UmShumayeli
1 Amazwi omshumayeli, *+ indodana kaDavide, inkosi eJerusalema. +
2 “Yize leze!” kusho umshumayeli,
“Yize leze! Konke kuyize!” +
3 Uzuzani umuntu kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe onzima
Efukuza phansi kwelanga? +
5 Ilanga liyaphuma* liphinde lishone;
Libe seliphuthuma liphindele endaweni eliphume kuyo ukuze liphume futhi. +
6 Umoya uya eningizimu, uyazungeza uye enyakatho;
Ulokhu uzungeze njalo; umoya uyaqhubeka nokujikeleza.
7 Yonke imifudlana* igelezela olwandle, kodwa ulwandle alugcwele. +
Endaweni imifudlana egeleza isuka kuyo, iphindela khona iphinde igeleze. +
8 Zonke izinto ziyakhathaza;
Akekho ongakhuluma ngazo.
Iso alaneliswa ukubona;
Nendlebe ayaneliswa ukuzwa.
9 Lokho obekukhona kusazoqhubeka kukhona,
Nalokho osekwenziwe kusazokwenziwa futhi;
Ayikho into entsha phansi kwelanga. +
10 Ikhona yini into umuntu angase athi ngayo: “Uyakubona lokhu—kusha”?
Bekulokhu kukhona kusukela kudala;
Bekuvele kukhona esikhathini esingaphambi kwesethu.
11 Akekho okhumbula abantu bezikhathi zangaphambili;
Akekho nozokhumbula labo abasazoba khona;
Ngeke bakhunjulwe ngisho nayilabo abazoba khona kamuva. +
12 Mina, mshumayeli, bengiyinkosi kwa-Israyeli eJerusalema. + 13 Ngenza inhliziyo yami ukuba ifunde futhi ihlole ngokuhlakanipha + konke okuye kwenziwa phansi kwamazulu +—umsebenzi obangela usizi uNkulunkulu awunike amadodana abantu owagcina ematasa.
14 Ngabona yonke imisebenzi eyayenziwa phansi kwelanga,
Bheka! konke kwakuyize, ukugijimisa umoya. +
15 Okugwegwile akunakuqondiswa,
Nokungekho akunakubalwa.
16 Ngabe sengithi enhliziyweni yami: “Bheka! Ngithole ukuhlakanipha okukhulu, okwedlula okwanoma ubani owayengaphambi kwami eJerusalema, + inhliziyo yami ithole ukuhlakanipha nolwazi okukhulu.” + 17 Ngagxilisa inhliziyo yami ekwazini ukuhlakanipha, ukuhlanya* nobuwula, + nalokhu futhi kuwukugijimisa umoya.
18 Ngoba ukuchichima kokuhlakanipha kubangela ukukhathazeka okuningi,
Kangangokuba noma ubani owandisa ulwazi wandisa ubuhlungu. +