Bible Reading Plan – Day 234

₁“Kepha yizwa manje, Jakobe, nceku yami,

wena Israyeli engikukhethileyo.

₂Usho kanje uJehova owakudalayo,

wakubumba kwasesiwini, oyakukusiza, uthi:

Ungesabi, Jakobe, nceku yami,

wena Jeshuruni engikukhethileyo.

₃Ngokuba ngiyakuthela amanzi phezu kokomileyo,

nezikhukhula phezu kokushileyo,

ngithulule uMoya wami phezu kwenzalo yakho,

nesibusiso sami phezu kwabantwana bakho;

₄bayakuhluma phakathi kotshani

njengeminyezane ngasemifudlaneni yamanzi.

₅Omunye uyakuthi: ‘NgingokaJehova;’

omunye uyakuzibiza ngegama likaJakobe,

omunye azilobele uJehova esandleni sakhe,

azidumise ngegama lika-Israyeli.”

₆“Usho kanje uJehova,

iNkosi ka-Israyeli,

noMhlengi wakhe, uJehova Sebawoti, uthi:

Ngingowokuqala, ngingowokugcina,

ngaphandle kwami akakho uNkulunkulu.

₇Ngubani ongabiza njengami, akumemezele,

akubeke phambi kwami,

kusukela ekusekeleni kwami abantu basendulo, na?

Yebo, okuzayo nokuyakwenzeka mabakumemezele.

₈Ningesabi, ningabi naluvalo;

angithi ngikuzwisile kusukela endulo,

ngakumemezela, na?

Nina ningofakazi bami.

Kukhona uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami na?

Cha, alikho iDwala; angilazi.”

₉Abenza isithombe esibaziweyo bayize bonke;

izinto zabo ezithandekayo aziyikusiza;

ofakazi babo ababoni, futhi abazi;

bayakujabhiswa.

₁₀Ngubani owenzile uNkulunkulu,

ngubani obumbile isithombe esibaziweyo

esingesokusiza na?

₁₁Bheka, bonke abangane bakhe bayakujabha,

nezisebenzi zingabantu nje.

Mabahlangane bonke, beme;

bayakwesaba, bajabhe kanyekanye.

₁₂Umkhandi wensimbi wenza imbazo,

asebenze emalahleni,

ayibumbe ngezando,

ayisebenze ngamandla ezingalo zakhe;

uyalamba, angabikho amandla;

akaphuzi amanzi, uyadangala.

₁₃Umbazi uyelula intambo,

adwebe umuthi ngokubomvu,

awenze ngezibazo,

adwebe ngekompasi,*

awenze ngomfanekiso womuntu,

ngobuhle bomuntu,

ukuba uhlale endlini.

₁₄Uyazigawulela imisedari,*

athathe imikhoba nama-oki,*

awaqinise phakathi kwemithi yehlathi;

uyatshala umfire,* imvula iwukhulise.

₁₅Bese kuba ngokomuntu ukuba abase ngakho;

uthatha kuwo, othe;

uyawuphemba, enze isinkwa;

wenza unkulunkulu, akhuleke kuye,

enze nesithombe esibaziweyo,

akhothambele kuso.

₁₆Ushisa inxenye yawo emlilweni;

phezu kwale nxenye uyadla inyama,

ose izoso, asuthe;

yebo, uyotha athi:

“Halala! Sengifudumele,

ngibonile umlilo.”

₁₇Ngokuseleyo kuwo uyakwenza unkulunkulu nesithombe;

uyakhothamela kuso, akhuleke kuso,

athandaze kuso, athi:

“Ngophule; ungunkulunkulu wami.”

₁₈Abazi, abaqondi,

ngokuba unamekile amehlo abo ukuze bangaboni,

nezinhliziyo zabo ukuze bangaqondi.

₁₉Akakho okhumbulayo,

nokwazi nokuqonda akukho kokuba kuthiwe:

“Ngishisile inxenye yawo ngomlilo,

ngenzile isinkwa phezu kwamalahle awo,

ngosile inyama, ngayidla;

ngingenza okuseleyo kuwo kube yisinengiso,

ngikhothamele umbhuku womuthi,” na?

₂₀Udla umlotha;

inhliziyo ekhohlisiweyo imdukisile;

akanakophula umphefumulo wakhe nokuba athi:

“Akukho yini amanga kwesokunene sami na?”

₂₁“Khumbula lezi zinto, Jakobe,

wena Israyeli, ngokuba uyinceku yami;

ngikubumbile, uyinceku yami;

Israyeli, angiyikukhohlwa.

₂₂Ngesulile iziphambeko zakho njengefu,

nezono zakho njengemilaza;

buyela kimi, ngokuba ngikuhlengile.”

₂₃Thokozani, mazulu,

ngokuba uJehova ukwenzile,

nijabule nina zindawo eziphansi zomhlaba,

niqhumuke ngokuhlabelela nina zintaba,

nawe hlathi nayo yonke imithi ekuwe,

ngokuba uJehova umhlengile uJakobe,

ngokuhlabelela wazidumisa ngo-Israyeli.

₂₄Usho kanje uJehova uMhlengi wakho

nowakubumba kwasesiswini, uthi:

“NginguJehova owenza konke,

oweneka izulu yedwa,

nowendlala umhlaba ngokwakhe,

₂₅oshafisa izibonakaliso zabaprofethi bamanga,

enze ababhuli ukuba bahlanye,

obuyisela emuva abahlakaniphileyo,

enze ukwazi kwabo kube ngubuwula;

₂₆ogcwalisa izwi lenceku yakhe,

afeze ukululekana kwezithunywa zakhe,

oshoyo ngalo iJerusalema, athi:

‘Liyakuba nabantu,’

nangemizi yakwaJuda ukuthi:

‘Iyakwakhiwa,

ngibuye ngivuse incithakalo yakhona;’

₂₇oshoyo kuwo umsinga ukuthi:

‘Yisha, ngiyakomisa imifula yakho;’

₂₈oshoyo ngoKoresi ukuthi:

‘Ungumalusi wami,

uyakufeza konke okwentando yami,

athi ngeJerusalema: Liyakwakhiwa,

nakulo ithempeli:

Isisekelo sakho siyakubekwa.’ ”

₁“Usho kanje uJehova kogcotshiweyo wakhe, kuKoresi,

osandla sakhe sokunene ngisibambile

ukuba ngahlule izizwe phambi kwakhe,

ngithukulule izinkalo zamakhosi,

ngivule iminyango phambi kwakhe,

amasango angabe esavalwa.

₂Mina ngiyakuhamba phambi kwakho,

ngihlelembe amagebhugebhu,

ngaphule izivalo zethusi,

nginqume imigoqo yensimbi.

₃Ngiyakukunika ingcebo yobumnyama,

nemfuyo ethukusiweyo ezindaweni ezisithekileyo,

ukuba wazi ukuthi nginguJehova

okubiza ngegama lakho,

uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

₄Ngenxa yenceku yami uJakobe,

u-Israyeli okhethiweyo wami,

ngikubizile ngegama lakho,

ngikunikile igama lodumo, ungakangazi.

₅Mina nginguJehova, akakho omunye;

ngaphandle kwami akakho uNkulunkulu;

ngiyakubhincisa ungakangazi,

₆ukuze bazi kusukela empumalanga nasentshonalanga

ukuthi akakho ngaphandle kwami;

mina nginguJehova, akakho omunye;

₇yimi engenza ukukhanya nengidala ubumnyama,

ngenza ukuthula, ngidala okubi;

nginguJehova owenza konke lokho.

₈“Consani, mazulu, phezulu,

amafu athuntulule ukulunga;

umhlaba mawuvuleke,

kuthelwe ukusindiswa,

kumile nokulunga;

mina Jehova ngikudalile.

₉“Wo kuye olwa noMenzi,

udengezi phakathi kwezindengezi zomhlaba!

Ibumba liyakusho kolibumbayo ukuthi:

‘Wenzani na?’

nomsebenzi wakho ukuthi:

‘Akanazo izandla,’ na?

₁₀Wo kuye osho kuyise ukuthi:

‘Uzalani na?’

nakowesifazane ukuthi:

‘Unemihelo ngani na?’

₁₁“Usho kanje uJehova,

oNgcwele ka-Israyeli noMenzi wakhe, uthi:

Ningibuza ngezinto ezizayo, ngabantwana bami,

ningiyaleze ngomsebenzi wezandla zami, na?

₁₂Yimi engiwenzile umhlaba,

ngadala abantu phezu kwawo;

mina ngezandla zami ngeneka izulu,

nebandla lalo lonke ngiliyalezile.

₁₃Mina ngimvusile lona ngokulunga;

ngiyakuhlelemba zonke izindlela zakhe;

yena uyakuwakha umuzi wami,

avumele abathunjwa bami ukuba bahambe,

kungabi ngenkokhelo nangesipho,

usho uJehova Sebawoti.”

“Okukhandlekelweyo kwaseGibithe

nokuzuziweyo kwaseKushe,

nangamaSheba, abantu abade,

kuyakungena kuwe,

kube ngokwakho;

bayakukulandela, bafike beboshwe

ngamaketanga,

bakhothamele kuwe, bakhuleke kuwe, bathi:

‘UNkulunkulu ukuwe kuphela,

akakho omunye,

akakho ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu.’ ”

₁₅Impela unguNkulunkulu ozifihlayo,

wena Nkulunkulu, Msindisi.

₁₆Bayakujabha, babe namahloni bonke

kanyekanye;

bayakuhamba benamahloni bonke abenza izithombe.

₁₇Kepha u-Israyeli uyakusindiswa nguJehova

ngokusindiswa okuphakade;

aniyikujabha, aniyikuba namahloni

kuze kube phakade.

₁₈Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova,

owalidala izulu, onguNkulunkulu,

owawubumba umhlaba, wawenza,

wawumisa, engawudalelanga ize,

wawubumba ukuba kuhlalwe kuwo, uthi:

“NginguJehova, akakho omunye.

₁₉Angikhulumanga ekusithekeni,

endaweni emnyama emhlabeni;

angishongo enzalweni kaJakobe ukuthi:

‘Ngifuneni ngeze.’

Mina Jehova ngikhuluma ukulunga,

ngimemezela okuqotho.

₂₀“Buthanani nize,

nisondelane ndawonye

nina bakhululekileyo bezizwe;

abawuthwala umuthi wezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo abanakwazi,

bakhuleka kunkulunkulu ongenakusindisa.

₂₁Kumemezeleni, nikuveze;

yebo, balulekane kanyekanye.

Ngubani owakuzwisa lokhu endulo,

wakumemezela kwasesikhathini samandulo na?

Akusimina Jehova na?

Akakho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami,

uNkulunkulu olungileyo noMsindisi,

akakho ngaphandle kwami.

₂₂“Phendukelani kini, nisindiswe,

nonke nina majukujuku omhlaba,

ngokuba nginguNkulunkulu,

akakho omunye.

₂₃Ngizifungile mina,

kuphumile izwi emlonyeni wami ngokulunga,

aliyikubuya,

lokuthi: Kimina ayakuguqa onke amadolo,

nezilimi zonke ziyakufunga.

₂₄Kuyakuthiwa:

‘KuJehova kuphela

nginokulunga namandla.’ ”

Bayakufika kuye,

bajabhe bonke abamvuthelayo.

₂₅KuJehova yonke inzalo kaJakobe yakwa-Israyeli

iyakulungisiswa, ibe nodumo.