IHubo
IBHUKU LESIHLANU
(AmaHubo 107-150)
2 Kwangathi labo abasindiswe* nguJehova bangatsho njalo,
Bonke abakhulule esandleni sesitha,+
3 Abaqoqe ezizweni ababekuzo,+
Kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga,
Kusukela enyakatho kusiya eningizimu.+
4 Babezulazula enkangala endaweni elugwadule,
Abazange bathole indlela eya edolobheni ababengahlala kulo.
5 Babelambile futhi bomile,
Bengaselamandla ngenxa yokudinwa.
8 Abantu kabambonge uJehova+ ngenxa yothando lwakhe oluqotho,
Kabambonge ngemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo ayenzele abantu,+
9 Ngoba unike owomileyo amanzi okunatha,
Wanika olambileyo ukudla okumnandi.+
10 Abanye babephila emnyameni omkhulu,
Beyizibotshwa ezihluphekayo, bebotshwe ngamaketane,
11 Ngoba abazange balilalele ilizwi likaNkulunkulu,
Badelela iseluleko soPhezukonke.+
12 Ngakho wabenza bathobeka ngokubalethela inhlupho,+
Bakhubeka, baswela lomuntu ongabasiza.
13 Bambiza uJehova besebunzimeni bacela uncedo,
Wabakhulula ekuhluphekeni.
14 Wabakhipha emnyameni omkhulu,
Waqamula amaketane ababebotshwe ngawo.+
15 Abantu kabambonge uJehova ngenxa yothando lwakhe oluqotho,+
Kabambonge ngemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo ayenzele abantu,
16 Ngoba wephule iminyango yekhopha,
Waqamula imigoqo yensimbi.+
18 Inhliziyo zaba mnyama behluleka ukudla,*
Basebesondele emagedini okufa.
19 Babembiza uJehova nxa besebunzimeni, bemcela ukuthi abancede,
Yena abesebakhulula ekuhluphekeni.
20 Wayethumela ilizwi lakhe abasilise,+
Abakhiphe emagodini ababewele kuwo.
21 Abantu kabambonge uJehova ngenxa yothando lwakhe oluqotho,
Kabambonge ngemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo ayenzele abantu.
22 Kabanikele imihlatshelo yokubonga,+
Bamemezele imisebenzi yakhe ngentokozo.
23 Labo abahamba ngemikhumbi,
Bedabula elwandle besiyathengisa,+
24 Bazibonile izenzo zikaJehova,
Lemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo eselwandle.+
25 Uyakhuluma kube lesiphepho,+
Kuphakame amagagasi elwandle.
26 Abaphakamisele phezulu esibhakabhakeni,
Aphinde abehlisele phansi ekujuleni kolwandle,
Besabe baqhaqhazele ngoba sebebona ukufa sekubaqondile,
27 Badiyazele njengomuntu odakiweyo,
Ulwazi lwabo lungabancedi ngalutho.+
28 Besebekhala kuJehova besebunzimeni,+
Abakhulule ekuhluphekeni.
29 Uyasithulisa isiphepho,
Amagagasi olwandle athule athi cwaka.+
30 Bayathokoza nxa bewabona ethula,
Uyabakhokhela baye ethekwini* abafuna ukuya kulo.
31 Abantu kabambonge uJehova ngenxa yothando lwakhe oluqotho,
Kabambonge ngemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo ayenzele abantu.+
32 Kabamdumise embuthanweni wabantu,+
Bamdumise emhlanganweni wamadoda amadala.
33 Utshintsha imifula ibe yinkangala,
Lezindawo ezigobhoza amanzi zibe ngumhlabathi owomileyo,+
34 Atshintshe umhlabathi ovundileyo ube lugwadule lwesawudo,+
Ngenxa yezinto ezimbi ezenziwa yilabo abahlala khona.
35 Uguqula inkangala ibe ngamachibi alemihlanga,
Lomhlabathi owomileyo ube yindawo egobhoza amanzi.+
36 Abesehlalisa abalambileyo khona,+
Ukuze bakhe idolobho abazahlala kulo,+
37 Balime amasimu bahlanyele lezihlahla zamagilebisi+
Ezithela izithelo ezinengi.+
38 Uyababusisa bande babe banengi,
Kavumi ukuthi inkomo zabo zibe zilutshwana.+
39 Kodwa baphinda babe balutshwana njalo bayangeke,
Ngenxa yokucindezelwa lokuhlupheka losizi.
40 Uyangisa izikhulu,
Azenze zizulazule enkangala engelandlela.+
41 Kodwa uyabavikela abayanga kulabo ababahlukuluzayo,+
Enze izimuli zabo zande njengomhlambi.