1 Zwanini izwi uJehova alikhuluma kini nina ndlu ka-Israyeli.
2 Usho kanje uJehova, uthi:“Ningayifundi indlela yabezizwe,ningashaywa luvalo ngezibonakaliso zasezulwini,ngokuba abezizwe bezesaba.
3 Ngokuba imikhuba yabantu iyize,lokhu kugawulwa umuthi ehlathini;ngumsebenzi wesandla sesisebenzi ngembazo.
4 Bawenza ube muhle ngesiliva nangegolide,bawubethela ngezipikili nangezandoukuba ungazamazami.
5 Ungumsebenzi okhandiweyo, awukhulumi;uyathwalwa nokuthwalwa,ngokuba awuhambi.Ungawesabi, ngokuba awenzi okubi,nokuhle awunakukwenza.”
6 Akakho onjengawe Jehova;umkhulu, igama lakho likhulu ngobuqhawe.
7 Ngubani ongekwesabe,Nkosi yezizwe,ngokuba uyimfanelo yakho,ngokuba phakathi kwabo bonkeabahlakaniphileyo bezizwenakuyo yonke imibuso yabo akakho onjengawe.
8 Bayiziphukuphuku, bayiziwula bonke;ngukulaya kwezithombe;kungumuthi nje,
9 nezingcwecwe zesilivaezilethwe zivela eTharishishinegolide lase-Ofiri,umsebenzi wesisebenzi nowezandla zomkhandi,kugqokiswe okuluhlaza nokububende,kungumsebenzi wabahlakaniphileyo konke.
10 Kepha uJehova unguNkulunkulu weqiniso,unguNkulunkulu ophilileyo neNkosi yaphakade;ngentukuthelo yakhe umhlaba uyazamazama,izizwe azinakuma ngokufutheka kwakhe.
11 “Niyakusho kanje kubo, nithi: ‘Onkulunkulu abangenzanga izulu nomhlaba, labo bayakubhubha emhlabeni nangaphansi kwezulu.’ ”
12 Wawenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe,walimisa izwe ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe,ngokuqonda kwakhe waleneka izulu.
13 Lapho elizwakalisa izwi lakhe,kungukuhlokoma kwamanzi ezulwini;uzikhuphula izinkungu emikhawulweni yomhlaba,enzele imvula unyazi,awukhiphe umoya endlini yengcebo.
14 Bonke abantu bayiziphukuphuku,abanakwazi;bonke abakhandi bajabhiswa nezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo,ngokuba izithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo zingamanga,nomoya awukho kuzo.
15 Ziyize, umsebenzi wenkohliso;ngesikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwabo ziyakubhubha.
16 Oyisabelo sikaJakobe akanjengalezo,ngokuba nguye obumbile konke;u-Israyeli uyisizwe sefa lakhe,nguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe.
17 Qoqa umshuqulo wakho ezweniwena ohlezi ekuvinjezelweni.
18 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi:“Bheka, ngiyakubazwiba abakhileyoezweni ngalo mzuzwana,ngibacindezele ukuze bakuzwe.”
19 Maye kimina ngenxa yokulimala kwami!Ukushaywa kwami kunzima.Kepha ngithi mina:“Nempela lokhu kulusizi lwami,ngiyakuluthwala.”
20 Itende lami lichithakele,zonke izintambo zami zigqabukile;abantwana bami basukile kimi,kabasekho;kasekho owokwelula itende laminowokumisa izilenge zami.
21 Ngokuba abelusi bayiziphukuphuku,abamfunanga uJehova;ngalokho abaphumelelanga,nomhlambi wabo wonke uhlakazekile.
22 Bheka, kusondela izwi lombiko,nokuzamazama okukhulu okuvela ezweni lasenyakatho,ukuba kwenze imizi yakwaJuda ibe yincithakalo,indawo yokuhlala kwamakhanka.
23 Ngiyazi, Jehova,ukuthi indlela yomuntu ayikuye uqobo;akukuyo indoda ukuba ihambe,iqondise izinyathelo zayo.
24 Ngilaye, Jehova,kepha ngokwahlulela,kungabi ngentukuthelo yakho,funa ungenze into engelutho.
25 Thulula ukufutheka kwakho phezukwabezizwe abangakwaziyonaphezu kwemindeni engalibizi igama lakho,ngokuba bamdlile uJakobe;yebo, bamdlile bamqeda,balichitha ikhaya lakhe.