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2 Ngamunye uzakuba njengendawo yokucatshela umoya,
Abe yisiphephelo sokucatshela* izulu elina ngamandla,
Njengezifula zamanzi elizweni elingelamanzi,+
Lanjengomthunzi wedwala elikhulu elizweni elomileyo.
3 Amehlo alabo ababonayo kawasoze avalwe,
Lendlebe zabezwayo zizalalelisisa.
4 Inhliziyo zabalamawala zizacabangisisa ngolwazi,
5 Umuntu ongelangqondo kasayikubizwa ngokuthi uyaphana,
Lomuntu oxhwalileyo kasoze abizwe ngokuthi ungumhlonitshwa,
6 Ongelangqondo uzakhuluma izinto ezingaqedakaliyo,
Inhliziyo yakhe izabumba amacebo ayingozi,+
Ukuze akhuthaze ukuhlamuka* futhi akhulume kubi ngoJehova,
Enze olambileyo angatholi ukudla
Lowomileyo angatholi okokunatha.
7 Amacebo omuntu oxhwalileyo mabi,+
Ukhuthaza ukuziphatha okulihlazo ngokukhuluma amanga+
Ukuze achithe ohluphekayo,
Lanxa ongumyanga ekhuluma okuqondileyo.
8 Kodwa ophanayo uyahlela ukupha abanye izinto,
Njalo uqhubeka engumuntu ophanayo.
9 “Lina besifazana abanganaki lutho, sukumani lilalele ilizwi lami.
Lina madodakazi angazikhathazi ngalutho+ lalelani engikutshoyo!
10 Kusanda kwedlula umnyaka owodwa nje, lina elingazikhathazi ngalutho lizathuthumela,
Ngoba kuzabe kungelasithelo esibuthiweyo nxa ukuvunwa kwamagilebisi sekuphelile.+
11 Qhuqhani lina besifazana abanganaki lutho!
Thuthumelani lina elingazikhathazi ngalutho!
12 Tshayani izifuba zenu
Likhalele amasimu amahle lezihlahla zamagilebisi ezithelayo.
13 Ngoba umhlabathi wabantu bami uzagcwala ameva lezihlahlakazana zameva;
Konke lokhu kuzagcwala kuzo zonke izindlu zokujabula,
Khona kanye edolobheni lentokozo.+
14 Inqaba eqinileyo isideliwe,
Idolobho elilomsindo selitshiyiwe,+
I-Ofeli+ kanye lenqabayokulinda sekusele kuyindawo ezahlala ingelalutho,
Indawo esithandwa ngobabhemi beganga,
Esingamadlelo emihlambi,+
15 Kuze kube yisikhathi lapho umoya ovela phezulu uthululelwa kithi,+
Lenkangala isiba yisivande,
Lesivande sekuthiwa ligusu.+
16 Ngemva kwalokho ukwahlulela okuhle kuzahlala enkangala,
Ukulunga kuhlale esivandeni.+
17 Ukulunga kweqiniso kuzaletha ukuthula.+
Isithelo sokulunga kweqiniso sizakuba yikuthula okungapheliyo lokuvikeleka.+
18 Abantu bami bazahlala endaweni elokuthula,
Ezindaweni ezivikelekileyo lasezindaweni zokuphumula ezilokuthula.+
19 Kodwa isiqhotho sizatshabalalisa igusu,
Idolobho lidilizelwe phansi.