Joweli
2 “Shayani luphondvo eSiyoni!+
Memetani entsabeni yami lengcwele nitsi imphi iyeta.
2 Leli lilanga lebumnyama lobukhulu,+
Lilanga lemafu nebumnyama lobukhasa phansi,+
Lifana nekukhanya kwentsatsakusa nakukhanyisa tintsaba.
Kunebantfu labanyenti futsi labanemandla;+
Abakaze babe khona,
Futsi ngeke baphindze babe khona
Etitukulwaneni ngetitukulwane.
3 Embikwabo kunemlilo loshisa yonkhe intfo,
Bese kutsi emuva kwabo kube nelilangabi lelicotfulako.+
Live lelisembikwabo lifana nensimu yase-Edeni,+
Kodvwa emuva kwabo kunelihlane lelingenalutfo
Futsi kute lokungasindza.
4 Bafanana nemahhashi,
Futsi bagijima njengemahhashi emphi.+
5 Umsindvo wabo ufana nemsindvo wetincola temahhashi nakagabadvula eticongweni tetintsaba,+
Nanjengemsindvo wemlilo lomkhulu nawushisa tinhlanga.
Bafana nesive lesinemandla lesihleleke saba libutfo lemphi.+
6 Ngenca yabo, tive titawuba lusizi.
Bonkhe bantfu batakwesaba.
7 Bahlasela njengelibutfo lemphi,
Bacanca lubondza njengemasotja,
Ngamunye wabo uchubeka asemgceni wakhe,
Futsi abaphambuki etindleleni tabo.
8 Abafucani;
Nguloyo naloyo uchubeka asemgceni wakhe.
Nangabe tikhali* tilimata labanye babo,
Lalabanye bayachubeka.
9 Bagijimela edolobheni, bagijime elubondzeni.
Bacanca tindlu, bangene ngemafasitelo njengesigebengu.
10 Embikwabo umhlaba uyatamatama nemazulu ayanyakata.
Lilanga nenyeti sekumnyama,+
Netinkhanyeti atisakhanyisi.
11 Jehova utawumemeta libutfo lakhe,+ ngobe libutfo lakhe likhulu kakhulu.+
Loyo lowenta livi laKhe lifezeke unemandla;
Ngobe lilanga laJehova likhulu futsi liyesabeka.+
Ngubani longasindza kulo?”+
12 Jehova utsi: “Ngisho nanyalo nisengabuyela kimi ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu,+
Ngekuzila kudla,+ ngekukhala nangekulila.
13 Ningadzabuli timphahla tenu nje kuphela, kodvwa kufanele nikhombise kutsi niphendvuke mbamba,*+
Bese nibuyela kuJehova Nkulunkulu wenu,
Ngobe yena uneluvelo nesihawu, uyephuta kutfukutsela,+ achichime nelutsandvo lolucotfo,+
Futsi angase angasasiletsi lesijeziso.*
14 Kwati bani nje, mhlawumbe utawushintja futsi angasasiletsi* lesijeziso+
Bese uyanibusisa,
Khona nitawentela Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu umnikelo walokutinhlavu nemnikelo walokunatfwako.
15 Shayani luphondvo eSiyoni!
Memetelani* kutsi kuzilwe kudla; bitani umbutsano lokhetsekile.+
16 Hlanganisani sive; ningcwelise libandla.+
Butsani emadvodza lakhulile; hlanganisani bantfwana netinswane letisamunya.+
Umkhwenyane akaphume ekamelweni lakhe, namakoti aphume ekamelweni lakhe.
17 Tinceku taJehova letibaphristi atikhale
Emkhatsini wavulandi neli-al’thare+ futsi atitsi:
‘Awu Jehova, bani neluvelo kubantfu bakho;
Ungalenti inhlekisa lifa lakho,
Ngekutsi uvumele tive tibuse bantfu bakho.
Kungani bantfu kufanele batsi: “Uphi Nkulunkulu wabo?”’+
18 Jehova utawubese uba nenshisekelo ngelive lakhe
Abe naneluvelo kubantfu bakhe.+
19 Jehova utawuphendvula bantfu bakhe atsi:
‘Nginitfumelela lokutinhlavu neliwayini lelisha kanye nemafutsa,
Nitawesutsa nitsi mpa;+
Ngeke ngiphindze nginente nihlazeke etiveni.+
20 Umuntfu wasenyakatfo ngitamkhweshisela khashane nani;
Ngitamyisa endzaweni lelugwadvule futsi lengenalutfo,
Libutfo lakhe lelihamba ngembili ngitaliyisa elwandle lolusemphumalanga*
Bese kutsi libutfo lakhe lelingemuva ngiliyise elwandle lolusenshonalanga.*
Liphunga lakhe litawukhuphuka,
Liphunga lakhe lelibi litawuchubeka lenyuka;+
Ngobe Nkulunkulu utawenta tintfo letinkhulu.’
21 Ningesabi nine bantfu labaseveni.
Jabulani futsi nitfokote ngobe Jehova utawenta tintfo letinkhulu.
22 Nine tilwane tesiganga ningesabi,
Ngobe emadlelo asehlane atawuba luhlata,+
Netihlahla titawutsela;+
Sihlahla semakhiwa nesemagilebisi titawuletsa sivuno lesigcwele.+
23 Nine madvodzana aseSiyoni, jabulani futsi nitfokote ngaJehova Nkulunkulu wenu;+
Ngobe utaniniketa imvula leyenele nakungena busika,
Aphindze aniletsele nemvula lenyenti,
Imvula lebakhona nakungena busika neyasentfwasahlobo, njengasekucaleni.+
24 Emabala ekubhulela atawugcwala lokutinhlavu lokweliwe,
Netindzawo tekuhlutela titawugcwala liwayini lelisha kanye nemafutsa.+
25 Ngitanibuyisela sivuno lesinilahlekele kuleminyaka
Lesidliwe libulo letintsetse, tintsetse letite timphiko, sikhonyane lesishwabadzelako, kanye nesikhonyane lesicotfulako,
Lokulibutfo lami lelikhulu lengilitfumele kini.+
26 Nome kanjani nitawudla nenele,+
Futsi nitawudvumisa libito laJehova Nkulunkulu wenu,+
Loyo lonentele tintfo letimangalisako;
Bantfu bami ngeke baphindze bahlazeke.+
27 Nitawati kutsi mine ngisemkhatsini wema-Israyeli+
Nekutsi nginguJehova Nkulunkulu wenu,+ futsi kute lomunye!
Bantfu bami ngeke baphindze bahlazeke.
28 Ngemuva kwaloko ngitawutfululela umoya wami+ kuto tonkhe tinhlobo tebantfu,
Futsi emadvodzana enu nemadvodzakati enu atawuphrofetha,
Emadvodza lasakhulile atawuphupha emaphupho,
Kantsi nemajaha enu atawubona imibono.+
29 Ngisho netinceku tami kanye netincekukati tami
Ngitatitfululela umoya wami ngalawo malanga.
30 Ngitawenta timangaliso* emazulwini nasemhlabeni.
Kutawuba nengati, umlilo kanye nekushunca kwentfutfu.+