UYOBI 22

₂“Ngaba ukhona na umntu oluncedo kuThixo?

Ngaba angazuza lutho na kwinkintsela yesilumko?

₃Uthi ngaba uSomandla unolutho aluzuzayo ukuba wena ulilungisa?

Khona sekusithiwa awunabala, imnceda ntoni loo nto?

₄“Ngaba uThixo angakohlwaya na ngenxa yokuba umthobela,

aze akumise enkundleni?

₅Akungebi ngokuba wone gqitha,

nobugwenxa bakho bungenasiphelo?

₆Kaloku wena amawenu uwamisele isibambiso ngaphandle kwesizathu;

ude uwohluthe nempahla yawo yokunxiba, asale eze.

₇Abadiniweyo benxaniwe awuluthobanga unxano lwabo,

nabalambileyo ubavimbile ukutya.

₈Wena ubusisinhanha esinemihlaba;

ubungummi obekekileyo.

₉Kanti awanelanga kukungancedi bahlolokazi,

koko ude waxhaphaza wacinezela neenkedama ezi!

₁₀Ngoko ke ngoku ubhijelwe zizabatha;

uminxwe naliphaphu.

₁₁Ngoku ukhulelwe bubumnyama, awuboni;

ugutyungelwe naziimpuphuma.

₁₂“Andithi na kaloku uThixo yena uhlala emajukujukwini amazulu?

Neenkwenkwezi ngokwazo kuloo malenga-lenga zikuwo yena uzivelele.

₁₃Ube ke wena usithi: ‘Wazi ntoni uThixo?

Esithwe ziingqimba zamafu nje, angasigweba njani?’

₁₄Uthi: ‘Akaboni; uvalelwe ngamafu;

kuphela uhamba-hamba phaya esibhakabhakeni.’

₁₅Ngaba usazimisele ukuhamba indlela yamandulo,

ulandele ikhondo labantu abakhohlakeleyo?

₁₆Kaloku bona baxhwilwe kwangaphambi kwexesha labo;

izikhukula zemka neziseko zabo.

₁₇Aba ngabo babesithi kuThixo: ‘Suka kuthi.

Angasenza ntoni na uSomandla?’

₁₈Kambe ke ikwanguye ozalisa imizi yabo ngobuqhele-qhele.

Phofu ke mna andihambisani neqhinga lezikhohlakali.

₁₉“Amalungisa ayakubona ukutshabalala kwezikhohlakali, asuke avuye;

abamsulwa bahlekisa ngazo besithi:

₂₀‘Inene, iintshaba zethu zitshatyalalisiwe,

nobutyebi bazo budliwe ngumlilo.’

₂₁“Ngoko ke wena zilahlele kuThixo, ube noxolo kunye naye;

kwakuba njalo ke uya kuzuza okulungileyo.

₂₂Yamkela imfundiso ephuma emlonyeni wakhe,

uwamilisele entliziyweni yakho amazwi akhe.

₂₃Ewe, ukuba uyabuyela kuSomandla uya kwakheka;

nto nje wena lahla la manyondololo aqhubeka kulo mzi wakho.

₂₄Igolide yakho yilahle,

neyona yodidi yaseOfire yithathe njengamatye nje aphaya entlanjeni.

₂₅Kuphela igolide yakho mayibe nguSomandla,

neengqumba zesiliva yakho mayibe kwanguye.

₂₆Wakuba wenjenjalo ke uya kukholosa ngoThixo uSomandla,

ubujongise kuye ubuso bakho.

₂₇Uya kuthandaza kuye eve;

ngokunjalo ke nezibhambathiso zakho uzifezekise.

₂₈Izigqibo zakho ziya kuphumelela,

ngokunjalo nendlela yakho ibe mhlophe.

₂₉Xa abantu bekhahlelwe phantsi uze uthi: ‘Nceda ubaphakamise.’

UThixo uya kubahlangula abazithobileyo;

₃₀ewe, ude ahlangule nongekho msulwa,

emsindisa ngobunyulu bezandla zakho.”