Zulu - Ecclesiasticus

1IsethuloSokuhlakaniphakukaJesuiNdodanakaSirakhi. Nakubaizintoezininginezinkuluzinikelwekithi ngomthethonabaphrofethi,nangabanyeabalandele izinyathelozabo,lezozintou-Israyeliokufaneleanconywe ngazongokufundanokuhlakanipha;futhiokungafanele ukubaabafundikuphelababenekhonokukho,kodwa nalaboabafunaukufundabakwaziukusizaabangaphandle, kokubilingokukhulumanangokubhala:uBabamkhulu uJesu,esezinikelekakhuluekufundwenikomthetho, nabaphrofethi,nezinyeizincwadizokhokhobethu,futhi ababezuzekuzoukwahlulelaokuhle,wadonswakuye ngokwakheukubaabhaleokuthileokuphathelene nokufundanokuhlakanipha;ukuzelaboabafunaukufunda futhisebeyizigqilazalezizintobazuzekakhuluekuphileni ngokuvumelananomthethoNgakho-keakengininxuse ukubaniyifundengomusanangokunaka,futhi nisithethelele,laphosingasesibonakalesiphambuka kwamanyeamazwi,esisebenzekanzimaukuwachaza NgokubazonalezizintoezihunyushiwengesiHeberu zihunyushelwengolunyeulimiazinawoamandlaafanayo kuzo,futhiakusikholokhokuphela,kodwanomthetho ngokwawo,nabaprofethi,nezinyeizincwadiazinawo umehlukoomncanezikhulunywangolimilwazoNgokuba ngomnyakawamashumiamathathunesishiyagalombili ngifikaeGibithe,laphou-Euergeteseyinkosi,futhi ngisahlalakhonaisikhathiesithile,ngatholaincwadi yemfundoengencane;esebenzisaukuqaphelaokukhulu kanyenekhonokuleyondawoukuzeaqedeleincwadi,futhi abekephambikwabofuthi,laboezweniabangalazi abazimiseleukufunda,belungiselelwengaphambili ngemikhubayokuphilangokomthethoKonke ukuhlakaniphakuvelaeNkosini,futhikukhonakuyekuze kubephakade.

2Ngubaniongabalaisihlabathisolwandle,namathonsi emvula,nezinsukuzaphakadena?

3Ngubaniongatholaukuphakamakwezulu,nobubanzi bomhlaba,nokujula,nokuhlakaniphana?

4Ukuhlakaniphakwadalwangaphambikwezintozonke, nokuqondakokuhlakaniphakusukelaphakade.

5IzwilikaNkulunkuluoPhezukonkeliwumthombo wokuhlakanipha;izindlelazawoziyimiyaloyaphakade

6Impandeyokuhlakaniphayembulelwebani?Ngubani owaziamaceboakheahlakaniphileyona?

7Ulwazilokuhlakaniphaluyelwabonakaliswakubanina? futhingubanioyewaqondaulwazilwakheolukhulu?

8Kukhonaohlakaniphileyonowesabekakakhulu,iNkosi ihleziesihlalwenisayosobukhosi

9Wamdala,wambona,wambala,wamthululelaphezu kwayoyonkeimisebenziyakhe

10Yenaukuyoyonkeinyamanjengesiphosakhe,futhi uwunikileabamthandayo.

11UkumesabauJehovakungudumo,nenkazimulo, nokuthokoza,nomqhelewokwethaba

12UkumesabauJehovakwenzainhliziyoijabule,kuletha intokozo,nentokozo,nokuphilaisikhathieside

13OmesabayouJehova,kuyomhambelakahleekugcineni, afumaneumusangosukulokufakwakhe.

14UkumesabauJehovakungukuqalakokuhlakanipha, kwadalwakanyenothembekilekwasesiswini

15Wakhaisisekelosaphakadenamadoda,futhi uyoqhubekaenzalweniyabo

16UkumesabauJehovakungukugcwalakokuhlakanipha, nokugcwalisaabantungezithelozakho

17Ugcwalisaindluyabongezintoezifiselekayo, nezinqolobanengezithelozakhe

18UkumesabauJehovakungumqhelewokuhlakanipha, okuqhakazisaukuthulanokuphilaokupheleleyo;kokubili okuyiziphozikaNkulunkulu:futhikwandisaukuthokoza kwaboabamthandayo

19Ukuhlakaniphakunisaukuhlakaniphanolwazi lokuqondaukuma,kubaphakamiseleudumo abakubambayo

20ImpandeyokuhlakaniphaiwukumesabauJehova, namagatshaakhoangukuphilaokude

21UkumesabauJehovakuxoshaizono,nalaphokukhona, kuyabuyisaukufutheka.

22Umuntuonolakaakanakuthethelelwa;ngokuba ukufuthekakwakhekuyakubayincithakaloyakhe

23Umuntuobekezelayouyakhalaokwesikhathi,futhi emvakwalokhoukuthokozakuyakuphuphumakuye

24Uyakufihlaamazwiakheokwesikhashana,nezindebe zabaningiziyakumemezelaukuhlakaniphakwakhe.

25Imifanekisoyolwaziisengcebweniyokuhlakanipha, kephaukumesabauNkulunkulukuyisinengisokusoni.

26Umaufunaukuhlakanipha,gcinaimiyalo,futhiiNkosi izokunikayona

27NgokubaukumesabauJehovakungukuhlakanipha neziyalo,nokukholwanobumnenekuyinjabuloyakhe.

28UngakwethembiukwesabauJehovalaphoumpofu, ungezikuyongenhliziyoembaxa-mbili

29Ungabingumzenzisiemehlweniabantu,futhiuqaphele lokhookushoyo

30Ungaziphakamisi,funauwe,wehliseleihlazophezu komphefumulowakho,uNkulunkuluembuleizimfihlo zakho,akuwisephakathikwebandla,ngobakawuzanga ngeqinisoekumesabeniiNkosi,kodwainhliziyoyakho. ugcweleinkohliso.

ISAHLUKO2

1Ndodanayami,umauzaukuzokhonzaiNkosi,lungiselela umphefumulowakhoisilingo.

2Lungisainhliziyoyakho,ubekezelenjalo,ungaphangisi ngesikhathisokuhlupheka

3namathelakuye,ungamuki,ukuzewandeekugcineni kwakho

4Konkeokwehliswaphezukwakhokuthathe ngokuthokoza,futhiubekezelelaphousuphendukewaba sesimweniesiphansi

5Ngokubaigolidelivivinywaemlilweni,nabantu abamukelekayoesithandwenisokuhlupheka.

6Kholwakuye,futhiuyokusiza;lungisaindlelayakho, umethembe

7NinaenesabauJehova,lindelaniumusawayo;futhi ningaphambuki,funaniwe

8NinaenesabauJehova,kholwaniyiyo;futhiumvuzo wenuawuyikubhubha.

9NinaenesabauJehova,lindelaniokuhle,nokuthokoza okuphakadenomusa

10Bhekaniizizukulwanezasendulo,nibone;Wake wathembelakuJehova,wajabhana?Nomaukhona owahlalaekwesabenikwakhe,washiswana?Ngubani owakewamdelela,owambizana?

11NgokubaiNkosiigcweleububelenesihawu,iyabekezela, ihawukelakakhulu,ithethelelaizono,isindisangesikhathi sokuhlupheka.

12Mayekuzoizinhliziyoezesabekayo,nezandla ezibuthakathaka,nesoniesihambangezindlelaezimbili!

13Mayekuyeodangele!ngobakakholwa;ngalokho kayikuvinjelwa

14Mayekininaeniphelelweukubekezela!futhi niyokwenzenjanilaphoiNkosiinivakashelana?

15AbamesabayouJehovakabayikuphambuka;futhi abamthandayobayogcinaizindlelazakhe

16AbamesabayouJehovabayakufunaokuhle nokuthokozisayokuyo;lalaboabamthandayo bazagcwaliswangomthetho

17AbamesabayouJehovabayakulungisaizinhliziyozabo, bathobeimiphefumuloyabophambikwayo;

18besithi:SizawelaezandlenizeNkosi,hatshiezandleni zabantu,ngobanjengobukhosibayo,unjaloumusawayo.

ISAHLUKO3

1Ngizweniuyihlo,bantwana,nenzeemvakwalokho ukubanisindiswe.

2NgokubaiNkosiinikeuyiseudumophezukwabantwana, futhiiqinisileigunyalikaninaphezukwamadodana

3Odumisauyisewenzainhlawuloyokuthulangezono zakhe.

4Ohloniphauninaunjengoqongelelelaingcebo

5Ohloniphauyiseuyakubanenjabulokubantwanabakhe; nalaphoekhuleka,uyakuzwiwa

6Ohloniphauyiseuyakuphilaende;olalelauJehova uyakubayinduduzokunina.

7OwesabauJehovauyakuhloniphauyise,akhonzeabazali bakhenjengamakhosiakhe

8Hloniphauyihlolonyokokokubilingelizwilangesenzo, ukuzeisibusisoesivelakubosehlelephezukwakho.

9Ngokubaisibusisosikayisesiqinisaizindluzabantwana; kephaisiqalekisosikaninasisiphulaizisekelo.

10Ungazibongingehlazolikayihlo;ngokubaihlazo likayihloaliludumokuwe

11Ngokubaudumolomuntuluvelakuyise;nomama odelelekileuyihlazokubantwana

12Ndodanayami,sizauyihloebushenibakhe, ungamdabukizonkeizinsukuesekhona.

13Umaukuqondakwakhekuphelelaemoyeni, yibekezelele;futhiungamdelelilaphoususemandleniakho aphelele.

14Ngokubaukukhululakukayihloakuyikukhohlakala, kephaesikhundlenisezonokuyakwenezelwaukwakha wena.

15Kuyakukhunjulwangosukulokuhluphekakwakho; izonozakhoziyakuncibilikanjengeqhwaekufudumaleni okuhle.

16Oshiyauyiseunjengohlambalazi;ocasulaunina uqalekisiwe:nguNkulunkulu

17Ndodanayami,qhubekanomsebenziwakho ngobumnene;kanjalouyakubangothandiweyokuye ovunyiweyo

18Laphoumkhulu,uyazithobakakhulu,futhiuzothola umusaphambikweNkosi

19Abaningibasendaweniephakemeyonodumo,kepha izimfihlakalozembulwakwabathobekileyo.

20NgobaamandlaeNkosimakhulu,futhiuhlonishwa kwabaphansi

21Ungadingiizintookunzimakakhulukuwe,futhi ungadingiizintoezingaphezukwamandlaakho

22Kodwalokhookulaywayo,kucabangengakho ngenhlonipho,ngobakakudingiukuthiubonengamehlo akhoizintoezifihlakeleyo

23Ungabinelukulukukokungadingeki,ngokuba ukhonjiswaokuningikunokuthiabantubaqonde.

24Ngokubaabaningibakhohliswaimibonoyaboeyize; futhiizinsoloezimbizichitheukwahlulelakwabo

25Ngaphandlekwamehlouyakufunaukukhanya;ngalokho ungashoukwaziongenakho

26Inhliziyoenenkaniiyakwehlelwaokubiekugcineni; nothandaingoziuyakubhubhakuyo.

27Inhliziyoelukhuniiyosindwausizi;futhiomubi uyonqwabelaisonophezukwesono

28Ekujeziswenikwabaziqhenyayoakukhoukuphulukiswa; ngobaisitshalosobubisimilekuye

29Inhliziyoyabahlakaniphileyoiyakuqondaumfanekiso; nendlebeelalelayoiyisifisosohlakaniphileyo.

30Amanziazacimaumliloovuthaamalangabi;nezipho zenzainhlawuloyezono.

31Futhilowoobuyiselaokuhleukhumbulalokho okuyokwenzekaemvakwalokhu;laphoisiwa, iyakufumanaindawoyokuhlala

ISAHLUKO4

1Ndodanayami,ungamhlukumeziompofuimpiloyakhe, ungalindisiamehloabampofu

2Ungawusiziumphefumuloolambileyo;ungacasulimuntu ekuhluphekenikwakhe

3Ungangezeleliusizienhliziyweniekhathazekileyo;futhi ningalibaliukunikaosweleyo.

4Ungalahliukunxusakohluphekayo;futhiungafulatheli ubusobakhokumuntuompofu

5Ungasusiisolakhokompofu,ungamnikiithuba lokukuthuka;

6Ngokubaumaekuthukaebumunyubomphefumulo wakhe,umkhulekowakheuyakuzwakalakulowo owamenzayo

7Zitholeleuthandolwebandla,ukhothamiseikhandalakho kumuntuomkhulu.

8Ungakukhathaziukuthobisaindlebeyakhokompofu, umphendulengomusangobumnene

9khululaohluphekayoesandlenisomcindezeli; ungadangalilaphouhleziekwahluleleni

10Yibanjengoyiseentandaneni,esikhundlenisomyeni kunina,kanjalouyakubanjengendodanayoPhezukonke, ikuthandengaphezukonyoko

11Ukuhlakaniphakuyaphakamisaabantwanabakho, kubambelaboabakufunayo.

12Omthandayouthandaukuphila;nabafunakuyo kusesekusenibayakugcwalaintokozo

13Owubambayouyakudlaifalodumo;futhinomaphi laphoengenakhona,iNkosiizokubusisa

14AbamkhonzayobayakukhonzaoNgcwele, nabamthandayoiNkosiiyabathanda.

15Obekaindlebekuyouyakwahlulelaizizwe,nolalelayo uyakuhlalaelondekile

16Umaindodaizinikelakuye,iyakudlaifalakhe; isizukulwanesakhesiyakulidla

17Ngokubaekuqaleniiyohambanayongezindlela eziyisigwegwe,iletheukwesabanokwesabaphezukwayo, futhiiyihluphengokujeziswakwayo,izeyethembe umphefumulowayo,imvivinyengemithethoyayo

18Khona-keuyobuyelakuyengendlelaeqondile,futhi amduduze,futhiamtsheleizimfihlozakhe.

19Kodwaumawona,uyomshiya,amnikeleekubhujisweni kwakhe

20Qaphelaithuba,uxwayeokubi;futhiungabinamahloni ngomphefumulowakho

21Ngokubakukhonaihlazoelilethaisono;futhikukhona ihlazookuyinkazimulonomusa.

22Ungamukelimuntungokumelenenomphefumulo wakho,futhiukwesabanomayimuphiumuntu makungakwenziuwe.

23Ungayekiukukhuluma,laphoithubalokwenzaokuhle, ungafihliukuhlakaniphakwakhoebuhlenibakho

24Ngokubangokuhlakaniphakuyokwaziwangenkulumo, nokufundangezwilolimi

25Ningakhulumikabingeqiniso;kodwaubenamahloni ngesiphambekosokungazikwakho.

26Ungabinamahloniukuvumaizonozakho;futhi ungaphoqeleliindlelayomfula.

27Ungazenziophansikumuntuoyisiwula;futhi ungamukeliubusobamandla

28Lwelaiqinisokuzekubesekufeni,futhiiNkosi iyokulwela.

29Ungasheshioliminilwakho,ubebusheleleziezenzweni zakho

30Ungabinjengengonyamaendliniyakho,ungadayi phakathikwezincekuzakho

31Isandlasakhomasingeluliweukwamukela,sivalelapho ubuyisela

ISAHLUKO5

1Ungabekiinhliziyoyakhoempahleniyakho;ungasho ukuthingineneleukuphilakwami.

2Ungalandelieyakhoingqondonamandlaakhoukuba uhambeezindlelenizenhliziyoyakho;

3Ungashoukuthi:‘Ngubanioyakungivivinya ngemisebenziyamina?ngobaiNkosiizaphindisela ukuziqhenyakwakho

4Ungashoukuthi:Ngonile,ngehlelwebubibunina?ngoba uJehovauyabekezela,kasozeakuyekeuhambe

5Maqondananokubuyisana,ningesabiukwengezaisono esonweni;

6Ningashoukuthiumusawakhemkhulu; uyakuthethelelwangenxayobuningibezonozami,ngokuba umusanolakakuvelakuye,nokufuthekakwakhekuphezu kwezoni

7UngalibaliukuphendukelakuJehova,ungalibaliusuku nosuku,ngokubaulakalukaJehovaluyakuvela ngokuzumayo,uchithekeekulondekenikwakho,ubhubhe ngosukulwempindiselo

8Ungabekiinhliziyoyakhoempahleniezuzwe ngokungafanele,ngokubaayiyikusizangosuku lwenhlekelele

9Ungawingayoyonkeimimoya,ungangenikuyoyonke indlela,ngokubasenzakanjaloisoniesinolimiolumbaxambili

10Qinaekuqondenikwakho;izwilakhomalibelinye.

11Sheshaukuzwa;futhiimpiloyakhomayibeqotho;futhi niphendulengokubekezela

12Umaunengqondo,mphenduleumakhelwanewakho; umakungenjalo,bekaisandlasakhoemlonyeniwakho

13Udumonehlazokusenkulumeni,nolimilomuntu luyisikhubekisosakhe.

14Ungabizwaohlebayo,ungaqamekelingolimilwakho, ngokubaihlazoliphezukwesela,nokulahlwaokubingolimi olumbaxa-mbili.

15Ungalibaliuluthoolukhulukumbeoluncinyane

ISAHLUKO6

1Esikhundlenisomnganeungabiyisitha;ngokuba ngalokhoniyakudlaifalegamaelibi,nehlazo,nesihlamba, kanjalonesoniesinolimiolumbaxa-mbili

2Ungaziphakamisingokululekakwenhliziyoyakho;ukuze umphefumulowakhoudweshulwenjengenkunzielahlekile yodwa

3Uyakudlaamaqabungaakho,ulahlekelweisithelosakho, uzishiyenjengomuthiowomileyo.

4Umphefumuloomubiuyakubhubhisaonakho,umenze inhlekisaezithenizakhe.

5Ulimiolumnandiluyakwandisaabangane,nolimi olumnandiluyakwandisaukubingelela

6Hlalangokuthulanabaningi,nokhoubenomeluleki oyedwakwabayinkulungwane.

7Umaufunaumngane,mhlolekuqala,ungasheshi ukumbonga

8Ngobaomunyeungumnganewesikhathisakhe,njalo kayikuhlalaosukwinilokuhluphekakwakho

9Futhikukhonaumnganeophendukelaebutha,futhi ukuxabanakuyakwembulaihlazolakho

10Futhi,omunyeumnganeungumphelezeliekudleni,futhi akayikuhlalangosukulosizilwakho.

11Kephaekuphumelelenikwakhouyakubanjengawe,abe nesibindiphezukwezincekuzakho

12Umauthotshiswa,yenauyomelananawe,azifihle ebuswenibakho

13Zahlukanisenezithazakho,uqapheleabanganibakho

14Umnganeothembekileyouyisivikeloesiqinileyo;

15Umnganeothembekileyoakalalutho,nobuhlebakhe buyinzuzoenkulu

16Umnganeothembekileyoungumuthiwokuphila; nabamesabayouJehovabayakumfumana

17OmesabayouJehovauyakuqondisakahleubungane bakhe,ngokubanjengobaenjaloyenauyakubanjalo nomakhelwanewakhe

18Ndodanayami,buthaiziyalezokwasebushenibakho, ukuzeutholeukuhlakaniphakuzekubesekugugenikwakho.

19Wozakuyenjengolimayonohlwanyelayo,ulindele izithelozakheezinhle,ngokubaawuyikushikashikeka kakhulu,kephauyakudlaizithelozakhemasinyane.

20Umubikakhulukongafundile;ongenakuqonda akayikuhlalanaye

21Uyolalaphezukwakhenjengetsheelinamandla lokuvivinywa;futhiuzomlahlakuyoisikhathisingakafiki 22Ngokubaukuhlakaniphakungokwegamalakhe,futhi akubonakalikwabaningi.

23Yizwa,ndodanayami,wamukeleisilulekosami, ungalahliisilulekosami;

24ufakeizinyawozakhoemaketangeniakhe,nentamo yakhoeketangenilakhe

25Gobisaihlombelakho,umthwale,ungadabuki ngezibophozakhe

26Wozakuyongenhliziyoyakhoyonke,ugcineizindlela zayongamandlaakhoonke

27Phenya,udinge,khonaizakwaziswakuwe;lapho usuyibambile,ungamyekeli.

28Ngobaekugcinenilizakutholaukuphumulakwayo, njalolokhokuzaphendulwakubeyinjabuloyakho

29Khonaizibophozaloziyakubayinqabayakhoeqinile, namaketangaaloabeinguboyodumo

30Ngokubakukhonaumhlobisowegolidephezukwakhe, nemichiloyakheiyintamboebubende.

31Umembathisenjengejazilodumo,umgqokise njengomqhelewentokozo

32Ndodanayami,umauthanda,uyakufundiswa;uma ubekaingqondoyakho,uyakubanengqondo

33Umauthandaukuzwa,uyakwamukelaukuqonda;uma ubekaindlebeyakho,uyakuhlakanipha, 34Yimaniexukwinilamalunga;futhininamathele kohlakaniphileyo

35ZimiseleniukuzwazonkeizinkulumozikaNkulunkulu; nemifanekisoyokuqondamayingakuphunyuli

36Umaubonaumuntuonengqondo,phuthumakuye, unyawolwakholuthwaleizitebhisizomnyangowakhe.

37IngqondoyakhomayibesezahlulelwenizeNkosi, uzindlenjalongemithethoyayo;

ISAHLUKO7

1Ungenziokubi,ukuzeungehlelwaokubi

2Sukakwabangalungile,nobubibuyosukakuwe

3Ndodanayami,ungahlwanyeliemiseleniyokungalungi, futhiawuyikuyivunakasikhombisa

4UngafunieNkosiniubukhulu,nomaenkosiniisihlalo sodumo.

5UngazilungisisiphambikweNkosi;ungazigabisi ngokuhlakaniphakwakhophambikwenkosi

6Ningafuniukwahlulela,ningenakususaububi;hlezi wesabeubusobabanamandla,nesikhubekisoendleleni yobuqothobakho

7Ungakhubekingobuningibomuzi,khona-ke awuyikuziwisaphakathikwabantu

8Ungabophiisonophezukwesinye;ngobakukodwa kawuyikujeziswa.

9Ungashoukuthi:‘UNkulunkuluuyakubhekaiminikelo yamieminingi;

10Ungadangalilaphoukhuleka,futhiungadeliukunikeza izipho

11Ungahlekiumuntuodelelaebumunyubomphefumulo wakhe,ngokubakukhonaozithobayonophakamisayo.

12Ungacebiamangangomfowenu;kanjalonomngane wakhoungenziokufanayo

13Ningazenziamanga,ngokubaumkhubawawo awumuhle

14Ningasebenzisiamazwiamaningiesixukwinisamalunga, futhiningaphololozikakhululaphonikhuleka.

15Ningazondiumsebenziokhandlekayo,nomaumhlabathi, akumisileoPhezukonke

16Ungazibaliphakathikwezixukuzezoni,kodwa khumbulaukuthiulakangekeluhlaleisikhathieside

17Zithobenikakhulu,ngokubaimpindiseloyababi ingumlilonezimpethu.

18Ungashintshiumnganengokuhle;nomzalwane othembekileyongegolidelase-Ofiri

19Ungamyekiowesifazaneohlakaniphileyonolungileyo, ngokubaumusawakheuphezukwegolide

20“Laphoincekuyakhoisebenzangeqiniso,ungayincengi nomaumqashwaozibophezelangokugcwelengenxayakho. 21Umphefumulowakhomawuthandeincekuenhle, ungayephulingokukhululeka

22Unazoizinkomona?bheka,umakusizawena,kugcine kuwe

23Ninaboabantwanana?bafundise,uthobeintamoyabo kwasebushenibabo.

24Unawoamadodakazi?yiphathekahleimizimbayabo, ungathokozingabo

25Gadaindodakaziyakho,wenzeintoenzima,kepha uyinikeindodaenengqondo

26Ingabeunomfazingokwengqondoyakhona? ungamshiyi,kephaungazinikelikowesifazaneokhanyayo.

27Yazisauyihlongayoyonkeinhliziyoyakho, ungakhohlwausizilukanyoko

28Khumbulaukuthiwazalwayibo;futhiungabuyisela kanjanikubongalokhoabakwenzelekonana?

29MesabeuJehovangomphefumulowakhowonke, uhlonipheabapristibakhe.

30Thandayenaowakwenzangamandlaakhoonke, ungazishiyiizikhonzizakhe

31MesabeniuJehova,nidumiseumpristi;umnikeisabelo sakhenjengokulaywakwakho;owolibo,nomnikelowecala, nomnikelowamahlombe,nomhlatshelowokungcweliswa, nolibolwezintoezingcwele

32Futhiweluleleisandlasakhokwabampofu,ukuze isibusisosakhosipheleliswe.

33Isiphosinomusaemehlweniabobonkeabantu abaphilayo;labafileyoungakubambelanga

34Ungehlulekiukubalalaboabakhalayo,futhiulilekanye labalilayo.

35Ungaphuziukuhambelaabagulayo,ngokubalokho kuyakukwenzauthandeke.

36Konkeokuphathangesandla,khumbulaukuphela,futhi awusozewenzeiphutha

ISAHLUKO8

1Ungalwinendoda,funauweleesandlenisayo.

2Ungaphikisaninomuntuonothileyo,funaakukweqe, ngokubaigolidelichithaabaningi,laphendukezela izinhliziyozamakhosi.

3Ungabangiumuntuogcweleulimi,ungatheliizinkuni emlilweniwakhe

4Ungadlalingendodaeyisihluku,hlezioyihlobahlazeke.

5Ungamthukiumuntuophendukayoesonweni,kodwa khumbulaukuthisonkesifaneleukujeziswa

6Ungamhloniphiumuntuesemdala,ngobalabanyebethu bayaguga

7Ungathokozingesithasakhoesikhulukaziesesifile, kodwakhumbulaukuthisiyafasonke.

8Ungadeleliinkulumoyabahlakaniphileyo,kepha ujwayelanenezagazabo,ngokubauyakufundakubo ukukhonzaabakhulungokukhululeka.

9Ungaphuthelwainkulumoyamalunga,ngokubanawo afundakoyise,ufundekuboukuqonda,uphendule ngokufaneleyo.

10Ungabasiamalahleesoni,funaushiswengelangabi lomlilowaso

11Ungaphakamingokuthukuthelaebuswenibomuntu omubi,funaakuqamekeleukubaakucuphengamazwiakho 12Ungamtshelekionamandlakunawe;ngobauma umboleka,yibaleukuthiilahlekile.

13Ungabiyisibambisophezukwamandlaakho; 14Ungangeniemthethweninomahluleli;ngoba bayomahlulelanjengodumolwakhe.

15Ungahambiendleleninomuntuonesibindi,funaabe lukhunikuwe,ngokubauzokwenzanjengentandoyakhe, naweubhubhekanyenayengobuwulabakhe.

16Ungabambaninomuntuonolaka,ungahambinaye endawenieyihlane,ngokubaigazilinjengentoengelutho emehlweniakhe,nalaphokungekhoukusiza,uyakukuwisa.

17Ungakhulumisanilesiwula;ngobaakakwaziukugcina iseluleko

18Ungenziokusithekileyophambikomfokazi;ngoba kawaziukuthiyiniazayiveza

19Ungavuliinhliziyoyakhokubobonkeabantu,funa akubuyiselengokuphendukaokukhaliphile.

ISAHLUKO9

1Ungabinesikhwelengomfaziwesifubasakho, ungamfundisiisifundoesibingawe

2Unganikiumphefumulowakhokowesifazaneukuba abekeunyawolwakhephezukwempahlayakho

3Ungahlanganinesifebe,funauweleogibenilwaso

4Ungasebenzisikakhuluinhlanganoyowesifazane ohlabelelayo,funaubanjwenemizamoyakhe

5Ungabhekiincekukazi,funauwisweyizintoeziyigugu kuyo

6Unganikeliumphefumulowakhoezifebeni,funa ulahlekelweyifalakho.

7Ungaqalinxazonkezakhoezitaladinizomuzi, ungazulazuliendaweniyawoeyihlane

8Susaisolakhokowesifazaneomuhle,ungabukiubuhle bomunye;ngokubaabaningibakhohlisweubuhle bowesifazane;ngobangalokhouthandoluvutha njengomlilo.

9Ungahlalinomfaziwenyeindoda,ungahlaliesifubeni sakho,ungachithiimaliyakhoewayinini;funainhliziyo yakhoinamathelekuso,uweleekubhujisweni ngokunxanelakwakho

10Ungamshiyiumnganeomdala;ngokubaelishaalifani naye;umnganeomushaunjengewayinielisha;lapho isikhulile,uyakuyiphuzangokuthokoza

11Ungabinamhawungodumolwesoni,ngokuba awukwaziukuthikuyakubayiniukuphelakwaso.

12Ungathokozingentokozoyababi;kodwakhumbula ukuthiabayikuhambabengajeziswaethunenilabo

13Dedakumuntuonamandlaokubulala;ungakungabazi ukwesabaukufa,umauzakuye,ungabinacala,funaasuse ukuphilakwakhomasinyane;khumbulaukuthiuhamba phakathikwezingibe,nokuthiuhambaphezu kwemibhoshongoyomuzi

14Ngokuseduzengangokunokwenzeka,qapha umakhelwanewakho,ukhulumenabahlakaniphileyo. 15Ukukhulumakwakhomakubenabahlakaniphileyo, nakhokonkeukukhulumakwakhoemthethweni woPhezukonke.

16Abantuabalungileyomabadle,baphuzenawe; nokuzibongakwakhomakubesekumesabeniuJehova 17Ngokubaisandlasengcwetisiyakudunyiswaumsebenzi, nombusiohlakaniphileyowabantuekukhulumenikwakhe 18Umuntuonolimiolubiuyingoziemziniwakubo; nokhulumangokungacabangiuyazondwa.

ISAHLUKO10

1Umahluleliohlakaniphileyouyakufundisaabantubakhe; nombusowomuntuohlakaniphileyouhlelekile

2Njengomahluleliwabantuezingowakhe,zinjaloizinduna zakhe;nokuthiungumuntuonjaniumbusiwomuzi,banjalo bonkeabahlalakuwo

3Inkosiengahlakaniphileiyabhubhisaabantubayo;kodwa ngokuhlakaniphakwabaphetheumuziuyakuhlalwa

4AmandlaomhlabaasesandlenisikaJehova,futhi ngesikhathiesifaneleuyobekaphezukwawoonenzuzo.

5EsandlenisikaNkulunkulukukhonaimpumeleloyomuntu, futhiphezukobusobombhaliuyakubekaudumolwakhe

6Ungathwaliinzondokumakhelwanewakhongakho konkeokubi;futhiningenziluthonhlobongemikhuba elimazayo.

7UkuzigqajakuyazondwaphambikukaNkulunkulu labantu,futhingakhokokubiliomunyewenzaububi

8Ngenxayezenzoezingalungile,ukulimala,nengcebo etholwengenkohliso,umbusouguqulwausukekwabanye abantuuyekwabanye

9Kunganiumhlabanomlothakuqhosha?Akukhookubi okwedlulaumuntuohahayo,ngokubaonjalouzithengisela umphefumulowakheukubaathengise;ngobaesaphila uyazilahlaizibilinizakhe.

10Udokotelauqedaisifoeside;futhilowooyinkosi namuhlauzokufa

11Ngokubaumaumuntuefile,uyakudlaifalezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo,nezilwane,nezimpethu.

12Ukuqalakokuzigqajakulaphoumuntuephambuka kuNkulunkulu,lenhliziyoyakheiphambukilekuMenzi wakhe

13Ngokubaukuzidlakungukuqalakwesono,nonakho uyakuthululaamanyala;ngalokhouJehovawehliselaphezu kwaboizinhlekeleleezingezinhle,wabaqothula 14INkosiiwisephansiizihlalozobukhosizezikhulu ezizidlayo,futhiyamisaabathobekileyoesikhundlenisabo.

15INkosiisisiphulileizimpandezezizweezizidlayo, yatshalaabathobekileyoendaweniyabo

16UJehovawagumbuqelaamazweabezizwe,wabachitha kwazekwabasezisekelwenizomhlaba

17Wathathaabanyekubo,wababhubhisa,wasenzaukuba isikhumbuzosabosipheleemhlabeni.

18Ukuzigqajaakwenzelwangaamadoda,lolaka oluvuthayoawenzelwangaabazelwengowesifazana

19AbamesabayouJehovabayinzaloeqinisekileyo, nabamthandayobayisitshaloesihloniphekayo;abeqa imiyalobayinzaloekhohlisayo

20Phakathikwabazalwaneoyinhlokouyahlonishwa; banjaloabamesabayouJehovaemehlweniakhe

21UkumesabauJehovakuqalangaphambikokuzuza amandla,kephaubulukhuninokuzigqajakuyincithakalo yakho

22Nomaecebile,nomaeyisicukuthwane,nomaempofu, udumolwaboluwukumesabauJehova.

23Akulungileukweyisaompofuonengqondo;futhi akulungileukukhulisaumuntuoyisoni

24Abantuabakhulu,nabahluleli,nabanamandla, bayohlonishwa;nokhoakakhokuboomkhulukunowesaba uJehova

25Esigqileniesihlakaniphileyosiyakumkhonza ngokukhululekile,nonolwaziakayikubanamagqubulapho elungiswa

26Ungahlakaniphingokweqileemsebenziniwakho; ungazigabisingesikhathisokuhluphekakwakho

27Ungconoosebenzayonovamekakhulukukhokonke, kunalowoozidlayoosweleisinkwa.

28Ndodanayami,khazimulisaumphefumulowakho ngobumnene,futhiuwunikeudumongokwesithunzisawo

29Ngubaniongamlungisisaowonaumphefumulowakhe na?ngubaniongamdumisaodelelaukuphilakwakhena?

30Ompofuuyadunyiswangokuhlakaniphakwakhe, nesicebisidunyiswangenothoyaso.

31Odunyiswangobumpofu,kakhulukangakanani engcebweni?odelelwaengcebweni,kakhulukangakanani ebumpofu?

ISAHLUKO11

1Ukuhlakaniphakuphakamisaikhandalomuntuophansi, kumhlalisephakathikwabakhulu

2Ungancomiumuntungobuhlebakhe;futhiungenyanye umuntungenxayesimosakhesangaphandle

3Inyosiincanephakathikwezimpukane;kephaisithelo sawosiyingqalabuthoyezintoezimnandi

4Ungazincomingesambathosakhonangesambathosakho, ungaziphakamisingosukulodumo,ngokubaimisebenzi yeNkosiiyamangalisa,nemisebenziyayoifihliwephakathi kwabantu

5Amakhosiamaningiahleziphansiemhlabathini;futhi ongakazeacatshangelweuyewathwalaumqhele.

6Amadodaamaningianamandlaajabhilekakhulu;futhi ohloniphekilewanikelaezandlenizabanyeabantu.

7Ungasoliungakahloliiqiniso;qondakuqala,beseukhuza 8Ungaphenduliungakayizwaindaba,ungaphazamisi abantuekukhulumenikwabo.

9Ungalwiedabenielingathintiwena;futhiungahlali ekwahluleleninezoni

10Ndodanayami,ungagxambukeliezindabenieziningi, ngokubaumaugxambukelakakhulu,awuyikubamsulwa; futhiumaulandela,ngekeuthole,futhingekeuphunyuke ngokubaleka.

11Kukhonaosebenzayo,ohluphekayo,ophangisayo, osalelekakhulu

12Futhikukhonaomunyeowephuzayo,odingausizo, osweleamandla,ogcweleubumpofu;kephaisoleNkosi lambhekakwabakuhle,yamphakamisaekuphansikwakhe; 13Waphakamisaikhandalakheosizini;bazeabaningi ababekubonabamangalangaye

14Ukunethezekanokuhlupheka,ukuphilanokufa, ubumpofunengcebokuvelaeNkosini.

15Ukuhlakanipha,nokwazi,nokuqondaumthethokuvela eNkosini;uthando,nendlelayemisebenziemihle,kuvela kuyo.

16Isiphambekonobumnyamakwaqalakanyenezoni, nobubibuyogugakanyenalaboabazidlayokukho 17IsiphosikaJehovasihlalakwabangcwele,umusawakhe ulethaimpumelelokuzekubephakade

18Kukhonaocebayongokukhuthalanangokuncinza,lokhu kuyisabelosomvuzowakhe

19Njengobaethi:Ngitholeukuphumula,manjengizakudla njaloimpahlayami;futhinokhoakaziukuthiyisiphi isikhathiesiyofikaphezukwakhe,nokuthikufanele azishiyeleabanyelezozinto,futhiafe.

20Qinaesivumelwanenisakho,uphilekuso,uguge emsebenziniwakho

21Ungamangalingemisebenziyezoni;kephathembela kuJehova,uhlaleemsebenziniwakho,ngokubakulula emehlwenikaJehovaukucebisaompofumasinyane

22IsibusisosikaJehovasisemvuzweniwomesabayo,futhi masinyaneuyasihlumisaisibusisosakhe

23Ungashoukuthi:“Kunanzuzonienkonzweniyamina? futhiyiziphiizintoezinhleengiyobanazongemva kwalokhu?

24Futhi,ungashoukuthi:Nginokuningi,futhinginezinto eziningi,futhiyibuphiububiengiyobanabongemva kwalokhuna?

25Ngosukulwenhlanhlakukhonaukukhohlwa ukuhlupheka,nosukulokuhluphekaakusekho ukukhunjulwakwenhlanhla

26NgokubakuyintoelulaeNkosiningosukulokufa ukuvuzaumuntungokwezindlelazakhe.

27Usizilwehoralwenzaumuntuakhohlweintokozo, nasekugcinenikwakheizenzozakheziyakwambulwa

28Ungahluleliobusisiweyoengakafi,ngokubaumuntu waziwakubantwanabakhe

29Ningangenisiwonkeumuntuendliniyakho,ngokuba inkohlisoinezimfundisoeziningi

30Njengenkhwapheebanjwayoigcinweesitokisini,injalo inhliziyoyabazidlayo;nanjengenhloli,uyakuqaphela ukuwakwakho;

31Ngokubauyaqamekela,aguquleokuhlekubekokubi, nasezintweniezifaneleukudunyiswakuyakubanecala phezukwakho.

32Ezinhlansinizomlilokuvuthainqwabayamalahle, nomuntuowonayouqamekelaigazi.

33Xwayaniumuntuokhohlakeleyo,ngokubawenzaokubi; funaakwehliseleisibaziesiphakade

34Yamukelaumfokaziendliniyakho,ukuze akuphazamise,akukhiphekweyakho

ISAHLUKO12

1Laphowenzaokuhleyaziukuthiukwenzakubani; kanjalouzobongwangezinzuzozakho.

2Yenzaokuhlekolungileyo,uyakufumanaimbuyiselo; umakungavelikuye,nokhokoPhezukonke

3Akukhookuhleokungafikakowenzaokubinjalo, nongaphayoizipho

4Phanakolungileyo,ungasiziisoni

5Yenzaokuhlekothobekileyo,kodwaungamnikiomubi; mumbeukudlakwakho,ungamniki,hleziakunqobengaso; ngobauzakwemukelaokubiokuphindwekabilikukho konkeokuhleozakubalakho.kwenziwekuye.

6NgokubaoPhezukonkeuyazizondaizoni,futhi uyakuphindiselakwababi,abagcinekuzekufikeusuku olunamandlalokujeziswakwabo.

7Yiphaabalungileyo,ungasiziisoni

8Umnganeakanakwaziwangenhlanhla,nesitha asinakucashalaphoebunzimeni.

9Ekuphilenikomuntuizithaziyadabuka,kepha ebunzimenibakheumnganeuyamuka

10Ungasithembiisithasakho,ngokubanjengokugqwala kwensimbi,bunjaloububibaso

11Nomaezithobile,futhiehambaeqoshama,nokho mqaphelefuthiumqaphele,futhiuyobakuye njengokungathiwesuleingilaziyokubuka,futhiuzokwazi ukuthiukugqwalakwakheakuzangekususwe ngokuphelele.

12Ungammisieduzekwakho,funa,laphoekugumbuqela, ameesikhundlenisakho;futhimakangahlali ngakwesokunenesakho,funaafuneukuhlalakwakho,futhi ekugcineniukhumbuleamazwiami,uhlatshwengawo

13Ngubaniongahawukelaumlumbiolunyweinyoka, nomaosondelaizilozasendle?

14Kanjalooyakusoni,angcoliswenasoezonwenizaso, ngubaniongasihawukelana?

15Uzahlalalaweokwesikhatshana,kodwanxauqala ukuwa,kayikulibala

16Isithasikhulumakamnandingezindebezaso,kepha enhliziyweniyasosicabangaukukuphonsaegodini; 17Umaukuhluphekakukwehlela,uyakumfumanakhona kuqala;lanxaezenzasengathiuyakusiza,kodwa uzakwehlula.

18Uyakunikinaikhanda,ashayeihlombe,anyenyeze kakhulu,aguquleubusobakhe

ISAHLUKO13

1Othintaitiyelauyakubangongcolilengayo; nohlanganyelanozidlayouyakubanjengaye

2Ungazithwaliphezukwamandlaakhousaphila;futhi ungabinabudlelwanenomuntuonamandlanocebile kunawe;ngokubaumaomunyeeshaywakomunye, uyakwaphulwa.

3Ocebileyowonile,nokhousongelangakho;

4Umaungowenzuzoyakhe,uyakukusebenzisa;kephauma ungenalutho,uyakushiya.

5Umaunakho,uyakuhlalanawe;yebo,uyakukuhlubula, angahawukelingakho

6Umaekudinga,uyakukukhohlisa,akumoyizele,akubeke ethembeni;uyakukukhulumakahle,athi:Ufunanina?

7Futhiuyokuhlazisangokudlakwakhe,azeakudonse kabilinomakathathu,futhiekugcineniakuhlekeusulu ngemvakwalokho,laphoekubona,akushiye,futhianikine ikhandalakhekuwe

8Qaphelaukuthiungadukiswafuthiwehliselwe entokozweniyakho

9Umaumenyweyisiqhawe,zihoxise,kakhulukazi siyakukumema.

10Ungamcindezeli,funaubuyiselweemuva;ungemikude, funaukhohlwe

11Ungathandiukulingananayengenkulumo,ungakholwa amazwiakheamaningi;

12Kodwauyogcinaamazwiakhongonya,angakuyekeli ukukulimazanokukufakaetilongweni.

13Qaphela,uqaphe,ngokubauhambaengozini yokuchithwakwakho;

14ThandauJehovaukuphilakwakhokonke,ubizeyena ekusindiswenikwakho

15Zonkeizilwanezithandaokufananazo,nalowouthanda umakhelwanewakhe.

16Yonkeinyamaihlanganangokohlobo,nomuntu uyakunamathelakokufananaye

17Impisiinabudlelwanebaninewundlu?kanjaloisoni nabamesabayouNkulunkulu

18Isiphiisivumelwanoesikhonaphakathikwempisinenja? futhiyikuphiukuthulaphakathikwabacebilenabampofu?

19Njengembongoloyasendleiyimpangoyengonyama ehlane,kanjaloabanothileyobadlaabampofu

20Njengalokhuozidlayoezondaukuthobeka,onothileyo wenyanyaompofu

21Ocebileyoeqalaukuwaubanjwangabanganebakhe, kephaompofuuxoshwangabanganebakhe.

22Laphoisicebisiwile,sinabasiziabaningi;wakhuluma ngokuhlakanipha,wangabanandawo

23Nxaisicebisikhuluma,ngulowolalowoubambaulimi lwakhe,njalokhangela,akutshoyobakuphakamisa emayezini;futhiumaekhubeka,bayosiza ekumgumbuqeleni.

24Ingceboinhlekongenasono,nobumpofububiemlonyeni womubi

25Inhliziyoyomuntuiyashintshaubusobakhe,noma kukuhlenomakubi,nenhliziyoethokozayoyenzaubuso bubebuhle.

26Ubusoobuthokozayobuyisibonakalisosenhliziyo ephumelelayo;futhiukutholaimizekelisokuwumsebenzi okhathazayowengqondo

ISAHLUKO14

1Ubusisiweumuntuongashelelingomlomowakhe, ongajeziswangangobuningibezono

2Ubusisiwelowounembezawakheungamlahli, nongayekangaethembenilakheeNkosini

3Ingceboayimfaneleumuntuovilaphayo;

4Obuthangobuqiliumphefumulowakheubuthelaabanye, ochithaimpahlayakhengokuphanga.

5Omubikuye,angabamuhlekubanina?akayikuthokoza ngempahlayakhe.

6Kakhoomubiukwedlulalowoozifelayo;futhilokhu kuyimbuyiseloyobubibakhe

7Umaenzaokuhle,ukwenzangokuthanda;futhi ekugcineniuyomemezelaububibakhe

8Umuntuonomonaunesoelibi;uphendulelaubusobakhe, udeleleabantu.

9Isolomuntuohahayoalisuthingesabelosakhe;ububi bomubibuwomisaumphefumulowakhe

10Isoelibilihawukelaukudlakwakhe,kephauyisivila etafulenilakhe

11Ndodanayami,yenzaokuhlekuwengokwamandlaakho, uyinikeiNkosiumnikelowayooyimfanelo.

12Khumbulaukuthiukufangekekuthatheisikhathieside ukufika,nokuthiisivumelwanosengcwabaawuboniswa kuwe.

13Yenzaokuhlekumnganewakhoungakafi,welule isandlasakhongokwamandlaakho,umnike

14Ungazikhohlisingosukuoluhle,futhiungavumeli ingxenyeyesifisoesihleikwedlule

15Awuyikushiyayiniimishikashikayakhokomunyena? lemisebenziyakhoyabelwangenkatho?

16Yipha,uthathe,ungcweliseumphefumulowakho; ngokubaakukhoukufunwaizibilibocoethuneni

17Yonkeinyamaiguganjengengubo,ngokuba isivumelwanokwasekuqalenisithi:Niyakufaukufa

18Njengamahlamvualuhlazaesihlahleniesiminyene, amanyeayawa,amanyeakhule;sinjaloisizukulwane senyamanegazi,esinyesiyaphela,esinyesiyazalwa.

19Wonkeumsebenziuyabolauphele,nomsebenziwawo uyahambanawo

20Ubusisiweumuntuozindlaokuhlengokuhlakanipha, ozindlangezintoezingcwelengokuqondakwakhe

21Oqaphelaizindlelazakheenhliziyweniyakhe uyakuqondisisaekusithekenikwakhe.

22Mlandelenjengomqapheli,uqamekeleezindlelenizakhe

23Ongenaemafasitelenialouyakulalelaeminyangoyalo

24Olalaeduzekwendluyakheuyakufakaisikhonkwane ezindongenizakhe

25Uyakumisaitendelakheeduzekwakhe,alaleendlini yokulalalaphokukhonaokuhle.

26Iyakubekaabantwanabayophansikwedokodolakhe, bahlalephansikwamagatshaawo

27Iyakusitshekelwaukushisa,ihlaleenkazimulweniyayo.

ISAHLUKO15

1OwesabauJehovauyakwenzaokuhle,nowaziumthetho uyakuwuzuza.

2Futhinjengomamauyohlangananaye,futhiamemukele njengomfazioganeintombi

3Uyakumondlangesinkwasokuqonda,amnikeamanzi okuhlakaniphaukubaaphuze.

4Uyakumaphezukwakhe,anganyakaziswa;futhi uyothembelakuyo,futhingekeajabhe

5Uyakumphakamisangaphezukwabakhelwanebakhe, avuleumlomowakhephakathikwebandla

6Uyotholaintokozonomqhelewentokozo,futhi kuyomenzaadleifalegamaeliphakade

7Kodwaamadodaayisithuthakabayikufinyelelakuye, lezonikaziyikumbona.

8Ngokubaukudenokuziqhenya,nabantuabanamanga abanakumkhumbula

9Ukudumisaakukuhleemlonyeniwesoni,ngokuba asithunyelwanganguJehova

10Ngobaindumisoizakhulunywangokuhlakanipha, leNkosiizaphumelelisa.

11Ungashoukuthi:‘NgaphambukaeNkosini; 12Ungashoukuthi:‘Ungidukisile,’ngokubaakamdingi umuntuoyisoni.

13INkosiiyazondazonkeizinengiso;lalaboabesaba uNkulunkulukabathandi

14Yenangokwakhewamenzaumuntukwasekuqaleni, wamshiyaesandlenisecebolakhe; 15Umauthandaukugcinaimiyalo,wenzeukuthembeka okwamukelekayo.

16Ubekileumlilonamanziphambikwakho; 17Phambikomuntukukhonaukuphilanokufa;futhinoma ethandauyakuphiwa.

18NgobaukuhlakaniphakukaJehovakukhulu,futhi unamandlaamakhulu,futhiubonazonkeizinto

19Amehloakheaphezukwabamesabayo,uyaziyonke imisebenziyomuntu

20Akayalelimuntuukwenzaokubi,futhiakanikezanga muntuimvumeyokona.

ISAHLUKO16

1Ungafisiubuningibabantwanaabangenanzuzo, ungathokozingabantwanaabangamesabiuNkulunkulu 2Nomabanda,ningathokozingabo,ngaphandlekokuthi ukumesabauJehovakubenabo.

3Ungathembeliekuphilenikwabo,ungabhekiubuningi babo,ngokubaolungileyoungconokunenkulungwane; futhikungconoukufaungelabantwanakulokuba labangakholwayo

4Ngokubangohlakaniphileyoumuziuyakugcwaliswa, kephaizihlobozababiziyakuchithwamasinyane.

5Ziningiizintoezinjaloengizibonilengamehloami, nendlebeyamiyezwaizintoezinkulukunalezi

6Ebandlenilababikuyakuphenjwaumlilo;nasesizweni esihlubukayoulakaluyavutha

7Akazangeazithobeezimdondoshiyaezindala,ezawa ngamandlaobuwulabazo.

8KayiyekangaindawolaphouLothiayegogobelekhona, kodwawanengwayibongenxayokuzigqajakwabo

9Akabahawukelangaabantuababhubhayo,abasuswa ezonwenizabo;

10Ngishonabahambangezinyawoabayizinkulungwane ezingamakhuluayisithupha,ababebuthelwendawonye ebulukhuninibezinhliziyozabo

11Umakukhonaontamo-lukhuniphakathikwabantu, kuyamangazaumaephunyukaengajeziswa,ngokuba umusanolakakukuye;unamandlaokuthethelela, nokuthululaukucasuka

12Njengobaumusawakhemkhulu,kunjalonokuqondiswa kwakhe;uyahlulelaumuntungokwemisebenziyakhe

13Isoniasiyikuphunyukanempangoyaso,nokubekezela kwabangcweleakukhubeki

14Yenzaniindlelayawowonkeumsebenziwomusa, ngokubayilowonalowouyakufumana njengokwemisebenziyakhe.

15UJehovawamenzalukhuniuFaroukubaangamazi, ukuzeimisebenziyakheyamandlayaziweemhlabeni.

16Isihawusakhesisobalakuzozonkeizidalwa;futhi wehlukaniseukukhanyakwakhenobumnyama ngedayimane.

17Ungashoukuthi:"NgiyakucashakuJehova;ukhona ozongikhumbulaephezuluna?"Ngekengikhunjulwe phakathikwabantuabaningikangaka:ngobauyini umphefumulowamiphakathikwenanielingapheli lezidalwa?

18Bheka,izulu,nezululamazulu,notwa,nomhlaba,nakho konkeokukukho,kuyakunyakaziswalaphoehambela

19Izintabanezisekelozomhlabakuyazamazama,lapho uJehovaekubona.

20Akukhonhliziyoengacabangangalezizinto ngokufaneleyo;futhingubaniongazicabangaizindlela zakhena?

21Kuyisiphephookungabonwamuntu,ngokuba imisebenziyakheeminingiifihliwe

22Ngubaniongamemezelaizenzozokulungakwakhe? ngubaniongazibekezelelana?ngokubaisivumelwano sakhesikude,nokuvivinywakwazozonkeizinto kusekupheleni.

23Osweleukuqondaucabangaizintoeziyize,nomuntu oyisiwulaodukaucabangaubuwula

24Ndodanayami,ngilalele,ufundeukwazi,uqaphele amazwiamingenhliziyoyakho

25Ngiyakuvezaimfundisongesisindo,ngimemezele ulwazilwakhengokunembile

26ImisebenziyeNkosiyenziwaekwahlulelenikusukela ekuqaleni;kusukelaesikhathinieyayenzayabeka izingxenyezayo

27Wahlobisaimisebenziyakhekuzekubephakade, esandlenisakhekukhonaokuphambilikuzo ezizukulwaneningezizukulwane;abakhandleki, abakhathali,abayekiemisebenziniyabo.

28Kakhokuboovimbaomunye,njalokabasozebeqe ilizwilakhe

29EmvakwalokhouJehovawabhekaumhlaba, wawugcwalisangezibusisozakhe

30Wasibekelaubusobawongazozonkeizinhlobozezinto eziphilayo;futhibayobuyelakuyofuthi.

ISAHLUKO17

1UJehovawamdalaumuntuemhlabeni,wambuyisela kuwofuthi

2Wabanikaizinsukueziyingcosana,nesikhashana, namandlaphezukwezintoezikukho

3Wabembathisangamandlangokwabo,wabenza ngomfanekisowakhe;

4Wabekaukwesabaabantuphezukwenyamayonke, wamnikaukubusaphezukwezilwanenezinyoni

5Basebetholaukusetshenziswakwemisebenziemihlanu yeNkosi,futhiendaweniyesithuphayabanikaukuqonda, futhienkulumweniyesikhombisaumhumushi wemicabangoyayo

6Wabanikaiseluleko,nolimi,namehlo,nezindlebe, nenhliziyo.

7Futhiwabagcwalisangolwazilokuqonda,wababonisa okuhlenokubi

8Wabekaisolakheezinhliziywenizabo,ukuzeababonise ubukhulubemisebenziyakhe.

9Wabanikelaekukhazimuleningezimangalisozakhekuze kubephakade,ukuzebashumayeleimisebenziyakhe ngokuqonda

10Futhiabakhethiweyobayodumisaigamalakhe elingcwele.

11Ngaphandlekwalokhowabanikaukwazi,lomlayo wokuphilaubeyilifa

12Wenzanaboisivumelwanoesiphakade,wabatshela izahlulelozakhe

13Amehloaboabonaubukhulubenkazimuloyakhe, nezindlebezabozezwaizwilakhelenkazimulo.

14Wayesethikubo:“Xwayanikukhokonkeukungalungi; waselayayilowolalowomayelanalomakhelwanewakhe

15Izindlelazaboziphambikwakhenjalo,aziyikusithela emehlweniakhe

16Wonkeumuntukusukelaebutshenibakheuzinikele ebubini;futhibabengenakuzenzelaizinhliziyozenyama esikhundlenisamatshe

17Ngobaesigabenisezizwezomhlabawonkewamisa umbusiphezukwabantubonke;kephau-Israyeliuyisabelo sikaJehova;

18Yena,eyizibulolakhe,uyamondlangokulaya,futhi emnikaukukhanyakothandolwakheangamlahli.

19Ngakhoyonkeimisebenziyaboinjengelangaphambi kwakhe,lamehloakheaphezukwezindlelazabonjalo

20Akukhonesisodwasezenzozaboezingalungile ezifihlekilekuye,kodwazonkeizonozaboziphambi kukaJehova

21KephaiNkosiinomusa,iwaziumsebenziwayo, ayibashiyanga,ayibashiyanga,kephayabahawukela

22Umusawomuntuunjengendandathokuye,futhi uyogcinaizenzoezinhlezomuntunjengenhlamvuyeso, futhianikeamadodananamadodakaziakheukuphenduka

23Ngemvakwalokhouyosukumafuthiabavuze,futhi abuyiseleimbuyiseloyabophezukwamakhandaabo 24Kodwakulaboabaphendukayo,wababuyiselaemuva, futhiwabaduduzalaboabehlulekaukubekezela.

25BuyelaeNkosini,utshiyeizonozakho,wenze umkhulekowakhophambikobusobakhe,futhiukhubeke kancane.

26BuyelaemuvakoPhezukonke,ufulatheleububi, ngokubauyakukukhiphaebumnyameni,akuyise ekukhanyenikokuphila,azondeamanyala.

27NgubaniongadumisaoPhezukonkeendaweni yabafileyo,esikhundlenisabaphilayobadumisena?

28Ukubongakuphelilekwabafileyonjengakulowo ongekhoyo;

29YekaukuthimkhulukangakananiumusakaJehova uNkulunkuluwethu,nesihawusakhekwabaphendukela kuyengobungcwele!

30Ngokubazonkeizintoazinakuvelakubantu,ngokuba iNdodanayomuntuayiyonaengafi.

31Yiniekhanyayokunelanga?nokhoukukhanyakwawo kuyafiphala;futhiinyamanegazikuyocabangaokubi 32Ubonaamandlaokuphakamakwezulu;futhibonke abantubawumhlabanomlotha

ISAHLUKO18

1OphilaphakadeUdalezonkeizintongokujwayelekile.

2NguJehovayedwaolungile,akakhoomunyengaphandle kwakhe,

3Obusaumhlabangentendeyesandlasakhe,futhizonke izintozilalelaintandoyakhe,ngobauyiNkosiyabobonke, ngamandlaakheehlukanisaizintoezingcwelenezingcolile

4Ubanikébaniamandlaokumemezelaimisebenziyakhe na?ngubaniongaqondaizenzozakheeziphakemeyona?

5Ngubaniongabalaamandlaobukhosibakhena?futhi ngubaniongalandaumusawakhena?

6NgokuqondenenezimangalisozeNkosi,akunakuthathwa luthokuzo,futhingekekubekweluthokuzo,noma umhlabathiwazoungatholwa.

7Umaumuntuesekwenzile,uyaqala;laphoeyeka, uyangabaza

8Uyiniumuntu,futhiukhonzakuphi?buyiniubuhlebakhe, futhibuyiniububibakhe?

9Inanilezinsukuzomuntukakhulukaziliyiminyaka eyikhulu.

10Njengethonsilamanziolwandle,netshelohlalwaneuma liqhathaniswanesihlabathi;injaloiminyaka eyinkulungwaneezinsukwinizaphakade.

11Ngakho-keuNkulunkuluuyababekezelela,futhi uyabathululelaumusawakhe

12Wabona,wabonaukuphelakwabokubi;ngakho-ke wandisaububelebakhe

13Isihawusomuntusikumakhelwanewakhe;kephaumusa kaJehovauphezukwayoyonkeinyama;uyasola,ondle, afundise,abuyisenjengomalusiumhlambiwakhe

14Uhawukelaabamukelaukulaywa,lalaboabafuna ngenkuthaloizahlulelozakhe

15Ndodanayami,ungawasoliimisebenziyakhoemihle, ungakhulumiamazwiamabilaphouphautho

16Amazoloawayikukunqandaukushisana?kanjalonezwi lingconokunesipho.

17Bheka,izwialingconoyinikunesiphona?kodwa bobabilibanendodaenomusa

18Isiwulasiyaklolodela,nesiphosomonasiqedaamehlo. 19Fundangaphambikokubaukhulume,futhiusebenzise umzimbanomaugule

20Zihlolengaphambikokwahlulelwa,ngosuku lokuhanjelwauyakufumanaumusa

21Zithobengaphambikokubaugule,futhingesikhathi sezonobonisaukuphenduka.

22Ungavumelilutholukuvimbeleukugcwalisaisithembiso sakhongesikhathiesifaneleyo,futhiungalibalikuzekube sekufeniukuzeulungisiswe.

23Ngaphambikokubaukhuleke,zilungiselele;futhi ningabinjengoyengauJehova

24Cabangangentukutheloeyobakhonaekupheleni, nesikhathisokuphindisela,laphoesusaubusobakhe

25Laphoususuthile,khumbulaisikhathisendlala;nalapho usucebile,cabangangobumpofunokuswela.

26Kusukelaekusenikuzekubekusihlwaisikhathi siyashintshwa,futhizonkeizintozenziwamasinyane phambikukaJehova.

27Umuntuohlakaniphileyouyesabakukhokonke, ngosukulokonauyakugwemaukukhubeka,kephaisiwula asigciniisikhathi

28Wonkeumuntuohlakaniphileyouyakwazi ukuhlakanipha,adumiseowakufumanayo.

29Ababezwisisaamazwilabahlakanipha,basebeveza imifanekisoemihle

30Ungalandeliizinkanukozakho,kodwazibambe ezisuthwenizakho.

31Umaunikaumphefumulowakhoizifiso ezimthokozisayo,uyakukwenzainhlekisaezithenizakho ezikuhlambalazayo

32Ungathokozingenjabuloenkulu,futhiungaboshelwa ekulimalenikwakho.

33Ungabiyisinxibingokudlangokuboleka,ungenalutho esikhwamenisakho,ngokubauyakuqamekela umphefumulowakho,ukhulunywe.

ISAHLUKO19

1Umuntuoyisisebenziesidakwayoakayikuceba;nodelela izintoezincaneuyakuwakancanekancane

2Iwayininabesifazanekuyakwenzaukubaamadoda ahlakaniphileyoahlulwe,futhionamathelaizifebeuyoba amanyala

3Izinundunezimpethuziyakubayifalakhe,nendoda enesibindiiyakumuka

4Osheshaukubongwaunengqondo;futhilowoowonayo uyozilimazaumphefumulowakhe.

5Othandaokubiuyakulahlwa,kephaowalaukuzithokozisa ubekaukuphilakwakheumqhele

6Ongabusaulimilwakheuyakuphilangaphandle kokuxabana;lalowoozondaukukhuluma-keuzancitsha ububi

7Ungalandeliomunyelokhookutshelwewena,futhi awusozewehlelwangokubikakhulu

8Kungakhathalisekiukuthikumnganenomakuyisitha, ningakhulumingempiloyabanyeabantu;futhiumaukwazi ngaphandlekokukhubekisa,ungazivezi.

9Ngokubaukuzwilefuthiwakuqaphela,futhilaphokufika isikhathiuyokuzonda

10Umauzwileizwi,malifenawe;futhiyibanesibindi, ngekekukuqhume

11Isiwulasiyazalangezwinjengokubelethakomntwana 12Njengomcibisholoophumelaethangenilomuntu,linjalo izwiesiswinisesiwula

13Mkhuzeumngane,mhlawumbeakakwenzanga;uma ekwenzile,angabeesakwenza.

14Mkhuzeumnganewakho,mhlawumbeakashongo; 15Mkhuzeumngane,ngokubakuyinhlambaizikhathi eziningi,ningakholwayizindabazonke.

16Kukhonaoshelelayoekukhulumenikwakhe,kodwa akuvelienhliziyweniyakhe;futhingubaniongakhubeki ngolimilwakhe?

17Yalaumakhelwanewakhoungakamesabisi;kepha ningathukutheli,nivuleleumthethowoPhezukonkeindawo 18UkumesabauJehovakuyisinyathelosokuqala sokwamukelwanguye,nokuhlakaniphakutholauthando lwakhe.

19UlwazilwemiyalokaJehovaluyisifundisosokuphila, futhilaboabenzaokumjabulisayobayotholaisithelo somuthiwokungabhubhi

20UkumesabauJehovakungukuhlakaniphakonke;futhi kukhokonkeukuhlakaniphakukhonaukusebenza komthetho,nolwazilobuninimandlaonke

21Umaincekuithienkosiniyayo:‘Angiyikwenza njengokuthandayoemehlweniakho;nomaekwenza ngasemuva,uyamcasulaomondlayo.

22Ukwaziububiakukhonaukuhlakanipha,nomaisiluleko sezonisiwukuhlakanipha

23Kukhonaububi,futhiokufanayokuyisinengiso; kukhonaisiwulaesisweleukuhlakanipha.

24OnengqondoencanenowesabauNkulunkuluungcono kunokuhlakaniphaokuningi,oweqaumthetho woPhezukonke

25Kukhonaubuqiliobukhulu,futhiobunjaloabulungile; futhikukhonaophambukayoukuzeavezeukwahlulela; kukhonaumuntuohlakaniphileyookhulumaulungile ekwahluleleni

26Kukhonaumuntuomubiolengisaikhandalakhe edabukile;kodwangaphakathiugcweleinkohliso;

27Ehlabisaubusobakhe,enzesengathiakezwanga;lapho engaziwakhonauyakukwenzaokubiungakaboni.

28Umangenxayokuswelaamandlaevinjwaukubaangoni, kephanxaefumanaithubauyakwenzaokubi

29Umuntuazaziwangokubukekakwakhe,onokuqonda ebuswenibakhelaphouhlangananaye

30Izembathozomuntu,nokuhlekaokukhulu, nokuhambahamba,kuyakuvezalokhoayiko.

ISAHLUKO20

1Kukhonaukusolaokungekuhle;futhi,omunyeubamba ulimi,kephauyahlakanipha

2Kungconokakhuluukusolakunokuthukuthelangasese, novumaicalalakheuyakusindiswaekulimaleni

3Yekaukuthikuhlekangakanani,laphousolwa,ubonisa ukuphenduka!ngokubakanjalouyakubalekelaisono sangamabomu

4Njengesifisosomthenwaukuqedaintombi;unjalo owahlulelangobudlova

5Ukhonaozithulisayo,ufunyanweehlakaniphile,omunye ngokukhulumakakhuluuyazondwa

6Omunyeubambaulimingobakalakuphendula;

7Umuntuohlakaniphileyouyabambaulimilwakheaze aboneithuba,kephaophokophelayonesiwulaabanaka isikhathi

8Osebenzisaamazwiamaningiuyonengeka;nozithathela amandlakukhouyakuzondwa

9Kukhonaisoniesiphumelelakahlekokubi;futhikukhona inzuzoephendukaukulahlekelwa.

10Kukhonaisiphoesingayikukusiza;futhikukhonaisipho omvuzowasouphindwekabili

11Kukhonaukuthotshiswangenxayenkazimulo;kukhona ophakamisaikhandalakheesephansi

12Kukhonaothengaokuningingokuncane,abuyisele kasikhombisa.

13Ohlakaniphileyongamazwiakheumenzaathandeke, kephaumusaweziwulauyathululwa

14Isiphosesiwulaasiyikukwenzakahlelaphounakho; nomonangesidingosakhe,ngokubaubhekaukwamukela izintoeziningingenxayoyedwa.

15Uphaokuncane,asolekakhulu;uyavulaumlomowakhe njengomemezayo;namuhlauyaboleka,kusasauyakubuye akucele;onjaloungozondwanguNkulunkulunabantu

16Isiwulasithi:Anginabangane,kangibongingemisebenzi yamiyonkeemihle,nabadlaisinkwasamibakhulumakabi ngami

17Kukangaki,futhibangakieyohlekwausulu!ngokuba akazikahleukuthikuyiniukubanakho;futhikukodwa kuyenjengokungathiakanakho.

18Ukushelelaendaweniegandaywayokungcono kunokushelelangolimi;kanjaloukuwakwababi kuyakufikamasinyane.

19Inganekwaneewubuwulaiyohlalaisemlonyeniwabantu abangahlakaniphile

20Isigweboesihlakaniphileyosiyakwaliwalaphosiphuma emlonyeniwesiwula;ngobakayikukhulumangesikhathi esifaneleyo

21Kukhonaovinjwaukonangokuswela; 22Kukhonaochithaumphefumulowakhengokuhlazeka, nangokukhethaabantuaziwise

23Kukhonaothembisaumnganewakheihlazo,amenze isithasakheize

24Amangaayisiciesibikumuntu,kephaasemlonyeni wongafundiswayonjalo.

25Iselalingconokunomuntuojwayeleukuqambaamanga, kephabobabilibayakubhujiswayifa

26Isimosomqambimangasiyihlazo,nehlazolakhelihlezi likuye

27Umuntuohlakaniphileyouyaziphakamisangamazwi akhe,nonengqondouyathokozisaabakhulu.

28Olimaumhlabathiwakheuyakwandisainqwabayakhe; 29Iziphoneziphoziphuphuthekisaamehlo ohlakaniphileyo,zivaleumlomowakheukubaangakwazi ukusola

30Ukuhlakaniphaokufihliweyonengceboeqoqiwe, kunanzuzonikukhokokubilina?

31Ungconoofihlaubuwulabakhekunomuntuofihla ukuhlakaniphakwakhe

32UkubekezelaokudingekayoekufuneniiNkosikungcono kunokuphilaimpiloyakheengenamkhokheli

ISAHLUKO21

1Ndodanayami,wonilena?ungabeusakwenzalokho, kodwacelaukuthethelelwaizonozakhozakuqala

2Balekelaisononjengobusobenyoka,ngokubauma usondelakuso,siyakukuluma;amazinyoaso anjengamazinyoengonyama,ebulalaimiphefumulo yabantu

3Bonkeububibunjengenkembaesikanhlangothizombili, izilondaezingenakuphiliswa

4Ukwethusanokwenzaokubikuyachithaingcebo,kanjalo indluyabaziqhenyayoibeyincithakalo.

5Umkhulekoophumaemlonyeniwompofuufinyelela ezindlebenizikaNkulunkulu,ukwahlulelakwakhekufike masinyane.

6Ozondaukusolwausendleleniyezoni,kephaowesaba uJehovauyazisolangenhliziyoyakhe

7Umuntuokhulumayouyaziwakudenaseduze;kepha umuntuoqondileyouyazilaphoeshelela

8Owakhaindluyakhengemaliyabanyeufananobuthela amatsheethunenilakhe.

9Ibandlalababilinjengombhobhoosongelwendawonye, nokuphelakwabokunjengelangabilomlilo ukubabhubhisa.

10Indlelayezoniyenziwaicacengamatshe,kepha ekugcinenikwayoingumgodiwesihogo

11OgcinaumthethoweNkosiutholaukuqedisisa; lokuphelelakokumesabauJehovakungukuhlakanipha

12Ongahlakaniphileakayikufundiswa,kephakukhona ukuhlakaniphaokwandisaukubaba

13Ulwazilohlakaniphileyoluyavamanjengomfula, nesilulekosakhesinjengomthombowokuphilaohlanzekile. 14Ingaphakathilesiwulalinjengesitshaesiphukileyo,njalo kasilalwazingesikhathisisaphila

15Umaumuntuohlakaniphileyoezwaizwi elihlakaniphileyo,uyakulincoma,enezelekulo,kepha laphoongezwayonongenangqondo,libakubiemehlweni akhe,alilahlengemuva.

16Ukukhulumakwesiwulakunjengomthwaloendleleni, kodwaumusautholakalaezindebenizabahlakaniphileyo 17Babuzaemlonyeniwomuntuohlakaniphileyoebandleni, bacabangisiseamazwiakheenhliziyweniyabo

18Njengendluechithwayo,ukuhlakaniphakuyisiwula, nokwazikwabangenangqondokunjengokukhuluma okungenangqondo

19Ukufundisakweziwulakunjengezibophoezinyaweni nanjengezintamboesandlenisokunene.

20Isiwulasiphakamisaizwilasongokuhleka;kodwa ohlakaniphileyouyehlulekaukumamathekakancane

21Ukufundakunjengomhlobisowegolidekumuntu ohlakaniphileyo,nanjengesongoengalweniyakhe yokunene

22Unyawolwesiwulalufikamasinyaneendlini yomakhelwanewaso,kodwaumuntuonolwaziulenhloni ngaye

23Isiwulasiyalunguzaemnyangoendlini,kepha owondliweuyakumangaphandle

24Kungubuwulabomuntuukulalelaemnyango,kepha ohlakaniphileyouyadabukangehlazo.

25Izindebezabakhulumayoziyakukhulumaokungekona okukubo,kephaamazwiabanengqondoakalwa esilinganisweni.

26Inhliziyoyeziwulaisemlonyeniwaso,kephaumlomo wabahlakaniphileyousezinhliziywenizabo

27LaphoongamesabiuNkulunkuluethukauSathane, uthukaumphefumulowakhe

28Umhlebiungcolisaumphefumulowakhe,uyazondwa nomaphilaphoehlalakhona.

ISAHLUKO22

1Ivilalifaniswanetsheelingcolileyo;yilowonalowo uyakumfebelakubeihlazolakhe

2Ivilalifaniswanokungcolakomquba:wonkeumuntu owuphakamisayouyaxhawulaisandlasakhe

3Umuntuowoniweyouyihlazolikayiseowamzalayo, nendodakazieyisiwulaizalelwaukulahlekelwakwayo.

4Indodakaziehlakaniphileyoiyakulethelaifaendodeni yayo,kephaephihlayoingumsindokayise

5Onesibindiudelelauyisenendodayakhe,kephabobabili bayakuyidelela

6Indabaengavuthwangainjengomculowokulila,kepha imivimbonokuqondisakokuhlakaniphaakuphunyuki.

7Ofundisaisiwulaunjengalowoohlanganisaudengezi, nanjengovusaumuntuebuthongweni.

8Oshumayezaisiwulaukhulumanomuntuebuthongweni; 9Umaabantwanabephilangobuqotho,benakho, bayakusibekelaubuwulababazalibabo

10Kephaabantwanaabazidlayongokudelelwa nangokuswelaukukhuliswabangcolisaizikhuluzezihlobo zabo

11Khalelaniofileyo,ngokubaulahlekelweukukhanya, nikhaleleisiwula,ngokubasisweleukuqonda; ningamkhaleliofileyo,ngokubauyaphumula,kepha ukuphilakwesiwulakubikunokufa

12Izinsukueziyisikhombisaabantubayakulilelaofileyo; kodwangenxayesiwulanomuntuongamesabi uNkulunkuluzonkeizinsukuzokuphilakwakhe.

13Ungakhulumikakhulunesiwula,ungangeni kongenangqondo;mxwaye,funaubenenkathazo, ungangcoliswangobuwulabaso;sukakuso,uyakufumana ukuphumula,ungabeusahlubukaecasulweukuhlanya

14Yinienzimakunomthofu?Lingubaniigamalawo, isiwulana?

15Isihlabathi,nosawoti,nensimbi,kululaukuthwala kunomuntuongenangqondo.

16Njengalokhuizingodoeziboshelweendlini zingenakunyakaziswa,kanjaloinhliziyoeqiniswa ngokululekwaayiyikwesabananini.

17Inhliziyoezinzisweemcabangweniwokuqonda injengokunamekaokuhleodongenilwegalari

18Amabalaabekweendaweniephakemeyoawasoze amelananomoya,kanjaloinhliziyoeyesabekayo emcabangweniwesiwulaayinakumelananokwesaba 19Ohlabaisouyakuwisaizinyembezi; 20Ophonsaitsheezinyoniniuyazihlakaza,nosola umnganewakheuchithaubungane

21Nomauhoshaumnganewakhoinkemba,ungapheli amandla,ngokubakungasekubekhonaukubuyaemuseni

22Umauvuleumlomowakhongomnganewakho, ungesabi;ngokubakungabakhonaukubuyisana, ngaphandlekokusola,nomaukuzidla,nomaukudalula izimfihlo,nomainxebalokukhohlisa;

23Thembekakumakhelwanewakhoebumpofubakhe, ukuzeujabuleebuhlenibakhe;hlalauthembekilekuye

esikhathinisokuhluphekakwakhe,ukuzeubeyindlalifa kanyenayeefenilakhe;ngokubaifaaliyikudelelwanjalo: nomaisicebiesiyisiwulaukubasituswe.

24Njengenkungunentuthuyesithandokuyaphambi komlilo;kanjaloukuthukaphambikwegazi

25Angiyikubanamahloniukuvikelaumnganewami;futhi ngekengizifihlekuye

26Umakwenzekakimiokubingaye,yilowonalowo ozwayouyakumxwaya.

27Ngubanioyakumisaumlindophambikomlomowami, nophawulokuhlakaniphaezindebenizami,ukuze ngingahlengiwekubo,nolimilwamilungangichithi,na?

ISAHLUKO23

1ONkosi,BabanoMbusiwempiloyamiyonke, ungangishiyiemalulekweniabo,futhiungangivumeli ngiwengawo.

2Ngubaniongabekaiziswebhuphezukwemicabangoyami, nesiyalosokuhlakaniphaphezukwenhliziyoyamina? ukuzebangangihawukelingokungazikwami,kungadluli ezonwenizami;

3Hlezekwandeukungazikwami,nezonozamizande ekubhujiswenikwami,ngiwephambikwezithazami, sithokozeisithasamingami,esithembalasolikudenomusa wakho

4ONkosi,BabafuthiNkulunkuluwempiloyami, unganginikiukubukekaokuzidlayo,kodwaufulathele izincekuzakhoingqondoyokuzidlanjalo

5Sukakimiamathembaayizekanyenenkanuko,futhi uyomsekelaofisaukukukhonzanjalo

6Ukuhahakwesisu,nenkanukoyenyama makungangibambi;unganginikeliincekuyakho ebuhlungwini

7Zwanini,bantwana,ukulayakomlomo;

8Isonisiyakushiywaebuwulabaso;okhulumakabi nozidlayobayakuwangabo

9Ungajwayeliumlomowakhoinhlamba;futhi ungasebenzisiigamaloNgcwele

10Ngokubanjengesigqilaesishaywanjaloakuyikuba nasici;

11Umuntuofungakakhuluuyakugcwalaububi,futhiisifo asiyikusukaendliniyakhe;umaona,isonosakhesiphezu kwakhe;umaengasivumiisonosakhe,wenzaicala eliphindwekabili;umaefungangeze,akayikubamsulwa, kephaindluyakheiyakugcwalaizinhlekelele

12Kukhonaizwielembesweukufa:UNkulunkulu makenzeukubalingafunyanwaefenilikaJakobe;ngokuba zonkelezizintoziyakubakudekwabangcwele,futhi abayikugugaezonwenizabo.

13Ungasebenzisiumlomowakhoekufungeni okugobhozayo,ngobakuyoilizwilesono

14Khumbulauyihlononyoko,laphouhleziphakathi kwezikhuluUngakhohlwaphambikwabo,ukuzeube yisiwulangokwesikolakho,ufisesengathingabe awuzalwanga,uluqalekiseusukulokuzalwakwakho.

15Umuntuojwayeleukukhulumakabiakasozeaguqulwa zonkeizinsukuzokuphilakwakhe

16Izinhloboezimbilizabantuzandisaisono,kanti okwesithathukuzolethaulaka;umoyaoshisayo unjengomliloovuthayo,ongacimikuzekubeuqothulwa; isifebeemzimbeniwenyamayakheasiyikuyekakuzekube yilaphosokhelaumliloumlilo

17Sonkeisinkwasimnandikwisifebe,asiyikuyekasize sife

18Umuntuowephulaumshado,eshonjaloenhliziyweni yakheukuthi:“Ngubaniongibonayona?Ngizungezwe ubumnyama,izindongazingizungezile,futhiakekho ongibonayo;yiniokufanelengesabe?oPhezukonke akayikukhumbulaizonozami;

19Umuntuonjalowesabaamehloabantukuphela,futhi akaziukuthiamehlokaJehovaakhanyangokuphindwe kazinkulungwaneeziyishumikunelanga,ebonazonke izindlelazabantu,futhieqaphelaizimfihlo

20Wayazizonkeizintozingakadalwa;kanjalofuthiemva kokubasebephelelisiwewababhekabonke

21Lomuntuuyakujeziswaezitaladinizomuzi,nalapho engayiboniuyakubanjwa.

22Kuyakubanjalonomfazioshiyaindodayakhe,angenise indlalifangomunye

23NgokubaokokuqalaweqileumthethowoPhezukonke; futhiokwesibili,wonileendodeniyakhe;okwesithathu uphingilewazalaenyeindoda

24Uyakukhishelwaebandleni,kuphenywekubantwana bakhe

25Abantwanabakheabayikumila,namagatshaawoangeke athele.

26Uyakushiyainkumbuloyakheukubaiqalekiswe, nesihlambasakheasiyikusulwa

27Futhilaboabaselebayokwaziukuthiakukholutho olungconokunokwesabaiNkosi,futhiukuthiakukholutho olumnandikunokulalelaimiyaloyeNkosi

28KuyinkazimuloenkuluukulandelauJehova, nokwamukelwanguyekuyimpiloende

ISAHLUKO24

1Ukuhlakaniphakuyakuzibonga,kuzibongephakathi kwabantubakho.

2EbandleniloPhezukonkeliyawuvulaumlomowalo, lijabulephambikwamandlaakhe.

3NgaphumaemlonyeniwoPhezukonke,ngasibekela umhlabanjengefu

4Ngahlalaezindawenieziphakemeyo,nesihlalosami sobukhosisisensikeniyefu

5Minangedwangazungezaukuzungezakwezulu, ngahambaekujulenikotwa.

6Emagagasiniolwandlenasemhlabeniwonke,nakuzo zonkeizizwenezizwe,ngatholaifa

7Ngazozonkelezingafunaukuphumula,futhingizohlala efenilikabanina?

8NgakhouMdaliwazozonkeizintowanginikaumyalo, futhiyenaowangimisaitabernakelelami,futhiwathi: IndawoyakhoyokuhlalamayibekwaJakobe,nefalakho kwa-Israyeli

9Wangidalakwasekuqaleniumhlabaungakafiki,futhi angisozengaphela

10Ngakhonzaetendenielingcwelephambikwakhe; kanjalongaqiniswaeSiyoni.

11Ngokunjalowangiphumuzaemziniothandekayo, lamandlaamieJerusalema

12Ngagxilisaizimpandephakathikwabantu abahloniphekayo,isabelosefaleNkosi

13NgaphakanyiswanjengomsedarieLebanoni, nanjengomsayipuresiezintabenizaseHermoni.

14Ngaphakanyiswanjengesundue-Eni-Gadi,neroses eJeriko,njengomnqumoomuhleensiminienhle,ngamila njengomtholongasemanzini.

15Ngakhiphaiphungaelimnandielinjengesinamoni neaspalathu,ngakhiphaiphungaelimnandinjengemure* elimnandi,negalebhano,neshohamu,nestorakisi, nanjengenhlakayempephoetabernakele

16Njengomuthiweturpentinengelulaamagatshaami,futhi amagatshaamiangamagatshaodumonomusa.

17Njengomviningathelaiphungaelimnandi,nezimbali zamiziyizithelozodumonengcebo

18Minanginguninawothandooluhle,nokwesaba,nokwazi, nethembaelingcwele;

19Wozanikimininanonkeenifisayongami,nizigcwalise ngezithelozami.

20Ngokubaisikhumbuzosamisimnandikunezinyosi,nefa lamikunekhekhebalezinyosi

21Abangidlayobasalamba,nabangiphuzayobasazokoma.

22Ongilalelayokasozeajabhiswe,lalaboabasebenza ngamikabayikwenzaiphutha

23Konkelokhukuyincwadiyesivumelwano sikaNkulunkuluoPhezukonke,umthethouMoseawuyala kubeyifakuwoamabandlakaJakobe.

24NingadangaliukubanamandlaeNkosini;ukuzealiqinise, ninamathelekuye,ngokubauJehovaSebawoti unguNkulunkuluyedwa,akakhoomunyeumsindisi ngaphandlekwakhe.

25Ugcwalisazonkeizintongokuhlakaniphakwakhe, njengoFisoninanjengeTigrisingesikhathisezithelo ezintsha

26WenzaukuqondakuvamenjengoMfulananjengeJordani ngesikhathisokuvuna.

27Wenzaimfundisoyolwaziibonakalenjengokukhanya, nanjengeGeonngesikhathisokuvuna

28Indodayokuqalakayimazingokupheleleyo;

29Ngokubaimicabangoyawominingikunolwandle, namaceboawoajulilekunotwaolukhulu

30Ngaphumanjengomfulaemfuleni,nanjengomsele ongenaensimini

31Ngathi:Ngizakuniselaisivandesamiesihlekakhulu, ngithelelekakhuluumbhedewamiwensimu;khangela-ke, umfulawamiwabangumfula,lomfulawamiwaba lulwandle

32Ngisezakwenzaimfundisoikhanyenjengokusa,njalo ngizakuthumelaukukhanyakwayokhatshana

33Ngisezathululaimfundisonjengesiprofetho,ngitshiye kuzozonkeizizukulwanakuzekubenininini.

34Bheka,angisebenzelangaminangedwa,kodwa ngisebenzelabonkeabafunaukuhlakanipha

ISAHLUKO25

1Ezintweniezintathungabamuhle,ngemangimuhle phambikukaNkulunkulunakubantu:ubunyebabazalwane, uthandolomakhelwane,indodanomfaziabavumelana ndawonye.

2Abantuabathathuumphefumulowamiuyabazonda,futhi ngicasukilekakhulungokuphilakwabo:ompofuozidlayo, onothileyoonamanga,nesiphingiesizidlayo.

3Umaungabuthangaluthoebushenibakho,ungakufumana kanjaniuthoezinsukwinizakhona?

4Yekaukuthikuhlekangakananiukwahlulelaezimvini ezimpunga,nakubantuabadalaukwaziiseluleko!

5Oyekaukuthikuhlekangakananiukuhlakanipha kwabantuabadala,kanyenokuqondanokwelulekakubantu abahloniphekile.

6Umqhelewamaxheguunolwazioluningi,nokwesaba uNkulunkulukuludumolwawo

7Kukhonaizintoeziyisishiyagalolunyeengizinqumele enhliziyweniyamiukuthiziyintokozo,neshumi ngizakukhulumangolimilwami:Umuntuojabulayo kubantwanabakhe;futhiophilayoukuzeaboneukuwa kwesithasakhe

8Ulungileohlalanomfazionengqondo,ongasheleliolimini lwakhe,nongakhonziumuntuongafanelekikunaye;

9Ulungilelowoofumeneukuhlakanipha,nokhuluma ezindlebenizalaboabalalelayo

10Yekaukuthimkhulukangakananilowoothola ukuhlakanipha!nokhoakakhoowesabauJehovangaphezu kwakhe

11KodwauthandolweNkosiludlulazonkeizinto ekukhanyeni;

12UkumesabauJehovakungukuqalakothandolwakhe, lokukholwakungukuqalakokunamathelakuye.

13Nginikeniinhluphongaphandlekwenhlupheko yenhliziyo,lobayibuphiububi,kodwaububibowesifazana;

14Nomayikuphiukuhlupheka,kodwausizioluvela kwabangizondayo,nanomayikuphiukuziphindiselela, kodwaimpindiseloyezitha

15Alikhoikhandangaphezukwekhandalenyoka;futhi akukhoulakaolungaphezukolakalwesitha

16Kungconongihlalenengonyamanodrakokunokuba ngihlalenowesifazaneokhohlakele

17Ububibowesifazanebuguqulaubusobakhe,bube mnyamaubusobakhenjengendwanguyesaka.

18Indodayakheiyakuhlalanomakhelwanebayo;lapho elizwayolizabubulakamunyu

19Bonkeububibuncaneebubinibowesifazane;isabelo sesonimasibephezukwakhe.

20Njengokwenyukaindlelaenesihlabathiezinyaweni zabadala,unjaloumfaziogcweleamazwiendodeni enokuthula

21Ungakhubekingobuhlebowesifazane,ungafisi ukuthokozakwakhe.

22Owesifazananxaondlaindodayakhe,ugcwele ukuthukuthela,lokungahloniphi,lenhlambaenkulu

23Owesifazanaomubiunciphisaisibindi,obangelaubuso obunzimanenhliziyoedabukileyo;

24Kowesifazanakwavelaukuqalakwesono,njalongaye sonkesiyafa.

25Unganikiamanziindlela;nowesifazaneomubi nenkululekoyokuphumelangaphandle

26Umaengahambingendlelaothandangayo,mnqume enyameniyakho,umnikeincwadiyesahlukaniso,umyeke ahambe

ISAHLUKO26

1Ibusisiweindodaonomfaziomuhle,ngokubaumumo wezinsukuzayouphindwekabili

2Owesifazanaolungileyouthokozisaindodayakhe,njalo izagcwalisaiminyakayokuphilakwayongokuthula.

3Umfaziomuhleuyisabeloesihle,esinikelwa njengesabelosabamesabayouJehova

4Nomaumuntuecebilenomaempofu,umaenenhliziyo enhlekuJehova,uyakuthokozangobusoobunenjabulo ngasosonkeisikhathi.

5Kukhonaizintoezintathuezizesabayoinhliziyoyami; nangesesinengesabakakhulu:inhleboyomuzi, nokubuthanakwesixukuesingalawuleki,nokuqamba amanga;konkelokhukubikunokufa

6Kodwausizilwenhliziyolosizilungowesifazana olesikhwelengomunyeowesifazana,lesiswebhusolimi esihlanganalabobonke

7Umfaziomubiuyijokaelinyakaziswangaphanangapha;

8Owesifazanaodakiweyolombelethibabangaintukuthelo enkulu,njalokayikusibekelaihlazolakhe

9Ubufebebowesifazanabungaziwangokuzidlakwakhe langezinkophezakhe.

10Umaindodakaziyakhoingenamahloni,yigcine,funa ihlukunyezwengokukhuluphelekakhulu

11Qaphelaisoelingaboniyo,ungamangaliumaonakuwe.

12Iyawuvulaumlomowayonjengesihambiesomileyo, laphoifumanaumthombo,inathekuwowonkeamanzi eduzekwayo;

13Umusawomfaziujabulisaindodayakhe,nokuqonda kwakhekuyakukhuluphalisaamathamboayo.

14OwesifazaneothuleyoonothandouyisiphosikaJehova; futhiayikhointoebalulekekakhulunjengomqondo ofundiswekahle

15Owesifazaneonamahloninothembekileungumusa ophindwekabili,futhiingqondoyakheyezwekazi ayinakwaziswa

16Njengelangaekuphumenikwaloemazulwini;kanjalo nobuhlebomfaziomuhleekuhleleniumuziwakhe 17Njengobaukukhanyakuphezukothilwesibani olungcwele;bunjaloubuhlebobusoeminyakeniyobudala 18Njengezinsikazegolidephezukwezisekelozesiliva; zinjaloizinyawoezinhlengenhliziyoengaguqukiyo.

19Ndodanayami,gcinaimbaliyeminyakayakhoiphilile; unganikiabezizweamandlaakho

20Nxausuzuzeimfuyokuyoyonkeinsimu,yihlwanyele nembewuyakho,uthembeleebuhlenibesithombosakho 21Ngakho-keisizwesakhoosishiyayosiyakubasikhulu, sinethembalokuphumakwabookuhle.

22Isifebesiyakuthiwangamathe;kephaowesifazana oganiweyoungumbhoshongoomelenenokufaendodeni yakhe.

23Owesifazanaomubiuphiwaindodaembinjengesabelo, kodwaowesifazanaoqothouphiwaowesabauJehova

24Owesifazanaongelangqondouyadelelaihlazo,kodwa owesifazanaoqothouyayihloniphaindodayakhe

25Owesifazaneonamahloniuyakubalelwanjengenja; kephaonamahloniuyamesabauJehova.

26Owesifazanaohloniphaindodayakheuzakwahlulelwa ukuthiuhlakaniphileyibobonke;kephaoyidelelayo ngokuzigqajakwayouyakubalelwakubobonke.

27Owesifazaneokhalelaphezulunokuthethiswa kuyofunwaukuzekuxoshweizitha

28Kukhonaizintoezimbiliezidabukisainhliziyoyami; neyesithathuiyangithukuthelisa:umuntuwempi ohluphekayo;namadodaahlakaniphileyoangabekwanga; nobuyelaekulungeni,abuyeleesonweni;onjalouJehova umlungiselainkemba

29Umthengisikayikubalulaukuzibambaekwenzeniokubi; futhiihucksterngekeakhululweesonweni.

1Abaningibonilengentoencane;nalowoofunainala uyosusaamehloakhe

2Njengesikhonkwanesinamathelaphakathi kwezihlanganisozamatshe;kanjaloisonosiyanamathela phakathikokuthenganokuthengisa

3UmaumuntuengazibambeliekumesabeniuJehova,indlu yakheiyakuchithwamasinyane.

4Njengalaphoehlungwangesihlungo,umqubauyasala; kanjalonokungcolakomuntuenkulumeniyakhe

5Izikoliyavivinyaizitshazombumbi;ngakhoukulingwa komuntukusekucabangenikwakhe

6Isithelosiyashoumaisihlahlasesilungisiwe;unjalo amazwiokuzidlaenhliziyweniyomuntu.

7Ungadumisimuntuungakamuzwaekhuluma;ngokuba lokhukuwuvivinyolwabantu

8Umaulandelaukulunga,uyakumzuza,umembathe njengenguboendeekhazimulayo

9Izinyoniziyakuphendukelakokufanakwazo;kanjalo iqinisoliyobuyelakulaboabenzakulo.

10Njengengonyamaiqamekelaimpango;kanjaloisono kulaboabenzaokubi.

11InkulumoyomuntuowesabauNkulunkulu inokuhlakaniphanjalo;kodwaisiwulasiyaguquka njengenyanga

12Umauphakathikweziwula,gcinaisikhathi;kodwaube phakathikwabantuabaqedisisayonjalonjalo

13Inkulumoyeziwulaiyacika,nomdlalowazouyisichitho sesono

14Inkulumoyofungayokakhuluyenzaizinweleziqonde; futhiukuxabanakwabokwenzaumuntuavaleizindlebe zakhe

15Ukuxabanakwabaziqhenyayokungukuchithaigazi, lezithukozabozibuhlunguezindlebeni.

16Ombulaizimfihlakaloulahlekelwaudumo;futhi akasozeatholaumnganeengqondweniyakhe

17Thandaumnganewakho,uthembekekuye;

18Ngokubanjengalokhuumuntuechithaisithasakhe; kanjaloulahlekelweuthandolomakhelwanewakho

19Njengodedelainyoniesandlenisakhe,umkhulule kanjaloumakhelwanewakho,ungamtholi

20Ningabenisamlandela,ngokubaukude;unjengensephe ephunyukileyoogibeni.

21Ngokuqondenenenxeba,lingaseliboshwe;emva kokuthukakubekhonaukubuyisana,kephaothengisa okuyimfihloakanathemba.

22Ocwayizangamehlowenzaokubi,nomaziyouyakusuka kuye

23Laphoukhona,iyokhulumakamnandi,ibabazeamazwi akho;

24Ngizizondileizintoeziningi,kodwaakukho okunjengaye;ngokubauJehovauyakumzonda.

25Ophonsaitshephezuluuliphonsaekhandalakhe; nokushaywaokukhohlisayokuyakwenzaamanxeba

26Ombaumgodiuyakweyelakuwo,nobekaugibe uyakubanjwakuwo

27Owenzaokubikuyakwehlela,angazilaphokuvela khona.

28Ukuhlekanokuhlambalazakuvelakwabazidlayo;kepha impindiseloiyabaqamekelanjengengonyama

29Abathokozangokuwakwabalungileyobayakubanjwa ogibeni;usiziluyakubaqedabengakafi

30Ububinolaka,lokhukuyisinengiso;nomuntuoyisoni uyakubanakhokokubili

ISAHLUKO28

1LowoophindiselayouyotholaimpindiseloeNkosini, futhingokuqinisekileuyogcinaizonozakhe esikhumbuzweni

2Thethelelaumakhelwanewakhoububiakwenzekuwe, ukuzeizonozakhozithethelelwelaphoukhuleka

3Umuntuunenzondongomunye,aceleintethelelo kuJehovana?

4Akahawukeliumuntuofananaye,azicelele ukuthethelelwaizonozakhena?

5Umaongowenyamaekhulisainzondo,ngubani oyakuncengaukubaathethelelweizonozakhena?

6Khumbulaukuphelakwakho,bupheleubutha;khumbula ukonakalanokufa,futhiuhlaleemiyalweni.

7Khumbulaimiyalo,ungathwaliumakhelwanewakho okubi;

8Yekaniukuxabana,ninciphiseizonozenu,ngokuba umuntuonolakauyavusaukuxabana,

9Umuntuoyisoniuphazamisaabangani,uphikisana nabanokuthula.

10Njengendabayomlilo,injaloukuvutha; nangokwengceboyakheulakalwakheluyakhuphuka;futhi laphobebanamandlaabaphikisanayo,yilaphobezovutha khona

11Umbangoosheshayouphembaumlilo,nokulwa ngamawalakuchithaigazi

12Umaufuthainhlansi,iyakuvutha;umauyikhafulela, iyakucinywa;kuphumekokubiliemlonyeniwakho.

13Baqalekiseniabahlebayonabanolimiolumbili,ngokuba abanjalobabhubhiseabaningiababenokuthula

14Ulimioluhlebayoluphazamiseabaningi,lwabaxosha esizwenibayekwesinyeisizwe;lubhidlizileimizi enamandla,lwabhidlizaizindluzabakhulu

15Ulimioluhlebayoluxoshileabesifazaneabalungileyo, lwabaphucaumshikashikawabo

16Olalelayokasozeakutholeukuphumula,njalokasoze ahlalengokuthula.

17Ukushaywakwesiswebhukuyalimazaenyameni,kepha ukushaywakolimikwaphulaamathambo

18Abaningibawangosikolwenkemba,kodwaababaningi abawangolimi

19Uhleovikelwayongobuthibayo;ongalikhiphangaijoka, ongaboshiwengangezibophozalo.

20Ngokubaijokalawoliyijokalensimbi,nezibophozawo ziyizibophozethusi

21Ukufakwawokungukufaokubi,ithunabelingcono kunalo

22Akuyikubusaphezukwalaboabamesabayo uNkulunkulu,futhiabayikushiswailangabilakho.

23AbayishiyayoiNkosibayakuwelakulo;uyakuvutha kuzo,ungacimi;liyakuthunyelwaphezukwabo njengengonyama,libadlenjengengwe.

24Bhekaukuthiubiyeleimpahlayakhongameva,ubophe isilivalakhonegolidelakho,

25Kalaamazwiakhongesilinganiso,wenzeleumlomo wakhoumnyangonomgoqo

26Qaphelaukuthiungashelelikuyo,funauwephambi komqamekeli.

1Onomusauyobolekaumakhelwanewakhe;noqinisa isandlasakheugcinaimiyalo

2Bolekaumakhelwanewakhongesikhathisokuswela kwakhe,futhiumbuyiseleumakhelwanewakho ngesikhathiesifaneleyo

3Gcinaizwilakho,futhiusebenzengokwethembekakuye, futhiuyohlalautholaintoedingekayokuwe.

4Abaningi,laphobebolekiwe,bathisekutholakele, babafakaosiziniababasizayo

5azeasamukele,angaisandlasomuntu;nangemali yomakhelwanewakheuyakukhulumangokuzithoba,kepha laphoebuyisela,uyakwandisaisikhathi,abuyiseleamazwi osizi,akhonondengesikhathi.

6Umainqoba,iyakubakalukhuniinxenye,ibalekungathi iyitholile;umakungenjalo,iyiphucileimaliyayo,izizuzele isithangaphandlekwesizathu;imbuyiselangesiqalekiso nangesiqalekisoizinsimbi;futhingenxayodumo uyomnikaihlazo

7Ngakho-keabaningibenqabileukutshelekaabanye abantuokubi,besabaukuphanjwa

8Kephayibanesinekengomuntuompofu,ungalibali ukumhawukela.

9Sizaompofungenxayomthetho,ungamhlukumezi ngenxayobumpofubakhe

10Ulahlekelweyimaliyakhongomfowenukanye nomnganewakho,futhiungayivumeliiglengaphansi kwetsheukubailahleke

11ZibekeleingceboyakhongokwemiyaloyoPhezukonke, kuyakulethainzuzoenkulukunegolide

12Valaiminikeloyomusaezinqolobanenizakho, ikukhululekulolonkeusizi

13Kuyakulwelakuwenanezithazakhokangcono kunesihlanguesinamandlanomkhontoonamandla.

14Umuntuolungileyouyisibambisosomakhelwanewakhe, kephaonesikhweleuyamshiya

15Ungakhohlwaubunganebesibambisosakho,ngokuba unikelengokuphilakwakhengenxayakho

16Isonisichithaifaelihlelesibambisosaso;

17Futhilowoongabongiyouyomshiyaengozini owamkhululayo

18Inkohlisoiyeyadilizaabantuabaningiabahle, yabazamazamisanjengamagagasiolwandle;

19UmuntuomubioweqaimiyalokaJehovauwela esibambiso;

20Sizaumakhelwanewakhongokwamandlaakho,futhi uqapheleukubawenangokwakhoungawelikukho

21Ukuphilakuqalangamanzi,nesinkwa,nezingubo, nendluyokusibekelaihlazo.

22Ingconoimpiloyompofuendliniencanekunentokozo endliniyomunyeumuntu

23Kungakhathalisekiukuthikuncanenomakukhulu,yeka wena,funauzweihlazolendluyakho

24Ngobakuyimpiloebuhlunguukuyaendliningendlu;

25Uyakujabulisa,wenzeidili,ungabongi;phezukwalokho uyakuzwaamazwiababayo

26Wozawenamfokazi,ungilungiseleitafula,ungiphakele lokhoosulungisileyo.

27Wenamfokazi,mnikeindawoyodumo;umfowethu uyezaukuzolalisa,futhingisweleindluyami

28Lezizintozinzimakumuntuonengqondo;ukusolwa kwendlu,nokuhlambalazaobolekisayo

ISAHLUKO30

1Othandaindodanayakheuyiphathakaningiinduku, ukuzeabenenjabulokuyoekugcineni

2Ojezisaindodanayakheuyakubanenjabulokuyo, athokozengayophakathikwabazanayo.

3Ofundisaindodanayakheudabukisaisitha,naphambi kwabanganebakheuyathokozangayo

4Nomauyiseefa,unjengokungathiakafanga,ngokuba ushiyeonjengayeemvakwakhe

5Esaphilawambonafuthiwajabulangaye,futhilaphoefa akazangeadabuke.

6Washiyaemvakwakheumphindiseliezithenizakhe, nobuyiselaumusakubanganebakhe

7Oweqisaindodanayakheuyakubophaamanxebaakhe; izibilinizakheziyakuthuthumelakukhokonkeukukhala

8Ihhashielingaphulwalibalukhuni;

9Qhudelaumntwanawakho,futhiuyokwethusa,dlala ngaye,futhiuyokwenzaubelusizi

10Ungahlekinaye,funaubenosizinaye,funauququde amazinyoekugcineni.

11Ungamnikiukukhululekaebushenibakhe,ungabushayi amehloubuwulabakhe.

12Ugobiseintamoyakheesemncane,umshayeemaceleni esengumntwana,funaabenenkani,angakulaleli,alethe usizienhliziyweniyakho

13Yithethiseindodanayakho,uyibambe,funaukukhanuka kwayokubeyisikhubekisokuwe

14Ungconoompofu,oqondileyonoqinilengokomthetho, kunesicebiesihluphekayoemzimbeni

15Impilonobuhlebomzimbakungaphezukwegolidelonke, nomzimbaonamandlangaphezukwengceboengapheli.

16Kayikhoingceboedlulaumzimbaophilayo,njalo kayikhointokozoedlulaintokozoyenhliziyo

17Ukufakungconokunokuphilaokumunyunokugula njalo.

18Okumnandiokuthelwaemlonyeniovaliweyo kunjengokudlakwenyamaebekwephezukwethuna.

19Kunanzuzoniukunikelwakwesithombena?ngoba alinakudla,alihogeli:unjaloozingelwanguJehova

20Ubonangamehloakhe,abubule,njengomthenwaogone intombi,ebubula

21Unganikeliekhandalakhoebubini,ungazihluphi ngecebolakho.

22Ukuthokozakwenhliziyokungukuphilakomuntu, nokujabulakomuntukwandisaizinsukuzakhe

23Thandaumphefumulowakho,uyiduduzeinhliziyo yakho,susausizikuwe,ngokubausizilubuleleabaningi, akukho-nzuzokukho

24Umhawunolakakufinyezaukuphila,nokukhathazeka kuvezaukuphilangaphambikwesikhathi

25Inhliziyoethokozayonenhleiyakunakaukudlanokudla kwayo.

ISAHLUKO31

1Ukulangazelelaingcebokuyayidlainyama,nokunaka kwayokuchithaubuthongo

2Ukuqaphaakuyikumyekaumuntuozele,njengobaisifo esibisibhidlizaubuthongo, 3Ocebileyounomsebenziomkhuluwokubuthelaingcebo; nalaphoephumula,uyasuthangezibilibocozakhe.

4Ompofuuyasebenzaebumpofubakhe;nalaphoeyeka, usaswele

5Othandaigolideakayikulungisiswa,nolandelaukonakala uyokwaneliswayikho

6Igolideliyincithakaloyabaningi,nokubhujiswakwabo sekukhona.

7Kuyisikhubekisokwabayihlabelayo,nazozonkeiziwula ziyakubanjwangakho

8Ubusisiweonothileyoofunyanwaengenasici,engazange alandeleigolide

9Ungubani?siyakuthiubusisiwe,ngokubaizimangaliso azenzilephakathikwabantubakhe.

10Ngubaniowavivinywangakho,wafunyanwaengenasici na?khona-kemakazidumiseNgubaniongakhubekisa, angonina?nomawenzeokubi,ungakwenzina?

11Impahlayakheizaqiniswa,lenhlanganoizamemezela umusawakhe

12Umauhlezietafulenilokudla,ungahahelikulo,ungasho ukuthi:'Kuningiphezukwalo'

13Khumbulaukuthiisoelibilibi;ngakho-keliyakhala ngezikhathizonke.

14Ungaseluliisandlasakholaphosibhekakhona, ungasifakinayeesitsheni.

15Ungahluleliumakhelwanewakhouwedwa,uhlakaniphe ezintwenizonke

16Yidlanjengokufaneleumuntulokhookubekwaphambi kwakho;udleinothi,funauzondwe.

17Yekanikuqalangenxayokuziphatha;futhiunganeliseki, funaukhubeke

18Laphouhleziphakathikwabaningi,ungangenisiisandla sakhokuqala;

19Okuncanekuyamanelaumuntuowondlekekahle,futhi akafinyeleliemoyeniwakheembhedeniwakhe

20Ubuthongoobuhlebufikangokudlaokungenamsoco, uvukaekuseni,ingqondoyakheinaye,kephaubuhlungu bokubuka,nobuhlungubesisu,kumuntuongasuthiyo.

21Futhiumauphoqelelweukubaudle,sukuma,uphume, uhlanze,futhiuzophumula.

22Ndodanayami,ngizwe,ungangideleli,futhiekugcineni uyakufumananjengokushokwamikuwe;phuthuma emisebenziniyakhoyonke;

23Onikelayoekudlenikwakhe,abantubayakukhuluma kahlengaye;futhiumbikowokugcinwakwakhekahle kwendluuyokholakala.

24Kephaumuziwonkeuyakububulangayeodlaukudla kwakhe;nobufakazibobudedengubakhe abuyikungatshazwangabo.

25Ungabonisiubuqhawebakhoewayinini;ngobaiwayini lichitheabanengi

26Isithandosivivinyaumphethongokucwiliswa;

27Iwayinilinjengokuphilakumuntu,umaliphuzwa ngokulinganiselayo;pho,iyiniimpiloyomuntu ongenawayinina?ngobawenzelweukujabulisaabantu.

28Iwayinielidakwengokulingana,ngesikhathiesifaneleyo lilethaintokozoyenhliziyo,nokwenamakwenhliziyo;

29Kodwaiwayinielidakwengokudlulelelibangaumunyu enhliziyweni,ngokuxabananokuxabana

30Ukudakwakwandisaukufuthekakwesiwulasizesone; kunciphisaamandla,kwenzeamanxeba.

31Ungamkhuziumakhelwanewakhoewayinini, ungamdeleliekujabulenikwakhe,ungamthuki, ungamcindezelingokumncengaukubaanathe.

ISAHLUKO32

1Umawenziwaumphathiwedili,ungaziphakamisi,kodwa yibaphakathikwabonjengomunyewabanye;nizinakekele, nihlalephansi

2Futhilaphousuwenzileumsebenziwakhowonke,thatha indawoyakho,ukuzeujabulenabo,futhiwamukele umqhelengokuhlelakwakhokahlekomkhosi

3Khulumawenaumdala,ngobakufanele,kodwa ngokuqondaokuphilayo;futhiungavimbeliumculo

4Ungathululiamazwilaphokukhonaumhlabeleli, ungabonisiukuhlakaniphakusenesikhathi.

5Ikhonsathiyomculoedilinilewayiniinjengendandatho yetshelegolideelibekwengegolide

6Njengendandathoyesimaragiduesimiswenisegolide, unjalouhubolokubethwangewayinielimnandi

7Khuluma,nsizwa,umaukuswela;

8Inkulumoyakhomayibeyifushane,iqondeokuningi ngamafishana;ubenjengomuntuowaziyokodwaabambe ulimilwakhe

9Umauphakathikwabakhulu,ungazilinganisinabo;futhi laphoamadodaasenduloekhona,ungasebenzisiamagama amaningi.

10Ngaphambikokudumakombani;phambikobuso obunamahlonikuyakuvelaumusa

11Vukaekuseni,ungabingabokugcina;kodwabuyela ekhayangaphandlekokulibala.

12Thathalaphoukuzilibazisakwakho,wenze okuthandayo,kodwaungoningokuzidla

13Futhingenxayalezizintombusisalowoowakwenza, futhiukugcwalisengezintozakheezinhle

14OmesabayouJehovauyakwamukelaukulaywakwakhe; lalaboabamfunayoekusenibazatholaumusa

15Ofunaumthethouyakugcwaliswangawo,kepha umzenzisiuyakukhubekangawo.

16AbamesabayouJehovabayakufumanaukwahlulelwa, baphembeukulunganjengokukhanya

17Umuntuowonayoakayikusolwa,kephautholaizaba ngokwentandoyakhe

18Umuntuonokwelulekwauyocabangela;kephaumuntu ongaziwanozidlayoakesabiukwesaba,nalaphoenza ngokungalulekikwakhe

19Ungenziluthongaphandlekokululekwa;futhinxa usukwenzilekanye,ungaphenduki.

20Ungahambingendlelaongawelakuyo,ungakhubeki phakathikwamatshe

21Ungabilesibindingendlelaesobala.

22Qaphelaabantwanabakho

23Thembaumphefumulowakhokuwowonkeumsebenzi omuhle;ngokubalokhukungukugcinaimiyalo.

24OkholwayiNkosiuyawulalelaumyalo;nomethembayo akayikubhekananokubi

ISAHLUKO33

1OwesabauJehovaakayikwehlelwaokubi;kepha ekulingweniuyakubuyeamkhulule

2Umuntuohlakaniphileyoakawuzondiumthetho;kepha ongumzenzisikulounjengomkhumbiovunguzayo.

3Umuntuohlakaniphileyowethembaumthetho; nomthethouthembekilekuyenjengesiphrofetho

4Lungisaoyakukusho,khonauyakuzwakala;bopha ukulaywa,beseuphendula

5Inhliziyoyesiwulainjengesondolenqola;futhi imicabangoyakheifanane-asieginqikayo

6Ihhashieliyinkunzilinjengomnganeoklolodayo,likhala ngaphansikwabahleziphezukwalo

7Kunganiolunyeusukuludlulaolunye,njengoba ukukhanyakwezinsukuzonkeonyakenikungokwelangana?

8NgokwazikweNkosibahlukaniswa;yaguqulaizikhathi nemikhosi

9Ezinyezazowazenzaizinsukueziphakemeyo, wazingcwelisa,ezinyezazowazenzaizinsukuezivamile

10Futhibonkeabantubavelaemhlabathini,futhiu-Adamu wadalwaemhlabeni.

11NgolwazioluningiuJehovaubahlukanisile,wenza izindlelazabozahluka

12Abanyekuboubabusisilewabaphakamisa,abanyekubo wabangcwelisa,wabasondezakuye,kephaabanyekubo ubaqalekisile,wabathobisa,wasukaezindawenizabo

13Njengobaubumbalusesandlenisombumbiukulwenza ngokuthandakwakhe,kanjaloumuntuusesandleni somenzileukubaamnikelokhoakuthandayo

14Okuhlekumelananobubi,nokuphilakumelananokufa; 15NgakhobhekanizonkeizenzozoPhezukonke;futhi kukhonaababilinababili,omunyengokumelenenomunye.

16Ekugcineningavukanjengobuthangemvakwabavuni bomvini;

17Qaphelaniukuthiangisebenzelangaminangedwa, kodwalabobonkeabafunaukufunda.

18Ngizweni,ninazikhuluzabantu,nilalelengezindlebe zenu,ninabaphathibenhlangano

19Unganikiindodanayakhonomkakho,umfowenu nomnganewakho,ukubaabusephezukwakhousaphila, unganikiomunyeimpahlayakho;

20Zonkeizinsukuusaphila,unomphefumulokuwe, ungazinikelikunomaubani

21Ngobakungconoukuthiabantwanabakhobafunekuwe, kulokuthiumephambikwabo.

22Zigcinekuweubukhulukuzozonkeizenzozakho; ungashiyiibalaebukhosinibakho.

23Ngesikhathisokuphelakwezinsukuzakho,uqede ukuphilakwakho,wabeleifalakho

24Ifolishi,nenduku,nemithwalokungokwembongolo; nesinkwa,nokuqondisa,nomsebenzi,okwenceku

25Umauvumelaincekuyakhoukubaisebenze, uyakufumanaukuphumula,kephaumauyiyekaukuba ingasebenzi,iyakufunaukukhululeka

26Ijokanentamokuyikhothamisaintamo; 27Mthumeniukubaasebenze,angavilaphi;ngoba ukuvilaphakufundisaububiobuningi

28Mfakeniemsebenzininjengokumfaneleyo;uma engalaleli,bophaniizibophoezinzimakakhulu.

29Kodwalingabingokweqisakomunye;futhingaphandle kokuqondaningenzilutho

30Umaunenceku,mayibekuwenjengalokhuuzithanda wena,ngokubauyithengengentengo

31Umaunenceku,yincengenjengomfowenu,ngokuba uyayidinganjengomphefumulowakho,umauyincenga, isukeikubaleke,ungahambangayiphiindlelaukuyifunana?

ISAHLUKO34

1Amathembaomuntuongenangqondoayize,amanga, namaphuphoaphakamisaiziwula.

2Oqaphelaamaphuphounjengobambaithunzi,olandela umoya

3Umbonowamaphuphoufananentoenye,njengokufana kobusonobuso

4Kuyiniokungahlanjululwaentweniengcolileyo?futhi kulokhookungamangaliphiiqinisoelingavela?

5Ukubhula,nokubhula,namaphuphokuyize,nenhliziyo ilangazelelanjengenhliziyoyowesifazanelaphoebeletha 6UmabengathunywakoPhezukonkeekuhambeleni kwakho,ungabekiinhliziyoyakhokubo

7Ngobaamaphuphoakhohlisileabanengi,njalolabo ababethembalabobayehluleka.

8Umthethoutholakalaupheleleungenamanga, nokuhlakaniphakungukuphelelaemlonyeniothembekileyo 9Umuntuohambilewaziizintoeziningi;futhionolwazi oluningiuyomemezelaukuhlakanipha

10Ongenalwaziwaziokuncane,kephaohambileyo ugcweleukuhlakanipha.

11Laphongihambangabonaizintoeziningi;futhi ngiqondangaphezukwalokhoengingakwaziukukusho

12Kaningingangisengoziniyokufa,nokhongakhululwa ngenxayalezizinto

13UmoyawabamesabayouJehovauyakuphila;ngoba ithembalabolikulowoongumsindisi.

14OyesabayouJehovakayikwesaba,kayikwesaba;ngoba uyithembalakhe

15UbusisiweumphefumulowomuntuomesabayouJehova; ubhekabanina?futhingubaniamandlaakhe?

16NgokubaamehlokaJehovaaphezukwabamthandayo, uyisivikelosaboesinamandlanesivikeloesiqinile, uyisivikeloekushiseni,nesivikeloelangeniemini, uyisivikeloekuweni,nosizoekuweni.

17Uvusaumphefumulo,akhanyiseleamehlo,anike ukuphila,nokuphila,nesibusiso

18Ohlabaintoezuzwengokungeyikho,umnikelowakhe uyinkohliso;neziphozabantuabangalungileazamukelwa.

19OPhezukonkeakathokozingeminikeloyababi;futhi akathethelelwaizonongobuningibemihlatshelo.

20Olethaumnikelowempahleyompofuwenza njengobulalaindodanaphambikwamehlokayise

21Isinkwasompofusingukuphilakwabo;omkhohlisayo ungumuntuwegazi

22Othathaukuphilakomakhelwanewakheuyambulala; nophambaisisebenzingenkokheloyasoungumchithi wegazi

23Nxaomunyeakha,omunyeediliza,bananzuzoni ngaphandlekokusebenzakanzimana?

24Laphoomunyeekhuleka,omunyeethuka,iNkosi izakuzwailizwilikabani?

25Lowoogezayongemvakokuthintaisidumbu,uma ephindaesithinta,kusizaniukugezwakwakhe?

26Kunjalongomuntuozilaukudlangenxayezonozakhe, abuyeabuyeenzeokufanayo,ngubaniongalalela umkhulekowakhe?Kumsizanganiukuzithobakwakhena?

ISAHLUKO35

1Ogcinaumthethoulethaiminikeloeyenele,oqaphela umyaloulethaumnikelowokuthula.

2Ophindiselangenzuzoulethaimpuphuecolekileyo; lalowoophaiziphouhlabelaindumiso

3UkusukaebubinikuyintoethokozisayoeNkosini;futhi ukushiyaukungalungikuyinhlawulo

4AniyikubonakalaningenaluthophambikweNkosi

5Ngokubazonkelezizintozimelweukwenziwangenxa yomyalo.

6Umnikelowolungileyouyanonisai-altare,nephunga lawoelimnandiliphambikoPhezukonke

7Umhlatshelowomuntuolungileyouyemukeleka. nesikhumbuzosawoasiyikukhohlakala

8NikauJehovaudumolwakhengesoelihle,futhi unganciphisiulibolwezandlazakho.

9Kuzozonkeiziphozakhotshengisaubusoobuthokozayo, unikeleokwetshumikwakhongentokozo

10MnikeoPhezukonkenjengokukucebisakwakhe;futhi njengobausuzuzile,yiphangesoelithokozayo

11NgokubaiNkosiiyakuvuza,ikunikezekasikhombisa

12Ningacabangiukonakalisangezipho;ngokubaabanjalo kayikwamukeliswa,futhiningathembeliemihlatshelweni engalungile;ngokubauJehovaungumahluleli,akakhethi busokuye.

13Akayikwamukelaumuntungokumelenenompofu, kodwauyolalelaumkhulekowabacindezelweyo

14Akayikudelelaukunxusakwentandane;nomfelokazi, laphoethululaisikhalosakhe

15Izinyembeziazigeleziyiniezihlathinizomfelokazi? futhiukukhalakwakheakusikhongowenzaukubaawe?

16OkhonzauJehovauyokwamukelwangomusa, nomkhulekowakheuyofinyelelaemafwini

17Umkhulekowabathobekileyouhlabaamafu,kuzekube yilaphoesondela,akayikududuzwa;kayikusuka,azeabone oPhezukonkeukuthiahlulelengokulunga,enzeisahlulelo

18NgokubaiNkosiayiyikudangala,noSomandla akayikubabekezelela,azeashayephakathiizinkalo zabangahawukeli,abuyiseleimpindiselokwabezizwe;aze asuseisixukusabazidlayo,aphuleintongayobukhosi yabangalungile;

19azeabuyiselekulowonalowongokwezenzozakhe, nangokwemisebenziyabantunjengamaceboabo;aze ahluleleindabayabantubakhe,abenzebajabulengomusa wakhe.

20Umusaulungilengesikhathisokuhlupheka,njengamafu emvulangesikhathisesomiso

ISAHLUKO36

1Sihawukele,NkosiNkulunkuluwabobonke,usikhangele; 2Uthumeukwesatshwakwakhophezukwezizwezonke ezingakufuniyo

3Phakamisaisandlasakhophezukwabezizwe,babone amandlaakho

4Njengobawangcweliswakithiphambikwabo,nawe uzuzwephakathikwabophambikwethu.

5Futhimabakwazi,njengobasikwazilewena,ukuthi akakhouNkulunkulungaphandlekwakho,ONkulunkulu

6Vezaizibonakalisoezintsha,wenzeezinyeizimangaliso, dumisaisandlasakhonengaloyakhoyokunene,ukuze bashumayeleizimangalisozakho

7Phakamisaukufutheka,uthululeulaka,susaisitha, uchitheisitha

8Gcinaisikhathisibesifushane,khumbulaisivumelwano, bashumayeleizimangalisozakho.

9Ophunyukayomakaqedweukufuthekakomlilo;futhi mababhubhelaboabacindezelaabantu

10Hlabanisaamakhandaababusibezizweabathi:'Akekho omunyengaphandlekwethu'

11ButhanindawonyezonkeizizwezakwaJakobe,uzidle njengakuqala

12Jehova,hawukelaabantuababizwangegamalakho,noIsrayeliometheizibulolakho

13YibanomusakuloiJerusalema,idolobhalakho elingcwele,indawoyakhoyokuphumula.

14GcwalisaiSiyoningamazwiakhoangakhulumekiyo, nabantubakhongodumolwakho

15Fakazakulaboowabatholakwasekuqaleni,uvuse abaprofethiababesegamenilakho

16Vuzaabakulindele,abaprofethibakhobafunyanwe bethembekile.

17ONkosi,yizwaumkhulekowezincekuzakho, ngokwesibusisosika-Aroniphezukwabantubakho,ukuze bonkeabahlalaemhlabenibaziukuthiwenauyiNkosi, uNkulunkuluwaphakade

18Isisusidlaukudlakonke,kantiokunyeukudlakungcono kunokunye.

19Njengolwangalunambithaizinhlobonhlobo zenyamazana,injalonenhliziyoeqondayoamazwiamanga

20Inhliziyoephambeneyoibangelaukudabuka,kepha umuntuonolwaziuyamvuza

21Owesifazanauzakwemukelawonkeamadoda,kodwa indodakaziingconokunenye.

22Ubuhlebowesifazanebuyajabulisaubuso,nendoda ayithandiokungcono

23Umakukhonaumusa,ubumnene,nenduduzo,olimini lwakhe,indodayakheayifaninabanyeabantu

24Ozuzaumfaziuqalaimfuyo,nosizoolunjengaye, nensikayokuphumula

25Laphokungekholuthango,kulaphoimfuyoiyachithwa, nongenamfaziuyakuzulazulaekhala.

26Ngubaniongathembelaiselaelimisiweyo,elitshontshela emziningomuzi?Pho,ngubaniongakholwaumuntu ongelandlu,alalelobangaphilaphoubusukuobumthathayo?

ISAHLUKO37

1Wonkeumnganeuthi:Minangingumnganewakhe; 2Akusibousiziyiniukufa,laphoumnganenomngane ephendukelaesithenina?

3Wenamcabangoomubi,uvelaphiukubausibekele umhlabangenkohlisona?

4Kukhonaumnganeothokozangokuhlekomngane,kepha ngesikhathisokuhluphekauyakumelananaye

5Kukhonaumnganeosizaumnganewakheesiswini, othwalaihawungokumelenenesitha.

6Ungakhohlwaumnganewakhoengqondweniyakho, futhiungamkhohlwaengcebweniyakho

7Bonkeabelulekibadumisaiseluleko;kephakukhona ozilulekayo

8Xwayaniumeluleki,nazingaphambiliukuthiukusweleni kwakhe;ngobauzozicabangelayena;funaenzeinkatho kuwe

9athikuwe:‘Indlelayakhoyinhle;

10Ungakhuluminomuntuokusolayo,ufihleisiluleko sakhokwabanomonangawe

11Ungabuzinowesifazaneomthintayoanesikhwelengaye; nomanegwalaezindabenizempi;nomanomthengisi mayelananokuhwebelana;nomanomthengiothengisayo; nomanomuntuwokubongaonomona;nomangomuntu ongenasihawuothintaumusa;nomaivilalanomayimuphi umsebenzi;nomangomqashwaumnyakawomsebenzi

wokuqeda;nomaisigqilaesiyivilaemsebenziniomningi; ungabalalelilabokunomaiyiphiindabayeseluleko

12KodwanjaloyibanomuntuomesabayouNkulunkulu, omaziyoukuthiagcineimiyaleloyeNkosi,ingqondoyakhe ivumelananomqondowakho,futhieyodabukanawe,uma uphuphunyelwayisisu.

13Vumelaicebolenhliziyoyakholime,ngokubaakakho othembekekakhulukuwekunalo

14Ngobaingqondoyomuntungesinyeisikhathiijwayele ukumtshelaabalindiabangaphezukwesikhombisaabahlala phezuluembhoshongweniophakemeyo

15PhezukwakhokonkelokhukhulekakoPhezukonke ukubaaqondiseindlelayakhongeqiniso

16Vumelaukucabangangaphambikwawowonke amabhizinisi,neselulekongaphambikwasosonkeisenzo.

17Ubusobuwuphawulokushintshakwenhliziyo

18Zineizinhlobozezinto:okuhlenokubi,ukuphilanokufa, kephaulimilubusaphezukwakhonjalo.

19Kukhonaohlakaniphileyonofundisaabaningi,nokho ongasiziluthokuye

20Kukhonaohlakaniphileyongamazwi,ozondwayo; 21Ngobaumusakawuphiwanga,yenaovelaeNkosini, ngobauncitshiwekonkeukuhlakanipha.

22Omunyeuzihlakanipheleyena;nezithelozokuqonda ziyatusekaemlonyeniwakhe

23Umuntuohlakaniphileyouyayalaabantubakhe; nezithelozokuqondakwakheazipheli.

24Umuntuohlakaniphileyouyogcwalaisibusiso;futhi bonkeabambonayobayothiuyajabula

25Izinsukuzokuphilakomuntuzingabalwa,kepha izinsukuzika-Israyeliazinakubalwa

26Ohlakaniphileyouyakudlaifalodumophakathi kwabantubakhe,negamalakheliyakubaphakade

27Ndodanayami,vivinyaumphefumulowakhoekuphileni kwakho,uboneokubingakho,ungakunikilokho.

28Ngobazonkeizintoazisizingabantubonke,futhiwonke umphefumulokawuthokozikukhokonke

29Ungasuthikukhokonkeokumnandi,ungahalelikakhulu ukudla;

30Ngokubaukudlangokweqilekubangelaukugula, nokushisekelakuyaphendukakubeyisibibithwane.

31Ngobuqiliabanengibabhubhile;kephaoqaphelayo uyelulaimpiloyakhe

ISAHLUKO38

1Hloniphaudokotelangokumhloniphangenxayosizo eningabanalokuye,ngokubauJehovaumdalile

2NgokubakoPhezukonkekuvelaukuphulukiswa,futhi uyakwamukelaudumoenkosini.

3Ukuhlakaniphakodokotelakuyakuphakamisaikhanda lakhe;

4INkosiyadalaimithiemhlabeni;nohlakaniphileyo akayikuzonda

5Amanziawenziwangaabemnandingokhuni,ukuze aziweamandlaawo?

6Futhiunikeabantuukuhlakanipha,ukuzeahlonishwe ngezimangalisozakhe

7Ngokunjalouyasilisaabantu,asuseiminjunjuyabo.

8Abanjaloumgcobiwenzainhlaka;nemisebenziyakhe ayinakuphela;futhikuvelakuyeukuthulaemhlabeni wonke.

9Ndodanayami,ungadebeseleliekugulenikwakho,kepha khulekakuJehova,uyakukusindisa

10dedaesonweni,uqondiseizandlazakho,uhlanze inhliziyoyakhokukhokonkeokubi

11Yenzaniiphungaelimnandinesikhumbuzosempuphu ecolekileyo;ninikeleumnikelowamanoninjengongenjalo.

12Khona-kenikezaudokotelaindawo,ngobauJehova umdalile:makangasukikuwe,ngobauyamdinga

13Kukhonaisikhathilaphoezandlenizabokukhona impumeleloenhle

14NgokubanabobayakukhulekakuJehova,ukuthi akuphumeleliselokhoabakunikezayokubelulakanye nekhambiukuzekwandisweukuphila

15LowoowonayophambikoMenziwakhe,makawele esandlenisikamelaphi.

16Ndodanayami,izinyembezimaziwelephezu kwabafileyo,futhiuqaleukulila,njengokungathiuzwe ubuhlunguobukhuluwenangokwakho;beseumboza umzimbawakhenjengokwesiko,ungadebeseleli ukungcwatshwakwakhe

17Khalakamunyu,nibubulekakhulu,nililengokumfanele, nikhaleusukunomaezimbili,funakuhlanjalazwengakho, beseniziduduzangosizilwakho.

18Ngokubangokudabukakuvelaukufa,nokudabuka kwenhliziyokwaphulaamandla

19Ekuhluphekenikuhlalausizi,nokuphilakompofu kuyisiqalekisosenhliziyo.

20Ungafakiukudangalaenhliziyweni:ukuxoshe,futhi ilunguekugcineni

21Ungakhohlwa,ngokubaakusekhoukuphenduka; ungamenzeliokuhle,kephauzilimaze

22Khumbulaukwahlulelakwami,ngokubanokwakho kuyakubanjalo;izolokimi,lamuhlakuwe

23Laphoofileyoesephumule,inkumbuloyakhe mayiphumule;futhiududuzekengaye,laphouMoyawakhe usumukilekuye.

24Ukuhlakaniphakofundileyokuvelaendaweni yokuzilibazisa,kephaowenzaumsebenziomncane uyakuhlakanipha

25Angatholakanjaniukuhlakaniphaobambeigeja, ozibongangokhandi,oqhubaizinkabi,asebenzekanzima, nokukhulumakwakhekuyizinkunzi,na?

26Unikelaingqondoyakheukwenzaimisele;futhi uyakhuthalaukunikaamankomokaziifolishi.

27Kanjalowonkeumbazinezisebenziezisebenzaubusuku nemini,nabagawulayo,bagcineuphawu,bakhuthalele ukwenzaizinhloboezinkulu,bazinikeleezithombeni eziyinkohliso,balindeukuqedaumsebenzi;

28Umkhandiehlezingasemvini,ebhekaumsebenzi wensimbi,inkunguyomliloichithainyamayakhe,ulwa ngokushisakwesithando;amehloalokhuebheka isifanekisosentoayenzayo;ubekaingqondoyakheukuba aqedeleumsebenziwakhe,abukeukuwupholisha ngokuphelele;

29Unjaloumbumbiehleziemsebenziniwakhe, ephenduphendulaisondongezinyawozakhe,ohlale esebenzaemsebenziniwakhe,enzewonkeumsebenzi wakhengesibalo;

30Obumbaudakangengaloyakhe,uthobisaamandlaakhe phambikwezinyawozakhe;uzinikelaukubaalihole; usekhuthaleleukuhlanzaisithando;

31Bonkelababathembelaezandlenizabo,futhiyilowo nalowouhlakaniphileemsebenziniwakhe

32Ngaphandlekwawoakuyikuhlalwaumuzi,futhi kabayikuhlalalaphoabathandakhona,lobabehlebenyuka; 33Abayikufunwaembuthweniwasobala,bangahlali ebandleni,bangahlaliesihlalwenisokwahlulela, bangaqondiisahlulelo;abanakumemezelaukulunga nokwahlulela;futhikabayikutholwalaphokukhulunywa khonaimifanekiso

34Kodwabayosigcinaisimosomhlaba,futhisonkeisifiso sabosisemsebenziniwobucikobabo.

ISAHLUKO39

1Kodwalowoonikelaingqondoyakheemthethweni woPhezukonke,futhiazindlengawo,uyofuna ukuhlakaniphakwabobonkeabadala,futhiagxile eziprofethweni

2Uyakugcinaamazwiabantuabadumileyo,nalapho kukhonaimifanekisoekhohlisayo,uyakubalapho.

3Uzadingaizimfihlozemishoeqakathekileyo,njalo akhulumengemifanekisoemnyama

4Iyakukhonzaphakathikwabakhulu,ibonakalephambi kwezikhulu,idabuleemazweniabezizwe;ngokuba uvivinyeokuhlenokubiphakathikwabantu.

5UyakunikelainhliziyoyakheukubaabuyelekuJehova owamenzayo,akhulekephambikoPhezukonke,avule umlomowakhengokukhuleka,anxuseleizonozakhe

6LaphoiNkosienkuluithanda,iyakugcwalaumoya wokuqonda;

7Uyakuqondisaisilulekosakhenokwazi,azindle ekusithekenikwakhe

8Uyakumemezelalokhoakufundile,futhiuyozibonga ngomthethowesivumelwanoseNkosi.

9Abaningibayakutusaukuqondakwakhe;futhiinqobonje umaumhlabaumi,awuyukwesulwa;isikhumbuzosakhe asiyikusuka,negamalakheliyakuphilaezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.

10Izizwezizamemezelaukuhlakaniphakwakhe, lenhlanganoizalandaudumolwakhe.

11Umaefa,uyakushiyaigamaelikhulukunenkulungwane; umaephila,uyakwandisa

12Ngisenokuningiengingakusho,engikucabangile;ngoba ngigcwelenjengenyangaegcweleyo

13Ngilaleleni,ninabantwanaabangcwele,niqhume njengeroseelimilangasemfuleniwasendle.

14Ninikeiphungaelimnandinjengempepho,niqhakaze njengomnduze,nikhipheiphunga,nihlabeleleingoma yokudumisa,nibongeuJehovaemisebenziniyakheyonke.

15Dumisaniigamalakhe,nishumayeleudumolwakhe ngezihlabelelozezindebezenu,nangamahabhu,nimdumise nishokanjalo.

16YonkeimisebenziyeNkosimihlekakhulu,futhinoma yinieyalayoiyofezwangesikhathiesifanele

17Kakhoongatshoukuthi:Kuyinilokhu?kunganilokho? ngokubangesikhathiesifaneleyoziyakufunwazonke; ngomyalowakheamanziayeminjengenqwaba, nangamazwiomlomowakheimigodiyamanzi.

18Ngomyalowakhekwenziwakonkeakuthandayo;futhi akakhoongavimba,laphoeyosindisa

19Imisebenziyenyamayonkeiphambikwakhe,njalo kakukhookufihlakeleemehlweniakhe

20Ubonakusukelaphakadekuzekubephakade;futhi akukhookumangalisayophambikwakhe.

21Akudingekiukubaumuntuathi:Kuyinilokhuna? kunganilokho?ngobawenzezonkeizintozibeyimisebenzi yazo.

22Isibusisosakhesasibekelaumhlabathiowomileyo njengomfula,wawuniselanjengozamcolo

23Njengalokhuephenduleamanziabalutswayi, ngokunjaloizizwezizakudlailifalolakalwakhe

24Njengobaizindlelazakhezisobalakongcwele;kanjalo bayisikhubekisokwababi.

25Ngokubaokuhlekwadalwakusukelaekuqaleni,kanjalo nokubikuzoni

26Izintoeziyinhlokoezisetshenziswaekuphilenikomuntu konkengamanzi,umlilo,insimbi,nosawoti,ufulawa kakolweni,noju,ubisi,negazilamagilebhisi,namafutha, nezingubo.

27Konkelokhukungokuhlekwabangcwele,ukuzeizoni ziphendukezibezimbi

28Kukhonaimimoyaedalelweimpindiselo,leyo ekufuthekenikwayoileleimivimboebuhlungu;ngesikhathi sokubhujiswabayathululaamandlaabo,badambeulaka lwalowoowabenzayo.

29Umlilo,nesichotho,nendlala,nokufa,konkelokhu kwadalelwaimpindiselo;

30Amazinyoezilozasendle,nawofezela,izinyoka, nenkembaejezisaababiekubhujisweni

31Bayojabulaemyalezweniwakhe,futhibayohlala belungileemhlabeni,umakunesidingo;futhilapho isikhathisabosesifikile,ngekebeqeizwilakhe

32Ngakho-kengazimiselakwasekuqaleni,futhi ngacabangangalezizinto,futhingazishiyaphansi

33YonkeimisebenziyeNkosimihle,futhiuyonikakonke okudingekayongesikhathiesifanele.

34Ukuzeumuntuangeshoukuthi:Lokhukubikunalokhu, ngokubabonkebayakuvunywangokuhambakwesikhathi 35NgakhodumisaniiNkosingayoyonkeinhliziyo langomlomo,lidumiseibizoleNkosi.

ISAHLUKO40

1Ubunzimaobukhulubudalelwewonkeumuntu,futhi ijokaelinzimaliphezukwamadodanaka-Adamu,kusukela osukwiniaphumangaloesizalwenisikanina,kuzekube usukuabuyelangalokuninawazozonkeizinto

2Ukucabangakwabongezintoezizayo,nosukulokufa, kuyakhathazaimicabangoyabo,kubangeleukwesaba kwenhliziyo;

3kusukelakuyeohleziesihlalwenisenkazimulo,kuye kozithobayoemhlabenilomlotha;

4Kulowoowembetheokuyibubendenomqhele,kuye owembetheinguboyelineni.

5Ulaka,nomhawu,nokukhathazeka,nokungathuli, nokwesabaukufa,nentukuthelo,nokuxabana,nesikhathi sokuphumulaembhedeniwakheubuthongobakhe buguqulaukwazikwakhe

6Ukuphumulakwakhekuyingcosananomaakukho,futhi ngasemuvausebuthongwenibakhenjengosukulokulinda, ekhathazekilengombonowenhliziyoyakhe, njengokungathiuphunyukileempini

7Laphokonkesekuphephile,uyavuka,futhiuyamangala ukuthiukwesabakuyize

8Izintoezinjalozehlelayonkeinyama,abantunezilwane, futhilokhokuphindwekasikhombisaphezukwezoni.

9Ukufa,nokuchithwakwegazi,nokuxabana,nenkemba, nezinhlekelele,nendlala,nosizi,nobhubhane;

10Lezizintozidalelweababi,futhiuzamcolowezangenxa yabo

11Konkeokusemhlabenikuyakubuyelaemhlabeni,nakho konkeokusemanzinikubuyeleolwandle.

12Konkeukufumbathisanokungalungikuyakusulwa, kephaukulungakuyakumaphakade

13Impahlayabangalungileiyokomanjengomfula,iphele ngomsindonjengokudumakwemvulaenkulu

14Esavulaisandlasakheuyathokoza;

15Abantwanabobubiabayikuthelaamagatshaamaningi, kephabanjengezimpandeezingcolileedwalenieliqinile

16Ukhulaolumilaphezukwawowonkeamanzinosebe lomfulaluyosishulwaphambikwabobonkeutshani.

17Ubuhlebunjengensimuethelakakhulu,umusaumi phakade

18Ukukhandlekanokwanelisekangalokhoumuntuanakho kungukuphilaokumnandi,kodwaotholaingcebo ungaphezukwakhokokubili

19Abantwananokwakhiwakomuzikuligamalendoda, kephaumfaziongenacalaubalwangaphezukwakho kokubili.

20Iwayininokuhlabelelakuyathokozisainhliziyo,kepha uthandolokuhlakaniphalungaphezukwakhokokubili

21Umtshingonogubhukuhubakamnandi,kephaulimi olumnandiluphezukwakhokokubili.

22Isolakholifisaukuthandekanobuhle,kephangaphezu kokubiliamabelelaphoeseluhlaza

23Umnganenomnganeabahlanganingokungafanele, kodwangaphezukwakhokokubiliumfazinendodayakhe

24Abazalwanenosizolumelenenesikhathisokuhlupheka, kephaiziphozomusaziyakukhululakunakhokokubili

25Igolidenesilivakwenzaunyawoluqine,kephaiseluleko siphakemengaphezukwakhokokubili.

26Ingcebonamandlakuphakamisainhliziyo,kepha ukumesabauJehovakuphezukwakhokokubili;ukumesaba uJehovaakusweleki,nokudingausizo.

27UkumesabauJehovakuyinsimuethelayo,kuyisibekela phezukwayoyonkeinkazimulo

28Ndodanayami,ungaphiliimpiloyesinxibi;ngoba kungconoukufakulokucela

29Ukuphilakowencikeetafulenilomunyeakuyikubalwa ukuphila;ngokubauzingcolisangokudlakwabanyeabantu, kephaohlakaniphileyowondlekekahleuyakuqaphela lokho

30Kumnandiukucelaemlonyeniwomuntuonamahloni, kephaesiswinisakhekuvuthaumlilo

ISAHLUKO41

1Okufa,kumunyukangakananiukukukhumbulakwakho kumuntuohleziempahleniyakhe,kumuntuongenalutho olumkhathazayo,ophumelelayoezintwenizonke,yebo, kuyelowoosenamandlaokwamukelainyama!

2Okufa,siyamukelekaisigwebosakhokwabasweleyo, nakulowoomandlaakheaphelayo,manjeosenkathini yokugcina,futhiehlushwayizozonkeizinto,futhi nakulowoophelelwaithemba,futhiolahlekelwe ukubekezela!

3Ungasabiisigwebosokufa;ngobalokhukuyisinqumo sikaJehovaphezukwayoyonkeinyama.

4KunganiukubanimelenenentandoyoPhezukonkena? akukhokubuzwaendaweniyabafileyo,ukuthiuphile iminyakaeyishumi,nekhulu,nomainkulungwane.

5Abantwanabezonibangabantwanaabanengekayo, nabaphendukelaendliniyababi

6Ifalabantwanabezoniliyakubhubha,nenzaloyaboibe nehlazoeliphakade

7Abantwanabayakukhonondangoyiseongamesabi uNkulunkulu,ngokubabayakuhlanjalazwangenxayakhe. 8MayekininabantuabangamesabiuNkulunkulu, eniwushiyileumthethokaNkulunkuluoPhezukonke! ngokubaumananda,kuyakuba-yincithakaloyenu;

9Umanizalwa,niyakuzalelwaekuqalekisweni;umanifa, isabelosenusiyakuba-yisiqalekiso

10Bonkeabasemhlabenibayakubuyelaemhlabeni;

11Ukulilakwabantukuzungezaimizimbayabo,kepha igamaelibilezoniliyakusulwa

12Bhekaigamalakho;ngokubalokhokuyakuhlalakuwe ngaphezukwengceboenkuluyegolideeyinkulungwane 13Impiloenhleinezinsukuezimbalwa,kephaigamaelihle limiphakade.

14Bantwanabami,gcinaniukulaywangokuthula,ngokuba ukuhlakaniphaokufihliweyonengceboengabonakali, kunanzuzonikukhokokubilina?

15Umuntuofihlaubuwulabakheungconokunomuntu ofihlaukuhlakaniphakwakhe

16Ngakhoyibaninamahloningokwezwilami;futhi akuvunywangokuphelelekukhokonke

17Yibanamahloningobufebephambikukayisenonina, nangamangaphambikwesikhulunendoda;

18Icalaphambikomahlulelinombusi;ngobubiphambi kwebandlanabantu;ukusebenzelanangokungafanele phambikomlinganiwakhonomnganewakho;

19Nokwebangendawoohlalakuyo,nangenxayeqiniso likaNkulunkulunesivumelwanosakhe;nokuncika ngendololwaneyakhophezukwenyama;nokudelela ukuphanokuthatha;

20Nokuthulaphambikwabakubingelelayo;nokubuka isifebe; 21futhiasuseubusobakhokumfowenu;nomaukuthatha ingxenyenomaisipho;kumbeukugqolozelaumfaziwenye indoda 22nomaacindezelekengencekukaziyakhe,angasondeli embhedeniwayo;nomaizinkulumozokusolaphambi kwabangane;futhiemvakokupha,ungasole; 23Nomaukuphindaphindanokukhulumafuthilokho okuzwile;kanyelokwembulwakwezimfihlo.

24Kanjalouyakubanamahloniimpela,utholeumusa phambikwabantubonke

ISAHLUKO42

1Ungabinamahloningalokho,ungamukelimuntuukuba onengakho;

2NgomthethowoPhezukonkenesivumelwanosakhe; nangokwahlulelwaukuzekulungisisweabangamesabi uNkulunkulu;

3Ukulandisanabalinganibakhonabahambi;nomawesipho sefalabangane; 4Nesilinganisoesiqondileyonesisindo;nomaukuthola okuninginomaokuncane;

5Nokuthengisangokunganakikwabathengisi; yokulungiswaokuningikwezingane;nokwenzauhlangothi lwencekuembiukubaluphumeigazi.

6Ukugcinaisibilikuhle,laphokukhonaumfaziomubi; futhiuvale,laphoizandlaeziningi

7Lethanizonkeizintongenaninangesisindo;futhiubhale konkeokukhiphayonomaokwamukelayo

8Ungabinamahloniukwazisaabangahlakaniphile neziwula,nabadalaabakhuluabaphikisananabasha; 9Uyiseuyiphaphameleindodakazi,kungaziwamuntu; nokumnakekelakuqedaubuthongo;laphoesemusha,funa adluleimbaliyobudalabakhe;futhieshadile,funaazondwe.

10Ebuntombinibakhe,funaangcoliswe,akhulelweendlini kayise;futhienendoda,funaaziphathekubi;nalapho eseshadile,funaabeyinyumba.

11Gcinaumlindioqinileendodakazinieyihlazo,funa ikwenzeinhlekisaezithenizakho,nenhlambaemzini, nehlazophakathikwabantu,ikwenzeubenamahloni phambikwesixuku

12Ungabukiubuhlebomzimbawonke,ungahlaliphakathi kwabesifazane.

13Ngokubainundukuvelaengutsheni,nobubi kwabesifazane.

14Ingconoinkanukoyowesilisakunowesifazane ohloniphayo,ngishoowesifazaneolethaihlazonesihlamba

15ManjengizakhumbulaimisebenziyeNkosi,ngilande izintoengizibonileyo:IsemazwinieNkosiimisebenziyayo.

16Ilangaelinikaukukhanyalibhekazonkeizinto,futhi umsebenziwazougcweleinkazimuloyeNkosi

17INkosiayibanikangaabangcweleamandla okushumayelazonkeizimangalisozayo,iNkosi uMninimandlaonkeeyazimisela,ukuzekonkeokukhona kuqiniselweinkazimuloyayo

18Udingaokujulileyonenhliziyo,aboneamaqhingaabo, ngokubauJehovauyakwazikonkeokungenzekakwaziwa, uyazibonaizibonakalisozomhlaba.

19Umemezelaizintoezedlule,nezizayo,avezeizinyathelo zezintoezifihliwe.

20Akukhomcabangoomphunyukayo,futhiakukhozwi elifihlekilekuye

21Uhlotshisileimisebenziemihleyokuhlakaniphakwakhe, usukelaphakadekuzekubephakade;

22Yekaukuthiithandekakanjaniyonkeimisebenziyakhe! nokuthiumuntuabonengishonenhlansi.

23Zonkelezizintoziphilafuthizihlalakuzekubephakade kukhokonke,futhiziyalalelazonke

24Zonkeizintozikabilienyekwenye,futhiakenzanga luthoolungaphelele

25Yinyeintoeqinisaokuhlenomaenye;futhingubani oyakugcwaliswangokubonainkazimuloyakhena?

ISAHLUKO43

1Ukuzidlakwendawoephakemeyo,umkhathiocwebileyo, nobuhlebezulu,kanyenodumolwakheolukhazimulayo;

2Ilangaekuphumenikwalolilandainsimbiemangalisayo ekuphumenikwayo,umsebenziwoPhezukonke

3Eminilomisaizwe,ngubaniongamelananokushisa kwalookushisayo?

4Umuntuofuthaisithandousemisebenziniyokushisa, kephailangalishisaizintabangokuphindwekathathu; ephefumulaamafuavuthayo,akhipheimisebeekhanyayo, afiphazeamehlo

5MkhuluuJehovaowawenza;emyalweniwakheugijima ngokuphangisa

6Wenzanenyangaukubaibeyisibonakalisosezikhathi, nesibonakalisosezwe

7Kusukelaenyangenikuwuphawulwemikhosi,ukukhanya okunciphaekuphelelenikwayo.

8Inyangaibizwengegamalakhe,ikhula ngokumangalisayoekuguqulenikwayo,iyithuluzi lamabuthophezulu,ekhanyaemkhathiniwezulu; 9Ubuhlebezulu,inkazimuloyezinkanyezi,umhlobiso okhanyayoezindawenieziphakemeyozeNkosi

10NgokomyalowoNgcwelebayokumangokulandelana kwabo,bangapheliamandlaemilindweniyabo 11Bhekauthingo,umdumiseowalwenza;muhlekakhulu ekukhazimulenikwawo.

12Kuzungezaizulungokuzungezaokukhazimulayo, nezandlazoPhezukonkeziwugobile

13Ngomyalowakhewenzaukubaiqhwaliwele,athumele masinyaneimibaniyokwahlulelakwakhe

14Ngalokhuingceboiyavuleka,namafuandiza njengezinyoni.

15Ngamandlaakheamakhuluwenzaamafuaqine, namatsheesichothoafohloze.

16Laphoebonaizintabaziyazamazama,futhingokuthanda kwakheumoyawaseningizimuuyaphephetha

17Umsindowokudumawenzaumhlabaunyakaze,kanjalo nesiphephosasenyakathonesivunguvungu,uhlakazaiqhwa njengezinyoniezindizayo,nokuwakwalo kunjengokukhanyakwezintethe

18Isoliyamangalangobuhlebobumhlophebalo, nenhliziyoiyamangalangokunakwalo

19Isithwathwasiyasithelaemhlabeninjengosawoti,sijiyile sibephezukwezigxoboezibukhali

20Laphoumoyaobandayowasenyakathouphephetha, namanziajiyaabayiqhwa,uhlalaphezukwakhokonke ukubuthanakwamanzi,futhiwembathisaamanzi njengesivikelosesifuba

21Kudlaizintaba,kushiseihlane,kuqedeutshani njengomlilo

22Ikhambilamanjelakhokonkeliyinkunguefika masinyane,namazoloafikangemvakokushisa.

23Ngeselulekosakheuthulisautwa,atshaleiziqhingikulo 24Abahambangomkhumbibalandisangobungozibalo; futhilaphosizwangezindlebezethu,siyamangalangakho.

25Ngokubakuyokukhonaizimanganezimangaliso, izinhlobozonkezezilwanenemikhomo;

26Ngayeisiphethosabosiyaphumelela,langezwilakhe zonkeizintoziyahlangana

27Singakhulumaokunengi,kodwasibesifitshane;

28Sizokwazikanjaniukumkhulisana?ngobamkhulu kunemisebenziyakheyonke

29UJehovauyesabeka,mkhulukakhulu,namandlaakhe ayamangalisa.

30UmanikhazimulisaiNkosi,yiphakamisenikakhulu ngokusemandlenienu;ngokubanokhouyakudlulakude; ngokubaanisozenahambangokwenele.

31Ngubaniombonileyo,ukuzeasitshele?ngubani ongamkhulisanjengayena?

32Kusenezintoezinkuluezifihliwekunalezi,ngokuba sibonileimisebenziyakheembalwakuphela

33NgokubaiNkosiyenzezonkeizinto;futhiunika uNkulunkuluukuhlakanipha.

1Masibongeabantuabadumileyo,nawobabaabasizalayo.

2INkosiyenzileinkazimuloenkulukubongamandlaayo amakhulukusukelaekuqaleni

3Ababebusaemibusweniyabo,abantuabadume ngamandlaabo,belulekanangokuqondakwabo, bememezelaiziprofetho;

4Abaholibabantungamaceboabo,nangolwazilwabo lwemfundobafaneleabantu,abahlakaniphileyo nabanekhonolokukhulumaiyiziqondisozabo:

5Njengokutholaizingomazomculo,nokuphindaphinda amavesingokubhala:

6Abantuabanothileyoabahlotshisiwe,behlezingokuthula ezindlinizabo;

7Bonkelabababedunyiswaezizukulwanenizabo,futhi babeyinkazimuloyezikhathizabo

8Bakhonaabashiyaigamaemvakwabo,ukuzekulandwe ngodumolwabo

9Abanyebakhonaabangenasoisikhumbuzo;ababhubhayo, kungathiabakazebabekhona;futhibabanjengabangakaze bazalwe;nabantwanababoemvakwabo

10Kodwalabakwakungamadodaalesihawu,ukulunga kwawookungazangekukhohlakalwe.

11Nenzaloyaboiyohlalanjaloiyifaelihle,futhi abantwanababobangaphakathikwesivumelwano

12Inzaloyaboimi,nabantwanababongenxayabo.

13Inzaloyaboiyakuhlalakuzekubephakade,nodumo lwaboaluyikusulwa

14Izidumbuzabozingcwatshwangokuthula;kephaigama labolimiphakade

15Abantubazakhulumangokuhlakaniphakwabo,lebandla limemezeleudumolwabo

16U-EnokewathokozisaiNkosi,futhiwaguqulwa, eyisibonelosokuphendukakuzozonkeizizukulwane.

17UNowawatholakalaephelelefuthielungile;ngesikhathi solakawathathwaesikhundlenisezwe;ngakho-ke washiywanjengensaliemhlabeni,laphokufikauzamcolo.

18Kwenziwanayeisivumelwanoesiphakade,ukuzeyonke inyamaingasayikubhubhangozamcolo

19U-Abrahamawayenguyiseomkhuluwezizweeziningi; 20owagcinaumthethowoPhezukonke,wenza isivumelwanonaye:wamisaisivumelwanoenyameni yakhe;kwathiesehloliwe,watholwaethembekile.

21Ngakhowamqinisekisangesifungoukuthi wayeyobusisaizizweenzalweniyakhe,futhi wayeyomandisanjengothulilomhlaba,futhiaphakamise inzaloyakhenjengezinkanyezi,futhiayenzeidleifa kusukelaolwandlekuzekubeselwandlekusukelaemfuleni kuzekubesemkhawulweniwezwe.

22Kanjalowamisano-Isakangenxaka-Abrahamauyise isibusisosabobonkeabantu,nesivumelwano,wasibeka ekhandalikaJakobe.Wamamukelangesibusisosakhe, wamnikaifa,wababelaizabelozakhe;wabahlukanisa phakathikwezizweeziyishuminambili

ISAHLUKO45

1Wakhiphakuyeindodaenesihe,eyatholaumusa emehlweniabantubonke,uMose,othandekayo kaNkulunkulunabantu,osikhumbuzosakhesibusisiwe 2Wamenzawafananabangcweleabakhazimulayo, wamphakamisa,kangangokuthiizithazakhezamesaba

3Ngamazwiakhewaqedaizimangaliso,futhiwamenza wabanenkazimuloemehlweniamakhosi,futhiwamnika umyalongabantubakhe,futhiwambonisaingxenye yenkazimuloyakhe

4Wamngcwelisangokwethembekanobumnenebakhe, wamkhethakubobonkeabantu.

5Wamenzaukubaezweizwilakhe,wamngenisaefwini elimnyama,wamnikaimiyalophambikobusobakhe, umthethowokuphilanokwazi,ukuzeafundiseuJakobe izivumelwanozakhe,no-Israyeliizahlulelozakhe

6Wamphakamisau-Aroni,indodaengcwelenjengaye, yebo,umfowabo,wesizwesakwaLevi.

7Wenzanayeisivumelwanoesiphakade,wamnika ubupristiphakathikwabantu;wamhlobisangezivunulo ezinhle,wamembathisainguboyodumo.

8Wabekaphezukwakheinkazimuloepheleleyo; wamqinisangezinguboezinhle,namabhulukwe,nejazi elide,nenguboyamahlombe.

9Wamzungezangamapomegranatinezinsimbieziningi zegolidenxazonke,ukuzekuthiekuhambenikwakhekube khonaumsindonomsindoozwakalayoethempelini,kube yisikhumbuzokubantwanababantubakhe;

10ngesembathoesingcwele,ngegolide,nosilika obuluhlaza,nokububende,umsebenziofekethisiweyo, nesihlangusesifubasokwahlulela,ne-UrimineThumimi; 11Ngendwanguebomvungokunsomi,umsebenzi wengcweti,ngamatsheayigugu,abaziwenjengophawu, afakwengegolide,umsebenziwomcwecwe,umbhalo oqoshwenjengesikhumbuzo,ngokomumowezizwezakwaIsrayeli

12Wabekaumqhelewegolideesigqokweni, okwakuqoshwekusoubungcwele,umhlobisowodumo, umsebenzionenanielikhulu,nokufiswakwamehlo,okuhle nokuhle

13Ngaphambikwakheakubangakhonaokunjalo, nomfokaziakembathanga,kuphelaabantwanabakhe nabantwanababantwanabakhekuzekubephakade

14Imihlatsheloyaboiyakuqedwangokuphelelengosuku kabilinjalo

15UMosewamngcwelisa,wamgcobangamafutha angcwele;futhiubusiseabantuegamenilakhe.

16Wamkhethakubobonkeabantuabaphilayoukuba anikeleimihlatshelokuJehova,impepho,nephunga elimnandi,kubeyisikhumbuzo,enzeukubuyisana kwabantubakhe

17Wamnikaimiyaloyakhenegunyaezimisweni zokwahlulela,ukuzeafundiseuJakobeubufakazi,atshele u-Israyeliimithethoyakhe

18Abezizwebamenzelaugobe,bakhulumakabingaye ehlane,amadodaangakaDathanino-Abironi,nebandla likaKorangokufuthekanolaka

19UJehovawakubonalokho,kwabakubiemehlweniakhe, nasekufuthekenikolakalwakhebaqedwa;

20Kephawamdumisau-Aroni,wamnikaifa,wamabela ulibolwezithelo;ikakhuluwalungisaisinkwangobunengi; 21NgobabadlaokwemihlatsheloyeNkosi,eyamnikayona lenzaloyayo

22Kephaezwenilabantuakabanganafa,akabanga nasabelophakathikwabantu,ngokubauJehovauyisabelo sakhenefalakhe

23EyesithathuenkazimulweninguFinehasiindodanakaEleyazare,ngokubawashisekelaukwesabauJehova,wema

ngesibindiesihlesenhliziyo;laphoabantusebebuyile, benzaukubuyisanakuka-Israyeli

24Ngakhokwenziwanayeisivumelwanosokuthula, sokubaabeyinhlokoyendluengcwelenabantubakhe, nokuthiyenanenzaloyakhebabenobukhosibobupristi kuzekubephakade;

25NgokwesivumelwanoesenziwanoDavideindodana kaJese,owesizwesakwaJuda,ukubaifalenkosilibe ngelezizukulwanezayokuphela,kanjalonefalika-Aroni libengelenzaloyakhe

26UNkulunkulumakakunikeukuhlakaniphaenhliziyweni yakhoukubawahluleleabantubakhengokulunga,ukuze okuhlekwabokungaqedwa,nokubaudumolwabolube phakade

ISAHLUKO46

1UJesuindodanakaNavewayeliqhaweezimpini, owalandelauMoseeziprofethweni,owathingokwegama lakhewabamkhuluukubakusindisweabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu,ephindiselaezitheniezazibavukela, ukuzeabekeuIsrayeliefenilakhe

2Yekainkazimuloenkuluayitholayo,laphoephakamisa izandlazakhe,futhiwelulelainkembayakhengokumelene namadolobha!

3Ngubaniowamangakhophambikwakhena?ngoba uJehovangokwakhewalethaizithazakhekuye.

4Ilangaalibuyangayiningamandlaakhe?kantiusuku olulodwalwalungeludekangakananina?

5WabizaiNkosiePhezukonke,laphoizithazimcindezela nxazonke;iNkosienkuluyamuzwa

6Ngesichothosamandlaalamandlawawisaimpienkulu phezukwezizwe,ekwehlenikweBetiHoroniwabhubhisa abameleneyo,ukuzeizizwezaziwonkeamandlaazo, ngobawalwaphambikweNkosi.,walandelauSomandla.

7NangesikhathisikaMosewenzaumsebenziwomusa, yenanoKalebiindodanakaJefune,ngokubabamelana nebandla,bavimbaabantuesonweni,bashwelezakwababi ukukhonona

8Futhikubantuabayizinkulungwaneezingamakhulu ayisithuphaabahambangezinyawo,bonaababili balondolozwaukuzebabangeniseefeni,ngishonasezweni elichichimaubisinezinyosi

9UJehovawanikauKalebiamandla,owahlalanayekwaze kwabasekugugenikwakhe,wazewangenaezindaweni eziphakemeyozezwe,inzaloyakheyalizuzalibeyifa

10Ukuzebonkeabantwanabakwa-Israyelibaboneukuthi kuhleukulandelauJehova

11Kephaabahluleli,yilowonalowongamagama, abanhliziyoyaboingafebenga,engasukikuJehova, makubusisweukukhunjulwakwabo

12Amathamboabomawahlumeendaweniyabo,negama labadunyiswamalihlalephezukwabantwanababo.

13USamuweli,umprofethiweNkosi,othandekayo weNkosiyakhe,wamisaumbuso,futhiwagcobaizikhulu phezukwabantubakhe.

14NgomthethoweNkosiwahlulelaibandla,futhiiNkosi yamnakauJakobe

15Ngokwethembekakwakhewatholakalaengumprofethi weqiniso,futhingezwilakhewabonakalaethembekile embonweni

16YabizaiNkosienamandla,laphoizithazayo ziyicindezelanxazonke,laphoinikelangewundluoncelayo

17INkosiyasidumaezulwini,lelizwilayolezwakala ngomsindoomkhulu

18WabhubhisaizikhuluzaseTire,nazozonkeizikhulu zamaFilisti

19Engakalaliubuthongoobude,washophambi kukaJehovanogcotshiweyowakheukuthi:“Angithathanga mpahlayamuntunesicathulo; 20Futhiemvakokufakwakhewaphrofetha,futhi wakhombisainkosiisiphethosakhe,futhiwaphakamisa izwilakheemhlabeninjengesiphrofetho,ukuzeasuseububi babantu

ISAHLUKO47

1EmvakwakhekwasukumauNathaniukuprofetha ezinsukwinizikaDavide

2Njengamanoniasuswaemnikelweniweminikelo yokuthula,kanjalouDavidewakhethwakubantwana bakwa-Israyeli

3Wadlalanezingonyamanjengamazinyane,namabhere njengangamawundlu.

4Akazangeabulaleumdondoshiyaesemncanena?

Akasusangayiniihlazokubantu,laphoephakamisaisandla sakheenetsheendwayimaneni,echobozaukuzidla kukaGoliyati?

5NgokubawabizauJehovaoPhezukonke;wamnika amandlaesandlenisakhesokuneneukuzealibulale leloqhaweelinamandla,amiseuphondolwabantubakhe 6Ngakhoabantubamdumisangezinkulungwane eziyishumi,bamdumisaezibusiswenizeNkosi, ngokumnikaumqhelewenkazimulo

7Wachithaizithanxazonke,wachithaamaFilistiizitha zakhe,waphulauphondolwawokuzekubenamuhla

8EmisebenziniyakheyonkewadumisaoNgcwele oPhezukonkengamazwienkazimulo;wahlabelelaamahubo ngenhliziyoyakheyonke,wamthandaowamenzayo.

9Wamisaabahlabeleliphambikwe-altareukubabahube ngamahuboamnandi,bahubeezingomenizaboimihla ngemihla

10Wawahlobisaamadiliabo,wahlelaizikhathi ezimisiweyokwazekwabasekupheleni,ukuzebadumise igamalakheelingcwele,nethempelilikhalekusukela ekuseni

11UJehovawasusaizonozakhe,waphakamisauphondo lwakhekuzekubephakade,wamnikaisivumelwano samakhosi,nesihlalosobukhosisenkazimulokwa-Israyeli

12Emvakwakhekwavelaindodanaehlakaniphileyo, eyahlalaendaweniebanzingenxayayo

13USolomoniwabusangesikhathisokuthula,waba lodumo;ngokubauNkulunkuluwenzaukuthulanxazonke zakhe,ukuzeakheindluegamenilakhe,alungiseindlu yakheengcwelekuzekubephakade

14Wawuhlakaniphekangakananiebushenibakho, nanjengomfulaugcweleukuqonda!

15Umphefumulowakhowawusibekelaumhlabawonke, wawugcwalisangemifanekisoemnyama.

16Igamalakholafinyelelakudeeziqhingini;langenxa yokuthulakwakhowathandeka

17Amazweayamangalangawengezihlabelelozakho, lezaga,lemifanekiso,lezincazelo

18NgegamaleNkosiuJehova,ethiwaiNkosiuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,wabuthaigolidenjengethini,wandisaisiliva njengomthofu

19Wakhothamelaizinkalozakhokwabesifazane, wathotshiswangomzimbawakho

20Wangcolisaudumolwakho,wayingcolisainzaloyakho, wazewehliselaulakaphezukwabantwanabakho, wadabukangobuwulabakho

21Ngakhoumbusowahlukanaphakathi,futhikwaEfrayimikwabusaumbusoohlubukayo

22KodwaiNkosikayisozeyawususaumusawayo, lemisebenziyayokayiyikubhubha,njalokayiyikuchitha inzaloyabakhethiweyobayo,lenzaloyalowoomthandayo kayiyikususa;ngalokhoyanikauJakobeinsali,futhi kuvelakuyeimpandeeyakuDavide.

23USolomoniwayeselalakoyise,wenzaloyakhe wamshiyauRehobowamu,ubuwulababantu nongenangqondo,owaphambukisaabantungesiluleko sakheKwakukhonanoJerobowamuindodanakaNebati owawonisau-Israyeli,wambonisau-Efrayimiindlela yesono.

24Futhiizonozabozandakakhulu,kangangokuthi baxoshwabaphumaezweni

25Ngokubabafunabonkeububi,kwazekwafika impindiselophezukwabo

ISAHLUKO48

1KwasekusukumauEliyaumprofethinjengomlilo,lelizwi lakhelavuthanjengesibane.

2Walethaindlalaenzimaphezukwabo,futhi ngokushisekelakwakhewanciphisainanilabo

3NgezwilikaJehovawavalaizulu,wehlisanomlilo kathathu

4OEliya,yekaukudunyiswakwakhongezimangaliso zakho!futhingubaniongazibonganjengawe!

5owavusaofileyoekufeni,lomphefumulowakhe endaweniyabafileyo,ngelizwiloPhezukonke.

6owakhiphaamakhosiekubhujisweni,nabahloniphekayo emibhedeniyabo;

7owezwaukukhuzakweNkosieSinayi,leHorebe isahlulelosempindiselo;

8owagcobaamakhosiukubaaphindisele,nabaprofethi ukubabaphumeleleemvakwakhe;

9eyakhushulwayisivunguvungusomlilo,nasenqoleni yamahhashiomlilo;

10owamiselwaukusolwangezikhathizabo,ukudambisa ulakalokwahlulelwakweNkosi,kungakaphumingolaka, nokuphendulelainhliziyokayiseendodaneni,nokubuyisela izizwezikaJakobe.

11Babusisiweabakubonayo,balalangothando;ngoba sizaphilaisibili

12U-Eliyawayembozweyisivunguvungu,u-Elisha wagcwalaumoyawakhe;

13Kakulalizwielalingamnqoba;kwathiemvakokufa kwakheumzimbawakhewaprofetha.

14Wenzaizimangalisoekuphilenikwakhe,nasekufeni kwakheimisebenziyakheyayimangalisa

15Kukhokonkelokhoabantuabaphendukanga, abasukangaezonwenizabo,bazebachithwa,bakhishwa ezwenilabo,bahlakazekaemhlabeniwonke;nokho kwasalaabantuabambalwanombusiendlinikaDavide.: 16abanyengayebenzaokumthokozisayouNkulunkulu, abanyebandisaizono

17UHezekiyawawuqinisaumuziwakhe,wangenisa amanziphakathikwawo,wembaidwalaelilukhuni ngensimbi,wembaimithomboyamanzi.

18NgesikhathisakheuSaneheribiwenyuka,wathuma uRabi-Sake,waphakamiselaisandlasakheeSiyoni,wazidla 19Zasezithuthumelaizinhliziyozabonezandlazabo, basezinhlungwininjengobelethayo

20KodwabakhulekaeNkosinielesihawu,basebezelulela izandlazabokuyo;

21Watshayaibutholama-Asiriya,ingilosiyakhe yabachitha

22NgobauHezekhiyawayenzeokuhleemehlwenieNkosi, waqiniswaezindlelenizikaDavidauyise,njengokulaya kukaIsayaumprofethi,owayemkhululothembekileyo embonweniwakhe.

23Ngesikhathisakheilangalabuyelaemuva,wandisa impiloyenkosi

24Wabonangomoyaomuhleokuzakwenzekaekugcineni, wabaduduzaabalilayoeSiyoni

25Wamemezelaokuzakwenzekakuzekubenininini, lezintoezisithekileyolobazingafikanga.

ISAHLUKO49

1IsikhumbuzosikaJosiyasinjengamakhaenziwe ngobucikobomkhandiwamakha:amnandinjengoju lwezinyosiemilonyeniyonke,nanjengomculowedili lewayini

2Waziphathangobuqothoekuphendukenikwabantu, wasusaizinengisozobubi

3WayibhekisainhliziyoyakhekuJehova,nasesikhathini sababiwamisaukukhonzauNkulunkulu.

4Bonke,ngaphandlekukaDavide,noHezekiya,noJosiya, babenesiphambeko,ngokubabashiyaumthetho woPhezukonke,amakhosiakwaJudaahluleka.

5Ngakhowanikaabanyeamandlaabo,nenkazimuloyabo esizweniesingaziwa

6Bawushisaumuziokhethiweyowendluengcwele,benza izitaladizibeyincithakalonjengesiprofethosikaJeremiya 7Ngokubabamphathakabi,nokhoengumprofethi, ongcwelisiweesizalwenisikanina,ukuzeasiphule,ahluphe, achithe;futhiukuzeakhefuthi,futhiatshale

8KwakunguHezekeliowabonaumbonookhazimulayo awuboniswaenqoleniyamakherubi.

9Ngobawakhulumangezithangaphansikomfanekiso wezulu,wabaqondisaabahambangendlelaefanele

10Kubaprofethiabayishuminambilimakubusiswe isikhumbuzo,amathamboaboabuyeahlumeendaweni yabo,ngokubabamduduzauJakobe,babakhulula ngethembaeliqinisekileyo.

11SizomkhulisakanjaniuZorobhabheli?yena wayenjengendandathongakwesokunene

12WayenjalonoJesuindodanakaJosadeki,owakhaindlu ngesikhathisabo,wamiselaiNkosiithempelielingcwele, elilungiselweinkazimuloyaphakade

13Futhiphakathikwabakhethiweyokwakukhona uNehemiya,ogamalakhelikhulu,owasiphakamisela izindongaezaziwile,futhiwamisaamasangonemigoqo, futhiwavusaamanxiwaethufuthi.

14Kodwaemhlabenikwakungekhomuntuowadalwa njengo-Enoke;ngobawathathwaemhlabeni

15KwakungekhonsizwaowazalwaenjengoJosefa,umbusi wabafowabo,isikhulusabantu,amathamboaboayebhekwa nguJehova.

16USeminoSetibabehlonishwakakhuluphakathi kwabantu,kanjalono-Adamuwayengaphezukwayoyonke intoephilayoedaliweyo.

ISAHLUKO50

1USimoniumpristiomkhulu,indodanaka-Oniya, owabuyewalungisaindluekuphilenikwakhe, nangezinsukuzakhewaliqinisaithempeli;

2Kwasekwakhiwakuyekusukelaesisekelweni ukuphakamaokuphindwekabili,inqabaephakemeyo yogangeoluzungezeithempeli.

3Ezinsukwinizakheumthombowokukhaamanzi, owawuzungezanjengolwandle,wawumbozwe izingcwecwezethusi;

4Wanakekelaithempeliukubalingawi,wawuqinisaumuzi ukubaungavinjezelwa

5Yekaukudunyiswakwakhephakathikwabantu ekuphumenikwakheendaweniengcwele!

6Wayenjengenkanyeziyokusaphakathikweyezi, nanjengenyangaekugcwaleni;

7njengelangalikhanyaphezukwethempeliloPhezukonke, njengothingoolukhanyisaemayeziniakhanyayo;

8nanjengembaliyezimbalientwasahlobo,njengeminduze ngasemifuleniyamanzi,nanjengamagatshaesihlahla sempephongesikhathisasehlobo;

9njengomlilonempephoemcengezini,nanjengesitsha segolideelikhandiweyo,esibekwephezukwawowonke amatsheayigugu;

10njengomnqumoomuhleothelaisithelo, njengomsayipuresiokhulaufinyeleleemafini

11Esembatheinguboyodumo,esembetheukuphelela kwenkazimulo,laphoekhuphukelae-altareelingcwele, wenzainguboengcweleibenodumo

12Laphoethathaizabeloezandlenizabapristi,yenawema ngasezikole-altare,ezungezanjengomsedariosemusha eLebhanoni;njengamasunduamzungeza

13Ayenjaloonkeamadodanaka-Aronienkazimulweni yawo,neminikeloyempuphuyeNkosiezandlenizawo phambikwenhlanganoyonkeyakwa-Israyeli

14eseqedileukukhonzae-altare,ukuzeahlobiseumnikelo woSomandlaoPhezukonke;

15Welulelaisandlasakheindebe,wathululaigazilezithelo zomvini,wathululelaphansikwe-altare,iphungaelimnandi eNkosiniePhezukonke

16Ayesememezaamadodanaka-Aroni,abethaamacilongo esiliva,enzaumsindoomkhuluukubakubeyisikhumbuzo phambikoPhezukonke

17Bonkeabantubasebephangisakanyekanye,bawa ngobusoemhlabathiniukuzebakhonzeiNkosiyabo uNkulunkuluuSomandla,oPhezukonke

18Abahlabelelinabobahlabelelaizingomazokudumisa ngamazwiabo,nemisindoehlukahlukeneemnandi.

19AbantubasebeyincengaiNkosioPhezukonke ngomkhulekophambikwakheolesihawu,wazewaphela umthendelekoweNkosi,basebeqedainkonzoyakhe.

20Wayesehla,waphakamiselaizandlazakhephezu kwenhlanganoyonkeyabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,ukuze abusiseuJehovangezindebezakhe,ajabuleegamenilakhe.

21Basebekhothamelaokwesibiliukuzebatholeisibusiso koPhezukonke

22NgalokhobonganiuNkulunkuluwabobonke,yena yedwaowenzaizimangalisoezindawenizonke, ophakamisaizinsukuzethukwasesizalweni,nowenzakithi ngokomusawakhe.

23Usipheintokozoyenhliziyo,kubenokuthula ezinsukwinizethukwa-Israyelikuzekubephakade 24ukuzeaqiniseumusawakhekithi,asikhulule ngesikhathisakhe!

25Kukhonaizinhloboezimbilizezizweinhliziyoyami ezenyanyekayo,nesesithathuakusonaisizwe.

26AbahlezientabeniyaseSamariya,nabakhileyophakathi kwamaFilisti,nabantuabayiziwulaabahlalaeShekemi

27UJesuindodanakaSirakhiwaseJerusalemaulobekule ncwadiisiyalosokuqondanolwazi,owakhipha ukuhlakaniphaokuvelaenhliziyweniyakhe

28Ubusisiweoyakuqeqeshelwalokho;nowabeka enhliziyweniyakheuyakuhlakanipha

29Ngokubaumaezenza,uyakubanamandlakukhokonke, ngokubaukukhanyakukaJehovakuyamhola,onika abangcweleukuhlakaniphaMalibongweigamaleNkosi kuzekubephakade.Amen,Amen.

ISAHLUKO51

1UmkhulekokaJesuindodanakaSirashi.Ngiyakukubonga, Nkosi,Nkosi,ngikudumise,NkulunkuluwoMsindisiwami; ngiyalidumisaigamalakho;

2Ngokubawenaungumvikeliwaminomsiziwami, uvimbileumzimbawamiekubhujisweni,nasogibenilolimi oluhlambalazayo,nasezindebenieziqambaamanga,waba ngumsiziwamiezithenizami;

3Futhiwangikhulula,njengobuningibomusawabo nobukhulubegamalakho,emazinywenialaboababelungele ukungishwabadela,nasesandlenisalaboababefuna ukuphilakwami,nasezinhluphekwenieziningiezingidlayo Benginakho;

4kusukelaekuminyaniswenikomlilonxazonke, naphakathikomliloengingawubasanga;

5ekujulenikwesisusesihogo,oliminiolungcolileyo, lemazwiniamanga

6Ngecalaenkosinielivelaoliminiolungalungile umphefumulowamiwasondelangishonasekufeni, ukuphilakwamikwakuseduzenesihogoesingaphansi

7Bangizungezanxazonke,akwabakhomuntuwokungisiza; ngabhekaukusizaabantu,kephakwakungekho.

8Ngasengicabangangomusawakho,Jehova,nangezenzo zakhozasendulo,ukuthiuyabakhululaabakulindele, ubasindiseesandlenisezitha.

9Ngasengiphakamisaukunxusakwamiemhlabeni, ngakhulekelaukukhululwaekufeni

10NgabizauJehova,uYiseweNkosiyami,ukuba angangishiyiemihleniyosizilwami,nangesikhathi sabaziqhenyayo,laphokungekhousizo

11Ngiyakulidumisaigamalakhonjalo,ngihube ngokubonga;kanjaloumkhulekowamiwezwakala; 12Ngokubawangisindisaekubhujisweni,wangikhulula esikhathiniesibi;

13Ngenkathingisemncane,nomangikengayaphesheya, ngafisaukuhlakaniphaobalaemkhulekweniwami 14Ngamkhulekelaphambikwethempeli,ngizamdinga kuzekubesekupheleni

15Kusukelaembalinikuzekubesekuvuthwenikwezithelo zomviniinhliziyoyamiithokozangayo;unyawolwami lwahambangendlelaeqondileyo;

16Ngasengithobaindlebeyamikancane,ngamamukela, ngatholaukufundaokunengi

17Ngazuzakukho,ngakhongizamnikaudumoongipha ukuhlakanipha

18Ngokubanganqumaukwenzaemvakwakhe,ngalandela ngobuqothookuhle;kanjaloangiyikujabha.

19Umphefumulowamiubambenenaye,nganginecala ngezenzozami;ngelulelaizandlazamiezulwiniphezulu, ngilileukungazikwami.

20Ngaqondisaumphefumulowamikuye,ngamfumana emsulwa;inhliziyoyamiihlangenenayekwasekuqaleni;

21Inhliziyoyamiikhathazekilengokumfuna;ngalokho ngizuzeimpahlaenhle

22INkosiinginikileulimilubengumvuzowami,futhi ngizayidumisangalo.

23Sondelanikimininaabangafundile,nihlaleendlini yokufunda

24Libelelani,njalolithinikulezizinto,lokhuimiphefumulo yenuyomilekakhulu?

25Ngavulaumlomowami,ngathi:Zithengeleniyena ngaphandlekwemali.

26Fakaintamoyakhongaphansikwejoka,umphefumulo wakhowamukeleukulaywa;

27Bhekaningamehloenuukuthinginomshikashika omncanekangakanani,futhingitholeukuphumulaokuningi

28Fundangemalienengi,utholeigolideelinengingayo

29Umphefumulowakhomawujabulengomusawakhe, ungabinamahloningokudumisakwakhe

30Sebenzakusenesikhathi,futhingesikhathisakhe uyokunikaumvuzowakho