UJOBE 8

₂Koze kube-nini ukhuluma lezizinto,

amazwi akho abe-ngumoya onamandla, na?

₃UNkulunkulu uhlanekezela ukwahlulela yini?

USomandla uphendukezela ukulunga na?

₄Uma abantwana bakho bonile kuye,

yena wabanikela emandleni ezono zabo,

₅khona, uma wena ufunisisa uNkulunkulu,

unxuse kuye uSomandla,

₆uma uhlambulukile, futhi ulungile,

khona yena uyakuvuka ngenxa yakho,

aphumelelise ikhaya lokulunga kwakho.

₇Ukuqala kwakho sekuyakuba-ngokuncane,

nokugcina kwakho kube-ngokukhulu kakhulu.

₈Ake ubuze ezizukulwaneni zakuqala,

uzibhekise lokho abakuphenyileyo oyise bazo,

₉ngokuba thina singabezolo nje, asinalwazi,

lokhu imihla yethu emhlabeni iyithunzi;

₁₀bona abayikukufundisa yini, bakutshele,

bakhiphe amazwi ezinhliziyweni zabo, na?

₁₁Umhlanga ungahluma lapho kungekho-xhaphozi na?

Incema ingamila kungekho-manzi na?

₁₂Uma iseluhlaza, ingakakhiwa,

iyabuna phambi kwabo bonke utshani.

₁₃Zinjalo izindlela zabo bonke abakhohlwa uNkulunkulu:

ithemba longenaNkulunkulu liyakuchitheka;

₁₄ithemba lakhe liyakunqunywa,

nesisekelo sakhe siyindlu yolwembu.

₁₅Uyakwencika endlini yakhe, kepha ayiyikuma;

uyakubambelela kuyo, kepha ayiyikuqina.

₁₆Yena uluhlaza phambi kwelanga;

imixhantela yakhe iyaxhantela ensimini yakhe.

₁₇Izimpande zakhe ziyathandela enqwabeni yamatshe,

aqhekeze indawo yamatshe.

₁₈Uma echithwa endaweni yakhe,

iyakumala ngokuthi: Angizange ngikubone.

₁₉Bheka, injalo indlela yokuthokoza kwakhe;

kuyakuvela abanye othulini.

₂₀UNkulunkulu akamlahli opheleleyo,

kabambi isandla sababi,

₂₁aze agcwalise umlomo wakho ngokuhleka,

nezindebe zakho ngokumemeza.

₂₂Abakuzondayo bayakwembeswa amahloni;

itende lababi aliyobe lisabakho.