UJoweli 1

₁Izwi likaJehova elafika kuJoweli

indodana kaPhethuweli.

₂Yizwani lokhu nina badala,

nibeke indlebe nina nonke enihlezi ezweni.

Kwake kwaba khona emihleni yenu noma emihleni yawobaba na?

₃Kutsheleni abantwana benu,

nabantwana benu abantwana babo,

nabantwana babo esinye isizukulwane.

₄Okushiywe yisibotho kudliwe yisikhonyane,

nokushiywe yisikhonyane kudliwe yizinkumbi,

nokushiywe yizinkumbi kudliwe yinkasa.

₅Phaphamani, zidakwa, nikhale,

nihhewule nonke eniphuza iwayini

ukuthi iwayini linqanyulelwe emlonyeni wenu.

₆Ngokuba kwenyukele ezweni lami

isizwe esinamandla nesingenakubalwa;

amazinyo aso angamazinyo engonyama,

namazinyo aso emihlathi angawengonyamakazi.

₇Sichithile umvini wami,

saxebula umkhiwane wami;

siwuxhozile nokuwuxhoza, sawulahla,

amagatsha awo sawenza aba mhlophe.

₈Khala njengentombi ebhince indwangu yamasaka

ngomyeni wobusha bayo.

₉Iminikelo yempuphu neminikelo yokuphuzwa

inqamukile endlini kaJehova;

abapristi, izikhonzi zikaJehova, bayalila.

₁₀Amasimu achithekile,

umhlabathi uyalila,

ngokuba amabele achithiwe;

iwayini elisha lishile,

amafutha ayawuma.

₁₁Jabhani, balimi, nihhewule nina baphathi bezivini

ngokolweni nangebhali,*

ngokuba isivuno samasimu sichithakele.

₁₂Umvini ubunile,

imikhiwane iwumile;

imipomegranati,* namasundu,

nemi-apula,*

nemithi yonke yasendle kubunile,

ngokuba intokozo ibunile phakathi kwamadodana abantu.

₁₃Bhincani, nikhale, bapristi,

nihhewule, nina zikhonzi ze-altare;

wozani nilale bonke ubusuku ezindwangwini zamasaka,

zikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu wami,

ngokuba iminikelo yempuphu neminikelo yokuphuzwa

kugodliwe endlini kaNkulunkulu wenu.

₁₄Ngcwelisani ukuzila ukudla,

nibize umhlangano;

buthani amalunga,

yebo, bonke abakhe ezweni,

endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu,

nikhale kuJehova.

₁₅Hawu lolo suku!

Ngokuba usuku lukaJehova lusondele,

lufika njengokuchitha kuvela kuSomandla.

₁₆Akunqunywanga ukudla kwethu phambi kwamehlo ethu,

intokozo nenjabulo endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, na?

₁₇Imbewu iyabola phansi kwamagade ayo;

izingobo zichithakele,

izinqolobane zidiliziwe,

ngokuba amabele omile.

₁₈Yeka, ukububula kwezilwane!

Imihlambi yezinkomo ikhungathekile,

ngokuba ayinadlelo,

yebo, nemihlambi yezimvu izithwese icala.

₁₉Ngikhala kuwe Jehova,

ngokuba amadlelo asehlane adliwe ngumlilo,

nelangabi lishisile yonke imithi yasendle.

₂₀Yebo, nezilwane zasendle ziyakulangazelela,

ngokuba imifula yamanzi ishile,

nomlilo udlile amadlelo asehlane.