To The Word – Day 218

₁Kungani ukuba abezizwe baxokozele,

nabantu bazindle ngokuyize na?

₂Amakhosi omhlaba ayazihlanganisa,

nababusi baceba icebo

ngoJehova nangogcotshiweyo wakhe ngokuthi:

₃“Masigqabule izibopho zabo,

silahle izintambo zabo, zisuke kithina.”

₄Yena ohlezi ezulwini uyahleka,

iNkosi iyabadelela.

₅Ibisikhuluma kubo ngentukuthelo yayo,

ibethuse ngolaka lwayo, ithi:

₆“Nokho ngibekile iNkosi yami eSiyoni,

intaba yami engcwele.”

₇Ngizakulanda ngesinqumo:

uJehova wathi kimi:

“Uyindodana yami wena;

namuhla ngikuzele.

₈Cela kimi,

ngikunike abezizwe babe yifa lakho,

nemikhawulo yomhlaba ibe yimfuyo yakho.

₉Uzakubaphula ngentonga yensimbi,

ubaphahlaze njengesitsha sombumbi.”

₁₀Ngakho hlakaniphani nina makhosi;

yalekani nina bahluleli bomhlaba.

₁₁Mkhonzeni uJehova ngokwesaba, nethabe ngokuthuthumela.

₁₂Yangeni indodana,

ingaze ithukuthele,

nibhubhe endleleni,

ngokuba ulaka lwayo luyakuvutha masinyane.

Babusisiwe bonke abaphephela kuyo.

₁UJehova uyinkosi,

wembethe ubukhosi;

uJehova wembethe, ubhince amandla.

Nezwe limi liqinile, lingazanyazanyiswa.

₂Isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi simi siqinile kwasendulo;

wena ukhona kwaphakade.

₃Imifula iphakamisile, Jehova,

imifula iphakamisile ukuholoba kwayo;

imifula iphakamisa ukuduma kwayo.

₄UJehova ophakeme unamandla

kunokuholoba kwamanzi amaningi,

kunokuduma kwamadlambi olwandle.

₅Ukufakaza kwakho kuqinisekile kakhulu.

Ubungcwele buyifanele indlu yakho, Jehova,

kuze kube phakade.

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.

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.

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.

₁UJehova wathi eNkosini yami:

“Hlala ngakwesokunene sami,

ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho.”

₂Intonga yamandla akho uJehova uyakuyelula eseSiyoni;

busa wena phakathi kwezitha zakho.

₃Abantu bakho bayazinikela ngenjabulo ngosuku lwempi yakho;

ebuhleni bobungcwele abasha bakho

bavela njengamazolo esizalweni sokusa.

₄UJehova ufungile engayikuguquka, wathi:

“Wena ungumpristi kuze kube phakade

ngendlela kaMelkisedeki.”

₅INkosi ingakwesokunene sakho;

iyakuchoboza amakhosi ngosuku lwentukuthelo yayo.

₆Iyakwahlulela phakathi kwabezizwe,

kugcwale izidumbu,

ichoboze amakhanda ezizweni eziningi.

₇Iyakuphuza emfuleni ngasendleleni;

ngalokho iyakuphakamisa ikhanda.