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2 Ngamunye wato utawuba njengendzawo yekukhosela nakunemoya,
Indzawo yekukhosela nakunemvula lenesiphepho,
Utawuba njengemitfombo yemanti eveni lelite emanti,+
Utawuba njengemtfunti welidvwala lelikhulukati eveni lelome kakhulu.
3 Emehlo alabo lababonako angeke asavaleka,
Netindlebe talabo labevako titawulalelisisa.
4 Inhlitiyo yalabanemawala itawucabangisisa ngelwati,
Nelulwimi lolungingitako lutawukhuluma ngekushelela futsi lutawuvakala kahle.+
5 Umuntfu longenangcondvo angeke kusatsiwa uyephana,
Nalongatiphatsi kahle angeke kusatsiwa ucotfo;
6 Ngobe umuntfu longenangcondvo utawukhuluma umbhedvo,
Nenhlitiyo yakhe itakwakha emachinga lamabi,+
Kuze akhutsate kuhlubuka* nekukhuluma tintfo letimelene naJehova,
Kuze abangele lolambile* kutsi ahambe angakadli
Aphindze abangele kutsi lowomile angakutfoli kwekunatsa.
7 Emachinga emuntfu longatiphatsi kahle mabi;+
Ukhutsata kutiphatsa lokuhlazisako
Kuze one locindzetelekile ngemanga,+
Ngisho nome lohluphekile akhuluma lokuliciniso.
8 Kodvwa umuntfu lowephanako unetisusa tekwephana,
Futsi akayekeli kwephana.
9 “Nine bafati lenenetiswa nguloko leningiko, sukumani nilalele livi lami!
Nine madvodzakati leningenandzaba nalutfo,+ nakisisani loko lengikushoko!
10 Ngetudlwana nje kwemnyaka, nine leningenandzaba nalutfo nitawuchachateliswa kwesaba,
Ngobe kute titselo letitawube tivuniwe nakuphela sikhatsi sekuvunwa kwemagilebisi.+
11 Chachateliswani kwesaba nine bafati lenenetiswa nguloko leningiko!
Chachateliswani kwesaba nine leningenandzaba nalutfo!
Khumulani nibe ngcunu,
Bese nibopha tindvwangu temasaka etinkhalo.+
12 Tishayeni emabele nilile
Nililele emasimu latsandzekako nemasimu emagilebisi latselile.
13 Ngobe indzawo yebantfu bami itawugcwala emanyeva netimbali tesiganga letinemanyeva;
Titawugcwala kuto tonkhe tindlu lokuhlala kujatjuliwe kuto,
Kutawuba njalo-ke edolobheni lenjabulo.+
14 Ngobe umbhoshongo lovikelekile sewulahliwe;
Lidolobha lelinemsindvo selishiyiwe.+
I-Ofeli+ nesicongosekulindza sekusiganga lesingeke siphindze sibe nalutfo,
Sekube yindzawo lakujabula khona timbongolo tesiganga,
Nelidlelo lemihlambi,+
15 Kuze kube ngulapho umoya lovela ezulwini utfululelwa kitsi,+
Lugwadvule selube yinsimu yetitselo,
Nensimu yetitselo seyitsatfwa njengelihlatsi.+
16 Ngemuva kwaloko, kwehlulela kahle kutawuhlala ehlane,
Nekulunga kutawuhlala ensimini yetitselo.+
17 Umphumela wekulunga sibili utawuba kuthula,+
Nesitselo sekulunga sibili sitawuba kuthula lokungapheli kanye nekuphepha.+
18 Bantfu bami batawuhlala endzaweni lenekuthula kwaphakadze,
Batawuhlala etindzaweni letiphephile nasetindzaweni tekuphumula letinekuthula.+
19 Kodvwa sangcotfo sitalilalisa phansi lelihlatsi,
Nalelidolobha litawuphela nya!
20 Niyajabula nine lenihlanyela inhlanyelo nobe ngukuphi lakunemanti khono,
Nine lenikhulula inkunzi kanye nembongolo.”+