UJehova uphikisana nabakwaIsrayeli
1Ake nizwe akushoyo uJehova, ethi:
Suke ulwe phambi kwezintaba,
uzwise amagquma izwi lakho.
2Zwanini, zintaba, ukuphikisana kukaJehova,
nani-zisekelo zomhlaba eziqinileyo,
ngokuba uJehova unokuphikisana nabantu bakhe,
uyakumelana nabo.
3Bantu bami, ngenzeni kini;
kuyini enginikhathazé ngakho na? Ngiphenduleni.
4Nganikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe,
nganihlenga endlini yezigqila,
ngathuma phambi kwenu
oMose, noAroni, noMiriyamu.
5Bantu bami, ake nikhumbule
okwacetshwa nguBalaki inkosi yakwaMowabi,
nalokho amphendula ngakho uBileyamu indodana kaBeyori,
nokwakuphakathi kweShithimi neGiligali,
nize nazi izenzo ezilungileyo zikaJehova.
6Ngiyakusondela kuJehova nginantoni,
ngikhothame kuNkulunkulu ophezulu, na?
Ngiyakufika ngiphethe iminikelo yokushiswa,
nginamathole amnyaka munye, na?
7UJehova uyakwenamela izinkulungwane zezinqama
nezinkulungwane eziyishumi zemifula yamafutha na?
Ngiyakunika izibulo lami ngenxa yesiphambeko sami,
isithelo sesisu sami ngenxa yesono senhliziyo yami, na?
8Ukutshelile, muntu, okuhle;
uJehova ufunani kuwe,
kungabi-ngukwenza ukulunga kuphela nokuthanda umusa,
uhambe noNkulunkulu wakho ngokuthobeka, na?
9Izwi likaJehova liyamemeza kuwo umuzi.
Ukwesaba igama lakho ngukusindiswa;
zwanini induku noyimisileyo.
10Kusekhona inzuzo embi endlini yababi,
ne-efa* elincane eliqalekiswayo, na?
11Ukhona ohlanzekile onesilinganiso esibi
nesikhwama sezisindo ezikhohlisayo na?
12Abacebileyo bawo bagcwele ubudlova,
nabakhileyo kuwo bakhuluma amanga,
nolimi lwabo lunenkohliso emlonyeni wabo.
13Ngalokho mina ngiyakugulisa ngokushaya,
ngikuchithe ngenxa yezono zakho.
14Lapho udlayo, awuyikusutha,
kube-khona ukulamba phakathi kwakho;
uyakususa, ungakhululi kodwa,
nokukhululayo ngiyakukukhaphela enkembeni.
15Uyakutshala, ungavuni kodwa;
uyakunyathela iminqumo, ungazigcobi kodwa ngamafutha,
nezithelo zomvini, ungaliphuzi nokho iwayini.
16Izimiso zikaOmri ziyagcinwa,
nazo zonke izenzo zendlu ka-Ahabi;
nihamba ngamacebo abo;
ngalokho ngiyakunenza incithakalo
nabakhileyo khona into encimfelwayo;
niyakuthwala ihlazo labantu bami.