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51 “Ngilaleleni nine lenifunisisa kulunga,
Nine lenifuna Jehova.
Cabangani ngelidvwala lenacetulwa kulo
Cabangani nangenkwali lenagujwa kuyo.
3 Ngobe Jehova utayidvudvuta iSiyoni.+
Utawudvudvuta tonkhe tindzala tayo,+
Futsi utakwenta lihlane layo lifanane ne-Edeni+
Lugwadvule lwayo lube njengengadze yaJehova.+
Injabulo nentfokoto kutawutfolakala kuyo,
Kube nekubonga kanye nengoma lemnandzi.+
4 Nginakeni nine bantfu bami,
Ngilaleleni nine sive sami.+
Ngobe umtsetfo utawuphuma kimi,+
Kwehlulela kwami ngekulunga ngitakwenta kufanane nekukhanya etiveni.+
5 Kulunga kwami kuyasondzela.+
6 Phakamiselani emehlo enu emazulwini,
Niphindze nibuke phansi emhlabeni.
Ngobe emazulu atawunyamalala njengentfutfu;
Umhlaba utawuguga njengesembatfo,
Futsi bantfu labahlala kuwo batakufa njengetimbuzulwane.
Kunganesabisi kwedzelelwa bantfu,
Ningesatjiswa tinhlamba labanetfuka ngato.
8 Ngobe umvunya* utabadla ubacedze njengesembatfo;
Umvunya wetimphahla utabacedza nya kube shengatsi boya bemvu.+
Kodvwa kulunga kwami kutawuhlala kuze kube phakadze,
Nensindziso yami itawuba khona situkulwane ngesitukulwane.”+
9 Vuka! Vuka! Gcoka emandla,
Wena mkhono waJehova!+
Vuka njengakadzeni, njengasetitukulwaneni letendlulile.
10 Akusuwe yini lowomisa lwandle, emanti alapho kushona kakhulu khona?+
Loyo lowenta tindzawo letijulile telwandle taba ngumgwaco walabahlengiwe kuze bewele?+
11 Labakhululiwe baJehova batawubuya.+
Injabulo nentfokoto, kutawuba kwabo
Futsi kukhala nekulila kutawubaleka.+
12 “Mine matfupha nginguLoyo lonidvudvutako.+
Nimesabelani nje umuntfu lotawufa+
Nendvodzana yemuntfu letawubuna njengetjani lobuluhlata?
Lilanga lonkhe benisolo nesaba intfukutselo yemcindzeteli,
Nimesaba shengatsi angakhona kunibhubhisa.
Iphi-ke nyalo lentfukutselo yalomcindzeteli?
14 Loyo loboshwe ngetinketane utawukhululwa masinyane;+
Angeke afe futsi uya emgodzini
Angeke akweswele nekudla.
15 Kodwa mine nginguJehova Nkulunkulu wakho
Lonyakatisa lwandle, ente nemagagasi alo atfukutsele,+
Libito lakhe nguJehova wemabutfo.+
16 Ngitawufaka emavi ami emlonyeni wakho,
Futsi wena ngitakumbonya ngesitfunti sesandla sami,+
Kuze ngihlanyele emazulu, ngibeke nesisekelo semhlaba+
Ngiphindze ngitsi eSiyoni: ‘Nine nibantfu bami.’+
17 Vuka! Vuka! Sukuma wena Jerusalema,+
Wena lodzakwe yintfukutselo lesendzebeni lebanjwe sandla saJehova.
Udzakiswe yindzebe;
Uyiminyele lendzebe lebangela kutsi udzayitele.+
18 Kuwo onkhe lamadvodzana lawatala kute ngisho nayinye lekhona kuze imhole,
Futsi kute ngisho nayinye kulamadvodzana lawakhulisa lembambe ngesandla.
19 Letintfo letimbili tikwehlele.
Ngubani lotawuvelana nawe?
Wehlelwe kucotfulwa nembhubhiso, indlala nenkemba!+
Ngubani lotakudvudvuta?+
20 Emadvodzana akho aculekile.+
Alele kuwo onkhe emakona etitaladi
Njengemvu yesiganga lebanjwe lugibe.
Intfukutselo yaJehova nekwekhuta kwakhe kwehlele kuwo.”
21 Ngako ngicela ulalele la,
Wena mfati losetinhlungwini futsi lodzakiwe, ube ungakadzakwa liwayini.
22 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Jehova, Nkulunkulu wakho lolwela bantfu bakhe:
“Esandleni sakho ngitawutsatsa lendzebe lekubangela kutsi uyendze,+
Lendzebe, lokuyindzebe yami yelulaka;
Angeke uphindze unatse kuyo.+
Ngako wena wente umhlane wakho wafana nelibala,
Wafana nesitaladi sabo labahamba kuso.”