UISAYA 49

₁Ngilaleleni nina-ziqhingi,

niqaphele nina-bantu abakude;

uJehova ungibizile kwasekuzalweni,

waqamba igama lami kwasezibilinini zikamame.

₂Wawenza umlomo wami njengenkemba ebukhali,

wangithukusa ethunzini lesandla sakhe,

wangenza umcibisholo ophucuziweyo,

wangithukusa esambweni sakhe.

₃Wathi kimi: Uyinceku yami,

uIsrayeli, engiyakuzidumisa kuye.

₄Kepha ngase ngithi mina: Ngikhandlekele ize,

amandla ami ngiwachithele okuyize nokungelutho;

nokho ilungelo lami likuJehova,

nomvuzo wami ukuNkulunkulu wami.

₅Manje uthi uJehova

owangibumba kwasekuzalweni ukuba ngibe-yinceku yakhe

yokubuyisela kuye uJakobe,

kubuthelwe kuye noIsrayeli futhi —

ngidunyisiwe emehlweni kaJehova,

uNkulunkulu wami waba-ngamandla ami —

₆yebo, uthi: Kuyinto elula ukuba ubeyinceku yami

ukuvusa izizwe zakwaJakobe,

nokubuyisa abaseleyo bakwaIsrayeli;

ngalokho ngiyakukubeka ube-ngukukhanya kwabezizwe,

ube-yinsindiso yami kuze kube-semkhawulweni womhlaba.

₇Usho kanje uJehova,

uMhlengi kaIsrayeli noNgcwele wakhe,

kodelelwa nokudelelwa noyisinengiso esizweni,

koyinceku yababusi, uthi:

Amakhosi ayakubona, asukume,

izikhulu zibone, zikhothame

ngenxa kaJehova othembekile,

oNgcwele kaIsrayeli okukhethileyo.

₈Usho kanje uJehova, uthi:

Ngiyakuphendula ngesikhathi somusa,

ngosuku lokusindiswa ngiyakusiza;

ngiyakukulondoloza, ngikubeke

ube-yisivumelwano sabantu

sokubuyisa izwe

nokubenza badle amafa achithekileyo,

₉uthi kwababoshiweyo: Phumani,

nakwabasebumnyameni: Velani.

Bayakuklaba ngasezindleleni,

amadlelo abo abe-semagqumeni onke.

₁₀Abayikulamba, abayikoma,

abayikushaywa yisifudumezi nelanga,

ngokuba yena onomusa kubo uyakubahola,

abayise emithonjeni yamanzi.

₁₁Ngiyakuzenza zonke izintaba zami zibe-yizindlela,

imendo yami iphakame.

₁₂Bheka, laba bayakuvela kude;

bheka, laba bayakuvela enyakatho nasentshonalanga,

nalaba ezweni laseSinimi.

₁₃Jabulani nina-mazulu, uthokoze nawe-mhlaba,

niqhumuke ngokuhlabelela nina-zintaba,

ngokuba uJehova ududuza abantu bakhe,

abe-nomusa kwabahluphekileyo bakhe.

₁₄Kepha iSiyoni lithi: UJehova ungishiyile,

iNkosi ingikhohliwe.

₁₅Owesifazane angakhohlwa umntwana wakhe oncelayo

ukuba angabi-namusa kuyo indodana yesizalo sakhe na?

Yebo, bona bangakhohlwa,

kodwa mina anginakukukhohlwa wena.

₁₆Bheka, ezandleni zami ngikubhalile,

izingange zakho ziphambi kwami njalo.

₁₇Abantwana bakho bayashesha;

abakuchithayo nabakwenza ize baphuma kuwe.

₁₈Phakamisa amehlo akho nxazonke, ubone:

bonke bayabuthana, bafika kuwe.

Kuphila kwami, usho uJehova,

impela uyakubembatha bonke njengemvunulo,

uzibhince ngabo njengomakoti.

₁₉Ngokuba izindawo zakho ezichithekileyo neziyize

nezwe lakho eliqothuliweyo

kuyakuminyana ngabakhileyo khona,

nabakugwinyileyo bayakuba-kude.

₂₀Abantwana bokusweziselwa kwakho

basayakusho ezindlebeni zakho ukuthi:

Indawo ingumcingo kimi;

sukani kimi ukuba ngihlale.

₂₁Besewusho enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi:

Ngubani ongizalele laba,

lokhu ngaphuciwe abantwana bami, ngingenalutho,

ngingumthunjwa, ngingozulazulayo, na?

Ngubani okhulisé laba na?

Bheka, ngasala ngedwa;

laba babephi na?

₂₂Isho kanje iNkosi uNkulunkulu, ithi:

Bheka, ngiyakuphakamisela izizwe izandla zami,

ngimisele abantu ibhanela* lami;

bayakuletha amadodana akho esifubeni sabo,

namadodakazi akho ayakuthwalwa emahlombe.

₂₃Amakhosi ayakuba-ngabazanyana bakho,

namakhosikazi awo ayakuba-ngabancelisi bakho;

bayakukukhothamela ubuso bubheké phansi,

bakhothe uthuli lwezinyawo zakho;

uyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova,

abethemba kimi abayikujabha.

₂₄Impango ingasuswa kuwo amaqhawe,

nabathunjwa bangophulwa kubacindezeli, na?

₂₅Noma kunjalo, uJehova uthi:

Yebo, abathunjwa bamaqhawe bangasuswa,

nempango yabacindezeli iyakophulwa,

kepha mina ngiyakulwa naye olwa nawe,

ngisindise abantwana bakho.

₂₆Ngiyakudlisa abacindezeli bakho inyama yabo,

badakwe yigazi labo njengangewayini elimnandi;

inyama yonke iyakwazi ukuthi minaJehova nginguMsindisi wakho,

noMhlengi wakho, uMninimandla kaJakobe.