1 “Kepha yizwa manje, Jakobe, nceku yami,wena Israyeli engikukhethileyo.
2 Usho kanje uJehova owakudalayo,wakubumba kwasesiwini, oyakukusiza, uthi:Ungesabi, Jakobe, nceku yami,wena Jeshuruni engikukhethileyo.
3 Ngokuba ngiyakuthela amanzi phezu kokomileyo,nezikhukhula phezu kokushileyo,ngithulule uMoya wami phezu kwenzalo yakho,nesibusiso sami phezu kwabantwana bakho;
4 bayakuhluma phakathi kotshaninjengeminyezane ngasemifudlaneni yamanzi.
5 Omunye uyakuthi: ‘NgingokaJehova;’omunye uyakuzibiza ngegama likaJakobe,omunye azilobele uJehova esandleni sakhe,azidumise ngegama lika-Israyeli.”
6 “Usho kanje uJehova,iNkosi ka-Israyeli,noMhlengi wakhe, uJehova Sebawoti, uthi:Ngingowokuqala, ngingowokugcina,ngaphandle kwami akakho uNkulunkulu.
7 Ngubani ongabiza njengami, akumemezele,akubeke phambi kwami,kusukela ekusekeleni kwami abantu basendulo, na?Yebo, okuzayo nokuyakwenzeka mabakumemezele.
8 Ningesabi, ningabi naluvalo;angithi ngikuzwisile kusukela endulo,ngakumemezela, na?Nina ningofakazi bami.Kukhona uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami na?Cha, alikho iDwala; angilazi.”
9 Abenza isithombe esibaziweyo bayize bonke;izinto zabo ezithandekayo aziyikusiza;ofakazi babo ababoni, futhi abazi;bayakujabhiswa.
10 Ngubani owenzile uNkulunkulu,ngubani obumbile isithombe esibaziweyoesingesokusiza na?
11 Bheka, bonke abangane bakhe bayakujabha,nezisebenzi zingabantu nje.Mabahlangane bonke, beme;bayakwesaba, bajabhe kanyekanye.
12 Umkhandi wensimbi wenza imbazo,asebenze emalahleni,ayibumbe ngezando,ayisebenze ngamandla ezingalo zakhe;uyalamba, angabikho amandla;akaphuzi amanzi, uyadangala.
13 Umbazi uyelula intambo,adwebe umuthi ngokubomvu,awenze ngezibazo,adwebe ngekompasi,*awenze ngomfanekiso womuntu,ngobuhle bomuntu,ukuba uhlale endlini.
14 Uyazigawulela imisedari,*athathe imikhoba nama-oki,*awaqinise phakathi kwemithi yehlathi;uyatshala umfire,* imvula iwukhulise.
15 Bese kuba ngokomuntu ukuba abase ngakho;uthatha kuwo, othe;uyawuphemba, enze isinkwa;wenza unkulunkulu, akhuleke kuye,enze nesithombe esibaziweyo,akhothambele kuso.
16 Ushisa inxenye yawo emlilweni;phezu kwale nxenye uyadla inyama,ose izoso, asuthe;yebo, uyotha athi:“Halala! Sengifudumele,ngibonile umlilo.”
17 Ngokuseleyo kuwo uyakwenza unkulunkulu nesithombe;uyakhothamela kuso, akhuleke kuso,athandaze kuso, athi:“Ngophule; ungunkulunkulu wami.”
18 Abazi, abaqondi,ngokuba unamekile amehlo abo ukuze bangaboni,nezinhliziyo zabo ukuze bangaqondi.
19 Akakho okhumbulayo,nokwazi nokuqonda akukho kokuba kuthiwe:“Ngishisile inxenye yawo ngomlilo,ngenzile isinkwa phezu kwamalahle awo,ngosile inyama, ngayidla;ngingenza okuseleyo kuwo kube yisinengiso,ngikhothamele umbhuku womuthi,” na?
20 Udla umlotha;inhliziyo ekhohlisiweyo imdukisile;akanakophula umphefumulo wakhe nokuba athi:“Akukho yini amanga kwesokunene sami na?”
21 “Khumbula lezi zinto, Jakobe,wena Israyeli, ngokuba uyinceku yami;ngikubumbile, uyinceku yami;Israyeli, angiyikukhohlwa.
22 Ngesulile iziphambeko zakho njengefu,nezono zakho njengemilaza;buyela kimi, ngokuba ngikuhlengile.”
23 Thokozani, mazulu,ngokuba uJehova ukwenzile,nijabule nina zindawo eziphansi zomhlaba,niqhumuke ngokuhlabelela nina zintaba,nawe hlathi nayo yonke imithi ekuwe,ngokuba uJehova umhlengile uJakobe,ngokuhlabelela wazidumisa ngo-Israyeli.
24 Usho kanje uJehova uMhlengi wakhonowakubumba kwasesiswini, uthi:“NginguJehova owenza konke,oweneka izulu yedwa,nowendlala umhlaba ngokwakhe,
25 oshafisa izibonakaliso zabaprofethi bamanga,enze ababhuli ukuba bahlanye,obuyisela emuva abahlakaniphileyo,enze ukwazi kwabo kube ngubuwula;
26 ogcwalisa izwi lenceku yakhe,afeze ukululekana kwezithunywa zakhe,oshoyo ngalo iJerusalema, athi:‘Liyakuba nabantu,’nangemizi yakwaJuda ukuthi:‘Iyakwakhiwa,ngibuye ngivuse incithakalo yakhona;’
27 oshoyo kuwo umsinga ukuthi:‘Yisha, ngiyakomisa imifula yakho;’