Bible Society of South Africa

To The Word – Day 185

Jeremiah 38–42, Psalm 55

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UJEREMIYA 38

UJeremiya uphoswa emhadini

1UJeremiya waviwa nguShefatiya unyana kaMatan, noGedaliya unyana kaPashure, noYukali unyana kaShelemiya, bekunye noPashure kaMalkiya, xa wayebhekisa kubantu jikelele esithi: 2“Utsho *uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Umntu oya kusala kwesi sixeko uza kufa ngekrele, yindlala, nangubhubhani, kanti ke lowo uzinikezelayo kumaKaledi uya kusinda, aphile.’ 3Kaloku utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Esi sixeko siza kunikezelwa esandleni somkhosi wokumkani waseBhabheli oza kusithimba.’ ”

4Emva koko iziphathamandla ezo zathi kukumkani: “Lo mfo makafe, kuba utyhafisa amajoni ashiyekileyo apha esixekweni, kwakunye nabantu bonke, ngezi zinto azithethayo. Akabanqweneleli buhle abantu; ubanqwenelela ububi.”

5“Usezandleni zenu; mna kumkani andinakuphikisana nani,” waphendula ngelitshoyo ukumkani uZedekiya.

6Bamthatha ke uJeremiya, baya kumfaka emhadini owawusenkundleni yabalindi kwaMalekiya unyana kakumkani. Bamthoba ngentambo ukumsa ezantsi kuloo mhadi owawungenamanzi, iludaka lodwa. Watshona kwelo daka ke uJeremiya.

7Zaya kufika kwigosa lasebhotwe uEbhedi-meleki, owayengumKushe, ezo ndaba zokuba uJeremiya weyehliselwe emhadini. Kwathi ukumkani esahleli ngakwiSango lakwaBhenjamin, 8uEbhedi-meleki waya apho kuye evela ebhotwe, wafika wathi: 9“Noko, mhlekazi, imbi yonke le nto yenziwe ngala madoda kumshumayeli uJeremiya, ukweyelisela umntu emhadini apho aya kulamba afele khona xa kungasekho kutya esixekweni.”

10Ukumkani wathi kumKushe uEbhedi-meleki: “Thatha amashumi amathathu amadoda, uye kunyula umshumayeli uJeremiya kuloo mhadi, engekafeli apho.”

11Wanduluka ke naloo madoda uEbhedi-meleki, waya nawo kwigumbi elalisebhotwe ngaphantsi kwendlu enguvimba wasebhotwe. Wathatha amadlavu apho, wawathobela emhadini kuJeremiya, ebotshwe ngentambo. 12Ke uEbhedi-meleki umKushe wathi kuJeremiya: “Faka la madlavu emakhwapheni, ukuze ungatyatyulwa ziintambo.” enjenjalo ke uJeremiya, 13baza bona bamrhola emhadini ngezo ntambo. UJeremiya wahlala enkundleni yabalindi.

Incoko kakumkani noJeremiya

14Emva koko ukumkani uZedekiya wathi makaye kubizwa umshumayeli uJeremiya, asiwe kumnyango wesithathu wendlu *kaNdikhoyo. Uthe akufika uJeremiya, ukumkani wathi: “Ndifuna ukukubuza into; uze ungandifihleli.”

15UJeremiya yena uthe kuZedekiya: “Ukuba ndikuxelele akuyi kundibulala kodwa? Ukanti nokuba ndingakucebisa, soze undiphulaphule.”

16Ukumkani uZedekiya wafunga ngasese enoJeremiya, wenjenje: “Ekho nje uNdikhoyo, kanye lo usinika ubomi, andiyi kukubulala, ndingayi kukunikela esandleni sâbo bazungula ubomi bakho.”

17UJeremiya ke ubhekise kukumkani uZedekiya wenjenje: “Utsho uNdikhoyo uThixo onamandla onke onguThixo kaSirayeli ukuthi: ‘Ukuba uyaphuma ngoku uzinikezele kubaphathi-mkhosi bokumkani waseBhabheli, ubomi bakho buya kusinda, nesi sixeko singàtshatyalaliswa ngomlilo, usinde kunye nentsapho yakho. 18Kodwa ukuba uyala ukunizikezela kubaphathi-mkhosi bokumkani waseBhabheli, esi sixeko siya kunikezelwa esandleni samaKaledi, asitshise siphele, nawe ungasindi kuwo.’ ”

19Uphendule ngelithi ukumkani uZedekiya: “Ndoyika amaJuda aselezinikezele kumaKaledi, hleze nam ndinikezelwe kuwo ngamaKaledi, aze wona andiphathe gadalala.”

20Uthe uJeremiya: “Akayi kukunikezela. Thobela uNdikhoyo wena ngokwenza le nto ndikuxelela yona, xa ufuna ukulungelwa, usindise nobomi bakho. 21Kodwa ke ukuba uyala ukuzinikezela, uNdikhoyo undityhilele ukuba 22bonke abafazi abasesebhotwe lokumkani wakwaJuda baya kusiwa kumaphakathi okumkani waseBhabheli. Abo bafazi bothi kuwe:

“ ‘Bakulukuhle weyela abo gxa bakho bebhongo.

Ngoku inkal' ixing' etyeni – bakushiye kwesinomhlwa.’

23“Bonke abafazi bakho nabantwana bakho baya kusiwa kumaKaledi. Wena akuyi kuphuncula esandleni sawo: uya kubanjwa ngukumkani waseBhabheli, nesi sixeko sitshatyalaliswe ngomlilo.”

24Emva koko uthe ukumkani uZedekiya kuJeremiya: “Uze ungayithethi mntwini le ncoko yethu, ukuba akufuni kufa. 25Kodwa ke xa zithe iziphathamandla zeva ukuba bekhe sadibana, zize ke zithi kuwe: ‘Sixelele, ubusithini kukumkani, waza yena wathini kuwe? Ukuba uthethe konke, asiyi kukubulala,’ 26uze uthi: ‘Bendiye kucenga ukumkani ukuba angandibuyiseli kulaa ndlu kaJonatan, kuba ndoyika ukufela khona.’ ”

27Zaya kuJeremiya zonke iziphathamandla, zafika zambuza ngencoko yakhe nokumkani. Wazixelela konke athe ukumkani aze azixelele kona. Azibanga nakumphikisa kuba yayingavelwanga bani incoko yakhe nokumkani. 28Wahlala apho uJeremiya kuloo nkundla yabalindi kwada kwafika umhla wokuthinjwa kweJerusalem.

Ukuwa kweJerusalem

Ukuthinjwa kweJerusalem kwahamba ngolu hlobo:

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UJEREMIYA 39

1Ngenyanga yeshumi kunyaka wethoba ukumkani uZedekiya elawula kwaJuda, ukumkani uNebhukadenezare waseBhabheli nomkhosi wakhe uphela, waya kungqinga isixeko saseJerusalem. 2Kwathi ngomhla wethoba ngenyanga yesine kunyaka weshumi linanye uZedekiya engukumkani agqobhoza angena kweso sixeko amaKaledi. 3Zesuka zonke iziphathamandla zekumkani yaseBhabheli zaya kutsho ngakwiSango eliseMbindini, zafika zee nqwadalala ezihlalweni apho; yayingooNerigale-sharezere, noSamagare-nebho, noSarsekim umphathi oyintloko, nomnye uNerigale-sharezere owayeyingqwayi-ngqwayi yomkhosi, kunye nezinye iindwalutho zokumkani waseBhabheli. 4Bathe bakuzibona ezi ziphathamandla ooZedekiya ukumkani wakwaJuda ekunye nomkhosi wakhe wonke, basaba; bemka ngobusuku esixekweni ngendlela edlula ngasesitiyeni sikakumkani, baphuma ngesango eliphahlwe ziindonga, babalekela entilini yeJordan.

5Umkhosi wamaKaledi wabasukela wamfumana uZedekiya kuloo mathafa aseJeriko. Amthatha amsa kukumkani uNebhukadenezare waseBhabheli owayeseRibhela ezweni laseHamati. Lathethwa apho ityala likaZedekiya, waza wagwetywa. 6Ukumkani waseBhabheli wababulala apho eRibhela oonyana bakaZedekiya ejongile, ngokunjalo wazibulala neendwalutho zonke zakwaJuda. 7Wamtyhaphaza amehlo uZedekiya, wamfaka amakhamandela enziwe ngobhedu, ukuze asiwe eBhabheli.

8Ibhotwe lokumkani, nezindlu zabantu, zatshiswa ngomlilo ngamaKaledi, adiliza neendonga zeJerusalem. 9Umphathi wabalindi bekumkani, uNebhuzaradan, wabaqhubela eBhabheli ekuthinjweni abantu abasala esixekweni, bekunye nabo babezinikezele, nabanye abantu abaseleyo. 10Kodwa inxalenye yabantu ababengamahlwempu angenanto tu, wabashiya ezweni lakwaJuda umphathi uNebhuzaradan, wababela amasimi nezidiliya.

11Mayela noJeremiya ukumkani uNebhukadenezare wayalela umphathi-balindi bakomkhulu uNebhuzaradan wathi: 12“Mthathe uJeremiya, umphathe kakuhle, ungamenzakalisi, umenzele loo nto ayifunayo.” 13Ngoko ke umphathi-balindi uNebhuzaradan ekunye noNebhushazibhan umphathi oyintloko, nengqwayi-ngqwayi yomkhosi uNerigale-sharezere, bekunye nezinye iindwalutho zokumkani waseBhabheli, 14bathi makuye kukhutshwa uJeremiya kulaa nkundla yabalindi wayehlala kuyo. Bamnikezela kuGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam unyana kaShafan ukuba amgoduse. Wasala wahlala phakathi kwabantu bakowabo ke uJeremiya.

15Ngexesha uJeremiya wayevaleleke enkundleni yabalindi lavakala kuye ilizwi likaNdikhoyo, lisithi: 16“Yiya kuxelela uEbhedi-meleki umKushe uthi: ‘Utsho *uNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi: Amazwi am mayela nesi sixeko ndiya kuwazalisekisa ngokusihlisela intlekele, ingabi kokulungileyo. Loo nto iza kuhla uyijongile, lakufika ixesha. 17Kodwa wena ndokuhlangula ngaloo mini. Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo. Wena akuyi kunikezelwa esandleni saloo madoda uwaxhaleleyo. 18Inene, ndiza kukuhlangula, ungawi likrele, businde ubomi bakho, kuba ubuthembele ngam wena. Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.’ ”

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UJEREMIYA 40

Ukukhululwa kukaJeremiya

1Lavakala ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo kuJeremiya, akuba ekhululwe nguNebhuzaradan umphathi-balindi bakomkhulu, eRama. UNebhuzaradan wafika uJeremiya ekhonkxiwe ephakathi kwabathinjwa baseJerusalem nakwaJuda, ababesisiwa ekuthinjweni eBhabheli.

2Akufika kuJeremiya umphathi-balindi wathi: “*NguNdikhoyo uThixo wenu ocwangcise le ntlekele inihleleyo kule ndawo. 3Uyenzile ke uNdikhoyo loo nto njengokuba wayetshilo. Nifikelwe yile nto ngenxa yokuba nimonile uNdikhoyo anamphulaphula. 4Uyabona, namhlanje ndiza kukukhulula kula matyathanga ubotshwe izandla ngawo. Ungaya nam eBhabhehli ukuba uyafuna; ndokulungiselela. Phofu ungasala uhlale apha ukuba akufuni, okanye ungaya naphi na apho uthanda khona kweli lizwe.”

5Kambe ke engekahambi uJeremiya uNebhuzaradan uqokele wenjenje: “Ungabuyela kuGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam ozalwa nguShafan, omiselwe ukuba alawule iidolophu zakwaJuda ngukumkani waseBhabheli. Ungahlala naye phakathi kwamawenu, okanye uye naphi na apho uthanda khona.” Watsho emnika umphako loo mphathi-balindi kwakunye nesipho, wamndulula uJeremiya. 6Wesuka apho uJeremiya, waya kuGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam owayeseMizpa, wafika wahlala naye phakathi kwabantu ababesele kwelo lizwe.

UGedaliya ulawula kwaJuda

(2 Kum 25:22-24)

7Ukumkani waseBhabheli wamisela uGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam ukuba abe ngumphathiswa welizwe elo, abe phantsi kwakhe loo madoda nabafazi nabantwana kwabo bahlelelekileyo ababengafuduswanga basiwa eBhabheli. Ke abaphathi bamabutho ababesemaphandleni benamadoda awo, bakukuva oku, 8basuka baya eMizpa apho kuGedaliya. Babekhokelwe ngooIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya, uYohanan noJonatan oonyana bakaKareya, kunye noSeraya unyana kaTanumeti, bekunye noonyana bakaEfayi wakwaNetofa, kunye noYaziya umfo waseMahaka, nabalandeli babo.

9Wafunga uGedaliya, unyana ka-Ahikam, umzukulwana kaShafan, wathi kubo nabalandeli babo: “Ze ningoyiki ukuwakhonza amaKaledi. Hlalani apha kweli lizwe, nithobele ukumkani waseBhabheli. Xa nenjenjalo niya kulungelwa. 10Mna ke ndiza kuhlala eMizpa, ndibe ngummeli wenu kumaKaledi asihambelayo. Yiyani kuqokelela iwayini, neziqhamo zasehlotyeni, neoyile yeminquma, nifake koovimba, nihlale kwezo dolophu nizithathileyo.”

11Athi amaJuda awayekwaMowabhi, nawayekwa-Amon, nakwaEdom, nakuwo onke amanye amazwe, akuva ukuba ukumkani waseBhabheli washiya igcudwana kwaJuda, waza wamisa uGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam ozalwa nguShafan ukuba abe ngumphathiswa, 12asuka onke, abuyela kwelakwaJuda, aya kuGedaliya eMizpa. Ayesuka kumazwe ngamazwe awayethe saa kuwo. Aqokelela intaphane yewayini neziqhamo zasehlotyeni.

Ukugwintwa kukaGedaliya

(2 Kum 25:25-26)

13Kwafika uYohanan unyana kaKareya kuGedaliya eMizpa, ehamba nabanye abaphathi bamabutho awayesemaphandleni, 14bathi kuye: “Akuvanga na ukuba uBhahalisi ukumkani wama-Amon uthumele uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya ukuba akugwinte?” UGedaliya yena unyana ka-Ahikam akazange abakholelwe.

15Emva koko uYohanan unyana kaKareya waya kuGedaliya ngasese apho eMizpa, wathi: “Ndivumele ndiye kubulala uIshamyeli unyana kaNetaniya; akukho mntu uya kuyazi loo nto. Makangayekwa akubulale, aze la maJuda aqokeleleke apha phantsi kwakho athi saa, atshabalale amasalela akwaJuda.”

16UGedaliya waphendula uYohanan ngelithi: “Uze ungakhe uyenze into enjalo! Bubuxoki le nto wena uyithethayo ngoIshmayeli.”

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UJEREMIYA 41

1Kwathi ngenyanga yesixhenxe uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya unyana kaElishama, owayengumntwana wegazi ekwayingqwayi-ngqwayi kakumkani, waya eMizpa kuGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam, ehamba neshumi lamadoda, baza batya kunye. Kwathi ke besahleli etafileni apho 2suka uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya kunye nelo shumi lamadoda ayehamba naye baphakama bamxabela ngekrele uGedaliya, unyana ka-Ahikam ongumzukulwana kaShafan. Ngeso senzo bamgwinta owayengumphathiswa welo lizwe omiselwe ngukumkani waseBhabheli. 3Bawabulala namanye amaJuda onke awayeseMizpa kunye noGedaliya, kwakunye namajoni angamaKaledi awayelapho.

4Ngomhla wesibini olandela ukugwintwa kukaGedaliya, ingekaziwa loo nto, 5kwafika amashumi asibhozo amadoda, evela eShekem naseShilo naseSamariya. Ayezichebile iindevu, ezikrazule izambatho, imizimba eyicentile. Ayephethe iminikelo yeenkozo kunye nentlaka yesiqhumiso, ezizisa endlwini *kaNdikhoyo. 6UIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya wasuka eMizpa, wawahlangabeza ehamba elila. Ufikile kubo, wathi: “Yizani kuGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam.” 7Kodwa athi nje akuthi cakatha phakathi esixekweni, uIshmayeli nabo babehamba naye bawatyakatya loo madoda, bawaphosa emhadini. 8Ishumi laloo madoda lona lathi kuIshamayeli: “Musa ukusibulala thina; sinokutya esikufihlileyo endle: ingqolowa, neoyile yomnquma, nobusi.” Wawayeka ke lawo amadoda akawabulala njengamanye. 9Umhadi okwaphoswa kuwo izidumbu zamadoda abulawa nguIshmayeli kwakunye nesikaGedaliya wenziwa ngukumkani uAsa xa wayehlaselwa ngukumkani uBhasha wakwaSirayeli. Ke uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya wawuzalisa loo mhadi zizidumbu zabagwintiweyo.

10UIshmayeli wathimba bonke abantu abâsaláyo eMizpa, iintombi zokumkani nabanye bonke abasala ngexesha uNebhuzaradan umphathi-balindi bakomkhulu waphathisa uGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam. Wahamba nabo wawelela kwelaseAmon.

11Kwathi bakuvakala kuYohanan unyana kaKareya kunye nabaphathi-mabutho bonke ububi obenziwe nguIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya, 12banduluka nawo onke amadoda amabutho abo, baya kuhlasela uIshmayeli. Bamfumana emise ngakwelaa chibi likhulu laseGibheyon. 13Bavuya abantu ababehamba noIshmayeli bakubona uYohanan esiza nabaphathi-mabutho, 14bajika bonke abo babethinjwe nguIshmayeli eMizpa, bangenela kuYohanan unyana kaKareya. 15Waphuncuka kodwa yena uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya namadoda asibhozo, baya kutsho kwelama-Amon.

16UJohanan unyana kaKareya, ekunye nabaphathi-mabutho, bajika namasalela abantu abaqweqwediswa nguIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya owagwinta uGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam esuka nabo eMizpa. Yayingamadoda axhobileyo, abafazi nabantwana, namagosa asebhotwe awayevela nawo eGibheyon. 17Banduluka bemisa eGerute-kimham ngaseBhetelehem kwindlela yabo esinga eJiputa, 18bephepha amaKaledi. Babesoyika kuba uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya wagwinta uGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam owemiswa ngukumkani waseBhabheli ukuba abe ngumphathiswa welo lizwe.

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UJEREMIYA 42

Abantu bacela uJeremiya ukuba abathandazele

1Emva koko bonke abaphathi-mabutho kunye noYohanan unyana kaKareya bekunye noYazaniya unyana kaHoshaya nabantu bonke, abancinane nabakhulu, baya 2kumshumayeli uJeremiya, bafika bathi kuye: “Nceda usamkele isicelo sethu kuwe: Sithandazele *kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, ucelele onke la masalela, kuba nawe ngokwakho uyabona ukuba naxa sasibaninzi ngoku sesisele siliqaqobana. 3Mcele uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho ukuba asityhilele indlela emasihambe ngayo, nento emasiyenze.”

4Umshumayeli uJeremiya usuke wenjenje ukuthetha nabo: “Ndivile. Ndiza kunithandazela kuNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, ndaye ndiya kunazisa yonke into uNdikhoyo aniphendula ngayo; andiyi kunifihlela nto konke.”

5Bathi bona kuJeremiya: “UNdikhoyo aze abe lingqina elithembekileyo nelinyanisekileyo, achasane nathi xa singayenziyo yonke into uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho akuthumayo ukuba usixelele. 6Nokuba limnandi, nokuba libi ilizwi likaNdikhoyo uThixo wethu lo sikuthuma kuye, siya kulithobela, khon' ukuze silungelwe. Ewe, inene, siya kumthobela uNdikhoyo uThixo wethu.”

7Emva kweentsuku ezilishumi lavakala ilizwi likaNdikhoyo kuJeremiya. 8Wabiza uYohanan unyana kaKareya kunye nabo bonke abaphathi-mabutho ababenaye, nabantu bonke, abancinci nabakhulu, 9wathi kubo: “UNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli enindithume ukuze ndisigqithisele kuye isicelo senu, utsho ukuthi: 10‘Ukuba nithe nahlala kulo mhlaba, ndiya kunakha ndinganidilizi; ndonityala ndinganincothuli, kuba ndiyazisola ngeshwangusha endinihlisele lona! 11Ngoko ke musan' ukuba noloyiko ngukumkani waseBhabheli lo nimoyikayo ngoku. Musan' ukumoyika,’ lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo, ‘kuba ndinani, ndiza kunihlangula, nisinde esandleni sakhe. 12Ndiza kusikwa yimfesane nini, naye ukumkani avelane nani, aniyeke nihlale kulo mhlaba wenu.’

13“Kusenokwenzeka kambe ningamthobeli uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, nithi: ‘Asizi kuhlala apha kweli lizwe thina. 14Siza kuhamba siye kuhlala eJiputa, apho kungekho zimfazwe, kungakhali zintlaba-mkhosi, kungalanjwayo khona.’ 15Ke ngoko nali ilizwi likaNdikhoyo, nina masalela akwaJuda, utsho uNdikhoyo uThixo onamandla onke kaSirayeli ukuthi: ‘Xa nizimisele ukuya eJiputa, nifike nime apho, 16ewe, ikrele eli niloyikayo lonifikela apho, naloo ndlala niyisabayo iya kuthana mbende kunye nani naseJiputa – niya kufela apho. 17Bonke abo bazimisele ukuya kuhlala eJiputa baya kufa ngekrele, yindlala, nangubhubhani; akuyi kusala nokuba mnye usindayo kwelo shwangusha ndonihlisela lona.’ 18Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi: ‘Nanjengoko umsindo wam nengqumbo yam zathululwa phezu kwabemi baseJerusalem, yokwenjenjalo nani ukunifikela ingqumbo yam xa nixhinele ukuya eJiputa. Noba zizinto ezisisiqalekiso nezikhwankqisayo, izinto ezisisigculelo nesingcikivo. Anisobe nibuye niyibone le ndawo kwakhona.’

19“Uthi ke ngoko kuni uNdikhoyo, nina masalela akwaJuda: ‘Musani ukuya eJiputa.’ Ke ngoko yiqondeni kakuhle le ndawo; ndiyaniyala namhlanje. 20Nizikhohlisile nabubeka ubomi benu esichengeni ngokuya benisithi: ‘Sithandazele kuNdikhoyo uThixo wethu, usixelele konke athi masikwenze, kuba sokwenza.’ 21Ndinixelele konke ke namhla, kodwa nina animthobeli uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu kwizinto athe maze ndinixelele zona. 22Ngoko ke yazini ngokuphandle le nto: niza kufa ngekrele, nayindlala, nangubhubhani, kanye kuloo ndawo nizimisele ukuphambukela kuyo.”

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IINDUMISO 55

Ukucela uncedo

Kumbhexeshi-kwayara; umbongo kaDavide; ukhatshwa ziintambula.

1Ndincede uwubekele iindlebe umthandazo wam, Thixo.

Ndibhenela kuwe; sukundifulathela.

2-3Sabela, undiphendule.

Kaloku iinkathazo zindongamele.

Ngenxa yezisongelo zeentshaba zam ndididekile;

ingcinezelo yabangendawo indixinile.

Bafumba inkxwaleko phezu kwam;

futhi bandingcikiva ngolunya.

4Ndiyajijitheka ngaphakathi;

izoyikiso zokufa zindivingcele.

5Andoyiki ndiyagubha!

Ukunkwantya kuyandirhwaqelisa.

6Ndide ndithi: “Akwaba bendinamaphiko njengehobe!

Bendiya kuntinga ndiye kuphumla kude lee.

7Ewe, bendiya kubethwa ngumoya,

ndihlale entlango.

8Ndandiya kukhawuleza ndizifunele umqolomba,

ndiyizimele kuyo imimoya ebhudlayo.”

9Nqanda, Mhlekazi!

Waphuthise amacebo abo!

Kubhidanise ukuthetha kwabo, bangevani,

kuba ndibona ugonyamelo nesidube-dube esixekweni.

10Imini nobusuku bajikeleza ezindongeni zesixeko;

siyaphuphuma bububhoja nobutshijolo.

11Ewe, siphuphuma intshabalalo;

ezindaweni zeembutho yingcinezelo nobukrelemnqa.

12Kambe ke andingcikivwa lutshaba.

Ukuba ibilulo bendinganyamezelayo.

Asinguye ondichasayo lo undiqholoselayo,

okanye bendingamphephayo.

13Koko nguwe, ntangam, wena gxa wam,

mhlobo wam osenyongweni.

14Fudula sisidl' imbadu kunye;

endlwini kaThixo sasikunye, singumtya nethunga.

15Ngamana zahlaselwa kukufa iintshaba zam.

Ewe, ngamana zehlela kwelabafileyo zihleli.

Koloku amakhaya azo aqhelene nobubi.

16Kambe ke ndibhenela kuThixo.

Ewe, *uNdikhoyo uya kundihlangula.

17Kusasa emini nangokuhlwa

ndithiwe mbende ngumva-ndedwa;

saye ke isililo sam sinyukela kuye,

futhi ke uza kundiphulaphula.

18Yena uza kundikhulula,

ndingenawo nowempumlo,

kweli dabi ndikulo,

kwezingaka zona iintshaba.

19Ewe, uThixo owaba sesihlalweni kwamandulo uza kusabela;

waye ke eya kuzibhukuqa.

Kaloku zona aziguquki, zingamkhathalele noThixo.

20Ewe, obefudula engugxa wam

suka wavukela izihlobo zakhe,

wasaphula isithembiso sakhe.

21Yena wayethetha kamnandi,

kodwa intliziyo yona ifukam' inkohlakalo.

Amazwi akhe ayelalanisa,

kodwa engebukhali, eyintshengeca!

22Iingxaki zakho ziphose kuNdikhoyo;

yena uya kukuxhasa, akayi kuze aliyekele ilungisa.

23Kambe ke, Thixo,

uya kubeyelisela enzonzobileni abangendawo,

ababulali namatshijolo,

bengekagqibi nesiqingatha sobomi.

Ukanti ke mna ndiya kukholosa ngawe.

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