UHOSEYA 2

₁Besenibiza abafowenu ngokuthi uAmi,

nawodadewenu ngokuthi uRuhama.

₂Phikisanani nonyoko, niphikisane,

ngokuba akasiye umkami,

nami angisiyo indoda yakhe;

makasuse ubufebe bakhe ebusweni bakhe,

nokuphinga kwakhe phakathi kwamabele akhe,

₃funa ngimhlubule abe-nqunu,

ngimenze njengasosukwini lokuzalwa kwakhe,

ngimenze ihlane,

ngimbeke abe-njengezwe elomileyo,

ngimbulale ngokoma.

₄Angiyikuhawukela abantwana bakhe,

ngokuba bangabantwana bobufebe.

₅Ngokuba unina ufebile,

owabazalayo wenzé ihlazo,

ngokuba wathi: Ngiyakulandela izithandwa zami

ezinginika isinkwa sami namanzi ami,

uboya bami bezimvu nefilakisi* lami,

amafutha ami nokuphuza kwami.

₆Ngalokho bhekani, ngiyakuvimbela indlela yakho ngameva,

ngakhe ugange ngakuye,

ukuze angafumani imikhondo yakhe.

₇Uyakulandela izithandwa zakhe,

kepha akayikuzifica;

uyakuzifuna,

kepha akayikuzifumana;

abesethi: Ngiyakuhamba

ngibuyele endodeni yami yokuqala,

ngokuba kwakukuhle kimi lapho kunamanje.

₈Kepha akazanga ukuthi yimina

engamnika amabele, newayini elisha, namafutha,

ngamandisela isiliva

negolide abenza ngakho uBali.

₉Ngalokho ngiyakubuye ngithabathe

amabele ami ngesikhathi sawo,

newayini lami elisha ngenkathi yalo,

ngisuse uboya bami bezimvu nefilakisi* lami

lokusibekela ubunqunu bakhe.

₁₀Sengiyakwambula ihlazo lakhe

emehlweni ezithandwa zakhe;

akuyikubakho omophula esandleni sami.

₁₁Ngiyakwenza ukuba iphele yonke intokozo yakhe,

imikhosi yakhe, nokwethwasa kwenyanga, namasabatha akhe,

nayo yonke imikhosi yakhe emisiweyo.

₁₂Ngiyakuchitha imivini yakhe nemikhiwane yakhe

ashilo ngakho, wathi: Kuyinkokhelo yami

ezinginikile yona izithandwa zami;

ngiyakukwenza kube-yihlathi,

izilwane zasendle zikudle.

₁₃Ngiyakumhambela ngenxa yezinsuku zawoBali

owabashisela ngazo impepho,

wahloba ngamacici akhe nangezinto zakhe ezinhle,

wazilandela izithandwa zakhe,

wangikhohlwa, usho uJehova.

₁₄Ngalokho bhekani, ngiyakumyenga,

ngimyise ehlane,

ngimqunge isibindi.

₁₅Lapho ngiyakumnika izivini zakhe,

nesigodi saseAkori* sibe-ngumnyango wethemba;

uyakuphendula lapho njengasezinsukwini zobusha bakhe

nasosukwini lokukhuphuka kwakhe ezweni laseGibithe.

₁₆Kuyakuthi ngalolosuku, usho uJehova, ungibize ngokuthi: YiNdoda yami,

ungasangibizi ngokuthi: NguBali wami.

₁₇Ngiyakususa amagama awoBali emlonyeni wakhe,

bangabe besakhunjulwa ngamagama abo.

₁₈Ngalolosuku ngiyakubenzela isivumelwano nezilwane zasendle,

nezinyoni zezulu nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni,

ngaphule umnsalo nenkemba nokulwa ukuba kusuke ezweni,

ngibalalise belondekile.

₁₉Ngiyakuzimisela wena ube-ngumkami kuze kube-phakade,

ngizimisele wena ngokulunga, nangokwahlulela, nangomusa, nangobubele.

₂₀Ngiyakuzimisela wena ngokuthembeka ube-ngumkami;

uyakumazi uJehova.

₂₁Kuyakuthi ngalolosuku

ngiphendule, usho uJehova,

ngiphendule amazulu,

wona aphendule umhlaba.

₂₂Umhlaba uyakuphendula amabele, newayini elisha, namafutha,

khona kuphendule uJizreyeli.

₂₃Ngiyakuzitshalela yena ezweni,

ngihawukele ongahawukelwanga,

ngithi kwababengesibo abantu bami: Ningabantu bami,

bona bathi: UnguNkulunkulu wethu.