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2 “Vuthelani ipalapala eZiyoni!+
Hlabani umkhosi wepi entabenami ecwengileko.
2 Lilanga lobumnyama nelokufiphala,+
Lilanga lamafu anzima tshu,+
Njengokukhanya kokusa okugubuzesa iintaba.
Kunesitjhaba esikhulu nesinamandla,+
Akhenge khekube khona esifana naso phambilini,
Begodu angeze sibe khona esifana naso
Eminyakeni yeenzukulwana zoke.
3 Phambi kwaso umlilo uyarhiribidela,
Ngemva kwaso amalangabi ayatjhisa.+
Inarha ephambi kwaso injengesimu ye-Edeni,+
Kodwana ngemva kwaso mumango onganalitho,
Begodu akunalitho elingaphunyurha.
4 Ukuqaleka kwaso kufana nokweenjomani,
Begodu sigijima njengeenjomani zepi.+
5 Itjhada laso lifana neleenkarana nazeqa eenqongolweni zeentaba,+
Njengokuthuthumba komlilo orhiribidela umhlanga.
Sinjengabantu abaziingorho abajame ngendlela ehlelekileko njengeenqhema zamasotja.+
6 Ngebanga laso, abantu bazokuzwa ubuhlungu.
Ubuso babo boke buzokuba tshetlha.
7 Sisahlela njengamadoda wepi,
Sikhwela iboda njengamasotja,
Omunye nomunye ukhamba endlelenakhe,
Begodu asiphambuki emitlhalenaso.
8 Akekho osunduza omunye;
Indoda enye nenye ikhamba endlelenayo.
Nangabe iinkhali ziwisa* abanye,
Abanye abaphambuki emitlhalenabo.
9 Bangena edorobheni barhabile, bagijima ebodeni.
Bakhwela phezu kwezindlu, bangene ngamafesidere njengesela.
10 Phambi kwabo inarha iyahlengezela nezulu liyasikinyeka.
Ilanga nenyezi kufiphele,+
Neenkwekwezi azisaphazimi.
11 UJehova uzokuphakamisa ilizwi lakhe phambi kwebutho lakhe+ ngombana ibutho lakhe alinasibalo.+
Ngombana loyo ozalisa ilizwi lakaZimu unamandla,
Ngombana ilanga lakaJehova likhulu, liyasabeka.+
Ngubani ongalikghodlhelelela?”+
12 UJehova uthi, “Kodwana nanje ngisatjho ngithi buyelani kimi ngehliziyo yoke,+
Ngokuzila ukudla,+ ngokukhihla isililo nangokurhahlawula.
13 Rathulani iinhliziyo zenu,+ ingasi izambatho zenu,+
Nibuyele kuJehova uZimenu,
Ngombana unomusa nesirhawu, akasilingeki msinya+ begodu unethando elikhulu,*+
Uzozisola* ngesijeziso.
14 Ngubani owaziko angekhe ajike azisole*+
Akuphe isibusiso,
Umnikelo weenthoro nomnikelo wesiselo kaJehova uZimenu?
15 Vuthelani ipalapala eZiyoni!
Memezelani ukuzila ukudla, bizani umhlangano ocwengileko.+
16 Bizani abantu, cwengisani ibandla.+
Hlanganisani amadoda amadala,* buthelelani abantwana namasana amunyako.+
Umkhwenyana akaphume ngekumbenakhe engaphakathi nomakoti akaphume ngelawini lakamakoti.
17 Hlangana namathuri ne-aldara+
Abaphristi, iinsebenzi zakaJehova, abarhahlawule bathi:
‘Rhawukela abantu bakho Jehova,
Ungavumeli ilifa lakho libe yinto edelelwako,
Ngokuvumela iintjhaba zibuse phezu kwalo.
Kubayini abantu kufuze bathi, “Uphi uZimabo?”’+
18 Ngalokho uJehova uzoyithanda khulu inarhakhe
Begodu uzokuba nomusa ebantwini bakhe.+
19 UJehova uzokuphendula abantu bakhe athi:
‘Nginithumela iinthoro newayini elitjha namafutha,
Begodu nizokwaneliseka ngokupheleleko,+
Angeze ngisanihlazisa hlangana neentjhaba.+
20 Ngizokuqotha loyo onisahlela avela ngetlhagwini,
Ngizomphadlhalalisela enarheni eyomileko nenganalitho,
Amajonakhe aphambili ngizowaqothela ngelwandle elingepumalanga*
Amajonakhe angemuva ngelwandle elingetjingalanga.*
Iphunga elimbi elivela kuye lizokukhuphuka,
Nesivunda esivela kuye sizokuraga sikhuphuka,+
Ngombana uZimu uzokwenza izinto ezikulu.’
21 Ungasabi narha.
Thaba ujekezele, ngombana uJehova uzokwenza izinto ezikulu.
22 Ningasabi, nina mbandana,
Ngombana amadlelo wommango azokuba hlaza,+
Nemithi izokuthela,+
Umuthi wamafeyi nesidiribe uzokuthela ngokupheleleko.+
23 Nina madodana weZiyoni, thabani benijekezele kuJehova uZimenu,+
Ngombana uzonipha izulu lesiruthwana elaneleko,
Begodu uzokuthumela izulu elikhulu phezu kwenu,
Izulu lesiruthwana neletwasahlobo, njengaphambilini.+
24 Izelelo zizokuzala iinthoro ezicwengiweko,
Nemigodi yokutlhodlhela izokuphuphuma iwayini elitjha namafutha.+
25 Ngizokubuyisela kini iminyaka
Edliwe sikhonyani, iintethe ezinganamaphiko, iintethe ezirhiribidelako, neentethe ezitjhabalalisako,
Ibutho lami elikhulu engalithumela kini.+
26 Ngokuqinisekileko nizokudla naneliseke,+
Begodu nizokudumisa igama lakaJehova uZimenu,+
Owenze iimangaliso ngebanga lenu,
Abantu bami angeze basaphathiswa iinhloni.+
Abantu bami angeze basaphathiswa iinhloni.
28 Ngemva kwalokho, ngizokuthululela ummoyami+ kiyo yoke imihlobo yabantu,
Amadodanenu namadodakazenu azokuphorofida,
Amadoda amadala hlangana nani azokubhudanga amabhudango,
Namasokana hlangana nani azokubona imibono.+
29 Ngitjho neengqileni neengqilakazini zami
Ngizokuthululela ummoyami emihleni leyo.
30 Ngizokwenza iimangaliso ezulwini nephasini,
Iingazi nomlilo nentuthu enengi.+