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107 Bongani uJehova, ngoba muhle; +

Uthando lwakhe oluqotho luhlala kuze kube phakade. +

 2 Abakhululwe* nguJehova mabasho kanjalo,

Labo abakhulule esandleni* sesitha, +

 3 Labo ababuthele ndawonye bevela emazweni, +

Empumalanga nasentshonalanga,

Enyakatho naseningizimu. +

 4 Bazulazula ehlane, ogwadule;

Abayitholanga indlela yokuya edolobheni ababengahlala kulo.

 5 Babelambile futhi bomile;

Bephelelwe amandla ngenxa yokukhathala.

 6 Babelokhu bekhala kuJehova ekucindezelekeni kwabo; +

Wabakhulula osizini lwabo. +

 7 Wenza ukuba bahambe endleleni efanele +

Ukuze bafike edolobheni ababengahlala kulo. +

 8 Abantu mabambonge uJehova + ngenxa yothando lwakhe oluqotho

Nangenxa yemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo ayenzele abantwana babantu. +

 9 Ngoba umanelisile owomile

Wasuthisa olambile ngezinto ezinhle. +

10 Abanye babehlala ebumnyameni,

Iziboshwa zihlupheka, ziboshwe ngezinsimbi.

11 Ngoba babedlubulundile ezwini likaNkulunkulu;

Iseluleko soPhezukonke babesidelelile. +

12 Ngakho wathobisa izinhliziyo zabo ngobunzima; +

Bakhubeka, kungekho noyedwa ozobasiza.

13 Bacela usizo kuJehova ekucindezelekeni kwabo;

Wabasindisa osizini lwabo.

14 Wabakhipha ebumnyameni,

Wagqashula ngisho namaketanga abo. +

15 Abantu mabambonge uJehova ngenxa yothando lwakhe oluqotho +

Nangenxa yemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo ayenzele abantwana babantu.

16 Ngoba uyiphulile iminyango yethusi

Wasika nemigoqo yensimbi. +

17 Babeyiziwula behlupheka +

Ngenxa yeziphambeko zabo nezono zabo. +

18 Izinhliziyo zabo zazimnyama bengakufuni ukudla;

Basondela emasangweni okufa.

19 Babecela usizo kuJehova ekucindezelekeni kwabo;

Wayebasindisa osizini lwabo.

20 Wayethumela izwi lakhe abaphulukise +

Wayebakhulula emigodini ababevaleleke kuyo.

21 Abantu mabambonge uJehova ngenxa yothando lwakhe oluqotho

Nangenxa yemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo ayenzele abantwana babantu.

22 Mabanikele imihlatshelo yokubonga +

Bamemezele imisebenzi yakhe ngokumemeza kwenjabulo.

23 Labo abahamba olwandle ngemikhumbi,

Abahwebelana emanzini amaningi, +

24 Bayibonile imisebenzi kaJehova

Nemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo ekujuleni kolwandle; +

25 Indlela akhipha ngayo izwi abangele ukuba kube nesiphepho, +

Aphakamise amagagasi olwandle.

26 Bakhuphukela esibhakabhakeni;

Behlele phansi ekujuleni kolwandle.

27 Bayadiyazela bakhubeke njengomuntu odakiwe,

Wonke amakhono abo awasizi ngalutho. +

28 Khona-ke bakhala kuJehova ekucindezelekeni kwabo, +

Abakhulule osizini lwabo.

29 Uthulisa isivunguvungu;

Amagagasi olwandle ayathula. +

30 Bayajabula lapho ethula,

Uyabahola abayise ethekwini* abalithandayo.

31 Abantu mabambonge uJehova ngenxa yothando lwakhe oluqotho

Nangenxa yemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo ayenzele abantwana babantu. +

32 Mabamdumise ezixukwini ezibuthene, +

Mabamdumise lapho kuhlangene* khona amadoda amadala.

33 Uphendula imifula ibe ugwadule

Neziphethu zamanzi zibe umhlabathi owomile, +

34 Izwe elivundile libe yizwe elinosawoti elingatheli, +

Ngenxa yobubi balabo abahlala kulo.

35 Uphendula ugwadule lube amachibi amanzi anomhlanga,

Nezwe elomile libe yiziphethu zamanzi. +

36 Ubangela abalambile ukuba bahlale kulo, +

Ukuze bakhe idolobha abazohlala kulo. +

37 Balima amasimu batshale nezihlahla zamagilebhisi +

Ezithela inala yezithelo. +

38 Uyababusisa bande kakhulu;

Akavumi ukuba izinkomo zabo zinciphe. +

39 Kodwa bayaphinda babe mbalwa bahlazeke

Ngenxa yokucindezelwa, inhlekelele nosizi.

40 Uthobisa izicukuthwane

Azenze zizulazule ehlane elingenazindlela. +

41 Kodwa uyabavikela* abampofu ekucindezelweni +

Andise imindeni yabo ibe mningi njengomhlambi.

42 Abaqotho bayakubona lokhu bajabule; +

Kodwa bonke abangalungile bavala imilomo yabo. +

43 Noma ubani ohlakaniphile uyozibona lezi zinto +

Uyocabangisisa ngezenzo zikaJehova zothando oluqotho. +