UJoweli ISAHLUKO 1 1 Izwi likaJehova elafika kuJoweli indodana kaPhethuweli. 2 Yizwani lokhu nina maxhegu, nibeke indlebe nina nonke enakhileyo ezweni. Kwake kwaba njalo yini emihleni yenu nasemihleni yawoyihlo na? 3 Kutsheleni abantwana benu ngakho, abantwana benu batshele abantwana babo, nabantwana babo batshele isizukulwane. 4 Okushiywe yinkumbi kudliwe yisikhonyane; okushiywe yisikhonyane kudliwe yinkumbi; okushiywe yinkasa kudliwe yinkasa. 5 Vukani nina zidakwa, nikhale; nihhewule nina nonke eniphuza iwayini ngenxa yewayini elisha; ngoba liqunyiwe emlonyeni wenu. 6 Ngokuba isizwe esikhuphukele ezweni lami, esinamandla, esingenakubalwa, esimazinyo aso angamazinyo engonyama, esinamazinyo ezihlathini zengonyama enkulu. 7 Sichithile umvini wami, sawukhonkotha umkhiwane wami; amagatsha awo enziwe aba mhlophe. 8 Lila njengentombi ebhince indwangu yesaka ngomyeni wobusha bayo. 9 Umnikelo wempuphu nomnikelo wokuphuzwayo kunqunyiwe endlini kaJehova; abapristi, izikhonzi zikaJehova, bayalila. 10 Insimu ichithiwe, izwe liyalila; ngokuba amabele ayachithwa, iwayini elisha lishile, amafutha aphelile. 11 Jabhani, balimi; hhewulani nina basebenzi bezivini, ngenxa kakolweni nangebhali; ngoba isivuno samasimu siphelile. 12 Umvini ubunile, nomkhiwane ubunile; umpomegranati, nesundu, nama-apula, yonke imithi yasendle ibunile, ngokuba intokozo ibunile kubantwana babantu. 13 Bhincani, nilile, bapristi; hhewulani nina zikhonzi zealtare; wozani nilale ubusuku bonke ngendwangu yamasaka, nina zikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu wami, ngokuba umnikelo wempuphu nomnikelo wokuphuzwayo kugodliwe endlini kaNkulunkulu wenu. 14 Ngcwelisani ukuzila ukudla, nibize umbuthano onesizotha, nibuthele amalunga nabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nikhale kuJehova; 15 Maye ngalolo suku! ngoba usuku lukaJehova luseduze, luza njengokuchitha okuvela kuSomandla. 16 Ukudla akunqunyiwe yini phambi kwamehlo ethu, yebo, intokozo nentokozo endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu? 17 Imbewu ibolile ngaphansi kwamagabadela ayo, izinqolobane zichithekile, izinqolobane zidiliziwe; ngoba amabele abunile. 18 Yeka ukububula kwezilwane! Imihlambi yezinkomo ididekile, ngoba ayinadlelo; yebo, imihlambi yezimvu yenziwe incithakalo. 19 Jehova, ngikhala kuwe, ngokuba umlilo udlile amadlelo asehlane, nelangabi lishisile yonke imithi yasendle. 20 Nezilwane zasendle ziyakhala kuwe, ngokuba imifula yamanzi ishile, nomlilo udlile amadlelo asehlane.
ISAHLUKO 2 1 Vuthelani icilongo eSiyoni, nihlabe umkhosi entabeni yami engcwele; mabathuthumele bonke abakhileyo ezweni, ngokuba usuku lukaJehova luyeza, ngokuba luseduze; 2 Usuku lobumnyama nolwesigayegaye, usuku lwamafu nolobumnyama obukhulu, njengokusa kwekwendlaleka ezintabeni, abantu abaningi nabanamandla; akukaze kube khona okufanayo, akusayikuba khona emva kwakho, kuze kube yiminyaka yezizukulwane ngezizukulwane. 3 Umlilo udla phambi kwabo; nasemva kwabo kuvutha ilangabi; izwe linjengensimu yase-Edene phambi kwabo, nasemva kwabo liyihlane eliyincithakalo; yebo, futhi akukho lutho oluyophunyuka kubo. 4 Ukubonakala kwabo kunjengokubonakala kwamahhashi; nanjengabagibeli bamahhashi, kanjalo bayakugijima. 5 Njengomsindo wezinqola bayakugxuma eziqongweni zezintaba, njengomsindo welangabi lomlilo elidla amabibi, njengabantu abanamandla abahlelele impi. 6 Phambi kobuso babo abantu bayakuba lusizi kakhulu; bonke ubuso buyakuba mnyama. 7 Bayakugijima njengamaqhawe; bayakukhuphuka ugange njengamadoda empi; bayakuhamba, kube yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe, bangahlukani. 8 Futhi kayikududula omunye; bayakuhamba, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe; lapho bewela phezu kwenkemba, abayikulinyazwa. 9 Bayogijima baye emuva emzini; bayakugijima odongeni, bakhuphukele ezindlini; bayakungena ngamafasitela njengesela. 10 Umhlaba uyazamazama phambi kwabo; kuyakuthuthumela izulu, kube mnyama ilanga nenyanga, izinkanyezi zihoxise ukukhanya kwazo; 11 UJehova uzwakalisa izwi lakhe phambi kwebutho lakhe, ngokuba ikamu lakhe likhulu kakhulu, ngokuba unamandla owafezayo izwi lakhe; ngubani ongama na? 12 “Ngalokho manje, usho uJehova, phendukelani kimi ngenhliziyo yenu yonke, nangokuzila ukudla, nangokukhala, nangokulila; 13 niklebhule inhliziyo yenu, hhayi izingubo zenu, niphendukele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ngokuba unomusa nesihe, wephuza ukuthukuthela, unomusa omkhulu, futhi uyazisola ngobubi. 14 Ngubani owaziyo uma ezobuya futhi aphenduke, futhi ashiye isibusiso ngemva kwakhe; umnikelo wempuphu nomnikelo wokuphuzwayo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu na? 15 Bethani icilongo eSiyoni, ningcwelise ukuzila ukudla, nibize umhlangano ozothileyo; 16 Buthani abantu, ningcwelise ibandla, buthani abadala, buthani abantwana nabamunya amabele, umyeni makaphume ekamelweni lakhe, nomakoti egumbini lakhe. 17 Abapristi, izikhonzi zikaJehova, mabakhale phakathi kompheme ne-altare, bathi: ‘Hawukela abantu bakho, Jehova, unganikeli ifa lakho libe yihlazo, ukuze abezizwe babuse phezu kwabo; yithi phakathi kwabantu: Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo? 18 Khona uJehova uyakuba nomhawu ngezwe lakhe, abe nesihawu kubantu bakhe. 19 Yebo, uJehova uyakuphendula athi kubantu bakhe: ‘Bhekani, ngiyakunithumela amabele, newayini, namafutha, nisuthe ngakho;