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42 Qala! Isisebenzi sami+ engisisekelako!
Okhethiwekwami,+ engithabileko ngaye!+
Uzokuletha ubulungiswa ngokuthembeka.+
4 Angekhe aphelelwe mamandla namkha aphuke ummoya bekube kulapho adzimelelisa ubulungiswa ephasini;+
Neenhlengele zizokusolo zilindele umthethwakhe.
5 UZimu weqiniso uJehova,
UMdali wezulu noZimu omKhulu olilulako,+
Loyo owendlala iphasi nomkhiqizwalo,+
Loyo owenza abantu abakilo baphefumule+
Begodu opha abantu abakhamba kilo ummoya, uthi:+
6 “Mina Jehova ngikubizele ekulungeni;
Ngikubambe ngesandla sakho.
Ngizokuvikela, ngizokunikela njengesivumelwano ebantwini+
Nanjengokukhanya eentjhabeni,+
7 Bona uvule amehlo angaboniko,+
Ukhuphe isibotjhwa emgodini omnyama
Nalabo abahlezi ebumnyameni ejele.+
Namkha nginikele iinthombe ezibaziweko idumo lami.+
9 Qala izinto zokuthoma zidlulile;
Nje ngimemezela izinto ezitja.
Ngaphambi kobana zivele, nginitjela ngazo.”+
10 Bhinelani uJehova ingoma etja,+
Indumiswakhe kusukela emaphethelweni wephasi,+
Nina enehlela elwandle nakho koke okukilo,
Nina nhlengele nokuhlala kizo.+
Izakhamuzi zerholweni azirhuwelele ngethabo;
Azirhuwelele ziphezu kweentaba.
12 Aziphazimulise uJehova
Begodu zimemezele idumo lakhe eenhlengeleni.+
13 UJehova uzokuphuma njengendoda enamandla.+
Uzokuvusa itjisekwakhe njengengorho.+
Uzokurhuwelela uzokuhlaba umkhosi wepi;
Uzozibonakalisa anamandla kunamanabakhe.+
14 “Ngithule isikhathi eside.
Bengisolo ngithulile begodu ngizibambile.
Njengomfazi obelethako,
Ngesikhathi sinye ngizokuquma, ngiphefumule msinyana bese ngidose umoya.
15 Ngizokutjhabalalisa iintaba nemibundu
Ngomise neentjalo zakhona.
Ngizokwenza imilambo ibe ziinhlengele
Begodu ngomise amanzi wemilambo anemihlanga.+
16 Ngizokusa iimphofu endleleni ezingayaziko+
Begodu ngizozenza zikhambe eendleleni ezingakayijayeli.+
Ngizokwenza ubumnyama obuphambi kwabo bube kukhanya+
Begodu ngenze indawo enamatje ibe yinarha elelezekileko.+
Ngilokho engizobenzela khona begodu angekhe ngibalahle.”
17 Bazokujikiswa baphathiswe iinhloni ngokupheleleko,
Labo abathembele eenthombeni ezibaziweko,
Labo abathi eenthombeni zesimbi: “Nibozimu bethu.”+
18 Lalelani nina abangezwako;
Qalani nibone nina abangaboniko.+
19 Ngubani ongaboniko ngaphandle kwencekwami,
Ongezwako njengesithunywa engisithumeleko?
Ngubani ongaboniko njengothole umvuzo,
Ongaboniko njengenceku kaJehova?+
20 Wena ubona izinto ezinengi kodwana awuhlali uziqalile.
Uvula iindlebe zakho kodwana awulaleli.+
21 Ngebanga lokulunga kwakhe,
UJehova uthatjiswa kuphakamisa umthetho nokuwenza uphazimule.
22 Kodwana abantwaba badlelezelwe, bathathelwa izinto ngekani;+
Boke bavaleleke emigodini begodu bafihlwe emajele.+
Badlelezelwe kunganamuntu ongabasindisa,+
Begodu bathathelwe izinto zabo ngekani kunganamuntu othi: “Zibuyiseni!”
23 Ngubani hlangana nani ozokuzwa lokhu?
Ngubani ozokutjheja begodu alalele anombono wengomuso?
24 Ngubani onikele uJakopo bona athathelwe izinto ngekani
Ngubani onikele u-Israyeli kubadlelezeli?
AkusinguJehova esimonileko na?
Balile ukukhamba eendleleni zakhe,
Nomthethwakhe akhenge bawulalele.+
25 Bekasolo athululela ilaka lakhe kuye,
Ukusilingeka kwakhe nelaka lepi.+
Larhiribidela koke okumbhodileko kodwana akhenge atjheje.+
Lavutha ngokujamelene naye kodwana akhenge akufake ehliziyweni.+