UZEFANIYA 3

₁Wo kohlubukileyo nongcolileyo,

muzi ocindezelayo!

₂Awuzwa-zwi,

awamukeli ukulaywa,

awumethembi uJehova,

awusondelanga kuNkulunkulu wawo.

₃Izikhulu zawo phakathi kwawo

ziyizingonyama ezibhongayo;

abahluleli bawo bayizimpisi zokuhlwa;

abashiyeli-lutho ingomuso.

₄Abaprofethi bawo bangamayiyane

nabakhohlisi;

abapristi bawo bayingcolisile indlu engcwele,

bawudlovulile umthetho.

₅UJehova ulungile phakathi kwawo,

akenzi okubi;

ekuseni njalo uveza ukwahlulela kwakhe ekukhanyeni,

akuphuthi;

kepha abangalungile abazi amahloni.

₆Nginqumile izizwe,

imibhoshongo yazo yasezingosini ichithekile;

ngichithile izitaladi zazo

ukuze kungadluli-muntu;

imizi yazo iqothuliwe

ukuze kungabikho-muntu,

kungabikho ohlala kuyo.

₇Ngathi: Nokho uyakungesaba,

wamukele ukulaywa;

indawo yawo yokuhlala ayiyikunqunywa,

kungenzeki konke engiwumisele khona;

kepha bavuka ekuseni, benza okubi.

₈Ngalokho, ngilindeleni, usho uJehova,

kuze kube-lusuku engivuka ngalo ukuba ngiphange,

ngokuba kuyisinqumo sami ukubutha izizwe ukuba ngiqoqe imibuso,

ukuze ngithulule phezu kwabo intukuthelo yami,

lonke ulaka lwami oluvuthayo,

ngokuba wonke umhlaba uyakudliwa ngumlilo womhawu wami.

₉Ngokuba lapho ngiyakunika abantu izindebe ezihlanzekileyo,

ukuze bonke babize igama likaJehova,

bamkhonze nganhliziyonye.

₁₀Kusukela phesheya kwemifula yaseKushe

abanxusa kimi, indodakazi yabahlakazekileyo bami,

bayakuletha umnikelo wami.

₁₁Ngalolosuku awusayikuba-namahloni

ngazo zonke izenzo zakho

ophambuké ngazo kimi,

ngokuba khona ngiyakususa phakathi kwakho

abazidla ngokujabula,

awusayikuziphakamisa entabeni yami engcwele.

₁₂Kepha ngiyakushiya phakathi kwakho

abantu abahluphekayo nabampofu;

bayakwethemba igama likaJehova.

₁₃Insali yakwaIsrayeli ayisayikwenza okubi,

ingakhulumi amanga,

kungafunyanwa emlonyeni wabo

ulimi olukhohlisayo;

yebo, bayakwaluka, babuthise,

kungekho obesabisayo.

₁₄Hlabelela ngokujabula, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni,

umemeze, Israyeli,

uthokoze, wethabe ngenhliziyo yonke,

ndodakazi yaseJerusalema.

₁₅UJehova ususile ukwahlulelwa kwakho,

uxoshile izitha zakho.

INkosi yakwaIsrayeli, uJehova, iphakathi kwakho;

awusayikwesaba okubi.

₁₆Ngalolosuku kuyakuthiwa kulo iJerusalema:

Ungesabi, Siyoni!

Izandla zakho mazingadangali.

₁₇UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uphakathi kwakho,

iqhawe eliyakukusindisa;

uyakujabula ngawe ngentokozo,

athule othandweni lwakhe,

ethabe ngawe ngokuhlabelela.

₁₈Abadabuka ngemikhosi

ngiyakubabutha,

ababahlukene nawe,

usathwele ihlazo.

₁₉Bhekani, ngalesosikhathi ngiyakuphatha bonke abakuhluphayo,

ngisindise abaqhugayo,

ngibuthe abaxoshiweyo,

ngibenze indumiso negama

abahlazo labo lalisemhlabeni wonke.

₂₀Ngalesosikhathi ngiyakuningenisa,

ngalesosikhathi ngiyakunibutha,

ngokuba ngiyakunenza igama nendumiso

phakathi kwabantu bonke bomhlaba,

lapho ngibuyisa ukuthunjwa kwenu

phambi kwamehlo enu, usho uJehova.