To The Word – Day 108

₁“Ngafunwa ngabangangicelanga,

ngafunyanwa ngabangangifunanga,

ngathi: ‘Ngibhekeni, ngibhekeni,’

kuso isizwe esingabizwanga ngegama lami.

₂Ngizelulile izandla zami

usuku lonke kubantu abahlubukayo,

abahamba ngendlela engenhle

nangokwemicabango yabo,

₃abantu abangithukuthelisa ebusweni

bami njalo,

behlabela ezivandeni,

beshisa impepho phezu kwezitini,

₄abahlala emathuneni,

balale ezindaweni ezisithekileyo,

badle inyama yezingulube,

benomhluzi wezinto ezinengekayo ezitsheni zabo,

₅abathi: ‘Hlehla, ungasondeli kimi,

ngokuba ngingcwele kuwe;’

banjengomusi emakhaleni ami,

umlilo ovutha usuku lonke.

₆“Bheka, kulotshiwe phambi kwami ukuthi:

Angiyikuthula, ngiyakuphindisela,

yebo, ngiphindisele ezifubeni zabo

₇ububi babo nobubi bawoyise kanyekanye,” usho uJehova,

“abashisa impepho ezintabeni,

bangihlambalaza emagqumeni;

ngiyakulinganisa kuqala umvuzo wabo

ezifubeni zabo.”

“Njengalokhu iwayini litholwa ehlukuzweni,

bese kuthiwa: ‘Malingachithwa,

ngokuba isibusiso sikulo,’

kanjalo ngiyakwenza ngenxa yenceku yami:

angiyikubabulala bonke.

₉Ngiyakuveza inzalo kuJakobe,

nendlalifa yezintaba zami kuJuda;

abakhethiweyo bami bayakulidla,

nezinceku zami ziyakwakha khona.

₁₀ISharoni liyakuba yisibaya sezimvu,

nesiGodi sase-Akori indawo yokubuthisa kwezinkomo

kubantu bami abangifunayo.

₁₁“Kepha nina enimshiya uJehova,

nikhohlwe intaba yami engcwele,

nihlelele iNhlanhla* itafula,

nigcwalisele isiMiselo* iwayini elixutshanisiweyo,

₁₂ngiyakuninqumela inkemba,

nikhothamele nonke ukuhlatshwa,

ngokuba lapho nganibiza, aniphendulanga,

nalapho ngakhuluma, anizwanga,

kepha nenza okubi emehlweni ami,

nakhetha lokhu engingathokozanga ngakho.”

“Bhekani, izinceku zami ziyakudla,

kepha nina niyakulamba;

bhekani, izinceku zami ziyakuphuza,

kepha nina niyakoma;

bhekani, izinceku zami ziyakuthokoza,

kepha nina niyakujabha;

₁₄bhekani, izinceku zami ziyakujabula

ngokwenama kwenhliziyo,

kepha nina niyakuklewula ngokwaphuka komoya,

nikhale ngobuhlungu benhliziyo.

₁₅Niyakulishiya igama lenu

libe yisiqalekiso kwabakhethiweyo bami,

iNkosi uJehova inibulale,

izibize izinceku zayo ngelinye igama,

₁₆ukuze kuthi ozibusisa emhlabeni

azibusise kuNkulunkulu weqiniso,

nofunga emhlabeni,

afunge uNkulunkulu weqiniso,

ngokuba izinhlupheko zakuqala zikhohlakele

nangokuba zisithele emehlweni ami.”

₁₇“Ngokuba bheka,

ngiyadala izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha;

izinto zakuqala aziyikukhunjulwa,

zingene enhliziyweni.

₁₈Kepha jabulani,

nethabe kuze kube phakade ngengikudalayo,

ngokuba bheka, ngilidala iJerusalema

libe ngukwethaba,

nabantu balo babe yinjabulo.

₁₉Ngiyakwethaba ngeJerusalema,

ngijabule ngabantu bami,

kungabe kusezwakala izwi lokulila

nezwi lokukhala.

₂₀“Kusukela lapho

akusayikuba khona ingane yezinsuku nje

nexhegu elingazigcwalisanga izinsuku zalo,

ngokuba omusha uyakufa eneminyaka eyikhulu yobudala,

isoni siqalekiswe sineminyaka eyikhulu.

₂₁Bayakwakha izindlu, bahlale kuzo;

bayakutshala izivini,

badle izithelo zazo.

₂₂Abayikwakha, kuhlale omunye;

abayikutshala, kudle omunye,

ngokuba izinsuku zabantu bami

ziyakuba njengezinsuku zomuthi,

nomsebenzi wezandla zabakhethiweyo bami

uyakugugela kubo.

₂₃Abayikushikashikela ize,

bazalele izinhlupheko,

ngokuba bayinzalo yababusisiweyo bakaJehova,

nabantwana babo bayakuba nabo.

₂₄Kuyakuthi bengakangibizi,

mina ngiphendule;

besakhuluma, mina ngiyakuzwa.

₂₅Impisi iyakudla ndawonye newundlu,

ingonyama idle utshani njengenkomo,

uthuli lube ngukudla kwenyoka;

aziyikulimaza,

zingachithi kuyo yonke intaba yami engcwele,” usho uJehova.

“Izulu liyisihlalo sami sobukhosi,

umhlaba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zami;

iphi leyo ndlu ebeniyakungakhela yona,

iphi indawo yami yokuphumula, na?

₂Zonke lezi zinto zenziwe yisandla sami,

kwavela kanjalo konke lokhu,” usho uJehova.

“Kepha yilowo engiyakubheka kuye:

ohluphekayo nonomoya ochobozekileyo,

othuthumela ngezwi lami.

₃Ohlaba inkunzi ebulala nomuntu,

nohlaba iwundlu eyaphula nentamo yenja,

nonikela ngomnikelo wempuphu,

kepha enikela nangegazi lezingulube,

noshisa inhlaka, ebonga nesithombe,

yebo, laba bakhethile izindlela zabo,

nemiphefumulo yabo iyathokoza ngezinengiso zabo.

₄Ngalokho ngiyakubakhethela izinhlupho,

ngibehlisele abakwesabayo,

ngokuba ekubizeni kwami kwakungekho ophendulayo,

nasekukhulumeni kwami abezwanga,

kepha benza okubi emehlweni ami,

bakhetha lokhu engingathokozanga ngakho.”

₅Yizwani izwi likaJehova

nina enithuthumela ngezwi lakhe.

“Abafowenu abanizondayo,

abanixosha ngenxa yegama lami,

bashilo bathi:

‘Makazidumise uJehova

ukuba sibone intokozo yenu,’

kepha bona bayakujabha.

₆Yizwi lomsindo elivela emzini,

yizwi lasethempelini!

Yizwi likaJehova

ephindisela izenzo zezitha zakhe.

₇“ISiyoni lingakabi namihelo lazala;

lingakehlelwa ngubuhlungu labeletha umntwana wesilisa.

₈Ngubani ozwile okunjalo na?

Ngubani obonile okunjengalokhu na?

Izwe lingazalwa ngosuku olulodwa na?

Isizwe singabelethwa kanyekanye na?

Ngokuba iSiyoni lithe lisenemihelo,

lazala abantwana balo.

₉Mina ngiyakusondeza ekuzalweni ngingazalisi na?” usho uJehova.

“Mina engingozalisayo bengiyakuvala na?” usho uNkulunkulu wakho.

₁₀“Thokozani kanye neJerusalema,

nilethabele

nina nonke enilithandayo;

jabulani ngenjabulo kanye nalo

nina nonke enilililelayo,

₁₁ukuze nincele,

naneliswe ngamabele ezinduduzo zalo,

nenyiselwe,

nename ngokugcwala kwenkazimulo yalo.”

₁₂Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi:

“Bheka, ngiyakwelulela kulo ukuthula njengomfula,

nenkazimulo yezizwe njengomfudlana okhukhulayo,

nincele, niphathwe ngezingalo zalo,

niwothwe nisemathangeni.

₁₃Njengoduduzwa ngunina,

kanjalo ngiyakuniduduza nina,

niduduzeke eJerusalema.”

₁₄Niyakukubona,

izinhliziyo zenu zijabule,

amathambo enu ahlume njengohlaza;

isandla sikaJehova siyakwaziwa ukuthi

sisezincekwini zakhe,

athukuthelele izitha zakhe.

₁₅Ngokuba bheka,

uJehova uyakufika ngomlilo,

izinqola zakhe zibe njengesivunguvungu,

ukubuyisela intukuthelo yakhe ngokufutheka

nokukhuza kwakhe ngamalangabi omlilo.

₁₆Ngokuba uJehova uyakwahlulela

inyama yonke ngomlilo nangenkemba;

ababulawayo nguJehova bayakuba baningi.

₁Jehova, ngiyakhala kuwe, ngiphuthume;

lalela izwi lami, nxa ngikhuleka kuwe.

₂Umkhuleko wami mawube njengempepho ebusweni bakho,

nokuphakanyiswa kwezandla zami njengomnikelo wakusihlwa.

₃Jehova, bekela umlomo wami umlindi,

ugcine umnyango wezindebe zami.

₄Ungaphenduleli inhliziyo yami entweni embi

ukuba ngenze imisebenzi yobubi

kanye nabantu abenza okubi,

ngingadli izibilebile zabo.

₅Olungileyo makangishaye, kungumusa kimi;

angisole, kungamafutha ekhanda;

ikhanda lami malingawenqabi,

ngokuba nasebubini babo umkhuleko

wami uyobe usekhona.

₆Abahluleli babo bayakuphonswa eweni;

bayakuzwa ukuthi amazwi ami amnandi.

₇Njengalokhu umuntu elima,

eklaya umhlabathi,

amathambo ethu ahlakazekile ngasemlonyeni wendawo yabafileyo.

₈Kepha amehlo ami akuwe Jehova Nkosi yami;

ngiyakwethemba wena;

ungathululi umphefumulo wami.

₉Ngihlenge ogibeni abangibekele lona,

nasezihibeni zabenza okubi.

₁₀Ababi mabawele emanetheni abo,

mina ngidlule kuwo.

₁Ngiyakhala kuJehova ngezwi lami,

ngincenga uJehova ngezwi lami.

₂Ngiyathulula ebusweni bakhe isikhalo sami,

ngibonakalisa kuye inhlupheko yami.

₃Lapho umoya wami udangala phakathi kwami,

wena uyawazi umkhondo wami;

endleleni engihamba ngayo

bangifihlele ugibe.

₄Bheka ngakwesokunene sami,

ubone ukuthi akakho onginakekelayo;

isiphephelo singiphuthele,

akakho okhathalela umphefumulo wami.

₅Ngikhala kuwe Jehova, ngithi:

“Wena uyisiphephelo sami

nesabelo sami ezweni labaphilayo.”

₆Lalela ukukhala kwami,

ngokuba ngicindezelekile kakhulu;

ngikhulule kubo abangizingelayo,

ngokuba banamandla kunami.

₇Khipha umphefumulo wami etilongweni

ukuba ngibonge igama lakho;

abalungileyo bayakungizungeza,

ngokuba uyakungiphatha kahle.

₁Ababi bayabaleka, noma kungekho obaxoshayo,

kepha abalungileyo banesibindi njengengonyama.

₂Ngesiphambeko salo izwe linezikhulu eziningi,

kepha ngabantu abaqondileyo nabanokwazi liyakuma.

₃Umuntu oswelayo ocindezela abampofu

unjengemvula ekhukhulayo engashiyi ukudla.

₄Abashiya umthetho badumisa ababi,

kepha abagcina umthetho balwa nabo.

₅Abantu ababi abaqondi ukwahlulela,

kepha abafuna uJehova baqonda konke.

₆Ungcono ompofu ohamba ekupheleleni kwakhe

kunocebileyo ophambene ngezindlela zakhe.

₇Ogcina umthetho uyindodana eqondileyo,

kepha ongumngane weziminzi uhlazisa uyise.

₈Owandisa imfuyo yakhe ngenzalo nangenzuzo

uyibuthela onomusa kwabampofu.

₉Ophendula indlebe yakhe ekuzweni umthetho,

nomkhuleko wakhe uyisinengiso.

₁₀Odukisela abaqotho endleleni embi

uyakuwela emgodini wakhe,

kepha abapheleleyo bayakudla ifa lokuhle.

₁₁Isicebi sihlakaniphile emehlweni aso,

kepha ompofu oqondileyo uyakusifica.

₁₂Lapho abalungileyo bethokoza,

udumo lukhulu,

kepha ekuvukeni kwababi abantu bamelwe ukufunwa.

₁₃Ofihla iziphambeko zakhe akayikuphumelela,

kepha ozivumayo azishiye uyakuthola umusa.

₁₄Ubusisiwe umuntu owesaba njalo,

kepha oyenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe uyakuwela ebubini.

₁₅Njengengonyama ebhongayo nebhere* elihahayo,

unjalo umbusi omubi phezu kwabantu abampofu.

₁₆Wena sikhulu esingenakuqonda nesicindezelayo,

ozonda inzuzo engalungile uyakwandiza izinsuku zakhe.

₁₇Umuntu osindwa yigazi lomunye

uyakubalekela egodini;

makangasizwa muntu.

₁₈Ohamba ekupheleleni uyakusinda,

kepha ophambene ngezindlela zakhe uyakuwa kwenye yazo.

₁₉Olima insimu yakhe uyakusutha ngokudla,

kepha olandela amayiyane uyakusutha ngobumpofu.

₂₀Umuntu othembekileyo uyakuvama izibusiso,

kepha oshesha ukuceba akayikuyekwa.

₂₁Ukukhetha ubuso akukuhle;

ngomthamo wesinkwa umuntu angenza isiphambeko.

₂₂Umuntu oneso elibi ushesha ukuba athole imfuyo;

akazi ukuthi ukuswela kuyakumehlela.

₂₃Osola umuntu uyakuthola ngasemuva isisa

kunothopha ngolimi lwakhe.

₂₄Ophanga uyise nonina, ethi:

“Akusiso isiphambeko,”

yena ungumngane wochithayo.

₂₅Onomoya ohahayo uyavusa ukuxabana,

kepha owethemba kuJehova uyakukhuluphaliswa.

₂₆Owethemba enhliziyweni yakhe uyisiwula;

kepha ohamba ngokuhlakanipha uyakhululwa.

₂₇Opha ompofu akayikuswela,

kepha ositheza amehlo akhe uyakuba neziqalekiso eziningi.

₂₈Lapho ababi bevuka, umuntu uyacasha,

kepha ngokubhubha kwabo abalungileyo bayanda.

₁Umuntu osolwayo,

onentamo elukhuni kodwa,

uyakwaphulwa ngokuphazima kweso, engenakuphulukiswa.

₂Abantu bayathokoza ngokwanda kwabalungileyo,

kepha ngokubusa kwababi abantu bayabubula.

₃Umuntu othanda ukuhlakanipha uthokozisa uyise,

kepha umngane wezifebe uchitha imfuyo yakhe.

₄Inkosi iqinisa izwe ngokwahlulela,

kepha umuntu olithelisayo uyalichitha.

₅Umuntu othopha umakhelwane wakhe

wenekela izinyawo zakhe inetha.

₆Esiphambekweni somuntu omubi kukhona ugibe,

kepha olungileyo uyenanela, athokoze.

₇Olungileyo uyazi indaba yabampofu,

kepha omubi akayiqondi.

₈Abantu abayizideleli bavusa umuzi,

kepha abahlakaniphileyo babuyisa ulaka.

₉Uma ohlakaniphileyo ephikisene nesiwula,

siyadlova sihleke, nokuthula akukho.

₁₀Abantu begazi bayazonda opheleleyo,

kepha abaqotho banaka umphefumulo wakhe.

₁₁Isiwula sikhipha lonke ulaka lwaso,

kepha ohlakaniphileyo uyalugodla ekugcineni.

₁₂Uma umbusi elalela indaba yamanga,

zonke izinceku zakhe zimbi.

₁₃Ompofu nocindezelayo bandawonye;

uJehova ukhanyisa amehlo abo bobabili.

₁₄Inkosi eyahlulela abampofu ngeqiniso,

isihlalo sayo sobukhosi siyakuma phakade.

₁₅Uswazi nokusola kuyanika ukuhlakanipha,

kepha umntwana oyekwayo uyahlazisa unina.

₁₆Ngokwanda kwababi kuyanda iziphambeko,

kepha abalungileyo bayakubuka ukuwa kwabo.

₁₇Yilaye indodana yakho,

iyakukuphumuza,

yebo, iyakuthokozisa umphefumulo wakho.

₁₈Lapho kungekho mbono khona,

abantu bayadlubulunda,

kepha ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe.

₁₉Inceku ayisolwa ngamazwi,

ngokuba noma iqonda ayilaleli.

₂₀Uyabona umuntu oshesha ngamazwi na?

Kukhona ithemba ngesiwula kunangaye.

₂₁Inceku ekhuliswa kahle kwasebuntwaneni

iyakuba yindodana ekugcineni.

₂₂Umuntu onolaka uvusa ukuxabana,

nomuntu ofuthekayo uvama ukuphambeka.

₂₃Ukuzidla komuntu kuyamthobisa,

kepha onomoya othobekileyo uyazuza udumo.

₂₄Ohlanganyela nesela uzonda umphefumulo wakhe;

uyezwa isifungo, kepha akasidaluli.

₂₅Ukwesaba abantu kubeka ugibe,

kepha owethemba uJehova uyalondeka.

₂₆Abaningi bafuna ubuso bombusi,

kepha ukwahlulelwa komuntu kuvela kuJehova.

₂₇Umuntu owonakeleyo uyisinengiso kwabalungileyo,

noqotho endleleni uyisinengiso komubi.