Ukuphenduka nomusa
1Buyela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, Israyeli,
ngokuba ukhubekile ngobubi bakho.
2Thabathani amazwi,
nibuyele kuJehova,
nithi kuye: Susa konke okubi,
wamukele okuhle,
sinikele ngemilomo yethu
njengangezinkunzi.
3IAsiriya aliyikusisindisa,
asisayikukhwela amahashi,
singasasho kuyo imisebenzi yezandla zethu ukuthi ngonkulunkulu bethu,
ngokuba intandane iphiwa umusa kuwe.
4Ngiyakuphulukisa ukuhlehla kwabo,
ngibathande ngesihle,
ngokuba intukuthelo yami ibuyile kubo.
5Ngiyakuba-njengamazolo kuIsrayeli;
uyakukhahlela njengomnduze,
enabise izimpande zakhe njengeLebanoni.
6Imixhantela yakhe iyakuxhantela,
ubuhle bakhe bube-njengomnqumo,
iphunga lakhe libe-njengeLebanoni.
7Bayakubuya, bahlale emthunzini wakhe,
babuye baphile njengamabele,
bakhahlele njengomvini,
igama lakhe lodumo libe-njengomvini waseLebanoni.
8Efrayimi, ngisenendabani nezithombe na?
Mina ngiyakumphendula, ngimbheke;
nginjengomsayipuresi* oluhlaza,
kimina izithelo zakho ziyafunyanwa.
9Ngubani ohlakaniphile, aqonde lezizinto;
ngubani onomqondo, azazi, na?
Ngokuba izindlela zikaJehova zilungile;
abalungileyo bayakuhamba ngazo,
kepha abaphambukayo bayakukhubeka ngazo.
