Yobhi

28 “Kukho indawo ekumbiwa kuyo isilivere

Nendawo ekusulungekiswa kuyo igolide;+

 2 Intsimbi yembiwa emhlabeni,

Nekopolo inyibilikiswa ematyeni.+

 3 Umntu akaboyiki ubumnyama,

Ukhangela kwisithokothoko sobumnyama

Efuna ilitye elixabisekileyo.

 4 Uyehla angene emgodini, kude nalapho abantu bahlala khona,

Kwiindawo ezilityelweyo, ekungahanjwayo kuzo;

Amanye amadoda ade ehle ngeentambo aze asebenze ejinga.

 5 Ngaphezulu umhlaba uvelisa ukutya;

Kodwa uyaphela ngaphantsi ngokungathi uqwengwa ngumlilo.*

 6 Kukho amatye anesafire apho,

Nothuli olunegolide.

 7 Akukho ntaka idla inyama eyaziyo indlela eya apho;

Neliso likakhetshe omnyama aliyibonanga.

 8 Akukho silwanyana sasendle esoyikekayo sakha sahamba kuyo;

Kungekho nangonyama yakha yadlula apho.

 9 Abantu baqhekeza amatye,

Baqhekeze neziseko zeentaba.

10 Benza imijelo yamanzi+ emaweni;

Namehlo abo abhaqa yonke into exabisekileyo.

11 Bavingca imilambo,

Baze baveze izinto ebezingabonakali.

12 Kodwa bona ubulumko bunokufunyanwa phi?+

Ukuqonda kona kufumaneka phi?+

13 Akukho mntu uyiqondayo indlela obuxabiseke ngayo,+

Yaye abufumaneki emhlabeni.

14 Amanzi anzulu athi, ‘Abukho kum!’

Nolwandle luthi, ‘Abukho nakum!’+

15 Abunakuthengwa ngegolide esulungekileyo,

Bungenakufunyanwa nangesilivere.+

16 Abunakuthengwa ngegolide yaseOfire,+

Nangelitye elinqabileyo leanikis nesafire.

17 Igolide neglasi azinakuthelekiswa nabo;

Bungenakuthengwa nangesitya segolide yodidi.*+

18 Ikorale nekristale azithathi nto kubo,+

Kuba ingxowa egcwele ubulumko ixabiseke nangaphezu kwegcwele ziiperile.

19 Itopazi+ yakwaKushe ayinakuthelekiswa nabo;

Abunakuthengwa nangegolide esulungekileyo.

20 Kodwa buvela phi ubulumko?

Ukuqonda kona kufumaneka phi?+

22 Intshabalalo nokufa zithi,

‘Iindlebe zethu zivile nje kuthethwa ngabo.’

23 UThixo uyazi ukuba bufumaneka njani;

Nguye yedwa obaziyo ukuba buhlala phi,+

24 Kuba yena ubona kwezona ndawo zikude zomhlaba,

Yaye ubona yonke into ephantsi kwamazulu.+

25 Xa wayenika umoya amandla,+

Naxa wayelinganisa amanzi,+

26 Xa wayebekela imvula umthetho,+

Esalathisa namafu ahamba neendudumo,+

27 Watsho wabubona ubulumko waza wabenza bacaca;

Wabenza waza wabuvavanya.

‘Jonga! Ukoyika uYehova, bubulumko obo,+

Yaye ukusuka ebubini kukuqonda.’”+