Juweli
1 Naka amezwi uJehova awakhuluma kuJuweli* indodana kaPetuweli:
2 “Yizwani lokhu nina badala,
Lalelisisani noke nina enihlala enarheni.*
Kghani into enje kheyenzeka emihlenenu,
Namkha emihleni yabokhokho benu na?+
3 Tjelani amadodanenu ngayo,
Amadodanenu atjele amadodanawo ngayo,
Namadodanawo atjele isizukulwana esilandelako ngayo.
4 Lokho okwatjhiywa ziintethe ezitjhabalalisako, kudliwe sikhonyani,+
Okwatjhiywa sikhonyani, kudliwe ziintethe ezinganamaphiko,
Okutjhiywe ziintethe ezinganamaphiko, kudliwe ziintethe ezirhiribidelako.+
5 Vukani, nilile nina ndakwa ndina!+
Khihlani isililo noke nina enisela iwayini,
Ngombana iwayini elitjha lihluthulwe emilonyenenu.+
6 Ngombana kunesitjhaba esikhuphukele enarhenami, isitjhaba seengorho esinganasibalo.+
Amazinywaso mazinyo webhubezi,+ nemihlathaso ngeyebhubezi.
7 Sitjhabalalise isidiribe sami begodu satjhiya umuthami wamafeyi usidindi,
Sisihlikize ngokupheleleko besasifuthela ngeqadi,
Satjhiya iinhlumela zaso zimhlophe.
9 Iminikelo yeenthoro+ neminikelo yesiselo+ ayisenziwa endlini kaJehova,
Abaphristi, iinsebenzi zakaJehova, bazilile.
10 Amasimu atjhatjalalisiwe, ihlabathi iyazila,+
Ngombana iinthoro zitjhatjalalisiwe, iwayini elitjha lomile, amafutha aphelile.+
11 Abalimi baphelelwe mamandla, abatlhogomeli besidiribe bayarhahlawula,
Ngebanga lekoroyi nebhali,
Ngombana isivuno samasimu sitjhabalele.
12 Isidiribe somile,
Umuthi wamafeyi utjhwabile.
Amarharinada, umuthi wesundu, nama-abhula,
Yoke imithi yemasimini yomile,+
Ngombana ithabo litjhuguluke iinhloni hlangana nabantu.
Ngenani benihlale ubusuku boke nimbethe imigodla nina abasebenzela uZimami,
Ngombana iminikelo yeenthoro+ neminikelo yesiselo+ ayikalethwa endlini kaZimenu.
14 Memezelani ukuzila ukudla, bizani umhlangano ocwengileko.+
Hlanganisani abadala nabantu boke benarha,
Nibahlanganisele endlini kaJehova uZimenu,+ benilile kuJehova nibawe isizo.
15 Maye! Ngebanga lelangelo.
Ngombana ilanga lakaJehova litjhidele,+
Lizokuza njengokurhayila okuvela kuMninimandla Woke!
16 Kghani ukudla akukathathwa phambi kwamehlwethu,
Nokujekezela nethabo akukathathwa endlini kaZimethu?
17 Imbewu irhunyele* ngaphasi kweenrharafu zabo.
Iinlulu azinalitho.
Iinlulu zeenthoro zigiriziwe ngombana iinthoro zomile.
18 Ngitjho nefuyo iyabubula!
Imihlambi yeenkomo iyatjharhatha, itjharagene ngombana ayinamadlelo!
Nemihlambi yezimvu ifumana isijezisweso.
19 Ngizokubiza wena Jehova,+
Ngombana umlilo urhiribidele amadlelo wemmangweni,
Nelangabi liqede yoke imithi esesimini.
20 Ngitjho neenlwana zommango ziyakulilela,
Ngombana imisele yamanzi yomile
Nomlilo urhiribidele amadlelo wemmangweni.”