UJOWELI 2

₁Bethani icilongo eSiyoni,

nihlabe umkhosi entabeni yami engcwele;

mabathuthumele bonke abakhé ezweni,

ngokuba luyeza usuku lukaJehova, ngokuba lusondele;

₂usuku lobumnyama nolwesigayegaye,

usuku lwamafu nolobumnyama obukhulu,

njengokusa kwenekwé ezintabeni,

abantu abaningi abanamandla

abangazange babe-ngabanjalo kwasendulo,

nabangasoze baba-ngabanjalo emva kwabo

kuze kube-naseminyakeni yezizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

₃Phambi kwabo kuyadla umlilo,

nasemva kwabo kushisa ilangabi;

izwe liphambi kwabo njengensimu yase-Edene,

nangasemva kwabo kuyihlane lencithakalo,

akukho okubabalekelayo.

₄Isimo sabo sinjengesimo samahashi,

bagijima njengabamahashi.

₅Bangqabashiya ngomsindo wezinqola

eziqongweni zezintaba,

njengokuchochoza kwelangabi lomlilo elidla amabibi

nanjengabantu abanamandla, abahlelelwe ukulwa.

₆Phambi kwabo abantu bayathuthumela,

bonke ubuso buyaphaphatheka.

₇Bagijima njengamaqhawe,

bakhwela ezingangeni njengamadoda empi;

bahamba, kube-yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe,

abaphambanisi izindlela zabo.

₈Abahlohlolozani omunye nomunye;

bahamba, kube-yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe;

baziphonsa phakathi kwezikhali, abakhawuli.

₉Batheleka emzini,

bagijima ogangeni;

bakhuphukela ezindlini,

bangena ngamafasitele njengesela.

₁₀Umhlaba uyazamazama phambi kwabo,

amazulu ayathuthumela;

ilanga nenyanga kuphenduka ubumnyama,

nezinkanyezi zisusa ukukhanya kwazo.

₁₁UJehova uzwakalisa izwi lakhe

phambi kwempi yakhe,

ngokuba ibandla lakhe likhulu kakhulu,

nowenza izwi lakhe unamandla;

yebo, usuku lukaJehova lukhulu, luyesabeka kakhulu;

ngubani ongaluthwala na?

₁₂Kepha manje, usho uJehova,

phendukelani kimi ngenhliziyo yenu yonke,

nangokuzila ukudla, nangokukhala, nangokulila,

₁₃niklebhule inhliziyo yenu, hayi izingubo zenu,

niphendukele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu,

ngokuba yena unomusa, unobumnene,

wephuza ukuthukuthela, unesihe esikhulu,

uhawukela nomubi.

₁₄Ngubani owaziyo uma engayikubuya, ahawukele,

ashiye isibusiso emva kwakhe,

kube-ngumnikelo wempuphu nomnikelo wokuphuzwa

kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, na?

₁₅Bethani icilongo eSiyoni,

ningcwelise ukuzila ukudla,

nibize umhlangano;

₁₆buthani abantu, ningcwelise ibandla,

niqoqe abadala, nibuthe izingane nabancelayo;

umyeni makaphume ekamelweni lakhe,

nomakoti emgonqweni wakhe.

₁₇Abapristi, izikhonzi zikaJehova, mabakhale phakathi kompheme nealtare, bathi:

Hawukela abantu bakho, Jehova,

unganikeli isabelo sakho sibe-yinhlamba,

ukuze abezizwe bababhinqe;

yini ukuba basho phakathi kwabantu, bathi:

Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo na?

₁₈UJehova wayesehawukela izwe lakhe,

wabahawukela abantu bakhe.

₁₉UJehova waphendula, wathi kubantu bakhe:

Bhekani, ngiyakunithumela

amabele, newayini, namafutha,

nisuthe ngakho,

ngingabe ngisanenza

inhlamba phakathi kwabezizwe.

₂₀Ngiyakudedisela kude nani owasenyakatho,

ngimxoshele ezweni elomileyo nelichithakeleyo,

ubuso bakhe bube-ngaselwandle lwasempumalanga,

umuva wakhe ube-ngaselwandle lwasentshonalanga,

kukhuphuke ukunuka kwakhe,

kwenyuke iphunga lakhe elibi;

ngokuba wenzile izinto ezinkulu.

₂₁Ungesabi, lizwe;

jabula, uthokoze,

ngokuba uJehova wenzile izinto ezinkulu.

₂₂Ningesabi, zilwane zasendle,

ngokuba amadlelo asehlane ayahluma,

nemithi ithela izithelo,

umkhiwane nomvini kuveza amandla akho.

₂₃Jabulani, bantwana baseSiyoni,

nithokoze kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu,

ngokuba uninika imvula yokuqala ngokulunga,

unehlisela imvula,

eyokuqala neyamuva, njengasekuqaleni.

₂₄Izibuya ziyakugcwala amabele,

nezikhongozelo ziyakuchichima iwayini namafutha.

₂₅Ngiyakubuyisela kini iminyaka

eyadliwa yisikhonyane,

nezinkumbi, nenkasa, nesibotho,

impi yami enkulu engayithuma phakathi kwenu.

₂₆Niyakudla nokudla, nisuthe,

nilidumise igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu

oniphathé ngokumangalisayo;

abantu bami abayikujabha kuze kube-phakade.

₂₇Niyakwazi ukuthi ngiphakathi kukaIsrayeli

nokuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, akakho omunye;

abantu bami abayikujabha kuze kube-phakade.

₂₈Kuyakuthi ngasemuva ngithulule uMoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama;

amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuprofetha,

abadala benu baphuphe amaphupho,

izinsizwa zenu zibone imibono;

₂₉naphezu kwezinceku nezincekukazi ngalezozinsuku

ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami.

₃₀Ngiyakuveza izimangaliso ezulwini nasemhlabeni,

igazi, nomlilo, nezinsika zomusi.

₃₁Ilanga liyakuphenduka ubumnyama,

inyanga ibe-yigazi,

lungakafiki usuku olukhulu nolwesabekayo lukaJehova.

₃₂Kuyakuthi bonke ababiza igama likaJehova

bakhululwe,

ngokuba entabeni yaseSiyoni naseJerusalema

kuyakuba-ngabasindileyo,

njengalokho eshilo uJehova,

naphakathi kwabaseleyo kube-ngababizwa nguJehova.