UJoweli
2 “Tshayani uphondo eZiyoni!+
Memezelani impi entabeni yami engcwele.
2 Lusuku lobumnyama obukhulu,+
Usuku lwamayezi lomnyama owesabekayo,+
Njengokukhanya kokusa okusithwe zintaba.
Kulesizwe sabantu esikhulu njalo esilamandla,+
Kasikaze sibe khona esinye esinjengaso,
Kasisoze siphinde sibe khona esinjengaso
Kuzo zonke izizukulwane ezizakuba khona.
3 Phambi kwaso umlilo uyatshabalalisa,
Ngemva kwaso ilangabi litshisa lilobise konke.+
Ilizwe eliphambi kwaso linjengensimu yase-Edeni,+
Kodwa ngemva kwaso kusala kuyinkangala,
Akukho lokukodwa okusilayo.
4 Nxa usikhangele sinjengamabhiza,
Sigijima njengamabhiza empi.+
5 Umsindo waso unjengowezinqola ezigijima phezu kwezintaba,+
Unjengomsindo womlilo otshisa amahlanga.
Sinjengabantu abalamandla asebelungele ukulwa impi.+
6 Abantu bonke bazakuba sebuhlungwini ngenxa yaso.
Ubuso bomuntu wonke buzahloba.
7 Abantu baso bahlasela njengamaqhawe,
Bakhwela umduli angathi ngamasotsha,
Ngamunye uqhubeka esendleleni yakhe,
Kabaphambuki ezindleleni zabo.
8 Kabasunduzani,
Indoda ngayinye ihlasela isendleleni yayo.
Lanxa abanye bewiswa yizikhali,*
Abanye kabaphambuki endleleni.
9 Batheleka ngesiqubu edolobheni, bagijime phezu kwemiduli.
Bakhwela phezu kwezindlu, bangene ngamawindi angathi ngamasela.
10 Ilizwe liyaqhaqhazela phambi kwabo, lamazulu ayanyikinyeka.
Ilanga lenyanga sekube mnyama,+
Lokukhanya kwezinkanyezi sekufiphele.
11 UJehova uzaphakamisa ilizwi lakhe phambi kwebutho lakhe+ ngoba ibutho lakhe likhulu kakhulu.+
Kambe ngubani ongalumela?”+
12 “Lakhathesi nje,” kutsho uJehova, “phendukelani kimi ngenhliziyo yonke,+
Ngokuzila ukudla+ lokukhala langokulila.
13 Dabulani inhliziyo zenu+ hatshi izigqoko zenu,+
Libuyele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu,
Ngoba ulozwelo* lesihawu, uyaphuza ukuthukuthela+ futhi ugcwele uthando oluqotho,*+
Uzatshintsha ingqondo* angalehliseli uhlupho.
14 Kwazi bani? Mhlawumbe angacabanga kutsha atshintshe ingqondo*+
Alitshiyele isibusiso,
Ukuze lenze umnikelo wamabele lomnikelo wokunathwayo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
15 Tshayani uphondo eZiyoni!
Memezelani ukuzila libize umhlangano oqakathekileyo.+
16 Buthanisani abantu lingcwelise ibandla.+
Qoqani amadoda amadala,* libuthanise abantwana lezinsane ezimunyayo.+
Umyeni kaphume exhibeni lakhe, lomakoti aphume kwelakhe.
17 Abaphristi abenza inkonzo kaJehova kabakhale
Bephakathi laphakathi komphongolo le-alithare+ bathi:
‘Awu Jehova, bazwele abantu bakho
Ungalenzi inhlekisa ilifa lakho,
Ungayekeli izizwe zibuse phezu kwabo.
Kungani kumele abantu bathi, “Kanti ungaphi uNkulunkulu wabo?”’+
18 Lapho-ke uJehova uzalitshisekela ilizwe lakhe
Abe lozwelo ebantwini bakhe.+
19 UJehova uzaphendula abantu bakhe athi:
‘Sengilithumela amabele lamafutha lewayini elitsha,
Lizakudla lisuthe nti!+
Angisoze ngiphinde ngenze izizwe zilichothoze.+
20 Ovela enyakatho ngizamxotshela khatshana lani,
Ngizamxotshela elizweni elomileyo eliyinkangala,
Ibutho lakhe eliphambili ngizalixotshela elwandle olusempumalanga*
Kuthi elisemuva ngilise elwandle olusentshonalanga.*
Iphunga elibi elivela kuye lizaphakama,
Umnuko omubi ovela kuye uzaqhubeka usenyuka,+
Ngoba ngizakwenza izinto ezinkulu.’
21 Ungesabi wena lizwe,
Thaba ujabule ngoba uJehova uzakwenza izinto ezinkulu.
22 Lingesabi lina zinyamazana zeganga,
Ngoba amadlelo aseguswini azakuba luhlaza,+
Lezihlahla zizathela izithelo,+
Akube lezithelo ezinengi esihlahleni somkhiwa lesamagilebisi.+
23 Madodana aseZiyoni thokozani lijabule ngoJehova uNkulunkulu wenu,+
Ngoba uzalinika izulu lokuqala* eleneleyo.
Uzalithumela izulu elinengi,
Izulu lokuqala kanye lelokucina njengoba kwakunjalo.+
24 Indawo zokubhulela zizagcwala amabele,
Izikhamelo zokuvoxela amagilebisi zigcwale iwayini elitsha lamafutha.+
25 Ngizalibhadala okwadliwa ngaleyominyaka,
Okwadliwa ngumtshitshi wentethe, lentethe ezincane, lenswabanda kanye lesikhongwane,*
Ibutho lami elikhulu engalithumela kini.+
Abantu bami kabasoze baphinde bayangiswe.+
Abantu bami kabasoze baphinde bayangiswe.
28 Ngemva kwalokho ngizathululela umoya wami+ kuyo yonke imihlobo yabantu,
Amadodana lamadodakazi enu azaphrofetha,
Amaxhegu enu azaphupha amaphupho,
Lamajaha azabona imibono.+
29 Ngalezonsuku umoya wami ngizawuthululela
Laphezu kwezigqili lezigqilikazi zami.
30 Ngizakwenza izimanga emazulwini lasemhlabeni,
Kuzakuba legazi lomlilo lentuthu enengi.+