Isono nokusindiswa
1Bheka, isandla sikaJehova asifinyeziwe
ukuba singasindisi,
nendlebe yakhe ayinzima
ukuba ingezwa.
2Kepha ububi benu bunahlukanisile noNkulunkulu,
nezono zenu zibusithile ubuso bakhe kini
ukuba angezwa.
3Ngokuba izandla zenu zingcolile igazi,
neminwe yenu ububi;
izindebe zenu zomlomo zikhuluma amanga,
nezilimi zenu zinyenyeza okubi.
4Akakho omemeza ngokulunga,
akakho owahlulela ngeqiniso;
bethemba kokuyize, bakhuluma amanga;
bakhulelwe yingozi, bazala ububi.
5Bachamisela amaqanda ebululu,
baluka ubulembu bolwembu;
odlayo amaqanda abo uyafa,
okuchotshozwayo kuqhamuka kuyibululu.
6Ubulembu babo abuyikuba-yizingubo,
futhi abanakuzimboza ngemisebenzi yabo;
isenzo sendluzula sisezandleni zabo.
7Izinyawo zabo zigijimela ebubini,
bashesha ukuchitha igazi elingenacala;
imicabango yabo iyimicabango yobubi;
incithakalo nokubhujiswa kusezindleleni zabo.
8Indlela yokuthula abayazi,
nokwahlulela akukho emikhondweni yabo;
bazenzele izindlela eziyisigwegwe,
bonke abahamba ngazo abazi ukuthula.
9Ngalokho ukwahlulela kukude nathi,
nokulunga akusifumani;
sihlalela ukukhanya, kepha bheka, ubumnyama;
silindela imini, kepha sihamba ekuhlweni.
10Siphuthaza udonga njengempumputhe,
yebo, siphumputha njengabangenamehlo;
sikhubeka emini njengasekuhweleleni;
phakathi kwabaphilayo sinjengabafileyo.
11Siyagwavuma sonke njengamabhere*,
siyalilisela nokulilisela njengamajuba;
silindela ukwahlulela, kepha akukho,
nokusindiswa, kepha kukude nathi.
12Ngokuba iziphambeko zethu zandile phambi kwakho,
nezono zethu ziyafakaza ngathi;
ngokuba iziphambeko zethu zikithi,
nokona kwethu siyakwazi:
13ukuphambuka nokumphika uJehova,
nokumhlubuka uNkulunkulu wethu,
nokukhuluma ukucindezela nokwambuka,
nokucabanga nokukhuluma amazwi amanga aphuma enhliziyweni.
14Ukwahlulela kubuyiselwa emuva,
nokulunga kumi kude,
ngokuba iqiniso liyakhubeka esigcawini,
nobuqotho abunakungena.
15Iqiniso lisilele;
osuka ebubini uzenza impango;
uJehova wakubona lokho, kwaba-kubi emehlweni akhe
ukuthi ukwahlulela akukho.
16Wabona ukuthi akukho-muntu,
wamangala ukuthi wayengekho omelayo;
yayisimsindisa ingalo yakhe,
nokulunga kwakhe kwamphasa.
17Wafaka ukulunga njengebhantshi lensimbi,
nesigqoko sensindiso ekhanda lakhe;
wagqoka izingubo zokuphindisela zaba-ngezokwembatha,
wazembesa ukushisekela njengengubo.
18Njengokwenza kwabo, kanjalo uyakubaphindisela:
ukufutheka kuzo izitha zakhe,
nokwenza kwabo kwabamelene naye,
abuyisele eziqhingini izenzo zazo.
19Bayakulesaba igama likaJehova entshonalanga,
nenkazimulo yakhe empumalanga,
ngokuba uyakufika njengomfula okhahlamezayo,
oqhutshwa ngumoya kaJehova.
20Kepha uyakufika eSiyoni engumhlengi,
nakulabo abakwaJakobe ababuya eziphambekweni, usho uJehova.
21Mina-ke, lokhu kuyisivumelwano sami nabo, usho uJehova, sokuthi umoya wami ophezu kwakho namazwi ami engiwabeké emlonyeni wakho akuyikusuka emlonyeni wakho, nasemlonyeni wenzalo yakho, nasemlonyeni wenzalo yenzalo yakho, usho uJehova, kusukela manje kuze kube-phakade.