1 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Amazulu ayitrone yam, ihlabathi sisihlalo seenyawo zam. Iyini na le ndlu, niya kundakhela yona? Iyini na le ndawo yokuphumla kwam?
2 Zonke ezo zinto sazenza isandla sam, zabakho ke zonke ezo zinto; utsho uYehova; ndibheka kuló, kolúsizana, komoya waphukileyo, kogubhayo ngelizwi lam.
3 Oxhela inkomo unjengesixabela-mntu; obingelela igusha ngumsiki wenja; onyusa umnikelo wokudla ngumnyusi wegazi lehagu; okhumbuza ngoqhumiselo lwentlaka emhlophe ngosikelela into ebubutshinga. Bezinyulele nje iindlela zabo, umphefumlo wabo wawananza amazothe abo:
4 nam ke ndiya kunyula iimfeketho zokufeketha ngabo, ndibazìsele izinto ezibanxunguphalisayo; ngenxa enokuba ndabizayo, akwabakho usabelayo; ndathetha, abeva; besuka benza ububi emehlweni am, banyula nento endingayinanzileyo.
5 Liveni ilizwi likaYehova, nina nigubhayo ngelizwi lakhe; uthi, Abazalwana benu abanithiyayo, abanigxotháyo kubo ngenxa yegama lam, bathi, Makazizukise uYehova, sibone imivuyo yenu; baya kudana ke bona.
6 Phulaphulani isandi esiphuma kuwo umzi; ilizwi eliphuma etempileni; ilizwi likaYehova, ephindezela impatho yeentshaba zakhe.
7 Ingekazibhijabhiji, yazala; ingekezi inimba kuyo, yathi tyibilili umntwana oyinkwenkwe.
8 Ngubani na okhe weva kunjalo? Ngubani na okhe wabona izinto ezinjalo? Kuya kuzalwa ilizwe ngamininye na? Kuzalwa uhlanga ngasihlandlo sinye na? Ngokuba isathi ukuthi ukuzibhijabhija, yabazala onyana bayo iZiyon.
9 Mna ndingàvelisisa na, ndingazalisi? utsho uYehova; ndingàthi mna ndizalisayo ndivingce na? utsho uThixo wakho.
10 Vuyisanani neYerusalem, nigcobe ngayo, nonke bayithandayo; yenzani imihlali nibe nemihlali, nonke bayenzalayo isijwili;
11 ukuze nanye nihluthe libele leentuthuzelo zayo, ukuze nishube, nixhamle ukwehlisa kozuko lwayo.
12 Ngokuba uYehova utsho ukuthi, Yabonani, ndisingisa uxolo kuyo njengomlambo, nozuko lweentlanga njengesihlambo esikhukulayo, ukuze nanye; niya kubelekwa ephangweni, niteketiswe emathangéni.
13 Njengomntu othuthuzelwa ngunina, ndiya kwenjenjalo mna ukunithuthuzela, nithuthuzelwe eYerusalem.
14 Nobona, ibe nemihlali intliziyo yenu, ahlume amathambo enu njengohlaza, sazeke isandla sikaYehova ebakhonzini bakhe, azibhavumele iintshaba zakhe.
15 Kuba, yabonani, uYehova uya kuza ngomlilo, zinjengesaqhwithi iinqwelo zakhe zokulwa, ukuze abuyekeze umsindo wakhe ngobushushu, nokukhalima kwakhe ngamalangatye omlilo.
16 Kuba uYehova uya kuyigweba ngomlilo nangekrele lakhe inyama yonke, babe baninzi ababuleweyo nguYehova.
17 Abo bazingcwalisayo, bazihlambululele imiyezo, bexelisa omnye ongaphakathi, badle inyama yehagu, nento enezothe, nempuku, baya kuphela kunye; utsho uYehova.
18 Mna ke, ndiyazazi izenzo zabo neengcinga zabo.Kobakho ixesha lokuba zihlanganisane zonke iintlanga neelwimi, zize zibubone ubuqaqawuli bam;
19 ndomisa umqondiso phakathi kwazo, ndithume abasindileyo kuzo, baye ezintlangeni ezingooTarshishe, noPuli, noLudi, abatyedi besaphetha; ezingooTubhali noYavan, eziqithini ezikude ezingazivanga iindaba zam, ezingabubonanga ubuqaqawuli bam, babuxele ubuqaqawuli bam ezintlangeni.
20 Baya kubazìsa bonke abazalwana benu, bevela nabo ezintlangeni zonke, bengumnikelo kuYehova, bekhwele emahasheni, nasezinqwelweni, nasemathaleni, nakoondlebende, nakwiinkamelakazi, benyuke entabeni yam engcwele eYerusalem, utsho uYehova; kwanjengokuba oonyana bakaSirayeli bewuzisa umnikelo wokudla ngesitya esihlambulukileyo endlwini kaYehova.
21 Ndothabatha nakuzo ezo, zibe ngababingeleli nabaLevi; utsho uYehova.
22 Kuba njengoko amazulu amatsha nehlabathi elitsha endiza kuwenza, amiyo phambi kwam, utsho uYehova, iya kwenjenjalo ukuma imbewu yenu negama lenu;
23 kuthi kuphikelane nokuthwasa kweenyanga zonke, kuphikelane neesabatha zonke, ukuza kwenyama yonke, ukuba iqubude phambi kwam; utsho uYehova.
24 Baya kuphuma babone izidumbu zamadoda akreqileyo kum; kuba iimpethu zabo aziyi kufa, nomlilo wabo ungàcimi, babe linyumnyezi kuluntu lonke.