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6 Ngicela lilalele lokho uJehova akutshoyo.
Sukumani lilandise udaba lwenu phambi kwezintaba,
Lamaqaqa kawezwe ilizwi lenu.+
2 Lina zintaba zwanini icala elethulwa nguJehova,
Lani zisekelo zomhlaba eziqinileyo,+
Ngoba uJehova wethesa abantu bakhe icala,
Uzamelana labako-Israyeli athi:+
3 “Ngoneni kini bantu bami?
Ngilihluphe ngani?+
Zifakazeleni ngizwe.
4 Ngalikhipha elizweni laseGibhithe,+
Ngalikhulula elizweni lobugqili,+
Ngathumela kini uMosi lo-Aroni loMiriyamu.+
5 Ngiyalicela bantu bami, khumbulani icebo likaBhalakhi inkosi yakoMowabi,+
Lokuthi uBhalamu indodana kaBheyori wamphendula njani.+
Khumbulani okwenzakala kusukela eShithimi+ kuze kuyefika eGiligali,+
Ukuze lazi imisebenzi kaJehova elungileyo.”
6 Ngizakuya kuJehova ngiphetheni?
Ngizakhothama phambi kukaNkulunkulu ophezulu ngiphetheni?
Ngiye kuye ngiphethe iminikelo yokutshiswa egcweleyo na?
Ngihambe lamathole alomnyaka owodwa yini?+
7 UJehova uzathokoziswa zinkulungwane zezinqama yini?
Uzathokoziswa ngamafutha amanengi yini?+
Kambe nginganikela ngendodana yami elizibulo ngenxa yokuhlamuka kwami,
Nginikele ngesithelo somzimba wami ngenxa yesono sami yini?+
8 Ukutshelile okuhle, wena muntu.
Kambe uJehova ufunani kuwe?
Zwanini ukukhala komqwayi lilalele lalowo owuthumileyo.+
10 Inotho ezuzwe ngokwenza okubi isesekhona yini endlini yomuntu owenza okubi,
11 Ngingaba msulwa yini nxa ngilezikali zobuqili,
Lesikhwama esilamatshe alezilinganiso zamanga?+
12 Amadoda alo anothileyo athanda udlakela,
Izakhamizi zalo ziqamba amanga,+
Ulimi lwazo lugcwele ubuqili.+
13 “Ngakho-ke ngizakutshaya usale ulamanxeba,+
Ngikutshiye ungelalutho ngenxa yezono zakho.
14 Uzakudla kodwa awusoze usuthe,
Isisu sakho sizahlala singelalutho.+
Izinto ozazithatha ufuna ukuzilondoloza awusoze ufike lazo,
Lezo ozafika lazo ngizazinikela ezitheni zakho.
15 Uzahlanyela kodwa awusoze uvune lutho.
Uzavoxa ama-oliva kodwa awusoze uwathole amafutha,
Uzakwenza iwayini elitsha kodwa awusoze ulinathe.+
16 Ngoba uhamba ngezindlela zika-Omri layo yonke imisebenzi yendlu ka-Ahabi,+
Lamacebo abo yiwo owalandelayo.