UISAYA 41

₁Thulani phambi kwami nina-ziqhingi,

izizwe zithole amandla amasha.

Mazisondele, andukuba zikhulume,

sisondelane ekwahluleleni.

₂Ngubani ovusile ukulunga kuphume empumalanga,

akubize ukuba kumlandele,

anikele izizwe phambi kwakhe,

amenze ukuba abuse amakhosi,

abenze babe-njengothuli ngenkemba yakhe,

nanjengamabibi aphephezeliswayo ngomnsalo wakhe, na?

₃Uyabaxosha, adlule kahle

ngezindlela angazihambanga ngezinyawo.

₄Ngubani okusebenzileyo, wakwenza, na?

Nguye owazibiza izizukulwane kwasekuqaleni:

mina-Jehova engingowokuqala

nenginguye nakwabokuphela.

₅Iziqhingi ziyakubona, ziyesaba;

imikhawulo yomhlaba iyathuthumela;

isondele, isifikile.

₆Yilowo nalowo usiza umakhelwane wakhe;

uthi kumfowabo: Yiba-nesibindi.

₇Umbazi uqunga umkhandi isibindi,

nololonga ngesando uqunga oshaya isikhandelo isibindi,

ethi ngokunamathelisa: Kuhle,

ekubethela ngezipikili, funa kunyakaziswe.

₈Kepha wena-Israyeli, nceku yami,

wena-Jakobe engikukhethileyo,

nzalo ka-Abrahama othandiweyo wami,

₉wena engikuthathile emikhawulweni yomhlaba,

ngakubiza emagumbini awo, ngathi kuwe:

Wena uyinceku yami,

ngikukhethile, angikulahlanga;

₁₀ungesabi, ngokuba mina nginawe;

ungapheli amandla, ngokuba mina nginguNkulunkulu wakho;

ngiyakuqinisa, futhi ngiyakusiza,

yebo, ngiyakusekela ngesandla sokunene sokulunga kwami.

₁₁Bheka, bonke abafuthekela wena

bayakuba-namahloni, bajabhe;

abamelene nawe bayakuba-njengento engelutho,

babhubhe.

₁₂Uyakubafuna, ungabafumani kodwa,

labobantu abaxabana nawe;

abalwa nawe bayakuba-njengento engelutho nanjengeze.

₁₃Ngokuba yimina-Jehova uNkulunkulu wakho

obamba isandla sakho sokunene,

nothi kuwe: Ungesabi, mina ngiyakusiza.

₁₄Ungesabi wena-mpethu, Jakobe,

nani-bantu bakwaIsrayeli;

mina ngiyakukusiza, usho uJehova;

uMhlengi wakho ungoNgcwele kaIsrayeli.

₁₅Bheka, ngiyakukwenza ukuba ube-yisibhulo

esisha esibukhali esinamazinyo;

uyakubhula izintaba, uzicolisise,

wenze amagquma abe-njengamakhoba.

₁₆Uyakuwahlakaza, umoya uwasuse,

isivunguvungu siwachithe;

wena uyakuthokoza ngoJehova,

uzibonge ngoNgcwele kaIsrayeli.

₁₇Abampofu nabaswelayo bafuna amanzi, kepha awakho,

nolimi lwabo luphelé ukoma;

mina-Jehova ngiyakubaphendula,

mina-Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli angiyikubashiya.

₁₈Ngiyakuvula imifula emadulini angenalutho

nemithombo phakathi kwezigodi;

ngiyakwenza ihlane libe-yichibi lamanzi,

nomhlabathi owomileyo ube-yiziphethu zamanzi.

₁₉Ngiyakutshala umsedari* ehlane,

umtholo, nombomvana, nomnqumo,

ngibeke kwahlongasibi umsayipuresi*, nomthidari*, nomkhoba kanyekanye,

₂₀ukuze babone, bazi, baqaphele, baqonde kanyekanye

ukuthi isandla sikaJehova sikwenzile lokhu

nokuthi oNgcwele kaIsrayeli wakudala.

₂₁Lethani indaba yenu, usho uJehova,

nisondeze izizathu zenu, isho iNkosi kaJakobe.

₂₂Mabazisondeze, basitshele okuyakwenzeka;

izinto zakuqala ziyini na? Mabasitshele zona

ukuba sizibeke ezinhliziyweni zethu,

sazi ukuphela kwazo,

noma nisizwise okuzayo.

₂₃Sitsheleni okuzayo ngesikhathi esizayo,

sazi ukuthi ningonkulunkulu;

yebo, yenzani okuhle noma okubi,

simangale, sikubone kanyekanye.

₂₄Bhekani, nivela kokungekho,

nemisebenzi yenu ayiyinto yalutho;

uyisinengiso onikhethileyo.

₂₅Ukhona engimvusile esenyakatho, wafika,

nasempumalanga, ukuba abize igama lami;

uyakwehlela phezu kwezikhulu njengaphezu kodaka,

njengombumbi exova ibumba.

₂₆Ngubani owakushoyo kwasekuqaleni ukuba sazi,

nangaphambili ukuba sisho sithi: Uqinisile, na?

Cha, akakho okumemezileyo,

akakho nokuzwisileyo,

akakho nozwayo amazwi enu.

₂₇Ngingowokuqala othi kulo iSiyoni: Bheka, babheke,

nginike iJerusalema umbiki wendaba ethokozisayo.

₂₈Kepha lapho ngibheka, akukho-muntu,

akakho phakathi kwabo umluleki

ongaphendula ngazwi, lapho ngibabuzayo.

₂₉Bheka, bayize bonke; imisebenzi yabo ayiyinto yalutho,

nezithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo zingumoya nokuyize.