Ihubo 81

₁Halalisani uNkulunkulu amandla ethu,

nimemeze ngokujabula kuNkulunkulu kaJakobe.

₂Hlabani ihubo,

nithathe isigubhu nehabhu* elihle nogubhu.

₃Bethani icilongo ekwethwaseni kwenyanga

nasekuhlanganeni kwenyanga ngosuku lomkhosi wethu.

₄Ngokuba kuyisimiso kwa-Israyeli

nomthetho kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe.

₅Kungubufakazi abumisayo kwaJosefa mhla ephuma ezweni laseGibithe.

Ngizwa ulimi ebengingalwazi luthi:

₆“Ngasusa ihlombe lakhe emthwalweni,

izandla zakhe zakhululeka eqomeni lokuthwala.

₇Wakhuleka usosizini, ngakukhulula;

ngakuphendula ngisekusithekeni kokuduma,

ngakuvivinya ngasemanzini aseMeriba. Sela*

₈“Zwanini, bantu bami,

ngizakufakaza kini ukuthi:

O Israyeli, sengathi ungangilalela!

₉Makungabikho kuwe unkulunkulu omunye,

ungakhuleki kunkulunkulu wabezizwe.

₁₀Mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho

owakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe;

khamisa umlomo wakho, ngiwugcwalise.

₁₁“Kepha abantu bami abalalelanga izwi lami,

u-Israyeli akanginakanga.

₁₂Ngase ngibayeka enkanini yenhliziyo yabo

ukuba bahambe ngokuthanda kwabo.

₁₃“Sengathi abantu bami bangangizwa,

u-Israyeli ahambe ezindleleni zami.

₁₄Bengiyakuthobisa masinyane izitha zabo,

ngiselulele isandla sami kwabamelene nabo.

₁₅Abazondi bakaJehova bebeyakuzithobela kuye,

kepha isikhathi sabantu bami besiyakuba khona kuze kube phakade.

₁₆Ubeyakubapha ukolweni omuhle;

yebo, bengiyakubasuthisa ngezinyosi zasesiweni.”