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45 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova kogcotshiweyo wakhe uKhoresi,+
Lowo ambambe isandla sokudla+
Ukuze anqobe izizwe eziphambi kwakhe,+
Athathele amakhosi izikhali zawo,
Avule leminyango elezivalo ezimbili phambi kwakhe,
Ukuze amagedi angavalwa:
Ngiphahlaze izivalo zekhopha zibe yizicucu,
Ngiqume lemigoqo yensimbi.+
3 Ngizakunika amagugu asezindaweni ezimnyama,
Lamagugu afihlwe ezindaweni ezicatshileyo,+
Ukuze ukwazi ukuthi nginguJehova,
UNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli okubiza ngebizo lakho.+
4 Ngikubiza ngebizo lakho,
Ngisenzela inceku yami uJakhobe, yena u-Israyeli engimkhethileyo.
Ngikunika ibizo elihloniphekayo lanxa ubungangazi.
5 NginguJehova kakho omunye.
Akula omunye uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami.+
Ngizakuqinisa lanxa ubungangazi,
6 Ukuze abantu bakwazi
Kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga*
Ukuthi kakho omunye ngaphandle kwami.+
NginguJehova kakho omunye.+
7 Ngenza ukukhanya,+ ngidale lobumnyama,+
Ngiletha ukuthula,+ ngidale lomonakalo;+
Mina Jehova, yimi engizenzayo zonke lezizinto.
8 Lina mazulu yenzani ukuthi izulu line,+
Amayezi kawathulule ukulunga.
Lomhlaba kawuvuleke uthele izithelo zensindiso,
Wenze lokuthi ukulunga kube khona ngasikhathi sinye.+
Mina Jehova ngikudalile lokhu.”
9 Maye kulowo oxabana loMenzi wakhe,*
Ngoba yena ulucezu nje lwesitsha esibunjiweyo
Oluphakathi kwezinye incezu zaso eziphansi!
Kambe ibumba lingabuza uMbumbi walo* lithi: “Kanti wenzani?”+
Into oyenzileyo ingakhuluma yini ithi:* “Kalazandla”?
10 Maye kulowo othi kubaba womuzi: “Uzakuba ngubaba womntwana onjani?”
Athi kowesifazana: “Kuyini ozakubeletha?”
11 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli,+ yena onguMbumbi wakhe:
“Alingithembi yini nxa ngilitshela ngezinto ezizayo?
Lingangitshela okokwenza yini ngamadodana ami+ langomsebenzi wezandla zami?
12 Yimi engadala umhlaba,+ ngadala labantu abakuwo.+
Nguye ozangakhela idolobho lami,
Akhulule labathunjiweyo bami+ kungelambadalo kumbe ukufunjathiswa,”+ kutsho uJehova wamabutho.
14 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
“Inzuzo yaseGibhithe* lempahla ethengiswayo yaseTopiya* kanye lamaSabhini, amadoda amade,
Konke kuzabuya kuwe kube ngokwakho.
Bazahamba ngemva kwakho bebotshwe ngamaketane.
Bazakuza bakukhothamele.+
Bakhulume lawe ngenhlonipho bathi, ‘UNkulunkulu ulawe sibili,+
Kakho omunye, kakho omunye uNkulunkulu.’”
15 Kuyacaca ukuthi wena unguNkulunkulu ogcina izindlela zakhe zifihlakele,*
Wena Msindisi, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.+
16 Bonke bazayangiswa babe lenhloni,
Bonke abenza izithombe bazasuka beyangekile.+
17 Kodwa wena Israyeli, uJehova uzakusindisa ngensindiso engapheliyo.+
Awusoze uyangiswe loba wenziwe ube lenhloni kuze kube nini lanini.+
18 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova,
UMdali wamazulu,+ uNkulunkulu weqiniso,
Lowo owabumba umhlaba, uMenzi wawo owawumisa waqina,+
Ongawudalelanga ukuthi ungabi lalutho kodwa owawubumba ukuze kuhlalwe kuwo:+
“NginguJehova, kakho omunye.
19 Kangizange ngikhulume ngisendaweni ecatshileyo,+ elizweni lobumnyama,
Kangizange ngithi ebantwaneni bakaJakhobe,
‘Ake lingidinge lanxa lingasoze lingithole.’
NginguJehova, ngikhuluma okulungileyo ngimemezele okuqotho.+
20 Buthanani ndawonye libuye.
Lina lonke elibaleke ezizweni sondelani.+
Labo abahamba bethwele izithombe ezibaziweyo kabazilutho,
Bakhuleka kunkulunkulu ongeke abasindise.+
21 Lethani umbiko wenu, yethulani udaba lwenu.
Hlanganisani amakhanda.
Ngubani owazikhulumayo izinto lezi endulo,
Wazimemezela kusukela kudaladala?
Kayisimi yini uJehova?
Kakho omunye uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami,
NginguNkulunkulu olungileyo loMsindisi,+ kakho omunye ngaphandle kwami.+
Wonke amadolo azangiguqela,
Bonke abantu bazafunga ukuthi baqotho kimi,+
24 Bathi, ‘UJehova ulungile sibili njalo ulamandla.
Bonke abamzondeleyo bazakuza kuye beyangekile.