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7 Awu mine kwami! Ngifanana nemuntfu
Lokutsi nasekuvunwe titselo tasehlobo
Futsi kwabutfwa lokusele nakuvunwa emagilebisi,
Angatfoli ngisho nasinye sikhehle semagilebisi langawadla,
Futsi afise kudla likhiwa kodvwa angatfoli ngisho nalinye.
Bonkhe bantfu balalela labanye endleleni kuze bababulale.+
Nguloyo naloyo ubekela umnakabo lugibe* kuhle kwemtingeli.
3 Banelikhono lekwenta lokubi;+
Tindvuna tifuna kuphiwa tipho,
Behluleli bafuna kubhadalwa,+
Umuntfu lohlonishwako uyasho kutsi ufunani,+
Futsi bakha* lisu kuze batfole loko labakufunako.
4 Labo labancono emkhatsini wabo bafana nemanyeva,
Labo labalungile emkhatsini wabo bayingoti kakhulu kwendlula tihlahla temanyeva.
Litawufika lelilanga bogadzi babo* lebebasolo bakhuluma ngalo, lilanga lekutsi bantfu behlulelwe.+
Labantfu batawesaba kakhulu.+
5 Ungametsembi umuntfu wakini
Futsi ungametsembi umngani wakho lomkhulu.+
Ubotinakisisa tintfo lotikhuluma naloyo lolele eceleni kwakho.
6 Ngobe indvodzana yedzelela babe wayo,
Indvodzakati imelana namake wayo,+
Namakoti umelana namaketala wakhe;+
Futsi titsa temuntfu kuba bantfu bemndeni wakhe.+
7 Kodvwa mine ngitawuchubeka ngilindzele Jehova.+
Ngitawubeketela, ngilindze Nkulunkulu longumsindzisi wami.+
Nkulunkulu wami utangiva.+
8 Awu wena sitsa sami, ungajabuli nawungibona ngisenkingeni.
Ngisho nobe ngiwile, ngitawuvuka;
Ngisho nobe ngisebumnyameni, Jehova utawuba kukhanya kwami.
9 Ngitalubeketelela lulaka lwaJehova
Ngobe ngonile kuye,+
Ngitalubeketelela kuze kube ngulapho angivikela ecaleni lengibekwe lona, futsi angehlulela ngekulunga.
Utangikhipha angiletse ekukhanyeni,
Futsi ngitakubona kulunga kwakhe.
10 Nesitsa sami sitakubona loku,
Futsi utawuhlazeka kakhulu loyo lobekatsi kimi:
“Uphi Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho?”+
Ngitasibuka sitsa sami nasehlelwa yinhlekelele.
Sitawunyatselwa kuhle kweludzaka lolusetitaladini.
11 Ngalelolanga lubondza lwenu lwematje lutakwakhiwa;
Futsi ngalelolanga umncele utawunwetjwa.*
12 Ngalelolanga bantfu batawuta
Besuka khashane e-Asiriya nasemadolobheni aseGibhithe,
Besuka eGibhithe kuze kuyofika emfuleni iYufrathe;*
Besuka kulolunye lwandle kuya kulolunye, futsi besuka kulenye intsaba kuya kulenye.+
13 Live litawusala likhala libhungane ngenca yebantfu labahlala kulo,
Nangenca yetintfo labatentile.*
14 Awu Nkulunkulu sicela uhole bantfu bakho ngentfonga yakho, uhole umhlambi lolifa lakho,+
Lowo lobewuhleli wodvwa ehlatsini, uhlala emkhatsini wetihlahla tetitselo.
Shengatsi bangadla eBhashani naseGileyadi+ njengakadzeni.
15 “Njengalesikhatsi niphuma eveni laseGibhithe,
Ngitanentela timangaliso.+
16 Tive titakubona loku, futsi nanobe tinemandla titawuhlazeka.+
Titawuvala imilomo yato ngetandla;
Netindlebe tato titawuvaleka.
17 Titawukhotsa lutfuli njengetinyoka;+
Titawuphuma tichachatela etindzaweni tato letivikelekile, kuhle kwetilwane letihumako.
18 Ukhona yini Nkulunkulu lofana nawe,
Nkulunkulu locolela tono futsi atsetselele emaphutsa+ ebantfu labasele, labo labalifa lakhe?+
Wena awuhlali utfukutsele kuze kube phakadze,
Ngobe kuyakujabulisa kuphatsa bantfu ngelutsandvo lolucotfo.+
19 Wena utawuphindze usentele umusa;+ emaphutsa etfu utawagcobagcoba ngetinyawo.*
Futsi tonkhe tono tetfu utatijika ekujuleni kwelwandle.+
20 Utawetsembeka kuJakobe,
Uphatse Abrahama ngelutsandvo lolucotfo,
Njengobe wafunga kubokhokho betfu endvulo.+