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2 Awa, imitjhaphwenu inihlukanise noZimenu.+
Izono zenu zenze bona anifihlele ubuso bakhe,
Begodu ubhale ukunizwa.+
3 Ngombana izandla zenu zisilaphele ngeengazi+
Begodu iminwenu isilaphele ngesono.
Umlomenu ukhuluma amala+ nelimu lenu likhuluma okungakalungi.
4 Akunamuntu obawa ukulunga,+
Begodu akunamuntu oya ekhotho ngeqiniso.
Bathembela entweni engekho+ begodu bakhuluma okungatjho litho.
Bazithwala umraro bese
babeletha okulimazako.+
5 Baqhoqhosela amaqanda wenyoka enetjhefu,
Baluka ubulwembu besiswebu.+
Nanyana ngubani odla amaqanda wenyoka enetjhefu uzokuhlongakala,
Begodu iqanda eliphahlakileko likhupha inyoka enetjhefu.
6 Ubulwembu babo angekhe bube njengesambatho,
Begodu angekhe bazigubuzese ngalokho abakwenzako.+
Imisebenzabo iyalimaza,
Begodu izenzo zabo zenturhu zisezandleni zabo.+
7 Iinyawo zabo zigijimela ukwenza okumbi,
Begodu bagijimela ukuphalaza iingazi ezinganamlandu.+
Imicabangwabo micabango elimazako;
Iindlela zabo ziyatjhabalalisa begodu zibanga isizi.+
8 Akhenge bayazi indlela yokuthula,
Begodu abukho ubulungiswa eendleleni zabo.+
Benza iindlela zabo zinganqophi;
Akekho okhamba kizo ozokwazi ukuthula.+
9 Kungebangelo ubulungiswa bukude nathi,
Nokulunga kungafiki kithi.
Sisolo silulukela ukukhanya kodwana qala! Kumnyama;
Sifisa ukukhanya kodwana sisolo sikhamba ebumnyameni.+
10 Siphumbutha iboda njengabantu abangaboniko;
Njengalabo abanganamehlo sisolo siphumbutha.+
Siwa entambama njengebumnyameni ebusuku;
Hlangana nabanamandla sifana nabahlongakeleko.
11 Sisolo sibhodla njengamabhere
Begodu silila kabuhlungu njengamajuba.
Silindele ubulungiswa kodwana abukho;
Silindele isindiso kodwana ikude nathi.
Ngombana ukuvukela kwethu kunathi;
Siyazi kuhle imitjhaphwethu.+
13 Sonile begodu saphika uJehova;
Sifulathele uZimethu.
14 Ubulungiswa buqothiwe,+
Nokulunga kujamele kude;+
Ngombana iqiniso liwile etatawini,
Begodu okulungileko akukghoni ukungena.
15 Iqiniso linyamalele,+
Nanyana ngubani olisa ukwenza izinto ezimbi uyadlelezelwa.
UJehova wakubona lokhu begodu akhenge athabe,
Ngombana bekunganabulungiswa.+
16 Wabona ukuthi akunamuntu,
Begodu wamangala ukuthi akunamuntu ongeneleko,
Yeke umkhonwakhe waletha isindiso,
Begodu ukulunga kwakhe kwamsekela.
17 Nje-ke wafaka ukulunga njengejasi yepi
Nesikoporo sesindiso ehlokwakhe.+
Wafaka izembatho zokuzibuyiselela njengesambatho sakhe+
Begodu waziphuthela ngetjiseko njengejasi.
18 Uzobanikela umvuzo walokho abakwenzileko:+
Ilaka emanabenakhe, ukujezisa emanabenakhe.+
Neenhlengele uzozinikela umvuzwazo.
19 Kusukela ekutjhingeni kwelanga bazokusaba igama lakaJehova
Begodu kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga bazokusaba iphazimulwakhe,
Ngombana uzokuza njengomlambo ogijimako,
Onqotjhiswa mmoya kaJehova.
21 “Lesi sivumelwano sami nabo,”+ kutjho uJehova. “Ummoyami okuwe namezwami engiwafake emlonyenakho, angekhe akhutjhwe emlonyenakho, emlonyeni wabantwabakho, namkha emlonyeni weenzukulwana zakho,” kusukela nje bekube nini nanini,” kutjho uJehova.