduduze abantu bami,

usho uNkulunkulu wenu.

₂Qungani iJerusalema isibindi,

nimemeze kulo ukuthi ukulwa kwalo sekuphelile

nokuthi buhlanguliwe ububi balo,

ngokuba lamukeliswé esandleni sikaJehova ngokuphindiweyo

ngazo zonke izono zalo.

₃Izwi liyamemeza lithi: Lungisani ehlane indlela kaJehova,

nihlelembe oqwathuleni umgwaqo kaNkulunkulu wethu.

₄Zonke izigodi ziyakuphakanyiswa,

zonke izintaba namagquma kuyakwehliswa;

amagebhugebhu ayakuhlelenjwa,

nemigoxigoxi iyakuba-yithafa.

₅Inkazimulo kaJehova iyakubonakaliswa,

yonke inyama ikubone kanyekanye,

ngokuba umlomo kaJehova ukhulumile.

₆Izwi liyakhuluma lithi: Memeza!

Ngathi: Ngiyakumemezani na?

Inyama yonke ingutshani,

bonke ubuhle bayo bunjengembali yasendle.

₇Utshani buyabuna, imbali iyavuthuluka,

ngokuba umoya kaJehova uyaphephetha kukho.

Impela abantu bangutshani.

₈Utshani buyabuna, imbali iyavuthuluka,

kepha izwi likaNkulunkulu wethu limi kuze kube-phakade.

₉Khuphukela entabeni ende,

wena-Siyoni obika okujabulisayo,

uphakamise ngamandla izwi lakho,

wena-Jerusalema obika okujabulisayo,

uliphakamise ungesabi,

usho emizini yakwaJuda ukuthi:

Bhekani, nangu uNkulunkulu wenu.

₁₀Bhekani, iNkosi uJehova iyeza ngamandla;

ingalo yayo iyakumbusela;

bhekani, umvuzo wayo inawo,

inkokhelo yayo iphambi kwayo.

₁₁Iyakwalusa umhlambi wayo njengomalusi,

ibuthe amawundlu ngemikhono yayo,

iwagone esifubeni sayo,

ihole kahle izindlezane.

₁₂Ngubani olinganisé amanzi ngentende yesandla sakhe,

walinganisa izulu ngeminwe eyeluliweyo,

wahlanganisa uthuli esilinganisweni,

walinganisa izintaba ngezikalo*

namagquma ngezisindo, na?

₁₃Ngubani oqondisile uMoya kaJehova,

wamfundisa engumluleki wakhe, na?

₁₄Walulekana nobani waze wamqondisa,

wamfundisa indlela yokwahlulela,

wamnika ukwazi,

wamazisa indlela yokuqonda, na?

₁₅Bheka, izizwe zinjengethonsi kwasesitsheni,

zibalwa njengothuli lwesilinganiso;

bheka, iziqhingi uyaziphakamisa njengothuli olucolekileyo.

₁₆ILebanoni alanele ukubaswa,

nezilwane zalo azanele ukuba zibengumnikelo wokushiswa.

₁₇Zonke izizwe zinjengento engelutho phambi kwakhe,

zibalwa njengokungelutho nokuyize kuye.

₁₈Niyakumfanisa uNkulunkulu nobani,

nimlinganise namuphi umfanekiso, na?

₁₉Yisithombe yini esibunjiwe yisisebenzi,

sanamekwa ngegolide ngumkhandi,

sancibilikiselwa amaketanga esiliva, na?

₂₀Ompofu kunokuba anikele ngomnikelo onjalo

uyakhetha umuthi ongaboliyo,

azifunele isisebenzi esihlakaniphileyo

ukuba simise isithombe esibaziweyo esingenakuzanyazanyiswa.

₂₁Anazi yini? Anizwa yini? Anitshelwanga yini kwasekuqaleni,

aniqondanga kwasekusekelweni komhlaba, na?

₂₂Nguye ohlezi esiyingelezini somhlaba — abakhile kuwo banjengezintethe — noweneka izulu njengendwangu,

alelule njengetende ukuba kuhlalwe kulo,

₂₃nowenza izikhulu zibe-yinto engelutho,

nabahluleli ukuba babe-yize.

₂₄Yebo, banele ukutshalwa nje,

yebo, banele ukuhlwanyelwa nje,

yebo, isiqu sanele ukugxila nje emhlabathini,

abesephephetha kubo, babune,

isivunguvungu sibasuse njengamabibi.

₂₅Niyakungifanisa nobani ukuba ngifane naye?

usho oNgcwele.

₂₆Phakamiselani amehlo enu phezulu, nibone.

Ngubani odalile lezozinto na?

Nguye okhipha ibandla lazo ngezibalo,

abize zonke ngamagama;

ngobuningi bamandla akhe

nangobukhulu bezikhwepha zakhe

ayisilali neyodwa.

₂₇Usholoni wena-Jakobe,

ukhulumelani wena-Israyeli, ukuthi:

Indlela yami isithekile kuJehova,

ilungelo lami lidlulile kuNkulunkulu wami, na?

₂₈Awazi yini? Awuzwanga na?

UJehova unguNkulunkulu ongunaphakade;

udalile imikhawulo yomhlaba;

akapheli amandla, akakhathali,

nokuqonda kwakhe akunakuphenywa.

₂₉Nguye omupha oyethileyo amandla,

nakongenamandla uyandisa izikhwepha.

₃₀Izinsizwa ziyaphela amandla, zikhathale,

nabasha bawa nokuwa,

₃₁kepha abamethemba uJehova

bayathola amandla amasha,

bayakhuphuka ngamaphiko njengezinkozi,

bagijime bengakhathali,

bahambe bengapheli amandla.