Usuku lokuphindisela
1Ngubani lona ovela kwaEdomi
enezingubo ezibomvu zakwaBosira,
lona ohlobile ngezambatho zakhe
ehamba ngobukhulu bamandla akhe, na?
Yimi engikhuluma ngokulunga
nenginamandla okusindisa.
2Kungani ukuba izambatho zakho zibomvu,
nezingubo zakho zinjengezonyathela esikhamweni sewayini, na?
3Isikhamo sewayini ngisinyathele ngingedwa;
kwakungekho nami noyedwa kubantu;
ngabanyathela ngentukuthelo yami,
ngabacibiza ngokufutheka kwami,
negazi labo lasaphazeka ezingutsheni zami,
ngazingcolisa zonke izambatho zami.
4Ngokuba usuku lokuphindisela lwalusenhliziyweni yami;
umnyaka wokuhlenga kwami usufikile.
5Ngabheka, kepha kwakungekho osizayo;
ngamangala, kepha kwakungekho osekelayo;
yayisingisindisa ingalo yami,
nokufutheka kwami kwangisekela.
6Ngase nginyathela abantu ngentukuthelo yami,
ngabachoboza ngokufutheka kwami,
ngathululela phansi igazi labo.
7Ngiyakubonga umusa kaJehova, ngimdumise uJehova
ngakho konke uJehova asenzele khona,
nokuhle okuningi phezu kwendlu kaIsrayeli
ayisebenzele khona ngobubele bakhe
nangobuningi bomusa wakhe.
8Wathi: Nempela bangabantu bami,
abantwana abangakhohlisi;
waba-ngumsindisi wabo.
9Ezinhluphekweni zabo zonke wahlupheka naye,
ingelosi yobuso bakhe yabasindisa;
ngothando lwakhe nangokuhawukela kwakhe wabahlenga,
wabanqukula, wabathwala zonke izinsuku zakuqala.
10Kepha bahlubuka, badabukisa umoya wakhe ongcwele,
waphenduka isitha sabo, walwa nabo.
11Abantu bakhe base bekhumbula izinsuku zakuqala zikaMose, bathi:
Uphi yena owabakhipha elwandle kanye nabelusi bomhlambi wakhe, na?
Uphi yena owabeka uMoya wakhe ongcwele phakathi kwabo,
12owenza ukuba ingalo yakhe emangalisayo ihambe ngakwesokunene sikaMose,
owahlukanisa amanzi phambi kwabo
ukuba azenzele igama eliphakade;
13owabadabulisa elwandle njengehashi ehlane,
ukuze bangakhubeki, na?
14Njengezinkomo ezehlela esigodini
uMoya kaJehova wabaphumuza.
Wahola kanjalo abantu bakho
ukuba uzenzele igama elimangalisayo.
15Bheka usezulwini,
ubone usendaweni yobukhosi bakho neyodumo lwakho:
kuphi ukushisekela kwakho nemisebenzi yakho yamandla na?
Ukuvutha kwesihe sakho nobumnene bakho kugodliwe kimi.
16Ngokuba wena unguBaba;
ngokuba uAbrahama akasazi,
noIsrayeli akasivumi.
Wena-Jehova unguBaba;
igama lakho linguMhlengi wethu waphakade.
17Jehova, usidukiselani ezindleleni zakho,
uzenze-lukhuni izinhliziyo zethu zingakwesabi, na?
Buya ngenxa yezinceku zakho,
izizwe zefa lakho.
18Abantu bakho abangcwele balidla ifa isikhashana nje;
izitha zethu zinyathele phansi indlu yakho engcwele.
19Sinjengalabo ongazange ubuse phezu kwabo,
nabangabizwanga ngegama lakho.