Yoweli ISAHLUKO 1 1 Ilizwi likaYehova elafika kuYoweli, unyana kaPetuweli. 2 Yivani oku, nina madoda makhulu, nibeke indlebe, nonke bemi belizwe; Kwakha kwakho na oko ngemihla yenu, nangemihla yooyihlo? 3 Kuxeleni koonyana benu, oonyana benu bakuxele koonyana babo, oonyana babo bakuxele kwisizukulwana esinye. 4 Okushiywe ngumqikela kudliwe ngumqikela; okushiywe ngumqikela kudliwe ngumqikela; okushiywe ngumqikela kudliwe ngumqikela. 5 Vukani, manxila, nilile; bhombolozani, nonke baseli bewayini, ngenxa yewayini entsha; ngokuba inqunyulwe emlonyeni wakho. 6 Kuba kunyukele ezweni lam uhlanga olunamandla, olungenakubalwa, olumazinyo amazinyo engonyama, olunamazinyo azidlele engonyama enkulu. 7 Luwubhuqile umdiliya wam, lwawukhuthulula umkhiwane wam; amasebe awo enziwe mhlophe. 8 Bhomboloza njengentombi ebhinqe ezirhwexayo, ngenxa yendoda yobutsha bayo. 9 Unqamkile endlwini kaYehova umnikelo wokudla nothululwayo; benza isijwili ababingeleli, abalungiseleli bakaYehova. 10 Libhuqiwe amasimi, ilizwe lenza isijwili; kuba ibhuqiwe ingqolowa, itshile iwayini entsha, ioli yomile. 11 Danani, balimi; bhombolozani, basebenzi bezidiliya, ngenxa yengqolowa nangenxa yerhasi; ngokuba uvuno lwamasimi lutshabalele. 12 Umdiliya utshile, nomkhiwane untshwenyile; umrharnate, nesundu, nom-apile, yonke imithi yasendle, yomile; ngokuba kuphelile uvuyo koonyana babantu. 13 Bhinqani ezirhwexayo, nimbambazele, babingeleli; bhombolozani, balungiseleli besibingelelo; yizani, lalani ngezirhwexayo bonke ubusuku, balungiseleli boThixo wam; kuba indlu yoThixo wam ivinjiwe umnikelo wokudla nothululwayo. 14 Ngcwalisani uzilo, bizani ingqungquthela, hlanganisani amadoda amakhulu, nabemi bonke belizwe, beze endlwini kaYehova uThixo wenu, nikhale kuYehova; 15 Yeha ke loo mini! ngokuba isondele imini kaYehova, ivela njengembuqo kuSomandla. 16 Akunqunyulwa na phambi kwamehlo ethu ukudla, nemivuyo nemivuyo endlwini yoThixo wethu? 17 Ibolile phantsi kwamagada abo, achithakele oovimba, adilike amaqonga; kuba ingqolowa yomile. 18 Hayi, ukuncwina kwamarhamncwa! Ikhohliwe imihlambi yeenkomo, kuba ingenatyani; ewe, imihlambi yempahla emfutshane iphanzisiwe. 19 Ndikhala kuwe, Yehova; kuba umlilo uwatshisile amakriwa asentlango, nelangatye layirhawula yonke imithi yasendle. 20 Kwanamarhamncwa asendle akhala kuwe; kuba itshile imijelo yamanzi, nomlilo wawatshisa amakriwa asentlango.
ISAHLUKO 2 Vuthelani isigodlo eZiyon, nihlabe umkhosi entabeni yam engcwele. Mabagungqe bonke abemi belizwe, ngokuba isiza imini kaYehova, kuba isondele; 2 yimini yobumnyama nesithokothoko, imini yamafu nesithokothoko, njengokusa, phezu kweentaba, abantu abaninzi, abanamandla; akuzanga kube njalo, akusayi kuba sabakho emva kwayo, kude kuse eminyakeni yezizukulwana ngezizukulwana. 3 Phambi kwabo kutshisa umlilo; nasemva kwabo kutsha ilangatye; ilizwe linjengomyezo wase-Eden phambi kwabo; ewe, akukho nto iya kusinda. 4 Injengokubonakala kwamahashe imbonakalo yabo; njengakhwelwayo, benjenjalo ukubaleka. 5 Njengesithonga seenqwelo zokulwa ezincotsheni zeentaba baya kutsiba, njengesandi selangatye lomlilo odla iindiza, njengabantu abanamandla abakhe uluhlu. 6 Ziya kuzibhijabhija izizwe phambi kobuso babo; 7 Bagidima njengamagorha; baya kunyuka udonga njengamadoda okulwa; baya kuhamba elowo ngendlela yakhe, bangahambi ngendlela yakhe, bangezi izintlu zabo; 8 Kananjalo omnye akayi kutyhalana; baya kuhamba elowo ngendlela yakhe; nokuba bawe likrele, abayi kukwenzakala. 9 Babalekela phakathi komzi; baya kubaleka eludongeni, banyuke ezindlwini; baya kungena ngeefestile njengesela. 10 Phambi kwabo uyanyikima umhlaba; Liyanyikima izulu, libe mnyama ilanga nenyanga, neenkwenkwezi zikufinyezile ukukhanya kwazo; 11 UYehova ukhupha izwi lakhe phambi komkhosi wakhe; ngokuba mkhulu kakhulu umkhosi wakhe; kuba unamandla umenzi welizwi lakhe; ngubani na ke onokuyinyamezela? 12 Nangoku ke, utsho uYehova ukuthi, Buyelani kum ngentliziyo yenu yonke, nangokuzila, nangokulila, nangokumbambazela; 13 nikrazule intliziyo yenu, ingabi ziingubo zenu, nibuyele kuYehova uThixo wenu; kuba unobabalo nemfesane, yena uzeka kade umsindo, unenceba enkulu, uyazohlwaya ngenxa yobubi. 14 Ngubani na owaziyo ukuba wobuya aguquke, ashiye intsikelelo ngasemva kwakhe; ngumnikelo wokudla nothululwayo kuYehova uThixo wenu? 15 Vuthelani isigodlo eZiyon, ngcwalisani uzilo, memani ingqungquthela; 16 Hlanganisani abantu, ngcwalisani ibandla, hlanganisani amadoda amakhulu, hlanganisani abantwana, nabanyanyayo amabele; makaphume umyeni egumbini lakhe, umtshakazi egumbini lakhe. 17 Mabalile ababingeleli, abalungiseleli bakaYehova, phakathi kwevaranda nesibingelelo, bathi, Yiba nenceba ebantwini bakho, Yehova, ungalinikeli ilifa lakho ekungcikivweni, ukuba babalawule iintlanga; yithini ebantwini, Uphi na uThixo wabo? 18 Waba nobukhwele ke uYehova ngelizwe lakhe, waba nofefe ngabantu bakhe. 19 Waphendula uYehova, wathi ebantwini bakhe, Yabonani, ndinithumela ingqolowa, newayini entsha, neoli, eniya kwaneliswa yiyo; 20 Ndiya kumkhwelelisela kude kuni umkhosi wangasentla, ndimgxothele ezweni elingumqwebedu, enkangala, ubuso bakhe bubheke kulwandle lwasempumalanga, umqosheliso wakhe usinge elwandle lwasentshonalanga, kunyuke