Ihubo 78

₁Zwanini, bantu bami, umthetho wami,

nibeke izindlebe zenu emazwini omlomo wami.

₂Ngizakuvula umlomo wami ngomfanekiso,

ngibonakalise izimfihlakalo zasendulo.

₃Esikuzwileyo sakwazi,

nawobaba abasitshela khona,

₄asinakukufihla kubantwana babo,

izindumiso zikaJehova zisitshele kuso isizukulwane esizayo,

namandla akhe nezimangaliso zakhe azenzileyo.

₅Ngokuba wamisa ubufakazi kwaJakobe,

wabeka umthetho kwa-Israyeli,

ayala ngawo obaba

ukuba bafundise abantwana babo,

₆ukuze isizukulwane esilandelayo sazi,

abantwana abayakuzalwa,

bavuke, batshele abantwana babo,

₇babeke ithemba labo kuNkulunkulu,

bangakhohlwa imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu,

kepha bagcine imiyalo yakhe.

₈Bangabi njengawoyise,

isizukulwane esiphambeneyo nesihlubukayo,

isizukulwane esingaqinisanga inhliziyo yaso,

nesimoya waso wawungathembekile kuNkulunkulu.

₉Abantu bakwa-Efrayimi,

sebehlomile bephethe iminsalo,

babuyela emuva ngosuku lokulwa.

₁₀Abasigcinanga isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu,

benqaba ukuhamba emthethweni wakhe,

₁₁bakhohlwa imisebenzi yakhe

nezimangaliso zakhe abebabonisile zona.

₁₂Wazenza izimangaliso emehlweni awoyise

ezweni laseGibithe endaweni yaseSowani.

₁₃Wahlukanisa ulwandle, wabawelisa;

wamisa amanzi njengodonga.

₁₄Wabahola ngefu emini,

nobusuku bonke ngokukhanya komlilo.

₁₅Waqhekeza amadwala ehlane,

wabaphuzisa njengasotweni olujulileyo.

₁₆Waphumisa edwaleni izifufula,

wehlisa amanzi njengemifula.

₁₇Nokho baqhubeka benza ukona kuye,

baphambana noPhezukonke ehlane.

₁₈Bamlinga uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yabo

ngokucela ukudla abakufisayo.

₁₉Bakhuluma kabi ngoNkulunkulu, bathi:

“UNkulunkulu angalungisa isithebe ehlane na?

₂₀Bhekani, washaya idwala,

kwaphuma amanzi,

nemifula yampompoza;

kepha angabanika nesinkwa,

alungisele abantu bakhe inyama, na?”

₂₁Ngalokho uJehova ekuzwa lokho

wathukuthela, kwavutha umlilo ngoJakobe,

ulaka lwavuka ngo-Israyeli;

₂₂ngokuba abakholwanga nguNkulunkulu,

abathembanga ensindisweni yakhe.

₂₃Nokho wayala amafu phezulu,

wavula iminyango yezulu,

₂₄wanisa phezu kwabo imana* kube ngukudla,

wabapha amabele ezulu;

₂₅abantu badla isinkwa sezingelosi,

bathunyelwa ukudla ngokugcweleyo.

₂₆Waphumisa umoya wasempumalanga ezulwini;

ngamandla akhe waqhuba umoya waseningizimu.

₂₇Wawisa phezu kwabo inyama njengothuli,

nezinyoni ezinamaphiko njengesihlabathi solwandle.

₂₈Wakwehlisa phakathi kwekamu* labo naphakathi kwezindlu zabo.

₂₉Badla, basuthiswa kakhulu;

baphiwa abakufisayo.

₃₀Bebengakahlukani nokufisa kwabo,

ukudla kwabo kusesemlonyeni wabo,

₃₁intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu yabavukela,

wabulala abakhulupheleyo babo,

wawisa phansi izinsizwa zakwa-Israyeli.

₃₂Nokho bona njalo,

abakholwanga yizimangaliso zakhe.

₃₃Ngakho waqedela izinsuku zabo ezeni neminyaka yabo ovalweni.

₃₄Lapho ebabulala, bamfuna;

babuye bamfunisisa uNkulunkulu.

₃₅Base bekhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyidwala labo;

uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ungumkhululi wabo.

₃₆Kepha bamthopha ngomlomo wabo,

baqamba amanga kuye ngolimi lwabo;

₃₇ngokuba inhliziyo yabo yayingabambeleli kuye,

bengathembekile esivumelwaneni sakhe.

₃₈Kepha yena enesihawu wathethelela ububi babo,

akabhubhisanga;

yebo, wabamba kaningi intukuthelo yakhe,

akavusanga lonke ulaka lwakhe.

₃₉Wakhumbula ukuthi bayinyama,

bangumoya odlulayo ongabuyiyo.

₄₀Kwaba kaningi kangakanani bephambana naye ehlane,

bemdabukisa kwahlongasibi.

₄₁Babuye bamlinga uNkulunkulu,

bamdabukisa oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

₄₂Abakhumbulanga isandla sakhe

nosuku abahlenga ngalo ezitheni,

₄₃lapho ezenza izibonakaliso zakhe eGibithe

nezimangaliso zakhe endaweni yaseSowani.

₄₄Waphendula lapho imifula yabo nemifudlana yabo yaba yigazi,

ukuze bangabi nakuphuza.

₄₅Wathumela phakathi kwabo izibawu ezabadlayo

namasele ababhubhisayo.

₄₆Wanika imiswenya ukudla kwabo,

nomsebenzi wabo isikhonyane.

₄₇Wabulala imivini yabo ngesichotho,

nemikhiwane yabo ngesangquma.

₄₈Wanikela izinkomo zabo esichothweni

nezimvu zabo kuyo imibani.

₄₉Waphonsa kubo ukuvutha kwentukuthelo yakhe,

nolaka, nokufutheka, nokuhlupheka,

ngokuthuma izithunywa zobubi.

₅₀Walungisela intukuthelo yakhe indlela;

akaphephisanga umphefumulo wabo ekufeni,

kepha wanikela ukuphila kwabo ezifweni.

₅₁Washaya amazibulo onke aseGibithe,

okokuqala kwamandla abo ematendeni kaHamu.

₅₂Kepha waphumisa abantu bakhe njengezimvu;

wabahola ehlane njengomhlambi.

₅₃Wabahola kahle, abaze besaba;

kepha ulwandle lwasibekela izitha zabo.

₅₄Wabayisa emnceleni wakhe ongcwele,

entabeni esasiyizuzile isandla sakhe sokunene.

₅₅Waxosha abezizwe phambi kwabo;

edabula izwe wababela ifa,

wahlalisa izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ematendeni azo.

₅₆Nokho bamlinga, baphambana noNkulunkulu oPhezukonke,

abaze bagcina imiyalo yakhe.

₅₇Bahoshekela emuva,

bakhohlisa njengawoyise,

baphenduka njengomnsalo ogejayo.

₅₈Bamthukuthelisa ngezindawo zabo eziphakemeyo,

bamcunula ngezithombe zabo.

₅₉UNkulunkulu ekuzwa lokho wathukuthela,

wamlahla impela u-Israyeli.

₆₀Walishiya itabernakele* laseShilo,

itende abelimisile phakathi kwabantu.

₆₁Wanikela amandla akhe ekuthunjweni,

nenkazimulo yakhe esandleni sesitha.

₆₂Wanikela abantu bakhe enkembeni,

wathukuthelela ifa lakhe.

₆₃Izinsizwa zabo zadliwa ngumlilo;

izintombi zabo azihutshelwanga.

₆₄Abapristi babo bawa ngenkemba;

abafelokazi babo abaze balila.

₆₅Yayisivuka iNkosi njengokade elele,

njengesiqhwaga esikade sahlulwa yiwayini,

₆₆yazishayela emuva izitha zayo,

yazithela ngehlazo eliphakade.

₆₇Yalahla indlu kaJosefa,

ayikhethanga isizwe sakwa-Efrayimi.

₆₈Kepha yakhetha isizwe sakwaJuda,

intaba yaseSiyoni eyithandayo.

₆₉Yayakha indlu yayo engcwele njengezintaba

nanjengomhlaba ewusekeleyo kuze kube phakade.

₇₀Yakhetha uDavide inceku yayo,

yamthabatha ezibayeni zezimvu.

₇₁Esalandele izimvukazi ezenyisayo,

yamthabatha ukuba abeluse abantu bayo uJakobe,

nefa layo u-Israyeli.

₇₂Njalo wabelusa ngobuqotho benhliziyo yakhe,

wabahola ngenhlakanipho yesandla sakhe.