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61 Umoya weNkosi Enkulu uJehova uphezu kwami,+
Ngoba uJehova ungigcobile ukuthi ngitshumayele izindaba ezinhle kwabamnene.+
Ungithume ukuthi ngibophe inhliziyo zabadabukileyo,
Ngimemezele ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyo,
Lokuvulwa kwamehlo ezibotshwa.+
2 Ukuthi ngimemezele umnyaka womusa kaJehova,
Losuku lokuphindisela kukaNkulunkulu wethu,+
Ngiduduze bonke abalilayo,+
3 Lokuthi ngincede labo abakhalela iZiyoni,
Ngibanike iqhiye yentokozo esikhundleni somlotha,
Ngibaphe lamafutha enjabulo esikhundleni sokulila,
Lesigqoko sokudumisa esikhundleni sokudana.
Bazabizwa ngokuthi bayizihlahla ezinkulu zokulunga,
Izihlahla ezihlanyelwe nguJehova ukuze akhazinyuliswe.+
4 Bazakwakha kutsha amanxiwa akudala,
Bavuse izindawo zakudala ezasezidilikile.+
Bazavuselela amadolobho ayedilikile,+
Izindawo ezasezingamanxiwa okweminyaka eminengi.+
5 “Abemzini bazasukuma beluse imihlambi yenu,
Abezinye izizwe+ bazakuba ngabalimi benu, basebenze lasemasimini enu amagilebisi.+
6 Kodwa lina lizabizwa ngokuthi lingabaphristi bakaJehova,+
Bazalibiza ngokuthi lizinceku zikaNkulunkulu wethu.
7 Kulokuthi libe lehlazo lizathola isabelo esiphindwe kabili.
Kulokuthi babe lenhloni bazamemeza ngentokozo ngenxa yesabelo sabo.
Bazasithola sibili isabelo esiphindwe kabili elizweni labo.+
Intokozo engapheliyo izakuba ngeyabo,+
8 Ngoba mina Jehova ngithanda ukwahlulela kuhle,+
Ngiyabuzonda ubugebenga lakho konke okungalunganga.+
10 Ngizathokoza kakhulu ngoJehova.