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2 Ngamunye wabo uzokuba njengendawo yokuzifihla emoyeni,
Njengendawo yokubhaca esivunguvungwini,
Njengemilanjana yamanzi endaweni enganamanzi,+
Njengomthunzi wedwala elikhulu endaweni eyomileko.
3 Amehlo walabo ababonako angeze asavalwa,
Neendlebe zabezwako zizokulalelisisa.
4 Labo abangacabangi bazokuzindla ngelwazi,
Begodu labo abangunguzako bazokukhuluma* kuhle ngokuzwakalako.+
5 Abanganangqondo angeze kusathiwa banomusa,
Nabangakathembeki angeze kuthiwe ziinkhulu;
6 Umuntu onganangqondo uzokukhuluma okungazisiko,
Nehliziywakhe izokuluka amano wezinto ezilimazako,+
Bona ithuthukise ukuhlubuka* nokukhuluma izinto ezijamelene noJehova,
Abangele olambileko bona angadli
Nowomileko amdime okuselwako.
7 Amaqhinga womuntu ongakathembeki mambi;+
Uthuthukisa ukuziphatha okuhlazisako
Bona alimaze abasesizini ngamala,+
Ngitjho nalokha otlhagako akhulume okulungileko.
8 Kodwana umuntu ophanako uthanda ukupha,
Begodu uphikelela ekwenzeni okuhle.
9 Nina bafazi abazigedlileko ngendlela eniphila ngayo, sikimani nilalele ilizwi lami!
Nina madodakazi anganandaba,+ lalelisisani engikutjhoko!
10 Ngaphezudlwana komnyaka, nina eninganandaba nizokuhlengezela,
Ngombana nizabe ningakabutheleli iinthelo nakuphela isivuno samadiribe.+
11 Hlengezelani nina bafazi abanelisekileko!
Thuthumelani nina abanganandaba!
Hlubulani nisale ningakambathi,
Begodu nimbathe imigodla eenyongeni zenu.+
12 Zibetheni amabele nilile
Ngebanga lalokho okwenzeke emasimini athelako nemasimini wamadiribe.
13 Ihlabathi yabantu bami izokugubuzeswa mahlathi wameva;
Azokugubuzesa zoke izindlu zethabo,
Iye, idorobho lethabo.+
14 Umbhotjhongo ovikelekileko ulahliwe;
Idorobho elinetjhada lilahliwe.+
I-Ofeli+ nesithala kube marubhi wasafuthi,
Athatjelwa bodumbana bommango,
Amadlelo wemihlambi,+
15 Bekube kulapho ummoya ovela phezulu uthululelwa phezu kwethu,+
Ummango uba yisimu yeenthelo,
Begodu isimu yeenthelo iqalwa njengehlathi.+
16 Ubulungiswa buzokuhlala emmangweni,
Nokulunga kuzokuhlala esimini yeenthelo.+
17 Umphumela wokulunga kwamambala kuzokuba kuthula,+
Isithelo sokulunga kwamambala kuzokuba kuthula okungapheliko nokuvikeleka.+
18 Abantu bami bazokuhlala endaweni enokuthula,
Eendaweni eziphephileko neendaweni zokuphumula ezinokuthula.+
19 Isinanja sizokulalisa ihlathi,
Nedorobho lizokubhuruzwa lisale linganalitho.
20 Niyathaba nina enitjala imbewu eqadi kwamanzi,
Enithuma ikunzi nodumbana.”+