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3 Zikhakhaziseni ngegama lakhe elicwengileko.+
Iinhliziyo zalabo abafuna uJehova azithabe.+
4 Funani uJehova+ namandlakhe.
Funani isizo lakhe qobe.
5 Khumbulani imisebenzi ekarisako ayenzileko,
Iimangaliso zakhe nezahlulelo azimemezeleko,+
6 Nina nzukulwana zaka-Abrahama incekwakhe,+
Nina madodana kaJakopo, abakhethiweko bakhe.+
7 UnguJehova uZimethu.+
Izahlulelo zakhe zisephasini loke.+
8 Ukhumbula isivumelwano sakhe ngokungapheliko,+
Isithembiso asenzileko,* eenkulungwaneni zeenzukulwana,+
9 Isivumelwano asenza no-Abrahama,+
Nesifungo asifunga ku-Isaka,+
10 Asiqinisekisa njengomthetho kuJakopo
Nanjengesivumelwano esihlala ngokungapheliko ku-Israyeli,
11 Wathi, “Ngizoninikela inarha yeKanana+
Bona ibe lilifa enabelwe lona.”+
12 Lokhu wakutjho lokha basesembalwa,+
Iye, basesembalwa khulu begodu bababantu abavela kwenye inarha.+
13 Bebasolo bakhamba basuka kwesinye isitjhaba baya kwesinye,
Begodu basuka komunye umbuso baya komunye.+
14 Akhenge avumele nanyana ngubani bona abagandelele,+
Kodwana wajezisa amakhosi ngebanga labo,+
15 Wathi, “Ningathinti abazesiweko bami,
Begodu ningenzi litho elimbi ebaphorofidini bami.”+
17 Wathumela umuntu ngaphambi kwabo
Owathengiswa bona abe sigqila, uJosefa.+
18 Iinyawo zakhe bazibopha ngamakhamandela,+
Intamakhe bayifaka eensimbini;
19 Bekube sikhathi lapho ilizwi lakhe lazaliseka khona,+
Ilizwi lakaJehova lamhlwengisa.*
20 Ikosi yathumela bona atjhatjhululwe,+
Umbusi weentjhaba wamtjhaphulula.
21 Yamenza ikosi esigodlweni sayo,
Umbusi phezu kwayo yoke ipahlayo,+
22 Bona alawule amakhosanayo ngendlela afuna ngayo
Afundise nabadala bayo ukuhlakanipha.+
23 Ngalokho u-Israyeli weza eGibhide,+
UJakopo waba mumuntu ovela kwenye inarha, enarheni yeRhamu.
24 UZimu wenza abantu bakhe bona bande;+
Wabenza babanamandla ukudlula amanababo,+
25 Wawenza ahloya abantu bakhe,
Bona aluke amano malungana neenceku zakhe.+
27 Benza iimbonakaliso zakhe hlangana nabo,
Iimangaliso zakhe enarheni yeRhamu.+
29 Watjhugulula amanzi aba ziingazi
Wabulala neemfesi.+
30 Inarhawo yazala iinrhwarhwa,+
Ngitjho nemalawini wamakhosi.
32 Watjhugulula izulu laba sinanja
Wathumela umbani enarheni.+
33 Waphohloza iindiribe zabo nemithabo yamafeyi
Bewaphula nemithi yesifunda sabo.
34 Wathi iintethe kufuze zisahlele,
Iintethe ezincani ezinengi kangangokuthi awukghoni ukuzibala.+
35 Zarhiribidela zoke iintjalo zenarha,
Zarhiribidela neentjalo zamasimu.
36 Ngemva kwalokho warhayila woke amazibulo wenarha,+
Ukuthoma kwamandlawo wokubeletha.
37 Wakhupha abantu bakhe baphethe isiliva negolide;+
Akukho namunye eenkorweni zakhe owaphelelwa mamandla.
38 IGibhide yathaba lokha ama-Israyeli nawakhambako,
Ngombana ukusaba ama-Israyeli besele kwehlele kibo.+
42 Ngombana wakhumbula isithembiso esicwengileko asenza ku-Abrahama incekwakhe.+
43 Yeke wakhupha abantu bakhe,+
Abantu bathaba, abakhethiweko bakhe barhuwelela ngethabo.
44 Wabanikela iinarha zeentjhaba;+
Bafumana njengelifa lokho iintjhaba ezikusebenzele budisi,+
45 Bona baphethe iinqophiso zakhe+
Balalele nemithethwakhe.
Dumisani uJah!*