To The Word – Day 97

Umuzi onamandla sinawo;

uyasimisela insindiso ibe yizingange nezindonga.

₂Vulani amasango ukuba isizwe esilungileyo

esigcina iqiniso singene.

₃Inhliziyo eqinileyo uyayilinda ngokuthula okupheleleyo,

ngokuba yethemba kuwe.

₄Thembani kuJehova kuze kube phakade,

ngokuba uJehova,

yebo, uJehova uyidwala elingunaphakade.

₅Ngokuba uthobisile ababehlezi phezulu,

umuzi ophakemeyo;

uyawubhidliza, uyawubhidliza kuze kube semhlabathini,

awusondeze nasothulini.

₆Unyawo luyakuwunyathela phansi,

izinyawo zabaswelayo,

izinyathelo zabampofu.

₇Indlela yabalungileyo iqondile,

umkhondo wabaqotho ulungile,

uyawenza ukuba ulingane.

₈Yebo, ezindleleni zezahlulelo zakho, Jehova,

sikuhlalele.

Umphefumulo uyalangazelela

igama lakho nesikhumbuzo sakho.

₉Ngomphefumulo wami ngikulangazelela ebusuku,

yebo, ngomoya wami ophakathi kwami ngiyakufunisisa,

ngokuba lapho izahlulelo zakho zisemhlabeni,

abakhileyo bezwe bafunda ukulunga.

₁₀Uma omubi ephiwa umusa,

akafundi ukulunga;

ezweni lobuqotho uyakwenza ukonakala,

angaboni ukuphakama kukaJehova.

₁₁Jehova, isandla sakho siphakeme,

kepha kababoni;

kodwa mababone ukushisekela kwakho abantu,

babe namahloni;

yebo, umlilo uyakuqeda izitha zakho.

₁₂Jehova, uyakusimisela ukuthula;

ngokuba nayo yonke imisebenzi yethu

senzelwe yona nguwe.

₁₃Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu,

amanye amakhosi angaphandle kwakho asibusile,

kepha kuwena wedwa siyadumisa igama lakho.

₁₄Abafileyo ababuyi baphile,

izithunzi azibuyi zivuke;

ngalokho wabahambela, wabachitha,

wenza ukuba konke ukukhunjulwa kwabo kuphele.

₁₅Wandisa isizwe, Jehova,

wandisa isizwe, wadunyiswa,

wavula yonke imikhawulo yezwe.

₁₆Jehova, besekuhluphekeni bakuhambela,

bazethula ngemikhuleko lapho belaywa nguwe.

₁₇Njengokhulelweyo osondela

ukuba abelethe ezwiswa ubuhlungu,

saba njalo phambi kobuso bakho, Jehova.

₁₈Sasikhulelwe, sasinobuhlungu,

sabeletha kungathi umoya nje;

asenzanga insindiso emhlabeni,

nabayakwakha ezweni abasazalwa.

₁₉Kepha abafileyo bakho bayakubuye baphile,

izidumbu zabo zivuke.

Phaphamani, nijabule nina enihlala othulini,

ngokuba amazolo akho angamazolo okukhanya,

nomhlaba uyakubakhipha abafileyo.

₂₀Wozani, bantu bami,

ningene emakamelweni enu,

nizivalele iminyango,

nicashe ngokuphazima kweso,

kuze kudlule ulaka.

₂₁Ngokuba bhekani,

uJehova uyaphuma endaweni yakhe

ukuba ahambele ububi babakhileyo emhlabeni;

umhlaba uyakubonakalisa igazi lawo,

ungabe usabasibekela ababuleweyo babo.

₁Ngalolo suku uJehova uyakuhambela

ngenkemba yakhe elukhuni enkulu nenamandla

uLeviyathani,* inyoka esheshayo,

uLeviyathani, inyoka ethandelayo,

abulale udrako* oselwandle.

₂Ngalolo suku kuyakuba khona isivini esinxanelekayo.

“Hlabelelani ngaso.

₃Mina Jehova ngingumlindi waso,

ngiyakusinisela njalo;

funa soniwe, ngiyakusilinda ubusuku nemini.

₄Ukufutheka akukho kimi;

sengathi kungaba khona amakhakhasi nameva!

Bengiyakuwasukela ngokulwa,

ngiwashise kanyekanye,

₅noma abambelele emandleni ami

ukuba enze ukuthula nami,

enzelane ukuthula nami.”

₆Ngezinsuku ezizayo uJakobe uyakugxila,

u-Israyeli akhahlele, aqhakaze,

bagcwalise ubuso bomhlaba ngezithelo.

₇Ubashayile njengalokho ebashayile ababashayayo na?

Babulewe njengokubulawa kwababulewe nguye na?

₈Ngokubamukisa nangokubaxosha uyabajezisa;

wabasusa ngomoya wakhe olukhuni

ngosuku lomoya wasempumalanga.

₉Ngakho ububi bukaJakobe buyakuhlangulwa ngalokhu,

lokhu kube yisithelo sonke sokususa isono sakhe,

lapho enza ukuba onke amatshe e-altare

avithizeke njengamatshe omcako,

kungabe kusamiswa o-Ashera* nama-altare empepho.

₁₀Ngokuba umuzi obiyelweyo uyize,

nekhaya limukelwe,

lishiyiwe njengehlane;

ithole liyakuklaba khona,

libuthise khona,

lidle, liqede amahlamvu awo.

₁₁Lapho amagatsha awo esebunile, ayakwaphulwa,

kufike abesifazane,

baphembe umlilo kuwo,

ngokuba bangabantu abangenakuqonda;

ngalokho owabenzayo akayikubahawukela,

nowababumbayo akayikuba namusa kubo.

₁Wo kuwo umqhele wokuziphakamisa

wezidakwa zakwa-Efrayimi,

nakuyo imbali ebunayo yobuhle bakhe obukhazimulayo,

esenhloko yesigodi esivundileyo

sabanqotshwe yiwayini.

₂Bheka, iNkosi inaye oqinileyo nonamandla;

uyakuwisa phansi ngamandla

njengesivunguvungu esinesichotho,

nesiphepho esichithayo,

nesiphihli samanzi esinamandla esikhukhulayo.

₃Umqhele wokuziphakamisa wezidakwa zakwa-Efrayimi

uyakunyathelwa ngezinyawo,

₄imbali ebunayo yobuhle bakhe obukhazimulayo,

esenhloko yesigodi esivundileyo,

ibe njengekhiwane elivuthiwe kungakafiki ukuvuna;

olibonayo uyalibuka, aligwinye,

lise sesandleni sakhe.

₅Ngalolo suku uJehova Sebawoti

uyakuba ngumqhele wobukhosi,

nesicoco esihle kuyo insali yabantu bakhe,

₆nomoya wokwahlulela kohlezi ekwahluleleni,

namandla kubo ababuyisa impi esangweni.

₇Nalabo baduka ngewayini;

ngophuzo olunamandla bayatengezela;

abapristi nabaprofethi bayaduka ngophuzo olunamandla,

bayatengezela ngophuzo olunamandla;

bayaduka ekuboneni,

bakhubeka ekwahluleleni.

₈Yebo, onke amatafula agcwele ubuhlanzo nokungcola,

kungabe kusabakho ndawo.

₉“Ngubani ayakumfundisa ukwazi,

aqondise bani umbiko, na?

Yibo abalunyuliweyo obisini,

basuswa emabeleni, na?

₁₀Ngokuba kuyisiyalezelo phezu kwesiyalezelo,

isiyalezelo phezu kwesiyalezelo,

umthetho phezu komthetho,

umthetho phezu komthetho,

lapha ingcosana, nalapho ingcosana.”

₁₁Yebo, ngezindebe ezingingizayo

nangolunye ulimi

uyakukhuluma kulaba bantu

₁₂akade esho kubo ukuthi:

“Lokhu kungukuphumula;

phumuzani abayethileyo;

lokhu kungukuhlunyelelwa,”

kepha abathandanga ukuzwa.

₁₃Ngalokho izwi likaJehova liyakuba kubona

isiyalezelo phezu kwesiyalezelo,

isiyalezelo phezu kwesiyalezelo,

umthetho phezu komthetho,

umthetho phezu komthetho,

lapha ingcosana, nalapho ingcosana,

ukuze bahambe, bawe nyovane,

baphuke, bacushwe, babanjwe.

₁₄Ngalokho yizwani izwi likaJehova

nina bantu abadelelayo,

enibusa laba bantu baseJerusalema.

₁₅Ngokuba nithe:

“Senzile isivumelwano nokufa,

sivumelene nendawo yabafileyo;

lapho isiswebhu esikhukhulayo sidlula,

asiyikusehlela thina,

ngokuba senzile amanga abe yisiphephelo sethu,

sicashile phansi kwenkohliso.”

“Bheka, ngibeka eSiyoni itshe lesisekelo,

itshe elivivinyekileyo,

itshe legumbi elinqabileyo lesisekelo esiyiso;

okholwayo kayikubaleka.

₁₇Ngiyakwenza ukwahlulela

kube ngumucu wokulinganisa,

nokulunga kube ngumthofu wokumisa,

isichotho sihlwithe isiphephelo samanga,

amanzi akhukhule indawo yokucasha.

₁₈Futhi isivumelwano senu nokufa siyakuchithwa,

nokuvumelana kwenu nendawo yabafileyo akuyikuma;

lapho isiswebhu esikhukhulayo sidlula,

niyakunyathelwa phansi yiso.

₁₉Njalo lapho sidabula, siyakunibamba,

ngokuba siyakudabula ukusa ngokusa imini nobusuku,”

kube ngukwesaba kuphela,

lapho umbiko uqondwa.

₂₀Ngokuba umbhede uyakuba mfushane

kunokuba umuntu enabe kuwo,

nengubo ibe ncane

kunokuba umuntu azisonge ngayo.

₂₁Ngokuba uJehova uyakusukuma

njengasentabeni yasePherasimi,

athukuthele njengasesigodini saseGibeyoni,

ukuze enze umsebenzi wakhe,

umsebenzi wakhe ongavamile,

afeze isenzo sakhe,

isenzo sakhe esimangalisayo.

₂₂Ngalokho ningadeleli,

funa izibopho zenu ziqiniswe,

ngokuba ngizwile eNkosini uJehova Sebawoti

ukuthi ukuphela kunqunyiwe phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba.

₂₃Bekani indlebe, nizwe izwi lami;

lalelani, nizwe ukukhuluma kwami.

₂₄Umlimi, eyakutshala,

ulima lonke usuku na?

Uyaduba abhuqe umhlabathi wakhe njalo na?

₂₅Lapho esehlelembile ubuso bawo,

angithi uhlwanyela amafitshizi,*

asakaze ikumini,*

atshale ukolweni ngezinhla,

nebhali* ezindaweni zalo,

nokolweni ocolekileyo eceleni, na?

₂₆UNkulunkulu wakhe uyamhlakahlisa ngendlela eyiyo,

amfundise.

₂₇Ngokuba amafitshizi* awabhulwa ngesibhulo esibukhali,

nesondo lengqukumbane kaliphendulwa phezu kwekumini,*

kepha amafitshizi ayavuthuzwa ngenduku

nekumini ngothi.

₂₈Amabele esinkwa ayacolwa na?

Cha, ngokuba awabhulwa nokubhulwa njalo;

nakuba eqhuba isondo lengqukumbane

namahhashi alo phezu kwawo, awacolisiswa.

₂₉Nalokho kuvela kuJehova Sebawoti

oyisimangaliso ekululekeni

nomkhulu emaswini.

₆“ ‘Nawe Betlehema,

lizwe lakwaJuda,

kawusiye omncane nakanye kubabusi bakwaJuda,

ngokuba kuyakuvela kuwe umbusi

oyakwalusa isizwe sami u-Israyeli.’ ”

₁₈“Kwezwakala izwi eRama,

ukukhala nokulila okukhulu,

uRakheli ekhalela abantwana bakhe,

engavumi ukududuzwa, ngokuba abasekho.”

“Izwi lomemezayo ehlane, lithi:

‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi,

nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde.’ ”