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10 Awu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli, lalelani nali livi lelikhulunywe nguJehova lelimelene nani. 2 Jehova utsi:
“Ningawakopi emasiko aletinye tive,+
Futsi ningetfuswa timphawu lenitibona emazulwini
Ngobe letinye tive tiyetfuka natibona letimphawu.+
3 Emasiko alabantfu ayintfo lengenamsebenti.
Afana nesihlahla lesigawulwe ehlatsini,
Bese umbati sewakha sithico ngaso.+
5 Letithico atikhulumi, tinjengentfo yekutfusa tinyoni ensimini yemakhukhamba;+
Kufanele tetfwalwe, ngobe atikhoni kuhamba.+
Ningatesabi ngobe angeke tinilimate,
Futsi angeke tinisite ngalutfo.”+
6 Awu Jehova, kute lofana nawe.+
Libito lakho likhulu futsi unemandla lamakhulu.
7 Awu Nkhosi yetive, ngubani nje longeke akwesabe?+ Ngobe vele kufanele bantfu bakwesabe.
Kubo bonkhe bantfu labahlakaniphile labakuto tonkhe tive emhlabeni,
Kute ngisho namunye lofana nawe.+
8 Bonkhe abanangcondvo futsi balibele.+
Kute umuntfu longafundziswa sithico.+
9 Tindishi telisiliva letibuya eThashishi+ neteligolide letibuya e-Ufazi,
Tisetjentiswa ngumbati nemuntfu losebenta ngensimbi kuze bahlobise letithico.
Bantfu bahlobisa letithico ngentsambo leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka nangensontfo lebukhwebeletane.*
Tonkhe letithico tentiwa bantfu labanelikhono.
10 Kodvwa Jehova unguNkulunkulu sibili.
UnguNkulunkulu lophilako+ neNkhosi yaphakadze.+
Ngenca yentfukutselo yakhe umhlaba utawutamatama,+
Futsi kute sive lesitawukhona kubeketelela lulaka lwakhe.
11* Naku lokufanele ukusho kubo:
“Labonkulunkulu labangazange badale lizulu nemhlaba
Batawushabalala emhlabeni, bashabalale ngisho nangephansi kwemazulu.”+
12 Nkulunkulu wadala umhlaba ngemandla akhe,
Ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe wamisa umhlaba wacina+
Futsi wendlala emazulu ngekucondza kwakhe.+
13 Utsi nakamemeta,
Emanti lasemazulwini agubhutele,+
Wenta kutsi kukhuphuke emafu* asuka emikhawulweni yemhlaba.+
14 Bonkhe bantfu abanangcondvo futsi bete lwati.
Bonkhe labasebenta ngensimbi batawuhlazeka ngenca yetithico labatentako;+
Ngobe letithico tabo tensimbi tiyakhohlisa,
15 Atinamsebenti, tintfo tekuhlekwa nje.+
Titawushabalala nakufika lilanga lato lekubhujiswa.
16 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu waJakobe* akafani nato,
Ngobe nguye lowadala tonkhe tintfo,
Futsi Israyeli uyintfonga yebantfu labalifa lakhe.+
Libito lakhe nguJehova wemabutfo.+
17 Phakamisa umtfwalo wakho,
Wena mfati locindzetelekile.
18 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguJehova:
“Nyalo ngiyabacosha labo labahlala eveni,+
Futsi ngitawenta kutsi bakhatsateke.”
19 Maye mine nganali linceba!+
Lelinceba alelapheki.
Futsi ngatitjela ngatsi: “Lesi sifo sami, futsi kufanele ngisibeketelele.
20 Lithende lami lidzilitiwe, netintsambo talo tidzatjulwe tonkhe.+
Bawatsetse emadvodzana ami futsi angeke asabuya.+
Sekute nalongangelulela lithende lami nobe alimise.
Kungako bente bulima,
Futsi imihlambi yabo ihlakatekile.”+
22 Lalelani! Nati tindzaba lesisandza kutiva!
Kunesiphitsiphitsi eveni lelisenyakatfo,+
Emabutfo alo ayeta, atawutsi nakefika ente emadolobha akaJuda asale akhala libhungane, abe yindzawo yabojakalazi.+
23 Awu Jehova, ngati kahle kutsi kute umuntfu longatiphatsela yena imphilo yakhe.
Akusiko kwemuntfu kutsi aticondzisele yena imphilo yakhe.+
24 Awu Jehova, ngicondzise ngendlela wena loyibona ilungile,
25 Tfululela intfukutselo yakho etikwetive letingafuni kukulalela+
Nasetikwemindeni lengalibiti libito lakho.