Bible Society of South Africa

Bible Reading Plan – Day 117

Um(Imi)bhalo weBhayibheli

Ihubo 97

Ukubonakala kobukhosi bukaJehova

1UJehova uyinkosi;

umhlaba mawethabe,

zijabule iziqhingi eziningi.

2Amafu nobumnyama kuyamphahla;

ukulunga nokwahlulela kuyisisekelo sesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi.

3Umlilo uyahamba phambi kwakhe,

udla izitha zakhe nxazonke.

4Imibani yakhe ikhanyisa izwe;

umhlaba uyakubona, uthuthumele.

5Izintaba zincibilika njengengcina phambi kukaJehova,

phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba wonke.

6Amazulu ashumayela ukulunga kwakhe;

izizwe zonke zibona inkazimulo yakhe.

7Mabajabhe bonke abakhonza izithombe ezibaziweyo,

abazigabisa ngezithombe.

Mkhonzeni nina nonke bonkulunkulu.

8ISiyoni liyezwa, liyajabula;

amadodakazi akwaJuda ayethaba

ngenxa yezahlulelo zakho, Jehova.

9Ngokuba wena Jehova uphezu komhlaba wonke,

uphakeme kakhulu phezu kwawonkulunkulu bonke.

10Nina enithanda uJehova zondani okubi;

uyagcina imiphefumulo yabamkhonzayo;

uyabasindisa ezandleni zababi.

11Ukukhanya kuhlwanyelelwe olungileyo,

ukujabula kuhlwanyelelwe abanhliziyo ziqotho.

12Jabulani kuJehova nina balungileyo,

nibonge igama lakhe elingcwele.

Ihubo 98

Umkhululi wakwa-Israyeli nomahluleli wezwe

Ihubo.

1Mhubeleni uJehova igama elisha,

ngokuba wenze izimangaliso;

esokunene sakhe nengalo yakhe engcwele kumtholele ukunqoba.

2UJehova wazisile insindiso yakhe;

ukulunga kwakhe ukwambulile emehlweni abezizwe.

3Ukhumbulile umusa wakhe nokuthembeka kwakhe kuyo indlu ka-Israyeli;

imikhawulo yonke yomhlaba ibonile insindiso kaNkulunkulu wethu.

4Hlokomani kuJehova ngezwi lokuhalalisa,

nihlabelele ngenjabulo, nihube.

5Mhubeleni uJehova ngehabhu,*

ngehabhu nangezwi lehubo.

6Ngamacilongo nangokukhala komtshingo

hlokomani ngezwi lokuhalalisa phambi kweNkosi uJehova.

7Maludume ulwandle nokugcwala kwalo,

izwe nabakhileyo kulo.

8Imifula mayishaye ihlombe,

izintaba zihalalise kanyekanye

9ebusweni bukaJehova,

ngokuba uyeza ukwahlulela umhlaba.

Uyakwahlulela izwe ngokulunga nezizwe ngobuqotho.

Ihubo 99

UNkulunkulu ungoNgcwele

1UJehova uyinkosi; mabathuthumele abantu;

uhlezi phezu kwamakherubi;* mawuzamazame umhlaba.

2UJehova mkhulu eSiyoni,

uphakeme phezu kwezizwe zonke.

3Mababonge igama lakho elikhulu nelesabekayo;

ungcwele yena.

4Amandla eNkosi athanda okulungileyo,

umisile ubuqotho;

ukwahlulela nokulunga ukwenzile kwaJakobe.

5Mphakamiseni uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu,

nikhuleke ngasesanabelweni sezinyawo zakhe;

ungcwele yena.

6OMose no-Aroni babe phakathi kwabapristi bakhe;

uSamuweli wayephakathi kwabakhulekayo egameni lakhe.

Bakhuleka kuJehova,

yena waphendula.

7Wakhuluma kubo esensikeni yefu;

bagcina ubufakazi bakhe nezimiso abanika zona.

8Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu,

wena ubaphendulile,

waba kubo uNkulunkulu othethelelayo

nophindiselayo ngezenzo zabo.

9Mphakamiseni uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu,

nikhuleke ngasentabeni yakhe engcwele,

ngokuba ungcwele uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.

Ihubo 100

Isiyalezo sokumdumisa uJehova

Ihubo lokudumisa.

1Hlokoma kuJehova ngezwi lokuhalalisa,

mhlaba wonke.

2Mkhonzeni uJehova ngokujabula,

nisondele ebusweni bakhe ngokuhuba kwentokozo.

3Yazini ukuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu;

nguye osenzileyo, akuthina,

sibe ngabantu bakhe nezimvu zedlelo lakhe.

4Ngenani emasangweni akhe ngokubonga,

nasemagcekeni akhe ngokudumisa;

mbongeni, nibusise igama lakhe.

5Ngokuba muhle uJehova;

umusa wakhe umi phakade,

nokuthembeka kwakhe ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.

Ihubo 101

Indlela engenacala yababusi

ElikaDavide. Ihubo.

1Ngizakuhlabelela ngomusa nokwahlulela,

ngikudumise wena Jehova.

2Ngizakuqaphelisisa indlela engenacala.

Uyakuza nini kimi na?

Ngizakuhamba endlini yami ngenhliziyo engenacala.

3Angizukubeka phambi kwamehlo ami into embi;

ukwenza kwabahlubukayo ngiyakuzonda;

akuyikunamathela kimi.

4Inhliziyo ephambeneyo iyakusuka kimi;

omubi angiyikumazi.

5Omhlebayo umakhelwane wakhe ngasese ngizakumqeda;

onamehlo aqhoshayo nenhliziyo ezidlayo angiyikumvumela.

6Amehlo ami akwabathembekileyo bomhlaba

ukuba bahlale nami;

ohamba endleleni engenacala uyakungikhonza.

7Osebenza ukukhohlisa akayikuhlala endlini yami;

okhuluma amanga akayikuma phambi kwamehlo ami.

8Ekuseni imihla ngemihla ngiyakubaqeda bonke ababi bomhlaba,

ukuze nginqume emzini kaJehova bonke abenzi bokubi.

Ihubo 102

Ukwethemba eNkosini

Umkhuleko wohluphekayo, nxa ephela amandla, ethulula isikhalo sakhe phambi kukaJehova.

1Jehova, yizwa umkhuleko wami;

ukukhala kwami makufinyelele kuwe.

2Ungafihli ubuso bakho kimi ngosuku losizi lwami;

beka indlebe yakho kimi,

ngosuku engimemeza ngalo usheshe ungiphendule.

3Ngokuba izinsuku zami ziphelile njengomusi;

amathambo ashile njengezinkuni.

4Inhliziyo yami ishayiwe,

ibunile njengotshani,

ngokuba ngiyakhohlwa ukudla isinkwa sami.

5Ngenxa yezwi lokububula kwami

amathambo ami anamathele enyameni yami.

6Ngiyafana nevuba ehlane,

nginjengesikhova kwahlongasibi.

7Ngiyaqwasha,

nginjengenyoni eyodwa ophahleni lwendlu.

8Izitha zami ziyangithuka usuku lonke;

abahlanya ngami bayangiqalekisa.

9Ngokuba ngidlile umlotha njengesinkwa,

nophuzo lwami ngiluxubanisile nezinyembezi.

10Ngenxa yentukuthelo nolaka lwakho ungifukulile, wangilahla.

11Izinsuku zami zinjengethunzi elandayo;

mina uqobo ngiyabuna njengotshani.

12Kepha wena Jehova uyakuhlala kuze kube phakade,

nesikhumbuzo sakho ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.

13Uyakuvuka, uhawukele iSiyoni;

sekuyisikhathi sokuliphatha ngomusa,

yebo, isikhathi esimisiweyo sesifikile.

14Ngokuba izinceku zalo ziyathokoza ngamatshe alo,

zihawukele uthuli lwalo.

15Khona abezizwe bayakulesaba igama likaJehova,

amakhosi onke omhlaba inkazimulo yakho.

16Ngokuba uJehova ulakhile iSiyoni,

ubonakele enkazimulweni yakhe;

17wanaka umkhuleko wabangenalutho,

engawudeleli umthandazo wabo.

18Lokhu kuyakulotshelwa isizukulwane esizayo;

abantu abayakudalwa bayakudumisa uJehova.

19Ngokuba ubheke phansi esekuphakameni kwakhe okungcwele,

wabuka umhlaba esezulwini

20ukuba ezwe ukububula kwesiboshwa,

akhulule abantwana bokufa,

21ukuze kumenyezelwe eSiyoni igama likaJehova

nodumo lwakhe eJerusalema,

22nxa izizwe zibuthana ndawonye

kanye nemibuso ukumkhonza uJehova.

23Wanciphisa amandla ami endleleni,

wafinyeza izinsuku zami.

24Ngithi: “Nkulunkulu wami,

ungangisusi enxenyeni yezinsuku zami;

iminyaka yakho isezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.

25Endulo wawusekela umhlaba,

izulu lingumsebenzi wezandla zakho.

26Kuyakubhubha lokhu,

kepha uyakuma;

yebo, kuyakuguga konke njengengubo;

njengesambatho uyakukuguqula, kuguqulwe.

27Kepha unguwe njalo,

iminyaka yakho ayiyikuphela.

28Abantwana bezinceku zakho bayakuhlala;

inzalo yabo iyakuma phambi kwakho.”

Ihubo 103

Ihubo lokudumisa uNkulunkulu ngomusa wakhe

1Mbonge uJehova, mphefumulo wami;

konke okuphakathi kwami makubonge igama lakhe elingcwele.

2Mbonge uJehova, mphefumulo wami,

ungakhohlwa imisebenzi yonke yakhe yomusa,

3yena othethelela zonke izono zakho,

owelapha zonke izifo zakho;

4okhulula ukuphila kwakho ekubhujisweni,

okuqhelisa ngomusa nangobubele;

5osuthisa ukulangazela kwakho ngokuhle,

ubusha bakho bubuyiswe njengokhozi.

6UJehova ubenzela bonke abacindezelwayo

ukulunga nokwahlulela.

7Wamazisa uMose izindlela zakhe,

nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli izenzo zakhe.

8UJehova unobubele nesihawu;

wephuza ukuthukuthela, kuvama umusa.

9Akathethi njalonjalo;

akagcini intukuthelo yakhe kuze kube phakade.

10Akasiphathi njengokufanele izono zethu,

akasivuzi njengokwamacala ethu.

11Ngokuba njengokuphakama kwezulu phezu komhlaba

unjalo umusa wakhe phezu kwabamesabayo.

12Njengokuba impumalanga yahlukene nentshonalanga,

udedisile kangaka kithi iziphambeko zethu.

13Njengoyise ehawukela abantwana bakhe,

kanjalo uJehova uyabahawukela abamesabayo.

14Ngokuba uyakwazi ukubunjwa kwethu;

uyakhumbula ukuthi siluthuli.

15Izinsuku zomuntu zinjengotshani;

uyakhahlela njengembali yasendle.

16Ngokuba umoya uyadlula phezu kwayo, bese yinyamalala,

nendawo yayo ingabe isayazi.

17Kepha umusa kaJehova uphezu kwabamesabayo kwaphakade kuze kube phakade,

nokulunga kwakhe kubantwana babantwana,

18kubo abagcina isivumelwano sakhe

bekhumbula iziyalezo zakhe ukuba bazenze.

19UJehova umisile isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi ezulwini;

nombuso wakhe ubusa phezu kwakho konke.

20Bongani uJehova nina zingelosi zakhe,

nina maqhawe anamandla enenza okwezwi lakhe

nilalela ukukhuluma kwezwi lakhe.

21Bongani uJehova nina mabandla onke akhe,

nina zinceku zakhe enenza intando yakhe.

22Bongani uJehova nina misebenzi yakhe yonke

ezindaweni zonke zombuso wakhe.

Mbonge uJehova, mphefumulo wami.

Ihubo 104

Ihubo lokudumisa umdali wezinto zonke

1Mbonge uJehova, mphefumulo wami;

Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, umkhulu,

wembethe udumo nobukhosi;

2ogqoka ukukhanya njengengubo,

oweneka izulu njengendwangu;

3obeka imishayo yezindlu zakhe emanzini,

owenza amafu abe yinqola yakhe,

ohamba ngamaphiko omoya;

4owenza izingelosi zibe yimimoya,

izikhonzi zakhe zibe yilangabi lomlilo.

5Umisile umhlaba phezu kwezisekelo zawo,

ukuze ungazanyazanyiswa kuze kube phakade naphakade.

6Wawumboza ngolwandle njengengubo;

amanzi ema phezu kwezintaba.

7Ngokukhuza kwakho abaleka,

ngezwi lokuduma kwakho ashesha asuka.

8Enyuka izintaba, ehla izigodi,

aze afika endaweni owawuyimisele wona.

9Umisile umncele ukuba angaweqi,

angabuyi ukusibekela umhlaba.

10Uthumela imithombo ezigodini;

yona igijima phakathi kwezintaba.

11Iyaphuzisa izilwane zonke zasendle,

izimbongolo zasendle zicime ukoma kwazo.

12Izinyoni zezulu zakhile ngakuyo,

zizwakalisa izwi lazo phakathi kwamagatsha.

13Uphuzisa izintaba okuvela emakamelweni akhe;

umhlaba uyaneliswa yisithelo semisebenzi yakho.

14Uhlumisela izinkomo utshani

nemifino yokusiza umuntu,

ukuze aveze ukudla emhlabeni,

15newayini elijabulisa inhliziyo yomuntu,

namafutha okukhazimulisa ubuso,

nesinkwa esiqinisa inhliziyo yomuntu.

16Iyasutha imithi kaJehova,

imisedari* yaseLebanoni ayitshalileyo,

17okwakhele kuyo izinyoni;

ugolantethe unendlu yakhe kuyo imisayipuresi.*

18Izintaba eziphakemeyo ngezezimbuzi zasendle;

amawa ayisiphephelo sezimbila.

19Wenza inyanga ibe ngeyokwahlukanisa izikhathi;

ilanga liyazi ukushona kwalo.

20Wenza ubumnyama kube ngubusuku;

phakathi kwabo kuphuma izilo zonke zasehlathini.

21Izingonyama ezintsha zibhongela impango,

zifuna ukudla kwazo kuNkulunkulu.

22Liphuma ilanga,

bese zibuyela phansi zilale emihumeni yazo.

23Bese kuphuma umuntu,

aye emsebenzini wakhe

nasekukhandlekeni kwakhe kuze kuhlwe.

24Jehova, yeka ubuningi bemisebenzi yakho;

yonke uyenzile ngokuhlakanipha;

umhlaba ugcwele izidalwa zakho.

25Nantu ulwandle, lukhulu, lubanzi;

lapho kukhona izilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo ezingenakubalwa,

izilwane ezincane nezinkulu.

26Kuhamba khona imikhumbi,

uLeviyathani* lowo omenzile ukuba adlale kulo.

27Zonke lezi zidalwa zibheka wena,

ukuze uzinike ukudla kwazo ngesikhathi esiyiso.

28Uyazinika ukudla, zibuthe;

uvula isandla sakho, zisuthe ngokuhle.

29Uyasitheza ubuso bakho, zethuke;

uyasusa umphefumulo wazo, zife,

zibuyele othulini lwazo.

30Uyathumela umoya wakho, zidalwe;

wenza bube busha ubuso bomhlaba.

31Inkazimulo kaJehova mayime kuze kube phakade;

uJehova kathokoze ngemisebenzi yakhe,

32yena obheka umhlaba, besewuthuthumela,

othinta izintaba, zithunqe.

33Ngiyakumhubela uJehova kukho konke ukuphila kwami;

ngiyakuhlabelela kuNkulunkulu wami ngisekhona.

34Ukuzindla kwami makube mnandi kuye;

mina mangithokoze kuJehova.

35Izoni maziphele emhlabeni,

kungabe kusaba khona ababi.

Mbonge uJehova, mphefumulo wami.

Haleluya!

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