UJOBE 22

₂Umuntu angaba-yinsizakalo kuNkulunkulu

ukuba ohlakaniphileyo abe-nosizo kuye na?

₃Kuyintokozo yini kuSomandla, uma ulungile,

kuyinzuzo kuye, uma wenza izindlela zakho ziphelele, na?

₄Kungokumesaba kwakho akusolayo,

angene nawe ekwahlulelweni, na?

₅Ububi bakho abubukhulu yini?

Izono zakho azinakuphela.

₆Ngokuba uthathé ngeze izibambiso kumfowenu,

wahlubula abampofu izingubo zabo.

₇Awumphuzisanga owomileyo amanzi,

wamgodlela olambileyo ukudla.

₈Umuntu onamandla, izwe lingelakhe;

onodumo uyahlala kulo.

₉Umukisile abafelokazi bengenalutho;

izingalo zezintandane zaphuliwe.

₁₀Ngalokho izingibe ziyakuhaqa;

uvalo oluzumayo luyakwethusa.

₁₁Ukukhanya kwakho kuphenduké ubumnyama, ukuze ungaboni,

nesikhukhula samanzi siyakusibekela.

₁₂UNkulunkulu akakho ekuphakameni kwezulu na?

Bheka inhloko yezinkanyezi ukuthi iphakeme kangaka.

₁₃Uthi wena: UNkulunkulu wazini na?

Angahlulela engalé kwesigayegaye na?

₁₄Amafu ayamsibekela ukuze angaboni;

uyahamba esiyingelezini sezulu.

₁₅Uyakugcina indlela yamandulo

eyahanjwa yizoni na?

₁₆Yizo ezahlwithwa kungakabi-yisikhathi,

ezisisekelo sazo sathululwa njengomfula,

₁₇nezathi kuNkulunkulu: Suka kithina,

ngokuba uSomandla ubeyakwenzani kubo na?

₁₈Kepha nguye owayegcwalisa izindlu zabo ngokuhle.

Amasu ababi akude nami.

₁₉Abalungileyo bayakukubona, bathokoze;

abangenasici bayabaklolodela ngokuthi:

₂₀Impela ababesivukela sebechithiwe,

nabakushiyileyo umlilo ukuqedile.

₂₁Mawujwayelane naye, ube-nokuthula;

ngalokho okuhle kuyakufika kuwe.

₂₂Mawamukele umthetho emlonyeni wakhe,

ubeke amazwi akhe enhliziyweni yakho.

₂₃Uma ubuyela kuSomandla, uyakwakhiwa,

uma udedisa okubi kude etendeni lakho,

₂₄ubeke igolide lakho othulini,

nelaseOfiri phakathi kwamatshe eminonjana.

₂₅USomandla uyakuba-yigugu lakho,

nesiliva elikhazimulayo kuwe,

₂₆ngokuba lapho uyakuthokoza ngoSomandla,

uphakamisele kuNkulunkulu ubuso bakho.

₂₇Uyakukhuleka kuye, akuzwe,

wena ugcwalise izithembiso zakho.

₂₈Uma unquma indaba, uyakuyenzelwa,

ukukhanya kukhanye ezindleleni zakho.

₂₉Uma zehla, uyakuthi: Phezulu!

abesephakanyiswa ozithobileyo.

₃₀Abantu abangemsulwa uyakubakhulula nabo,

bakhululwe ngobumhlophe bezandla zakho.