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25 Leti nguletinye taga letabhalwa nguSolomoni,+ futsi tinceku taHezekiya+ inkhosi yakaJuda tenta emakhophi ato tase tiyatihlanganisa:
2 Nkulunkulu uyadvunyiswa ngobe ugcina tintfo tiyimfihlo,+
Futsi emakhosi ayadvunyiswa nawakhona kuhlolisisa indzaba.
3 Njengobe emazulu aphakeme futsi nemhlaba ujulile,
Tinjalo-ke netinhlitiyo temakhosi, aticondzakali.
4 Nangabe umuntfu acwenga lisiliva,
Lelisiliva litawuphuma selihlobe kakhulu.+
5 Susa umuntfu lomubi embikwenkhosi,
Futsi kulunga kutawusenta sime sicine sihlalo sayo sebukhosi.+
6 Ungatenti umuntfu lobalulekile embikwenkhosi,+
Futsi ungahlali nebantfu labamcoka,+
7 Ngobe kuncono kutsi kube ngiyo letsi kuwe: “Wota utohlala lana,”
Kunekutsi ikuhlaze embikwesikhulu.+
8 Ungagijimeli kuyisa indzaba enkantolo,
Ngobe utawenta njani nangabe makhelwane wakho sekafika atsi unemanga?+
9 Yilungise naye lendzaba,+
Kodvwa ungacali usakate tindzaba takhe letiyimfihlo,+
10 Ngobe loyo lolalele lendzaba utakutsela ngelihlazo
Futsi letintfo letimbi* lotikhulumile ngeke usatishintja.
11 Njengemahhabhula eligolide labekwe etindishini telisiliva
Anjalo-ke nemavi lakhulunywe ngesikhatsi lesikahle.+
12 Njengelicici leligolide nanjengemhlobiso weligolide lelicwengisisiwe
Unjalo-ke umuntfu lohlakaniphile lowekhuta umuntfu lonendlebe lelalelako.+
13 Njengesinatfo lesibandzako* ngelilanga lekuvuna
Sinjalo-ke sitfunywa lesetsembekile kulabo labasitfumile,
Ngobe senta umphatsi waso ative anemandla.+
14 Njengemafu kanye nemoya lokugcine kungakayiletsi imvula
Unjalo-ke nemuntfu lotishaya sifuba atsi utawupha lomunye sipho kodvwa angamuphi.*+
15 Nangabe ubeketela, umuntfu losesikhundleni ungakhona kumncenga aze avume,
16 Nangabe utfola luju, dlani kuphela lolo loludzingako,
Ngobe nawuludla kakhulu utaluhlanta.+
17 Ungayi kakhulu kamakhelwane wakho,
Kuze angadzinwa nguwe bese uyakwenyanya.
18 Njengesicwayi nenkemba kanye nemcibisholo locijile
Unjalo-ke umuntfu lofakaza emanga ngamakhelwane wakhe.+
19 Njengekwetsemba litinyo lelephukile nobe lunyawo loluchutako
Kunjalo-ke kubeka litsemba lakho kumuntfu lotakujikela* ngetikhatsi letimatima.
20 Njengalapho umuntfu akhumula imphahla yakhe nakubandza
Nanjengalapho luswayi* lutselwa viniga
Unjalo-ke loyo lohlabelela umuntfu lowephuke inhlitiyo.+
21 Nangabe sitsa* sakho silambile, siphe kudla;
Nangabe somile, sinikete emanti ekunatsa,+
22 Ngobe nawenta njalo, kutawufana nekutsi ubutsisa emalahle lavutsako enhloko yaso,*+
Futsi Jehova utakubusisa.
23 Umoya wasenyakatfo uletsa imvula lenkhulu,
Kanjalo nemuntfu lohlebako utawutfukutselelwa ngulabanye.+
24 Kuncono kuhlala ekoneni lweluphahla
Kunekuhlala endlini yinye nemfati lotsandza kususa lutfutfuva.*+
25 Njengalapho umuntfu* lowomile anatsa emanti labandzako
Unjalo-ke nembiko lomuhle lobuya khashane.+
26 Njengemtfombo logcwele ludzaka, nanjengesiyalu lesinemanti langcolile
Unjalo-ke umuntfu lolungile lotihlanganisa* nemuntfu lomubi.
28 Njengelidolobha lelibhidlitiwe, lasala lite lubondza,
Unjalo-ke nemuntfu longakhoni kubamba intfukutselo yakhe.+