1 Halalisani uNkulunkulu amandla ethu,nimemeze ngokujabula kuNkulunkulu kaJakobe.
2 Hlabani ihubo,nithathe isigubhu nehabhu* elihle nogubhu.
3 Bethani icilongo ekwethwaseni kwenyanganasekuhlanganeni kwenyanga ngosuku lomkhosi wethu.
4 Ngokuba kuyisimiso kwa-Israyelinomthetho kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe.
5 Kungubufakazi abumisayo kwaJosefa mhla ephuma ezweni laseGibithe.Ngizwa ulimi ebengingalwazi luthi:
6 “Ngasusa ihlombe lakhe emthwalweni,izandla zakhe zakhululeka eqomeni lokuthwala.
7 Wakhuleka usosizini, ngakukhulula;ngakuphendula ngisekusithekeni kokuduma,ngakuvivinya ngasemanzini aseMeriba. Sela*
8 “Zwanini, bantu bami,ngizakufakaza kini ukuthi:O Israyeli, sengathi ungangilalela!
9 Makungabikho kuwe unkulunkulu omunye,ungakhuleki kunkulunkulu wabezizwe.
10 Mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakhoowakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe;khamisa umlomo wakho, ngiwugcwalise.
11 “Kepha abantu bami abalalelanga izwi lami,u-Israyeli akanginakanga.
12 Ngase ngibayeka enkanini yenhliziyo yaboukuba bahambe ngokuthanda kwabo.
13 “Sengathi abantu bami bangangizwa,u-Israyeli ahambe ezindleleni zami.
14 Bengiyakuthobisa masinyane izitha zabo,ngiselulele isandla sami kwabamelene nabo.
15 Abazondi bakaJehova bebeyakuzithobela kuye,kepha isikhathi sabantu bami besiyakuba khona kuze kube phakade.
16 Ubeyakubapha ukolweni omuhle;yebo, bengiyakubasuthisa ngezinyosi zasesiweni.”