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6 Ngibawa nilalele nakhu okutjhiwo nguJehova.
Sikimani nibike umlandwenu phambi kweentaba,
Kwanga iintaba zinganilalela.+
2 Nina ntaba yizwani umlandu uJehova anibeka wona,
Nina nsekelo eziqinileko zephasi,+
Ngombana uJehova ubabeka umlandu abantu bakhe,
Umbeka umlandu u-Israyeli.+
3 “Khuyini embi enginenze yona bantu bami?
Khuyini engiyenzileko eyenze ukuphila kwenu kwaba budisi?+
Ngibawa ningitjele eningisola ngakho.
4 Ngombana nganikhupha enarheni yeGibhide,+
Nganihlenga endlini yobugqila,+
Nganithumela uMosi, u-Aroni noMiriyamu.+
5 Bantu bami ngibawa nikhumbule lokho okwatjhiwo yikosi yakwaMowabi uBhalaki+
Nendlela uBhalami indodana kaBhewori amphendula ngayo+
Nikhumbule nalokho okwenzeka kusukela eTjhitimu+ ukuyokufika eGiligali+
Khona nizakwazi imisebenzi emihle kaJehova.”
6 Ngizokuza ngiphetheni phambi kwakaJehova?
Ngizokukhothama ngiphetheni phambi kwakaZimu ophezulu?
Kghani ngizokuza phambi kwakhe ngiphethe iminikelo etjhiswako,
Namakonyana anomnyaka?+
7 Kghani uJehova uzokuthatjiswa ziinkulungwana zamaramu,
Namkha amafutha amanengi?+
Kghani ngizokunikela ngendodanami ngebanga lokuvukela kwami,
Kghani ngizokunikela ngendodanami bona ibe mhlatjelo wesono sami?+
8 Ukutjelile muntu bona khuyini elungileko.
Khuyini uJehova afuna bona uyenze?
9 UJehova ukhuluma nabantu edorobheni,
Abahlakaniphileko bazokusaba igama lakho.
Tjheja isijeziso esizako nakiloyo esivela kuye.+
10 Kusesenamagugu afunyenwe ngobukhohlakali endlini yesikhohlakali
Kusesenesilinganiso se-efa* esingakapheleli esinyenyisako?
11 Ngingahlwengeka na ngeenlinganiso ezikhohlisako,
Nangeenlinganiso ezikhohlisako zamatje?+
12 Abantu abanjingileko bedorobheneli bathanda inturhu,
Nabahlali bakhona bakhuluma amala,+
Ilimi labo liyakhohlisa.+
13 “Ngizobajezisa kabuhlungu abantu bedorobheneli,+
Ngizokwenza idorobheli lingasahlalwa ngebanga lezono zenu.
14 Uzokudla kodwana angekhe usuthe,
Uzokuhlala ulambile.+
Ozokuthatha angeze ukghone ukukuthwala ngokuphepha,
Ozokukghona ukukuthwala ngizokunikela emanabenakho.
15 Uzokutjala imbewu kodwana angekhe uyivune.
Uzokugadanga ama-oliva kodwana angeze uwasebenzise amafuthakhona,
Uzokwenza iwayini elitjha kodwana angekhe ulisele iwayini.+
16 Ngombana ulalela umthetho ka-Omri begodu ulingisa izenzo zendlu ka-Arhabi,+
Ulalela neseluleko sabo,
Kungebangelo ngizokujezisa