Imaskili. Elika-Asafa.+
78 Bekani indlebe emthethweni wami, bantu bami;+
Thambekiselani indlebe yenu emazwini omlomo wami.+
2 Ngizovula umlomo wami ngesaga;+
Ngizokwenza ukuba kuphuphume izimfumbe zakudala,+
3 Esizizwile nesizaziyo,+
Obaba bethu abasilandisa zona;+
4 Esingazifihli emadodaneni abo,+
Esizilandisa ngisho nasesizukulwaneni esizayo,+
Izindumiso zikaJehova nezikhwepha zakhe+
Nezinto zakhe ezimangalisayo azenzile.+
5 Wavusa isikhumbuzo kwaJakobe,+
Wamisa umthetho kwa-Israyeli,+
Izinto aziyala okhokho bethu,+
Ukuba bazazise amadodana abo;+
6 Ukuze isizukulwane esizayo, amadodana ayezozalwa azazi,+
Ukuze asukume azilandise emadodaneni awo,+
7 Abeke ithemba lawo kuNkulunkulu+
Futhi angazikhohlwa izenzo zikaNkulunkulu+ kodwa agcine imiyalo yakhe.+
8 Angabi njengokhokho bawo,+
Isizukulwane esinenkani nesidlubulundayo,+
Isizukulwane esasingayilungisanga inhliziyo yaso+
Nesimoya waso wawungathembekile kuNkulunkulu.+
9 Amadodana ka-Efrayimi, nakuba ayengabacibisheli bomnsalo abahlomile,+
Ahlehla ngosuku lokulwa.+
10 Awasigcinanga isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu,+
Enqaba ukuhamba emthethweni wakhe.+
11 Futhi azikhohlwa izenzo zakhe+
Nemisebenzi yakhe yamandla awabonisa yona.+
12 Phambi kokhokho bawo wayenzé ngendlela emangalisayo+
Ezweni laseGibhithe,+ ukhalo lwaseZowani.+
13 Waqhekeza ulwandle, ukuze abawelise,+
Futhi wabangela amanzi ukuba ame njengedamu.+
14 Waqhubeka ebahola ngefu emini+
Nangokukhanya komlilo ubusuku bonke.+
15 Waqhekeza amadwala ehlane,+
Ukuze abaphuzise amathantala amanzi njengotwa.+
16 Waveza imifudlana edwaleni+
Ebangela amanzi ukuba ageleze njengemifula.+
17 Baqhubeka bona kuye ngokwengeziwe+
Ngokudlubulunda koPhezukonke esifundeni esingenamanzi;+
18 Bamvivinya uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yabo+
Ngokucelela umphefumulo wabo okudliwayo.+
19 Ngakho baqala ukukhuluma ngokumelene noNkulunkulu.+
Bathi: “Ingabe uNkulunkulu uyakwazi ukulungiselela itafula ehlane?”+
20 Bheka! Washaya idwala+
Ukuze amanzi ageleze nezifufula ngokwazo ziphume njengesikhukhula.+
“Ingabe uyakwazi futhi ukunika isinkwa,+
Noma angabalungiselela yini abantu bakhe okokuzisekela?”+
21 Yingakho uJehova ezwa futhi wafutheka;+
UJakobe wabaselwa umlilo,+
Intukuthelo yenyukela u-Israyeli.+
22 Ngoba akazange abe nokholo kuNkulunkulu,+
Akazange athembele ensindisweni yakhe.+
23 Wayala isibhakabhaka esinamafu ngaphezulu,
Wavula iminyango yezulu ngokwayo.+
24 Wabanisela imana ukuze badle,+
Wabanika okusanhlamvu kwasezulwini.+
25 Abantu badla isinkwa sabanamandla;+
Wabathumelela umphako baze baneliseka.+
26 Wenza umoya wasempumalanga ukuba uvuke emazulwini+
Futhi wenza iningizimu ukuba ivunguze ngezikhwepha zakhe.+
27 Wehlisela phezu kwabo okokuzisekela okungangothuli,+
Yebo izidalwa ezindizayo ezinamaphiko ezingangezihlabathi zezilwandle.+
28 Waqhubeka enza ukuba ziwele phakathi kwekamu lakhe,+
Nxazonke zamatabernakele akhe.+
29 Badla bazanelisa kakhulu.+
Ababekufisa wakuletha kubo.+
30 Babengakadedi esifisweni sabo,
Nokudla kwabo kwakusesemlonyeni wabo,+
31 Lapho ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lunyukela kubo.+
Wabulala phakathi kwabayizidlakela babo;+
Waziwisa izinsizwa zika-Israyeli.
32 Naphezu kwakho konke lokhu baphinde bona+
Bangaba nokholo emisebenzini yakhe emangalisayo.+
33 Ngakho waqeda izinsuku zabo njengokungathi ziwumoya nje okhishwa ngamakhala,+
Neminyaka yabo ngesiphazamiso.
34 Njalo lapho ebabulala, babemfuna futhi,+
Babebuya bamfune uNkulunkulu.+
35 Baqala ukukhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayeyiDwala labo,+
Nokuthi uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke wayenguMphindiseli wabo.+
36 Bazama ukumkhohlisa ngomlomo wabo;+
Nangolimi lwabo bazama ukuqamba amanga kuye.+
37 Inhliziyo yabo yayingagxilile kuye;+
Futhi abazange bathembeke esivumelwaneni sakhe.+
38 Kodwa wayenesihe;+ wayesimboza isiphambeko+ futhi engalethi incithakalo.+
Kaningi wayibuyisa intukuthelo yakhe,+
Futhi wayengakuvusi konke ukufutheka kwakhe.
39 Wayelokhu ekhumbula ukuthi bayinyama,+
Ukuthi umoya uyaphuma ungabuyi.+
40 Yeka ukuthi babedlubulunda kaningi kangakanani kuye ehlane,+
Babemenza azizwe kabuhlungu ogwadule!+
41 Ngokuphindaphindiwe babevivinya uNkulunkulu,+
Bamzwisa ubuhlungu oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.+
42 Abazange basikhumbule isandla sakhe,+
Usuku abakhulula ngalo kophikisana nabo,+
43 Indlela abeka ngayo izibonakaliso zakhe eGibhithe+
Nezimangaliso zakhe okhalweni lwaseZowani;+
44 Nendlela aphendula ngayo imiselekazi yabo yeNayile yaba yigazi,+
Kangangokuba babengenakuphuza emifudlaneni yabo.+
45 Wathumela kubo izibawu, ukuba zibadle;+
Namaxoxo, ukuba abachithe.+
46 Wanika amaphela isivuno sabo,
Nezinkumbi ukukhandleka kwabo.+
47 Wabulala umvini wabo ngisho nangesichotho+
Nemisikhamori yabo ngamatshe esichotho.+
48 Wanikela izilwane zabo ezithwalayo esichothweni+
Nemfuyo yabo emfiveni enamandla.
49 Wathumela phezu kwabo intukuthelo yakhe evuthayo,+
Ukufutheka nokulahla nokucindezeleka,+
Amanxusa ayizingelosi aletha inhlekelele.+
50 Walungisela intukuthelo yakhe indlela.+
Akazange awugodle umphefumulo wabo ekufeni;
Ukuphila kwabo wakunikela nasesifweni esiwumshayabhuqe.+
51 Ekugcineni wabulala wonke amazibulo eGibhithe,+
Ukuqala kwamandla abo okuzala ematendeni kaHamu.+
52 Ngemva kwalokho wabangela abantu bakhe ukuba bamuke njengomhlambi,+
Wabahola njengomhlambi ehlane.+
53 Waqhubeka ebahola ngokulondeka, abafikelwanga ngebhe;+
Ulwandle lwamboza izitha zabo.+
54 Wabaletha endaweni yakhe engcwele,+
Lesi sifunda sezintaba isandla sakhe sokunene esazitholela sona.+
55 Kancane kancane waxosha izizwe ngenxa yabo,+
Ngomucu wokulinganisa wababela ifa,+
Wabangela izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ukuba zihlale emakhaya azo.+
56 Bamvivinya futhi badlubulunda kuNkulunkulu oPhezukonke,+
Abazange bazigcine izikhumbuzo zakhe.+
57 Baqhubeka nokuhlubuka futhi benza ngokukhohlisa njengokhokho babo;+
Baphenduka njengomnsalo oxegayo.+
58 Babelokhu bemcasula ngezindawo zabo eziphakeme,+
Bemvusela umhawu ngemifanekiso yabo ebaziwe.+
59 UNkulunkulu wezwa+ wafutheka,+
Ngakho wameya kakhulu u-Israyeli.+
60 Ekugcineni walishiya itabernakele laseShilo,+
Itende ahlala kulo phakathi kwabantu basemhlabeni.+
61 Wanikela izikhwepha zakhe ekuthunjweni+
Nobuhle bakhe esandleni somphikisi.+
62 Waqhubeka enikela abantu bakhe enkembeni,+
Walifuthekela ifa lakhe.+
63 Umlilo wazidla izinsizwa zakhe,
Nezintombi zakhe azidunyiswanga.+
64 Abapristi bakhe bawa ngenkemba,+
Futhi abafelokazi babo abazange bakhale.+
65 Khona-ke uJehova waphaphama njengokungathi wayelele,+
Njengonamandla osanguluka ewayinini.+
66 Washaya abaphikisana naye engemuva;+
Wabanika isihlamba saphakade.+
67 Walala itende likaJosefa;+
Wangasikhetha isizwe sakwa-Efrayimi.+
68 Kunalokho wakhetha isizwe sakwaJuda,+
INtaba iZiyoni, ayithandile.+
69 Waqala ukwakha indlu yakhe engcwele njengezindawo eziphakeme,+
Njengomhlaba awusekelé kuze kube nini nanini.+
70 Ngakho wakhetha uDavide inceku yakhe+
Wamthatha ezibayeni zomhlambi.+
71 Wamlanda ekulandeleni izinsikazi ezincelisayo+
Wamletha ukuba abe umelusi phezu kukaJakobe isizwe sakhe+
Naphezu kuka-Israyeli ifa lakhe.+
72 Waqala ukubelusa ngokobuqotho benhliziyo yakhe,+
Nangekhono lezandla zakhe waqala ukubahola.+