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Amahubo kaSolomoni ISINGENISO Leli qoqo lezingoma eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili zempi ziyisipho somlobi wasendulo wamaSemite. Umbhalo wesandla wangempela ushabalele kodwa ngenhlanhla izinguqulo zesiGreki zilondoloziwe, futhi muva nje inguqulo yesiSyriac yezingoma ezifanayo iye yavela futhi yanyatheliswa ngesiNgisi okokuqala ngqa ngo-1909 nguDkt. Rendel Harris. Usuku lokubhalwa kwalo lungasungulwa maphakathi nekhulu lokuqala BC ngoba indikimba yalezi zingoma yileyo eyenziwa nguPompey ePalestine nokufa kwakhe eGibhithe ngo-48 BC. Lamahubo ayenesikhundla esibalulekile futhi asakazwa kabanzi eBandleni lokuqala. Kuvame ukubhekiselwa kuzo kumaCodex ahlukahlukene kanye nemilando yamakhulu eminyaka ambalwa okuqala eNkathi YobuKristu. Kamuva, baduka ngenxa yezizathu ezingachazeki; futhi zitholakale kuphela ukuze sizisebenzise ngemva kokuphela kwamakhulu eminyaka amaningi. Ngaphandle kokubaluleka kwemibhalo yesigqi esinjengecilongo kula mavesi, lapha sinesahluko somlando wasendulo oshukumisayo owabhalwa ufakazi wokuzibonela. UPompey uphuma eNtshonalanga. Usebenzisa izinqama zokubhodloza ezinqabeni. Amasosha akhe angcolisa i-altare. Ubulawa eGibhithe ngemva komsebenzi osabekayo. “Kubalungile” kula mahubo sibona abaFarisi; “ezoni” sibona abaSadusi. Kuyi-epic yabantu abakhulu abasosizini lwenhlekelele enkulu. ISAHLUKO 1 Ngakhala kuJehova ngisekuhluphekeni, KuNkulunkulu lapho izoni zihlasela. Masinyane kwezwakala inhlabamkhosi phambi kwami; ngathi: Uyakungizwa, ngokuba ngigcwele ukulunga. Ngacabanga enhliziyweni yami ukuthi ngigcwele ukulunga; Ngoba ngangimi kahle futhi sengicebe ngezingane. Ingcebo yabo yasakazekela emhlabeni wonke, Nenkazimulo yabo kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba. Baphakanyiselwa ezinkanyezini;

Bathi abasoze bathanda abalandeli. Kodwa babedelela ekuchumeni kwabo, Futhi babengaqondi. Izono zabo zazisekusithekeni. Futhi nami ngangingenalo ulwazi ngabo. Iziphambeko zabo zadlula ezabezizwe ngaphambi kwabo; Bazingcolisa nokungcolisa izinto ezingcwele zikaJehova. ISAHLUKO 2 Lapho isoni sizikhukhumeza, sidiliza izingange ezibiyelweyo ngensimbi yokubhidliza; Futhi awuzange umbambe. Izizwe zabezizwe ziyenyuka e-altare lakho, Bawunyathela ngokuziqhenya ngezimbadada zabo; Ngoba amadodana eJerusalema ayengcolise izinto ezingcwele zeNkosi, Wayengcolise iminikelo kaNkulunkulu ngobubi. Ngalokho wathi: “Basuseni kude nami; Kwaba yize phambi kukaNkulunkulu, Lahlaziswa ngokuphelele; Amadodana namadodakazi ayethunjiwe okunzima; Intamo yabo yayivalwe ngophawu, yaphawulwa phakathi kwezizwe. Wenze kubo ngokwezono zabo; Ngoba ubashiye ezandleni zabanqobileyo. Ubususile ubuso bakhe ukuba angabahawukeli; Abancane nabadala kanye nezingane zabo ndawonye; Ngoba babenzile okubi futhi bonke, ngokungalaleli. Lathukuthela izulu. Umhlaba wabenyanya; Ngokuba akukho muntu phezu kwalo owake wenza lokho abakwenzile, Futhi umhlaba waqaphela konke Izahlulelo zakho ezilungileyo, O Nkulunkulu. Benza amadodana eJerusalema inhlekisa ngezifebe ezikulo; Wonke umhambi wayengena ekuseni kakhulu. Bahlekisa ngeziphambeko zabo, njengalokho babejwayele ukwenza; Ekukhanyeni kwemini baveza ububi babo. Futhi amadodakazi aseJerusalema angcoliswa ngokwesahlulelo sakho, Ngoba babezingcolisile ngocansi oluphambene nemvelo. ngibuhlungu ezibilinini zami nezibilini zami ngenxa yalezi zinto. Nokho ngiyakukwenza ulungile, Nkulunkulu, ngobuqotho benhliziyo,


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Ngoba ukulunga kwakho kubonakaliswe ezahlulelweni zakho, O Nkulunkulu. Ngokuba wena uphindisele izoni ngokwezenzo zazo. Yebo, ngokwezono zabo, ezazizimbi kakhulu. Wambulile izono zabo, ukuze ukwahlulelwa kwakho kubonakale; Ususulile isikhumbuzo sabo emhlabeni. UNkulunkulu ungumahluleli olungileyo, futhi akakhethi buso bamuntu. Ngokuba izizwe zalihlambalaza iJerusalema, zalinyathela phansi; Ubuhle bakhe bahudulwa phansi esihlalweni sobukhosi. Wembatha indwangu yamasaka esikhundleni sezingubo ezibukekayo. Kwakunentambo ekhanda lakhe esikhundleni somqhele. Wakhumula umqhele wenkazimulo uNkulunkulu ayewubeke phezu kwakhe. Ubuhle bakhe baphonswa phansi ngehlazo. Ngabona, ngayincenga iNkosi, ngathi. Sekwanele, Nkosi, isandla sakho siye saba nzima phezu kukaIsrayeli, ngokuletha izizwe phezu kwabo. Ngokuba badlale ngokungagodli ngolaka nangolaka oluvuthayo; Futhi bayokwenza isiphetho ngokuphelele, ngaphandle uma, O Nkosi, ubakhuze ngolaka lwakho. Ngoba benzile. kungabi ngentshiseko, kodwa ngenkanuko yomphefumulo; Bethululela ulaka lwabo phezu kwethu ngenhloso yokudlwengula. Ungalibali, Nkulunkulu, ukubaphindisela emakhanda abo; Ukuze aphendule ukuzidla kukadrako kube ihlazo. Futhi angizange ngilinde ngaphambi kokuba uNkulunkulu angibonise lowo odelelayo Babulewe ezintabeni zaseGibhithe, Ihlonishwa ngokuncane kunokuncane, emhlabeni nasolwandle; Umzimba wakhe, nawo, wathwala le nale emfucumfucwini ngokukhulu ukudelela, engelamuntu wokumngcwaba, ngoba wayemalile ngehlazo. Wayengazitsheli ukuthi ungumuntu, Futhi akazange acabange ngesiphetho; Wathi: Ngizakuba yinkosi yomhlabathi lolwandle; Futhi wayengazi ukuthi nguNkulunkulu omkhulu, Unamandla ngamandla akhe amakhulu. Uyinkosi yamazulu; Futhi wahlulela amakhosi nemibuso. Nguye ongimisayo enkazimulweni; Futhi wehlisela abaziqhenyayo ekubhujisweni okuphakade ehlazweni. Ngoba babengamazi. Manje bhekani, nina zikhulu zomhlaba, ukwahlulela kukaJehova. Ngokuba iyinkosi enkulu nelungileyo, eyahlulela konke okuphansi kwezulu. Bongani uNkulunkulu nina enimesabayo uJehova ngokuhlakanipha,

Ngokuba umusa weNkosi uyakuba phezu kwabamesabayo, ukwahlulela; Ukuze Ahlukanise phakathi kolungileyo nesoni, Futhi uphindisele izoni kuze kube phakade ngokwezenzo zazo; Uhawukele olungileyo, umkhulule osizini lwesoni; Futhi recompending isoni ngalokho he bath kwenziwe ngakhethi. Ngokuba uJehova muhle kwabakhuleka kuye ngokubekezela, Wenza ngokomusa Wakhe kwabangcwele Bakhe, Ebamisa phambi kwakhe ngamandla onke. Makabongwe uJehova kuze kube phakade phambi kwezinceku zakhe. ISAHLUKO 3 Kungani ulala, mphefumulo wami, Kanti kayibusisi iNkosi? Hlabelelani ingoma entsha, KuNkulunkulu ofanele ukudunyiswa. Hlabelelani futhi niphaphame ngokumelene nokuvuka Kwakhe, Ngokuba lihle ihubo elihlatshelwe uNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo ethokozayo. Abalungileyo bayamkhumbula uJehova ngezikhathi zonke; Ngokubonga nangokumemezela ukulunga kwezahlulelo zeNkosi. Olungileyo akadeleli ukulaya kukaJehova; Intando yakhe iphambi kukaJehova njalo. Olungileyo uyakhubeka, agcine uJehova elungile. Uyawa abheke ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzomenzani; Uyafuna lapho ukukhululwa kwakhe kuyovela khona. Ukuqina kwabalungileyo kuvela kuNkulunkulu, umkhululi wabo; Akuhlali endlini yolungileyo isono phezu kwesono. Olungileyo uhlola indlu yakhe njalo. Ukuze asuse ngokuphelele ububi obenziwa nguye ngephutha. Wenza inhlawulelo yezono zokungazi ngokuzila ukudla nangokuhlupha umphefumulo wakhe; UJehova uthi bonke abangcwele nendlu yabo bangenacala. Isoni siyakhubeka futhi siqalekise ukuphila kwaso Mhla ezalwa, kanye nemihelo kanina. Wengeza izono ezonweni esaphila; Uyawa - impela ukuwa kwakhe kubuhlungu, akabe esavuka. Ukubhujiswa kwesoni kumi phakade; Futhi ngeke akhunjulwe, lapho olungileyo evakashelwa. Lesi yisabelo sezoni kuze kube phakade. Kepha abamesabayo uJehova bayakuvuka ekuphileni okuphakade; Futhi ukuphila kwabo kuyoba ekukhanyeni kukaJehova, futhi ngeke kusaba khona ukuphela.


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ISAHLUKO 4 Uhlezileni, muntu ongcolileyo, emhlanganweni wabangcwele, Njengoba inhliziyo yakho ikude le Nkosi, Ukucunula uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngeziphambeko na? Inkulumo eyeqisayo, ibukeka ingaphezu kwabantu bonke; Nguye olukhuni ngenkulumo elahla izoni ekwahluleleni. Futhi isandla sakhe siphezu kwakhe kuqala njengokungathi wenza ngokushisekela. Nokho yena ngokwakhe unecala ngezono eziningi namanyala. Amehlo akhe akuwo wonke owesifazane ngaphandle kokuhlukaniswa; Ulimi lwakhe luqamba amanga lapho enza isivumelwano nesifungo. Ebusuku nakusithekeni uyona njengongabonwayo; Ngamehlo akhe ukhuluma nabo bonke abantu besifazane abanobubi. Uyashesha ukungena kuzo zonke izindlu ngokwenama njengokungathi uhlakaniphile. UNkulunkulu makasuse abaphila ngokuzenzisa enkampanini yabangcwele, Ngisho nokuphila konjalo kanye nokonakala kwenyama yakhe nokuswela. UNkulunkulu makaveze izenzo zabathokozisa abantu, Izenzo zomuntu onjalo ngokuhleka nokubhuqa; Ukuze abangcwele babale isahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu wabo silungile, Lapho izoni zisuswa phambi kwabalungileyo; Ngisho nomuntu okhuluma umthetho ngobuqili. Amehlo abo agqolozele indlu yanoma yimuphi umuntu osalondekile; Ukuze, njengeNyoka, babhubhise ukuhlakanipha . . . ngamazwi abaphambukayo, Amazwi akhe anenkohliso ukuze afeze isifiso sakhe esibi. Akaphezi ukuhlakaza imindeni kungathi izintandane. Yebo, uchitha indlu ngenxa yenkanuko yakhe embi. Uyakhohlisa ngamazwi, athi: “Akakho obonayo nowahlulelayo; Ugcwalisa indlu eyodwa ngobubi; Bese amehlo akhe athe njo endlini elandelayo, Ukulichitha ngamazwi anika uphiko isifiso. Nokho ngakho konke lokhu umphefumulo wakhe njengeShiyoli, awusuthi. Isabelo sakhe, Jehova, masihlazeke phambi kwakho; Makaphume ebubula, abuyele ekhaya ethukile. Ukuphila kwakhe makuphele osizini, nasekusweleni, Jehova; Ubuthongo bakhe mabuphethwe yizinhlungu nokuvuka kwakhe ngokudideka. Mabususwe ubuthongo ezinkopheni zakhe ebusuku; Makahluleke ngokuhlazeka kuyo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zakhe. Akafike endlini yakhe engaphethe lutho. nendlu yakhe ayibe nayo yonke into abengasuthisa ngayo iphango. Ukuguga kwakhe makupheleliswe isizungu sokungabi namntwana aze asuswe ngokufa.

Inyama yabathokozisa abantu mayidweshulwe yizilo. Futhi amathambo abenzi bokubi mawahlale ehlazekile phambi kwelanga. Amagwababa ake akhiphe amehlo abazenzisi. Ngoba badilizile izindlu zabantu ezinengi, zingahlonitshwa. Wabahlakaza ezinkanukweni zabo; Futhi abamkhumbulanga uNkulunkulu, futhi akamesabi uNkulunkulu kukho konke lokhu; Kodwa baye bathukuthelisa ulaka lukaNkulunkulu futhi bamthukuthelisa. Kwangathi angabasusa emhlabeni, Ngoba ngenkohliso bakhohlisa imiphefumulo yabangenasici. Babusisiwe abamesabayo uJehova ekupheleleni kwabo; INkosi izabakhulula ebantwini abona bubi lezoni. Futhi usikhulule kuzo zonke izikhubekiso zabangenamthetho (abantu). UNkulunkulu makababhubhise abenza ngokudelela konke ukungalungi; Ngokuba umahluleli omkhulu nonamandla uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ngokulunga. Umusa waKho, O Nkosi, mawube phezu kwabo bonke abakuthandayo. ISAHLUKO 5 O Nkosi Nkulunkulu, ngizolidumisa igama lakho ngokujabula, Phakathi kwabazaziyo izahlulelo zakho ezilungileyo. Ngokuba wena umuhle, unesihe, uyisiphephelo sabampofu; Lapho ngikhala kuwe, unganginaki buthule. Ngokuba akakho ophanga iqhawe; Ubani-ke ongathatha konke okwenzileyo, ngaphandle kokuthi uzinike wena? Ngokuba umuntu nesabelo sakhe kulele phambi kwakho esikalini; Angeke anezele kukho, ukuze andise, lokho okumiswe Nguwe. O Nkulunkulu, lapho sisosizini siyakucela usizo kuwe, Futhi ungasiphenduli isicelo sethu, ngoba wena unguNkulunkulu wethu. Ungenzi ukuba isandla sakho sibe nzima phezu kwethu, funa sone ngokucindezelwa. Noma ungasibuyiseli, asiyikugodla; Kodwa siyakuza kuWe. Ngokuba uma ngilambile, ngiyakukhala kuwe, Nkulunkulu; Futhi Uzonginika. Uyazondla izinyoni nezinhlanzi, Ngokunika imvula ezinkangala ukuze kuhlume utshani obuluhlaza. Ngakho ukulungisa ifolishi emathafeni ayo yonke into ephilayo; Futhi uma belambile, baphakamisela kuwe ubuso babo. Amakhosi, nababusi, nezizwe, uyakondla, Nkulunkulu;


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Futhi ngubani usizo lompofu nompofu, ngaphandle kwakho, O Jehova? Futhi wena uyolalela - ngoba ngubani omuhle futhi omnene ngaphandle kwakho? Ukujabulisa umphefumulo wabathobekileyo ngokuvula isandla sakho ngomusa. Ubuhle bomuntu bunikezwa ngokudabuka futhi ...; Futhi uma ephinda ngaphandle kokukhononda, ngisho lokho kuyamangalisa. Kodwa isipho sakho sikhulu ngobuhle nengcebo, Futhi lowo ithemba lakhe phezu kwakho ngeke untule izipho. Emhlabeni wonke umusa Wakho, O Nkosi, ngobuhle. Ubusisiwe lowo uNkulunkulu amkhumbulayo ekumnikeni ukwenelisa; Uma umuntu echichima kakhulu, uyona; Zanele izindlela ezilinganiselayo kanye nokulunga. Futhi ngalokho isibusiso sikaJehova siba ngobuningi ngokulunga. Abamesabayo uJehova bathokoza ngezipho ezinhle; Futhi umusa wakho makube phezu kuka-Israyeli embusweni wakho. Mayibongwe inkazimulo kaJehova, ngokuba iyinkosi yethu. ISAHLUKO 6 Ubusisiwe umuntu onhliziyo yakhe izimisele ukubiza igama likaJehova; Lapho ekhumbula igama leNkosi, uyakusindiswa. Izindlela zakhe zenziwe nguJehova, Futhi imisebenzi yezandla zakhe igcinwe nguJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe. Ngalokho akubona emaphusheni akhe amabi, umphefumulo wakhe awuyikukhathazeka; Lapho edabula imifula nokuzamazama kolwandle, akayikwesaba. Uyavuka ebuthongweni bakhe, abonge igama leNkosi. Lapho inhliziyo yakhe inokuthula, uyalihubela igama likaNkulunkulu wakhe; Wancenga uJehova ngendlu yakhe yonke. Futhi uJehova uyezwa umkhuleko wabo bonke abamesabayo uNkulunkulu. Futhi zonke izicelo zomphefumulo othemba kuye iNkosi iyakufeza. Ubusisiwe ngobuqotho.

uJehova,

ohawukela

abamthandayo

ISAHLUKO 7 Ungasusi kude nathi, Nkulunkulu, indawo yakho yokuhlala; Hleze basihlasele abasizonda ngaphandle kwesizathu. Ngokuba ubalahlile, Nkulunkulu; Unyawo lwabo malungalinyatheli ifa lakho elingcwele. Silaye ngokwentando yakho; Kodwa ungasinikeli kwabezizwe; Ngokuba, uma uthumela isifo,

Nguwe owayala ngakho ngathi; Ngokuba unomusa, Futhi ngeke athukuthele aze adle nathi. Lapho igama lakho lihlezi phakathi kwethu, siyakufumana umusa; Futhi izizwe ngeke zisinqobe. Ngokuba wena uyisihlangu sethu, Futhi lapho sikhala kuwe, uyasilalela; Ngokuba wena uyakuhawukela inzalo ka-Israyeli kuze kube phakade Futhi Awuyikubalahla; Kepha thina siyakuba ngaphansi kwejoka lakho kuze kube phakade, Naphansi kwenduku yokujezisa kwakho. Uyakusimisa ngesikhathi osisiza ngaso, Ebonisa umusa endlini kaJakobe ngosuku owathembisa ukubasiza ngalo. ISAHLUKO 8 Indlebe yami izwile usizi nomsindo wempi; Umsindo wecilongo elimemezela ukuhlaba nenhlekelele. Umsindo wabantu abaningi njengowomoya omkhulu onamandla, Njengesiphepho esinomlilo onamandla odlula eNegebhi. Ngathi enhliziyweni yami: “Impela uNkulunkulu uyasahlulela; Ngizwa umsindo uqonde eJerusalema, umuzi ongcwele Izinkalo zami zaphuka ngokuzwa kwami, amadolo ami axega; Inhliziyo yami yayithuthumela, amathambo ami aqhaqhazela njengefilakisi. Ngathi: Baqinisa izindlela zabo ngokulunga. Ngacabanga ngezahlulelo zikaNkulunkulu kusukela ekudalweni kwezulu nomhlaba; Ngathi uNkulunkulu ulungile ezahlulelweni Zakhe ezikhona kusukela kudala. UNkulunkulu wathwala izono zabo ekukhanyeni kwemini; Wonke umhlaba wafinyelela ekuzazini izahlulelo ezilungile zikaNkulunkulu. Ensitha ububi babo benziwa ukuba bamthukuthelise; Benza ukudideka, indodana nonina noyise nendodakazi; Baphinga, yilowo nalowo nomkamakhelwane wakhe. Benza izivumelwano omunye nomunye ngesifungo mayelana nalezi zinto; Baphanga indlu engcwele kaNkulunkulu, njengokungathi kwakungekho mphindiseli. Balinyathela i-altare leNkosi, bephuma kukho konke ukungcola; Futhi ngegazi lokuya esikhathini bangcolisa imihlatshelo, sengathi kwakuyinyama evamile. kabashiyanga sono, abangadlulanga ngaso abezizwe. Ngakho uNkulunkulu wabahlanganisela umoya wokuduka; Futhi wabanika ukuba baphuze indebe yewayini elingaxutshiwe, ukuze badakwe. Wamletha ovela emikhawulweni yomhlaba, oshaya ngamandla; Wakhipha umyalo wokulwa neJerusalema nezwe lalo.


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Izikhulu zezwe zahamba ukumhlangabeza ngokujabula, zathi kuye: Mayibusiswe indlela yakho! Wozani ningene ngokuthula. Benza izindlela ezimazombezombe ngaphambi kokungena kwakhe; Bavula amasango eJerusalema, bathwesa imiqhele yalo. Njengoyise engena endlini yamadodana akhe, kanjalo wangena eJerusalema ngokuthula; Wamisa izinyawo zakhe lapho ngokulondeka okukhulu. Wathumba izinqaba zalo nogange lwaseJerusalema; Ngoba uNkulunkulu ngokwakhe wamhola ngokuphepha, kuyilapho bezulazula. Wachitha izikhulu zabo nabo bonke abahlakaniphileyo ngamacebo; Wachitha igazi labakhileyo eJerusalema njengamanzi okungcola. Wahola amadodana abo namadodakazi abo, ababewazele ngokungcoliswa. Benza njengokungcola kwabo, njengalokho benzile oyise; Bangcolisa iJerusalema nezinto ezazingcweliselwe igama likaNkulunkulu. Kodwa uNkulunkulu uzibonakalise elungile ekwahluleleni kwakhe phezu kwezizwe zomhlaba; Futhi izinceku zikaNkulunkulu ezingcwele zifana namawundlu angenacala phakathi kwazo. Ufanele ukudunyiswa uJehova owahlulela umhlaba wonke ngokulunga kwakhe. Bheka, manje, Nkulunkulu, usibonisile ukwahlulela kwakho ngokulunga kwakho; Amehlo ethu abonile izahlulelo zakho, Nkulunkulu. Silungisisile igama lakho elidunyiswa kuze kube phakade; Ngokuba wena unguNkulunkulu wokulunga, owahlulela u-Israyeli ngokujezisa. Buyela, Nkulunkulu, umusa wakho phezu kwethu, ube nomusa kithi; Buthani abahlakazekileyo bakwa-Israyeli, ngomusa nangobubele; Ngokuba ukuthembeka kwakho kukithi, Noma senze lukhuni intamo yethu, wena ungumfundisi wethu; Ungasinaki, Nkulunkulu wethu, funa izizwe zisigwinye njengokungathi akukho okhululayo. Kepha wena unguNkulunkulu wethu kwasekuqaleni, Futhi ithemba lethu liphezu kwakho, O Jehova; Futhi ngeke sisuke kuwe, Ngokuba zinhle izahlulelo zakho phezu kwethu. Okwethu nokwabantwana bethu makube yinjabulo yakho kuze kube phakade; O Nkosi, Msindisi wethu, asisoze sanyakaziswa. INkosi ifanele ukudunyiswa ngezahlulelo zayo ngomlomo wabangcwele bayo; Makabongwe u-Israyeli weNkosi kuze kube phakade. ISAHLUKO 9 Lapho u-Israyeli ethunjelwa ezweni elingaziwa. Lapho behlubuka kuJehova owabahlenga,

Baxoshwa efeni uJehova ayebanike lona. Phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe kwahlakazwa u-Israyeli ngokwezwi likaNkulunkulu, Ukuze uthiwe ulungile, Nkulunkulu, ngokulunga kwakho ngenxa yeziphambeko zethu; Ngoba wena ungumahluleli olungileyo phezu kwazo zonke izizwe zomhlaba. Ngokuba ekwazini kwakho akekho owenza okubi ocashile. Ukulunga kwabangcwele bakho kuphambi kwakho, Jehova; Pho, umuntu angacasha kuphi ekwazini kwakho, Nkulunkulu, na? Imisebenzi yethu ingaphansi kokuzikhethela namandla ethu Ukwenza okuhle noma okubi emisebenzini yezandla zethu; Ngokulunga kwakho uyabahambela abantwana babantu. Owenza ukulunga uzibekelela ukuphila eNkosini; Nowenza kabi ulahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe; Ngokuba izahlulelo zikaJehova zinikwa yilowo nalowo nendlu yakhe ngokulunga. Umuhle kubani, Nkulunkulu, ngaphandle kwabakhuleka kuJehova? Uyahlambulula umphefumulo ezonweni, lapho uvuma, lapho uvuma; Ngokuba amahloni aphezu kwethu futhi ebusweni bethu ngenxa yazo zonke lezi zinto. Futhi ubani Uthethelela izono, ngaphandle kwalabo abonile? Uyababusisa olungileyo, kawubakhuzi ngezono zabo abazenzileyo; Futhi ubuhle baKho buphezu kwalabo abonayo uma bephenduka. Manje-ke, wena unguNkulunkulu wethu, thina bantu obathandayo. Bheka, uhawukele, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngokuba singabakho; Futhi ungasusi umusa waKho kithi, funa basihlasele. Ngokuba wena wakhetha inzalo ka-Abrahama phambi kwezizwe zonke; Futhi wabeka igama lakho phezu kwethu, O Nkosi, Futhi Awuyikusilahla kuze kube phakade. Wenza isivumelwano nawobaba ngathi; Futhi sithemba kuWe, lapho umphefumulo wethu uphendukela kuwe. Umusa weNkosi ube phezu kwendlu ka-Israyeli kuze kube phakade naphakade. ISAHLUKO 10 Ubusisiwe umuntu uJehova amkhumbula ngokumsola. Futhi lowo Amvimbayo endleleni yobubi ngemivimbo Ukuze ahlanjululwe esonweni, ukuze singande. Olungisa umhlane wakhe ngenxa yemivimbo uyakuhlanjululwa; Ngokuba uJehova muhle kwabakubekezelela ukulaywa. Ngoba yena uqondisa izindlela zabalungileyo, Futhi akabaphendukezeli ngokujezisa kwaKhe. Futhi umusa weNkosi uphezu kwabamthandayo ngeqiniso, Futhi iNkosi ikhumbula izinceku zayo ngomusa.


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Ngokuba ubufakazi busemthethweni wesivumelwano esiphakade. Ubufakazi beNkosi busezindleleni zabantu ekuhambeleni Kwakhe. Ilungile futhi inomusa iNkosi yethu ekwahluleleni kwayo kuze kube phakade. Futhi u-Israyeli uyodumisa igama leNkosi ngokujabula. Abangcwele bayakubonga ebandleni labantu; UNkulunkulu uyakuba nomusa kwabampofu entokozweni yakwa-Israyeli; Ngoba uNkulunkulu muhle futhi unesihawu kuze kube phakade, Ibandla lakwa-Israyeli liyakukhazimulisa igama leNkosi. Insindiso yeNkosi mayibe phezu kwendlu ka-Israyeli kube ngukuthokoza okuphakade. ISAHLUKO 11 Vuthelani icilongo eSiyoni, nibize abangcwele; Yenzani lizwakale eJerusalema ilizwi loletha izindaba ezinhle; Ngokuba uNkulunkulu uhawukele u-Israyeli ngokubahambela. Yima endaweni ephakemeyo, Jerusalema, ubone abantwana bakho; Bevela eMpumalanga naseNtshonalanga, bebuthelwe ndawonye eNkosini; Beza bevela eNyakatho ngokujabula kukaNkulunkulu wabo, UNkulunkulu ubabuthile kusukela eziqhingini ezikude. Izintaba eziphakemeyo uzehlisele ithafa ngenxa yabo; Amagquma abaleka emnyango wawo. Amahlathi ayebanika indawo yokukhosela lapho bedlula; Yonke imithi enuka kamnandi uNkulunkulu wayihlumisela bona; Ukuze u-Israyeli adlule ekuhanjelweni kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu wabo. Gqoka izingubo zakho ezikhazimulayo, Jerusalema; Lungiselela ingubo yakho engcwele; Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ukhulume okuhle ngo-Israyeli kuze kube phakade naphakade. UJehova makenze lokho ekukhulumileyo ngo-Israyeli nangeJerusalema; UJehova makamvuse u-Israyeli ngegama lakhe elitusekayo. Umusa weNkosi ube phezu kuka-Israyeli kuze kube phakade naphakade. ISAHLUKO 12 O Nkosi, khulula umphefumulo wami kumuntu ongenamthetho nomubi, olimini olungenamthetho noluhlambalazayo, olukhuluma amanga nenkohliso. Amazwi olimi lomubi ahlanekezelwe ngokuningi; Njengomlilo phakathi kwabantu oshisa ubuhle babo. Ngakho uyathanda ukugcwalisa izindlu ngolimi lwamanga; Ukugawula imithi yentokozo ethungela izihlubuki ngomlilo.

Ukuhilela amakhaya ezimpini ngezindebe ezinyundelayo. Kwangathi uNkulunkulu angasusa kude nabangenacala izindebe zezoni ngokubaletha ekusweleni Futhi kwangathi amathambo abahlebi ahlakazeke kude nalabo abesaba uJehova! Ulimi olunyundelayo lubhubha elangabini lomlilo kude nabangcwele! INkosi mayiwulonde umphefumulo ozolile ozonda ongalungile; Futhi sengathi iNkosi ingammisa umuntu olandela ukuthula ekhaya. Insindiso yeNkosi mayibe phezu kuka-Israyeli inceku yakhe kuze kube phakade; Izoni mazibhubhe kanyekanye ebusweni beNkosi; Kepha abangcwele bakaJehova mabadle ifa lezithembiso zeNkosi. ISAHLUKO 13 Isandla sokunene sikaJehova singibekele; Isandla sokunene sikaJehova sisigcinile. Ingalo yeNkosi isisindisile enkembeni eyadabulayo. Endlaleni nasekufeni kwezoni. Izilo ezimbi zagijima phezu kwabo: Baklebhule inyama yabo ngamazinyo; Futhi ngomsila wabo wachoboza amathambo abo. Kodwa iNkosi yasikhulula kukho konke lokhu. Olungileyo wakhathazeka ngenxa yeziphambeko zakhe; funa asuswe kanye nezoni; Ngokuba kubi ukuchithwa kwesoni; Kodwa akukho neyodwa yazo zonke lezi ezithinta olungileyo. Ngokuba ukujeziswa kolungileyo akufani ngezono ezenziwa ngokungazi; Nokugumbuqelwa izoni. Olungileyo uyajeziswa ngasese. funa isoni sijabule ngolungileyo. Ngoba uyalaya olungileyo njengendodana ethandekayo. Futhi isijeziso sakhe sinjengesezibulo. Ngokuba uJehova uyabahawukela abangcwele bakhe, Futhi wesula iziphambeko zabo ngokujezisa kwakhe. Ngokuba ukuphila kolungileyo kuyakuba phakade; Kodwa izoni ziyakuyiswa ekubhujisweni, Isikhumbuzo sabo asisayikutholwa. Kepha umusa weNkosi uphezu kwabangcwele, Naphezu kwabamesabayo umusa waKhe. ISAHLUKO 14 Ithembekile iNkosi kwabayithanda ngeqiniso, Kulabo abakhuthazela ekujezisweni Kwakhe. Kulabo abahamba ekulungeni kwemilayo yakhe. Emthethweni asiyala ngawo ukuze siphile. Abangcwele beNkosi bayakuphila ngayo kuze kube phakade; IPharadesi leNkosi, imithi yokuphila, yilabo abangcwele baKhe. Ukutshalwa kwabo kugxilile kuze kube phakade; Ngeke zisishulwe zonke izinsuku zezulu: Ngoba isabelo nefa likaNkulunkulu ngu-Israyeli. Kodwa akunjalo ngezoni nabeqa umthetho,


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Labo abathanda usuku olufushane oluchithwa ndawonye nesono sabo; Injabulo yabo iwukonakala okudlulayo, Futhi abamkhumbuli uNkulunkulu. Ngoba izindlela zabantu zaziwa phambi kwakhe ngaso sonke isikhathi, Futhi uyazi izimfihlo zenhliziyo ngaphambi kokuba zenzeke. Ngakho-ke ifa labo liyiSheoli nobumnyama nokubhujiswa Futhi abayikutholakala ngosuku abalungileyo abathola ngalo isihawu; Kodwa abangcwele beNkosi bayodla ifa lokuphila ngokuthokoza. ISAHLUKO 15 Ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwami ngabiza igama likaJehova, Bengithemba usizo lukaNkulunkulu kaJakobe, ngasindiswa; Ngoba ithemba nesiphephelo sabampofu, Nkulunkulu. Ngoba ngubani onamandla ngaphandle kokubonga Wena ngeqiniso? Futhi ungaphi umuntu onamandla ngaphandle kokubonga igama lakho? Ihubo elisha elinengoma enjabulweni yenhliziyo, Isithelo sezindebe ngolimi oluhlelwe kahle, Isithelo sokuqala sezindebe esivela enhliziyweni eqotho nelungile— Lowo onikela ngalezi zinto akasoze anyakaziswa ububi; Ilangabi lomlilo nentukuthelo ngokumelene nongalungile ngeke kumthinte; Lapho liphuma ebusweni beNkosi liyomelana nezoni. Ukubhubhisa yonke impahla yezoni, Ngoba uphawu lukaNkulunkulu luphezu kwabalungileyo ukuze basindiswe. Indlala, nenkemba, nesifo kuyakuba kude kwabalungileyo; Ngokuba bayakubalekela abangcwele njengabaxosha impi; Kepha bayakusukela izoni, bazifice; Futhi labo abenza okubi abayikubalekela ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu; Bayakunqotshwa njengezitha ezinolwazi lwempi; Ngoba uphawu lokubhujiswa lusebunzini labo. Ifa lezoni liwukubhujiswa nobumnyama; Ububi babo buyakubaxosha kuze kube seShiyoli ngaphansi. Ifa labo aliyikutholwa kubantwana babo; Ngokuba izono ziyakuchitha izindlu zezoni. Nezoni ziyakubhubha phakade ngosuku lokwahlulela kweNkosi; Lapho uNkulunkulu ehambela umhlaba ngokwahlulela kwakhe. Kepha abamesabayo uJehova bayakufumana umusa kulo; Futhi bayakuphila ngobubele bukaNkulunkulu wabo; Kodwa izoni ziyakubhubha phakade. ISAHLUKO 16 Lapho umphefumulo wami wozela ngikude leNkosi, ngase ngiwele egodini,

Lapho ngikude noNkulunkulu, umphefumulo wami wawuthululelwe ekufeni; Ngangiseduze namasango eShiyoli kanye nesoni. Lapho umphefumulo wami usumuka kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, Ngabe uJehova akazange angisize ngomusa wakhe waphakade. Wangihlaba njengokuhlatshwa kwehhashi ukuba ngimkhonze; Umsindisi nomsizi wami ngezikhathi zonke wangisindisa. Ngiyakukubonga, Nkulunkulu, ngokuba ungisizile ube yinsindiso yami; Awungibala kanye nezoni ekubhujisweni kwami. Ungasusi umusa wakho kimi, O Nkulunkulu, Noma isikhumbuzo sakho enhliziyweni yami ngize ngife. Ngibuse, Nkulunkulu, ungivikele ezonweni ezimbi; nakuwo wonke owesifazane omubi okhubekisa oyisiwula. Nobuhle bomfazi ongenamthetho mabungangiyengi. Noma ngubani ongaphansi kwesono esingasizi. qinisa imisebenzi yezandla zami phambi kwakho; Futhi ugcine izinyathelo zami ekukhumbuleni Wena. Londoloza ulimi lwami nezindebe zami ngamazwi eqiniso; Ukuthukuthela nolaka olungenangqondo makube kude nami. Ukububula nokuphelelwa yisineke osizini makube kude nami Lapho, uma ngona, uyangilaya ukuze ngibuyele kuwe. Kodwa usekele umphefumulo wami ngokuthakazelelwa nangenjabulo; Lapho uqinisa umphefumulo wami, lokho engikuphiwayo kuyokwenela. Ngokuba uma ungamniki amandla, Ngubani ongabekezelela ukujeziswa ngobumpofu? Lapho umuntu esolwa ngokonakala kwakhe. Ukuvivinywa kwakho ngaye kusenyameni yakhe nasekuhluphekeni kobumpofu. Uma olungileyo ekhuthazela kuzo zonke lezi zilingo, uyakuthola umusa eNkosini. ISAHLUKO 17 O Nkosi, wena uyiNkosi yethu kuze kube phakade naphakade. Ngokuba ngawe, O Nkulunkulu, umphefumulo wethu uyaziqhenya. Zingakanani izinsuku zokuphila komuntu emhlabeni? Njengezinsuku zakhe, linjalo ithemba elibekwe kuye. Kepha sithemba uNkulunkulu umkhululi wethu; Ngokuba amandla kaNkulunkulu wethu angokomusa kuze kube phakade; Futhi umbuso kaNkulunkulu wethu uphezu kwezizwe kuze kube phakade ekwahlulelweni. Wena, Jehova, wakhetha uDavide ukuba abe yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli, Futhi wafunga kuye ethinta inzalo yakhe ukuthi umbuso wakhe awusoze waphela phambi kwakho. Kodwa ngenxa yezono zethu izoni zasivukela; Basihlasela, basixosha; What You cha wethembisa them they susa us ngodlame.


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Abalidumisanga nakanye igama lakho elitusekayo; Babeka ubukhosi bezwe esikhundleni salokho okwakungubuhle babo; Bachitha isihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavide ngokuzikhukhumeza okuxokozelayo. Kepha wena, Nkulunkulu, wabaphonsa phansi, wasusa inzalo yabo emhlabeni; Ngokuthi kwabavukela umuntu owayengowezizwe ohlanga lwakithi. Wababuyisela ngokwezono zabo, Nkulunkulu; Ukuze kubehlela ngokwezenzo zabo. UNkulunkulu akabahawukelanga; Wafuna inzalo yabo futhi akakhululanga noyedwa kubo. Uthembekile uJehova kuzo zonke izahlulelo zakhe Akwenzayo emhlabeni. Ongenamthetho wachitha izwe lakithi ukuba kungahlali muntu kulo; Babhubhisa abancane nabadala kanye nezingane zabo. Ngokuvutha kolaka lwakhe wabamukisa ngasentshonalanga; Futhi Wadalula ababusi bezwe ngokungagodli usulu. Ngokuba umfokazi isitha sazidla, Futhi inhliziyo yakhe yayihlukanisiwe noNkulunkulu Wethu. Futhi konke akwenzayo eJerusalema, Njengezizwe emadolobheni konkulunkulu bazo. Abantwana besivumelwano phakathi kwezizwe ezixubileyo babadlula ngobubi. kwakungekho phakathi kwabo owenza isihawu neqiniso phakathi kweJerusalema. Abathanda amasinagoge abangcwele bababalekela. Njengondlunkulu abandiza besuka esidlekeni sabo. Bazulazula ogwadule ukuze izimpilo zabo zisindiswe ebubini. Futhi noma ubani owaphunyuka ephila kubo wayeyigugu emehlweni alabo abahlala ngaphandle. Emhlabeni wonke bahlakazwa abantu abangenamthetho. Ngokuba izulu ligodlile imvula ukuba iwise emhlabeni; Kwavinjwa iziphethu ezaphuma njalo ekujuleni, ezehla ezintabeni eziphakeme. Ngokuba kwakungekho phakathi kwabenza ukulunga nokwahlulela; Kusukela kwenkulu kubo kuya komncane wabo bonke babenesono; Inkosi yaba yisiphambeko, nomahluleli akalalelanga, nabantu bayona. Bheka, O Nkosi, futhi ubavusele inkosi yabo, indodana kaDavide, Ngesikhathi osibonayo, Nkulunkulu, ukuthi abuse phezu kukaIsrayeli inceku yakho. Mbhince amandla, ukuze aphihlize ababusi abangalungile; Futhi ukuze ahlanze iJerusalema ezizweni ezilinyathela ekubhujisweni. Ngokuhlakanipha, ngokulunga uyakuxosha izoni efeni; Uyakuchitha ukuzidla kwesoni njengesitsha sombumbi. Ngenduku yensimbi uyakuphahlaza yonke impahla yabo; Izabhubhisa izizwe ezingamhloniphi uNkulunkulu ngezwi lomlomo wayo; Ngokusola kwakhe izizwe ziyakubaleka phambi kwakhe; Futhi uyosola izoni ngemicabango yenhliziyo yazo.

Futhi uyobuthela ndawonye abantu abangcwele, ayobahola ngokulunga. Uyakwahlulela izizwe zabantu abangcwelisiwe nguJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe. Futhi kasayikuvuma ukungalungi ukuthi kuphinde kuhlale phakathi kwabo; Futhi akuyikuhlala nabo muntu owazi ububi; Ngoba uyobazi, ukuthi bonke bangamadodana kaNkulunkulu wabo. Uyakwahlukanisa phakathi kwezizwe zabo ezweni; Umfokazi noma umfokazi akasayikugogobala kubo. Uyakwahlulela abantu nezizwe ngokuhlakanipha kokulunga kwakhe. Sela. Iyakubenza abezizwe bayikhonze ngaphansi kwejoka layo; Futhi iyoyikhazimulisa iNkosi endaweni ezobonakala kuwo wonke umhlaba; Uyakuhlambulula iJerusalema, alenze libe ngcwele njengakuqala; ukuze izizwe ziphume emikhawulweni yomhlaba zibone inkazimulo yakhe; Eletha izipho amadodana akhe ayequlekile. nokubona inkazimulo yeNkosi, uNkulunkulu alikhazimulise ngayo. Futhi uyakuba yinkosi elungile, efundiswa nguNkulunkulu phezu kwabo, Futhi akuyikuba khona ukungalungi ezinsukwini zakhe phakathi kwabo; Ngokuba bonke bayakuba ngcwele, nenkosi yabo iyakuba ngogcotshiweyo weNkosi. Ngokuba akathembeli ehhashini, nakumgibeli, nakumnsalo; Futhi akayikuzandisela igolide nesiliva impi; Futhi ngeke abuthe ithemba esixukwini ngosuku lokulwa. UJehova uyinkosi yakhe, ithemba lalowo onamandla ngokwethemba lakhe kuNkulunkulu. Zonke izizwe ziyakwesaba phambi kwakhe; Ngokuba uyakushaya umhlaba ngezwi lomlomo wakhe kuze kube phakade. Uzabusisa abantu bakaJehova ngokuhlakanipha langokuthokoza. Futhi yena uyakuba ohlanzekile esonweni, ukuze abuse abantu abaningi. Uyakusola ababusi, asuse izoni ngamandla ezwi lakhe; Futhi encika kuNkulunkulu wakhe, kuzo zonke izinsuku zakhe ngeke akhubeke; Ngoba uNkulunkulu uyomenza abe namandla ngomoya wakhe ongcwele, Futhi uhlakaniphe ngomoya wokuqonda, ngamandla nokulunga. Isibusiso sikaJehova siyakuba kuye: uyakuba namandla, angakhubeki; ithemba lakhe likuJehova; pho, ngubani ongamahlula na? Uyakuba namandla emisebenzini yakhe, aqine ekumesabeni uNkulunkulu; Uyokwelusa umhlambi weNkosi ngokwethembeka nangokulunga, Futhi ngeke avumele phakathi kwabo ukuba akhubeke edlelweni labo. Uzobahola bonke kahle,


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Futhi ngeke kube khona ukuziqhenya phakathi kwabo ukuthi noma yimuphi phakathi kwabo kufanele bacindezelwe. Lokhu kuyakuba ngubukhosi benkosi yakwa-Israyeli uNkulunkulu ayaziyo; Uyomphakamisa phezu kwendlu ka-Israyeli ukuze amqondise. Amazwi akhe acwengisiswe kunegolide elibizayo, elicwengekileyo; Emabandleni uyakwahlulela abantu, izizwe zabangcwelisiwe. Amazwi akhe ayoba njengamazwi abangcwele phakathi kwabantu abangcwelisiwe. Babusisiwe abayakuba khona ngalezo zinsuku. Ngokuthi bayobona inhlanhla ka-Israyeli uNkulunkulu ayoyiletha ekuqoqeni ndawonye kwezizwe. UJehova makasheshise umusa wakhe ku-Israyeli! Kwangathi angasikhulula ekungcoleni kwezitha ezingengcwele! INkosi uqobo iyinkosi yethu kuze kube phakade naphakade. ISAHLUKO 18 Nkosi, umusa wakho uphezu kwemisebenzi yezandla zakho kuze kube phakade; Ubuhle bakho buphezu kuka-Israyeli ngesipho esicebile. Amehlo akho azibheka, ukuze kungabikho oswelayo kuzo; Izindlebe zakho zilalele umkhuleko wethemba wompofu. izahlulelo zakho zahlulelwe emhlabeni wonke ngomusa; Futhi uthando lwaKho lukuyo inzalo ka-Abrahama, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Isijeziso sakho siphezu kwethu njengendodana eyizibulo, ezelwe yodwa, Ukubuyisela umphefumulo olalelayo ebuwula obenziwa ngokungazi. Kwangathi uNkulunkulu angahlanza u-Israyeli ngosuku lwesihe nesibusiso, Ngokumelene nosuku lokuzikhethela lapho Bayakubusiswa abayakuba khona ngalezo zinsuku; Uyabuyisa ogcotshiweyo wakhe. Ngokuthi bayobona ubuhle bukaJehova ayosenzela isizukulwane esizayo, Ngaphansi kwenduku yokujezisa kogcotshiweyo weNkosi ekumesabeni uNkulunkulu wakhe, Ngomoya wokuhlakanipha nowokulunga nowamandla; Ukuze aqondise wonke umuntu emisebenzini yokulunga ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu; Ukuze aziqinise zonke phambi kukaJehova, Isizukulwane esihle esiphila ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu ezinsukwini zomusa. Sela. UNkulunkulu wethu mkhulu futhi uyakhazimula, ohlala phezulu. Nguye omise emikhondweni yabo izinkanyiso zezulu ukuze zinqume izinkathi unyaka nonyaka. Futhi abazange baphambuke endleleni eyabamisa. Ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu baphishekela indlela yabo imihla ngemihla, Kusukela mhla uNkulunkulu ebadala kuze kube phakade. Futhi abadukanga kusukela ngosuku Awadala ngalo.

Kusukela ezizukulwaneni zasendulo abaphambukanga endleleni yabo; Ngaphandle uma uNkulunkulu ebayalile ukwenza kanjalo ngomyalo wezinceku zaKhe.


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