Tihlabelelo
78 Bantfu bami, lalelani umtsetfo* wami;
Lalelani emavi laphuma emlonyeni wami.
2 Ngitawutsi nje nangivula umlomo wami kuphume saga.
Ngitawukhuluma ngetintfo takadzeni letifihlakele.+
3 Tintfo lesitivile nalesitatiko,
Lesatitjelwa bobabe betfu,+
4 Angeke sitifihlele situkulwane sabo;
Sitawucocela situkulwane lesitako+
Ngetento letibabatekako taJehova nemandla akhe,+
Nangetintfo letinhle latentile.+
5 Waniketa Jakobe* bufakazi
Futsi washayela ema-Israyeli umtsetfo;
Wayala bokhokho betfu
Kutsi bacocele bantfwana babo ngaletintfo,+
6 Kuze situkulwane lesitako,
Lokubantfwana labasetawutalwa, nabo batati,+
Bese nabo baticocela bantfwana babo.+
7 Nabenta njalo, bebatawetsembela kuNkulunkulu.
8 Bebangeke bafane nabokhokho babo,
Lebebasitukulwane lesinenkhani nalesingalaleli,+
Situkulwane lesigucugucukako+
Futsi lebesingaketsembeki kuNkulunkulu.
9 Bantfu baka-Efrayimu bebahlome ngebutjoki,
Kodvwa babaleka ngelilanga lemphi.
15 Wacheketa ematje ehlane,
Wabanatsisa emanti baze benela, kwaba shengatsi banatsa emfuleni loshonako.+
16 Wenta kutsi kuphume emanti edvwaleni
Futsi wenta emanti ageleta kulo kwaba shengatsi yimifula.+
17 Kodvwa bachubeka bamona
Ngekutsi bamvukele Losetikwako Konkhe ngesikhatsi baselugwadvule;+
18 Bavivinya Nkulunkulu etinhlitiyweni tabo+
Ngekufuna ngenkhani kudla lebebakukhanuka.
19 Babese bakhuluma kabi ngaNkulunkulu,
Batsi: “Nkulunkulu angasipha yini kudla ehlane?”+
20 Washaya lidvwala
Kwageleta emanti, nemifula yagcwala.+
Kodvwa babuta batsi: “Angasipha yini nesinkhwa,
Futsi angabaniketa yini bantfu bakhe inyama?”+
21 Ngesikhatsi Jehova abeva, watfukutsela;+
Jakobe wacotfulwa ngumlilo,+
Futsi intfukutselo yaNkulunkulu yavutsela ema-Israyeli+
22 Ngobe awazange akholwe kuNkulunkulu;+
Awazange ametsembe kutsi angawasindzisa.
23 Ngako wayala sibhakabhaka lesigcwele emafu,
Futsi wavula iminyango yelizulu.
24 Wachubeka awehlisela imana kuze ayidle;
Wawaniketa kudla lokuvela ezulwini.+
26 Wenta kutsi umoya wasemphumalanga uhhushe emazulwini,
Futsi ngemandla akhe wenta kutsi kuhhushe umoya waseningizimu.+
27 Wabehlisela inyama yaba yinyenti ngangelutfuli,
Tinyoni taba ngangesihlabatsi saselwandle.
28 Watehlisela etindzaweni bantfu bakhe lebebahlala kuto,
Kuyo yonkhe indzawo lebeyiseceleni kwemathende akhe.
29 Badla futsi bangayekeli ngisho sebesutsi;
Wabanika konkhe lebebakufisa.+
30 Kodvwa batsi basafuna kuchubeka nekudla,
Ngesikhatsi lokudla kusesemilonyeni yabo,
31 Intfukutselo yaNkulunkulu yabavutsela.+
Wabulala emadvodza lanemandla emkhatsini wabo;+
Wabulala emajaha aka-Israyeli.
32 Nobe kunjalo, bona kakhulu kunakucala,+
Futsi abazange bayikholwe imisebenti yakhe lemangalisako.+
33 Ngako wenta kutsi emalanga abo aphele kuhle kwemoya lophuma emakhaleni,+
Wenta nekutsi iminyaka yabo icedvwe tehlakalo letesabekako lebebangakatilindzeli.
34 Nakwenteka abulala labanye babo, lalabanye bebabese bafuna lusito kuye;+
Bebaphendvuka futsi bafune Nkulunkulu,
35 Bakhumbule kutsi uLidvwala labo+
Nekutsi Nkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe unguMhlengi wabo.+
36 Kodvwa betama kumkhohlisa ngemilomo yabo
Futsi bamyenga ngelulwimi lwabo.
Bekachubeka ayibamba intfukutselo yakhe+
Kunekutsi aluvete lonkhe lulaka lwakhe.
42 Bawakhohlwa emandla akhe,
Balikhohlwa lilanga labakhulula ngalo esitseni,+
43 Nendlela lenta ngayo tibonakaliso eGibhithe+
Netimangaliso esifundzeni saseSowani,
44 Bayikhohlwa nendlela lagucula ngayo emanti lasemiseleni yeNayili aba yingati,+
Lokwenta kutsi bantfu bangakhoni kunatsa emifuleni yakhona.
46 Wenta kutsi labakulimile kudliwe sikhonyane lesishwabadzelako,
Nekutsi lebebakusebentele kudliwe libulo letintsetse.+
49 Watfulula lulaka lwakhe loluvutsako etikwabo,
Wabakwatela, wabatfukutselela kakhulu futsi wabenta bacindzeteleka,
Watfumela netingilosi letinyenti kutsi tibaletsele inhlekelele.
50 Wadedela lulaka lwakhe.
Akazange abavikele ekufeni;
Wababulala ngesifo lesibulalako.
51 Ekugcineni wabulala onkhe ematibulo aseGibhithe,+
Lokungematibulo latalwa emathendeni aHhamu.
52 Ngemuva kwaloko, wakhipha bantfu bakhe njengetimvu+
Futsi wabahola njengemhlambi ngesikhatsi basehlane.
54 Wabaletsa eveni lakhe lelingcwele,+
Lokusifundza lesinetintsaba lasitsatsa ngesandla sakhe sangesekudla.+
55 Wacosha tive embikwabo;+
Wabaniketa lifa labakalela lona;+
Waniketa tive taka-Israyeli emakhaya kute tihlale kuwo.+
56 Kodvwa bachubeka bamvivinya Nkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe, futsi bamvukela;+
Abazange babunake bufakazi labanika bona.+
57 Bamshiya Nkulunkulu futsi bebakhohlakele njengabokhokho babo.+
Bebangaketsembeki, bafana nebutjoki lobugwegwile.+
58 Bachubeka bamenyanyisa ngetindzawo tabo letiphakeme lebebakhontela kuto,+
59 Nkulunkulu wakubona loku futsi wacansuka kakhulu,+
Ngako wawalahla ema-Israyeli.
60 Ekugcineni walishiya lithende lakhe lekukhontela lebeliseShilo,+
Lokulithende lebekahlala kulo emkhatsini webantfu.+
61 Wavuma kutsi libhokisi lesivumelwane litsatfwe titsa takhe;
Wativumela kutsi titsatse luphawu lwemandla akhe.+
62 Wabayekelela bantfu bakhe kutsi babulawe ngenkemba+
Futsi walitfukutselela kakhulu lifa lakhe.
63 Emajaha akhe acotfulwa ngumlilo,
Kwaba bete netingoma temshado letihlatjelelwa tintfombi.
65 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova wavuka, kwaba ngatsi abelele,+
Wafana nelichawe+ nalivuka ngemuva kwekunatsa liwayini lelinyenti.
66 Waticosha titsa takhe;+
Futsi watenta tahlazeka phakadze.
67 Wasilahla situkulwane saJosefa;
Akazange asikhetse sive saka-Efrayimu.
69 Wenta kutsi indzawo yakhe lengcwele ihlale ikhona njengemazulu,*+
Futsi ihlale ikhona njengemhlaba lawumise kuze kube phakadze.+