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4 Lalelani ilizwi lakaJehova, nina bantu bakwa-Israyeli,
Ngombana uJehova uzibeka umlandu izakhamuzi zenarha le,+
Ngombana akunaqiniso namkha ithando* namkha ilwazi ngoZimu enarheni le.+
2 Iimfungo zamala, ukuleya amala,+ ukubulala,+
Ukweba nobufebe+ sekwandile,
Isenzo sinye sokuphalaka kweengazi silandelwa ngesinye isenzo sokuphalaka kweengazi.+
3 Kungebangelo-ke inarha le izokulila+
Boke abahlala kiyo bazokuba mitherethere;
Iimbandana neenyoni zomkayi,
Ngitjho neenhlambi zelwandle, zizokutjhabalala.
4 “Nanyana kunjalo, akungabi nomuntu ophikisako namkha osolako,+
Ngombana abantu bakho banjengalabo abaphikisana nomphristi.+
5 Nje-ke uzokuwa emini libalele,
Nomphorofidi uzokuwa nawe, ngasuthi kusebusuku.
Ngizokutjhabalalisa nonyoko.
6 Abantu bami bazokutjhatjalaliswa, ngebanga lokungangazi.
Ngombana wale ukungazi,+
Nami ngizokwala bona ube mphristami;
Ngombana ukhohlwe umyalo* kaZimakho,+
Nami ngizowakhohlwa amadodanakho.
7 Nabandako nokona kwabo kuyanda.+
Ngizokutjhugulula iphazimulwabo ibe lihlazo.*
8 Badla ngesono sabantu bami,
Bafuna abantu ukuthi bone khulu badle imihlatjelo elethwa babantu bami.
9 Okuzokwenzeka ebantwini kuzokufana nokuzokwenzeka ebaphristini;
Ngizobenza baziphendulele eendleleni zabo,
Ngizobalethela imiphumela yezenzo zabo.+
10 Bazokudla kodwana angekhe baneliseke.+
Bazokungwadla kodwana angekhe bande+
Ngombana akhenge balalele uJehova.
11 Ubungwadla, iwayini newayini elitjha
Zisusa ihloso yokwenza okulungileko.+
12 Abantu bami babuza eenthombeni zekhuni,
Benza lokho intongabo* ebatjela khona;
Ngombana ummoya wobungwadla ubabangela bona baphambuke,
Ngobungwadla babo abafuni ukuzithoba kuZimabo.
13 Eenqongolweni zeentaba benza imihlatjelo,+
Nemibundwini bathunyisa imihlatjelo,
Ngaphasi kwemithi ye-owuku nemithi yestoreksi nangaphasi kwayo yoke imithi emkhulu,+
Ngombana imithunzayo imnandi.
Kungebangelo-ke amadodakazakho enza ubungwadla
Nabomalukazana bakho benza ubufebe.*
14 Angekhe ngiwajezise amadodakazakho ngebanga lobungwadla bawo,
Nabomalukazana bakho ngebanga lobufebe* babo.
Ngombana amadoda andinda neengwandla
Enza nemihlatjelo neengwadla zethempelini;
Abantu abangazwisisikwaba+ bazokutjhatjalaliswa.
16 Ngombana njengekomo enekani, u-Israyeli sekanekani.+
Kghani uJehova nje uzobelusa njengeramu elincani edlelweni elivulekileko?
17 U-Efrayimu ukakarele eenthombeni.+
Mliseni anjalo!
18 Nakuphela utjwala babo,
Bayangwadla.
Nababusi babo bakuthanda khulu ukukhohlakala.+
19 Umoya uzomphuthela* ngamaphikwawo,
Yeke bazokuba neenhloni ngemihlatjelwabo.”