To The Word – Day 96

Njengokudlula kwezivunguvungu eningizimu

kuvela ehlane ezweni elesabekayo.

₂Ngitshelwe umbono olukhuni:

umphangi uyaphanga,

umchithi uyachitha.

Yenyuka, Elamu, vimbezela, Mediya;

konke ukukhala kwalo ngikwenza kuphele.

₃Ngalokho ukhalo lwami lugcwele imihelo;

inkwantshu ingibambile njengenkwantshu yobelethayo;

ngikhonkobele ukuba ngingezwa,

ngiphele amandla ukuba ngingaboni.

₄Ngadukelwa yingqondo,

ngashaywa luvalo;

ukuhwelela engakulangazelela

kwaphenduka ukuthuthumela kimi.

₅Ngukulungisa itafula yini?

Ngukwendlala izindwangu,

ukudla nokuphuza, na?

Hhayi, sukumani, zikhulu,

nicobe izihlangu.

“Hamba umise umlindi

ozakubika akubonayo.

₇Lapho ebona abamahhashi,

amahhashi amabili ngamabili,

nezinkweli zezimbongolo,

nezinkweli zamakamela,

uyakuqaphela nokuqaphela ngesineke esikhulu.”

“Nkosi yami,

ngimi njalo emini embhoshongweni wami,

ngihlezi ngisemlindelweni nasebusuku bonke.

₉Bheka, kuyeza isigaba samadoda,

amahhashi amabili ngamabili.

Wathatha wathi: ‘Liwile, liwile iBabele,

nazo zonke izithombe ezibaziweyo

zawonkulunkulu balo zidilizwe phansi.’ ”

₁₀Wena ongokubhuliweyo kwami kwesibuya sami,

engikuzwileyo kuJehova Sebawoti,

uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,

khona ngiyanazisa.

Ukhona ongimemeza ngiseSeyiri, ethi:

“Mlindi, yisikhathi sini sobusuku na?

Mlindi, yisikhathi sini sobusuku na?”

₁₂Umlindi wathi: “Kuyeza ukusa,

kepha kuse sebusuku.

Uma nithanda ukubuza, buzani;

buyani nize.”

Hlalani ebusuku ehlathini lase-Arabiya

nina mahele aseDedanimi.

₁₄Owomileyo bamlethela amanzi

abakhileyo ezweni laseThema,

bahlangabeza ababalekayo nesinkwa.

₁₅Ngokuba babalekela izinkemba,

izinkemba ezihoshiweyo,

neminsalo ensaliweyo,

nobunzima bempi.

Yini, pho, ukuba ukhuphukele wonke

ophahleni lwezindlu

₂wena muzi ogcwele ukumemeza,

oxokozelayo,

muzi othokozayo, na?

Ababuleweyo bakho ababulawanga ngenkemba,

kabafelanga empini.

₃Zonke izinduna zakho zibalekile kanyekanye,

zaboshwa ngaphandle kweminsalo;

zonke ezakho ezafunyanwayo zaboshwa kanyekanye,

noma zazibalekele kude.

“Ningangibheki,

ngiyakukhala ngomunyu;

ningazami ukungiduduza

ngenxa yokuchithwa kwendodakazi yabantu bami.”

₅Ngokuba kulusuku lokukhathazeka,

nolokunyathelwa phansi, nolokukhungatheka,

oluvela eNkosini uJehova Sebawoti

esiGodini Sombono

kanye nokudilizwa kwezingange

nokumemeza ezintabeni.

₆I-Elamu lathwala isambo

phakathi kwezinqola, nabantu, namahhashi,

neKhiri lambula isihlangu.

₇Kwathi izigodi zakho ezikhethekileyo

zagcwala izinqola,

nabamahhashi bazihlela nokuzihlela ngasesangweni.

₈Wasisusa isimbozo kwaJuda;

wena wabheka ngalolo suku

izikhali zasendlini yehlathi.

₉Nabona imifantu emzini kaDavide

ukuthi yayiminingi,

nawaqoqa amanzi asechibini lasenzansi.

₁₀Nazibala izindlu zaseJerusalema,

nazidiliza izindlu ukuba niluqinise ugange.

₁₁Futhi nenzela amanzi echibi elidala

umgodi phakathi kwezingange zombili,

kepha anibhekanga kumenzi walokho,

animnakanga okade wakunquma.

₁₂Ngalolo suku iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti

yabizela ukukhala, nokulila,

nobumpandla, nokubhinca indwangu yamasaka,

₁₃kepha bheka,

nakhu ukujabula, nokuthokoza,

nokubulala izinkabi,

nokuhlaba izimvu,

ukudla inyama nokuphuza iwayini,

ngokuthi: “Masidle, siphuze,

ngokuba ngomuso sizakufa.”

“Hamba uye kuleyo nduna uShebina ophezu kwendlu, uthi:

₁₆‘Wenzani lapha,

futhi unobani lapha

ukuba uziqophele lapha ithuna na?

Uziqophela ithuna lakhe phezulu,

uzikipilitela indawo yokuhlala edwaleni!’

₁₇“Bheka, uJehova uyakukulahla

njengalokhu umuntu elahla,

abambe nokubamba.

₁₈Uyakukuthandela nokukuthandela njengokuthandelweyo,

akulahle njengegabade ezweni elibanzi.

Uyakufela khona,

lapho kuyakuba khona nezinqola zodumo lwakho

wena hlazo lendlu yenkosi yakho.

₁₉Ngiyakukuhlohloloza esikhundleni sakho,

ngikuwise endaweni yakho.

Klewulani nina,

Mikhumbi yaseTharishishi,

ngokuba lichithekile;

indlu ayisekho,

nokungena akusenakwenzeka;

kwambulelwe kubo kuvela ezweni laseKitimi.

₂Thulani nina enakhileyo ngasogwini,

nina abathengisi baseSidoni abanigcwalisile

bedabula elwandle.

₃Emanzini amaningi imbewu yaseSihori

nokuvuna kweNayile

kwakuyinzuzo yalo;

laliyindawo yokuthenga kuzo izizwe.

₄Yiba namahloni wena Sidoni,

ngokuba lukhulumile ulwandle,

inqaba yolwandle, ngokuthi:

“Angibanga namihelo, angizalanga,

angikhulisanga izinsizwa,

angondlanga izintombi.”

₅Lapho kubikwa eGibithe,

bayakuthuthumela ngokuzwa ngeTire.

₆Welani niye eTharishishi;

klewulani nina enakhileyo ngasogwini.

₇Yilowo ongumuzi wenu ojabulayo,

ubudala bawo busukela ezinsukwini zasendulo,

owayiswa kude yizinyawo zawo

ukuba uhlale khona, na?

₈Ngubani ocebe lokhu ngeTire eliqhelisayo,

elibathengi balo bayizikhulu,

nabahwebi balo bangabadumileyo bomhlaba, na?

₉NguJehova Sebawoti okucebileyo

ukuba konakaliswe ukuziphakamisa kwabo bonke ubukhosi,

badeleleke bonke abadumileyo bomhlaba.

₁₀Dabula izwe lakho njengeNayile,

ndodakazi yaseTharishishi;

akusekho bhande.*

₁₁Welulile isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle,

wazamazamisa imibuso;

uJehova uyalezile ngeKhanani

ukuba kuchithwe izinqaba zalo.

₁₂Wathi: “Awusayikujabula

wena ntombi ehlazisiweyo,

ndodakazi yaseSidoni;

vuka, uwelele eKitimi;

nalapho awuyikuthola ukuphumula.”

₁₃Bheka, izwe lamaKaledi,

leso sizwe esingasekho,

esanqunyelwa yi-Asiriya izilwane zasehlane,

limisa imibhoshongo,

lizenza ize izindlu zaso zamakhosi,

lenza laba yincithakalo.

₁₄Klewulani nina mikhumbi yaseTharishishi,

ngokuba inqaba yenu ichithekile.

₁₆“Thatha ihabhu,* uhambahambe emzini

wena sifebe esikhohlakeleyo,

ubethe kamnandi,

uhlabelele izihlabelelo eziningi,

ukuze ukhunjulwe.”

₁Bheka, uJehova wenza ize umhlaba, awuchithe,

agumbuqele ubuso bawo,

ahlakaze abakhileyo kuwo.

₂Kuyakuthi njengakubantu kube njalo kumpristi,

nanjengasencekwini kube njalo enkosini yayo,

nanjengasencekukazini kube njalo enkosikazini yayo,

nanjengakumthengi kube njalo kumthengisi,

nanjengakotshelekayo kube njalo kobolekayo,

nanjengakobiza inzalo kube njalo kokhokha inzalo.

₃Umhlaba uyakuba yize leze,

uphangwe nokuphangwa,

ngokuba uJehova ukhulumile izwi lakhe.

₄Umhlaba uyalila, ubune;

izwe liyaphela amandla, linyamalale,

abaphakemeyo bomhlaba badangale.

₅Umhlaba wonakalisiwe phansi kwabakhileyo kuwo,

ngokuba beqile imithetho,

badlulile ezimisweni,

baphulile isivumelwano esiphakade.

₆Ngalokho isiqalekiso sidlile umhlaba,

nabakhileyo kuwo batholiswa icala;

ngalokho abakhileyo emhlabeni bayashiswa,

kusale abantu abayingcosana nje.

₇Iwayini elisha liyalila,

umvini uyahhuma,

bonke ababethokoza ngenhliziyo bayabubula.

₈Ukujabula kwezigubhu kunqamukile,

ukuxokozela kwabajabulayo kuphelile,

nenjabulo yehabhu* ikhawukile.

₉Abasayikuphuza iwayini ngesihlabelelo;

uphuzo olunamandla luyakubaba kubo abaluphuzayo.

₁₀Umuzi oyihlane ubhidliziwe;

zonke izindlu zivaliwe

ukuba kungangeni muntu.

₁₁Kukhalwa ngewayini ezitaladini;

yonke intokozo inyamalele;

injabulo yezwe idlulile.

₁₂Emzini kusele incithakalo;

isango livithiziwe, lachithwa.

₁₃Ngokuba kuyakuba njalo emhlabeni phakathi kwabantu,

njengokushaywa kweminqumo

nanjengokukhothoza,

lapho sekuvuniwe.

₁₄Laba bayaphakamisa izwi labo, bamemeze;

bajabula ngobukhosi bukaJehova entshonalanga.

₁₅Ngalokho mdumiseni uJehova empumalanga,

nasogwini lolwandle

igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

₁₆Siyezwa amahubo avela emikhawulweni yomhlaba, athi:

“Udumo malube koLungileyo!”

Kepha mina ngithi: “Ngifile, ngifile!

Maye kimi!”

Abakhohlisi bakhohlisile,

yebo, abakhohlisi bakhohlisile nokukhohlisa.

₁₇Ukwesaba, nomgodi, nogibe kuphezu kwakho

wena owakhileyo emhlabeni.

₁₈Kuyakuthi obalekela umsindo wokwesaba

awele emgodini;

okhuphuka emgodini uyakubanjwa lugibe,

ngokuba amafasitele aphezulu avuliwe,

nezisekelo zomhlaba ziyazamazama.

₁₉Umhlaba uyaphuka nokwaphuka,

umhlaba uyavithizwa nokuvithizwa,

umhlaba uyazanyazanyiswa nokuzanyazanyiswa.

₂₀Umhlaba uyatengezela nokutengezela njengesidakwa,

uyantengantenga njengexhiba;

isiphambeko siyakuba nzima phezu kwawo,

uwe, ungabe usavuka futhi.

₂₁Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku uJehova ahambele

ibandla lasezulwini phezulu,

namakhosi omhlaba emhlabeni.

₂₂Bayakubuthelwa ndawonye

njengeziboshwa zibuthelwa emgodini,

bavalelwe etilongweni,

bajeziswe emva kwezinsuku eziningi.

₂₃Inyanga ekhazimulayo isiyakuyangaza,

nelanga elinkemuzelayo liyakujabha,

ngokuba uJehova Sebawoti uyakuba yinkosi

entabeni yaseSiyoni naseJerusalema,

abe yinkazimulo phambi kwamalunga akhe.

₁Jehova, unguNkulunkulu wami;

ngiyakukuphakamisa,

ngidumise igama lakho,

ngokuba wenzile izimangaliso,

namasu asendulo, nokuthembeka, neqiniso.

₂Ngokuba wenzile umuzi waba yinqwaba,

nomuzi obiyelweyo waba yincithakalo;

indlu yamakhosi abafokazi ayiseyiwo umuzi,

ayisayikwakhiwa futhi kuze kube phakade.

₃Ngalokho abantu abanamandla bayakukudumisa,

imizi yezizwe ezinonya zikwesabe.

₄Ngokuba ubuyinqaba kwabampofu,

inqaba kwabaswelayo ekucindezelweni kwabo,

isiphephelo esivunguvungwini,

umthunzi ekubaleleni,

ngokuba umoya waba nonya,

unjengesivunguvungu odongeni,

₅nanjengokushisa endaweni eyomileyo.

Uyathobisa umsindo wabafokazi;

njengokubalela ngomthunzi wefu,

kanjalo ihubo labanonya liyakudanjiswa.

₆UJehova Sebawoti uyakwenzela abantu bonke

idili lokukhulupheleyo kule ntaba,

idili lewayini elinenhlese,

okukhulupheleyo okunomnkantsha,

iwayini elinenhlese elicwengekileyo.

₇Uyakuchitha kule ntaba ingaphandle

lesimbozo esimboza abantu bonke,

nomgubuzelo ogubuzela zonke izizwe.

₈Uyakugwinya ukufa kuze kube phakade;

iNkosi uJehova iyakwesula izinyembezi ebusweni bonke,

isuse amahloni abantu bakhe emhlabeni wonke,

ngokuba uJehova ukhulumile.

“Bheka, lo unguNkulunkulu wethu;

simhlalele, uyakusisindisa;

lo unguJehova; simhlalele;

siyakujabula, sithokoze ngensindiso yakhe.”

₁₀Ngokuba kule ntaba isandla sikaJehova siyakuphumula,

noMowabi uyakunyathelwa phansi endaweni yakhe

njengotshani bunyathelwa emgodini womquba.

₁₁Noma elula izandla zakhe phakathi kwawo

njengohlambayo elula ukuba ahlambe,

uyakuthobisa ukuziphakamisa kwakhe

kanye nobuhlakani bezandla zakhe.

₁₂Izinqaba eziphakemeyo zezingange zakho

uyakuzibhidliza, azithobise,

azenze ukuba zithintane nomhlabathi nothuli.

₁Jehova, yizwa umkhuleko wami,

ubeke indlebe ekuncengeni kwami;

ungiphendule ngokuthembeka kwakho nokulunga kwakho.

₂Ungangeni ekwahluleleni nenceku yakho,

ngokuba akukho muntu okhona olungile emehlweni akho.

₃Ngokuba isitha siyazingela umphefumulo wami,

sicindezela phansi emhlabathini ukuphila kwami;

singihlalisile ebumnyameni njengabakade bafa.

₄Umoya wami uphelile kimi;

inhliziyo yami igongobele phakathi kwami.

₅Ngiyakhumbula izinsuku zasendulo,

ngizindla ngemisebenzi yakho yonke,

ngicabange ngezenzo zezandla zakho.

₆Ngiyazelulela izandla zami kuwe;

umphefumulo wami womela wena

njengomhlaba owomileyo. Sela*

₇Shesha ungiphendule, Jehova;

umoya wami uyaphela;

ungangifihleli ubuso bakho,

funa ngifane nabashona egodini.

₈Ngizwise umusa wakho ekuseni,

ngokuba ngiyethemba kuwe;

ngazise indlela engifanele ukuhamba ngayo,

ngokuba ngiphakamisela kuwe umphefumulo wami.

₉Ngikhulule ezitheni zami;

Jehova, ngicashe kuwe.

₁₀Ngifundise ukwenza intando yakho,

ngokuba wena unguNkulunkulu wami;

umoya wakho omuhle mawungihole emhlabathini olelezekileyo.

₁₁Jehova, ngiphilise ngenxa yegama lakho,

ngokulunga kwakho uwukhiphe umphefumulo wami ekuhluphekeni.

₁₂Zinqume izitha zami ngomusa wakho,

ubabhubhise bonke abahlupha umphefumulo wami,

ngokuba ngiyinceku yakho.