IRhubo
IMaskili.* Irhubo laka-Asafa.
78 Lalelani umthethwami* bantu bami;
Lalelisisani amezwi womlomami.
2 Ngizokukhuluma ngesaga.
Ngizokutjho iinrarejo zakade.+
3 Izinto esizizwileko nesizaziko,
Lezo abobabethu abasitjele zona,+
4 Angekhe sizifihlele amadodanabo;
Sizozitjela isizukulwana esilandelako+
Izenzo zakaJehova ezifanele ukudunyiswa namandlakhe,+
Izinto ezimangalisako azenzileko.+
5 Ubeke isikhumbuzo kwaJakopo
Wabeka umthetho kwa-Israyeli;
Wayala abokhokho bethu
Ukuthi batjele abantwababo izintwezi,+
6 Bona isizukulwana esilandelako,
Abantwana abasazokubelethwa bazazi.+
Kuthi nabo bazitjele abantwababo.+
7 Yeke bona bazokubeka ithemba labo kuZimu.
Angekhe bayikhohlwe imisebenzi kaZimu+
Kodwana bazokulalela imiyalwakhe.+
8 Angekhe bafane nabokhokho babo,
Ebebasizukulwana esinekani nesihlubukako,+
Ebesingakathembeki kuZimu.
9 Bakwa-Efrayimu bebahlome ngomsebe,
Kodwana bahlehla ngelanga lepi.
10 Akhenge bathembeke esivumelwaneni sabo noZimu+
Begodu babhala ukukhamba emthethwenakhe.+
14 Emini bekabarhola ngelifu.
Ubusuku boke ngokukhanya komlilo.+
15 Waphadlhula amadwala emmangweni,
Wabenza basela baneliseka kwanga mamanzi avela elwandle.+
16 Wenza imilanjana yaphuma edwaleni
Wabangela bona amanzi ageleze njengemilambo.+
17 Kodwana baragela phambili nokona uZimu
Ngokuhlubuka koPhezukoke erhalawumbeni;+
18 Balinga uZimu eenhliziyweni zabo+
Ngokufuna ukudla ebebakurhalela.
19 Bathoma ukunghonghoyila ngoZimu,
Bathi: “Kghani uZimu angasipha na ukudla emmangweni?”+
20 Qala! Ubethe idwala
Bona kuphume amanzi begodu imilanjana igeleze.+
“Kghani angasipha uburotho,
Namkha aphe abantu bakhe inyama?”+
21 Kwathi uJehova nakabezwako, wasilingeka khulu;+
Wasahlela uJakopo ngomlilo,+
Begodu ilaka lakhe lavuthela u-Israyeli+
22 Ngombana akhenge bakholelwe kuZimu;+
Akhenge bathembele emandlenakhe wokubasindisa.
23 Yeke wayala amafu asibekeleko,
Wavula iminyango yezulu.
24 Wasolo abanisela imana bona badle;
Wabapha iinthoro ezivela ezulwini.+
26 Wenza umoya wepumalanga wavunguza ezulwini
Waphephethisa umoya wesewula ngamandlakhe.+
27 Wabanisela inyama enengi njengethuli,
Iinyoni ezinengi njengehlabathi eseligwini lelwandle.
28 Waziwisela hlangana nekampakhe,
Magega nawo woke amatendakhe.
29 Badla baneliseka;
Wabapha abakufisako.+
30 Kodwana ngaphambi kokuthi banelise isifiso sabo ngokuzeleko,
Ukudla kusesesemlonyenabo,
31 Ilaka lakaZimu labavuthela.+
Wabulala amadoda anamandla kibo;+
Warhayila amasokana wakwa-Israyeli.
32 Nanyana kunjalo bona khulu+
Begodu akhenge bakholwe imisebenzakhe ebabazekako.+
33 Yeke waqeda amalangabo kwanga mumoya ophefumulwako kwaphela,+
Neminyakabo ngehlekelele engakalindeleki.
34 Kodwana nakathoma ukubabulala, bebamfuna;+
Bebabuyela bafune uZimu,
35 Bebakhumbula bona uZimu bekaliDwala labo+
36 Kodwana balinga ukumkhohlisa ngemilomabo
Baleya namala kuye ngamalimabo.
Bekazibamba kanengi bona angasilingeki+
Kunokuthi abavuthele ngelaka lakhe.
41 Balinga uZimu ngokubuyelelweko,+
Bazwisa oCwengileko ka-Israyeli ubuhlungu.
43 Amatshwayo awenza eGibhide+
Neemangaliso azenza esifundeni seTsowani,
44 Indlela atjhugulula ngayo imisele yeNayili yaba ziingazi+
Bona bangaseli emilanjanenayo.
45 Wathumela iwoma leembawu bona libarhiribidele+
Neenrhwarhwa bona zibabhubhise.+
46 Wanikela iintjalo zabo eentetheni ezirhiribidelako,
Isithelo somsebenzabo esikhonyaneni.+
49 Wabahlunguphaza ngelaka lakhe elivuthako,
Ukufutheka, ubukhali nokugandeleleka,
Namabutho weengilozi aletha ihlekelele.
50 Walungisela ilaka lakhe indlela.
Akhenge abasindise ekufeni;
Wabanikela esifeni esibulalako.
51 Ekugcineni warhayila woke amazibulo weGibhide,+
Ukuthoma kwamandlabo wokubeletha ematendeni kaRhamu.
52 Ngemva kwalokho wakhupha abantu bakhe njengezimvu+
Wabanqophisa njengomhlambi emmangweni.
55 Waqotha iintjhaba phambi kwabo;+
Wabahlukanisela ilifa ngomuda wokulinganisa;+
Wahlalisa iinkoro zakwa-Israyeli emizinazo.+
56 Kodwana basolo balinga uZimu oPhezukoke bahlubuka nakuye;+
Akhenge balalelisise iinkhumbuzo zakhe.+
57 Nabo baphambuka, bakhohlisa njengabokhokho babo.+
Bebangakathembeki njengomsebe ongakaqini.+
58 Basolo bamzwisa ubuhlungu ngeendawo zabo eziphakemeko,+
59 UZimu wezwa wasilingeka khulu,+
Yeke walahla u-Israyeli ngokupheleleko.
61 Wavumela itshwayo lamandlakhe bona lithunjwe;
Nephazimulwakhe bona iye esandleni senaba.+
62 Wanikela abantu bakhe esabuleni+
Wasilingeka khulu nangelifa lakhe.
63 Umlilo warhiribidela amasokanakhe,
Begodu iintombi zakhe ezimsulwa akhenge zibhinelwe iingoma zomtjhado.*
66 Waqotha amanabakhe abuyela emva;+
Wawahlazisa unomphela.
67 Walahla itende kaJosefa;
Akhenge ayikhethe ikoro ka-Efrayimu.
69 Wenza indawakhe ecwengileko yahlala nini nanini njengezulu,+
Njengephasi alijamise ngokungapheliko.+