UISAYA 5

₁Mangihlabelele ngothandiweyo wami,

isihlabelelo sothandiweyo wami ngesivini sakhe.

Othandiweyo wami wayenesivini egqumeni elivundile kakhulu;

₂wasimba, wakhipha amatshe aso,

wasitshala ngomvini omuhle,

wakha isiqongo sokulinda phakathi kwaso,

waqopha isikhamo kuso,

wethemba ukuthi siyakuthela izithelo zomvini,

kepha saveza izithelo zasendle.

₃Manje nina enakhileyo eJerusalema

namadoda akwaJuda,

ake nahlulele phakathi kwami nesivini sami.

₄Nga kwenziwani futhi esivinini sami engingakwenzanga kuso na?

Kungani ukuba lapho ngithembé ukuthi siyakuthela izithelo zomvini,

saveza izithelo zasendle, na?

₅Sengiyakunitshela engiyakukwenza kuso isivini sami:

ngiyakususa uthango lwaso, ukuze sidliwe,

ngidilize ugange lwaso,

ukuze sinyathelwe.

₆Ngiyakusenza sibe-yincithakalo;

asiyikuthenwa, asiyikulinywa,

kepha kuyakuvela amakhakhasi nameva;

futhi ngiyakuyala amafu ukuba anganisi imvula phezu kwaso.

₇Ngokuba isivini sikaJehova-Sebawoti siyindlu kaIsrayeli,

namadoda akwaJuda ayisithombo sakhe esithandekayo;

wabheka ukwahlulela, kepha bheka, ngukucindezela,

yebo, ukulunga, kepha bheka, ngukukhala.

₈Wo kubona abahlanganisa indlu nendlu,

besondeza insimu nensimu,

kuze kungabe kusaba-khona indawo,

kwakhe nina nodwa emhlabeni!

₉UJehova-Sebawoti wathi ezindlebeni zami:

Impela izindlu eziningi ziyakuba-yincithakalo,

nezinkulu nezinhle zingabi-namuntu ohlala kuzo.

₁₀Ngokuba amaeka* ayishumi esivini

ayakuthela ibhati* elilodwa,

nehomere* lembewu liyakuthela iefa* nje.

₁₁Wo kubona abavuka ekuseni,

ukuze balandele uphuzo olunamandla,

balibale kuze kuhlwe, bashe iwayini!

₁₂Ihabhu* nogubhu, isigubhu negenkle, newayini

kukhona emadilini abo,

kepha abanakekeli imisebenzi kaJehova,

nezenzo zezandla zakhe abaziboni.

₁₃Ngalokho abantu bami bayathunjwa bengazi,

nabadumileyo babo bayalamba,

nezixuku zabo zigangathekile ngokoma.

₁₄Ngalokho indawo yabafileyo yandisile isifiso sayo,

yavula umlomo wayo ngokungalinganiswayo;

kwehlela kuyo amakhosi abo, nesixuku sabo esixokozelayo,

kanye nabajabulayo phakathi kwabo.

₁₅Abantu bayafoliswa,

namadoda ayathotshiswa,

namehlo abaziphakamisayo ayathotshiswa,

₁₆kepha uJehova-Sebawoti uphakeme ekwahluleleni,

uNkulunkulu oNgcwele ungcwelisiwe ngokulunga.

₁₇Amawundlu ayakuklaba njengasemadlelweni awo,

nasezincithakalweni zabacebileyo kuyakuklaba amazinyane.

₁₈Wo kubona abadonsa ukona ngezintambo zamanga,

nezono kungathi ngamagoda ezinqola,

₁₉abasho ukuthi: Makaphuthume, asheshise umsebenzi wakhe

ukuba siwubone,

kusondele isiluleko soNgcwele kaIsrayeli, sifike

ukuba sisazi!

₂₀Wo kubona abasho okubi ukuthi kungokuhle,

nokuhle ukuthi kungububi,

ababeka ubumnyama bube-ngukukhanya,

nokukhanya kube-ngubumnyama,

babeke nokubabayo kube-ngubumtoti,

nobumtoti bube-ngokubabayo!

₂₁Wo kubona abahlakaniphile emehlweni abo

nabaqondile ekuboneni kwabo!

₂₂Wo kubona abangamaqhawe ngokuphuza iwayini

namadoda anamandla ngokuxubanisa uphuzo olunamandla,

₂₃abathetha ababi ngenxa yemivuzo,

basuse ukulunga kwabalungileyo!

₂₄Ngalokho njengolimi lomlilo ludla amabibi,

nezikhotha ezomileyo zizika elangabini,

impande yabo iyakuba-njengokubola,

nembali yabo iyakuthuquka njengebhuqu,

ngokuba balahlile umthetho kaJehova-Sebawoti,

balidelela izwi loNgcwele kaIsrayeli.

₂₅Ngalokho intukuthelo kaJehova iyavuthela isizwe sakhe;

welulela isandla sakhe kuso, uyasishaya;

izintaba ziyathuthumela,

nezidumbu zabo ziyimfucumfucu phakathi ezitaladini;

kukho konke lokhu intukuthelo yakhe ayibuyi,

isandla sakhe siseluliwe.

₂₆Uyakuphakamisela isizwe esikude ibhanela*,

asihlabele ikhwelo ekugcineni komhlaba;

bheka, uyeza masinyane ngejubane.

₂₇Akakho oyakukhathala, akhubeke kuso;

akakho oyakozela, alale;

ibhande* lezinkalo zabo aliyikuthukuluka,

nomchilo wezicathulo zabo awuyikugqabuka,

₂₈bona abamicibisholo yabo ibukhali,

nayo yonke iminsalo yabo insaliwe;

izinyawo zamahashi abo ziyakubalwa njengensengetsha,

namasondo abo njengesivunguvungu.

₂₉Ukubhonga kwabo kunjengokwengonyamakazi,

bayakubhonga njengamabhongo ebhubesi,

yebo, bayakugwavuma, babambe impango yabo,

bamuke nayo, kungekho oyophulayo.

₃₀Bayakugwavuma phezu kwabo ngalolosuku

njengokuduma kolwandle;

uma umuntu ebuka umhlaba,

bheka, naso isigayegaye sobumnyama,

nokukhanya kwenziwe-mnyama ngamafu awo.