To The Word – Day 225

₁Babusisiwe bonke abamesabayo uJehova,

abahamba ngezindlela zakhe.

₂Ngokuba uyakudla umsebenzi wezandla zakho;

uyakuba nenhlanhla nempumelelo.

₃Umkakho uyakuba njengomnqumo othelayo phakathi kwendlu yakho,

abantwana bakho babe njengezithombo zomnqumo,

bezungeza itafula lakho.

₄Ngokuba bheka,

kanjalo iyakubusiswa indoda

emesabayo uJehova.

₅UJehova makakubusise eseSiyoni;

uyakubona inhlanhla yaseJerusalema

zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho.

₆Uyakubona abantwana babantwana bakho.

Ukuthula makube phezu kuka-Israyeli.

₁Bangihluphile kaningi kwasebusheni bami,

makasho njalo u-Israyeli.

₂Bangihluphile kakhulu,

nokho abangahlulanga.

₃Abalimi balima emhlane wami,

benza ibe mide imisele yabo.

₄UJehova ulungile;

unqumile izintambo zababi.

₅Mabajabhiswe, babuyiselwe emuva

bonke abazonda iSiyoni.

₆Mababe njengotshani ophahleni,

obubuna bungakakhuli.

₇Ovunayo akagcwalisi ngabo isandla sakhe,

nobopha izinyanda izingalo zakhe.

₈Abadlulayo abasho ukuthi:

“Isibusiso sikaJehova masibe phezu kwenu;

siyanibusisa egameni likaJehova.”

₁Jehova, inhliziyo yami ayikhukhumali,

amehlo ami awaziphakamisi;

angingeni ezindabeni ezinkulu

nasezintweni ezingahlulayo.

₂Ngiduduzile, ngawuthulisa umphefumulo wami;

njengomntwana olunyuliweyo kunina,

njengolumulekileyo,

unjalo umphefumulo wami phakathi kwami.

₃Israyeli, yethemba uJehova

kusukela kulesi sikhathi kuze kube phakade.

₁Jehova,

mkhumbulele uDavide zonke izinhlupheko zakhe

₂ukuthi wafunga kuJehova,

wenza isithembiso kuye onguMninimandla kaJakobe, ethi:

₃“Angiyikungena etendeni lendlu yami;

angiyikwenyukela embhedeni wami;

₄angiyikunika amehlo ami ubuthongo,

nezinkophe zami ukozela

₅ngingakatholeli uJehova indawo,

indlu yonguMninimandla kaJakobe.”

₆Bheka, sizwile ngakho e-Efratha,

sakufumana ezweni laseJari.

₇“Masingene endlini yakhe,

sikhuleke ngasesenabelweni sezinyawo zakhe.

₈Vuka, Jehova, uye ekuphumuleni kwakho,

wena nomphongolo wamandla akho.

₉Abapristi bakho mabembeswe ukulunga,

abangcwele bakho bethabe.”

₁₀Ngenxa yenceku yakho uDavide

mawungaphenduli ubuso bogcotshiweyo wakho.

₁₁UJehova ufungile kuDavide ngeqiniso,

akabuyi kukho, ethi:

“Owenzalo yomzimba wakho

ngiyakumbeka esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi.

₁₂Uma abantwana bakho begcina isivumelwano sami

nobufakazi bami engiyakubafundisa bona,

khona abantwana babo bayakuhlala

esihlalweni sakho kuze kube phakade.”

₁₃Ngokuba uJehova ukhethile iSiyoni;

ulithandile libe yindawo yakhe yokuhlala:

₁₄“Yona ingeyokuphumula kwami kuze kube phakade;

lapha ngiyakuhlala khona,

ngokuba ngiyifunile.

₁₅Ngiyakubusisa kakhulu ukudla kwalo;

abampofu balo ngiyakubasuthisa ngesinkwa.

₁₆Abapristi balo ngiyakubembesa insindiso;

abangcwele balo bayakumemeza nokumemeza ngenjabulo.

₁₇“Ngiyakuhlumisa uphondo lukaDavide,

ogcotshiweyo wami ngimlungisele isibani.

₁₈Izitha zalo ngiyakuzembesa ihlazo,

kepha kuyena uqobo umqhele wakhe uyakukhazimula.”

₁Bheka, kuhle, kumnandi kangaka

ukuba abazalwane bahlalisane ndawonye bemunye.

₂Kufana namafutha amahle ekhanda ehlela esilevini,

isilevu sika-Aroni,

ehlela nasemphethweni wezambatho zakhe.

₃Kufana namazolo aseHermoni

ehlela ezintabeni zaseSiyoni.

Ngokuba uJehova wayaleza khona isibusiso,

yebo, ukuphila kuze kube phakade.

₁Bhekani, nibonge uJehova

nina nonke zinceku zikaJehova

enimi endlini kaJehova ebusuku.

₂Phakamiselani izandla zenu endlini engcwele,

nimbonge uJehova.

₃UJehova makakubusise eseSiyoni,

yena owenzile izulu nomhlaba.