Ukuzila kweqiniso nokulonda iSabatha
1USomnini uthi:
“Rhuwelela, ungazibambi!
Phakamisa ilizwi lakho njengepalapala.
Memezela ebantwini bami iimphambeko zabo
nekumbeni kaJakopo izono zayo.
2Imihla ngemihla bafunana nami,
bazimisele ukwazi iindlela zami,
kwanga basisizwe esenza okufaneleko,
nesingakalahli imiyalo kaZimaso.
Babuza kimi imithetho efaneleko,
bazimisele bona uZimu atjhidele kibo.
3Bathi, ‘Sizakuthi sizileleni ukudla nawungayeleliko nje?
Sithe siyazithoba, nalapho azange bewusinake.’
“Bantu bami, qalani la,
ngelanga lokuzila kwenu ukudla
nizenzela umathanda,
nigandelela zoke iinsebenzi zenu.
4Qalani, nizilela ukuphikisana nokulwa kwaphela,
iye, ukumadlhana ngamaguduva wobukhohlakali.
Ukuzila okufana nokwenu namhlanjesi,
angeze kwenza bona isililo senu
sizwakale ezulwini.
5Ingabe kuzila engikukhethileko lokho,
kube lilanga lokuzithoba na?
Kulilanga lokuhloma ihloko phasi njengomgaba
nelokulala phezu kweenzilo nomlotha na?
Nikubiza bona kuzila lokho
nelanga elamukelekako kuSomnini na?
6Nakhu ukuzila ukudla engikukhethileko:
Kunyefisa amakhamandela wobukhohlakali,
ukuqhusula imitja yejogi,
ukutjhaphulula abagandelelweko
nokuqoba woke amajogi.
7Kukwabela abalambileko isikwa sakho,
ukunikela abanganamakhaya iphahla,
ukwembathisa ombona ahlubule
nokungafihli ubuso koziingazi zakho.
8Nje-ke, ukukhanya kwakho kuzakudarha njengokusa,
nokuphola kwakho kubonakale masinyana;
ukulunga kwakho kukhambe phambi kwakho
nephazimulo kaSomnini izakuba ngekwelusileko
ngemva kwakho.
9Nje-ke, uzakubiza uSomnini akuphendule,
ulilele isizo, athi kuwe, ‘Ngilapha.’
“Nawususa ijogi phakathi kwenu
umuno okhombakhombako
nekulumo ekhohlakeleko;
10iye, nawunakekela abalambileko
ngeemfiso zakho,
okutjho ukwanelisa iimfiso zabagandelelweko,
khona-ke isibani sakho sizakukhanya ebumnyameni
nobusuku bakho bufane nemini ekulu.
11USomnini uzakuhlahla njalonjalo,
asuse umrhawu wakho enarheni enesomiso,
akuphe ummongo emathanjenakho.
Uzakufana nesivande esisezelwako
nanjengomthombo onamanzi angatjhiko.
12Abanye benu bazakuvuselela amarubhi wakade,
wena Israyeli uzakwakha kabutjha iinsekelo zakade,
ubizwe ngokuthi, ‘Umvali wesikhala somthangala’
nangokuthi, ‘Umvuli weendledlana ukuze abantu bahlale’.
13“Nawulonda iinyawo zakho ekuratheni iSabatha,
ngokungazenzeli umathanda ngelanga lami elicwengileko,
kodwana ngokubiza iSabatha bona lilanga lokwenama
nelanga elicwengileko lakaSomnini kobana lihloniphekile;
iye, nawulihloniphako ngokungenzi kwangemihla,
nangokungenzi irhwebo,
namkha ukukhuluma ngalo,
14khona-ke uzakufumana ithabo kuSomnini.
Ngizakwenza bona ulawule inarha
bewuzitike ngelifa lakayihlo uJakopo.”
Mbala, watjho njalo-ke uSomnini ngomlomakhe!