To The Word – Day 226

₁Haleluya!

Dumisani igama likaJehova;

mdumiseni nina zinceku zikaJehova

₂enimi endlini kaJehova

emagcekeni endlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.

₃Dumisani uJehova,

ngokuba uJehova muhle;

hubelani igama lakhe,

ngokuba limnandi.

₄Ngokuba uJehova uzikhethele uJakobe,

no-Israyeli ukuba abe yimfuyo yakhe.

₅Impela ngiyazi ukuthi uJehova mkhulu

nokuthi iNkosi yethu iphezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu.

₆Konke uJehova akuthandayo uyakwenza

ezulwini nasemhlabeni,

emanzini nasezinzulwini zonke.

₇Ukhuphula izinkungu emikhawulweni yomhlaba,

wenza imibani kube yimvula;

ukhipha umoya ezingotsheni zakhe.

₈Washaya amazibulo aseGibithe,

awabantu kanye nawezilwane.

₉Wathuma izibonakaliso nezimangaliso

phakathi kwakho, Gibithe,

phezu kukaFaro nezinceku zakhe zonke.

₁₀Washaya izizwe ezinkulu,

wabulala amakhosi anamandla:

₁₁uSihoni inkosi yama-Amori,

no-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani,

nemibuso yonke yaseKhanani.

₁₂Wanika izwe labo laba yifa,

laba yifa lika-Israyeli, isizwe sakhe.

₁₃Jehova, igama lakho limi phakade;

isikhumbuzo sakho, Jehova, sisezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.

₁₄Ngokuba uJehova uyakwahlulela abantu bakhe,

ahawukele izinceku zakhe.

₁₅Izithombe zabezizwe ziyisiliva negolide,

umsebenzi wezandla zomuntu.

₁₆Umlomo zinawo, kepha azikhulumi;

amehlo zinawo, kodwa aziboni.

₁₇Izindlebe zinazo, kepha azizwa,

nomoya awukho emlonyeni wazo.

₁₈Abazenzayo bayafana nazo,

bonke abazethembayo.

₁₉Wena ndlu ka-Israyeli,

mbonge uJehova;

wena ndlu ka-Aroni,

mbonge uJehova.

₂₀Wena ndlu kaLevi, mbonge uJehova;

nina enimesabayo uJehova,

mbongeni uJehova.

₂₁UJehova makabongwe eSiyoni,

yena owakhe eJerusalema.

Haleluya!

₁Bongani uJehova, ngokuba muhle,

₂Bongani uNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu,

₃Bongani iNkosi yamakhosi,

₄yona engoyedwa owenza izimangaliso ezinkulu,

₅owenzile izulu ngokuhlakanipha,

₆owendlala umhlaba phezu kwamanzi,

₇owenza izinkanyiso ezinkulu,

₈ilanga ukuba libuse emini,

₉inyanga nezinkanyezi ukuba zibuse ebusuku,

₁₀owalishaya iGibithe, amazibulo alo,

₁₁owamkhipha u-Israyeli phakathi kwabo,

₁₂ngesandla esinamandla nangengalo eyeluliweyo,

₁₃owahlukanisa kabili uLwandle Olubomvu,

₁₄owawelisa u-Israyeli phakathi kwalo,

₁₅owachitha uFaro nempi yakhe eLwandle Olubomvu,

₁₆owahola abantu bakhe ehlane,

₁₇owashaya amakhosi amakhulu,

₁₈owabulala amakhosi adumileyo,

₁₉uSihoni inkosi yama-Amori,

₂₀no-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani,

₂₁owanika izwe labo laba yifa,

₂₂laba yifa lika-Israyeli inceku yakhe,

₂₃owasikhumbula sisephansi,

₂₄owasikhulula ezitheni zethu,

₂₅onika inyama yonke ukudla,

₂₆Bongani uNkulunkulu wezulu,

₁Ngasemifuleni yaseBabele

sahlala khona, sakhala,

lapho sikhumbula iSiyoni.

₂Amahabhu* ethu sawaphanyeka

eminyezaneni ephakathi kwalo.

₃Ngokuba abasithumbileyo bacela ukuba sihlabelele igama,

nabahluphi bethu bafuna injabulo, bethi:

“Sihlabeleleni elinye lamagama aseSiyoni.”

₄Siyakuhlabelela kanjani ihubo likaJehova

kwelinye izwe na?

₅Uma ngikhohlwa wena Jerusalema,

masizikhohlwe isandla sami sokunene.

₆Ulimi lwami malunamathele olwangeni lwami,

uma ngingakukhumbuli,

uma ngingaphakamisi iJerusalema

phezu kwentokozo yami enkulu.

₇Khumbula, Jehova,

usuku lweJerusalema,

ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Edomi

abathi: “Dilizani, dilizani,

kuze kube sesisekelweni salo.”

₈Ndodakazi yaseBabele,

wena oyakubhujiswa,

ubusisiwe oyakuphindisela kuwe

izenzo zakho owazenza kithina.

₉Ubusisiwe oyakubamba abancane bakho,

abaphahlaze edwaleni.