UmTshumayeli
1 Amazwi omtshumayeli,*+ indodana kaDavida inkosi yaseJerusalema.+
2 “Akuncedi ngalutho!” kutsho umtshumayeli,
“Akuncedi ngalutho! Konke nje akuncedi ngitsho!”+
3 Kambe umuntu uzuzani ngomsebenzi wakhe onzima awenzayo,
Emsebenzini wakhe awenzayo ngaphansi kwelanga?+
4 Isizukulwane siyedlula kuphinde kubuye esinye isizukulwane,
Kodwa umhlaba umi kuze kube nini lanini.+
6 Umoya uya eningizimu, uvunguze ubhode uye enyakatho,
Uyabhoda, ubhode kokuphela, umoya uqhubeka ubhoda.
7 Zonke izifula zigelezela elwandle kodwa ulwandle alugcwali.+
Izifula ziyabuyela endaweni ezigelezela kuyo ukuze ziphinde zigeleze.+
8 Zonke izinto ziyadina,
Akulamuntu ongachasisa izinto zonke.
Ilihlo kalisuthi ngokubona,
Lendlebe ayigcwali ngokuzwa.
9 Okwake kwaba khona kuzakuba khona futhi,
Lokwake kwenziwa kuzaphinda kwenziwe,
Akulanto entsha ngaphansi kwelanga.+
10 Kambe kukhona yini umuntu angakhuluma ngakho athi, “Khangela lokhu, kutsha”?
Kwakuvele kukhona kudala,
Kwakuvele kukhona singakabi khona.
11 Akulamuntu okhumbula abantu bakudala,
Kakho ozakhumbula labo abazalandela,
Njalo labo abasoze bakhunjulwe yilabo abazalandela ngemva kwabo.+
12 Mina mtshumayeli bengiyinkosi yako-Israyeli eJerusalema.+ 13 Ngazimisela enhliziyweni yami ukuthi ngifunde futhi ngihlolisise ngokuhlakanipha+ konke okwenziwe ngaphansi kwamazulu,+ umsebenzi obangela usizi uNkulunkulu awunike abantu, obenza bahlale bebhizi.
14 Ngabona yonke imisebenzi eyayisenziwa ngaphansi kwelanga,
Konke nje kwakungancedi ngalutho, kuyikuxotshanisa umoya.+
15 Okugobileyo ngeke kuqondiswe,
Lokungekho ngeke kubalwe.
16 Ngemva kwalokho ngathi enhliziyweni yami: “Khangela! Sengithole inhlakanipho enkulu ukwedlula loba ngubani owake waba seJerusalema+ phambi kwami njalo inhliziyo yami isithole inhlakanipho enkulu lolwazi.”+ 17 Ngazimisela enhliziyweni yami ukuthi ngikwazi ukuhlakanipha lokuhlanya* lobuwula.+ Lokhu lakho yikuxotshanisa umoya.
18 Phela inhlakanipho enkulu ibangela inkathazo ezinengi,
Yikho loba ngubani owandisa ulwazi ungezelela ubuhlungu.+