To The Word – Day 70

₁Yizwani lokhu nonke nina bantu;

bekani indlebe nina nonke enakhileyo ezweni,

₂abantukazana nezikhulu,

abacebileyo nabampofu.

₃Umlomo wami uzakukhuluma ukuhlakanipha,

ukuzindla kwenhliziyo yami kuzakuba ngokokuqonda.

₄Ngizakubeka indlebe yami kuso isaga,

ngiphenye imfumbe yami ngehabhu.*

₅Bengizakwesabelani ezinsukwini ezimbi,

lapha ububi babangizingelayo bungihaqa,

₆labo abathemba imfuyo yabo

bezigabisa ngomcebo wabo omkhulu, na?

₇Umuntu angemhlenge umfowabo,

angemnike uNkulunkulu ihlawulo ngaye.

₈Ngokuba ukuhlengwa komphefumulo wabo kubiza kakhulu;

akunakuphela nanini

₉ukuba aphile njalo, angaboni ukubola.

₁₀Qha, uyakubona ukuthi abahlakaniphileyo bayafa

nokuthi isiwula kanye nesiphukuphuku ziyabhubha,

imfuyo yabo bayishiyele abanye.

₁₁Ukucabanga kwabo kuthi izindlu zabo

zizakuma kuze kube phakade,

nemizi yabo ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane;

amazwe abo bawabiza ngamagama abo.

₁₂Kepha umuntu, nokuba enodumo, akayikuma;

ufana nezilwane ezibhubhayo.

₁₃Le ndlela yabo ingubuwula babo,

balandelwa ngabavumela umlomo wabo. Sela*

₁₄Baqhutshelwa endaweni yabafileyo njengezimvu;

ukufa kuyakubalusa,

abaqotho babuse phezu kwabo ngakusasa,

isimo sabo siqedwe yindawo yabafileyo,

bangabe besaba nandlu.

₁₅Kepha uNkulunkulu uyakuwukhulula umphefumulo wami

esandleni sendawo yabafileyo, ngokuba uyakungamukela. Sela*

₁₆Ungesabi, nxa umuntu eceba,

nxa ubukhosi bendlu yakhe banda.

₁₇Ngokuba ekufeni kwakhe akayikuphatha lutho;

ubukhosi bakhe abuyikwehla naye.

₁₈Noma ebusisa umphefumulo wakhe esaphila,

futhi abantu bekudumisa,

ngokuba uzondle kahle,

₁₉nokho uyakuya esizukulwaneni sawoyise;

abayikukubona ukukhanya naphakade.

₂₀Umuntu onodumo engenakuqonda unjengezilwane ezibhubhayo.

₁UNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke,

uJehova, uyakhuluma, ubiza umhlaba

kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga kuze kube sekushoneni kwalo.

₂ESiyoni eliphelele ebuhleni

uNkulunkulu uqhamile ekukhanyeni.

₃UNkulunkulu wethu uyeza, akayikuthula;

umlilo udla phambi kwakhe;

uphahlwe yisivunguvungu esikhulu.

₄Ubiza izulu ngaphezulu

kanye nomhlaba ukuba ahlulele isizwe sakhe:

₅“Buthelani kimi abangcwele bami

abenza isivumelwano nami ngomhlatshelo.”

₆Izulu lishumayela ukulunga kwakhe,

ngokuba uNkulunkulu ungumahluleli. Sela*

₇“Yizwa, sizwe sami, ngiyakukhuluma;

Israyeli, ngizakufakaza kuwe ukuthi:

NginguNkulunkulu,

uNkulunkulu wakho.

₈Angiyikukujezisa ngenxa yemihlatshelo yakho;

iminikelo yakho yokushiswa iphambi kwami njalo.

₉Angiyikuthatha nkunzi endlini yakho

nampongo ezibayeni zakho.

₁₀Ngokuba zingezami zonke izilwane zehlathi,

nezinkomo zasezintabeni eziyizinkulungwane.

₁₁Ngiyazazi zonke izinyoni zasezintabeni,

nezilwane zasendle zaziwa yimi.

₁₂Uma bengilambile,

bengingekutshele wena,

ngokuba ungowami umhlaba wonke nokugcwala kwawo.

₁₃Ngiyakudla yini inyama yezinkunzi,

ngiphuze igazi lezimpongo, na?

₁₄Nikela kuNkulunkulu umnikelo wokubonga,

uzigcwalise izithembiso zakho koPhezukonke;

₁₅ngibize ngosuku lwenhlupheko;

ngiyakukukhulula,

wena uyakungidumisa.”

₁₆Kepha komubi uNkulunkulu uthi:

“Yini ukuba ushumayele izimiso zami,

uphathe isivumelwano sami ngomlomo wakho,

₁₇ingani uyazonda ukuqondiswa,

amazwi ami uwalahla emva kwakho, na?

₁₈Uma ubona isela, uvumelana nalo;

neziphingi uhlanganyela nazo.

₁₉Umlomo wakho uwuyekela ebubini;

ulimi lwakho luqamba inkohliso.

₂₀Uhlala uhleba umfowenu;

unyevuza indodana kanyoko.

₂₁Lokho ukwenzile, ngathula;

ushaye sengathi nginjengawe;

ngizakukulaya, ngikubeke phambi kwamehlo akho.

₂₂“Qaphelani lokho nina enikhohlwa uNkulunkulu,

funa nginidwengule,

kungabikho osindisayo.

₂₃Onikela ngomnikelo wokubonga uyangidumisa;

oqaphela indlela yakhe

ngiyakumbonisa insindiso kaNkulunkulu.”