UISAYA 58

₁Memeza ngezwi elikhulu, ungazibambi,

uliphakamise izwi njengecilongo,

utshele abantu bami iziphambeko zabo,

indlu kaJakobe izono zayo.

₂Nokho bangifuna izinsuku zonke,

bathanda ukwazi izindlela zami;

njengesizwe esenza ukulunga,

singashiyi ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu waso,

babuza kimi izahlulelo zokulunga,

bathanda ukusondela kuNkulunkulu.

₃Bathi: Sizileleni ukudla, ungaboni, na?

Sizihlupheleni izinhliziyo zethu, ungakwazi, na?

Bhekani, ngosuku lokuzila kwenu

niyaqhuba umsebenzi, nicindezele zonke izisebenzi zenu.

₄Bhekani, nizilela ukulwa nokuphikisana

nokushaya ngenqindi yobubi.

Anisazili namuhla

ukuze nilizwakalise izwi lenu phezulu.

₅Yikhona lokhukuzila engikukhethileyo yini

nosuku lokuba umuntu awuhluphe umphefumulo wakhe

ukuthi umuntu ugoba ikhanda lakhe njengomhlanga,

endlale indwangu yamasaka nomlotha phansi kwakhe, na?

Lokhu kambe ungakubiza ngokuthi ukuzila

nosuku olwamukelekayo kuJehova na?

₆Akusikho lokhukuzila engikukhethileyo yini:

ukuthukulula izibopho zobubi

nokuxegisa imichilo yejoka;

ukukhulula abacindezelwayo

nokwaphula onke amajoka na?

₇Akusikho ukwabela abalambileyo isinkwa sakho,

nokuyisa abampofu nemihambima ekhaya lakho,

nokwembesa ohamba-ze, lapho umbonayo,

nokungazisithezi kwabayinyama yakho, na?

₈Khona ukukhanya kwakho kuyakuqhamuka njengokusa,

nokuphuluka kwakho kuyakuvela masinyane,

ukulunga kwakho kuhambe phambi kwakho,

inkazimulo kaJehova ibe-semva kwakho.

₉Khona wena uyakubiza, kusabele uJehova;

uyakukhala, abesethi: Bheka, ngilapha.

Uma ususa phakathi kwakho ijoka,

nokukhomba ngomunwe, nokukhuluma okubi,

₁₀umnike olambileyo isinkwa sakho,

usuthise othotshisiweyo,

khona ukukhanya kwakho kuyakuphuma ebumnyameni,

ukuhlwa kwakho kube-njengemini.

₁₁UJehova uyakukuhola njalo,

asuthise umphefumulo wakho ezindaweni ezomileyo,

aqinise amathambo akho;

uyakuba-njengensimu eniselweyo

nanjengomthombo wamanzi,

omanzi awo angaphuthi.

₁₂Abavela kuwe bayakwakha izincithakalo ezindala,

ubuye wakhe izisekelo zezizukulwane ezidlulileyo,

ubizwe ngokuthi uMvalisikhala

noMlungisi wemikhondo ukuba kuhlalwe khona.

₁₃Uma ulubuyisa unyawo lwakho kulo isabatha,

ukuze ungenzi umsebenzi wakho ngosuku lwami olungcwele,

ulibize isabatha ngokuthi intokozo,

nolungcwele lukaJehova ngokuthi lunodumo,

uludumise, ungahambi ngezindlela zakho,

ungawuqhubi umsebenzi wakho, ukhulume ize,

₁₄khona uyakuzijabulisa kuJehova,

ngikukhweze ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zomhlaba,

ngikuphe ukuba ulidle ifa likaJakobe uyihlo,

ngokuba umlomo kaJehova ukukhulumile.