Yobhi

12 UYobhi waphendula wathi:

 2 “Abantu nini kaloku,

Xa ningekho nina bungaphela ubulumko!

 4 Ndiyinto yokuhlekisa koogxa bam,+

Kuba ndifuna iimpendulo kuThixo.+

 5 Umntu ongenazingxaki uyijongela phantsi intlungu;

Ucinga ukuba ifanele abantu abangazinzanga.

 6 Konwatyiwe kwiintente zootsotsi,+

Nabo bacaphukisa uThixo bakhuselekile,+

Abo babaphethe ngezandla oothixo babo.

 7 Khawubuze izilwanyana, zikuxelele;

Kwaneentaka zezulu, zikuchazele.

 8 Buza umhlaba,* uza kukufundisa;

Neentlanzi zolwandle ziza kukuxelela.

 9 Yeyiphi phakathi kwezi engaziyo

Ukuba le nto yenziwe sisandla sikaYehova?

10 Ubomi bayo yonke into ephilayo

Nobabantu bonke busesandleni sakhe.+

11 Indlebe ayiwavavanyi na amazwi

Njengokuba nolwimi lungcamla* ukutya?+

12 Ubulumko abufunyanwa kubantu abadala na?+

Ulwazi lona, aluzi nokuphila ubomi obude na?

13 UThixo unobulumko namandla;+

Unolwazi ibe uza kukwenza ukuthanda kwakhe.+

14 Into edilizwe nguye ayinakuphinde yakhiwe;+

Ukuba uvalile akukho mntu unokuvula.

15 Uthi akuwabamba amanzi, kome yonk’ into;+

Athi akuwakhupha, agcwale umhlaba wonke.+

16 Nguye onamandla nobulumko;+

Ngowakhe umntu olahlekayo nolahlekisayo;

17 Abacebisi ubahlazisa ngokubenza bahambe benganxibanga ezinyaweni,

Abenze izidenge abagwebi.+

18 Uyazikhulula iintambo ezibotshwe ngookumkani,+

Aze bona ababhinqise ibhanti lobukhoboka.

19 Ababingeleli ubahlazisa ngokubenza bahambe benganxibanga ezinyaweni,+

Aze ababhukuqe abo bangagungqiyo kwizikhundla zabo;+

20 Ubenza baphelelwe ngamazwi abacebisi abathenjiweyo,

Aze awenze aphelelwe bubulumko amaxhego;*

21 Uhlaza izikhulu,+

Abenze buthathaka abanamandla;

22 Utyhila izinto ezinzulu ezisebumnyameni,+

Azise ithunzi elimnyama ekukhanyeni;

23 Unika iintlanga amandla, esenzela ukuzitshabalalisa;

Ukhulisa iintlanga, akugqiba azise ekuthinjweni.

24 Uzohlutha ubulumko* iinkokheli zabantu,

Ababhadulise enyanyeni, apho kungekho ndlela.+

25 Baphuthaphutha ebumnyameni,+ apho kungekho kukhanya;

Ubabhadulisa okwamanxila.+