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5 Ngicela ukuhlabelela lowo engimthandayo
Ingoma emayelana lalowo engimthandayo kanye lensimu yakhe yamagilebisi.+
Lowo engimthandayo wayelensimu yamagilebisi eqaqeni oluvundileyo.
2 Wayigebha wakhipha amatshe kuyo,
Wasehlanyela izihlahla ezinhle ezithela amagilebisi abomvu,
Wakha lomphotshongo phakathi laphakathi kwayo,
Wayelokhu ekhangelele ukuthi izathela amagilebisi amahle,
Kodwa yona yakhipha amagilebisi amabi kuphela.+
3 “Khathesi lina zakhamizi zeJerusalema lani bantu bakoJuda,
Ngicela lahlulele phakathi kwami lensimu yami yamagilebisi.+
4 Kuyini okunye engingakakwenzi+
Obekumele ngikwenze ensimini yami yamagilebisi?
Kungani ithele amagilebisi amabi kuphela,
Mina ngilindele amagilebisi amahle?
5 Khathesi ngicela ukulitshela
Engizakwenza ensimini yami yamagilebisi:
Ngizasusa uthango lwayo,
Njalo izatshiswa ilobe.+
Ngizadiliza umduli wayo wamatshe,
Njalo izanyathenyathelwa.
6 Ngizayenza ibe yindawo engelalutho,+
Ayisoze ihlakulwe futhi lezihlahla zamagilebisi ezikuyo azisoze zithenwe.
7 Insimu yamagilebisi kaJehova wamabutho yindlu ka-Israyeli,+
Abantu bakoJuda bebeyinsimu yakhe ayithandayo.
Wayekhangelele ukuthi kube lokwahlulela okuhle,+
Kodwa ukwahlulela okuhle akubanga khona;
Wayekhangelele ukuthi kube lokulunga,
Kodwa abantu babekhala ngenxa yokuphathwa kubi.”+
8 Maye kulabo abaqhubeka besengezelela inani lezindlu zabo,*+
Labaqhubeka beqhelisa amasimu bewahlanganisa+
Kuze kusale kungelandawo,
Besebehlala bodwa elizweni.
9 UJehova wamabutho ufunge ngizizwela ngezami
Ukuthi lanxa izindlu ezinengi zizinkulu futhi zizinhle
Zizakuba ngamanxiwa angakhangelekiyo,
Njalo akula loyedwa ozahlala kuzo.+
10 Indima* ezilitshumi zensimu yamagilebisi zizakhipha iwayini eligcwala ibhathi* elilodwa nje,
Lenhlanyelo egcwala ihomeri* izakhipha i-efa* eyodwa kuphela.+
11 Maye kwabavuka ekuseni kakhulu besiyanatha utshwala,+
Abanatha iwayini kuze kube sebusuku, badakwe baze bacine bengasaboni lutho.
12 Emadilini abo kulehabhu* lesiginci,
Lethamborini lefluthi kanye lewayini,
Kodwa abalandaba lemisebenzi kaJehova,
Njalo kabawuboni umsebenzi wezandla zakhe.
13 Ngakho abantu bami bazathunjwa
Ngenxa yokuswela ulwazi;+
Izikhulu zabo zizalamba,+
Labantu babo bonke bazakoma ngenxa yokuswela amanzi.
14 Ingcwaba lizivule laba likhulu,
Lakhamisa umlomo walo wavuleka kakhulu,+
Ubuhle* bedolobho lelo, lamaxuku alo alomsindo kanye labaxokozelayo
Bazangena sibili engcwabeni.
15 Umuntu uzakhothama,
Indoda izatshona phansi,
Labaziphakamisayo bazakhangela phansi ngenxa yokuyangeka.
16 UJehova wamabutho uzaphakanyiswa ngenxa yokwahlulela kwakhe,*
UNkulunkulu weqiniso, yena oNgcwele+ uzazingcwelisa ngokulunga.+
17 Imvana zizakudla angathi zisemadlelweni azo,
Labezizweni bazakudla ezindaweni ezingamanxiwa ezazihlala izinyamazana ezazigcinwe kuhle.
18 Maye kulabo abadonsa icala labo ngentambo zobuqili,
Lesono sabo ngentambo zokudonsa izinqola,
19 Labo abathi: “Kawuphangisise umsebenzi wakhe;
Kawubuye masinyane siwubone.
20 Maye kulabo abathi okuhle kubi, lokubi kuhle,+
Abathi ubumnyama yikukhanya, ukukhanya yibumnyama,
Abathi okubabayo kumnandi, okumnandi kuyababa.
21 Maye kulabo abazitshela ukuthi bahlakaniphile,
Labazibona bekhaliphile.+
22 Maye kulabo abazintshantshu zokunatha iwayini,
Lalabo abazingcitshi ekuhlanganiseni utshwala obutshiyeneyo,+
23 Lalabo abakhulula abenza okubi ngokufunjathiswa,+
Labangamahluleli kuhle olungileyo.+
24 Njengoba nje ilangabi lomlilo litshisa amahlanga alobe,
Lotshani obomileyo buphelela phakathi kwamalangabi,
Impande zabo lazo zizabola,
Lamaluba abo azaphephuka* njengothuli,
Ngoba bawulahlile umthetho* kaJehova wamabutho,
Kabalihloniphanga ilizwi loNgcwele ka-Israyeli.+
25 Yikho uJehova ebathukuthelele abantu bakhe,
Uzaphakamisa isandla sakhe simelane labo, abatshaye.+
Intaba zizanyikinyeka,
Lezidumbu zabo zibe njengezibi emigwaqweni.+
Ulaka lwakhe alukabohli ngenxa yakho konke lokhu,
Ulokhu ephakamise isandla sakhe ukuze abatshaye.
26 Usephakamisele abantu besizwe esikhatshana isibonakaliso,*+
Wabatshayela ukhwelo ukuze babuye bevela emikhawulweni yomhlaba;+
Njalo babuya ngesiqubu esikhulu.+
27 Phakathi kwabo akula odiniweyo kumbe okhubekayo.
Kakho owozelayo kumbe oleleyo.
Ibhanti elisekhalweni lwabo kalixegi,
Lentambo zamanyathela abo kaziqamukanga.
Amasondo amabhiza abo anjengelitshe eliqine nko,
Amaviri enqola zabo anjengesivunguzane.+
29 Babhonga njengesilwane,
Lanjengezilwane ezilamandla.+
Bazahwabha, babambe inyamazana,
Njalo kakho ongabathathela nxa sebeyibambile.
30 Ngalolosuku bazayihwabhela,
Bahwabhe njengokuduma kolwandle.+
Loba ngubani okhangela ilizwe uzabona ubumnyama obesabekayo,
Lokukhanya sekutshintshe kwaba mnyama ngenxa yamayezi.+