To The Word – Day 219

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.

₁Nkulunkulu wempindiselo,

Jehova, Nkulunkulu wempindiselo, vela ukhanye.

₂Phakama, Mahluleli womhlaba,

uphindisele kwabazidlayo izenzo zabo.

₃Jehova, koze kube nini ababi,

koze kube nini ababi bethaba na?

₄Bayampompoza,

bakhuluma amagangangozi;

bayazidla bonke abenza okubi.

₅Isizwe sakho, Jehova, bayasiphohloza,

nefa lakho balinyathela phansi.

₆Bayabhubhisa umfelokazi nomfokazi,

nezintandane bayazibulala.

₇Bathi: “UJehova akaboni,

uNkulunkulu kaJakobe akanaki.”

₈Qaphelani nina zithutha phakathi kwabantu;

nani ziwula, niyakuqonda nini na?

₉Owenza indlebe kanakuzwa na?

Owadala iso kanakubona na?

₁₀Othethisa abezizwe,

yena ofundisa abantu ukwazi, kanakujezisa na?

₁₁UJehova uyayazi imicabango yabantu ukuba ingumoya nje.

₁₂Jehova, ubusisiwe lowo muntu omyalayo,

omfundisayo ngomthetho wakho,

₁₃wenzela ukuba umphumuze ezinsukwini ezimbi,

aze ambelwe umgodi lowo ongenamthetho.

₁₄Ngokuba uJehova akayikulahla abantu bakhe,

nefa lakhe akayikulishiya.

₁₅Ngokuba ukulunga kuyakubuyela ekwahluleleni,

bonke abaqotho ngenhliziyo bakulandele.

₁₆Ngubani oyakungimela phambi kwababi na?

Ngubani oyakungelekelela kwabenza okubi na?

₁₇Uma uJehova ebengesilo usizo lwami,

umphefumulo wami ubuyakushesha ukuhlala ekuthuleni kokufa.

₁₈Lapho ngithe unyawo lwami luyashelela,

umusa wakho, Jehova, wangiphasa.

₁₉Kubo ubuninginingi bemicabango yenhliziyo yami

ukududuza kwakho kwathokozisa umphefumulo wami.

₂₀Isihlalo sobubi singahlanganyela nawe yini,

leso esisebenza okubi kungathi ngomthetho na?

₂₁Bahlangana ukuvukela umphefumulo wolungileyo;

igazi elingenacala bayalilahla.

₂₂Kepha uJehova waba yinqaba yami,

uNkulunkulu wami waba yiwa engiphephela kulo.

₂₃Uyaphindisela kubo ukushinga kwabo,

abaqede ngobubi babo;

uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu uyakubaqeda.

₁Wozani simhubele uJehova,

sihlabelele ngenjabulo kulo idwala lensindiso yethu.

₂Masize phambi kobuso bakhe ngokubonga,

sihlabelele kuye ngamahubo.

₃Ngokuba uJehova unguNkulunkulu omkhulu,

uyinkosi enkulu phezu kwawonkulunkulu bonke.

₄Esandleni sakhe kukhona ukujula komhlaba;

iziqongo zezintaba ngezakhe nazo.

₅Ulwandle ngolwakhe, walwenza;

nomhlabathi owomileyo izandla zakhe zawubumba.

₆Wozani; masikhuleke, sikhothame,

siguqe phambi kukaJehova,

uMenzi wethu.

₇Ngokuba yena unguNkulunkulu wethu,

thina singabantu bedlelo lakhe nezimvu zesandla sakhe.

Namuhla, uma nilizwa izwi lakhe,

₈ningayenzi lukhuni inhliziyo yenu njengaseMeriba,

njengasosukwini lwaseMasa ehlane,

₉lapho oyihlo bangilinga khona, bangivivinya,

babona umsebenzi wami.

₁₀Iminyaka engamashumi amane nganengwa yileso sizukulwane,

ngaze ngathi: “Bangabantu abanhliziyo zabo zidukile,

abazazanga izindlela zami,”

₁₁engafunga ngabo olakeni lwami, ngathi:

“Abasoze bangena ekuphumuleni kwami.”

₁Hlabelelani kuJehova ihubo elisha,

nihlabelele kuJehova,

mhlaba wonke.

₂Hlabelelani kuJehova, nibonge igama lakhe,

nimemeze insindiso yakhe imihla ngemihla.

₃Landani inkazimulo yakhe phakathi kwabezizwe,

izimangaliso zakhe phakathi kwabantu bonke.

₄Ngokuba mkhulu uJehova, udumisekile kakhulu;

uyesabeka phezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu.

₅Ngokuba bonke onkulunkulu babezizwe bayizithombe,

kepha uJehova walenza izulu.

₆Udumo nobukhosi kusebusweni bakhe;

amandla nenkazimulo kusendlini yakhe engcwele.

₇Mnikeni uJehova nina mindeni yabantu,

mnikeni uJehova inkazimulo namandla.

₈Mnikeni uJehova inkazimulo yegama lakhe,

nilethe umnikelo,

ningene emagcekeni akhe.

₉Khulekani kuJehova,

nihlobe ubungcwele;

thuthumela ebusweni bakhe,

mhlaba wonke.

₁₀Thanini phakathi kwabezizwe: “UJehova uyinkosi,”

izwe lihlala liqinile, lingenakushukunyiswa;

uthetha amacala ezizwe ngobuqotho.

₁₁Malijabule izulu, umhlaba uthokoze;

maluhlokome ulwandle nokugcwala kwalo.

₁₂Mawename amasimu nakho konke okukuwo,

ijabule imithi yonke yehlathi

₁₃ebusweni bukaJehova, ngokuba uyeza,

yebo, uyeza ukwahlulela umhlaba;

uyakwahlulela izwe ngokulunga,

nezizwe ngokuthembeka kwakhe.

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.