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1 Ubusisiwe umuntfu longatitsatsi teluleko tebedukisi longahlanganyeli emikhubeni yetigangi, longahlali nasemkhambatsini walabaphukuta Nkulunkulu.

2 Kodvwa kujabula kwakhe kusemtsetfweni waSimakadze, uyacabanga azindle ngawo imini nebusuku.

3 Unjengesihlahla lesihlanyelwe elusentseni lwemifula, sona sitsela titselo ngesikhatsi sato emacembe aso akabuni. Konkhe lakwentako kuyaphumelela.

4 Lababi-ke bona abanjalo, banjengemakhoba wona lapheshulwa ngumoya.

5 Ngako-ke, lababi bangeke bakhone kubhekana nesihlalo sekwehlulela, netoni tingeke tikhone kuma kanye nalabalungile bakhe.

6 Ngobe Simakadze uyayinakekela indlela yalabalungile, kodvwa indlela yalababi iya ekubhujisweni.

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1 Kwentiwa yini kutsi tive tisuse lutfutfuva? Bantfu-ke bona balivungamelelani lite?

2 Emakhosi emhlaba asukume phansi ahloma, nebabusi bahlangene bemelana naSimakadze, bemelana neMgcotjwa wakhe batsi:

3 “Asidzabule letibopho tabo labasibophe ngato, sitilahle phansi letintsambo lesiboshwe ngato.”

4 Losesihlalweni sebukhosi ezulwini ubahleka bulima; yebo, Simakadze ubenta inhlekisa.

5 Wase ukhuluma kubo ngentfukutselo yakhe, ubakhahla ngelulaka lwakhe, utsi:

6 “Ngimi loyibekile inkhosi eSiyoni, inkhosi lengiyikhetsile ngiyibeke eSiyoni, intsaba yami lengcwele.”

7 Angimemetele umyalo lowashiwo nguSimakadze kimi, nakatsi: “Wena uyindvodzana yami, lamuhla ngikutele.

8 Cela kimi, mine ngiyawukunika tive tibe lifa lakho, nemhlaba wonkhe ube yingcebo yakho;

9 ubaphahlate ngentfonga yensimbi, ubaphihlite njengeludziwo lwembumbi.”

10 Ngako-ke nine makhosi, hlakaniphani; nifundze sifundvo, nine babusi bemhlaba.

11 Khontani Simakadze ngekwesaba, nijabule ngekutfutfumela.

12 Khotsamani etinyaweni tendvodzana, ingadzimate initfukutselele, nifele endleleni, ngobe lulaka lwayo luvutsa masinyane. Babusisiwe bonkhe lababalekela kuyo.

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1 Maye, Simakadze, setinyenti titsa tami! Sebanyenti labo labangivukelako.

2 Banyenti lese bafakana imilomo ngami, batsi: “Nkulunkulu angeke amsindzise.” Cabanga.

3 Kodvwa-ke wena, Simakadze, ulihawu lami, nebukhosi bami, uyangisimisa, unginike sibindzi sekuncoba.

4 Ngelivi lami ngikhala kuSimakadze, uyangiphendvula asentsabeni yakhe lengcwele. Cabanga.

5 Ngicambalele phansi ngatunywa butfongo, ngaphindze ngavuka, ngobe Nkulunkulu uyangicinisa.

6 Bantfu angibesabi, nome bangaba ngemashumi etinkhulungwane labangivimbetele ndzawo tonkhe.

7 Vuka Simakadze, ngisindzise, Nkulunkulu wami, ngobe tonkhe titsa tami utihlakaye imihlatsi, wephula nematinyo alababi.

8 Insindziso ivela kuwe, Simakadze; sibusiso sakho asibesesiveni sakho! Cabanga.

4

1 Ngiphendvule nangikhala kuwe, wena Nkulunkulu ukulunga kwami. Ekucindzetelweni kwami uyangikhulula; ngihawukele, ukwemukele kuncenga kwami.

2 Madvodza! Kuyawuze kube ngunini libito lami linyembenywa? Kuyawuze kube ngunini nitfungatsa lite nilandzelana nemanga? Cabanga.

3 Kodvwa kufanele nati kutsi Simakadze utehlukanisele lolungile. Simakadze uyangiva nangikhala kuye.

4 Nanitfukutsele ningoni, cabangisisani nisathulile etinhlitiyweni tenu, nisacambalele emacansini enu. Cabanga.

5 Nikelani ngemihlatjelo leyemukeleka kuNkulunkulu, bese nibeka litsemba lenu kuSimakadze.

6 Labanyenti batsi: “Ngubani longasentela tintfo letinhle?” Simakadze, sikhanyisele ngebukhona bakho.

7 Ungiphe injabulo lenkhulu enhlitiyweni yami, leyengca injabulo lababa nayo nabanenala yemabele neyeliwayini.

8 Ngitawutilahla phansi, ngilale butfongo ngekuthula, ngobe nguwe wedvwa, Simakadze, longenta ngihlale ngiphephile.

5

1 Awu, Simakadze, lalela emavi ami, ubeke indlebe yakho kuwo, ungivele nangibubula kuwe.

2 Vani livi lekukhala kwami, ungisite, Nkhosi yami naNkulunkulu wami, ngobe ngithandaza kuwe, Simakadze.

3 Simakadze, nakudzabuka kusa, uyaliva livi lami; nakudzabuka kusa, ngihlela ticelo tami kuwe, bese ngiyema ngilindzela wena.

4 Ngobe wena, Simakadze, unguNkulunkulu longakutsandzi lokubi, lomubi angeke akhone kuhlala nawe.

5 Labatigabatisako bashayeka phansi nawubhekisa buso bakho ngakubo. Uyabatondza bonkhe labenta lokubi.

6 Uyababhubhisa labacala emanga. Simakadze uyamenyanya umbulali, futsi uyamenyanya lonemacebo.

7 Kepha mine ngiyawungena endlini yakho ngekwengcebo yemusa wakho, ngikukhonte ngenhlonipho yekwesaba ethempelini lakho lelingcwele.

8 Simakadze, ngihole ngekulunga kwakho, ngobe nginetitsa, condzisa indlela yakho embikwami.

9 Kute liciniso emlonyeni wato, etinhlitiyweni tato kunekubulala, umphimbo wato ulithuna lelivulekile, lulwimi lwato lunebucili.

10 Tilahle ngelicala lato, Nkulunkulu, tente tibanjwe nguleto tingibe tato, tidzingise ngenca yetono tato letinyenti, ngobe phela setikuhlubukile.

11 Kepha abajabule bonkhe lababalekele kuwe, abahlabele ngenjabulo kuze kube phakadze. Babiyele labo labakutsandzako, kuze badvumise libito lakho.

12 Simakadze, nguwe lobusisa lolungile. Umfukamela ngemusa wakho, kube shangatsi kungelihawu.

6

1 Awu, Simakadze, ungangijezisi ngentfukutselo yakho, ungangishayi ngelulaka lwakho.

2 Ngihawukele, Simakadze, ngobe sengidzangele, sengikhatsele, ngiphilise, Simakadze, ngobe ematsambo ami ayatfutfumela.

3 Umphefumulo wami utfutfumela kakhulu. Pho, Simakadze, utawuze ungisite nini?

4 Buya, Simakadze, ungephule ekufeni, khulula umphefumulo wami, ngobe umusa wakho awupheli.

5 Kute lokukhumbulako ekufeni. Ngubani lokudvumisako nje ethuneni?

6 Ngikhatsele kububula kwami, ngimantisa umcamelo wami ebusuku, ngimantise nembhedze wami ngetinyembeti.

7 Liso lami liyadzikita ngenca yelusizi. Liso lami liyaguga ngenca yekukhaliswa titsa tami.

8 Khweshani kimi, nonkhe nine benti balokubi, ngobe Simakadze sewukuvile kukhala kwami.

9 Simakadze sewukuvile kuncusa kwami. Simakadze sewukwemukele kukhuleka kwami.

10 Tonkhe titsa tami tiyawuhlazeka titfutfumele kakhulu, tidliwe ngemahloni, tibaleke masinyane.

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1 Yebo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, sengiphephele kuwe, ngisindzise ungiphephise kubo bonkhe labangitingelako,

2 kuze umphefumulo wami bangawudzabudzabuli njengelibhubesi lelidzabudzabula kubete nalolamulako.

3 Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, nangabe kukhona lokubi etandleni tami,

4 nangiphindzisele ngalokubi kumnganami, nome ngaphanga sitsa sami ngaphandle kwesono,

5 nakunjalo-ke: Sitsa sami asingitingele size singibambe, siyigcobagcobe emhlabatsini imphilo yami, ludvumo lwami luphelele elutfulini. Cabanga.

6 Simakadze! Sukuma ngentfukutselo yakho. Vuka ungimele elulakeni lwetitsa tami. Nkulunkulu wami, vuka ungisite. Nguwe wedvwa lonesehlulelo lesimsulwa.

7 Inhlangano yetive ayisondzele ikuhace, bese uyayibusa usesihlalweni sakho sebukhosi.

8 Simakadze akehlulele tive. Simakadze, ngehlulele ngekulunga kwami, uhlole nebucotfo bami.

9 Ncandza bubi balababi, wakha lolungile, ngobe nguwe Nkulunkulu wekulunga lohlola tingcondvo netinhlitiyo.

10 Nkulunkulu usihlangu sami, yena usindzisa labacotfo ngenhlitiyo.

11 Nkulunkulu ungumehluleli lolungile, yena unguNkulunkulu lophambana nebubi onkhe emalanga.

12 Nangabe umuntfu angaphendvuki, Nkulunkulu ulola inkemba yakhe, antsalele kunemba ngebutjoki bakhe,

13 ulungisa tikhali takhe letinebutsi, ente imicibisholo yakhe ivutse umlilo.

14 Asubuke nje kutsi lomubi unemhelo webubi, wemitsa kuganga, atale emanga.

15 Umba umgodzi wekuhholokoshisela labanye, bese kuhholokoshela yena kulomgodzi lawumbile.

16 Kuganga kwakhe kubuyela enhloko yakhe, buhlophoyi bakhe behlele ebuntini lakhe.

17 Simakadze ngiyawumbonga ngekulunga kwakhe, ngihlabelele ngekudvumisa libito laSimakadze Losetikwako Konkhe.

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1 Maye, Simakadze, Nkhosi yetfu! Libito lakho liyababateka emhlabeni wonkhe! Wena ubeke ludvumo lwebukhosi bakho ngetulu kwemazulu.

2 Indvumiso yemandla akho uyibeke emilonyeni yetinswane neyebantfwana. Loko ukwentele kutibindzisa titsa takho nalabamelene nawe.

3 Nangibuka etulu esibhakabhakeni sakho ngibona umsebenti wetandla takho, inyanga netinkhanyeti lotimisile, ngitsi:

4 “Pho, umuntfu abeyini-ke kutsi ungadzimate umkhumbule; nendvodzana yemuntfu beyiyini-ke kutsi ungadzimate uyinakekele?”

5 Noko umente wacishe waba ngangawe, Nkulunkulu, wametfwesa umchele webukhosi neludvumo.

6 Umenta abuse etikwemisebenti yetandla takho, konkhe wakubeka ngaphansi kwetinyawo takhe:

7 tonkhe timvu, netinkhomo tonkhe, yebo, netilwane tesiganga,

8 tinyoni letindizako, netinhlanti telwandle, nato tonkhe tidalwa taselwandle.

9 Maye, Simakadze, Nkhosi yetfu, libito lakho liyababateka emhlabeni wonkhe!

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1 Simakadze, ngiyawukubonga ngenhlitiyo yami yonkhe, ngilandze ngayo yonkhe imisebenti yakho lemangalisako.

2 Ngiyawujabula ngitfokote kuwe ngidvumise libito lakho, wena Losetikwako Konkhe.

3 Nakuchamuka wena, titsa tami tiyancandzeka; nawutibuka, tiyawa, tiphele.

4 Ngobe wena ulimele lilungelo lami nendzaba yami; uhleti esihlalweni sakho sekwehlulela wakhipha sigwebo lesilungile.

5 Emahedeni uwatsetsisile, lababi wababhubhisa, wesula libito labo phakadze naphakadze.

6 Sitsa sibhujiswe phakadze naphakadze, emadolobha aso uwabhidlitile, angeke asaphushwa nakuphushwa.

7 Kodvwa Simakadze uhleti esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi baphakadze; lesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi usimisele kwehlulela.

8 Yena uyawukwehlulela umhlaba ngekulunga, nguye futsi loyakwehlulela tive, yebo, uyawutehlulela ngebucotfo, angakhetsi.

9 Simakadze usiphephelo sebantfu labacindzetelwe. Uyinqaba ngetikhatsi tekweswela.

10 Labati libito lakho bayawukwetsembela kuwe, ngobe wena, Simakadze, awubafulatseli labakufunako.

11 Dvumisani Simakadze lohlala eSiyoni! Tjelani tive ngetento takhe!

12 Yena ungumenaneli kulabacitsa ingati, uyabakhumbula labahluphekile, akakukhohlwa kukhala kwalabasenhluphekweni.

13 Ngihawukele, Simakadze! Bona kuhlupheka kwami lengikubangelwe titsa tami. Nguwe longephula emasangweni ekufa,

14 kuze ngilandze ngalo lonkhe ludvumo lwakho emasangweni elidolobha laseSiyoni ngijabulele kungikhulula kwakho.

15 Emahedeni asahholokoshele emgodzini labewumbile; asabanjwe elugibeni lolwetsiywe ngawo.

16 Simakadze sewutibonakalisile, wakhipha sigwebo sakhe, lababi babanjwa ngumsebenti wetandla tabo. Cabanga.

17 Lababi baya ekufeni, yebo, bonkhe labafulatsela Nkulunkulu.

18 Kodvwa labandzindzako bangeke bakhohlakale phakadze naphakadze; litsemba lalabahluphekako lingeke linyamalale siphelane.

19 Vuka, Simakadze! Ungavumi kutsi umuntfu akwedzelele, betive abehlulelwe embikwakho!

20 Bente bakwesabe, Simakadze, kuze bati kutsi babantfu nje. Cabanga.

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1 Simakadze, umeleni khashane? Utifihleleni ngesikhatsi sisekuhluphekeni?

2 Ngekuchosha kwalomubi, lomphofu uyahlupheka. Lomubi akabanjwe elugibeni lalwetsiyile.

3 Lomubi utigabatisa ngetinkhanuko takhe; uyamtusa lohlazisako, yebo, lomubi wedzelela Nkulunkulu.

4 Lomubi uyatigabatisa, akanaki lutfo, emicabangweni yakhe yonkhe, utsi: “Kute Nkulunkulu.”

5 Lomubi uyaphumelela etindleleni takhe tonkhe ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi. Tehlulelo taNkulunkulu tiphakamele khashane kulomubi, yebo, lomubi uchoshela titsa takhe.

6 Enhlitiyweni yakhe ucabanga utsi: “Ngingeke nginyakatiswe, ngingeke ngibe nenhlanhla lembi titukulwane ngetitukulwane.”

7 Emlonyeni wakhe kugcwele ticalekiso, nemacebo, nencindzetelo; ngaphansi kwelulwimi lwakhe kucambalale kuganga nebubi.

8 Lomubi uyacatsama abhace etindzaweni letinematfunti emadolobheni, ababulalele ematfuntini labo labate licala, emehlo akhe atse ndlo kulabo langabehlula ngemandla.

9 Uyalala abhace njengelibhubesi, nalibhacela kubamba inyamatane; ubamba labo labehlulako, ahudvule losihlupheki ngelinetha lakhe.

10 Lesihlupheki siyaphihlitwa siwele phansi emhlabatsini; ngako lesihlupheki sitikhandza sesisesandleni sakhe lomubi.

11 Lomubi ucabanga enhlitiyweni yakhe utsi: “Nkulunkulu akanendzaba, akanaki, angeke abuke ngakimi kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.”

12 Sukuma, Simakadze! Awu, Nkulunkulu! Phakamisa sandla sakho! Ungamkhohlwa losekuhluphekeni.

13 Kwentiwa yini kutsi lomubi edzelele wena, Nkulunkulu? Ucabangelani enhlitiyweni yakhe kutsi wena ungeke umjezise?

14 Kantsi wena uyabona, ngobe tinhlupheko netinsizi uyakunaka, kuze ukufumbatse ngetandla takho. Lohluphekile utinikela kuwe, ngobe wena ungumsiti wetintsandzane.

15 Juba sandla salomubi losikhohlakali, jezisa bubi bakhe, kuze kubete lokusalako.

16 Simakadze uyiNkhosi, phakadze naphakadze, impela emahedeni ayakunyamalala eveni lakhe.

17 Yebo, Simakadze! Uyativa tifiso talabacotfo, ucinise nenhlitiyo yabo. Indlebe yakho iyabalalela,

18 kuze tintsandzane nalabacindzetelwe babonelelwe ngekulunga. Kute umuntfu walomhlaba loyawuphindze abe yingoti.

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1 KuSimakadze ngitfole siphephelo. Pho, ngabe ningeluleka njani nanitsi: “Ndizela entsabeni njengenyoni!

2 Ase ubuke nje kutsi lababi babhace ebumnyameni lapho bantsala butjoki khona, baciphe imicibisholo yabo kubo, khona batewudubula labacotfo ngenhlitiyo.

3 Nangabe tisekelo setibhidlitwa, lolungile angenta njani?”

4 Simakadze usethempelini lakhe lelingcwele, sihlalo sebukhosi saSimakadze sisezulwini, emehlo akhe ayacaphela, emehlo akhe avivinya bantfu emhlabeni.

5 Simakadze uyamvivinya lolungile, kodvwa uyamtondza lomubi nalotsandza budlova.

6 Lababi uyawubehlisela imvula yemalahle lavutsako nesibabule, abajezise ngemoya lohhusha kabuhlungu.

7 Simakadze ulungile, utsandza tento letinhle, labalungile bayawububona buso bakhe.

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1 Awu, Simakadze, sisindzise! Sekute bantfu labacotfo, ngobe labetsembekile sebanyamalele.

2 Bantfu bayayengana la emhlabeni, tilimi tabo tisheleliswa ngemanga, inkhulumo yabo imphacambili.

3 Shangatsi Simakadze angatihhumbula letindzebe letitigabatisa kakhulu, ajube lulwimi loluncemphetako.

4 Shangatsi Simakadze angabajuba tilwimi laba labakhuluma bachoshe batsi: “Sigabe ngelulwimi lwetfu sitawutikhulumela, iphi leyo nkhosi lengasikhona tsine?”

5 Simakadze-ke yena utsi: “Njengobe timphuya setichwagiwe, nanjengobe tihlupheki timpintjekile, ngitakuta ngimephule lowo lofuna lusito, bese ngimbeka endzaweni lengenangoti.”

6 Emavi aSimakadze ate sici, endlula isiliva lehlantisisiwe, yahlanjululwa ngemlilo kasikhombisa.

7 Wena, Simakadze, utasilondvolota usivikele kulababi.

8 Lababi bayahambahamba; bubi sebaba ligugu kubantfu.

13

1 Hhawu, Simakadze! Utangikhohlwa kuze kube ngunini? Utangifihlela buso bakho kuze kube ngunini?

2 Kutawuze kube ngunini ngilwa nemicabango yami ngifunana netindlela tekuphumelela? Kutawuze kube ngunini sitsa sami singehlula?

3 Bheka ngakimi, ungiphendvule, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami. Yenta emehlo ami akhanye, ngingaze ngifikelwe butfongo bekufa.

4 Sitsa sami asingasho kutsi: “Ngimehlule ngamkhipha inkhani,” funa labatitsa tami bajabule, ngobe sebabona kutsi ngiyayendza.

5 Kepha mine ngetsembele emseni wakho; inhlitiyo yami iyawujabula ngensindziso yakho.

6 Ngiyakuhlabela, ngikudvumise, Simakadze, ngobe ube muhle kimi.

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1 Silima sikhuluma enhlitiyweni yaso sitsi: “Kute Nkulunkulu la.” Babi, benta emanyala, kute nome munye lowenta lokulungile.

2 Simakadze utsi asezulwini abe abuka bonkhe bantfu, kuze atewubona kutsi ukhona yini umuntfu lohlakaniphile, nome munye nje, lofuna Nkulunkulu.

3 Bonkhe bedukile, bonkhe bonakele, kute lowenta lokulungile; kute, kute ngisho nome munye.

4 Pho, bate yini lwati bonkhe labantfu labenta lokubi? Badla emandla ebantfu bami shangatsi badla sinkhwa, bangathandazi kuSomandla.

5 Bayawufikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu, ngobe Nkulunkulu ume nalabacotfo.

6 Ningabagongonyi labacindzetelwe, nibaphatamise etindleleni tabo, kodvwa Simakadze usiphephelo sabo.

7 Shangatsi ingavela eSiyoni insindziso yesive sema-Israyeli. Mhlazana Nkulunkulu acedza lusizi lwebantfu bakhe, aphindze abahlumelelisa, Jakobe uyawujabula, Israyeli atfokote.

15

1 Simakadze! Ngubani longaba nemvume yekungenisa ahlale ethempelini lakho, acabe umuti wakhe entsabeni yakho lengcwele?

2 Ngulomuntfu lonetindlela letimsulwa, abe ngumuntfu lowenta lokulungile, akhulume liciniso lelisuka ekujuleni kwenhlitiyo yakhe.

3 Akahlebi ngelulwimi lwakhe. Akabanyembenyi labanye bantfu, akamhlazisi namakhelwane wakhe.

4 Akamtsandzi losalahlwe nguNkulunkulu, kodvwa uyabatisa labesaba Simakadze. Wenta sifungo, asigcine, nome sekumatima.

5 Webolekisa ngemali yakhe angayengeti intalo nase ikhishwa. Akakwemukeli kudizelwa entele kulahla lote licala. Umuntfu lowenta letintfo uyawuhlala atinte kuze kube phakadze.

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1 Ngilondvolote, Nkulunkulu, ngobe ngikhosele kuwe.

2 KuSimakadze ngitsi: “Wena uyiNkhosi yami. Kute lokuhle lengingaba nako ngaphandle kwakho.”

3 Kodvwa ngalabangcwele labalapha emhlabeni ngitsi: “Batikhulu letincabile lengijabula ngato.”

4 Tinkhatsato titakwandziswa kulabo labanikela kubonkulunkulu labanye. Ngingeke ngiyicitse ingati kutsi ibe ngumnikelo kulabanye bonkulunkulu. Ngingeke ngikhuleke kubo.

5 Simakadze, wena usabelo lesilifa lami, ungipha konkhe lengikudzingako. Likusasa lami lisetandleni takho.

6 Lifa lelingumhlaba, lengisikelwe wona, liyindzawo lenhle kakhulu.

7 Ngiyamdvumisa Simakadze lowangeluleka, nanembeza wami uyangiyala ebusuku.

8 Emehlo ami ayawunamatsela kuSimakadze phakadze naphakadze. Yena ungasesandleni sami sangesekudla, ngiyawuhlala kuye ngitinte.

9 Ngako-ke inhlitiyo yami iyatfokota, nemoya wami uyajabula, nemtimba wami ulondvolotekile.

10 Ngobe ungeke uvume kungiyekelela endzaweni yalabafile, nome-ke ungeke umvumele lotsandzekako wakho kutsi abole ethuneni.

11 Uyawungifundzisa indlela yekuphila. Lapho kukhona khona wena kunekujabula lokuphelele. Esandleni sakho sangesekudla kunekujabula phakadze naphakadze.

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1 Awu, Simakadze, ase ulalele kuncusa kwami lokumsulwa. Beka indlebe yakho emthandazweni wami, lophuma emlonyeni lote inkhohliso.

2 Kwehlulelwa kwami akuvele kuwe, emehlo akho abuke lokulungile.

3 Uvivinye inhlitiyo yami, wangivakashela utengihlolisisa ebusuku, kepha awutfolanga lutfo lolubi kimi. Nome ngicabange lokubi, kodvwa umlomo wami awuzange ukhulume lokubi.

4 Macondzana nemisebenti yebantfu mine ngitigadze ngekulalela livi lakho, ngaticwaya tindlela talabatidlova.

5 Tinyatselo tami tisemikhondvweni yakho, ngiko nje tinyawo tami tingasheleli.

6 Ngincusa kuwe, ngobe wena, Nkulunkulu, utangiphendvula; beka indlebe yakho, ulalele emavi ami.

7 Khombisa ubonakalise umusa wakho lomangalisako. Wena ungumsindzisi walabo labatsi nababaleka etitseni tabo bete kuwe, njengesiphephelo sabo.

8 Ngilondvolote njengenhlavu yeliso. Ngifihle ngaphansi kwemaphiko akho,

9 ungivikele kulababi labangihlaselako nasetitseni tami lese tingitungeleta.

10 Tinhlitiyo tabo atinasihawu, imilomo yabo ikhuluma kutigabatisa kodvwa.

11 Nome siyaphi bayasihaca, emehlo abo bawabhekise ngakitsi, kutsi basiwise.

12 Banjengelibhubesi lelifuna kubamba inyamatane; bafana neliwundlwana lelibhubesi lelibhace etindzaweni letisitsele.

13 Vuka Simakadze! Hlangabeta lomubi umlahle phansi. Sindzisa umphefumulo wami kuye ngenkemba yakho.

14 Simakadze, ngephule ngesandla sakho etandleni talabagungubele ngetintfo talomhlaba. Bajezise ngekuhlupheka lobabekele kona. Shangatsi kungenela bona kanye nebantfwababo, kwendlulele nakubatukulu bebatukulu babo.

15 Mine-ke ngiyawububona buso bakho, ngobe ngingulolungile, mhlazana ngivuka ngiyakweneliswa bukhona bakho.

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1 Ngiyakutsandza, Simakadze, wena, longemandla ami.

2 Simakadze, ulidvwala lami, nenqaba yami, neMkhululi wami. Nkulunkulu wami, ulidvwala lami lengiphephela kulo. Usihlangu sami sekungivikela nemandla ensindziso yami. Yena ungumgedze wami wekubhaca.

3 Ngikhala kuSimakadze, bese uyangephula etitseni tami. Akadvunyiswe Simakadze!

4 Tintsambo tekufa tangitungeleta, tikhukhula tembhubhiso tangigabudzela.

5 Tintsambo telithuna tatingitsandzele, tingibe tekufa tangitfonya.

6 Ngakhala kuSimakadze ngisekudzangaleni kwami, ngacela lusito kuNkulunkulu wami. Waliva livi lami asendlini yakhe, kuncusa kwami, nekukhala kwami, nekuthandaza kwami kwangena etindlebeni takhe.

7 Umhlaba watfutfumela, watamatama, netisekelo tetintsaba tatfutfumela, tatamatama, ngobe Somandla abesatfukutsele.

8 Emakhala akhe akhafula intfutfu, umlomo wakhe wakheputa umlilo locotfulako kuwo kwakhehleka emalahle labovu.

9 Wabhobosa emazulu, wehlela phansi. Emafu lamnyama abengaphansi kwetinyawo takhe.

10 Wagibela likherubhi, wandiza, wantjuza asetikwemaphiko emoya.

11 Wenta bumnyama baba yingubo yakhe, watungeletwa ngemafu lahlomile, lamnyama.

12 Ebukhatikhatini bebukhona bakhe kwaphambana imibane, kwavela emafu lamnyama lahlomile, kwehla sangcotfo nemalahle lavutsako.

13 Simakadze wabhavumula asezulwini. Losetikwako Konkhe walivakalisa livi lakhe, kwehla sangcotfo nemalahle lavutsako.

14 Wajijimeta ngemicibisholo yakhe, kwasakateka titsa, watigalela ngemibane, watidzidzitelisa, tasiphuka.

15 Kujula kwetilwandle kwenekeka ebaleni, tisekelo temhlaba tembuleka, ngenca yekutsetsa kwakho, Simakadze, nangenca yekufutsa kwemakhala akho.

16 Welula ingalo yakhe akulelisetulu, wayehlisela phansi, wangibamba, wangenyula ekujuleni kwemanti.

17 Wangephula esitseni sami lesinemandla, wangephula nakulabangitondzako, ngobe babenemandla kakhulu kunami.

18 Bangidvumela ngesikhatsi ngehlelwa sehlakalo, kodvwa Simakadze waba sihlangu sami.

19 Wangikhiphela endzaweni lebanti; wangephula, ngobe abejabula ngami.

20 Simakadze wangiphatsa njengekulunga kwami, wangivuza njengebumsulwa betandla tami,

21 ngobe imiyalo yaSimakadze ngiyigcinile. Angikenti lutfo lolubi; angikamfulatseli Nkulunkulu wami.

22 Yonkhe imiyalo yaNkulunkulu isembikwami, angikatikhweshisi kimi timiso takhe.

23 Bengisolo ngite sici embikwakhe, ngitigcinile ngangete ngona.

24 Ngako-ke Simakadze ungivuze njengekulunga kwami, ngobe uyati kutsi tandla tami timsulwa.

25 Kulowetsembekile wena utibonakalisa wetsembekile, kulongenacala wena utibonakalisa ucotfo,

26 kulohlantekile wena utibonakalisa uhlantekile, kodvwa kulosigwegwe wena utibonakalisa ulukhuni.

27 Wena, losindzisa labatfobekile, uyabatfobisa labatigabatisako.

28 Nguwe lowokhela sibane sami, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami; ugucula bumnyama bami abente bube kukhanya.

29 Ngawe ngisengayidvungulula imphi; ngaloNkulunkulu wami ngisengagalaja lubondza lwetitsa.

30 Indlela yaNkulunkulu ilungile, livi laSimakadze letsembekile. Yena usihlangu sabo bonkhe labaphephela kuye.

31 Kambe nje ngubani longuNkulunkulu, ngaphandle kwaSimakadze? Ngubani lolidvwala, ngaphandle kwaloNkulunkulu wetfu?

32 Nguye loNkulunkulu longihlomisa ngemandla, ente indlela yami icondze, ibe msulwa.

33 Wenta tinyawo tami tibe lula njengetenyamatane, angente ngiphephele ekuphakameni.

34 Yena wenta tandla tami tifundzele kulwa, kuze imikhono yami yetayele kugoba butjoki belitfusi.

35 Ungihlomisa ngesihlangu sensindziso yakho. Sandla sakho sangesekudla sangisimisa, utehlisa wena kuze uphakamise mine.

36 Wentele tinyatselo tami indzawo lebanti kuze emacakala ami angabhinyiliki.

37 Titsa tami ngaticosha, ngaze ngatikhandza, ngativimbetela, angizange ngincandzeke ngingakaticedzi.

38 Ngatiphahlata taze tehluleka kuvuka, tawela ngaphansi kwetinyawo tami.

39 Wangihlomisa ngemandla ekulwa imphi. Titsa tami watitfobisa ngaphansi kwami.

40 Titsa tami watidvungulula, tabaleka, ngabacedza bonkhe labangitondzako.

41 Bakhala, bacela lusito, kodvwa kwabate lobasindzisako; bahlaba inyandzaleyo kuSimakadze, kodvwa akazange abaphendvule.

42 Ngabagaya baba njengelutfuli lolupheshulwa ngumoya, ngabasaphata njengeludzaka lwendlela.

43 Wangisindzisa embangweni wesive sakitsi, wangibeka ngaba yinhloko yetive. Sive lengingazange sengisati sitangikhotsama.

44 Betive batsi bangangiva, bangihlonipha masinyane, beta kimi bakhasa.

45 Bonkhe baphelelwa ngemandla, beta bachachatela baphuma emigedzeni yabo.

46 Simakadze uyaphila! Alidvunyiswe lidvwala lami! Akaphakanyiswe Nkulunkulu loyinsindziso yami!

47 UnguNkulunkulu longiphindziselelako, lotsambisa tive ngaphansi kwami.

48 Wangikhulula etitseni tami, wangiphakamisa ngaba ngetulu kwalabo labamelene nami, wangephula kubantfu belutfutfuva.

49 Ngako-ke ngiyawukudvumisa wena, Simakadze, emkhatsini wetive, ngikugambute ngetibongelelo teLibito lakho.

50 Nguwe, Nkhosi, umenti wankhulu, inkhosi yakho uyiphe kuncoba timphi ngetimphi, wentele logcotjiwe wakho umusa wakho longapheli, yebo, Davide netitukulwane takhe, phakadze naphakadze.

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1 Emazulu ababata bukhosi baNkulunkulu, nemkhatsi wembula likhono lakhe.

2 Lilanga litjela lelililandzelako, nebusuku bulandzisa lobubulandzelako ngalolwati.

3 Kute inkhulumo, kute nemavi, kute neliphimbo lelivakalako.

4 Noko-ke liphimbo lako liphumele emhlabeni wonkhe, nemavi ako aphumele emhlabeni wonkhe. Lilanga ulakhele umpheme ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka.

5 Lilanga liphuma licatsame njengemyeni, yebo, njengemyeni acwebetela ahlangabeta makoti wakhe; njengemgijimi lotimisele ngemncintiswano.

6 Liphuma ngale kwemaphetselo elizulu, litungelete lize liyewumbamba unina; kute lokusitsakele ekushiseni kwalo.

7 Imfundziso yaSimakadze iphelele, ihlumelelisa umphefumulo; bufakazi baSimakadze buliciniso, buyabahlakaniphisa labate lwati.

8 Imitsetfo yaSimakadze icondzile, ingumtfombo wekujabula kwenhlitiyo. Umyalo waSimakadze umsulwa, uvula emehlo engcondvo.

9 Kwesaba Simakadze kuhlantekile, kuyawuhlala kukhona naphakadze. Tincumo tetehlulelo taSimakadze tiliciniso, tilunge tonkhe, kantsi atinakusoleka.

10 Titsandzeka kakhulu kunegolide lecengekile, yebo, kakhulu kunegolide lecengekile, timnandzi kakhulu kuneluju, yebo, kakhulu kunematfonsi eluju.

11 Impela, inceku yakho iyalwa ngato, lowo lotigcinako unemvuzo lomkhulu.

12 Ngubani nje longabona tiphosiso takhe? Simakadze, ngikhulule etonweni letifihlekile.

13 Ngijubele ekwenteni tono ngemabomu, ungativumeli kutsi tingibuse; khona-ke ngiyawuphelela, bese ngibate licala esiphambukweni lesikhulu.

14 Emavi emlomo wami netizindlo tenhlitiyo yami atemukeleke kuwe, Simakadze, Dvwala lami, neMkhululi wami.

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1 Shangatsi Simakadze angakuphendvula, ngelilanga lekuhlupheka! Shangatsi libito laNkulunkulu waJakobe lingaba siphephelo sakho!

2 Akakutfumelele lusito lwasendlini lengcwele akusekele asentsabeni yakhe iSiyoni.

3 Akayikhumbule yonkhe iminikelo yakho, ayemukele neminikelo yakho yekushiswa. Cabanga.

4 Akakuphe njengekufisa kwenhlitiyo yakho, afeze tonkhe tinhloso takho.

5 Asimemete sijabulele kuncoba kwakho, asibetsele sishaye tandla egameni laNkulunkulu wetfu. Shangatsi Simakadze angaphumelelisa tonkhe ticelo takho.

6 Nyalo sengiyati kutsi Simakadze uyamsindzisa logcotjiwe wakhe, uyawumphendvula asezulwini lakhe lelingcwele, amphendvule ngemandla akhe ekusindzisa, esandla sakhe sangesekudla.

7 Labanye bantfu bachoshe ngetincola temphi, labanye bachoshe ngemahhashi, kodvwa tsine sigabe ngelibito laSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu.

8 Labantfu bacimuleka bawe phansi, kepha tsine sima sitsi zica.

9 Yebo, Simakadze, sindzisa inkhosi, uyiphe kuncoba. Shangatsi Simakadze angasiphendvula, nasikhala kuye.

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1 Yebo, Simakadze, inkhosi iyajabula ngemandla loyiphe wona. Kukhulu kanganani kujabula kwayo, ngekuncoba loyentele kona.

2 Uyiphe sifiso senhlitiyo yayo, futsi awuyigodlelanga leyayikucela ngemlomo wayo. Cabanga.

3 Uyihlangabete ngetibusiso letinalokuhle, wayetfwesa enhloko yayo umchele wegolide lecengekile.

4 Yacela imphilo kuwe, wena wayipha emalanga lamadze phakadze naphakadze.

5 Tidvumo tayo tinkhulu, ngenca yelusito lwakho, uyinike ludvumo nebukhosi.

6 Wayenta yabusiseka kakhulu kuze kube phakadze, uyitfokotisa ngenjabulo ebusweni bakho.

7 Inkhosi yetsembele kuSimakadze, ngenca yesihawu saLosetikwako Konkhe ingeke itanyatanyiswe.

8 Sandla sakho siyawutibhadzama tonkhe titsa takho; sandla sakho sangesekudla siyawubabhadzama bonkhe labakutondzako.

9 Mhla kubonakala wena, uyawubashisa babe ngumlilo lowesabekako nalohhumako. Simakadze uyawubacedza ngentfukutselo yakhe, abacotfule ngemlilo.

10 Uyawubhubhisa intalo yabo emhlabeni, ushabalalise nebantfwababo emkhatsini walabanye bantfu.

11 Nome bebahlose lokubi ngawe, bacondze kukugangela, kodvwa bangeke baphumelele.

12 Uyawubenta babaleke, ubadubule ngemicibisholo yakho.

13 Yebo, Simakadze! Awuphakanyiswe emandleni akho! Tsine siyawuhlabela sidvumise emandla akho.

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1 Nkulunkulu wami! Nkulunkulu wami! Ungishiyeleni? Ukhashane leni nekungisita? Ukhwesheleni emavini ekukhala kwami?

2 Awu, Nkulunkulu wami! Emini ngiyakhala, kodvwa awungiphendvuli; nasebusuku ngikhale, ngingaphumuli.

3 Wena ungcwele, indvumiso yema-Israyeli sihlalo sakho sebukhosi.

4 Bokhokho betsembela kuwe; bakwetsemba, wabakhulula.

5 Bakhala kuwe, wabasindzisa; bakwetsemba, abazange bajabhiswe.

6 Kepha mine angisesiye muntfu walutfo, sengaba ngumbungu nje, ngisetfuko sebantfu, nenhlekisa esiveni.

7 Bonkhe labangibonako bayangiphukuta, badvubula imilomo bancife, banikine netinhloko, batsi:

8 “Phela lowo wetsembele kuSimakadze, akamkhulule yena-ke, loSimakadze wakhe; amphephise, ngobe phela usime ngaye.”

9 Empeleni nguwe lowangikhipha esiswini samake; wangenta ngetsembela kuwe, kusukela ngisamunya.

10 Ngetfulwa kuwe kwasekutalweni kwami, waba nguNkulunkulu wami kusukela esiswini samake.

11 Ungakhweshi kimi, ngobe inhlupheko isedvute nami, kute nalongangisita.

12 Titsa letinyenti tingitungeletile, tinkunzi letinemandla taseBhashani tingivimbetele.

13 Tingikhamisele imilomo yato njengemabhubesi labhodla adladlabule.

14 Ngicitseke njengemanti, emalunga ami onkhe ahhehlulukile, inhlitiyo yami igucuke yaba ngumtfwebeba, yancibilika ngekhatsi kwami.

15 Emandla ami ome njengeludzengelo, lulwimi lwami lunamatsele elwangeni; wena ungilalisa phansi elutfulini lwekufa.

16 Yebo-ke, tinja tingihace ndzawo tonkhe, nesicumbi salababi singitungeletile, singibhobose tandla netinyawo.

17 Sengondze ngingumbambotiyabalwa, bayangigolotela bangihheletele.

18 Behlukaniselana ngetimphahla tami, bentelane inkatho ngengubo yami.

19 Kodvwa wena, Simakadze, ungabi khashane nami! Awu, mandla ami, ngiphutfume ungisite.

20 Sindzisa umphefumulo wami enkembeni, nekuphila kwami lokuligugu ukwephule emlonyeni wetinja.

21 Ngephule emlonyeni welibhubesi, ungisindzise etimphondvweni tetinyatsi.

22 Ngiyawulimemetela kubomnaketfu libito lakho ngikudvumise emkhatsini welibandla, ngitsi:

23 “Nine lenesaba Simakadze, mdvumiseni! Nani nonkhe madvodzana aJakobe, mtuseni! Nonkhe nine ntalo ya-Israyeli, mhlonipheni!

24 Ngobe akedzelelanga akanengwanga yinhlupheko yalohluphekako. Akabufihlanga buso bakhe kuye, wamuva nakakhala, acela lusito kuye.”

25 Ungivusela lusinga lwekudvumisa emkhatsini welibandla lelikhulu. Tifungo tami ngiyawutifeza tigcwaliseke embikwabo bonkhe labakwesabako.

26 Labatitfobako bayawudla besutse, labafuna Simakadze bayawumdvumisa, bahalaliselwe kutsiwe: “Shangatsi ningaphila phakadze naphakadze!”

27 Umhlaba wonkhe uyakukhumbula ugucukele kuSimakadze, yonkhe imindeni netive temhlaba tiyawukhotsama embikwakhe,

28 ngobe bukhosi baSimakadze, nguye lobusa etikwetive.

29 Yebo, bonkhe labacebile emhlabeni, bayawudla bakhotsame embikwakhe; bonkhe labayakuya phansi elutfulini, bayawuguca embikwakhe bakhonte, yebo, nabo bonkhe labangeke batibambe kutsi bafe.

30 Titukulwane takusasa titawumkhonta, bantfu bayawusala balandzise ngaSimakadze etitukulwaneni nasetitukulwaneni.

31 Sive lesiyawutalwa siyawutjelwa kutsi: “Simakadze wasisindzisa sive sakhe.”

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1 Simakadze ngumelusi wami, ngeke ngeswele lutfo.

2 Ungilalisa emadlelweni laluhlata, angiholele nasemantini ekuphumula.

3 Uhlumelelisa umphefumulo wami, angiholele nasetindleleni tekulunga, kuze kudvunyiswe libito lakhe.

4 Nome ngihamba esigodzini lesinelitfunti lekufa, angesabi lutfo lolubi, ngobe wena unami; intfonga yakho neludvondvolo lwakho kuyangivikela.

5 Ungigcebela litafula embikwami netitsa tami tibuka. Ugcobisa inhloko yami ngemafutsa, indzebe yami iyaphuphuma.

6 Impela, lokuhle nemusa kuyawungilandzela imihla yonkhe yekuphila kwami. Ngiyawuhlala endlini yaSimakadze kuze kube phakadze.

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1 Umhlaba nako konkhe lokukuwo kwaSimakadze, emave kanye nabo bonkhe labahlala kuwo kwakhe,

2 ngobe wakusimisa etikwetilwandle, wakusekela ekujuleni kwemanti.

3 Ngubani loyakwenyuka intsaba yaSimakadze? Ngubani loyakuma endzaweni yakhe lengcwele?

4 Ngulowo lonetandla letihlantekile nalonenhlitiyo lengenacala longawulibatisi ngelite umphefumulo wakhe, nalongawafungeli emanga.

5 Simakadze uyawumbusisa, yebo, Nkulunkulu wensindziso uyawumenta abe msulwa.

6 Ngulesi-ke situkulwane salabo labamfunako, labafuna buso bakho, Nkulunkulu waJakobe. Cabanga.

7 Nine masango, vulekani! Nani minyango yasemandvulo vulekani nitsi nge, kuze iNkhosi yeludvumo itewungena.

8 Ngubani leNkhosi yeludvumo? NguSimakadze, lichawe lelinemandla, Simakadze lolichawe lekulwa.

9 Nine masango, vulekani! Nani minyango yasemandvulo vulekani nitsi nge, kuze iNkhosi yeludvumo itewungena.

10 Ngubani yona leNkhosi yeludvumo? Nguye Nkulunkulu longuSomandla, nguye loyiNkhosi yeludvumo. Cabanga.

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1 Ngiwuphakamisela kuwe, Simakadze, umphefumulo wami.

2 Nkulunkulu wami, ngetsembele kuwe, ngisindzise ehlazweni lekwehlulwa. Titsa tami tingatijabulisi ngami.

3 Yebo, labo labetsembele kuwe kute namunye loyawuhlazeka; kepha bayawuhlazeka labo labakuhlubuka ngelite.

4 Ngikhombise tindlela takho, Simakadze, ungifundzise imikhondvo yakho.

5 Ngihambise ecinisweni lakho, ungifundzise, ngobe wena unguNkulunkulu wensindziso yami. Litsemba lami likuwe lonkhe lilanga.

6 Simakadze, khumbula umusa wakho nelutsandvo lwakho, ngobe kwakuvele kukhona phakadze.

7 Ungatikhumbuli tono tami, netiphambuko tebusha bami, kodvwa ngikhumbule ngekwemusa wakho, Simakadze, ngikhumbule ngekulunga kwakho.

8 Simakadze muhle ulungile, ngako-ke ufundzisa toni indlela lekungiyo sibili.

9 Labatfobekile ubaholela kulokulungile; labatfobekile ubafundzisa indlela yakhe.

10 Tonkhe tindlela taSimakadze tibubele neliciniso kulabo labagcina sivumelwane sakhe kanye nemiyalo yakhe.

11 Simakadze, ngenca yelibito lakho ngitsetselele kona kwami, ngobe kukhulu.

12 Ngubani lowesaba Simakadze? Lowo uyawumfundzisa leyo ndlela, lekhetselwe yena.

13 Yena lucobo uyawuhlala achume, intalo yakhe iyawudla lifa lemhlaba.

14 Timfihlakalo takhe, Simakadze, utinika labamesabako, abafundzise kwati sivumelwane sakhe.

15 Emehlo ami ahlala abheke kuSimakadze, ngobe nguye lokhipha tinyawo tami elugibeni.

16 Gucukela kimi, Simakadze, ube nemusa kimi, ngobe nginesitunge, ngihluphekile.

17 Ngiphumute kuletinhlupheko tenhlitiyo yami, ungikhokhe etinhluphekweni tami.

18 Buka kuhlupheka kwami nekukhandleka kwami, ungitsetselele tonkhe tono tami.

19 Buka titsa tami, kutsi setinyenti kanganani, tingitondza ngelunya.

20 Londvolota imphilo yami, ungephule ngingahlazeki, ngobe naku ngikhosele kuwe.

21 Shangatsi bumsulwa nebucotfo bungangigcina, ngobe litsemba lami likuwe.

22 Awu, Nkulunkulu! Khulula Israyeli etinhluphekweni takhe tonkhe.

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1 Hhawu, Simakadze! Ngehlulele, utewubona kutsi ngimsulwa. Ngetsembele kuSimakadze ngaphandle kwekungabata.

2 Simakadze, ngihlole ungivivinye, uhlolisise inhlitiyo yami nengcondvo yami.

3 Umusa wakho usembikwami njalo, ngihamba ecinisweni lakho.

4 Angihambisani nebantfu bemanga, futsi anginabudlelwane nebatentisi.

5 Ngiyayitondza inhlangano yalababi, futsi angihlali nalababi.

6 Yebo, Simakadze, ngigeza tandla tami, ngingenacala, ngihambahamba ngaselatini lakho,

7 kuze ngihlabele ingoma yekubonga ngibalise ngato tonkhe timangaliso takho.

8 Yebo, Simakadze, ngitsandza indlu lohlala kuyo, lapho kuhlala inkhatimulo yakho khona.

9 Umphefumulo wami ungawulahli kanye netoni, nekuphila kwami ungakulahli kanye nebabulali.

10 Labantfu benta lokubi njalo, tandla tabo tesekudla tigcwele imidizo.

11 Kodvwa mine ngihamba ngebucotfo, ngikhulule, ube nemusa kimi.

12 Lunyawo lwami lume endzaweni lephephile. Simakadze ngiyawumdvumisa emibikwemabandla lamakhulu.

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1 Simakadze usibane sami nensindziso yami. Ngiyakwesaba bani? Simakadze uyinqaba yami yekufihla kuphila kwami. Pho, ngubani lengingamesaba?

2 Nangihlaselwa ngulababi betama kungimita bangibulale, ngihlaselwe titsa nalabamelene nami, bayawukhubeka, bawele phansi.

3 Nome ngingavinjetelwa yimphi, inhlitiyo yami ingeke yesabe; nome titsa tingangihlasela, noko ngiyawuhlala nginelitsemba kuNkulunkulu.

4 Kunye kuphela lengakucela kuSimakadze, ngiko kodvwa lengikufunako: kutsi ngihlale endlini yaSimakadze onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwami, ngibukisise buhle baSimakadze, ngizindle ngaye ngisethempelini lakhe.

5 Uyawungibhacisa ngaphansi kweluphahla lwakhe ngelilanga lenhlupheko. Uyawungifihla ethendeni lakhe, angisimise edvwaleni leliphakeme.

6 Titsa tami letingitungeletile ngiyawutimela ngenhla, nginikele imihlatjelo ngekudvumisa endlini yakhe. Tibongo teNkhosi ngiyawutihlabela ngenjabulo.

7 Ngive Simakadze, nangikhala kuwe ngelivi lelikhulu, ube nemusa kimi, ungiphendvule.

8 Wena utsite: “Funani buso bami.” Mine-ke enhlitiyweni yami ngitsi: “Buso bakho, Simakadze, ngiyabufuna.”

9 Ungabufihli buso bakho kimi. Ungayincandzi ngentfukutselo inceku yakho, nguwe Somandla, lolusito lwami. Ungangiyekeleli, ungangilahli! Wena unguNkulunkulu wensindziso yami.

10 Nome bobabe namake bangilahlile, kodvwa wena, Simakadze, utangemukela ungigcine.

11 Ngifundzise indlela yakho, Simakadze, ungihole endleleni lecondzile ngenca yetitsa tami.

12 Unganginikeli entsandvweni yalabalwa nami, ngobe bofakazi bemanga bangivukele, baphefumula lusongo nebudlova.

13 Impela ngiyakholwa nguloku: Buhle baSimakadze ngiyawububona ngisaphila kulomhlaba!

14 Tsemba kuSimakadze, cina ungadzangali, ube nesibindzi. Yebo, tsemba kuSimakadze.

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1 Ngikhala kuwe, Simakadze, Dvwala lami. Ungabi sihhulu kimi, ngobe nangabe ungangiphendvuli, ngitawufana nalabaya ethuneni.

2 Lalela livi lekuncusa kwami, nangikhalela kusitwa nguwe, nangisaphakamisela tandla tami endzaweni yakho lengcwelengcwele.

3 Ungangilahli kanye nalababi, ungangilahli kanye nalabenta lokubi, labakhuluma kuthula nabomakhelwane babo, kantsi etinhlitiyweni tabo bamumetse bubi.

4 Banike njengekwemisebenti yabo, nanjengekwemisebenti yabo lemibi; baphindzisele ngekwemisebenti yetandla tabo, baphindzisele njengalokubafanele.

5 Njengobe bangayinaki imisebenti yaSimakadze, nome-ke imisebenti yetandla takhe, ngako-ke utabaphihlita, bangaphindzi babuyele esimeni sabo.

6 Akabongwe Simakadze, advunyiswe, ngobe ulivile livi lekuncusa kwami.

7 Simakadze ungemandla ami nesihlangu sami, inhlitiyo yami yetsembele kuye. Wangisita, ngako inhlitiyo yami igcunyagcunyiswa yinjabulo. Ngiyawumbonga ngengoma yami.

8 Simakadze ungemandla ebantfu bakhe, usiphephelo sekusindzisa logcotjiwe wakhe.

9 Sindzisa sive sakho, ubusise labo labalifa lakho. Beluse ubetfwale, kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.

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1 Dvumisani Simakadze nine tingilosi telizulu! Simakadze mnikeni bukhosi nemandla!

2 Libito laSimakadze linikeni bukhosi lobulifanele. Khontani Simakadze ngetembatfo tebungcwele.

3 Liphimbo laSimakadze lisetikwemanti, Nkulunkulu weludvumo uyadvuma, Simakadze usetikwemanti lamanyenti.

4 Liphimbo laSimakadze linemandla. Liphimbo laSimakadze linebukhosi.

5 Liphimbo laSimakadze lifohlota tihlahla temisedari, Simakadze ufohlota imisedari yaseLebanoni.

6 Wenta lemisedari yaseLebanoni itjakadvule njengelinkhonyane; ente iLebanoni neSiriyoni itjakadvule njengenkhabi lencane yesiganga.

7 Liphimbo laSimakadze libaneka emalangabi emlilo.

8 Liphimbo laSimakadze linyakatisa lihlane. Simakadze utfutfumelisa lihlane laseKhadeshi.

9 Liphimbo laSimakadze litalisa tinyamatane liphundle emahlatsi asale akhanya, nelithempeli lonkhe lidvumisa ngekumemeta ngavi linye, litsi: “Ludvumo!”

10 Simakadze usesihlalweni sebukhosi, ubusa zamcolo. Simakadze usesihlalweni sebukhosi, kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.

11 Simakadze bantfu bakhe uyawubanika emandla! Simakadze, bantfu bakhe uyawubabusisa ngekuthula!

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1 Ngiyawukudvumisa, Simakadze, ngobe ungenyule ebunzimeni, wala kutsi titsa tami titijabulise ngami.

2 Yebo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, ngatikhalela ngicela lusito kuwe, wena wangiphilisa.

3 Yebo, Simakadze, ungikhiphile endzaweni yalabafile, waphephisa kuphila kwami emkhatsini walababange ekufeni.

4 Nine labangcwele bakhe, hlabelani nidvumise Simakadze, nibonge libito lakhe lelingcwele.

5 Ngobe kutfukutsela kwakhe kuba kwesikhashana, kodvwa umusa wakhe uhlala ukhona njalo umuntfu asaphila. Tinyembeti tingaba khona ebusuku, kodvwa ngakusasa ekuseni kube kujabula.

6 Mine-ke ngisahleti kahle ngatsi: “Ngingeke ngitanyatanyiswe.”

7 Yebo, Simakadze, wangimisa ngaba njengentsaba lecinile; kodvwa watsi kube ungifulatsele, ngahlaselwa kwesaba.

8 Ngakhala kuwe, Simakadze, ngancusa eNkhosini ngatsi:

9 “Nzuzo yini leyawutfolakala ngekubhujiswa kwami, nangabe sengiye ethuneni? Bantfu lese babuyele elutfulini bangakubonga yini? Bangakhuluma yini ngekwetsembeka kwakho?

10 Ngive, Simakadze, ube nemusa kimi. Yebo, Simakadze, bani ngumsiti wami!”

11 Ugucule kulila kwami kwaba ngumgidvo, ungikhumule ingubo yenzilo, wangembatsisa ngekungibopha ngenjabulo.

12 Ngako-ke umphefumulo wami uyawukudvumisa ungabindzi. Yebo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, ngiyawukudvumisa phakadze naphakadze.

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1 Simakadze wena usiphephelo sami, ungacali ungijabhise, ngephule ngekulunga kwakho.

2 Sondzeta indlebe yakho, ungephule ngekushesha, bani lidvwala lesiphephelo sami nenqaba yekungisindzisa.

3 Wena ulidvwala lami nenqaba yami, ngihole ungicondzise ngenca yelibito lakho.

4 Ngengcise elugibeni labangiciphe ngalo, ngobe wena usiphephelo sami.

5 Nginikela umoya wami esandleni sakho, ungihlengile wena Simakadze; unguNkulunkulu lowetsembekile.

6 Ngiyabatondza labakhonta tithico, mine ngetsembele kuSimakadze.

7 Ngiyakwetsaba ngijabule ngemusa wakho, ngobe wena ukubonile kuhlupheka kwami, watati tinsizi temphefumulo wami.

8 Awunginikelanga esandleni sesitsa, tinyawo tami utimise endzaweni lebanti.

9 Bani nemusa kimi, Simakadze, ngobe ngisenhluphekweni, emehlo ami asaphandlwe kuhlupheka, kantsi umphefumulo wami nemtimba wami kukhatsele tinhlupheko.

10 Kuphila kwami kuphelela elusizini, neminyaka yami iphelela ekubibitsekeni; emandla ami aphelile ngenca yekona kwami, nematsambo ami acindzetelekile.

11 Sengaba yinhlamba ngenca yalabamelene nami, ikakhulu kubomakhelwane bami; labangatiko sebayangesaba, nangihlangana nabo endleleni bayangibalekela.

12 Angisakhunjulwa ngumuntfu, ngifana nalofile; senginjengembita lefile yalahlwa etaleni.

13 Yebo, ngiva labanyenti bayangihleba, ngihlala ngetfuka tanya. Bangakhela emacebo, bahlose kungibulala.

14 Kodvwa mine ngetsembele kuwe, Simakadze, ngitsi: “Wena unguNkulunkulu wami.”

15 Emalanga ekuphila kwami asesandleni sakho, ngephule esandleni setitsa tami nakubo labangitingelako.

16 Inceku yakho ayibuve bukhona bakho, ngisindzise ngemusa wakho longapheli.

17 Simakadze, ungangidvumati nangikubita, lababi abadliswe ngemahloni. Abavalwe imilomo baye ekufeni.

18 Shangatsi imilomo lecala emanga ingabindziswa, ngobe ihlambalata lolungile, ikhulume ngekutigcabha nangekwedzelela.

19 Maye, kuyaphuphuma kulunga kwakho, lokulunga lokugcinele labo labakwesabako, ukwente kulabo labakhosele kuwe, ukubonakalise embikwebantfu.

20 Ubafihla ekusitsekeni kwebukhona bakho, baphephe kulabo lababakhela lugibe; ubabhacisa endlini yakho, baphephe etinkhulumeni tembango.

21 Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, ngobe umusa wakhe lomangalisako uwentile kimi ngesikhatsi bangivimbetela edolobheni.

22 Ngetfuka ngadzimate ngakhuluma ngatsi: “Sengisusiwe ngacoshwa ebusweni bakho.” Kodvwa wena wakuva kuncusa kwami, nangicela lusito kuwe.

23 Tsandzani Simakadze, nine nonkhe labangcwele bakhe. Simakadze uyabagcina labetsembele kuye, kodvwa uphindzisela kamatima kulabatatisako.

24 Cinani, tinhlitiyo tenu tibe nesibindzi, nonkhe nine lenilindzele Simakadze.

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1 Ubusisiwe umuntfu lotsetselelwe tiphambuko takhe, nalotono takhe tisitjekelwe.

2 Ubusisiwe umuntfu Nkulunkulu langambaleli tiphambuko takhe, lonenhlitiyo lete inkhohliso.

3 Nangingasivumi sono sami, ngidzangaliswa kutikhalela lilanga lonkhe, kuze kushaye ekhatsi emnkantjeni.

4 Imini nebusuku sandla sakho sasimatima etikwami, emandla ami oma njengekomisa kwasehlobo. Cabanga.

5 Ngasivuma kuwe sono sami, angizange ngisifihle siphambuko sami. Ngatsi: “Ngiyawutivuma kuSimakadze tono tami.” Wena walitsetselela licala lesono sami. Cabanga.

6 Ngako-ke wonkhe longcwele uyawuthandaza kuwe ngesikhatsi usenekutfolakala. Ngempela ngesikhatsi emagagasi etinhlupheko adlondlobala, angeke amkhukhule.

7 Wena uyindzawo yami yekubhaca, uyangiphephisa ekuhluphekeni ungisingatse ngetingoma tenkhululeko. Cabanga.

8 Simakadze utsi: “Mine ngiyawukufundzisa ngikukhombise indlela lofanele kuhamba ngayo, ngikweluleke, liso lami lingesuki kuwe.

9 Ningabi njengelihhashi nome umnyuzi kona lokungenakucondza kudzimate kucondziswe ngematomu.”

10 Lomubi unekuhlupheka lokunyenti, kodvwa lowo lowetsembele kuSimakadze uhlala alondvolotwe ngumusa wakhe.

11 Jabulani kuSimakadze, netsabe, nine lenilungile. Nijabule nonkhe nine lenicotfo ngenhlitiyo.

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1 Yetsabani kuSimakadze, nine lenilungile; ingoma yekudvumisa ibafanele labacotfo.

2 Simakadze mdvumiseni ngetingubhu, nihlabele kuye ngehabhu lenetintsambo letilishumi.

3 Mhlabeleleni ingoma lensha, niyidlale ngebuciko, nimemete ngekujabula.

4 Ngobe livi laSimakadze licondzile, konkhe lakwentako kwetsembekile.

5 Simakadze utsandza kulunga nebumsulwa. Umhlaba ugcwele umusa waSimakadze.

6 Emazulu entiwa ngelivi laSimakadze, nako konkhe lokukuwo kwentiwa ngemoya wemlomo wakhe.

7 Emanti elwandle wawabutsela ndzawonye, kwaba shangatsi uwagcwalisa embiteni; wenta titiba netitibakati tetilwandle.

8 Umhlaba wonkhe awumesabe Simakadze, bonkhe labasemhlabeni abatfutfumele embikwakhe.

9 Ngobe wakhuluma, kwenteka; wakhalima, kwaba khona lutfo.

10 Simakadze ucitsa emacebo etive; ushabalalisa imicabango yebantfu.

11 Emasu aSimakadze ayawuhlala emile kuze kube phakadze; nemicabango yakhe iyawuhlala imile kuto tonkhe titukulwane.

12 Sibusisiwe leso sive lesiNkulunkulu waso kunguSimakadze, sive latikhetsele sona kutsi sibe lifa lakhe.

13 Simakadze, asezulwini, uyabuka emhlabeni abone bonkhe bantfu.

14 Asesesihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi ubukisisa bonkhe labahleti emhlabeni;

15 nguye lobumba tonkhe tinhlitiyo tabo, abukisise tonkhe tento tabo.

16 Kute inkhosi lencoba sitsa ngobe inemabutfo lamanyenti, nesichwaga asincobi ngebunyenti bemandla aso.

17 Lihhashi lemphi lingeke likukhulule; nome lingaba nemandla lamakhulu, lingeke likusindzise.

18 Empeleni liso laSimakadze likulabo labamesabako, yebo labo labetsemba umusa wakhe,

19 kutsi atewukhulula umphefumulo wabo ekufeni abaphilise endlaleni.

20 Umphefumulo wetfu wetsembele kuSimakadze, yena ungumsiti wetfu nelihawu letfu.

21 Inhlitiyo yetfu ijabula kuye, ngobe setsembele egameni lakhe lelingcwele.

22 Yebo, Simakadze! Umusa wakho awusembese njengobe setsembele kuwe.

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1 Simakadze ngiyawumbonga ngato tonkhe tikhatsi, ngimdvumise ngemlomo wami ngingakhawuli.

2 Umphefumulo wami utigabatisa ngaSimakadze, labahluphekako abeve bajabule.

3 Dvumisani Simakadze kanye nami, siphakamise libito lakhe kanyekanye.

4 Ngakhuleka kuSimakadze, wangiphendvula, wangikhulula kuko konkhe kwesaba kwami.

5 Lababheka kuye bayamamatseka, buso babo bungeke budliwe ngemahloni.

6 Ngangingumuntfu losihlupheki, ngakhala kuSimakadze, wangiva, wangisindzisa kuko konkhe kuhlupheka kwami.

7 Ingilosi yaSimakadze yakha umtsangala lotungeleta labo labamesabako, ibakhulule, iphindze ibavikele.

8 Ase ninambitse nibone kutsi Simakadze muhle unemusa! Ubusisiwe lowo lokhosela kuye!

9 Yesabani Simakadze, nine labangcwele, ngobe abesweli lutfo labamesabako.

10 Ngisho nemabhongwana emabhubesi ayeswela alambe, kodvwa labo labafuna Simakadze bangeke beswele lutfo loluhle.

11 Wotani, bantfwabami, ningilalele, ngitanifundzisa kumesaba Simakadze.

12 Ngubani lotsandza kuphila adzimate adle tinyoni tebantfwabakhe?

13 Lowo-ke akagcine lulwimi lwakhe ebubini, netindzebe takhe tingakhulumi emanga.

14 Khwesha kulokubi wente lokuhle; funisisa kuthula, ukubambisise.

15 Emehlo aSimakadze akesuki kulabalungile, tindlebe takhe atisuki ekukhaleni kwabo.

16 Buso baSimakadze buphambene nalabenta lokubi, kuze abashabalalise, bangabe basakhunjulwa emhlabeni.

17 Labalungile nabakhala bacela lusito, Simakadze uyabeva, abakhulule kuto tonkhe tinhlupheko tabo.

18 Simakadze uhlala asedvute nabo labanetinhlitiyo letephukile uyabasindzisa labanemoya lowephukile.

19 Lolungile uhlala ajingwe tinhlupheko letinyenti, kodvwa Simakadze umkhulula kuto tonkhe,

20 alondvolote onkhe ematsambo akhe, kungephuki ngisho nome linye.

21 Sikhohlakali siyawubulawa ngulokubi, nalabatondza lolungile bayawudliwa licala.

22 Simakadze uyakuhlenga kuphila kwetinceku takhe, labakhosela kuye bangeke badliwe licala.

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1 Cabana nalabo labacabana nami, ulwe nalabo labalwa nami, Simakadze.

2 Tsatsa lihawu lelincane nalelikhulu, uphutfume utengisita!

3 Hoshula sikhali sakho, uvimbe labo labangicoshako; khuluma emphefumulweni wami, utsi: “Mine ngiyinsindziso yakho!”

4 Shangatsi bangajabha, bahlazeke, labo labafuna umphefumulo wami; shangatsi bangahlakateka labo labacondze kungicitsa.

5 Ababe njengemakhoba wona apheshulwa ngumoya, ingilosi yaSimakadze isabadvungulula.

6 Indlela yabo ayihlwe, ishelele, ingilosi yaSimakadze isabacosha.

7 Njengobe bangibekele lugibe ngaphandle kwesono, bangimbela umgodzi lolugibe ngingenacala,

8 shangatsi bangehlelwa yimbhubhiso ngekutumeka lokukhulu, nelugibe labangetsiye ngalo lubambe bona. Umgodzi lolugibe labangetsiye ngawo uhholokoshisele bona, babhubhe.

9 Ngako umphefumulo wami uyawujabula kuSimakadze, ujabule nangensindziso yakhe.

10 Ematsambo onkhe ami ayawutsi: “Yebo, Simakadze, ngubani lofana nawe, wena lokhulula lobutsakatsaka etandleni tesichwaga, ukhulule lobutsakatsaka naloweswele etandleni temcindzeteli?”

11 Kuvumbuka bofakazi labanebudlova, bangibuta tintfo lengingatati.

12 Bangiphindzisela lokuhle ngalokubi, umphefumulo wami bawudzabukisile.

13 Kantsi nakugula bona, mine ngembatsa inzilo; umphefumulo wami ngawugongonya ngekuzila, noko ngacinisela ekuthandazeni.

14 Kimi kwafanana nekutsi babangani bami nome bomnaketfu. Ngahamba ngikhala, kwaba shangatsi ngifelwe ngumake, ngadzabuka ngaba nelusizi.

15 Kodvwa kwatsi nangikhubeka ngiwa, batsakasa, bahlangana ndzawonye; bahlanganela kumelana nami, tinkhubela lengingatati tingihlanganyela tinginyembenye siphelane.

16 Labantfu bashuca nalabahlambalata Nkulunkulu, bahlose bubi ngami.

17 Simakadze, kuyawuze kube ngunini ungibukelela? Ngisindzise ebudloveni babo, wephule umphefumulo wami kulamabhubesi!

18 Ngiyawubonga ebandleni lelikhulu ngikudvumise nasemkhambatsini lomkhulu webantfu.

19 Ungativumeli titsa tami, letingicambela emanga, kutsi titijabulise ngami. Ungabavumeli labangitondzela lite kutsi baficelane emehlo ngami, bangente inhlekisa.

20 Abakhulumi lokumele kuthula, kodvwa bacala tindzaba letingemanga ngebantfu labanekuthula eveni.

21 Bakhamise imilomo yabo, bakhuluma baphambane nami, batsi: “Hha! Hha! Sikubonile lokukhulu!”

22 Nawe, Simakadze, wakubona lokwenteka; ngako-ke phutfuma ungabindzi, ungakhweshi kimi, Simakadze.

23 Phaphama uvuke, ungiphutfume, Nkulunkulu wami, Nkhosi yami, ngikhulumele ungimele ecaleni lami.

24 Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, ngehlulele ngekulunga kwakho; ungabavumeli kutsi bangente inhlekisa.

25 Ungabavumeli bangicoloshele, batsi: “Yehhehhe! Nako-ke lebesikufuna!” Ungabavumeli bakhulume batsi: “Sesimehlulile.”

26 Bonkhe labatsakasela kuhlupheka kwami abahlazeke, badliwe ngemahloni, abembatsiswe emahloni nelihlazo labo labangicoloshelako.

27 Labo labatsakasele kutsi ngimsulwa abamemete ngekujabula batfokote, njalonjalo, batsi: “Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, lojabulela inhlalakahle yenceku yakhe!”

28 Ngako lulwimi lwami luyakhuluma, lumemetele ngekulunga kwakho, lukudvumise onkhe emalanga.

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1 Sono siyakhuluma ekujuleni kwenhlitiyo yalomubi. Yebo, lomubi akamesabi Nkulunkulu.

2 Utiphakamisa kangangekutsi akabuboni nebubi besono sakhe.

3 Inkhulumo yakhe ikuganga nemacebo; ubuyekele bucotfo bakhe nekwenta lokulungile.

4 Utsi alele abe akha emachinga ekuganga, sewuhamba ngendlela lembi, akakwenyanyi lokubi aphambane nako.

5 Simakadze, umusa wakho ufikela amazulwini, kwetsembeka kwakho kufikela emafini.

6 Kulunga kwakho kunjengetintsaba letinkhulu, tincumo takho tijule njengelwandle. Simakadze, ulondvolota bantfu netilwane.

7 Yebo, Nkulunkulu, umusa wakho uligugu lelikhulu. Bantfu basemhlabeni bayakhosela emtfuntini wetimphiko takho.

8 Badla indvodla yekudla, badzimate besutse endlini yakho, ubanatsise emanti emfuleni wakho wentfokoto,

9 ngobe nguwe umtfombo wekuphila, kukhanya sikubona ekukhanyeni kwakho.

10 Chubeka nawo lowo musa wakho, kulabo labakwatiko, uchubeke nekulunga kwakho kulabacotfo ngenhlitiyo.

11 Ungaluvumeli lunyawo lwalotigcabhako kutsi lunginyatsele, nalabangamesabi Nkulunkulu kutsi bangicoshe.

12 Lababi bawe khona lapho bawiswe phansi, bangeke bavuke.

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1 Ungatihluphi ngalababi, ungahawukeli kulabenta lokubi.

2 Ngobe phela lababi bayawusheshe bashate njengetjani, babune njengembuya.

3 Tsemba kuSimakadze, wente lokuhle, uhlale eveni, uve bumnandzi bekudla emadlelweni laluhlata.

4 Yenta Simakadze abe yinjabulo yakho, yena-ke utakupha lokufiswa yinhlitiyo yakho.

5 Nikela indlela yakho kuSimakadze, umetsembe, yena-ke uyawukutsatsela tinyatselo.

6 Kulunga kwakho uyawukwenta kugcame njengekukhanya, nebucotfo bakho bukhanye njengemini.

7 Thula embikwaSimakadze, umlindzele ngesineke. Ungahawukeli kumuntfu lonotsa ngebucili bakhe.

8 Tibambe ungatfukutseli, uluyekele lulaka, ungacansuki, ngobe loko kubanga kona.

9 Benti balokubi batawushabalaliswa; kodvwa labalindzela Simakadze bayakudla lifa lemhlaba.

10 Emvakwesikhashana benti balokubi bayawunyamalala, uyakutsi uyabafuna bangabe basatfolakala.

11 Kodvwa labamnene bayawulidla lifa lemhlaba, bahlale kahle, batijabulise ngekuthula lokukhulu.

12 Lomubi usongela lolungile, amsinekele ematinyo.

13 Kodvwa Simakadze uyamhleka lona lomubi, ngobe uyabona kutsi sekuyamphelela.

14 Lababi bahosha inkemba, bantsale imicibisholo ebutjokini, bafuna kucedza labamphofu nalabeswele babulale labo labahamba ngebucotfo.

15 Kodvwa inkemba yabo iyawugwaza tinhlitiyo tabo, imicibisholo yabo iyakwephuka.

16 Lokuhle lokuncane lanako lolungile, kuncono kunemcebo wonkhe walababi.

17 Emandla alababi ayawukwephulwa, kodvwa Simakadze uyabaphasa labalungile.

18 Simakadze uyawati emalanga alabacotfo, nelifa labo liyawuhlala lilabo phakadze naphakadze.

19 Bangeke bajabhiswe ngetikhatsi letimatima, bayawuba nenala ngetikhatsi tendlala.

20 Kodvwa lababi bayawubhubha, netitsa taSimakadze tishabalale njengeluhlata lwemadlelo, bayawunyamalala baphele njengentfutfu.

21 Lomubi uyeboleka angabuyiseli, kodvwa lolungile unesihawu, ephane.

22 Lababusiswe nguSimakadze bayawulidla lifa lemhlaba; kodvwa labacalekiswe nguye bayawushabalaliswa.

23 Tinyatselo temuntfu ticondziswa nguSimakadze. Simakadze uyaticinisa tinyatselo temuntfu lomjabulisako.

24 Nome awa, angeke ahlale angavuki, ngobe Simakadze ubamba sandla sakhe.

25 Bengingumntfwana, manje sengimdzala, angizange sengimbone lolungile alahliwe, ngisho nebantfwabakhe abahambi bacela kudla.

26 Unesihawu lonkhe lilanga, ebolekise, nebantfwana bakhe basibusiso.

27 Khwesha ebubini, wente lokuhle; uhlale uphila njalonjalo.

28 Ngobe Simakadze uyakutsandza kwenta tintfo ngendlela lefanele, angeke abayekelele labangcwele bakhe. Labalungile bayawulondvoloteka phakadze naphakadze; kodvwa bantfwana balomubi bayawushabalaliswa.

29 Labalungile bayawudla lifa lemhlaba, bahlale kulo kuze kube phakadze.

30 Tindzebe talolungile tikhuluma inhlakanipho, lulwimi lwakhe lukhuluma loko lokufanele.

31 Umtsetfo waNkulunkulu uhlala usenhlitiyweni yakhe njalo, nekuhamba kwakhe akuphambuki.

32 Lomubi utingela lolungile, ucondze kutsi ambulale.

33 Simakadze angeke amyekelele esandleni salomubi, futsi lowo lolungile angeke alahlwe ngelicala, nakehlulelwa.

34 Tsemba Simakadze, ugcine indlela yakhe, yena uyawukuphakamisa udle lifa lemhlaba ubone kushabalaliswa kwalababi.

35 Ngake ngabona lomubi asidlova, watenweba njengesihlahla semsedari waseLebanoni.

36 Wafa, kwaba kunyamalala kwakhe; ngabatse ngiyamfuna wangete watfolakala.

37 Ubombekisa lolungile, umcaphelisise locotfo, ngobe umuntfu wekuthula unelikusasa lelihle;

38 kodvwa lababi bayawubhujiswa nya, nebantfwababo bate likusasa.

39 Insindziso yalabalungile iphuma kuSimakadze, usiphephelo sabo ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka.

40 Simakadze uyabasita abakhulule, ubephula abasindzise kulababi, ngobe babalekela kuye, abe siphephelo sabo.

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1 Awu, Simakadze, ungangikhahli ngentfukutselo yakho, ungangijezisi ngelulaka lwakho.

2 Imicibisholo yakho ingihlabe yangena, nesandla sakho sehlele etikwami.

3 Sekute imphilo emtimbeni wami, ngenca yelulaka lwakho; kute ngisho nekuthula ematsanjeni ami, ngenca yesono sami.

4 Tono tami tingigabhile, ngisesiswa ngumtfwalo wato losindzako.

5 Tilondza tami tinuka luvundze, tincinca bovu, ngenca yebulima bami,

6 ngikhonkhobele, ngatfotjiswa kakhulu, ngihamba ngikhala lilanga lonkhe.

7 Lukhalo lwami lucacamba kakhulu, sekute imphilo emtimbeni wami.

8 Ngibutsakatsaka, ngidvubuteke kabi, ngiyabubula ngenca yekutfutfumela enhlitiyweni yami.

9 Nkhosi, kufisa kwami konkhe uyakwati, kububula kwami akukafihleki kuwe.

10 Inhlitiyo yami iyagcuma, ngiphelelwa ngemandla, emehlo ami asacundzekile, akasaboni.

11 Bangani bami nebazalwane bami sebangikhweshele, ngenca yemanceba ami; ngisho nebaketfu imbala sebeme lapha khashane.

12 Bantfu labacondze kungibulala bangetsiye ngetingibe, labacondze kungilimata bakhuluma ngekungicitsa bangibulale, sonkhe sikhatsi bakha emacebo ebubi ngami.

13 Kodvwa mine, nginjengesihhulu, angiva; nginjengesimungulu, angikhulumi.

14 Nginjengendvodza lengeva etindlebeni, nalengakwati kutikhulumela.

15 Mine-ke, Simakadze, ngime ngetsembele kuwe, nguwe, Nkhosi, Nkulunkulu wami lotawuphendvula.

16 Ngobe enhlitiyweni yami ngitsite: “Bangahle bajabule ngami ekusheleleni kwelunyawo lwami. Shangatsi bangete bacolosha ngami.”

17 Ngobe sengisezingeni lekuwa, nebuhlungu bami abusuki kimi.

18 Ngiyalivuma licala lekona kwami, ngidzabukile ngenca yesono sami.

19 Titsa tami tiphila kahle tinemandla, banyenti nalabangitondza ngaphandle kwesici.

20 Labo labangiphindzisela lokubi ngalokuhle, batitsa tami, ngobe ngilandzela lokulungile.

21 Hhawu, Simakadze! Ungangilahli! Nkulunkulu wami, ungakhweshi kimi!

22 Phutfuma ungisite, Nkhosi, nsindziso yami!

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1 Ngacabanga ngatsi: “Ngiyawunakekela tindlela tami, kuze ngingoni ngelulwimi lwami, umlomo wami ngiyakuwufaka sifonyo, yingci nangisesembikwalomubi.”

2 Ngaba simungulu, ngabindza, ngangete ngasho lutfo nangalokuhle. Tinhlungu tadlanga.

3 Inhlitiyo yami yavutsa, yashisa ngekhatsi kwami, ngisacabanga ngizindla ngaloko, kwaphembeka umlilo kimi, ngadzimate ngakhuluma ngatsi:

4 “Simakadze, ngatise sigcino sami, ungatise nebungako bekuphila kwami, ncono ngati kutsi ngiyendlula lapha emhlabeni.”

5 Imihla yami ingangemphama yesandla. Kuphila kwami kubukeka kulite kuwe. Impela, kuphila kwemuntfu kunjengenkhungu. Cabanga.

6 Impela, kuphila kwemuntfu kunjengesitfunti. Utihlupha ngelite nje. Ucongelela ingcebo, akabati labatawuyidla.

7 Manje-ke, Nkhosi, ngisalindzeleni? Litsemba lami likuwe.

8 Ngikhulule kuto tonkhe tiphambuko tami, ungavumi ngibe yinhlekisa yetilima.

9 Ngiyawuvala umlomo wami ngingasho lutfo, ngobe kunguwe longente ngahlupheka.

10 Susa kimi umvimba wakho lobuhlungu, sengifile tidvubule tekushaya kwakho.

11 Nawekhuta umuntfu, umjezisa ngenca yekona kwakhe, umhlikite njengendvwangu lenhle kakhulu nayidliwa ngumvunya. Impela, kuphila kwemuntfu kunjengenkhungu. Cabanga.

12 Hhawu, Simakadze! Lalela umkhuleko wami, ubeke indlebe yakho ekuncuseni kwami, ungatitibi tinyembeti tekukhala kwami. Ngobe mine ngingumfokati lokhosele kuwe, ngisihambi njengabokhokho bami bonkhe.

13 Ngiyekele! Ungabe uloku ungigolotele, ngobe ngifuna kuphindze ngijabule, ngingakahambi emhlabeni.

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1 Lusito lwaNkulunkulu ngalulindzela ngesineke, wavula indlebe yakhe, wakuva kuncusa kwami.

2 Wangikhipha emgodzini wekufa, wangikhipha eludzakeni lolubishako, wasimisa tinyawo tami etikwelidvwala, wacinisa kuhamba kwami.

3 Wafaka ingoma lensha emlonyeni wami, ingoma yekudvumisa Nkulunkulu wetfu. Labanyenti bayawubona bamesabe, babeke litsemba labo kuSimakadze.

4 Ubusisiwe umuntfu lobeke litsemba lakhe kuNkulunkulu, longagucukeli kulabatigabatisako, nakulabo labedukela etithicweni.

5 Yebo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, timangaliso losentele tona tinyenti, tingeke tibalwe, wasikhumbula tikhatsi letinyenti. Kute nome munye nje lofana nawe! Kube bengingatilandzisa tonkhe betingeke tibaleke tonkhe.

6 Awujatjuliswa ngumhlatjelo nemnikelo, kodvwa ujatjuliswa kusebentisa tindlebe longiphe tona. Awuzange sewusho kutsi ufuna umhlatjelo loshiswa samuku, nome umnikelo wekuhlawulela sono.

7 Ngase ngiphendvula ngitsi: “Naku ngilapha! Emculwini wencwadzi kubhalwe ngami.

8 Yebo, Nkulunkulu wami, kujabula kwami kusekwenteni intsandvo yakho, imiyalo yakho isenhlitiyweni yami.”

9 Kulunga kwakho ngakushumayela kulabanyenti. Angikatibambi tindzebe tami, naloko nguwe lokwatiko, Simakadze.

10 Kulunga kwakho angikakufihli enhlitiyweni yami. Ngashumayela ngekwetsembeka kwakho nangensindziso yakho. Umusa wakho neliciniso lakho angilifihlanga emikhambatsini.

11 Hhawu, Simakadze, ungangigodleli sihawu sakho; shangatsi umusa wakho, neliciniso lakho, nekwetsembeka kwakho kungangigcina njalonjalo.

12 Ngitungeletwe tinhlupheko letinyenti, licala lekona lingigabhe kangangekutsi angisaboni nekubona. Letinhlupheko tinyenti tendlula tinwele tenhloko yami, sengilahlekelwe litsemba.

13 Akube kuhle kuwe, Simakadze! Ase ungikhulule, Simakadze! Phutfuma ungisite.

14 Bonkhe bantfu labafuna kungibulala abahlazeke basangane. Bantfu labangifisela lokubi abancandzekiswe bahlazekile.

15 Abashaywe luvalo ngenca yelihlazo labo, bonkhe labo labasho kimi batsi: “Yehhehhe!”

16 Abatfokote bajabule kuwe, bonkhe labakufunako, labatsandza insindziso yakho basho njalo batsi: “Akudvunyiswe Simakadze!”

17 Nome ngihlupheka ngimphofu, kepha iNkhosi iyanginakekela. Wena ungumsiti wami nemkhululi wami; Nkulunkulu wami, ungalibali.

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1 Ubusisiwe umuntfu lonakekela lobutsakatsaka, Simakadze uyawumsindzisa ngelilanga lekuhlupheka.

2 Simakadze uyawumlondvolotela imphilo yakhe; uyawumenta abe ngulonenhlanhla emhlabeni, angeke amnikele entsandvweni yetitsa takhe.

3 Simakadze uyawumcinisa nakagula, amphilise nakubo bonkhe butsakatsaka bakhe.

4 Mine-ke ngatsi: “Awu, Simakadze, ngihawukele, ungiphilisele umphefumulo wami, ngobe ngonile kuwe.”

5 Titsa tami tikhuluma kabi ngami, titsi: “Kantsi yena uyawufa nini libito lakhe litewuphela?”

6 Nakukhona lotengihlola ufike atentise angitsatse ematfoko, kantsi enhlitiyweni yakhe ugaya tiboti ngami, utsi angesuka lapho ayifafate lonkhe live.

7 Bonkhe labangitondzako bahlebelana ngami, basonge lokubi kakhulu ngami.

8 Batsi: “Ubanjwe sifo lesesabekako, angeke aphindze avuke.”

9 Ngisho nemngani wami lengangimetsemba, nalengangidla esitjeni sinye naye, sewungidlangele ngebunyoka nebumbulu.

10 Kepha wena, Simakadze, ngihawukele ungiphilise, kuze ngitiphindzisele kubo.

11 Ngati kahle kamhlophe kutsi wena uyangitsandza, ngobe sitsa sami awukasivumeli kutsi sitigabatise ngekungehlula.

12 Yebo, ungisimisa ngebucotfo bami ungimise ebukhoneni bakho, phakadze naphakadze.

13 Akabongwe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kusukela phakadze kuze kube phakadze. Amen! Yebo, Amen!

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1 Njengendluzele yomele emanti emfula, kanjalo nemphefumulo wami ulangatelela wena, Nkulunkulu.

2 Umphefumulo wami womele Nkulunkulu, yena lowo Nkulunkulu lophilako. Ngiyawufika nini ngibonakale embikwaNkulunkulu?

3 Tinyembeti tami tikudla kwami busuku nemini, ngobe lilanga lonkhe bantfu bangichwephesha batsi: “Kantsi ushonephi loNkulunkulu wakho?”

4 Nangikhumbula emuva, inhlitiyo yami iyabibitseka ngekhatsi kwami. Ngangihamba nesicuku lesikhulu ngisihola embili ngiya endlini yaNkulunkulu sihlabela ngekujabula lokukhulu.

5 Mphefumulo wami, udzabukeleni? Uvungamelani ngekhatsi kimi? Mani kuNkulunkulu, ngobe ngisetawumdvumisa uMsindzisi wami naNkulunkulu wami.

6 Umphefumulo wami udzabukile ngekhatsi kwami, ngako-ke ngiyawukukhumbula ngiseseJordane, nasetintsabeni taseHemoni netaseMisari.

7 Ngiva umsindvo wemanti lageletako, titiba nemabhudlo timemetana todvwana, shangatsi ngigujetelwa ngemagagasi netikhukhula temfula logcwele.

8 Shangatsi Simakadze angakhombisa umusa wakhe kimi emini, kuze kutsi ebusuku ngihlabele ngimdvumise, ngikhuleke kuNkulunkulu wekuphila kwami.

9 Ngikhuluma kuNkulunkulu ngitsi: “Dvwala lami, kwentiwa yini kutsi ungikhohlwe? Kungani ngihambe ngilila ngenca yekucindzetelwa sitsa?”

10 Shangatsi kufohloteka ematsambo ami titsa natingihheletela lilanga lonkhe, titsi: “Kantsi uphi loNkulunkulu wakho?”

11 Mphefumulo wami, udzabukeleni? Uvungamelani ngekhatsi kwami? Mani kuNkulunkulu, ngobe ngisetawumdvumisa uMsindzisi wami naNkulunkulu wami.

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1 Hhawu Nkulunkulu, ngikhulumele ungimele ecaleni lami. Ungephule esiveni lesingamesabi Nkulunkulu, ungikhulule nakumuntfu lonemacebo nalongakalungi!

2 Ngobe wena, Nkulunkulu, uyinqaba yami. Ungilahleleni? Kungani ngihambe ngilila ngenca yekucindzetelwa titsa?

3 Tfumela kukhanya kwakho neliciniso lakho, kutsi kutengihola. Shangatsi kungangiyisa entsabeni lengcwele lapho kuhlala wena khona.

4 Ngiyawusondzela elatini laNkulunkulu, kuNkulunkulu longumtfombo wenjabulo yami, ngikudvumise ngehabhu, ngidvumise Nkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu wami.

5 Mphefumulo wami, udzabukeleni? Uvungamelani ngekhatsi kwami? Mani kuNkulunkulu, ngobe ngisetawumdvumisa uMsindzisi wami naNkulunkulu wami.

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1 Yebo, Nkulunkulu! Sivile ngetindlebe tetfu bokhokho nabasitekela, tintfo lewawutenta ngemalanga abo, ngemalanga asendvulo.

2 Nguwe lowacitsa tive ngesandla sakho, wahlanyela bokhokho eveni lato; tive watidvungulula, wahlumisa bobabe betfu.

3 Ngobe live abalichwaganga ngenkemba yabo ngisho nekuncoba abancobanga ngetikhwepha tabo; kodvwa bancoba ngesandla sakho sekudla, nangengalo yakho, nangekukhanya kwebuso bakho, ngobe wena wawubatsandza.

4 Yebo, Nkulunkulu, wena uyiNkhosi yami, yelekelela bakaJakobe ubente bancobe.

5 Labaphambene natsi sitawubehlula sibagicite ngawe, labasivukelako sitabapitjita ngelibito lakho.

6 Angiketsembeli ebutjokini bami, nenkemba yami ayisiyo lengangisindzisa.

7 Kodvwa wena usisindzisile kulabamelene natsi, wabajabhisa labo labasitondzako.

8 Sitincoma ngaNkulunkulu lilanga lonkhe, libito lakho siyawulidvumisa phakadze naphakadze. Cabanga.

9 Noko sewusilahlile wasihlazisa, awusaphumi kanye nemabutfo etfu.

10 Usicoshise ngetitsa tetfu, nalabamelene natsi bayatitapela nje lapha kitsi.

11 Usente saba njengetimvu tekuhlatjwa, wasisakatela etiveni tonkhe.

12 Sive sakho usitsengise ngelinani lelincane, wangete walizuza linani lelikhulu.

13 Usente saba yinhlekisa kubomakhelwane betfu, wasenta sihhala nakulabo labasihacile.

14 Usente siga emkhatsini wetive, wasenta saba yintfo yekubukelwa phansi.

15 Ngihlala ngihlazekile sonkhe sikhatsi, sengize ngidliwa ngemahloni,

16 ngenca yekutsi ngiva bayangihhalatisa bangetfuke, nangenca yekubona sitsa nemphindziseli wami.

17 Konkhe loku kusehlele, kodvwa asikakukhohlwa wena, futsi asikasephuli sivumelwane sakho.

18 Inhlitiyo yetfu ayikakuhlubuki, kantsi netinyawo tetfu atikaphambuki endleleni yakho,

19 noko usipitjitele ehlane letimpungutja, wasembesa ngelitfunti lekufa.

20 Kube bese silikhohliwe libito laNkulunkulu wetfu, safuna lusito kulabanye bonkulunkulu,

21 Nkulunkulu abengeke akwati yini loko? Ngobe yena wati timfihlo tenhlitiyo.

22 Yebo, ngenca yakho sibulawa lonkhe lilanga, sitsatfwe njengetimvu timele kuhlatjwa.

23 Hhawu, Simakadze, phaphama! Ulaleleni? Vuka, ungasiyekeleli kokuphela.

24 Ubufihleleni buso bakho? Ukukhohlweleni kuhlushwa nekucindzetelwa kwetfu?

25 Sidzicilelwe phansi elutfulini, tisu tetfu tinamatsele emhlabatsini.

26 Sukuma utewusisita! Sihlenge ngenca yemusa wakho.

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1 Inhlitiyo yami itsintsekile ngalendzaba, ngigeceta nginkentete; ngibalisa ngetibongo enkhosini, lulwimi lwami lunjengelutsi lwekubhala lwalobhala ngebungcweti.

2 Awusemuhle nekadzeni, uphuma embili, umlomo wakho uphuphuma umusa, ngobe Nkulunkulu ukubusise phakadze naphakadze.

3 Hhawu, chawe lemachawe, bophela inkemba yakho elukhalweni lwakho, uhlome ngenkhatimulo yakho nangebukhosi bakho.

4 Yebo, gibela ngebukhosi bakho, uphume imphi, uyewuncoba, umele liciniso, uvikele nekulunga; shangatsi sandla sakho sangesekudla singafundzisa imisebenti yakho lesabekako.

5 Imicibisholo yakho iyakhalipha, ihlaba inhlitiyo yetitsa tenkhosi, udle netive, utilahle ngaphansi kwakho.

6 Sihlalo sakho sebukhosi, Nkulunkulu, saphakadze naphakadze, kubusa kwakho kumsulwa, akukhetsi.

7 Kulunga uyakutsandza, kodvwa uyakutondza lokubi. Ngako-ke, Nkulunkulu, longuNkulunkulu wakho, ukugcobise ngemafutsa enjabulo, wakuphakamisa ngetulu kwebangani bakho.

8 Tonkhe tingubo takho titselwe ngemakha emure, newenhlaba, newemphepho. Esigodlweni lesihlotjiswe ngekwematinyo endlovu, kuvakala tintsambo letikhala kamnandzi naletitfokotisako.

9 Emadvodzakati emakhosi asemkhatsini wetintfombi takho telikhetselo; nangesandleni sakho sangesekudla kume indlovukazi levunule tembatfo tegolide yase-Ofiri.

10 Kuwe-ke, ndvodzakati yami, ngitsi: “Vula indlebe yakho, ulalele naku lengikushoko: Sikhohlwe sive sakini nebakenu.

11 Lobuhle bakho-ke buyawuyikhanga lenkhosi; uyitfobele, ngobe ingumyeni wakho.

12 Wena, ndvodzakati yaseThire, tingcunga tiyawutincengela kuwe ngekukuletsela tipho.”

13 Kucwebetela kodvwa lokusesigodlweni, inkhosatana yembetse tingubo letelukwe ngegolide.

14 Imikiswa enkhosini, yembetse bukhatikhati, ihamba netintfombi letitimphekeleteli, letishuca emvakwayo, nato tiya kuyo.

15 Bamikiswa kuyo ngekujabula nangekutsakasa, nabangena esigodlweni sengwenyama.

16 Emadvodzana akho, nkhosi, ayawubasetikhundleni taboyise, uyakuwabeka abe tikhulu eveni lonkhe.

17 Libito lakho ngiyakulenta likhunjulwe titukulwane ngetitukulwane, ngako-ke tive tiyawukubonga kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.

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1 Nkulunkulu siphephelo setfu nemandla etfu, utfolakala alusito ekuhluphekeni.

2 Ngako-ke kute lesikwesabako: nome kugucuka umhlaba utanyatanyiswe, nome tintsaba tingacwila ekujuleni kwelwandle,

3 nome lwandle lugubha luhlokoma, nome tintsaba setitanyatanyiswa lulaka lwalo. Cabanga.

4 Kukhona umfula lonemifudlana lejabulisa labo labasekhaya laNkulunkulu, endlini lengcwele yaLosetikwako Konkhe.

5 Nkulunkulu uhlala kulelo khaya, lingeke litanyatanyiswe, Nkulunkulu uyawulisita ekuseni entsatsakusa.

6 Tive tiyavungama, imibuso iyatamatama; uvakalisa livi lakhe, umhlaba uncibilike.

7 Nkulunkulu Somandla unatsi, Nkulunkulu waJakobe usiphephelo setfu. Cabanga.

8 Wotani nitewubona imisebenti yaSimakadze, emhlabeni wente tintfo letimangalisako.

9 Uvimba acedze timphi kutsi tichubeke emhlabeni wonkhe jikelele. Ufohlota butjoki, ephule sikhali, tincola atishise ngemlilo.

10 Yena utsi: “Yekelani kulwa! Kufanele nati kutsi mine nginguNkulunkulu. Ngengamela tive kanye nemhlaba wonkhe.”

11 Nkulunkulu Somandla unatsi, Nkulunkulu waJakobe usiphephelo setfu. Cabanga.

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1 Nonkhe nine tive, shayani tandla. Hlokomani, nidvumise Nkulunkulu!

2 Ngobe Simakadze, Losetikwako Konkhe uyesabeka, uyiNkhosi lenkhulu etikwemhlaba wonkhe.

3 Wagoba tive, netinhlanga tasikhotsamela, sahamba etikwato ngetinyawo.

4 Wasikhetsela live letfu kutsi libe lifa letfu, leliligugu nakuJakobe lotsandvwa nguNkulunkulu. Cabanga.

5 Nkulunkulu ukhuphuke ngenhlokomo, Simakadze wenyuke nakukhala licilongo.

6 Dvumisani Nkulunkulu! Dvumisani! Yidvumiseni iNkhosi yetfu! Yidvumiseni!

7 Ngobe Nkulunkulu uyiNkhosi yemhlaba wonkhe, mdvumiseni ngetihlabelelo.

8 Nkulunkulu ubusa etikwetive, Nkulunkulu uhleti esihlalweni sakhe lesingcwele sebukhosi.

9 Tikhulu tetive tibutsene ndzawonye njengesive saNkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, ngobe tihlangu temhlaba taNkulunkulu. Waphakanyiswa, ubabateka kakhulu!

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1 Simakadze mukhulu, ufanele kubongwa kakhulu, ubongeka ekhaya laNkulunkulu wetfu, lekuyintsaba yakhe lengcwele.

2 Yinhle ngekuphakama kwayo, ikujabula kwemhlaba wonkhe. INtsaba iSiyoni isemaphetselweni enyakatfo, ilikhaya leNkhosi lenkhulu.

3 Nkulunkulu usetindlini talo, naye utibonakalisile kutsi uyinqaba yalo sibili.

4 Emakhosi-ke wona abutsana, ayawuhlasela iNtsaba iSiyoni.

5 Atsi kube ayibone amangala, ashaywa luvalo, atsi galu yephuka.

6 Agcwala emanti emadvolweni, efikelwa buhlungu lobukhulu, njengebemfati lobelekako.

7 Imikhumbi lemikhulu yaseThashishi, wayifohlota ngemoya wemphumalanga.

8 Njengobe sivile ngemisebenti layentile Nkulunkulu, namanje sesitibonele ekhaya laNkulunkulu Somandla, ekhaya laNkulunkulu wetfu. Lelo khaya Nkulunkulu uyawulakha, alicinise phakadze naphakadze. Cabanga.

9 Yebo, Nkulunkulu! Siyazindla ngemusa wakho, sisethempelini lakho.

10 Yebo, Nkulunkulu! Ludvumo lwakho lufana nelibito lakho, luhamba luze lufike emaphetselweni emhlaba. Sandla sakho sangesekudla sigcwele kulunga.

11 Shangatsi ingajabula iNtsaba iSiyoni! Shangatsi bantfu bakaJuda bangatfokota, ngenca yetehlulelo takho.

12 Hambani nitungelete iSiyoni, nijikelete nibale imibhoshongo yayo.

13 Bukisisani tindvonga tayo, nihambahambe etindlini tayo tebukhosi, nize nilandzise netitukulwane letitako

14 kutsi loNkulunkulu unguNkulunkulu wetfu phakadze naphakadze; uyawusihola ngisho nasekufeni.

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1 Vanini loku, nonkhe nine tive! Bekani indlebe, nonkhe nine lenakhile emhlabeni.

2 Lalelani bantfukatana nani tikhulu, nine tinjinga nani timphuya nonkhe!

3 Umlomo wami utawukhuluma lwati, imicabango yenhlitiyo yami ibonakalise kucondza.

4 Ngiyawubeka indlebe yami ngilalele inkhulumo lenenhlakanipho, ngiphenye imfihlakalo ngekudlala lugubhu lwetintsambo.

5 Pho, ngitakwesabani ngetikhatsi tekuhlupheka, nangabe bubi bebatingeli bami sebungitungeletile,

6 labatsembele badzimate bachosha ngebunyenti bengcebo yabo?

7 Impela kute umuntfu longahlenga umnakabo, nome-ke anike Nkulunkulu intsengo yemphilo yakhe.

8 Ngobe phela kuhlengwa kwemphefumulo wakhe kubita kakhulu, kute intsengo lengakwenela

9 kutsi angachubeka aphile kuze kube phakadze, angayi nekuya nje ethuneni.

10 Yebo, wonkhe umuntfu uyabona kutsi netihlakaniphi tiyafa njengobe tilima netiphukuphuku tifa, tishiye ingcebo yato kutsi idliwe ngulabanye.

11 Emathuna alikhaya labo phakadze naphakadze; bayawuhlala kuwo siphelane, nome bake baba nemave letsiwa ngemabito abo.

12 Umuntfu nome angaba netidvumo, angeke ahlale angafi, unjengetilwane letifa kungabi ndzaba talutfo.

13 Bukani-ke siphetfo salabo labatetsembako, nesebalandzeli babo labavumelana netinkhulumo tabo. Cabanga.

14 Banjengetimvu letimele kubulawa, babhekene nekufa. Labacotfo bayawubabusa ngemuso, tidvumbu tabo tibole ethuneni, balahlekelwe nangemakhaya abo.

15 Kodvwa, Nkulunkulu, umphefumulo wami uyakuwuhlenga emandleni ekufa ngobe uyawungemukela. Cabanga.

16 Ungesabi lutfo, nakanjinga umuntfu, lapho bunjinga bakhe sebandza;

17 ngobe nasafa, kute latawuhamba nako, ngisho nebunjinga bakhe imbala.

18 Nome umuntfu angatidvumisa abuse asaphila, nome bantfu bangamdvumisa ngebuciko bakhe,

19 utawuhamba aye kubakubo lase bafa, lapho kunebumnyama baphakadze.

20 Umuntfu loyingcunga kepha abe ate kucondza, naye uyawufa njengetilwane letifa kungabi ndzaba talutfo.

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1 Nkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu unguSimakadze lokhulumako. Umemetela emhlabeni wonkhe, kusukela emphumalanga kuye enshonalanga.

2 ESiyoni lenebuhle lobuphelele, kulapho Nkulunkulu akhatimula khona.

3 Nkulunkulu wetfu uyeta, angeke abindze. Embikwakhe kunemlilo locotfulako, utungeletwe sivunguvungu lesesabekako.

4 Ubita emazulu ngetulu kanye nemhlaba, kutsi atekwehlulela bantfu bakhe, atsi:

5 “Baletseni la bonkhe labangcwele bami labenta nami sivumelwane ngemhlatjelo!”

6 Emazulu amemetela kulunga kwakhe, ngobe Nkulunkulu ungumehluleli. Cabanga.

7 “Lalelani-ke, sive sami, nginitjele. Ye Israyeli, nginibeka licala! Ngimi Nkulunkulu, longuNkulunkulu wenu.

8 Anginitsetsiseli imihlatjelo yenu, yebo, umhlatjelo loshiswa wonkhe uhlala usembikwami sonkhe sikhatsi.

9 Angidzingi kutsatsa tinkunzi emitini yenu, angidzingi ngisho netiphongo etibayeni tenu imbala,

10 ngobe tonkhe tilwane tesiganga tami, ngisho netinkhomo leteluke emagcumeni latinkhulungwane ngetinkhulungwane,

11 ngati tonkhe tinyoni tesiganga, konkhe lokuphilako kwesiganga kwami.

12 “Kube bengilambile, bengingeke nginitjele, ngobe umhlaba nako konkhe lokukuwo kwami.

13 Kantsi mine ngiyayidla yini inyama yetinkunzi, nome ngiyayinatsa yini ingati yetiphongo?

14 Nikela kuNkulunkulu umnikelo wekubonga, ugcine tetsembiso takho kuLosetikwako Konkhe.

15 Khala kimi ngetikhatsi tekuhlupheka, ngiyawukukhulula, bese uyangidvumisa.”

16 Kodvwa kulomubi Nkulunkulu utsi: “Unalungelo lini lekukhuluma ngetimiso tami uphatse sivumelwane sami ngemlomo wakho?

17 Ngobe wena uyakutondza kuyalwa, emavi ami uwengca ngetulu.

18 Utsi ungabona lisela, ube ngematse nelulwimi nalo, umdzibi ndzawonye netiphingi.

19 “Umlomo wakho ulula ekukhulumeni lokubi, lulwimi lwakho lubumba emacebo nenkhohliso.

20 Uhlala ngekuhleba umnakenu, unyembenye indvodzana yenyoko.

21 Loko ukwentile, kodvwa mine ngathula; wenta shangatsi mine ngifanana nawe. Kodvwa sengitakwekhuta, ngitawubeka licala emehlweni akho ubuka.

22 “Caphelani loku nine lenedzelela Nkulunkulu, funa nginiklebhuklebhule, kubete nalongahle aniphephise.

23 Lowo lonikela umnikelo wekubonga, uyangidvumisa. Utiphendlela indlela, kutsi ngimkhombise insindziso yaNkulunkulu.”

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1 Ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu, ngekwemusa wakho; yesula tiphambuko tami ngekwesihawu sakho lesikhulu.

2 Ngigezisise ebubini bami, ngihlambulule esonweni sami.

3 Ngobe ngiyatati tiphambuko tami, sono sami sisembikwami njalo.

4 Ngonile kuwe, wena wedvwa, ngente lokunengekako emehlweni akho; ngako kwehlulela kwakho kumsulwa, nekungilahla kwakho ngelicala kulungile.

5 Empeleni ngatalwa vele ngisesonweni, ngaba soni kusukela make atsatsa sisu.

6 Ngempela, wena utsandza liciniso lelingekhatsi enhlitiyweni; ngako-ke uyawungifundzisa timfihlakalo tekuhlakanipha kwakho.

7 Ngihlambulule ngehisophu, ngitewuhlambuluka. Ngigeze ngibe mhlophe kunangcocwane.

8 Ngigcwalise ngekujabula lokujulile, kuze kutsi ematsambo ami lephukile atfokote.

9 Fihla buso bakho etonweni tami, wesule bonkhe bubi bami.

10 Hhawu, Nkulunkulu, dala kimi inhlitiyo lehlantekile, uvuselele kimi umoya wekulunga.

11 Ungangicoshi ebusweni bakho, ungangemuki Moya wakho Longcwele.

12 Buyisela kimi kutfokota kwensindziso yakho, ungisimise ngekungipha umoya lovumako,

13 ngiyawube sengifundzisa lababi tindlela takho, netoni tiyawuphendvuka tibuyele kuwe.

14 Hhawu, Nkulunkulu, ngikhulule ecaleni lengati, Nkulunkulu wensindziso yami, khona lulwimi lwami luyawuhlabela kulunga kwakho.

15 Hhawu, Nkhosi, vula tindzebe temlomo wami, kuze ngivakalise ludvumo lwakho.

16 Ngobe futsi ungeke weneliswe yimihlatjelo, nome bengingakunika yona, ngisho nemhlatjelo wekushiswa wonkhe ungeke ukhone kukujabulisa.

17 Umhlatjelo lowemukeleka kuNkulunkulu ngumoya lowephukile nenhlitiyo ledzabukile. Nkulunkulu ngeke awubukele phansi.

18 Yentela iSiyoni lokuhle ngekwemusa wakho, utakhe kabusha tindvonga taseJerusalema.

19 Khona-ke uyawujabula ngemihlatjelo lengiyo, ngeminikelo leshiswa yonkhe, khona-ke bayawunikela ngetinkunzi elatini lakho.

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1 Wena sichwaga, utigabatiselani ngalokubi? Umusa waNkulunkulu uyawuma kuze kube phakadze.

2 Lulwimi lwakho lusonga lokubi lunjengensingo lekhaliphako, wena lowenta emacebo.

3 Utsandza kakhulu bubi kunebuhle utsandze emanga kunekukhuluma liciniso. Cabanga.

4 Wena utsandza kulimata bantfu ngelulwimi lwakho.

5 Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu uyawukubhidlita siphelane, uyawukuhudvula akukhiphe ekhaya lakho, akuzuphune eveni lalabaphilako. Cabanga.

6 Labacotfo bayawukubona batfutfumele, bamhleke lusulu batsi:

7 “Ase nibuke, naso phela sichwaga lesingazange simente Nkulunkulu abe yinqaba yaso, kodvwa setsembela ebunyentini bengcebo yaso, sifuna kuba nemandla ngebunyoka baso.”

8 Kodvwa-ke mine ngifana nesihlahla lesiluhlata, nemncumo losendlini yaNkulunkulu. Umusa waNkulunkulu lomile ngetsembele kuwo phakadze naphakadze.

9 Ngiyawukubonga naphakadze ngaloko lokwentile. Ngiyawumemetela libito lakho emkhatsini walabangcwele, ngobe lona lihle.

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1 Silima sikhuluma enhlitiyweni yaso sitsi: “Kute Nkulunkulu la.” Babi, benta emanyala, kute nome munye lowenta lokulungile.

2 Nkulunkulu utsi asezulwini abe abuka bonkhe bantfu, kuze atewubona kutsi ukhona yini umuntfu lohlakaniphile, nome munye nje, lofuna Nkulunkulu.

3 Bonkhe bedukile, bonkhe bonakele, kute lowenta lokulungile; kute, kute ngisho nome munye.

4 Pho, bate yini lwati labantfu labenta lokubi? Badla bantfu bami kube shangatsi badla sinkhwa, bangathandazi nakuNkulunkulu.

5 Bayawufikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu, besabe ngisho nelite. Ngobe Nkulunkulu uyawasakata ematsambo alabo labakuhlaselako, uyawubahlazisa, ngobe Nkulunkulu wabadvuba wabalahla.

6 Shangatsi ingavela eSiyoni insindziso yesive saka-Israyeli. Mhlazana Nkulunkulu acedza lusizi lwebantfu bakhe, aphindze abahlumelelisa, Jakobe uyawujabula, Israyeli atfokote.

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1 Nkulunkulu, ngisindzise ngelibito lakho, ngemandla akho ngente ngingabi nacala.

2 Nkulunkulu, beka indlebe yakho emthandazweni wami, wemukele loko lengikushoko.

3 Bafokati bangivukele, bayangihlasela, tidlova letinelunya tifuna kungibulala, atinendzaba naNkulunkulu. Cabanga.

4 Ngempela, Nkulunkulu ungumsiti wami, Simakadze ungumvikeli wemphilo yami.

5 Uyawungenanela etitseni tami letenta lokubi, ticitse ngekwetsembeka kwakho.

6 Ngiyawunikela kuwe, Simakadze, umnikelo wesihle, ngidvumise libito lakho ngobe lona lihle.

7 Ngobe wena ungikhululile kuyo yonkhe inhlupheko yami; titsa tami ngitibuke ngeliso lekuncoba.

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1 Hhawu, Nkulunkulu, beka indlebe, ulalele umthandazo wami, ungakufulatseli kuncusa kwami.

2 Nginake, ungiphendvule. Imicabango yami iyangihlupha, sengidzimate ngakhatsateka,

3 ngenca yekuva tinsongo tetitsa nencindzetelo yalababi, ngobe bangiletsele kukhatsateka. Tingiletsele kuhlupheka lokunyenti, tiyangitfukutselela tingibambele emagcubu.

4 Inhlitiyo yami iyatfutfumela ngekhatsi kwami, sengiseluvalweni lwekufa.

5 Ngiphetfwe kwesaba nekutfutfumela, neluvalo selungicedze emandla.

6 Ngase ngitsi: “Kube mane nginetimphiko njengelituba! Ngabe ngindizela le khashane ngiyewuhlala ekuphumuleni.

7 Yebo, bengitawubaleka ngiye khashane, ngiyewuhlala ehlane. Cabanga.

8 “Ngabe ngiphutfuma endzawemi yami yekuphepha, ngibe khashane nemoya nesivunguvungu.”

9 Hhawu, Simakadze, citsa lusongo lwabo, uphambanise inkhulumo yabo, ngobe ngibona umbango nekuphikisana kulelidolobha.

10 Lelidolobha kulitungeleta imini nebusuku, kuhambahambe etikwetindvonga talo; bubi nelusizi kubusa ekhatsi kwalo.

11 Umonakalo ungekhatsi kwalo incindzetelo nebucili akusuki enkhundleni yalo.

12 Akusiso sitsa sami lesingigalajelako, ngobe kube bekungiso, bengingasibeketelela; akusiye longitondzako longibangisako, ngobe kube bekunguye, bengitambhacela.

13 Kodvwa nguwe, ntsanga yetfu, lesishuca nawe, nalongumngani wami.

14 Sasihlalisana kamnandzi nawe sasihamba nawe, nesicumbi, nasiya endlini yaNkulunkulu.

15 Titsa tami atitunywe kufa, tiye endzaweni yalabafile tisaphila, ngobe bubi busemakhaya nasetinhlitiyweni tabo.

16 Kodvwa mine ngikhala kuNkulunkulu, Simakadze uyawungisindzisa.

17 Kusihlwa, nasekuseni, nasemini ngiyatikhalela ngibubule kuye, bese uyaliva livi lami.

18 Uyawungihlenga, anginike kuthula, angivikele kulemphi lengibhekene nayo, nome babanyenti labalwa nami.

19 Nkulunkulu utangiva, angiphindzisele kubo, yena lokhona phakadze. Cabanga. Labantfu abaphendvuki, abamesabi ngisho naNkulunkulu.

20 Lowo mngani-ndzini sewucabana nebangani bakhe, wephula sivumelwane sakhe.

21 Inkhulumo yakhe ishelelisa kwelibhotela, noko inhlitiyo yakhe ifukamele imphi, emavi akhe atsambe kwengca emafutsa, noko atinkemba letilindzele kugwaza.

22 Lahlela imitfwalo yakho kuSimakadze, yena uyawukusimisa; angeke avume phakadze naphakadze kutsi lolungile wakhe atanyatanyiswe.

23 Wena Simakadze nguwe loyawubajikijela phansi, emgodzini wekufa. Bantfu bengati nenkhohliso bangeke baphile, ngisho nencenye yemphilo yabo. Kodvwa mine ngiyakwetsembela kuwe.

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1 Ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu, ngobe bantfu bayangigcobagcoba; onkhe emalanga labamelene nami bayangihlasela.

2 Titsa tami tingigcobagcoba onkhe emalanga, ngobe labanyenti balwa nami ngekutigabatisa.

3 Mhlazana ngifikelwa kwesaba ngiyawubeka litsemba lami kuwe.

4 Ngiyawudvumisa livi laNkulunkulu ngekusitwa nguNkulunkulu, ngetsembele kuNkulunkulu angesabi lutfo. Pho, umuntfu angangentani nje?

5 Bahlanekela inkhulumo yami onkhe emalanga, bakha onkhe emacebo lamabi ngami.

6 Bayabutsana bangilalele emasitseleni, tinyatselo tami baticaphele njengobe bashophene nekuphila kwami.

7 Bayawuphunyula yini ebubini babo? Dzilita tive ngelulaka lwakho, Nkulunkulu.

8 Wena ukucaphele kubaleka kwami, yetsa tinyembeti tami egabheni lakho, atikabhalwa yini encwadzini yakho?

9 Ngako titsa tami tiyawuncandzeka ngalelo langa lengiyawukhala ngalo kuwe, ngati kahle kamhlophe kutsi Nkulunkulu ungakimi.

10 Ngidvumisa livi laNkulunkulu, ngidvumise livi laSimakadze.

11 Ngetsembele kuNkulunkulu, angesabi lutfo. Pho, umuntfu angangentani nje?

12 Hhawu, Nkulunkulu, ngibopheleke kuwe ngetetsembiso tami. Ngiyawunikela kuwe iminikelo yekubonga.

13 Ngobe ungephulile ekufeni, wavikela tinyawo tami kutsi tingawi, kuze ngihambe embikwaNkulunkulu, ngisekukhanyeni kwekuphila.

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1 Ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele, ngobe wena usiphephelo semphefumulo wami, ngiyawukhosela emtfuntini wemaphiko akho, kuze kwendlule tivunguvungu temashwa.

2 Ngikhala kuNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe, kuNkulunkulu longifezela tinjongo takhe.

3 Uyawutfumela asezulwini, angisindzise, ahlazise labo labangigcobagcobako. Cabanga. Nkulunkulu uyawubonakalisa umusa wakhe nekwetsembeka kwakhe.

4 Ngisemkhatsini wemabhubesi, labantfu labashwabudzelanako. Ematinyo awo atikhali nemicibisholo, tilwimi tawo tinkemba letikhaliphako.

5 Nkulunkulu, phakama ube ngetulu kwemazulu, inkhatimulo yakho yengamele umhlaba wonkhe.

6 Tinyatselo tami batibekele lugibe, umphefumulo wami ushone phansi. Bembe umgodzi wekungihholokoshisela endleleni yami, kodvwa sekuhholokoshele bona. Cabanga.

7 Inhlitiyo yami ime sibindzi, Nkulunkulu, inhlitiyo yami ime sibindzi, ngiyawuhlabela ngibonge ludvumo lwakho.

8 Vuka, mphefumulo wami, vuka habhu yami, nawe lugubhu lwami. Ngiyawuphaphamisa intsatsakusa.

9 Ngiyawukubonga emkhatsini wetive, Simakadze, ngikudvumise emkhatsini wetive.

10 Ngobe umusa wakho mukhulu, ufikela etulu emazulwini, nekwetsembeka kwakho kufikela emafini.

11 Nkulunkulu, phakama ube ngetulu kwemazulu, inkhatimulo yakho yengamele umhlaba wonkhe.

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1 Kambe ngabe nine baholi nehlulela ngalokulungile yini? Bantfu nibehlulela ngekulunga yini? Anehluleli ngekukhetsa yini?

2 Ingani etinhlitiyweni tenu niphehla imisebenti lemibi, tandla tenu ticaphele kwenta budlova emhlabeni.

3 Bantfu lababi batsi batalwa nje, babe bangenela indlela lembi, bacale emanga.

4 Sihlungu sabo sinjengesihlungu senyoka, banjengaphemphetfwane lovale tindlebe takhe,

5 entela kungaliva liphimbo lalabenta imilingo, nome-ke sebalumba emalumbo ngekuhlakanipha.

6 Hhawu, Nkulunkulu, hhohlota ematinyo lasemilonyeni yabo, wephule imihlatsi yelibhubesi, Simakadze.

7 Abashabalale njengemanti lageletako, abuye ashone phansi esihlabatsini; imicibisholo yabo ayibe tidlindzi nabajijimeta ngayo.

8 Bente bancibilike baphele njengemnenkhe lohamba unafutela; babe njengemntfwana lotalwe asafile, longazange alibone nelilanga.

9 Ngekutumeka lokukhulu Nkulunkulu uyawubaphephula bonkhe lababi, ababhubhise, njengelibhodo lelitsi lisandza kubekwa nje etiko, lisengakawuva nalowo mlilo, kufike umoya lomkhulu uphephule letinkhuni, nome tomile nome timanti.

10 Labalungile bayawujabula nababona kuphindziselwa kwalababi, bayawuklabhuta ngetinyawo tabo engatini yalababi.

11 Bantfu batabe sebatsi: “Ngempela lolungile uyavuzwa, ngempela ukhona Nkulunkulu lowehlulela emhlabeni.”

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1 Hhawu, Nkulunkulu wami! Ngephule etitseni tami, ungivikele kulabo labangivukele.

2 Ngephule kulabo labatigilamkhuba, ungisindzise kubabulali.

3 Ase ubheke, ngobe bangilalele endleleni bafuna kungibulala, tichwaga titimisele kungihlasela ngaphandle kwesono sami, Simakadze.

4 Batilungiselela kungibulala ngaphandle kwesono. Vuka, ungihlangabete ngelusito, ungelekelele.

5 Wena, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu Somandla, unguNkulunkulu waka-Israyeli; vuka-ke utewujezisa tonkhe tive, ungahawukeli ngisho namunye kulaba labangemambuka. Cabanga.

6 Onkhe emalanga kusihlwa bayaye babuye bashaya umkhulungwane njengetinja, bahambe bazula nalo lonkhe lidolobha.

7 Nabo phela, babhonsa ngemilomo yabo, emilonyeni yabo kunetinkemba ngobe batsi: “Ngubani losinakile?”

8 Kodvwa wena, Simakadze, uyabahleka, tonkhe tive utenta inhlekisa.

9 Yebo, Mandla ami, ngiyawulindzela wena, ngobe wena, Nkulunkulu, uyinqaba yami.

10 Nkulunkulu wami, uyawungihlangabeta ngemusa wakho. Nkulunkulu wami, uyawungenta ngibabukele phansi labatitsa tami.

11 Ungababulali, funa sive sami sikhohlwe; basakate ngemandla akho, ubalahle phansi, Simakadze, sihlangu setfu.

12 Emavi abo asono semilomo yabo. Ababhajwe ekutigcabheni kwabo, ngobe bayacalekisa, bacale nemanga.

13 Bacedze ngekutfukutsela kwakho, ubanyamalalise baphele batsi nya, kuze bantfu bati kutsi: Nkulunkulu ubusa kaJakobe nasemikhawulweni yemhlaba. Cabanga.

14 Bayabuya njalo kusihlwa, bahlabe umkhulungwane njengetinja, bahambe bazula lonkhe lidolobha.

15 Behla benyuka bafunana nekudla, bahhonge nabangakesutsi.

16 Kodvwa mine ngiyawuhlabela ngibabate emandla akho, ngetsabele umusa wakho ekuseni, ngobe wena uyinqaba yami, waba siphephelo sami ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka kwami.

17 Yebo, Mandla ami, ngiyawuhlabela ngikudvumise, ngobe wena, Nkulunkulu, uyinqaba yami. Nguwe, Nkulunkulu, longiphatsa ngemusa.

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1 Awu, Nkulunkulu, usiyekelele wasilahla, wenta netivikelo tetfu tabhidlitwa, kwaya njengobe usitfukutselele. Buya utesilulamisa.

2 Utamatamise umhlaba, wawudzabula timfa; tivale letimfa tawo ngobe uyaceka.

3 Sive sakho usibonise tintfo letimatima, wasinatsisa liwayini sadzakwa, saba ngumhlaba.

4 Ubanike luphawu labakwesabako, wabenta bacocana ngaphansi kwalo, kuze bavikeleke emicibisholweni yetitsa. Cabanga.

5 Sisindzise ngesandla sakho sekudla, usiphendvule, kuze labatsandzekako bakho bakhululwe.

6 Nkulunkulu ukhulume asendzaweni yakhe lengcwele watsi: “Ngiyakwetsaba, ngilehlukanise lakaShekhemu, ngisabe Sigodzi saseSukhothi.

7 Live laGileyadi lami, nelive laManase lami, Efrayimu usivikelo senhloko yami, Juda uyindvuku yami yebukhosi.

8 Mowabi ungumgezelo wami, etikwa-Edomu ngijika sicatfulo sami. Nine maFilisti, memetani, ningikhonte.”

9 Ngitawumikiswa ngubani kulomuti loyinqaba? Ngitawuholwa ngubani kuya ka-Edomu?

10 Awu, Nkulunkulu, wena usilahlile. Awu, Nkulunkulu, awusahambi nemabutfo etfu emphi.

11 Sisite usephule etitseni tetfu, ngobe lusito lwebantfu lulite.

12 Sitawutincoma ngaNkulunkulu. Nguye lotawugcobagcoba titsa tetfu.

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1 Lalela kukhala kwami, Nkulunkulu, uve umthandazo wami.

2 Ngikhala kuwe ngikhashane, emajukujukwini emhlaba, ngesikhatsi inhlitiyo yami idzangele. Ngiholele edvwaleni leliphakeme kakhulu kunami.

3 Ngobe wena usiphephelo sami, uyinqaba lengumbhoshongo locinile wekungivikela esitseni sami.

4 Ngiyawukhosela endlini yakho kuze kube phakadze! Ngiyawukhosela ngaphansi kwemaphiko akho. Cabanga.

5 Wena, Nkulunkulu, utivile tetsembiso tami, ngobe nguwe lobanika lifa, labo labalesabako libito lakho.

6 Yenta inkhosi ikhule ize ikhokhobe, yengeta emalanga ekuphileni kwenkhosi, ime titukulwane ngetitukulwane.

7 Ebukhoneni bakho, Nkulunkulu, inkhosi ayihlale esihlalweni sebukhosi, ibuse kuze kube phakadze; uyilondvolote ngemusa wakho nangekwetsembeka kwakho.

8 Ngako libito lakho ngiyawulidvumisa kuze kube phakadze, kuze ngigcwalise tetsembiso tami imihla ngemihla.

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1 Umphefumulo wami utithulele kuNkulunkulu kuphela, insindziso yami ivela kuye.

2 Nguye yedvwa lolidvwala lami, nensindziso yami, nenqaba yami, ngingeke ngishukunyiswe.

3 Kuyawuze kube ngunini nidvumela lendvodza nine nonkhe kuze niyibulale? Injengelubondza lolutjekele kuwa, nanjengelutsango loludzilikako.

4 Bafuna licebo lekumketula esikhundleni sakhe lesiphakeme, batsandza emanga. Ngemilomo yabo bayabusisa, kodvwa etinhlitiyweni tabo bayacalekisa. Cabanga.

5 Mphefumulo wami, thula kuNkulunkulu, ngobe litsemba lami livela kuye.

6 Nguye yedvwa lolidvwala lami, nensindziso yami, nenqaba yami, ngingeke ngitanyatanyiswe.

7 Insindziso yami neludvumo lwami kusetandleni taNkulunkulu. Nkulunkulu usiphephelo sami nelidvwala lami lelicinile.

8 Nine sive, yetsembelani kuye ngato tonkhe tikhatsi, tfululelani kuye tinhlitiyo tenu, Nkulunkulu usiphephelo setfu. Cabanga.

9 Bantfukatana bafanana nemoya nje, tikhulu nato tilite lelite. Nome bafakwa esikalini kanyekanye, balula kunemoya.

10 Ungalibeki litsemba lakho ebudloveni, ningatilulati ngematsemba lalite nekugcekeza, nome ngabe ingcebo iyandza, ningatibeki tinhlitiyo tenu kuyo.

11 Nkulunkulu ukhulume kanye, ngeva kwaba kubili: kutsi emandla ngakho, Nkulunkulu,

12 nekutsi umusa wakho, Simakadze. Ngobe wena umuntfu umnika umvuzo njengekwemisebenti yakhe.

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1 Nkulunkulu, wena unguNkulunkulu wami! Ngifuna wena. Umphefumulo wami womele wena, umtimba wami ulambele wena, eveni lelomile naleligagadzekile, live lelite emanti.

2 Ngikubonile wena endzaweni yakho lengcwele, ngawabona emandla akho nebukhosi bakho.

3 Ngobe umusa wakho uncono kakhulu kunekuphila; umlomo wami uyawukudvumisa.

4 Ngako-ke ngiyawukubonga, yingci nangisaphila; ngiyawuphakamisa tandla tami, ngikhuleke kuwe.

5 Umphefumulo wami uyakwesutsiswa kube shangatsi ngidle emanoni nemnkantja, nemlomo wami ukudvumise ngenjabulo.

6 Nangilele ngiyakukhumbula; nangicwashile ebusuku ngizindla ngawe,

7 ngobe wena ube lusito lwami. Ngako-ke ngiyawuhlabela ngenjabulo emtfuntini wemaphiko akho.

8 Umphefumulo wami unamatsela kuwe, sandla sakho sekudla siyangisimisa.

9 Kodvwa labafuna kubhubhisa imphilo yami bayawushona phansi ethuneni,

10 bangenelwe ngetikhali nase ibambene, tidvumbu tabo tibe kudla kwemangce.

11 Kodvwa inkhosi iyawujabula ngaNkulunkulu, bonkhe labafunga ngawe bayawukudvumisa; kepha imilomo yebacambimanga iyawuvalwa.

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1 Hhawu, Nkulunkulu! Vani livi lami nangikhala, ulondvolote kuphila kwami elusongweni lwetitsa!

2 Ngibhacise etinsongweni talababi, eticunjini talabanemsindvo, yebo, ticumbi talabenta lokubi,

3 labalola lulwimi lwabo lolukhaliphisa kwenkemba, bajijimete ngemavi abo langimicibisholo,

4 kuze bamdubule longenacala bamdubule ngekumtuma, bangesabi.

5 Badudana ngekwakha emacebo lamabi; bacebisana ngekubeka tingibe emasitseleni, bacabange batsi: “Ngubani longasibona?”

6 Basonga tento letimbi bese batsi: “Silakhe ngebuciko lelicebo letfu.” Ingcondvo nenhlitiyo yemuntfu kujulile!

7 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu uyawubadubula ngemicibisholo yakhe, abagwaze ngekubatuma lokukhulu.

8 Lulwimi lwabo luyawubabhubhisa, bonkhe labababonako bayawunikina tinhloko.

9 Bonkhe bantfu bayawushaywa luvalo bashumayele ngalokwentiwe nguNkulunkulu, bakucondze kahle lasakwentile.

10 Lolungile uyawujabula ngaSimakadze, akhosele kuye! Bonkhe labacotfo ngenhlitiyo bayawumdvumisa.

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1 Yebo Nkulunkulu, lukufanele ludvumo eSiyoni, tetsembiso tetfu kufanele tigcwaliseke kuwe.

2 Wena uva imithandazo uyiphendvule; bonkhe bantfu bafanele kuta kuwe

3 ngenca yetono tabo. Ngesikhatsi tiphambuko tetfu tisehlula nguwe lositsetselelako.

4 Ubusisiwe umuntfu lokhetfwa nguwe umsondzete kuwe, uyawuhlala endzaweni yakho lengcwele. Siyakwesutsiswa ngalokuhle kwendlu yakho, lithempeli lakho lelingcwele!

5 Usiphendvule ngemisebenti lemangalisako, wena Sokulunga; wena unguNkulunkulu wensindziso yetfu. Bonkhe bantfu emhlabeni wonkhe, nangesheya kwetilwandle, betsembele kuwe.

6 Wena lowamisa tintsaba ngemandla akho, watimisa uvunule emandla.

7 Ubindzisa kudvuma kwetilwandle, uthulise kugubha nekuhlokoma kwemagagasi, ubindzise siphitsiphitsi lesicokotelisa tive.

8 Ngako bonkhe bantfu emhlabeni wonkhe bayawutfutfumela ngenca yetibonakaliso takho; tento takho tiletse kujabula lokukhulu, emini nasebusuku, emhlabeni wonkhe jikelele.

9 Unakekela umhlaba ngekuwupha inala, uwuvundzise kakhulu. Umfula waNkulunkulu ugcwele emanti. Bantfu ubapha emabele. Loku ukwenta kanje:

10 Unisa imvula leyenele emasimini, udvubadvube emagadze awo; utsambise umhlabatsi ngemvula, ubusise nalokukhula kuwo.

11 Uhlobisa umnyaka ngetipho takho, lapho uhambe khona kulandzele inala.

12 Emadlelo elihlane ahlume luhlata, emagcuma avunule injabulo,

13 emadlelo embeswe yimihlambi, tifundza tibe bovu tju emabele, timemete kanyekanye ngekuhlabelela ngenjabulo.

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1 Hlokoma, ye mhlaba wonkhe! Dvumisa Nkulunkulu.

2 Hlabelelani nituse libito lakhe, nidvumise bukhosi bakhe.

3 Khulumani kuNkulunkulu nitsi: “Maye, imisebenti yakho mikhulu iyesabeka. Titsa takho titawuta kuwe tikhasa ngemadvolo, ngenca yemandla akho lamakhulu.

4 Bonkhe bantfu bemhlaba bayawukhuleka kuwe bakudvumise; bayawuhlabela badvumise libito lakho.” Cabanga.

5 Wotani nitewubona lokwentiwe nguNkulunkulu, wente lokwesabekako emkhatsini webantfu.

6 Lwandle walugucula lwaba ngumhlabatsi lowomile, bokhokho bewela umfula ngetinyawo. Wotani sijabule kuye.

7 Nguye lobusa ngemandla kuze kube phakadze. Emehlo akhe ahlala alindze tive, labo labanenkhani abangatikhukhumeti. Cabanga.

8 Mbongeni Nkulunkulu wetfu, nine tive, vakalisani ludvumo lwakhe.

9 Nguye logcina umphefumulo wetfu uphilile, akativumeli tinyawo tetfu kutsi tishelele.

10 Wena Nkulunkulu, usivivinyile, usihlambulule ngekusicenga njengekucengwa kwesiliva emlilweni.

11 Wasiholela kutsi sibanjwe elugibeni, wasetfwesa umtfwalo lomatima.

12 Wenta kutsi bantfu bagibele etikwetinhloko tetfu, sangena emlilweni nasemantini, wabuye wasikhuphulela enaleni.

13 Ngiyawungena endlini yakho ngineminikelo yekushiswa; ngigcwalise tetsembiso tami kuwe,

14 leto lengatikhuluma ngemlomo wami, mhlazana ngisekuhluphekeni.

15 Ngiyawunikela iminikelo yekushiswa yetifuyo letikhuluphele; nginikele ngelusi lwetincama, nangetinkunzi netiphongo. Cabanga.

16 Wotani nonkhe nitewuva, nonkhe nine lenesaba Nkulunkulu, ngitanitjela ngako konkhe langentele kona.

17 Ngakhala kuye ngemlomo wami kudvumisa yena kwakuselulwimini lwami.

18 Kube bengicondze bubi enhlitiyweni yami, Simakadze abengeke angive.

19 Ngempela, Nkulunkulu uvile, walilalela livi lemthandazo wami.

20 Akabongwe Nkulunkulu longazange awulahle umthandazo wami, nalongawugodlanga umusa wakhe kimi.

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1 Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angaba nemusa kitsi, asibusise, akhanyise buso bakhe etikwetfu. Cabanga.

2 Indlela yakho ayatiwe emhlabeni wonkhe, kwatiwe nensindziso yakho etiveni tonkhe.

3 Tive atidvumise wena, Nkulunkulu, tonkhe tive atidvumise wena.

4 Tive atihlabele ngenjabulo, ngobe wehlulela tive ngebucotfo, uhole tonkhe tive temhlaba. Cabanga.

5 Tive atidvumise wena, Nkulunkulu, tonkhe tive atidvumise wena.

6 Umhlaba waba nesivuno lesihle senala, Nkulunkulu, longuNkulunkulu wetfu, usibusisile.

7 Nkulunkulu usibusisile, yonkhe imikhawulo yemhlaba ayesabe yena.

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1 Nkulunkulu nakasukuma, titsa takhe tiyasakateka, labamtondzako babaleke embikwakhe.

2 Bayaphephuka njengekupheshulwa kwentfutfu, bayancibilika njengemtfwebeba nawuseceleni kwemlilo. Bacitfwa kanjalo-ke lababi embikwaNkulunkulu.

3 Kepha labalungile bayajabula betsabe embikwaNkulunkulu, bajabula nekujabula.

4 Hlabelani kuNkulunkulu, nidvumise libito lakhe. Nimlungiselele umgwaco, yena lodzabula ematsafa elugwadvule; nguSimakadze libito lakhe, nihlabele ngenjabulo embikwakhe!

5 Nguye uyise wetintsandzane, nemlondvoloti webafelokati, unguNkulunkulu losendzaweni yakhe lengcwele.

6 Nkulunkulu upha imihambima emakhaya lapho ingahlala khona, lababoshiwe abaholele ekubuseni, kodvwa labaphika inkhani ubahlalisa ehlane.

7 Nkulunkulu! Ekuphumeni kwakho nawuhola sive sakho, udzabula naso ehlane, Cabanga.

8 umhlaba watamatama, emazulu antfontsa imvula, embikwaNkulunkulu, entsabeni yaseSinayi, ngesikhatsi kuta wena, Nkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.

9 Wanisa imvula lenkhulu, Nkulunkulu, wahlumisa live lakho lelase ligagadzekile.

10 Sive sakho sakha emakhaya aso kulo, ngebuhle bakho, Nkulunkulu, uyabalungisela labeswele.

11 Simakadze wakhipha umyalo wakhe. Sicumbi lesikhulu salabasikati saphuma salilitela satsi:

12 “Emakhosi etimphi ayabaleka nekubaleka.” Labasikati emakhaya bebasehlukaniselana imphango,

13 ngesikhatsi emadvodza asaphumula etibayeni. Imphango bekulituba lelinetimphiko tesiliva, tinsiba tiyigolide lecwebetelako.

14 Ngesikhatsi Somandla advungulula emakhosi lalikhitsika entsabeni iSalmoni.

15 Uyintsaba yaSomandla, wena ntsaba yaseBhashani! Uyintsaba leneticongo letinyenti, wena ntsaba yaseBhashani!

16 Wena ntsaba leneticongo letinyenti, uyibukelani ngeliso lelibi lemona, lentsaba lekhetfwe nguNkulunkulu, watsandza kutsi ibe likhaya lakhe? Simakadze uyawuhlala kulo kuze kube phakadze.

17 Tincola taNkulunkulu titinkhulungwane letingemashumi netinkhulungwane ngetinkhulungwane, Simakadze usemkhatsini wato ngebukhosi bakhe lobunjengebungcwele baseSinayi.

18 Wena, Simakadze, wenyukela entsabeni lendze, watfumba labanyenti labatfunjiwe, wemukele tipho kubantfu, watemukela ngisho nakubo labamelene nawe, kuze uhlale khona wena, Simakadze.

19 Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, ngobe usitfwalela imitfwalo yetfu onkhe emalanga, nguNkulunkulu loyinsindziso yetfu. Cabanga.

20 Nkulunkulu, longuNkulunkulu wetfu, unguNkulunkulu wensindziso, emandla ekubalekela kufa ngewaSimakadze iNkhosi.

21 Empeleni, Nkulunkulu uyawutiphohlota, tinhloko tetitsa takhe, aphihlite netinkhakhayi talabaphikelela etonweni.

22 Simakadze wakhuluma watsi: “Titsa takho ngiyawutibuyisa naseBhashani, ngibuyise naletisekujuleni kwelwandle,

23 kuze tinyawo takho tibhocote engatini yetitsa tenu, netinja takho tibe nesabelo ekudleni lengati yetitsa takho.”

24 Yebo, Nkulunkulu! Tibonwa ngibo bonkhe letindvwendvwe takho, ticondze endlini lengcwele, tindvwendvwe taNkulunkulu wami, iNkhosi yami.

25 Tiholwa ngulabahlabelako, emuva kugcine labashaya tingubhu letinetintsambo, emkhatsini wabo kuhamba tintfombi, letishaya bokhencekhence, titsi:

26 “Bongani Nkulunkulu emikhambatsini nidvumise Simakadze, nine beluhlanga lwaka-Israyeli.”

27 Nango Bhenjamini litfunjana, abahola, tikhulu takaJuda tiyincumbi, nati netikhulu takaZebuloni netakaNaftali.

28 Veta emandla akho, Nkulunkulu! Sibonise emandla akho, Nkulunkulu, lawo mandla lowawabonakalisa kitsi

29 ngesikhatsi usethempelini lakho, eJerusalema, emakhosi atakuletsela tipho takho khona.

30 Sekhute lesilwane semhlanga, iGibhithe, uwekhute nalomhlambi wetinkunzi losemkhatsini wematfole etive. Bayagcobagcobana, babange imali, basakate leto tive, bajatjuliswe kususa lutfutfuva lwemphi.

31 Emancusa ayawuvela eGibhithe, naKushe atinikele kuNkulunkulu.

32 Hlabelani kuNkulunkulu, nine mibuso yemhlaba, hlabelani nidvumise Simakadze. Cabanga.

33 Simakadze ugibela emazulu, wona lawo mazulu asendvulo. Yena uvakalisa liphimbo lelivi lakhe, lona liliphimbo lelinemandla.

34 Memetelani emandla aNkulunkulu, bukhosi bakhe bengamele sive saka-Israyeli, nemandla akhe asetulu esibhakabhakeni.

35 Uyesabeka, Nkulunkulu, endzaweni yakho lengcwele. Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, nguwe lonika bantfu emandla nekucina. Akadvunyiswe Nkulunkulu!

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1 Ngisindzise, Nkulunkulu, ngobe emanti asaze efika entsanyeni.

2 Ngiyabisha elubishini lweludzaka, kute nalapho ngisima khona ngelunyawo, sengize ngefika la kushona khona kakhulu, tikhukhula setitangisibekela.

3 Ngidvubuteke kabi ngenca yekukhala kwami, umphimbo wami womile, uyahoshota. Emehlo ami asacundzekile ngenca yekulindzela wena, Nkulunkulu wami.

4 Banyenti kunetinwele tenhloko yami badlanga ngemandla labafuna kungibulala, labo labangitondza ngelite. Ngiphocelelwani kutsi ngikhishiswe intfo lengingakayebi?

5 Yebo, Nkulunkulu, wena uyabati bulima bami, netono tami atikafihleki kuwe.

6 Shangatsi labo labetsembele kuwe bangete behlelwa ngemahloni bajabhiswe ngenca yami. Hhawu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wemabandla, shangatsi labo labafuna wena bangete bahlazeka, badvumale ngenca yami, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.

7 Ngobe ngetfwele lihlazo ngenca yakho, buso bami sebumbonywe ngemahloni.

8 Sengingumfokati emkhatsini wabomnaketfu, ngingumchamuki nakubantfwana baketfu.

9 Ngidliwa kushisekela indlu yakho, tinhlamba talabakwetfukako tehlela etikwami.

10 Ngakhala emphefumulweni wami, ngazila, kwaba yinhlamba labangetfuka ngayo.

11 Inzilo yaba sembatfo sami, ngagucuka ngaba yinhlekisa kubo.

12 Ngiyindzabamlonyeni kulabahlala emasangweni; tidzakwa tihlabela tigiye ngami.

13 Kodvwa mine lo, umthandazo wami uta kuwe, Simakadze, ngesikhatsi lesifanele, Nkulunkulu; ngiphendvule ngebukhulu bemusa wakho nesetsembiso sakho sekungisindzisa.

14 Ngitatulule kuloludzaka lengibisha kulo, ngisindzise kulabo labangitondzako, ungimonyule nasesitibeni lesishonako.

15 Ungativumeli tikhukhula temanti kutsi tingemukise, ungawavumeli emanti kutsi angimite, ungawuvumeli nemgodzi kutsi ungigwinye.

16 Ngiphendvule, Simakadze, ngobe umusa wakho muhle, gucukela kimi ngemusa wakho lomkhulu.

17 Ungayifihleli buso bakho inceku yakho, ngobe ngisebunzimeni, phutfuma ungiphendvule.

18 Sondzela emphefumulweni wami, uwuhlenge, ngephule ngobe titsa tami tinyenti.

19 Wena uyakwati kucoloshelwa kwami, nekuhlazeka kwami, ngehlelwa ngemahloni; tonkhe titsa tami tisembikwakho.

20 Kuhlanjalatwa kuwephulile umphefumulo wami, ngadzimate ngaphelelwa nangemandla. Ngacalata ngifuna longangihawukela, kodvwa kwabate lengimbonako. Ngacalata ngifuna nebadvudvuti, nakhona kwabate lengibabonako.

21 Bangiphakela inyongo esikhundleni sekudla; ekomeni kwami banginatsisa liwayini lelimunyu.

22 Shangatsi lidzili labo lingaba lugibe kubo, shangatsi inhlalakahle yabo ingaba ngusochaka kubo.

23 Shangatsi emehlo abo angafiphatwa, bangete babona, netinyonga tabo ticeke siphelane.

24 Tfululela intfukutselo yakho etikwabo, ubavimbetele ngelulaka lwakho loluvutsako.

25 Shangatsi imiti yabo ingacitseka, kubete lohlala emathendeni abo.

26 Ngobe lowo loshaywe nguwe bayamtingela bamhluphe, bakhuluma ngebuhlungu balabo labalinyatwe nguwe,

27 bengetele sijeziso etikwekona kwabo, ungabavumeli kutsi bangene ekulungeni kwakho.

28 Abesulwe encwadzini yekuphila, bangabhaliswa ndzawonye nalabalungile.

29 Kepha mine ngiselusizini lwetinhlungu. Insindziso yakho, Nkulunkulu, ayingilondvolote, ingigcine endzaweni lephakeme.

30 Libito laNkulunkulu ngiyawulibonga ngemusa, ngimphakamise ngekumbonga.

31 Loko Simakadze ukutsandza kakhulu kunekunikela ngenkunzana, ngisho nangesibheva senkunzi lenetimphondvo nemasondvo.

32 Labatfobekile bayawubona bajabule, nine lenifuna Nkulunkulu tinhlitiyo tenu ativuseleleke.

33 Simakadze uyabeva labamphofu, lababoshiwe bakhe akabadzeli.

34 Akadvunyiswe lizulu, nemhlaba netilwandle, nako konkhe lokuphila kuko.

35 Ngobe Nkulunkulu uyawuyisindzisa iSiyoni, akhe kabusha emadolobha akaJuda, bayawuhlala kuleyo ndzawo ibe yabo.

36 Titukulwane tetinceku takhe tiyawuyidla ibe lifa lato, nalabo labatsandza libito laNkulunkulu bayawuhlala kuyo.

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1 Hhawu, Nkulunkulu! Phutfuma ungikhulule! Hhawu, Simakadze! Phutfuma ungisite!

2 Abahlazeke bajabhe labo labafuna kuphila kwami nalabo labafuna kungibulala. Abancandzekiswe bahlazekile labo labangifisela kutsi ngife.

3 Labo labangicoloshelako batsi: “Walayeka!” Shangatsi bangancandvwa ngemahloni.

4 Bonkhe labafuna wena abajabule batfokote kuwe! Nalabo labatsandza insindziso yakho abasho njalonjalo batsi: “Mkhulu Nkulunkulu!”

5 Kodvwa mine ngihluphekile futsi ngeswele, ngiphutfume, Nkulunkulu. Nguwe lolusito lwami nemkhululi wami. Awu, Simakadze, shesha, ungalibali.

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1 Awu, Simakadze! Ngikhosela kuwe, ungavumi ngijabhiswe nakanye.

2 Ngisindzise ngekulunga kwakho, ungihlenge, beka indlebe yakho ngakimi, ungisindzise.

3 Bani lidvwala lesiphephelo kimi, lengingaphephela kulo nome nini, wena lowayala kutsi ngisindziswe, ngobe nguwe lidvwala lami nesiphephelo sami.

4 Awu, Nkulunkulu wami! Ngephule emandleni alomubi, esandleni sesidlova lesite bucotfo, kanye nakumuntfu lonelulaka.

5 Ngobe nguwe, Simakadze, lolitsemba lami, Simakadze ulitsemba lami, kwasebusheni bami.

6 Seloku ngatalwa ngeyeme kuwe, nguwe lowangenta ngatalwa, ngiyawukudvumisa ngingakhawuli.

7 Kulabanyenti ngajika ngaba simanga, kepha wena usiphephelo sami lesicinile.

8 Umlomo wami uyawugcwala kukubonga, ngimemetele bukhosi bakho imihla ngemihla.

9 Ungangilahli esikhatsini sebudzala bami, ungangikhohlwa nase ngiphelelwa ngemandla.

10 Ngobe titsa tami tikhuluma kabi ngami, nalabo labafuna kungibulala bahlangene ngami bayangisongela,

11 batsi: “Nkulunkulu umlahlile, asimtingele size simbambe, ngobe kute longaphindze amsindzise.”

12 Hhawu, Nkulunkulu! Ungakhweshi kimi! Hhawu, Nkulunkulu wami! Phutfuma ungihlenge!

13 Shangatsi labo labafuna kuphila kwami bangadliwa ngemahloni babhubhe; shangatsi bangasibekelwa bubi nelihlazo labo labacondze kungilimata.

14 Kepha mine ngiyawukwetsembela kuwe njalonjalo, ngengete kukudvumisa ekukudvumiseni kwami.

15 Umlomo wami uyawulandza ngekulunga kwakho, uvakalise insindziso yakho onkhe emalanga, ngobe yinyenti ngehluleka nekuyikala.

16 Yebo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, imisebenti yakho lemikhulu ngiyawuyiveta ebaleni, ngibabate kulunga kwakho, wena wedvwa.

17 Yebo, Nkulunkulu, wangifundzisa kusukela ebusheni bami, kuze kube ngunyalo ngisayimemetela imisebenti yakho lemangalisako.

18 Nanyalo-ke nome sengigugile sengimphunga, ungangishiyi, Nkulunkulu, kuze ngishumayele ingalo yakho kuso situkulwane, nemandla akho kubo bonkhe labefikako.

19 Yebo, Nkulunkulu! Kulunga kwakho kukhulu kufikela etulu. Nguwe lowente tintfo letinkhulu. Empeleni, Nkulunkulu, ngubani lofana nawe?

20 Nguwe lowentile kutsi ngibone tinsizi letinyenti naletibuhlungu, wangihlumelelisa futsi; wabuye wangimonyula ekujuleni kwemhlaba, wangikhiphela ngetulu kwawo.

21 Shangatsi ungandzisa bukhulu bami, uphindze ungidvudvute.

22 Ngiyawuphindze ngikudvumise ngehabhu, ngibonge kwetsembeka kwakho, Nkulunkulu wami, ngihlabele ngekukushayela lugubhu, ngibonge wena Longcwele waka-Israyeli.

23 Tindzebe temlomo wami tiyawujabula, ngobe ngiyawudvumisa wena, nemphefumulo wami lowuhlengile uyawukudvumisa.

24 Lulwimi lwami luyawukhuluma ngekulunga kwakho lonkhe lilanga. Ngobe labo bebafuna kungilimata bahlazekile bajabhiswa.

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1 Awu, Nkulunkulu! Nika inkhosi likhono lakho lekwehlulela nekubusa ngebucotfo unike lomntfwanenkhosi kulunga kwakho.

2 Shangatsi ingehlulela sive sakho ngekulunga, nalabamphofu ibaphatse ngebucotfo.

3 Tintsaba tiyawuletsa kuthula kubantfu, kanjalo nemagcuma kuchuma kwekulunga.

4 Shangatsi ingabavikela bantfu labatimphofana, ikhulule labeswele, ipitjite bacindzeteli!

5 Shangatsi bangesaba wena, bakwesabe emini kukhanya lilanga, bakwesabe nome sekukhanya inyanga, titukulwane ngetitukulwane.

6 Shangatsi inkhosi ungayenta ibe njengemvula nayehlela emadlelweni, nanjengemvula nayinisela umhlabatsi.

7 Shangatsi ngemalanga ayo kungandza kulunga, kwandze nekuthula siphelane.

8 Shangatsi bukhosi bayo bungagcwala umhlaba, busuke elwandle buye bufike elwandle lolunye; busuke eMfuleni, buze bufike ekugcineni kwemhlaba.

9 Shangatsi tive letihlala ehlane tingakhotsama embikwayo, netitsa tayo tiyikhotsamele.

10 Shangatsi emakhosi aseThashishi nasetichingini, angetfula tipho kuyo. Shangatsi emakhosi aseSheba newaseSeba angetfula kuyo imitselo yawo.

11 Shangatsi onkhe emakhosi angakhotsama kuyo, netive tonkhe tiyikhonte.

12 Iyamkhulula loyibitako, naloweswele, nalomphofu, nalote umsiti.

13 Inesihe kulababutsakatsaka nalabeswele, isindzise kuphila kwalabeswele.

14 Ikhulula kuphila kwalabo labasekubandzetelweni nasebudloveni, ingati yabo iligugu emehlweni ayo.

15 Shangatsi ingakhula idzimate ikhokhobe, iphiwe negolide yaseSheba. Shangatsi ingathandazelwa njalonjalo, icelelwe tibusiso taNkulunkulu ngato tonkhe tikhatsi.

16 Shangatsi kungaba nenala emasimini, lenala isibekele ticongo tetintsaba, kube tiphihli, sincane setihlahla taseLebanoni. Shangatsi lamadolobha angagcwala bantfu, babe ngangetjani.

17 Shangatsi libito layo lingahlala ingunaphakadze, lichubeke latiwe njengelilanga. Tive tonkhe atibusiswe ngayo; tiyawumbita ngekutsi yinkhosi lebusisekile.

18 Akabongwe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu, nguye longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, nguye yedvwa lowenta timangaliso.

19 Alibongwe libito lakhe lenkhatimulo, libongwe kuze kube phakadze, shangatsi umhlaba wonkhe ungagcwala inkhatimulo yakhe. Amen! Yebo, Amen!

20 Siphetfo semithandazo yaDavide, umsa waJese.

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1 Ngempela, Nkulunkulu ubaphatsa kahle baka-Israyeli nalabo labamsulwa etinhlitiyweni.

2 Kepha mine, tinyawo tami tacishe taphambuka, kwasala kancane kutsi tinyawo tami tishelele.

3 Ngobe nganginemona nalabatigcabhako, ngesikhatsi ngibona kuchuma kwalababi.

4 Abayiva iminjunju yebuhlungu nabafa, nemitimba yabo icinile, itinsakatja.

5 Tinhlupheko letehlela bantfu bona atisabehleli, abavelelwa ngemashwa njengabo bonkhe bantfu.

6 Ngako-ke kutigcabha bakwegabe entsanyeni njengeligcebesha. Budlova babembetse njengengubo.

7 Kukhuluphala kuwakhukhumukisile emehlo abo, imicabango yetinhlitiyo tabo iphuphuma bubi.

8 Bayaphukuta bakhulume lokubi; bakhuluma incindzetelo ekutiphakamiseni kwabo.

9 Ngemilomo yabo bahlambalata lizulu. Ngetilimi tabo bagcilata umhlaba.

10 Ngako-ke sive sakhe sijikela kubo, sibakholwe kuko konkhe labakushoko.

11 Sitsi: “Nkulunkulu angati kanjani? Kukhona yini lokwatiwa nguLosetikwako Konkhe?”

12 Lababi-ke banjalo, bakhomba ngalosekhatsi, bandzise ingcebo.

13 Impela ngiyihlantele lite inhlitiyo yami, ngageza tandla tami njengalote licala.

14 Ngihlushwa sonkhe sikhatsi, ngitsetsiswe onkhe emalanga.

15 Kube bengitsite: “Ngitawukhuluma njengabo,” ngabe ngihlubuke sive sakho, Simakadze.

16 Kodvwa kwatsi nase ngicabanga kutsi lendzaba ngingayiva njani, kwaba matima ngangete ngabona kahle.

17 Ngaze ngangena endlini lengcwele yaNkulunkulu, lapho ngevisisa khona ngesiphetfo sabo.

18 Ngempela, wena ubabeka endzaweni leshelelako, ubente bawe babhubhe.

19 Maye! Bacitfwa ngekucwabita kweliso, bakhukhulwe tinhlupheko letesabekako.

20 Simakadze, njengekuphela kweliphupho ekuphaphameni, utawulahla titfunti tabo, nawuvuka.

21 Kwatsi ngesikhatsi umphefumulo wami umunyu ngatsi nangihlabeka enhlitiyweni,

22 kwakhandzaniseka kutsi angicondzisisi, nginebulima; mine ngaba nebulwane embikwakho.

23 Noko-ke mine ngihlala nawe onkhe emalanga, ungibambe ngesandla sami sekudla,

24 uyawungihola ungicondzise ngeteluleko takho, ekugcineni uyawungikhatimulisa ebukhosini.

25 Ngubani lenginaye ezulwini ngaphandle kwakho? Nanginawe, kute lengikufunako la emhlabeni.

26 Nome umtimba nemphefumulo wami kwehluleka, kodvwa Nkulunkulu ulidvwala lenhlitiyo yami, nesabelo selifa lami ingunaphakadze.

27 Ngobe labakhashane nawe bayawubhubha, ubacitsa ubacedze labahlubuka kuwe ngekona.

28 Kodvwa mine kungilungele kusondzela kuNkulunkulu, Simakadze, iNkhosi, ngimente waba siphephelo sami, kuze ngishumayele ngako konkhe lakwentile.

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1 Awu, Nkulunkulu! Usilahleleni sive sakho siphelane? Intfukutselo yakho ibhunyeleleni timvu telidlelo lakho?

2 Khumbula libandla lakho lowatikhetsela lona kwasemandvulweni, walihlenga kutsi libe sive lesilifa lakho. Khumbula iNtsaba iSiyoni, lapho wawuhlala khona.

3 Yelulela tinyawo takho ekudzilitweni kwaphakadze, sitsa sibhidlite konkhe endlini lengcwele!

4 Titsa takho tibhodle endzaweni yekukhontela, temisa tiboniso tato letikhombisa kuncoba.

5 Tabukeka shangatsi bantfu bayagawula, bageca dukathole welihlatsi ngemazembe.

6 Titsa setibhidlite ngemazembe nangemigcala konkhe lokubatiwe lokusendzaweni lengcwele.

7 Indlu yakho lengcwele tiyokhele ngemlilo, tayingcolisa lendzawo yelibito lakho, tayidzilita tacotfula imbokodvo nesisekelo.

8 Tatsi etinhlitiyweni tato: “Asibacedze nya!” Tishise tonkhe tindzawo, lapho kukhontelwa Nkulunkulu khona.

9 Tibonakaliso tenkholo yetfu asisatiboni, sekute ngisho nemphrofethi, kute ngisho nalapha emkhatsini wetfu lowatiko kutsi kuyawudzimate kube ngunini.

10 Awu, Nkulunkulu! Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini sitsa sikuhlambalata? Sitsa sakho sifanele yini kwetfuka libito lakho kuze kube phakadze?

11 Usigodlelani sandla sakho sangesekudla? Sikhiphe esifubeni sakho ubacitse.

12 Noko wena, Nkulunkulu, uyiNkhosi yami kwasemandvulweni; nguwe lowenta insindziso emhlabeni.

13 Nguwe lowehlukanisa lwandle ngemandla akho, nguwe lowafohlota tilwane letinkhulu taselwandle.

14 Nguwe lowapitjita tinhloko taLeviyathani, wamenta waba kudla kwetidalwa tasehlane.

15 Nguwe lowavula tiyalu nemifula emadvwaleni, womisa nemifula legeletako.

16 Imini yakho, nebusuku bakho, nguwe lowenta kukhanya nelilanga.

17 Nguwe lowenta yonkhe iminyele yemhlaba, nguwe lowenta lihlobo nebusika.

18 Khumbula-ke, Simakadze, kutsi sitsa sikwetfukile sikuhlambalatile. Sive lesilibele silihlambalatile libito lakho.

19 Ungaliyekeleli lijubantsendzele lakho kutsi lidliwe tilwane tesiganga; ungasikhohlwa siphelane sive sakho lesicindzetelwe.

20 Khumbula sivumelwane lowasenta natsi, ngobe tonkhe tindzawo letinematfunti lapha eveni tigcwele budlova.

21 Ungavumi kutsi labacindzetelwe bancandzeke bahlazekile; labamphofu nalabeswele abadvumise libito lakho.

22 Phutfuma, Nkulunkulu, utiphendvulele, ukhumbule labo labalibele, kutsi bakwetfuka imihla nemalanga.

23 Ungawukhohlwa umsindvo wetitsa takho, nekucokotela kwalabakuvukelako kutsi kuya ngekwandza njalo nje.

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1 Siyakudvumisa, Nkulunkulu, siyakudvumisa, wena usedvutane nasibita libito lakho, sibalise ngemisebenti yakho lemangalisako.

2 Wena ukhuluma utsi: “Nakufika sikhatsi lesimisiwe sekwehlulelwa, mine ngiyakwehlulela ngebucotfo.

3 Nome umhlaba sewutanyatanyiswa, kanye nabo bonkhe labahlala kuwo, mine ngisimisa tinsika tawo. Cabanga.

4 “Kulabatigcabhako ngitsite: ‘Ningatigcabhi!’ Kulababi ngatsi: ‘Ningatiphakamisi!

5 Ningatiphakamisi nitikhukhumete, ningakhulumi ngekwedzelela!’ ”

6 Ngobe kuphakama nekwehla kwemuntfu akuveli emphumalanga nome enshonalanga, akuveli ngisho nasehlane nasetintsabeni;

7 kodvwa nguNkulunkulu lowehlulelako, wehlisa lomunye aphakamise lomunye.

8 Ngobe esandleni saSimakadze kunendzebe, leneliwayini lelibile laze laloya; ulinatsisa bonkhe lababi bemhlaba baliminyele, ngisho nenseketse yalo.

9 Kepha mine ngiyawujabula kuze kube phakadze, ngidvumise Nkulunkulu waJakobe.

10 Nkulunkulu utsi: “Ngiyawubehlisa bonkhe lababi, ngiphakamise bonkhe labalungile.”

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1 Nkulunkulu uyatiwa kaJuda, libito lakhe likhulu ka-Israyeli.

2 Lithende lakhe liseSalema, nendlu yakhe iseSiyoni.

3 Ngulapho ephula khona imicibisholo levutsako, sihlangu, inkemba, kanye netikhali temphi. Cabanga.

4 Maye, kukhanya kwakho kuyakhatimula! Ukhatimula kwendlula tintsaba letivunule kahle.

5 Emachawe latatisako asaphangwe imphango yawo, adzimate efikelwa butfongo alala siphelane; onkhe ehlulekile kusebentisa tandla tawo.

6 Ngesikhahlo sakho, Nkulunkulu waJakobe, bagibeli nemahhashi behlelwe butfongo.

7 Kodvwa uyesabeka, ngubani nje longema embikwakho, nase utfukutsele uvutsa lulaka?

8 Usesemazulwini wevakalisa kwehlulela kwakho, umhlaba wesaba, wathula,

9 mhlazana Nkulunkulu atekwehlulela, kuze asindzise bonkhe labatfobekile bemhlaba. Cabanga.

10 Ngempela lulaka lwebantfu lwengeta indvumiso yakho, labasindze elulakeni lwakho bayimvunulo yakho.

11 Yentani tetsembiso netifungo tenu kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu, nitigcwalise. Bonkhe labasedvute naye abaletse tipho kulowo lofanele kwesatjwa.

12 Nguye lotfobisa tikhulu, uyesabeka emakhosini emhlaba.

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1 Ngakhala kuNkulunkulu, ngakhala kuye, kuze atengiva.

2 Nangiselusizini ngifuna Simakadze, nasebusuku ngiphakamisa tandla tami, ngikhuleke ngingadzinwa, umphefumulo wami wale kudvudvuteka.

3 Ngiyamkhumbula Nkulunkulu bese ngiyabubula; ngiyacabangisisa, bese umoya wami uphelelwa ngemandla. Cabanga.

4 Nguwe lowenta tinkhophe tami kutsi tingasindvwa butfongo, ngehluleka ngisho nekukhuluma.

5 Ngicabanga ngemalanga asemandvulo, ngikhumbule iminyaka yakadzenidzeni.

6 Ngikhumbula kushaya ihabhu yami, ngizindle ngayo enhlitiyweni yami ebusuku, umoya wami ucabangisisa ubute utsi:

7 “Kantsi Simakadze utangilahla siphelane yini? Angeke yini aphindze abe nemusa nesihawu?

8 Umusa wakhe longagucuki sewuphele siphelane yini? Kungabe lesetsembiso sakhe siphelile yini etitukulwaneni ngetitukulwane?

9 Nkulunkulu sewukhohliwe yini kuba nemusa? Kungabe kutfukutsela kwakhe kumente wagodla bubele bakhe yini?” Cabanga.

10 Ngibese ngitsi: “Naku lokungihluphako: Sandla sangesekudla saLosetikwako Konkhe sesijikile.”

11 Yebo, Simakadze, ngitase ngikhumbule imisebenti yaNkulunkulu, yebo, ngikhumbule netimangaliso takho tasendvulo.

12 Ngitawucabangisisa ngawo wonkhe umsebenti wakho, ngijinge ngicabange ngemisebenti yakho yemandla.

13 Yebo, Nkulunkulu, indlela yakho ingcwele, ngumuphi nkulunkulu longuSomandla njengaNkulunkulu wetfu?

14 UnguNkulunkulu lowenta timanga, lobonakalise emandla akhe emkhatsini wetive.

15 Wasihlenga ngengalo yakho sive sakho lesasibatukulu baJakobe naJosefa. Cabanga.

16 Emanti atsi kube abone wena, Nkulunkulu, atfutfumela, netinjolobela telwandle tachachatela.

17 Emafu atsela imvula, tibhakabhaka tadvuma taklaklabula, kwaklwebha imicibisholo yemibane ndzawana tonkhana.

18 Siphepho sasinemsindvo wekudvuma, kwaphambana imibane, kwakhanya umhlaba, umhlaba wagidzitela watamatama.

19 Indlela yakho yadzabula lwandle, umvila wakho uselwandle lolujulile, noko tinyatselo takho tatingabonakali.

20 Sive sakho wasihola njengetimvu, ngesandla saboMosi na-Aroni.

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1 Hhawu, sive sami! Lalelani imfundziso yami, nibeke indlebe emavini ami.

2 Ngitawufundzisa ngemifanekiso, ngikhulume imfihlakalo yasemandvulo.

3 Tindzaba lesake sativa satati, ngekutekelwa bokhokho betfu,

4 natsi siyawutitekela batukulu betfu, sitjele titukulwane letitako, sitifundzise imisebenti yebukhosi, kanye nemandla aSimakadze, kanye netimangaliso latentile.

5 Wamisa bufakazi kubakaJakobe, washaya umtsetfo esiveni saka-Israyeli; wayala ngawo bokhokho betfu kutsi bawufundzise bantfwababo,

6 kuze nesitukulwane lesilandzelako siwati, nebatukulu babo labasetawutalwa, nabo bakhule batjela bantfwababo.

7 Litsemba labo batawulibeka kuNkulunkulu, kuze bangayikhohlwa imisebenti yaNkulunkulu, kepha bagcine imiyalo yakhe;

8 bangenti njengobe kwenta bokhokho lekwakusitukulwane lesinenkhani nalesihlubukako, situkulwane lesite inhlitiyo lenebucotfo, nalesasinemoya longaketsembeki kuSomandla.

9 Baka-Efrayimu lababehlome butjoki babaleka, mhlazana ibambene ngetihlutfu.

10 Abasigcinanga sivumelwane saNkulunkulu, bala kuhamba ngemtsetfo wakhe.

11 Bakhohlwa ngimisebenti layentile netimangaliso takhe labakhombisa tona.

12 Wenta timangaliso embikwabokhokho babo, endzaweni yaseSowani eveni laseGibhithe.

13 Wehlukanisa lwandle, wabeweta kulo, wemisa emanti, kwaba shangatsi tindvonga.

14 Emini abebahola ngelifu, kutsi ebusuku abahole ngemlilo.

15 Wacheketa emadvwala ehlane, wabanatsisa badzimate bakholwa.

16 Wamilisa imifula edvwaleni, wageletisa emanti shangatsi ngimifula.

17 Noko, bachubeka nekumona, bamhlubuka ehlane Losetikwako Konkhe.

18 Nkulunkulu bamlinga etinhlitiyweni tabo ngekumfuna kudla lababekufisa.

19 Bakhuluma kabi ngaNkulunkulu batsi: “Nkulunkulu angasondla yini lapha ehlane?

20 Washaya lidvwala kwageleta emanti, imifula yagcwala, yaphuphuma. Pho, angasipha yini kudla alungiselele sive sakhe inyama?”

21 Ngako-ke watsi Simakadze nakuva loko watfukutsela, kwavutsa umlilo wadla bakaJakobe, intfukutselo yakhe yabavutsela bakaJakobe,

22 ngobe babengakholwa kuNkulunkulu, bangete bawetsemba emandla akhe lasindzisako.

23 Wabe sewuyala tibhakabhaka etulu, lizulu lavula iminyango,

24 wanisa imana kutsi bantfu badle, wabapha emabele asezulwini.

25 Bantfu badla sinkhwa setingilosi, wabanika kudla lokwenele.

26 Wenta umoya wemphumalanga kutsi uphephetse emazulwini, emandla akhe abuyisa umoya waseningizimu.

27 Wanisa inyama yaba ngangelutfuli, tinyoni taba ngangetihlabatsi tetilwandle.

28 Lenyama wayinisa emkhatsini wemathende abo, nasemaceleni kwemathende abo.

29 Badla bashaya sentfwala, ngobe abebaphe loko babekuhalela.

30 Kodvwa kwatsi basengakeneliseki ebudlini babo, kudla kusagcwele imilomo yabo,

31 Nkulunkulu wabavukela ngelulaka, wabulala bonkhe lababenemandla babo, wagicita phansi emajaha aka-Israyeli.

32 Etikwako konkhe loku bajinge bachubeka nekona kwabo, abazange bakholwe netimangaliso takhe.

33 Ngako wenta kutsi emalanga abo endlule ashabalale njengemoya, neminyaka yabo yacedvwa tehlakalo.

34 Ngesikhatsi ababhubhisa babetiletsa kuye, baphendvuke bafunisise Nkulunkulu.

35 Bakhumbula kutsi Nkulunkulu ulidvwala labo, Nkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe ungumhlengi wabo.

36 Kodvwa babencempheta ngemilomo yabo, bacala emanga kuye ngetilwimi tabo,

37 inhlitiyo yabo yayingakemi kuye, bangaketsembeki evini lesivumelwane naye.

38 Kodvwa yena waba nesihawu, watisibekela tono tabo, akazange ababhubhise abacedze. Kanyenti watibamba ekutfukutseleni kwakhe, akaluvusanga lonkhe lulaka lwakhe.

39 Wakhumbula kutsi batidalwa letabunjwa ngenyama, banjengemoya lotsi hasha, uhambe siphelane.

40 Kukanyenti kangakanani bamhlubuka ehlane, bamdzabukisa ehlane kalashameshame.

41 Balinga Nkulunkulu njalonjalo, bacansula Longcwele waka-Israyeli.

42 Babengayikhumbuli imisebenti yemandla akhe, nelilanga mhlazana abahlenga esitseni,

43 ngesikhatsi enta tibonakaliso takhe eGibhithe, enta netimangaliso takhe eveni laseSowani.

44 Imifula yabo wayigucula yaba yingati, ngako behluleka kunatsa kuyo lemifula.

45 Wabatfumelela emabulo etibawu, tabaluma, kanye neticoco letaba yimbhubhiso leluhlupho.

46 Watfumela tintsetse, tacedza tilimo tabo, sikhonyane sadla titfukutfuku tabo.

47 Wavitsita imivini yabo ngesangcotfo, washaya nemikhiwane yabo ngesitfwatfwa.

48 Wanikela tinkhomo tabo ngesangcotfo, netimvu tabo ngemibane.

49 Watfukulula intfukutselo yakhe levutsako, lulaka, nentfukutselo, neluhlupho, nesishoshomane setitfunywa temashwa.

50 Wadedela lulaka lwakhe, wangete walubamba, wangete wawuphephisa umphefumulo wabo ekufeni, kodvwa timphilo tabo watinikela ngetifo letibulalanako.

51 Wabulala onkhe ematubulo aseGibhithe, lekwakungumgogodla wemphi emathendeni aHhamu.

52 Kepha wakhipha sive sakhe njengetimvu, wasihola ehlane njengemhlambi wakhe.

53 Wabahola baphepha bangesabi lutfo, kepha lwandle lwatimbonya titsa tabo.

54 Wabayisa eveni lakhe lelingcwele, letintsaba, lalitfola ngesandla sakhe sekudla.

55 Wacosha tive embikwabo, lelive walenta laba lifa labo, lapho imindeni yaka-Israyeli yayingamisa khona emathende ayo.

56 Noko bamlinga bamhlubuka Nkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe, bangete bayigcina imiyalo yakhe.

57 Benta bucili, bahlubuka, njengabokhokho babo, bajikajika njengesigwegwe sebutjoki.

58 Bamtfukutselisa ngetindzawo tabo temalati, lapho bakhonta khona tithico tabo letibatiwe, loko kwamenta waba nesikhwele.

59 Watsi nakuva loko Nkulunkulu, watfukutsela, wabalahla baka-Israyeli.

60 Wayidzikila indlu yakhe lengcwele leseShilo, lithende labehlala kulo emkhatsini webantfu,

61 wayekelela titsa, tatfumba libhokisi lesivumelwane lelisiboniso semandla nenkhatimulo yakhe.

62 Sive sakhe wasinikela enkembeni, walitfukutselela lifa lakhe.

63 Emajaha abo acotfulwa ngumlilo, tintfombi tabo tandzindza lababengatiteka.

64 Baphristi babo baba kudla kwenkemba, bafelokati babo abazange babalilele.

65 Simakadze, Nkulunkulu, wavuka, njengalophaphama ebutfongweni, nanjengesichwaga lebesesehlulwe tjwala.

66 Watehlula watihlehlisela nyova titsa takhe, watitsela ngelihlazo laphakadze.

67 Wawufulatsela umndeni wakaJosefa, wangete wasikhetsa sive saka-Efrayimu.

68 Kepha wakhetsa sive sakaJuda, iNtsaba iSiyoni, labeyitsandza kakhulu.

69 Wayakha indlu yakhe lengcwele, leyayiphakeme kakhulu njengemhlaba lawusekela, kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.

70 Wakhetsa Davide, inceku yakhe, wamlandza ekweluseni timvu,

71 nasekunakekeleni timvukati nemazinyane ato, kutsi atekwelusa bakaJakobe, sive sakhe, yebo, baka-Israyeli labalifa lakhe.

72 Wabelusa ngebucotfo benhlitiyo, wabahola ngenhlakanipho nangebungcweti besandla sakhe.

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1 Awu, Nkulunkulu! Bahedeni sebangene efeni lakho, bangcolisa lithempeli lakho lelingcwele, bagucula iJerusalema bayenta tindzala.

2 Banikele tidvumbu tetinceku takho kutsi tibe kudla kwemangce, netidvumbu talabangcwele bakho tibe kudla kwetilwane tesiganga.

3 Bacitse ingati yetinceku takho, yageleta njengemanti, eJerusalema lonkhe. Kwabate nalongabangcwaba.

4 Sesijike saba yinhlekisa kubomakhelwane betfu, bayasihaya bahlekisa ngatsi kulabakhelene natsi.

5 Kuyawuze kube ngunini, Simakadze, lulaka lwakho luvutsa njengemlilo? Lulaka lwakho luyawuvutsa njengemlilo kuze kube ngunini?

6 Tfululela lulaka lwakho etikwetive letingakwati wena, nasetikwemibuso lengakhuleki kuwe.

7 Ngobe sebabashaye babacotfula bakaJakobe, umuti wakhe bawenta sikhotsa.

8 Ungasibeki licala ngebubi babokhokho betfu, sheshisa usihlangabete ngesihawu sakho, ngobe sesidzangele kakhulu.

9 Sisite, Nkulunkulu wensindziso yetfu, sisite ngenca yenkhatimulo yelibito lakho, sihlenge usitsetselele tono tetfu, ngenca yelibito lakho lelihloniphekile.

10 Betive basholani kutsi: “Uphi-ke loNkulunkulu wabo?” Shangatsi kuphindzisela kwakho singakubona kwenteka kulabo labacitse ingati yetinceku takho.

11 Shangatsi kububula kwetiboshwa kungefika kuwe, bese kutsi ngalamandla akho lamakhulu ubephule labo lababange ekufeni.

12 Yebo, Simakadze, buyisela esifubeni sabomakhelwane betfu seyiphindvwe kasikhombisa lenhlamba labakuhlambalate ngayo.

13 Tsine-ke lesisive sakho netimvu telidlelo lakho, siyawudvumisa wena ingunaphakadze, silandzise ngeludvumo lwakho etitukulwaneni nasetitukulwaneni.

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1 Sive, Melusi waka-Israyeli, wena lohola Josefa njengemhlambi wetimvu. Wena lohlala emkhatsini wemakherubhi, bonakala ngekukhatimula kwakho.

2 Vusa emandla akho embikwa-Efrayimu, naBhenjamini, naManase, ute utewusisita.

3 Sibuyisele kuwe, Nkulunkulu. Khanyisa buso bakho bumengetele, kuze sisindziswe.

4 Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wemabandla! Kutawuze kube ngunini ucansulwa ngimithandazo yesive sakho?

5 Wabapha sinkhwa ngetinyembeti, wabanatsisa ngetinyembeti.

6 Wenta kutsi bomakhelwane betfu basibange, titsa tetfu tisihleke bulima.

7 Sibuyisele kuwe, Nkulunkulu wemabandla! Khanyisa buso bakho bumengetele, kuze sisindziswe.

8 Wazuphuna umvini eGibhithe, wacosha tive, wase uwuhlanyela eveni lato.

9 Wawulungisela umhlaba wekuhlanyela, wakhula, wajula, wenaba, wagcwala live.

10 Tintsaba tambonywa ngematfunti awo, imisedari yambonywa ngemagala awo,

11 enabisa emagala awo adzimate efikela elwandle, ahluma adzimate efika eMfuleni.

12 Pho, wena uludziliteleni lolutsango loluwutungeletile lomvini? Manje bonkhe labendlulako bangateba kalula letitselo tawo.

13 Tingulube tesiganga tiyawuvukuta, tonkhe tilwane tesiganga tiyawudla.

14 Awu, Nkulunkulu wemabandla! Phendvuka futsi! Buka phansi usetulu ezulwini, ubone lomvini wakho, uwunakelele,

15 wona lowo mvini lowawuhlanyela ngesandla sakho sangesekudla, naleligala lotikhulisele lona.

16 Labawujubile bawushisa ngemlilo, bayawubhujiswa kubhekwa buso bakho.

17 Kodvwa shangatsi sandla sakho singamlondvolota, lowo longasesandleni sakho sekudla. Ngiyo indvodzana lotikhulisele yona.

18 Singeke siphindze sikuhlamuke, siphe kuphila siphile, tsine-ke siyawube sesikhuleka egameni lakho.

19 Sibuyisele kuwe, Nkulunkulu wemabandla! Khanyisa buso bakho bumengetele, kuze sisindziswe.

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1 Hlabelani kuNkulunkulu longemandla etfu, jabulani nidvumise Nkulunkulu waJakobe.

2 Calani ingoma, nishaye tingubhu, netingitali kanye nemahabhu.

3 Vutselani impalampala ekwetfwaseni kwenyanga, nangesikhatsi seyidvulungile ngelilanga lemkhosi wetfu.

4 Ngobe loku kusimiso saka-Israyeli, nemtsetfo waNkulunkulu waJakobe.

5 Wakwenta kwaba ngumtsetfo kuJosefa, mhlazana ayawukulwa nemaGibhithe. Ngeva livi lengangingalati litsi:

6 “Mine ngesusa umtfwalo emahlombe enu, nganiphumuta ekwetfwaleni kwenu titini.

7 Nangibita nisebunzimeni nganephula, nganiphendvula ngingale kwemafu lahlomile, nganivivinya emitfonjeni yaseMeribha. Cabanga.

8 “Lalelani, sive sami, nginiyale: Awu, ma-Israyeli! Shangatsi ngabe niyangilalela.

9 Ningamkhonti lomunye nkulunkulu, ningakhuleki kubonkulunkulu betive.

10 Ngimi Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu, lowanikhuphula eveni laseGibhithe. Khamisisani imilomo yenu, mine-ke ngitanifunta nginesutsise.

11 “Kepha sive sami asililalelanga livi lami. Israyeli akazange anginake.

12 Ngako-ke ngabayekelela enkhanini yetinhlitiyo tabo, kuze batihambele ngekutsandza kwabo.

13 Maye, kube sive sami siyangilalela na-Israyeli ahambe etindleleni tami!

14 Titsa tabo bengitatehlula ngekushesha, ngesandla sami bengitawumelana netitsa tabo.

15 Labangitondzako bebetawuta embikwami, bete bashosha phansi ngemadvolo, kujeziswa kwabo kuhlale ingunaphakadze.

16 Bengiyawunipha kolo lomnandzi kakhulu, yebo, bengiyawunesutsisa ngeluju lwetinyosi temadvwala.”

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1 Nkulunkulu ukhuluma emhlanganweni lomkhulu, wehlulela bonkulunkulu utsi:

2 “Kutawuze kube ngunini nehlulela ngalokungakalungi nikhetsa tindlubu nishiye tinkhobe? Cabanga.

3 “Vikelani emalungelo alabamphofu netintsandzane, nimele emalungelo alabacindzetelwe nalabeswele.

4 Bephuleni labamphofu nalabeswele, nibakhulule esandleni salababi.

5 “Abati lutfo, abacondzi lutfo, badvukuta ebumnyameni; tonkhe tisekelo temhlaba tiyatanyatanyiswa.

6 Ngatsi kini: ‘Nibonkulunkulu nine; nonkhe ningemadvodzana aLosetikwako Konkhe.’

7 Nome kunjalo, niyakufa njengebantfu bonkhe, niphele njengato tonkhe tikhulu.”

8 Vuka-ke, Nkulunkulu, wehlulele umhlaba, ngobe nguwe umnikati wetive tonkhe.

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1 Awu, Nkulunkulu! Ungathuli, utente simungulu. Ungatsalalisi, Nkulunkulu.

2 Ase ubuke nje, titsa takho tiyaphitsitela, nalabo labakutondzako bayakucoloshela.

3 Benta sigungu, bahlangane ngebantfu bakho, bafakane imilomo ngalabo labeluswe nguwe.

4 Batsi: “Wotani sibacotfule bangabe basaba ngiso sive, kuze libito laka-Israyeli lingaphindze likhunjulwe.”

5 Bacebisana ngawe nganhlitiyo yinye, bente sivumelwane ngawe.

6 Kuhlangene bonkhe baka-Edomu labasemathendeni, nebaka-Ishmayeli, nebakaMowabi, nebakaHagari,

7 nebakaGebali, nebaka-Amoni, nebaka-Amaleki, nemaFilisti, kanye netakhamiti taseThire.

8 Ngisho nebase-Asiriya bahlangene kanye nabo, babalekeleli bebatukulu baLoti. Cabanga.

9 Baphatse ngesandla lowaphatsa ngaso emaMidiyani, naSisera, naJabini ngasemfuleni iKhishoni,

10 labo lababhubha ngasemtini wase-Eni Dori; bawa njengebulongo, babola baze baba ngumcuba.

11 Emakhosana abo wente abe njengabo-Orebi naZebi, babusi babe njengaboZeba naSalmuna.

12 Batsi: “Asidle lelive libe lifa letfu, lelive lelingemadlelo aNkulunkulu!”

13 Awu, Nkulunkulu wami! Bente babe njengesiwunguwungwana, nanjengemakhoba wona apheshulwa ngumoya.

14 Njengemlilo ushisa lihlatsi, nanjengemalangabi ababela tintsaba,

15 nawe badvungulule ngesivunguvungu sakho, ubetfuse ngesiphepho sakho.

16 Yebo, Simakadze! Tsela buso babo ngelihlazo, badzimate balifune libito lakho.

17 Shangatsi bangahlazeka baphele emandla kuze kube phakadze, shangatsi bangehluleka babhubhe.

18 Shangatsi bangati kutsi nguwe wedvwa lolibito lakhe linguSimakadze, nguwe Losetikwako Konkhe, lophakeme abuse umhlaba wonkhe.

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1 Maye, iyatsandzeka indlu yakho! Simakadze wemabandla!

2 Umphefumulo wami ulangatelela emagceke akho, inhlitiyo yami nemtimba wami kuhlabela kumemete ngekujabula lokukhulu kuNkulunkulu lophilako.

3 Ncedze uyayitfola indzawo yesidleke, nenkonjane iyayitfola indzawo yekwakhela indlu yayo, lapho ingachobosela khona emazini ayo. Lendzawo ingasemalatini endlu yakho, Simakadze wemabandla, Nkhosi yami, naNkulunkulu wami.

4 Babusisiwe labo labahlala endlini yakho, bayawuhlala babonga wena njalo. Cabanga.

5 Babusisiwe labo bantfu emandla abo lakuwe, labalangatela etinhlitiyweni tabo kutsi bayewukhonta eSiyoni.

6 Bayawutsi nome bahamba eSigodzini Lesomile, kubo sibe yindzawo lechume tiyalu, netimvula tekucala timbonye tibusiso.

7 Bayatfutfuka emandleni baye emandleni; Nkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu uyawubonakala eSiyoni.

8 Hhawu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wemabandla, vani, ulalele umthandazo wami, beka indlebe yakho, Nkulunkulu waJakobe! Cabanga.

9 Nkulunkulu, buka sihlangu setfu, buka, ubone buso balogcotjiwe wakho.

10 Ngobe lilanga linye etibuyeni tendlu yakho, lincono kunalayinkhulungwane lacitselwe ngaphandle. Ngingamane ngibe ngumlindzi wemnyango wendlu yaNkulunkulu, kunekutsi ngingahlala ngibuse emakhaya alababi.

11 Ngobe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu ulilanga letfu nesihlangu sekusivikela. Simakadze usipha umusa asente sihlonipheke. Angeke abagodlele lutfo loluhle labo labahamba ngebucotfo embikwakhe.

12 Yebo, Simakadze wemabandla! Ubusisiwe umuntfu lowetsembele kuwe!

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1 Awu, Simakadze! Ulitsandzile live lakho, wabuyisela tibusiso taJakobe.

2 Watsetselela emacala esive sakho, wambombota tonkhe tono tabo. Cabanga.

3 Waluyekela lulaka lwakho, wabhodla ekutfukutseleni kwakho lokumatima.

4 Sibuyise, Nkulunkulu wensindziso yetfu! Lahla kucansuka kwakho ngatsi.

5 Utasitfukutselela kuze kube phakadze yini? Kantsi lulaka lwakho utalwelula titukulwane ngetitukulwane yini?

6 Ungeke yini usivuselele siphile, kuze kutsi sive sakho sijabule kuwe?

7 Simakadze, sivise umusa wakho, usiphe insindziso yakho.

8 Ase ngilalele loko lokutawukhulunywa nguNkulunkulu Simakadze, ngobe ukhuluma kuthula esiveni sakhe nakulabangcwele bakhe, nabangancandzeki babuyele ebubini.

9 Ngempela insindziso yakhe isedvute kulabo labamesabako, kuze live letfu libe neludvumo lwakhe,

10 bese kuhlangabetana umusa neliciniso, kwangane kulunga nekuthula.

11 Kuyawuhluma liciniso emhlabatsini, kulunga kulungute emhlabeni kusezulwini.

12 Yebo, Simakadze, uyawusipha lokuhle, live letfu liyawutsela titselo.

13 Kulunga kuyawuhamba embikwaSimakadze, kuphendle indlela latawuhamba kuyo.

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1 Awu, Simakadze! Beka indlebe yakho, ungiphendvule, ngobe ngiselusizini nginguloweswele.

2 Londvolota kuphila kwami, ngobe nginamatsele kuwe. Sindzisa inceku yakho lekwetsembako, ngobe wena unguNkulunkulu wami.

3 Bani nemusa kimi, Nkulunkulu, ngobe ngikhala kuwe lonkhe lilanga.

4 Tfokotisa umphefumulo wenceku yakho, ngobe umphefumulo wami ngiwuphakamisela kuwe, Simakadze.

5 Ngobe wena, Nkhosi, ulungile futsi ulungele kutsetselela, umusa wakho uyabaphuphumela labo labakhala kuwe.

6 Awu, Simakadze! Beka indlebe yakho ekukhulekeni kwami, uve livi lekuncusa kwami.

7 Ngelilanga lekuhlupheka kwami ngikhala kuwe, ngobe wena uyangiphendvula.

8 Kubo bonkhe bonkulunkulu kute lofanana nawe, Simakadze; kute nalokufanana nemisebenti yakho.

9 Tonkhe tive lotentile tiyawuta kuwe, tikhotsame embikwakho, Nkhosi yami, tibabate libito lakho.

10 Ngobe wena umkhulu, ungumenti wetimangaliso, nguwe wedvwa longuNkulunkulu.

11 Ngifundzise indlela yakho, Simakadze, ngiyawuhamba ecinisweni lakho; yenta inhlitiyo yami ihlose intfo yinye: kutsi ilesabe libito lakho.

12 Ngiyawukubonga, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, ngikudvumise ngenhlitiyo yami yonkhe, ngidvumise libito lakho kuze kube phakadze.

13 Ngobe umusa wakho mkhulu kimi, uwephulile umphefumulo wami ekujuleni kwekufa.

14 Awu, Nkulunkulu! Tihlangananhloko tingivukele; lesishoshomane setidlova sifuna kungibulala, tona atikwati nekutsi uyini.

15 Kodvwa wena, Simakadze, unguNkulunkulu lonesihawu, nebubele, nekubeketela, uphuphuma umusa nekwetsembeka.

16 Gucukela ngakimi, ube nemusa kimi inceku yakho uyiphe emandla akho, usindzise indvodzana yencekukati yakho.

17 Ngente sibonakaliso sebuhle bakho, kuze labo labangitondzako basibone, badliwe ngemahloni, ngobe wena, Simakadze, uyangisita, ungidvudvute.

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1 Simakadze ubeke likhaya lakhe etikwentsaba lengcwele.

2 Emasango aseSiyoni uwatsandza kakhulu kunayo yonkhe imiti yakaJakobe.

3 Maye, kuhle loko lokukhulunywa ngawe, wena khaya laNkulunkulu: Cabanga.

4 “Ngibala iRahabi neBhabhulona, emkhatsini walabo labangatiko. Yebo, emaFilisti, nebaseThire, nebaseKushe, bonkhe labo bantfu batalelwa eSiyoni.”

5 NgeSiyoni kuyawukhulunywa kutsiwe: “Lona nalona batalelwa lapho, ngobe Losetikwako Konkhe uyayicinisa.”

6 Simakadze uyawutibhalisa tonkhe tive atsi: “Lesi satalelwa eSiyoni.” Cabanga.

7 Bahlabeleli nebadlali ngalokufanako batsi: “Yonkhe imitfombo yami ikuwe.”

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1 Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wensindziso yami. Ngikhala kuwe imini nebusuku.

2 Shangatsi umkhuleko wami ungefikela kuwe, beka indlebe yakho, uve kukhala kwami.

3 Ngobe umphefumulo wami ugcwele tinsizi, nekuphila kwami sekusondzele ethuneni.

4 Ngibalwa kanye nalabacondze emgodzini, nginjengendvodza lete emandla.

5 Sengibalelwa kulabafile njengalababulewe, lese balala emathuneni, bona labo longasabakhumbuli, yebo, lese bancunywa kuwe.

6 Ungifake emgodzini lojule kunayo yonkhe, etindzaweni letimnyama nasetingungwini.

7 Lulaka lwakho luyangisindza. Emagagasi akho ayangicindzetela. Cabanga.

8 Bangani bami ubakhweshisile kimi, wangenta ngaba sinengiso kubo. Ngivalelekile, angikhoni kuphuma.

9 Liso lami liyafa ngenca yelusizi, ngikhala kuwe, Simakadze, imini nebusuku ngiphakamisa tandla tami, ngikhuleka kuwe.

10 Labafile uyabentela yini timanga? Bayavuka yini emathuneni bakudvumise? Cabanga.

11 Umusa wakho kungakhulunywa yini ngawo ethuneni? Kwetsembeka kwakho kungakhulunywa yini ngako ekubhujisweni?

12 Timangaliso takho tingatiwa yini ebumnyameni? Kulunga kwakho kuyatiwa yini eveni lalabo labangasakhumbuli?

13 Kodvwa mine, Simakadze, ngikhala kuwe, ngicela lusito, kutsi kusa ube uhlangabetana nemkhuleko wami.

14 Awu, Simakadze! Ungilahlelani? Ungifihlelelani buso bakho?

15 Ngihlupheke kakhulu ngabasengotini yekufa, kwasebusheni bami; ngashaywa luvalo, ngasangana.

16 Lulaka lwakho loluvutsako lungehlele, kwesabisa kwakho kungicedzile.

17 Kungitungeleta njengemanti onkhe emalanga, kungitungeleta kanyekanye.

18 Sihlobo sami nemngani wami ubacoshile, bakhashane nami; bumnyama sebungumngani wami.

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1 Yebo, Simakadze! Ngiyawuhlabela kuze kube phakadze ngemisebenti yemusa wakho. Kwetsembeka kwakho ngiyawukumemetela ngemlomo wami etitukulwaneni nasetitukulwaneni.

2 Ngobe ngitsite: Umusa wakho utawuma kuze kube phakadze, nekwetsembeka kwakho utakumisa ezulwini.

3 Wena ukhulume watsi: “Sengente sivumelwane nalokhetsiwe wami, ngafunga kuDavide inceku yami ngatsi:

4 ‘Ngiyawumisa intalo yakho phakadze naphakadze, ngikwakhele sihlalo sakho sebukhosi etitukulwaneni ngetitukulwane.’ ” Cabanga.

5 Yebo, Simakadze! Shangatsi emazulu angadvumisa timanga takho nekwetsembeka kwakho enhlanganweni yalabangcwele!

6 Ngubani nje losesibhakabhakeni longalinganiswa nawe, Simakadze? Ngubani nje, emkhatsini wemadvodzana aNkulunkulu, longafananiswa naSimakadze?

7 UnguNkulunkulu lowesatjwa emikhandlwini yalabangcwele. Umkhulu, futsi wesabeka ngetulu kwabo bonkhe labakuhacile.

8 Yebo, Simakadze! Nkulunkulu wemabandla! Ngubani nje lofanana nawe, wena lonemandla, Simakadze? Kwetsembeka kwakho kuyakuhaca.

9 Nguwe lobusa kutichenya kwelwandle nakaphakama emagagasi alo, wena uyawabindzisa.

10 Nguwe lowapitjita Rahabi, wambulala. Titsa takho watisakata ngesandla sakho lesinemandla.

11 Emazulu ngewakho, nemhlaba wakho, umhlaba nako konkhe lokukuwo kwadalwa nguwe.

12 Inyakatfo neningizimu kwadalwa nguwe. Intsaba iThabhori nentsaba iHemoni kudvumisa libito lakho ngenjabulo.

13 Unengalo lenemandla, nesandla sakho sinemandla, nesandla sakho sekudla siphakeme.

14 Kulunga nebucotfo tisekelo tesihlalo sakho sebukhosi, umusa nekwetsembeka kungemavulandlela lahamba embikwakho.

15 Yebo, Simakadze! Sibusisiwe sive lesati kahle kutsi kuyini kumpompoloza ngenjabulo, sihambe ekukhanyeni kwebuso bakho.

16 Lesive sijabula njalo nje egameni lakho, siphakanyiswe ngenca yekulunga kwakho.

17 Ngobe wena uludvumo lwemandla aso, ngekusikhetsa kwakho luphondvo lwemandla etfu luyaphakanyiswa.

18 Sihlangu setfu sakho, Simakadze, siyinkhosi yetfu lesayinikwa nguLongcwele waka-Israyeli.

19 Endvulo wase wakhuluma embonweni, kuye lowetsembekile wakho, watsi: “Ngimsitile, ngambeka lolichawe, ngamphakamisa lotsandzekako wami.

20 Ngimtfolile Davide, inceku yami, sengimgcobe ngemafutsa ami langcwele.

21 Sandla sami siyawuma naye njalo simcinise, ngempela ingalo yami iyawumcinisa.

22 Sitsa singeke simphocelele kutsi etfule kuso, nalomubi angeke amhluphe.

23 Ngiyawupitjita titsa takhe embikwakhe, ngibacitse labo labamtondzako.

24 Kwetsembeka kwami nemusa wami kuyawuhlala naye; ngelibito lami kuyawuphakanyiswa luphondvo lwakhe.

25 Ngiyawumenta abuse etikwelwandle nasetikwemifula kanyekanye.

26 Uyawukhala kimi atsi: ‘Wena unguBabe, unguNkulunkulu wami, nelidvwala lensindziso yami.’

27 Ngiyawumenta abe litubulo, abe yinkhosi lephakeme kunemakhosi emhlaba.

28 Ngiyawumgcinela umusa wami kuze kube phakadze. Sivumelwane sami naye siyawuhlala simile.

29 Ngiyawumisa intalo yakhe, kuze kube phakadze, nesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi sisime, yingci nakusekhona sibhakabhaka etulu.

30 “Nangabe bantfwabakhe bawulahla umtsetfo wami, bangahambi ngendlela yetincumo tami,

31 bedzelela timiso tami, bangayigcini imiyalo yami,

32 ngiyawube sengibafaka luswati, ngibajezise ngenca yekona kwabo, ngibanike imivimba ngenca yebubi babo.

33 Kodvwa ngingeke ngiwususe umusa wami kuye, ngingeke futsi ngikuphikise kwetsembeka kwami.

34 Sivumelwane sami ngingeke ngisephule; nemavi lese ngiwakhulumile ngingeke ngiwagucule.

35 “Ngifunge kwaba kanye ebungcweleni bami, ngingeke ngiwacale emanga kuDavide.

36 Intalo yakhe iyawuma kuze kube phakadze, nesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi asiyiwugucuka, siyawuma njengelilanga lelisembikwami.

37 Uyawumiswa siphelane, njengenyanga, ngobe yona ingufakazi lowetsembekile losemafini.” Cabanga.

38 Kodvwa manje sewumlahlile wamala, wamtfukutselela logcotjiwe wakho.

39 Sewusicitsile sivumelwane senceku yakho, umchele wayo uwutsele ngelihlazo, wawudzicela phansi.

40 Utidzilitele phansi tonkhe tindvonga, tinqaba tasala titindvundvuma.

41 Bonkhe labendlula ngendlela bayatikhwanyela kuyo. Seyigucuke yaba yinhlekisa kubomakhelwane bayo.

42 Uyente yancotjwa ngulabamelene nayo, wajabulisa tonkhe titsa tayo.

43 Nenkemba yayo ayikadli enyameni, wayenta yehluleka ngisho nekubhekana nemphi.

44 Uyemuke indvuku yebukhosi esandleni sayo, wasidzaceka phansi sihlalo sayo sebukhosi.

45 Uwafinyetile emalanga ebusha bayo, wayembesa ngemahloni. Cabanga.

46 Kuyawuze kube ngunini, Simakadze, utifihla siphelane ngingakuboni? Kuyawuze kube ngunini lulaka lwakho luvutsa njengemalangabi emlilo?

47 Khumbula-ke kutsi sikhatsi sami singakanani emhlabeni. Bonkhe bantfu lowabadala bendlula njengemoya kulomhlaba.

48 Ngubani nje umuntfu loyawuphila angafi? Ngubani nje longatigodla yena angayi ethuneni? Cabanga.

49 Awu, Nkhosi yami! Uphi kantsi umusa wakho lomkhulu lowawubonakalisa endvulo, wenta sifungo ngawo kuDavide ngekwetsembeka kwakho?

50 Awu, Nkhosi yami! Khumbula kuphukutwa kwenceku yakho, nekutsi tive tingibhaceka ngetinhlamba.

51 Awu, Simakadze! Titsa takho tiyayihhalatisa lenkhosi loyigcobile, tiyayilandzela tiyibambe, tiyibhaceke ngetinhlamba.

52 Simakadze akabongwe nini nanini! Amen! Yebo, Amen!

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1 Yebo, Simakadze! Wena ube siphephelo setfu etitukulwaneni nasetitukulwaneni.

2 Ngaphambi kwekudalwa kwetintsaba, yebo, ungakawudali nemhlaba, kusukela phakadze kuze kube phakadze, wena Nkulunkulu ukhona.

3 Umuntfu umbuyisela elutfulini utsi: “Buyelani nine bantfwana bebantfu nibe lutfuli lenabunjwa ngalo.”

4 Ngobe inkhulungwane yeminyaka kuwe ingangelilanga linye, injengelilanga layitolo nase lendlulile, yimfishane, ingangemlindvo wasebusuku.

5 Bantfu ubakhukhula njengesihlambi semanti, baphele njengebutfongo, ekuseni bakhula njengeluhlata:

6 nome ekuseni luyahluma luchakaze, kodvwa entsambama luyasikwa lubune.

7 Intfukutselo yakho isicedza emandla, lulaka lwakho luyasesabisa.

8 Bubi betfu busembikwakho, tono tetfu letifihlakele tisekukhanyeni kwebuso bakho.

9 Onkhe emalanga etfu ekuphila endlula ngaphansi kwelulaka lwakho, iminyaka yetfu iyefika ibuye yendlule, sincane sesibibitfwane sesikhashana.

10 Iminyaka yekuphila kwetfu ingiminyaka lengemashumi lasikhombisa, nangabe sisacinile iba ngiminyaka lengemashumi lasiphohlongo; noko linyenti laleyo minyaka seliphetse kuhlupheka nelusizi. Kuphila kwetfu kwendlula ngekushesha, yebo, siyandiza sihambe.

11 Ngubani lowati emandla entfukutselo yakho, yebo, nelulaka lwakho, kuze akwesabe ngalokufanele?

12 Sifundzise kutsi sikwati kubala emalanga etfu, kuze sibe nenhlitiyo lehlakaniphile.

13 Buya, Simakadze! Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini solomane usifulatsela? Hawukela tinceku takho.

14 Senelise ngemusa wakho njalo ekuseni, kuze sijabule sitfokote onkhe emalanga etfu letako.

15 Siphe emalanga ekujabula, langangemalanga ekusihlupha kwakho; akabe ngangeminyaka yekuhlupheka kwetfu.

16 Shangatsi tinceku takho tingake tikubone usebenta, nemandla akho ebukhosi abonakale nasetitukulwaneni tato.

17 Shangatsi lutsandvo lweNkhosi lenguNkulunkulu wetfu, lungabasetikwetfu. Shangatsi ungawubusisa umsebenti wetandla tetfu; yebo, phumelelisa umsebenti wetandla tetfu.

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1 Lowo lohlala ekusitsekeni kuLosetikwako Konkhe ukhosele ekhwapheni laSomandla.

2 Angasho kuSimakadze atsi: “Wena usiphephelo sami nenqaba yami, unguNkulunkulu wami lengetsembele kuye.”

3 Nguye-ke Simakadze lotakwephula elugibeni lwebacuphi, akuvikele nasetifeni letitsatselwanako.

4 Uyawukusibekela ngetimphiko takhe, uphephele ngaphansi kwemaphiko akhe, kwetsembeka kwakhe kulihawu lekukuvikela.

5 Awudzingi kwesaba tingoti tasebusuku, nemicibisholo lentjuzako emini,

6 nengoti lenkhulu levumbuka ebumnyameni, namashayacotfule wesifo lobhubhisako emini.

7 Labatinkhulungwane bangawa eceleni kwakho, nalabatinkhulungwane letilishumi bawele ngasesandleni sakho sekudla, kodvwa wena usale ungenamyocu.

8 Uyawubuka nje kuphela ngemehlo akho, ubone kujeziswa kwalababi.

9 Ngobe wena Simakadze umente waba siphephelo sakho, Losetikwako Konkhe umente inqaba yakho.

10 Ungeke wehlelwe ngemashwa, nesifo singeke sisondzele ekhaya lakho.

11 Ngobe Nkulunkulu uyawuyala tingilosi takhe ngawe tikulondvolote ekuhambeni kwakho konkhe.

12 Tiyawukutsatsa tikwetfwale ngetandla, kuze lunyawo lwakho lungete lwakhutjwa etjeni.

13 Uyawuhamba etikwemabhubesi netinyoka, ugcobagcobe etikwemawundlu emabhubesi kanye nasetikwetinyoka.

14 Nkulunkulu yena utsi: “Njengobe naku ubambelele kimi ngelutsandvo, ngitamephula ngimbeke endzaweni lephakeme, ngimvikele ngobe alati libito lami.

15 Uyawungibita ngiphendvule ngibe naye ekuhluphekeni, ngimuphe kuphepha nekuhlonipheka.

16 Ngiyawumesutsisa ngebudze bemalanga akhe ngimkhombise emandla ensindziso yami.”

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1 Kuhle kubonga wena, Simakadze, nekuhlabelela egameni lakho, wena Losetikwako Konkhe,

2 nekuvakalisa umusa wakho ekuseni, nekwetsembeka kwakho ebusuku,

3 nakushaywa ihabhu lenetintsambo letilishumi, nelugitali, netintsambo telire.

4 Ngobe nguwe, Simakadze, longente ngatfokota ngaloko lokwentile, imisebenti yetandla takho ingente ngahlabelela ngekujabula.

5 Maye, mikhulu imisebenti yakho, Simakadze! Imicabango yakho ijule kakhulu.

6 Sihhundzahhundza singeke sikwati loko, umuntfu losilima angeke acondze

7 kutsi nome lababi bangahluma njengetjani, nato tonkhe tigilamkhuba tichuma, noko tiyawubhujiswa phakadze naphakadze.

8 Kodvwa wena, Simakadze, uphakeme phakadze naphakadze.

9 Ngobe nato titsa takho, tiyawubhubha; bonkhe lababi bayawusakatwa.

10 Kodvwa luphondvo lwami uluphakamisile njengeluphondvo lwenkhabi lengumlalandle, ungigcobe ngemafutsa lamasha.

11 Titsa tami ngitibuke emehlweni, netindlebe tami titivile tinsongo talabo lababi labemelene nami.

12 Lolungile uhluma njengelisundvu, akhule njengemsedari waseLebanoni.

13 Labo-ke banjengetihlahla letihlanyelwe endlini yaSimakadze, bachuma etibuyeni taNkulunkulu wetfu.

14 Ebudzaleni babo bayawuchubeka batsele titselo, bafanane netihlahla letihlala tiluhlata, ngobe tona tihlala ticinile,

15 kuze kubonakale kutsi Somandla ulungile, yena ulidvwala lami, yena unguSokulunga.

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1 Simakadze uyabusa, wembetse inkhatimulo, Simakadze wembetse, wavunula emandla. Ngempela, umhlaba wonkhe utintile, ungeke utanyatanyiswe.

2 Sihlalo sakho sebukhosi seloku sema sicinile kwasemandvulweni, wena wawuvele ukhona kwasemaphakadzeni.

3 Imifula idlondlobele, Simakadze, imifula idlondlobele ngekuhlokoma, imifula idlondlobele ngekudvuma.

4 Kepha wena, Simakadze, umkhulu kunekudvuma kwemanti lamanyenti, umkhulu kunemagagasi aselwandle.

5 Bufakazi bakho buciniseke kakhulu, bungcwele buyifanele indlu yakho, phakadze naphakadze, Simakadze.

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1 Yebo, Simakadze, nguwe Nkulunkulu wemphindziselo! Wena unguNkulunkulu wekuphindzisela. Phumela ebaleni ukhanye.

2 Phakama, Mehluleli wemhlaba, uphindzisele kubemhlaba labatidlako.

3 Awu, Simakadze! Kuyawuze kube ngunini lababi batikhukhumeta? Kuyawuze kube ngunini lababi bachoshile?

4 Kuyawuze kube ngunini lababi batidla bakhuluma kabi bahlambalata?

5 Simakadze, sive sakho bayasipitjita, balinyatsela phansi lifa lakho.

6 Babulala bafelokati, netihambi, basontse netintsandzane, ngobe tite boyise.

7 Batsi: “Simakadze akaboni, Nkulunkulu waJakobe akanaki.”

8 Caphelani nine leninenhloko lelukhuni, emkhatsini wesive. Nine tilima, niyawuhlakanipha nini?

9 Nguye lowadala indlebe, pho, angehluleka yini kuva? Nguye lowadala liso, pho, angehluleka yini kubona?

10 Nguye longumcondzisi wetive, pho, angeke ehlulele yini? Nguye lofundzisa lwati kubo bonkhe bantfu, pho, angabate kanjani lwati?

11 Simakadze uyayati imicabango yebantfu, kutsi ifana nemoya lotsi shwi wendlule.

12 Yebo, Simakadze! Ubusisiwe umuntfu loyalwa nguwe, afundziswe nguwe emtsetfweni wakho,

13 umuphe kuthula ngesikhatsi sebumatima, kusambiwa umgodzi wekuchilitela lababi.

14 Ngobe Simakadze angeke asilahle sive sakhe, angeke alishiye lifa lakhe.

15 Kulunga kuyawuphindze kubuyele ekwehlulelweni, bonkhe labacotfo ngenhlitiyo bayawukulandzela.

16 Ngubani longangisita kulababi? Ngubani longangiphendvula kulabaphambene nami?

17 Kube Simakadze abengesilo lusito lwami, ngabe ngasheshe ngafa.

18 Ngatsi nangifuna kutsi: “Naku sengiwa,” Simakadze wangisekela ngemusa wakhe, ngabuye ngema futsi.

19 Ngesikhatsi inhlitiyo yami iphitsiteliswa ngimicabango, kudvudvuta kwakho kuyawutfokotisa umphefumulo wami.

20 Babusi lababi bangaba nenhlanganyelo yini nawe, labo labenta bubi kube shangatsi ngumtsetfo?

21 Bakha lisu lekuhlasela labalungile, balahla bantfu labangenacala.

22 Kodvwa Simakadze uyinqaba yami, Nkulunkulu wami ulidvwala lelisiphephelo sami.

23 Uyawukwehlisela tono tabo etikwabo, ababhubhise ngenca yebubi babo; Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, uyawubabhubhisa.

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1 Wotani, sitewuhlabela kuSimakadze, sihlabele ngenjabulo kulo lidvwala lensindziso yetfu!

2 Asiye kuye ngekuhlabela, simbonge ngetibongo nangetingoma.

3 Ngobe Simakadze nguNkulunkulu lomkhulu, unguMbusi lomkhulu lonemandla kunabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu.

4 Esandleni sakhe kunekujula kwemhlaba, kanye nekuphakama kwetintsaba.

5 Lwandle lwakhe, ngobe walwenta, nemhlaba lowomile wakhe, ngobe wawubumba ngetandla takhe.

6 Wotani, sikhuleke, simkhotsamele, asiguce embikwaSimakadze, uMenti wetfu.

7 Ngobe yena unguNkulunkulu wetfu, tsine sitimvu telidlelo lakhe, nesive lesisetandleni takhe. Lamuhla shangatsi ningalilalela livi lakhe nalitsi:

8 “Ningatenti lukhuni tinhlitiyo tenu, njengaseMeribha nanjengamhlazane baseMasa,

9 lapho bangilinga khona boyihlo, bangivivinya, nome babeyibonile imisebenti yami.

10 Iminyaka lengemashumi lamane nganengwa nguleso sive, ngadzimate ngatsi: ‘Basive, lesinhlitiyo yaso yedukile, abaticaphelanga tindlela tami.’

11 Ngako-ke ngatfukutsela ngadzimate ngafunga ngabo ngatsi: ‘Bangeke bangene ekuphumuleni kwami.’ ”

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1 Hlabelani ingoma lensha kuSimakadze, hlabelani kuSimakadze, mhlaba wonkhe!

2 Hlabelani kuSimakadze, nidvumise libito lakhe, memetelani insindziso yakhe imihla ngemihla.

3 Vakalisani bukhosi bakhe etiveni, nitjele tonkhe tive ngetimanga takhe.

4 Simakadze mkhulu, ufanele kudvunyiswa kakhulu, ufanele kwesatjwa kunabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu.

5 Ngobe bonkhe bonkulunkulu betive batithico, kantsi nguSimakadze lowenta emazulu.

6 Ludvumo nebukhosi kusembikwakhe, emandla nenkhatimulo kusendlini yakhe lengcwele.

7 Phakamisani Simakadze esikhundleni sakhe, nine mindeni yetive. Nikani Simakadze ludvumo nemandla.

8 Nikani Simakadze lolufanele ludvumo libito lakhe. Ngenani emabaleni endlu yakhe, niletse kuye umnikelo.

9 Khotsamani nikhuleke kuSimakadze, nembatse bungcwele, nitfutfumele embikwakhe, mhlaba wonkhe.

10 Memetelani emkhatsini wetive nitsi: “Simakadze yiNkhosi, uyabusa! Yebo, umhlaba usinyisiwe, ungeke utanyatanyiswe, nguye loyakwehlulela tive ngebucotfo.”

11 Jabulani mazulu, tsakasa nawe mhlaba, kubhodle lwandle nako konkhe lokukulo.

12 Emadlelo, nako konkhe lokukuwo, akujabule, tonkhe tihlahla tesiganga atijabule

13 embikwaSimakadze, ngobe uyeta, yebo, uyeta kutakwehlulela umhlaba. Uyakwehlulela umhlaba ngekulunga, yebo, ehlulele tive ngekwetsembeka kwakhe.

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1 Simakadze uyabusa, umhlaba awujabule netichingi tonkhe tijabule.

2 Emafu lamnyama amtungeletile, kulunga nebucotfo sisekelo lamise kuso sihlalo sakhe sebukhosi.

3 Embikwakhe kuvutsa umlilo udle titsa ngala nangala.

4 Imibane yakhe ikhanyisa umhlaba, umhlaba ungayibona lemibono, uyatfutfumela.

5 Tintsaba tincibilika njengemtfwebeba embikwaSimakadze, yebo, tiyancibilika tiphele embikweNkhosi yemhlaba wonkhe.

6 Emazulu amemetela kulunga kwakhe, tonkhe tive tibubone bukhosi bakhe.

7 Bayahlazeka badliwe ngemahloni bonkhe labakhonta tithico, bachoshe ngetithico letingenamsebenti. Bonkhe bonkulunkulu bakhotsama kuSimakadze.

8 BaseSiyoni bayeva bajabule, yebo, netakhamiti takaJuda tiyatsakasa ngenca yetehlulelo takho, Simakadze.

9 Ngobe wena, Simakadze, unguLosetikwako Konkhe, ubusa umhlaba wonkhe, uphakeme ngetulu kwabonkulunkulu.

10 Nine lenitsandza Simakadze, tondzani konkhe lokubi, ngobe uyabelusa labametsembako, abephule etandleni talababi.

11 Kukhanya kuhlanyelelwa labalungile, nekujabula kuhlanyelelwa labanetinhlitiyo letinhle.

12 Tfokotani nijabule nine lenilungile, bongani libito lakhe lelingcwele.

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1 Sihlabelelo. Hlabelani ingoma lensha kuSimakadze, ngobe wente tintfo letinkhulu; wancoba ngesandla sakhe sekudla nangengalo yakhe lengcwele.

2 Simakadze uyente yatiwa insindziso yakhe, kulunga kwakhe ukwembulile emehlweni ebetive.

3 Uwukhumbulile umusa wakhe nekwetsembeka kwakhe kubaka-Israyeli. Imikhawulo yonkhe yemhlaba iyibonile insindziso yaNkulunkulu.

4 Hlokomani nidvumise Nkulunkulu, nine bantfu bemhlaba. Mdvumiseni ngengoma yekujabula, nihlabele ngekumdvumisa.

5 Hlabelani nidvumise Nkulunkulu ngehabhu, hlabelani ngehabhu nangeliphimbo.

6 Shayani emacilongo nelivenge. Hlokomani embikwaSimakadze iNkhosi.

7 Akubhodle lwandle, nako konkhe lokukulo. Akubhodle umhlaba nalabahlala kuwo!

8 Imifula ayishaye tandla ibetsele. Tintsaba tihlabele kanyekanye ngenjabulo

9 embikwaSimakadze, ngobe uyeta kutakwehlulela umhlaba ngekulunga, yebo, ehlulele tive ngebucotfo.

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1 Simakadze uyabusa! Tive atitfutfumele! Uhleti etikwemakherubhi. Umhlaba awutfutfumele!

2 Simakadze mkhulu eSiyoni, uphakeme ngetulu kwetive tonkhe.

3 Atidvumise tibabate libito lakho, ngobe lona likhulu, futsi liyesabeka, yena ungcwele.

4 Simakadze, nguwe losimise kulunga kwenkhosi letsandza kubusa ngekungakhetsi muntfu; nguwe lowehlisela lokuhle kuJakobe, waletsa kulunga nebucotfo.

5 Phakamisani Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, nikhuleke kuso senabelo setinyawo takhe, yena ungcwele.

6 BoMosi kanye na-Aroni baba ngulabanye bebaphristi bakhe. Samuweli abengulomunye walabo bebabita libito lakhe. Bakhala kuSimakadze, wabaphendvula.

7 Wakhuluma kubo asensikeni yelifu, bayigcina imiyalo yakhe kanye netimiso takhe labebanike tona.

8 Yebo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, wabaphendvula wena, waba nguNkulunkulu lotsetselelako kubo, noko wabajezisa ngenca yetono tabo.

9 Phakamisani Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, mkhotsameni nimkhonte kulentsaba yakhe lengcwele. Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, ungcwele!

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1 Dvumisani Simakadze ngenjabulo, nine mhlaba wonkhe!

2 Khontani Simakadze ngentfokoto! Sondzelani kuye ngekuhlabela kwenjabulo.

3 Yatini kutsi Simakadze nguNkulunkulu! Sadalwa nguye, asitidalanga, sisive sakhe, netimvu telidlelo lakhe.

4 Ngenani emasangweni akhe ngekubonga, nasetibuyeni tendlu yakhe ngekumdvumisa. Mbongeni, nidvumise libito lakhe.

5 Ngobe Simakadze muhle, umusa wakhe uhlala umile kuze kube nguphakadze naphakadze; nekwetsembeka kwakhe kuhlala kumile titukulwane ngetitukulwane.

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1 Ngiyawuhlabela kuwe, Simakadze, ngibonge umusa wakho nebuhle bakho bekungakhetsi bala.

2 Angicaphelisise kuhamba ngendlela yebucotfo. Uyawuze ufike nini kimi? Ngiyawuhamba ngimsulwa endlini yami.

3 Ngingeke ngitimisele kwenta lokubi. Ngiyayenyanya imisebenti yalabahlubuka Nkulunkulu, futsi ngingeke ngihambisane nayo.

4 Inhlitiyo lesigwegwe ayisuke kimi, ngingakwenti lokubi.

5 Lowo lohleba makhelwane wakhe emasitseleni mine ngiyawumcitsa. Lowo lonemehlo lachoshile nenhlitiyo letigcabhako angihambisani naye.

6 Ngiyabanconota labo labetsembeke kuNkulunkulu, kulelive, kutsi bangahlala nami. Lowo lohamba ngendlela yebucotfo angaba yinceku yami.

7 Umuntfu lonemacebo ngeke ngimvumele ahlale endlini yami. Wonkhe umuntfu localemanga ngingeke ngimbeketelele.

8 Kusa ngekusa, ngiyawubabhubhisa ngibabulale bonkhe lababi eveni, kuze ngibacotfule bonkhe lababi bangabikho ekhaya laSimakadze.

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1 Awu, Simakadze! Vani umthandazo wami. Kukhala kwami akufinyelele kuwe.

2 Ungabufihli buso bakho kimi, ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka kwami! Beka indlebe yakho kimi; usheshe ungiphendvule njalo nje nangikhala kuwe.

3 Emalanga ami endlula njengentfutfu, ematsambo ami ashise njengemlilo.

4 Inhlitiyo yami ihashukile yabuna njengetjani. Angisadli, nekudla akusangeni, ngobe inhlitiyo yami imnyama.

5 Sengondze ngingumbambotiyabalwa, ngenca yekububula kwami kakhulu.

6 Sengifanana nelingce lasehlane, ngifanane nesikhova setindzala.

7 Ngiyacwasha, butfongo abehli, ngifanana nenyoni ledliwa situnge, lehleti etikwendlu.

8 Titsa tami tingetfuka onkhe emalanga, laba labangiphukutako bacalekisa betfukane ngelibito lami.

9 Ngiyakhala, umlotsa sekudla kwami, tinyembeti titfontsela esinatfweni sami,

10 ngenca yelulaka nekutfukutsela kwakho, ngobe ungisundvutile wangilahla.

11 Emalanga ami anjengesitfunti sentsambama, ngiyabuna njengetjani.

12 Kodvwa wena, Simakadze, uyawuba khona kuze kube phakadze. Uyawukhunjulwa titukulwane ngetitukulwane.

13 Uyawusukuma uhawukele iSiyoni, ngobe sengiso sikhatsi sekuyiphatsa ngemusa, yebo, sikhatsi lesimiselwe loko sesifikile.

14 Tinceku takho tiyitsandza ngisho nematje ayo; tihawukela lutfuli lwayo.

15 Tive tiyawulesaba libito laSimakadze, nemakhosi onkhe emhlaba esabe bukhosi bakhe.

16 Ngobe Simakadze utawube asayakhe kabusha iSiyoni, asabonakele enkhatimulweni yakhe,

17 anake imikhuleko yalabangenabani, angayibukeli phansi imithandazo yabo.

18 Loku akubhalwe phansi, kugcinelwe situkulwane lesitako, kuze naleso sive lesiyawuvela naso sidvumise Simakadze.

19 Ngobe Simakadze wabuka phansi, asendzaweni yakhe lephakeme lengcwele, wabuka emhlabeni asezulwini,

20 kutsi atewuva kububula kwetiboshwa, atewukhulula labo labagwetjelwe intsambo,

21 kuze bantfu bavakalise libito laSimakadze eSiyoni, neludvumo lwakhe eJerusalema,

22 ngesikhatsi sekuhlangene tive ndzawonye, kanye nemibuso kutawukhonta Simakadze.

23 Wacedza emandla ami ngisesemkhatsini, wafinyeta emalanga ekuphila kwami.

24 Ngitsi: “Hhawu, Nkulunkulu wami, ungaphangisi ungitsatse ngisakhula. Iminyaka yakho yetitukulwane netitukulwane.

25 Emandvulo wabeka tisekelo temhlaba, emazulu angumsebenti wetandla takho.

26 Kuyakwendlula konkhe, wena uhlale unjalo nje, konkhe kuyawuguga njengengubo. Yebo, njengengubo uyawukugucula kusakateke.

27 Kepha wena seloku unjalo nje, iminyaka yakho ayinasiphetfo.

28 Bantfwana betinceku takho bayawuhlala baphephile, intalo yabo ihlale isimiswe embikwakho.”

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1 Mphefumulo wami, dvumisa Simakadze, nako konkhe lokukimi akudvumise libito lakhe lelingcwele!

2 Mphefumulo wami, dvumisa Simakadze, ungatikhohlwa tento takhe temusa kimi.

3 Ungitsetselela lonkhe licala letono tami angelaphe tonkhe tifo tami.

4 Ungihlenga ngiphephe ekufeni, enhloko yami ungifaka umchele longumusa nesihawu.

5 Wenelisa kuphila kwami ngalokuhle, kuvuseleleke emandla ebusha bami, ngivuseleleke ngibe njengelusweti.

6 Bonkhe labacindzetelwe Simakadze ubentela kulunga, angakhetsi muntfu.

7 Imisebenti yakhe wayenta yatiwa nguMosi, tento takhe tatiwa sive saka-Israyeli.

8 Simakadze unemusa nesihawu, uyephuta kutfukutsela, andze ngemusa.

9 Akatsetsi ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, futsi akahlali atfukutsele kuze kube phakadze.

10 Akasiphatsi njengalokufanele tono tetfu, futsi akasivuzi njengekwemacala etfu.

11 Njengobe emazulu aphakeme ngetulu kwemhlaba, unjalo-ke nemusa wakhe kulabamesabako.

12 Njengobe imphumalanga yehlukene nenshonalanga utikhweshise kangako-ke tono tetfu kitsi.

13 Njengobe uyise anesihe kubantfwabakhe, ngalokufananako Simakadze unesihe kulabamesabako.

14 Ngobe uyakwati kubunjwa kwetfu, uyakhumbula kutsi silutfuli nje.

15 Emalanga emuntfu anjengetjani, uyabhahela njengembali yesiganga.

16 Ngesikhatsi umoya uphephetsa wendlule etikwayo, kube kuphela kwayo njalo, ingeke iphindze yatiwe kuleyo ndzawo.

17 Kodvwa umusa waSimakadze ukubo bonkhe labamesabako, futsi uyawuhlala ukubo phakadze naphakadze, nekulunga kwakhe etikwebantfwana bebantfwana,

18 kubo labagcina sivumelwane sakhe, bakhumbule kwenta imiyalo yakhe.

19 Simakadze wasimisa ezulwini sihlalo sakhe sebukhosi, konkhe lokukhona kungaphansi kwembuso wakhe.

20 Dvumisani Simakadze, nine tingilosi takhe, nani machawe lanemandla, nine labenta livi lakhe, nilalele kukhuluma kwelivi lakhe.

21 Dvumisani Simakadze, nine mabandla akhe nonkhe, nani tikhonti takhe letenta intsandvo yakhe.

22 Bongani Simakadze, nonkhe nine misebenti yakhe, kuto tonkhe tindzawo embusweni wakhe. Mphefumulo wami, dvumisa Simakadze.

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1 Mphefumulo wami, dvumisa Simakadze! Yebo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, wena umkhulu kakhulu! Wembetse ludvumo nebukhosi.

2 Kukhanya kuyingubo lotembese ngayo, weneke emazulu njengekumiswa kwelithende;

3 indlu yakho yebukhosi, uyakhe etikwemanti lasetulu. Emafu lamnyama lahlomile ayincola yakho, ugibele emaphiko emoya.

4 Nguwe lowenta titfunywa takho tibe ngimimoya, wente tinceku takho tibe ngimibane.

5 Wasimisa umhlaba etikwetisekelo tawo, kuze ungatanyatanyiswa, phakadze naphakadze,

6 wawembesa ngemanti lamanyenti, njengekwembeswa ngengubo, emanti agcwala adzimate acwilisa tintsaba.

7 Wawekhuta abaleka, ngekubhonga kwelivi lakho asubatsa ngematubane abaleka,

8 adzilika etintsabeni ehlela etigodzini, aphutfuma endzaweni lowawuyimisele wona.

9 Wawabekela iminyele langeke ayengce, angete asabuyela kuyakwembesa umhlaba wonkhe.

10 Wenta tiyalu tigelete etihosheni, ageletise imifula emkhatsini wetintsaba.

11 Kunatsa kuyo tonkhe tilwane tesiganga, netimbongolo tesiganga ngulapho tikucima khona koma kwato.

12 Tinyoni tesiganga takhela ngakuyo, tintjilote emkhatsini wemagala.

13 Unisela tintsaba ngemvula utihlalele etulu, nemhlaba weneliswe sitselo semsebenti wakho:

14 Uhlumisa tjani, kuze kudle imfuyo, uhlumise lokumilako kusitakale bantfu, kuze kuvele kudla emhlabeni,

15 neliwayini lelijabulisa tinhlitiyo tabo, nemafutsa ekugcobisa buso bakhe buze bucwebetele, nekudla lokuyinsika yemphilo yemuntfu.

16 Tihlahla taSimakadze tiniselwe ngalokwenele, imisedari yaseLebanoni layihlanyelile,

17 tinyoni letakhele tidleke tato kuyo, gilonki wakhela etulu emagaleni ato.

18 Tintsaba letindze tiyinkhundla yemagoga, emadvwala asiphephelo setimbila.

19 Wenta inyanga kutsi yehlukanise tikhatsi, lilanga liyasati sikhatsi salo sekuya kunina.

20 Wenta bumnyama bube busuku, bese kweluka tonkhe tilwane temahlatsi.

21 Emabhubesi ayabhodla atamule, atingele tinyamatane, afuna kudla kwawo kuNkulunkulu.

22 Naliphumako lilanga ayahoshoba, abange emihumeni yawo, afike alale phansi.

23 Umuntfu uyaphuma aye emsebentini wakhe, akhandleke kudzimate kushone lilanga.

24 Awu, Simakadze! Maye, minyenti imisebenti yakho! Yonkhe uyente ngekuhlakanipha; umhlaba ugcwele tidalwa takho.

25 Naluya lwandle lolukhulu, nalolubanti, loluphetfuka tintfo umuntfu langeke akhone kutibala, tintfo letiphilako letincane naletinkhulu.

26 Nansiya imikhumbi intjweza kulo nemikhoma lowayenta yatjakadvula kulo.

27 Tonkhe letidalwa tibheke wena, kutsi utiphe kudla kwato ngesikhatsi lesifanele.

28 Utipha kudla tidle, nawuvula sandla sakho, teneliswa ngetintfo letinhle.

29 Nawufihla buso bakho, tiyetfuka, nawutsatsa kuphefumula kwato, tiyafa, tibuyele elutfulini.

30 Nawutfumela Moya wakho, tiyadaleka, uhlumise kabusha imvelo yemhlaba.

31 Shangatsi ludvumo lwaSimakadze lungema kuze kube ngunaphakadze. Shangatsi Simakadze angatfokota ngemisebenti yakhe,

32 yena lotsi nakabuka umhlaba utfutfumele, atsintse tintsaba tibhunye.

33 Simakadze ngiyawumhlabelela, yingci nangisaphila. Ngiyawudvumisa Nkulunkulu wami, ngisaphila lapha emhlabeni.

34 Shangatsi kuzindla kwami kungamjabulisa, ngiyawutfokota kuSimakadze.

35 Shangatsi toni tingasishulwa emhlabeni, lababi bangabe basaphushwa nakuphushwa. Mphefumulo wami, dvumisa Simakadze! Dvumisa Simakadze!

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1 Bongani Simakadze, nibite libito lakhe, nimemetele tento takhe emkhatsini wetive.

2 Hlabelani kuye, nimdvumise, nibalise ngetimangaliso takhe tonkhe.

3 Tibongeni ngelibito lakhe lelingcwele, atijabule tinhlitiyo talabafuna Simakadze.

4 Funani kwati Simakadze nemandla akhe, nifunisise buso bakhe onkhe emalanga.

5 Khumbulani timangaliso takhe latentile, nikhumbule tibonakaliso takhe, kanye netehlulelo temlomo wakhe,

6 nine situkulwane sa-Abrahama, inceku yakhe, nine madvodzana aJakobe, labakhetsiwe bakhe.

7 Yena Simakadze unguNkulunkulu wetfu, tehlulelo takhe tisemhlabeni wonkhe.

8 Uyasikhumbula sivumelwane sakhe phakadze naphakadze; livi layala ngalo uyalikhumbula titukulwane ngetitukulwane.

9 Sivumelwane lasenta na-Abrahama, nesifungo sakhe ku-Isaka,

10 wasicinisa kuJakobe, saba ngumtsetfo, ku-Israyeli saba sivumelwane saphakadze.

11 Watsi: “Wena ngiyakupha live laseKhenani leliyawuba sabelo lesilifa lakho.”

12 Babesembalwa ngesibalo, yebo, babeyingcosana, batihambi kulelo live.

13 Bazula bandzindza etiveni ngetive, basuka kulomunye umbuso baya kulomunye,

14 kodvwa akavumelanga muntfu kutsi abahluphe, ngenca yabo wajezisa ngisho emakhosi.

15 Watsi: “Ningabatsintsi labagcotjiwe bami, ningacali nilimate baphrofethi bami.”

16 Watfumela indlala kulelo live, kwaphela kudla, kati walala etiko.

17 Watfuma indvodza yahamba kucala kunabo, Josefa, lowatsengiswa waba sigcili.

18 Tinyawo takhe batibopha ngetinketane, naye lucobo lwakhe waboshwa ngetinsimbi,

19 kwaze kwaba sikhatsi lekwagcwaliseka ngaso livi lakhe, nelivi laSimakadze lamvivinya lamtfola kutsi ucinisile.

20 Faro, inkhosi, watfumela kutsi akhululwe, yebo, umbusi wetive wamkhulula.

21 Wamenta waba sikhulu semuti wakhe, waba ngundvunankhulu welive lonkhe,

22 kuze acondzise tikhulu takhe; nebaholi bakhe wabafundzisa kuhlakanipha.

23 Israyeli wase uyefika eGibhithe, Jakobe wakhonta eveni lakaHhamu.

24 Simakadze wasandzisa kakhulu sive sakhe, wasenta sandza saba nemandla kunetitsa taso.

25 Wayigucula inhlitiyo yebaseGibhithe, kuze itondze bantfu bakhe, babaphatsa ngebucili.

26 Watfumela Mosi, inceku yakhe, wahamba na-Aroni labekhetfwe nguSimakadze.

27 Benta tibonakaliso taSimakadze emkhatsini wabo, netimangaliso eveni lakaHhamu.

28 Watfumela bumnyama, wenta live laba mnyama, kepha bemelana nemavi akhe.

29 Wagucula emanti abo aba yingati, wabhubhisa tinhlanti tabo.

30 Live labo lanyakatela tigogodvolo, taphetfuka ngisho nasemakamelweni emakhosi.

31 Wakhuluma, kwavela emabulo etibawu, kanye netimphungane eveni labo lonkhe.

32 Wabapha sangcotfo, saba yimvula yabo, kwaklwebha imibane eveni labo lonkhe.

33 Wavitsita imivini nemakhiwane abo, washaya netihlahla eveni labo.

34 Wakhuluma, kwavela sikhonyane, kwavela inkhasa lengeke ibaleke,

35 kwadla yonkhe intfo lemilako eveni, kwacedza sitselo semhlaba emasimini abo.

36 Wabulala onkhe ematubulo abo eveni, lababetibone ngawo kutsi sebakhulile.

37 Wase uyabakhipha baka-Israyeli eGibhithe, bahamba sebanesiliva negolide; kute nome munye lowawa emindenini yabo.

38 EmaGibhithe ajabula ekuphumeni kwabo ngobe abesafile kubesaba.

39 Wendlala lifu, laba ngumpheme wekubambonya, wabentela umlilo wekubakhanyisela ebusuku.

40 Bacela, wabapha tigwaca, wabesutsisa ngesinkhwa lesivela ezulwini.

41 Wavula lidvwala, kwampompota emanti, ageleta ehlane njengemfula.

42 Ngobe wakhumbula livi lakhe lelingcwele, lalikhuluma ku-Abrahama, inceku yakhe.

43 Wase ukhipha sive sakhe ngenjabulo, labakhetsiwe bakhe bahamba ngekutfokota.

44 Wabapha emave ebetive, badla lifa lelititfukutfuku tebetive,

45 kuze bacaphele timiso takhe, bagcine imitsetfo yakhe. Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze!

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1 Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze! Bongani Simakadze ngobe muhle, nemusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

2 Ngubani longalandzisa ngemisebenti lemikhulu yaSimakadze, avakalise lonkhe ludvumo lwakhe?

3 Babusisiwe labo labahamba ngebucotfo bente kulunga ngato tonkhe tikhatsi.

4 Awu, Simakadze, ngikhumbule nawusentela umusa sive sakho, nami ungisindzise kanye naso,

5 kuze ngibone kuchuma kwalabakhetsiwe bakho, ngitfokote ekujabuleni kwesive sakho, ngitigabise kanye nalabalifa lakho.

6 Sonile tsine kanye nabokhokho betfu, sente lokubi, sonakele.

7 Ngesikhatsi bokhokho baseseGibhithe abazange bacaphele timangaliso takho, futsi abazange bakhumbule bunyenti betento takho temusa, kodvwa bakuhlubuka ngaseLwandle Lolubovu.

8 Noko, Simakadze wabasindzisa, ngenca yelibito lakhe, kuze abonakalise emandla akhe lamakhulu.

9 Wakhalimela Lwandle Lolubovu, lwasha, wabeweta ekujuleni kwalo, kwaba shangatsi bahamba ehlane.

10 Ngako wabasindzisa esandleni sesitsa, wabahlenga emandleni esitsa.

11 Emanti atimbonya titsa tabo, kute ngisho nasinye sato lesasala.

12 Base bayawakholwa emavi akhe, bahlabela, bamdvumisa.

13 Kodvwa basheshe bayikhohlwa imisebenti yakhe, abazange basatilindzela teluleko takhe.

14 Bahamba bashangashanga ehlane, bamlinga Nkulunkulu kalashameshame.

15 Wabapha leto tintfo bebaticela kuye, kodvwa wabatfumela kufa lokwabacedza.

16 Basesendleleni baba nemona naMosi kanye na-Aroni, longcwele waSimakadze.

17 Umhlaba wakhamisa wamita Dathani, wagcibedzela Abiramu nebalandzeli bakhe,

18 kwalumekeka umlilo ebutfweni labo, lilangabi lashisa lacedza bonkhe lababi.

19 Babumba sitfombe selitfole eHorebe, bakhotsama kuso sithico lesibunjiwe.

20 Bamnyembenya lowo abeludvumo lwabo, bakhetsa sitfombe senkhomo ledla tjani.

21 Bamkhohlwa Nkulunkulu, uMsindzisi wabo, labebentele tintfo letinkhulu eGibhithe,

22 lekwakuyimisebenti lemangalisako eveni lakaHhamu, netintfo letesabekako ngaseLwandle Lolubovu.

23 Ngako-ke watsi utababhubhisa, kepha Mosi, lokhetsiwe wakhe, wema emkhatsini, wabalamlela ngekubashweletela kuNkulunkulu, kutsi lulaka lwakhe lungababhubhisi.

24 Baledzelela live lelihle, abazange balikholwe livi laSimakadze.

25 Bakhonona basemathendeni abo, abazange balilalele livi laSimakadze.

26 Ngako-ke waphakamisa sandla sakhe wafunga kubo kutsi uyawubabhubhisa bafele ehlane,

27 asakate intalo yabo emkhatsini wetive, ayihlakatele emaveni.

28 Base batihlanganisa nalababekhonta sithico lesasinguBhali wasePheyori, badla lokwakuhlatjelwe labaphansi,

29 bacunula Simakadze ngetento tabo, kwabhoboka sifo emkhatsini wabo.

30 Kwase kusukuma Finehasi walamula ngekubulala letephulamtsetfo; lesifo saphela.

31 Loku kwabalelwa kuye njengekulunga titukulwane ngetitukulwane kuze kube phakadze.

32 Bacunula Simakadze ngaseticojeni taseMeribha, Mosi wamhambela kabi ngenca yabo,

33 ngobe baphambana naMoya waNkulunkulu, naMosi waze wakhuluma kubo ngemawala.

34 Abazange batibhubhise tive, njengobe Simakadze abebayalile;

35 kodvwa batihlanganisa nebetive, bafundza kwenta imikhuba yato.

36 Bakhonta tithico tato, letagucuka taba lugibe kubo.

37 Banikela ngemadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo, kutsi abe yimihlatjelo yemadimoni.

38 Bacitsa ingati lete licala, ingati yemadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo, labawahlabela tithico taseKhenani; ngaloko bangcolisa lonkhe live ngengati.

39 Batingcolisa ngetintfo lababetenta, bangete betsembeka kuNkulunkulu, bafana netiphingi.

40 Ngako-ke intfukutselo yaSimakadze yasivutsela sive sakhe, loko lokulifa lakhe kwaba sinengiso kuye.

41 Wabanikela emandleni ebetive, labo lababatondzako bababusa.

42 Titsa tabo tabacindzetela, batfotjiswa ngephansi kwesandla sato.

43 Wabakhulula emahlandla lamanyenti, kepha batimisela kumelana naye, bawiswa phansi ngebubi babo.

44 Noko walunaka lusizi lwabo, asakuvile kukhala kwabo.

45 Wabevela, wasikhumbula sivumelwane sakhe, ngenca yemusa wakhe lomkhulu wabuye wabahawukela.

46 Wenta bonkhe batfumbi babo kutsi babahawukele.

47 Sisindzise, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, sibutse etiveni usicocele ndzawonye, kuze sibonge libito lakho lelingcwele, sigungubale ngeludvumo lwakho.

48 Akabongwe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kusukela phakadze kuze kube phakadze! Sive sonkhe asitsi: “Amen!” Haleluya! Dvumisani Simakadze!

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1 “Dvumisani Simakadze, ngobe yena muhle, nemusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.”

2 Labahlengwe nguSimakadze abasho njalo, bona labo labahlengwe emandleni ebacindzeteli babo.

3 Wababutsa emaveni onkhe emphumalanga nasenshonalanga, enyakatfo naseningizimu.

4 Labanye bazulazula ehlane, kalashameshame, kepha abazange batfole ngisho nemuti wekungenisa.

5 Balamba, boma, umphefumulo wabo waphela emandla kubo.

6 Base bakhala kuSimakadze basesekulolo lusizi lwabo, wabephula kulo.

7 Wabahola ngendlela lecondzile kutsi bahambe baze befike emtini lababengangenisa kuwo.

8 Akabongwe Simakadze ngemusa wakhe, ngekwentela bantfu imisebenti lemangalisako:

9 Ngobe wenelisa umuntfu lowomile, lolambile umesutsisa ngalokuhle.

10 Labanye babehleti ebumnyameni nasetfuntini lekufa, baboshwe tinsizi netinketane,

11 ngobe baphambana nemavi aNkulunkulu, bakwedzelela kuyalwa kwaLosetikwako Konkhe.

12 Yebo, wabayendzisa ngekudvonsa kamatima, basakateka phansi, kwabate lobasitako.

13 Base bakhala kuSimakadze basesekulolo lusizi lwabo, wabasindzisa kulo.

14 Wabakhipha kulobo bumnyama nakulelo tfunti lekufa, wajuba tibopho letatibabophile.

15 Akabongwe Simakadze ngemusa wakhe, ngekwentela bantfu imisebenti lemangalisako:

16 Ngobe wafohla emasango elitfusi, wajuba nemishudvo yetinsimbi.

17 Labanye baba tilima ngenca yekona nebubi babo behlelwa kuhlupheka.

18 Tinhlitiyo tabo taba mnyama, behluleka kudla, ngako bondza bacishe bafa.

19 Base bakhala kuSimakadze basesekulolo lusizi lwabo, wabasindzisa kulo.

20 Wakhipha umyalo wakhe, wabaphilisa, wabenta bagejwa kufa.

21 Akabongwe Simakadze ngemusa wakhe, ngekwentela bantfu imisebenti lemangalisako.

22 Abanikele ngemihlatjelo yekubonga, bamemetele imisebenti yakhe ngenjabulo.

23 Labanye babehla benyuka ngemikhumbi elwandle, babephila ngekuhweba.

24 Bayibona imisebenti yaSimakadze, netimangaliso takhe ekujuleni kwalo.

25 Wakhuluma kwavuka sivunguvungu, sadlondlobalisa emagagasi elwandle.

26 Abatsatsa abajika etulu, aphindza abagoboncisela ekujuleni, badzimate batfutfumeliswa kwesaba.

27 Badzayitela, bayendza, njengemuntfu nadzakiwe, lwati lwabo lwefika lapho luphela khona.

28 Base bakhala kuSimakadze basesekulolo lusizi lwabo, wabakhulula kulo.

29 Wathulisa kubhenguta kwelwandle, emagagasi alo abindza.

30 Batfokota ngobe kwase kuba nekuthula, wabaholela esikhumulweni lababecondze kuso.

31 Akabongwe Simakadze ngemusa wakhe, ngekwentela bantfu imisebenti lemangalisako.

32 Abamphakamise emkhambatsini wesive, bamdvumise emhlanganweni webaholi.

33 Imifula wayigucula yaba lihlane, tiyalu toma taba lubhubhushi,

34 live lelivundzile laba lugagadvu ngenca yebubi betakhamiti talo.

35 Wagucula lihlane laba ngumena, umhlaba lowomile wamila tiyalu.

36 Kulapho abeka khona labalambile, bacaba, bakha khona imiti yabo, bahlala batinta.

37 Balima emasimi, bahlanyela tivini, bavuna sivuno lesikhulu.

38 Wababusisa, bandza kakhulu, netifuyo tabo tandza kakhulu.

39 Babuye bancipha baphunguka, ngenca yekucindzetelwa nangekuhlushwa,

40 watsela kwedzelewa etikwetikhulu, wabazulazulisa ehlane lelite indlela.

41 Kodvwa waphakamisa labamphofu wabakhipha elusizini, wenta imindeni yaba njengemihlambi yetimvu.

42 Labacotfo bayakubona loku bajabule, kodvwa bonkhe lababi bayathula.

43 Lohlakaniphile akacaphele letintfo, bantfu abayicondzisise imisebenti yemusa waSimakadze.

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1 Yebo, Nkulunkulu, ngitimisele ngenhlitiyo yami yonkhe! Ngiyawuhlabela ngidvumise wena, nawe mphefumulo wami, phaphama.

2 Vukani lugitali nehabhu! Ngikunyakatisa ngivuse intsatsakusa.

3 Simakadze, ngiyawukubonga emkhatsini webantfu, ngihlabele ngekukudvumisa emkhatsini wetive.

4 Ngobe umusa wakho mkhulu ungetulu kwemazulu nekwetsembeka kwakho kuze kube ngusemafini.

5 Phakama, Nkulunkulu, ube ngetulu kwemazulu, ludvumo lwakho luwusibekele umhlaba wonkhe jikelele.

6 Kuze kukhululwe labo labaligugu lakho, ngisindzise ngesandla sakho sekudla, ngive ungiphendvule.

7 Nkulunkulu ukhulume endzaweni yakhe lengcwele, watsi: “Ngiyakwetsaba ekuncobeni kwami, ngiyawuyidzabula ngiyabe iShekhemu ngiklaye Sigodzi saseSukhothi.

8 Wami Gileyadi, wami naManase, Efrayimu usivikelo senhloko yami, Juda yintfonga yami yekubusa.

9 Mowabi ngumgezelo wami, etikwa-Edomu ngulapho ngijika khona sicatfulo sami, etikweFilistiya ngiyetsaba ngidle siga.”

10 Ngubani lotangiyisa kulelidolobha leliyinqaba? Ngiyawuholwa ngubani kuya kulaka-Edomu?

11 Akusiwe yini Nkulunkulu losilahlile? Awusaphumi netimphi tetfu.

12 Sisite uselekelele kulomelene natsi, ngobe lusito lwemuntfu lulite.

13 Nangabe Nkulunkulu eme ngakitsi, sitawuncoba, ngobe nguye loyawugcobagcoba titsa tetfu.

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1 Awu, Nkulunkulu lengimdvumisako, ungathuli ungibukelele.

2 Ngobe lababi netikhohlakali tinginyundzele, baphambene nami bangicalela emanga.

3 Bangitungeleta ngemavi enzondo, balwa nami ngaphandle kwesizatfu.

4 Umusa wami bawubonga ngekungibeka licala, noko mine ngihlala ngikhuleka.

5 Mine ngabentela lokuhle, bona bangibonga ngalokubi, lutsandvo lwami balwenana ngenzondo.

6 Bakhuluma batsi: “Akagwetjwe ngumehluleli lomubi, ummangaleli wakhe amelane naye.

7 Ekwehlulelweni kwakhe akalahlwe licala, umthandazo wakhe awubalwe njengesono.

8 Shangatsi imihla yekuphila kwakhe ingafinyetwa, lomunye atsatse sikhundla sakhe.

9 Shangatsi bantfwabakhe bangaba tintsandzane, nemkakhe abe ngumfelokati.

10 Shangatsi bantfwabakhe bangaba tindzindzi letiphila ngekucela; shangatsi bangakhishwa nakuto letindzala labahlala kuto kwamanje.

11 Shangatsi konkhe lanako kungadliwa ngumtjelekisi; shangatsi titfukutfuku takhe tingadliwa bafokatana.

12 Akubete loba nemusa kuye, kubete nalohawukela tintsandzane takhe.

13 Shangatsi intalelwane yakhe ingaphela nya; libito lakhe lesulwe esitukulwaneni lesitako.

14 Shangatsi Simakadze angakhumbula bubi baboyise, nesono senina singete sesulwa.

15 Shangatsi tono tabo tingema embikwaSimakadze njalo. Shangatsi bangete baphindze bakhunjulwe emhlabeni.

16 “Ngobe lomuntfu akazange akhumbule kwenta umusa, kodvwa labamphofu, nalabandzindzako, nalabanetinhlitiyo letidzabukile wabahlupha kwaze kwabasekufeni kwabo.

17 Abetsandza kucalekisa. Shangatsi leticalekiso tingehlela etikwakhe; akazange asitsandze sibusiso, shangatsi sibusiso singakhwesha kuye.

18 Abembatsa ticalekiso njengengubo, tangena etibilinini takhe njengemanti, nasematsanjeni akhe njengemkantja.

19 Shangatsi tingamembesa njengelijazi, nanjengelibhande latibopha ngalo elukhalweni yonkhe imihla le.”

20 Shangatsi Simakadze angangiphindziselela etitseni tami, kulabo labakhuluma kabi ngami.

21 Kodvwa wena, Nkulunkulu, Nkhosi yami, ngivikele ngenca yelibito lakho, ungephule ngenca yemusa wakho.

22 Ngobe mine ngisihlupheki nalomphofu, inhlitiyo yami idzabukile.

23 Ngiyanyamalala kancane kancane, njengesitfunti nase kuhwalala; ngiyavitsitwa njengentsetse.

24 Emadvolo ami ayaceka ngenca yekuzila kudla, umtimba wami wonkhe uyesabeka.

25 Ngiyinhlekisa yetitsa tami; nabangibona, banikina tinhloko.

26 Ngisite, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, ngisindzise ngelutsandvo lwakho lwaphakadze.

27 Shangatsi bangati kutsi sandla sakho, Simakadze, lesente loku.

28 Bona bangangicalekisa, kodvwa wena utangibusisa. Shangatsi labangihlaselako bangehluleka, shangatsi mine, nceku yakho, ngingatfokota.

29 Shangatsi labangimangalelako bangahlazeka, shangatsi emahloni angabambonya njengengubo.

30 Ngiyawumemeta ngibonge Simakadze, ngimdvumise esicunjini lesikhulu;

31 ngobe ume ngesekudla salomphofu kutsi amsindzise kulabamgwebela intsambo.

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1 Simakadze watsi enkhosini yami: “Hlala lapha ngesekudla sami, ngize ngifake titsa takho ngaphansi kwetinyawo takho.”

2 Intfonga yebukhosi bakho lobunemandla uyawuyelula wena, Simakadze, useSiyoni, utsi: “Busa wena emkhatsini wetitsa takho.”

3 Sive sakho siyawutinikela mhlazana ulwa netitsa takho, emabutfo akho ayawuta kuwe ahlobe ngemvunulo lengcwele, ayawuvela njengematolo asentsatsakusa.

4 Simakadze wafunga, futsi angeke agucuke, watsi: “Wena ungumphristi loyawuhlala akhona kuze kube phakadze ngekuma kwaMelkhisedeki.”

5 Simakadze ungesekudla sakho, uyawuwacitsa onkhe emakhosi, mhlazana asatfukutsele.

6 Uyakwehlulela tive, kuyawulala lucaca lwetidvumbu, aphihlite onkhe emakhosi emhlaba.

7 Inkhosi iyawunatsa emfuleni longasendleleni, ngako-ke iyawuphakamisa inhloko yayo.

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1 Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze! Ngiyawubonga Simakadze ngenhlitiyo yami yonkhe, ngimbonge emihlanganweni yalabacotfo, neyalabangcwele.

2 Mikhulu imisebenti yaSimakadze! Iphenywa ngibo bonkhe labatfokota ngayo.

3 Imisebenti yakhe inebukhosi neludvumo, nekulunga kwakhe kume ingunaphakadze.

4 Wente timangaliso takhe kutsi tikhumbuleke. Simakadze unemusa nebubele.

5 Ubapha kudla labo labamesabako, sivumelwane sakhe uyasikhumbula phakadze naphakadze.

6 Sive sakhe usikhombise emandla emisebenti yakhe, wasinika emave aletinye tive.

7 Imisebenti yetandla takhe yetsembekile, futsi ilungile; yonkhe imitsetfo yakhe yetsembekile.

8 Ayinawugucuka phakadze naphakadze, yentiwa ngeliciniso nangekulunga.

9 Sive sakhe wasitfumelela kuhlengwa, wemisa sivumelwane sakhe kuze kube phakadze. Lingcwele liyesabeka libito lakhe.

10 Kwesaba Nkulunkulu sicalo sekuhlakanipha. Bonkhe labahamba ngemitsetfo yakhe banengcondvo lenhle. Umelwe kudvunyiswa phakadze naphakadze.

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1 Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze! Ubusisiwe umuntfu lowesaba Simakadze, lotijabulisa ngekugcina imiyalo yakhe.

2 Intalo yakhe iyawuba nemandla emhlabeni; situkulwane salabacotfo siyakubusiswa.

3 Ingcebo nemfuyo kusendlini yakhe, kulunga kwakhe kume kuze kube phakadze.

4 Labacotfo batfola kukhanya ebumnyameni. Simakadze unemusa, nesihe, nekulunga.

5 Ubusisiwe umuntfu lowephanako, ebolekise ngesihle, lowenta tonkhe tintfo ngekwetsembeka.

6 Lolungile angeke anyakatiswe; uyawuhlala akhunjulwa phakadze naphakadze.

7 Imibiko lemibi ayimesabisi, inhlitiyo yakhe icinile, yetsembele kuSimakadze.

8 Unesibindzi, angeke esabe, aze abone kujabhiswa kwetitsa takhe.

9 Labamphofu ubapha ngekukhululeka; kulunga kwakhe kuyawuma kuze kube phakadze. Uyawuba nemandla, ahlonipheke.

10 Lomubi uyawubona loku acanuke, acucudze ematinyo, ahusheke, adzimate aphele. Tinhloso talomubi tiyawushabalala.

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1 Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze! Dvumisani nine tinceku taSimakadze, dvumisani libito laSimakadze.

2 Alibongwe libito laSimakadze, manje kuze kube phakadze!

3 Kusukela ekuphumeni kwelilanga, lize liyewushona, libito laSimakadze liyabongeka.

4 Simakadze ungetulu kwato tonkhe tive, nenkhatimulo yakhe idlondlobele ngetulu kwemazulu.

5 Ngubani nje lofana naSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, lotsi ahleti ekuphakameni

6 agobondzele abuke phansi emazulwini nasemhlabeni?

7 Uphakamisa luphuya elutfulini, aphakamise loswele etaleni lemlotsa,

8 amtsatse amhlalise netikhulu, yebo, tikhulu tesive sakhe.

9 Inyumba uyipha umuti wayo, ayente ijabule ibe ngunina webantfwana. Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze!

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1 Mhlazana baka-Israyeli baphuma eGibhithe, mzukwana indlu yakaJakobe iphuma kubantfu labakhuluma lolunye lulwimi,

2 Juda waba sive lesingcwele saSimakadze, Israyeli waba sive lesibuswa nguye.

3 Lwandle Lolubovu lwakubona loku lwabaleka, umfula iJordane wema, wangete wageleta.

4 Tintsaba tatjakadvula njengetimbuti, emagcuma atjekula njengemazinyane etimvu.

5 Kwenteke njani kuwe, Lwandle Lolubovu, kutsi bewungaze ubaleke? Nawe Jordane, wentiwe yini kuma ungageleti?

6 Nine-ke tintsaba, nitjakadvuleleni njengetimbuti? Nani magcuma, nitjekuleleni njengemazinyane etimvu?

7 Mhlaba, tfutfumela embikwaSimakadze, yebo, embikwaNkulunkulu waJakobe.

8 Simakadze ugucula lidvwala libe lichibi lemanti, ancibilikise tiphongotja tetintsaba tibe ngimitfombo yemanti.

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1 Yenta kungabi ngitsi, Simakadze, yenta kungabi ngitsi, kepha akudvunyiswe libito lakho ngenca yemusa wakho nangenca yekwetsembeka kwakho.

2 Kungani betive batsi: “Sewushonephi loNkulunkulu wabo?”

3 Phela, Nkulunkulu wetfu usemazulwini, wenta konkhe lakutsandzako.

4 Kodvwa tithico tebetive tentiwa ngesiliva nangegolide, tingumsebenti wetandla temuntfu.

5 Tinemilomo, kodvwa atikhulumi, tinemehlo, kodvwa atiboni.

6 Tinetindlebe, kodvwa ativa, tinemakhala, kodvwa atiliva liphunga.

7 Tinetandla, kodvwa atiphatsi, tinetinyawo, kodvwa atihambi. Tite nemalakanya emiphinjeni yato.

8 Laba labatentako bafanana nato, bonkhe labetsembele kuto bafanana nato.

9 Awu, Israyeli, yetsembelani kuSimakadze. Nguye longumsiti wenu nesihlangu senu!

10 Awu, wena ndlu yaka-Aroni, beka litsemba lakho kuSimakadze. Nguye longumsiti wakho nesihlangu sakho!

11 Nine lenesaba Simakadze, yetsembelani kuye. Nguye longumsiti wenu nesihlangu senu!

12 Simakadze usikhumbulile, utasibusisa; utayibusisa nendlu yaka-Israyeli, ayibusise nendlu yaka-Aroni.

13 Utababusisa bonkhe labamesabako Simakadze, labancane nalabakhulu.

14 Shangatsi Simakadze anganandzisela nine kanye nebantfwabenu.

15 Shangatsi ningabusiswa nguSimakadze, yena lowenta lizulu nemhlaba.

16 Emazulu ayindzawo yaSimakadze, yena yedvwa, kodvwa umhlaba wawuniketela kubantfu.

17 Nkulunkulu akadvunyiswa ngulabafile; yebo, akadvunyiswa ngulabo lase bathula emathuneni.

18 Kodvwa tsine, lesiphilako, siyawumbonga Simakadze, kusukela manje kuze kube phakadze. Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze.

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1 Ngiyamtsandza Simakadze, ngobe ulivile livi lami nekuncusa kwami.

2 Ngobe ubekile indlebe yakhe kimi, ngako-ke sengiyawukhuleka kuye imphilo yami yonkhe.

3 Tingibe tekufa tangitungeleta, iminjunju yekufa yangihlasela, ngabandzetelwa tinhlupheko nelusizi.

4 Ngase ngibita libito laSimakadze, ngatsi: “Awu, Simakadze, ngiyakuncenga, ngisindzise.”

5 Simakadze unemusa nekulunga; Nkulunkulu wetfu unesihe.

6 Simakadze uyamlondvolota londzindzako; ngangisengotini wangisindzisa.

7 Mphefumulo wami, ake uphindze uphumule, ngobe Simakadze ukuphetse ngemusa.

8 Wena, Simakadze, uwephulile umphefumulo wami ekufeni, wephula emehlo ami etinyembetini netinyawo tami ekuweni.

9 Ngiko nje ngihamba ebukhoneni baSimakadze kulelive lalabaphilako.

10 Ngachubeka ngakholwa, nome sengitsi: “Maye, ngiphelile tinhlupheko!”

11 Ngajabha, ngadzimate ngatsi: “Bonkhe bantfu banemanga!”

12 Ngiyawumentelani Simakadze, ngimbonge ngako konkhe lokuhle langentela kona?

13 Ngiyawuphakamisa indzebe yensindziso, ngikhuleke kuSimakadze, ngibonga libito lakhe.

14 Tifungo tami ngiyawutifeza kuSimakadze, embikwabo bonkhe bantfu bakhe.

15 Kuligugu emehlweni aSimakadze kufa kwalabangcwele bakhe.

16 Awu, Simakadze! Mine ngiyinceku yakho, indvodzana letalwa yincekukati yakho. Utfukulule tibopho lebengiboshwe ngato.

17 Ngiyawunikela kuwe ngemhlatjelo wekubonga, ngikhuleke kuSimakadze, ngibonga libito lakhe.

18 Tifungo tami ngitatifeza kuSimakadze embikwabo bonkhe bantfu bakhe,

19 ngisetibuyeni tendlu yaSimakadze, ekhatsi nawe, Jerusalema. Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze!

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1 Dvumisani Simakadze, nonkhe nine tive! Mbabateni nonkhe nine mindeni!

2 Ngobe umusa wakhe mukhulu kitsi, nekwetsembeka kwaSimakadze kume kuze kube phakadze. Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze!

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1 Bongani Simakadze, ngobe muhle, umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

2 Baka-Israyeli abavume batsi: “Umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.”

3 Bendlu yaka-Aroni abatsi: “Umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.”

4 Labo labesaba Simakadze abatsi: “Umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.”

5 Ngakhala kuSimakadze ngiselusizini lwami, yena wangiphendvula ngekungikhulula.

6 Simakadze ungakimi angesabi lutfo. Umuntfu angangentani nje?

7 Simakadze ungakimi, ungumsiti wami, labangitondzako ngiyawubabuka ngibacoloshele.

8 Kuncono kuphephela kuSimakadze kunekwetsembela kumuntfu.

9 Kuncono kuphephela kuSimakadze kunekwetsembela emakhosini.

10 Tonkhe tive tangivimbetela ndzawo tonkhe, kodvwa ngelibito laSimakadze ngatishaya ngatibhuca.

11 Tangitungeleta, tangicindzetela ndzawo tonkhe, kodvwa ngelibito laSimakadze ngatishaya ngatibhuca.

12 Tangibunganyela njengelibulo letinyosi, tasha njengemlilo wemanyeva; kodvwa ngelibito laSimakadze ngatishaya ngatibhuca.

13 Ngafucwa matima ngacishe ngawa; kodvwa Simakadze wangisita.

14 Simakadze ungemandla ami nengoma yami, sewuyinsindziso yami.

15 Kuvakala emaphimbo ekwetsaba laphuma etindlini talabangcwele atsi: “Sandla sekudla saSimakadze sisebenta ngemandla.

16 Sandla sekudla saSimakadze siphakanyiselwe etulu. Sandla sekudla saSimakadze sisebenta ngemandla.”

17 Ngingeke ngife, kodvwa ngitawuphila, ngibalise ngemisebenti yaSimakadze.

18 Simakadze wangishaya kabuhlungu kabi, kodvwa akazange anginikele ekufeni.

19 Ngivuleleni emasango ekulunga, kuze ngingene ngawo ngibonge Simakadze.

20 Ngilo leli lisango laSimakadze, labalungile bangena ngalo.

21 Ngiyawukubonga ngobe ungiphendvulile, waba yinsindziso yami.

22 Litje lekwakha lelaliwa bakhi, ngobe batsi alinamsebenti, seligucuke laba litje lekusimisa indlu.

23 Loku kwentiwe nguSimakadze, kuyamangalisa kitsi.

24 Leli lilanga lelentiwe nguSimakadze, asijabule setsabe kulo.

25 Awu, Simakadze, sisindzise, siyakuncenga! Awu, Nkhosi, siphumelelise, siyakuncenga!

26 Ubusisiwe lotako egameni laSimakadze. Sinibusisa sisendlini yaSimakadze.

27 Simakadze nguNkulunkulu, wasipha kukhanya, wasikhanyisela. Hlabani lihele leMkhosi, niphatse emacembe ngetandla tenu, nize nifike etimphondvweni telilati.

28 Wena unguNkulunkulu wami, ngiyakubonga; wena unguNkulunkulu wami, ngiyakudvumisa.

29 Bongani Simakadze, ngobe muhle, nemusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

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1 Babusisiwe labo labatindlela tabo timsulwa, labo labahamba ngemitsetfo yaNkulunkulu.

2 Babusisiwe labo labagcina imiyalo yaSimakadze, bamfunisise ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yabo.

3 Labo-ke abakwenti lokungakalungi, kodvwa bahamba ngetindlela takhe.

4 Wena, Simakadze, usinike imiyalo yakho, wasiyala kutsi siyitfobele ngenhlonipho.

5 Shangatsi tindlela tami tingacondza njalo ekutigcineni timiso takho.

6 Nangingayigcina yonkhe imiyalo yakho, ngingeke ngihlazeke.

7 Ngiyawukudvumisa ngenhlitiyo lecotfo ngesikhatsi ngifundza tehlulelo takho letilungile.

8 Timiso takho ngitawutilalela; ungangishiyi nakancane.

9 Umuntfu lomusha angayigcina kanjani imphilo yakhe ihlantekile? Ngekucaphela kuhamba ngelivi lakho.

10 Ngikufuna ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami, shangatsi ngingete ngaphambuka emiyalweni yakho.

11 Livi lakho ngililondvolote enhlitiyweni yami, kuze ngingoni kuwe.

12 Awubongwe, Simakadze! Ngifundzise timiso takho.

13 Ngimemetela ngemlomo wami tonkhe tehlulelo takho letiphuma emlonyeni wakho.

14 Ngijabulela kuhamba ngemiyalo yakho, kunekutsi ngibe nebunjinga bonkhe.

15 Ngiyawuzindla ngemiyalo yakho, emehlo ami ngingawesusi etindleleni takho.

16 Ngiyawutfokota ngetimiso takho; ngingeke ngilikhohlwe livi lakho.

17 Mine, sisebenti sakho, ngicela ungiphatse ngebubele, kuze ngitewuphila ngekunakekela livi lakho.

18 Vula emehlo ami, kuze ngibone timangaliso letisemtsetfweni wakho.

19 Ngisihambi lapha emhlabeni, ungangifihleli imiyalo yakho.

20 Umphefumulo wami sewufile kulangatelela kwati imitsetfo yakho, ngato tonkhe tikhatsi.

21 Uyabatsetsisa labatidlako; bacalekisiwe labedukile emiyalweni yakho.

22 Ngikhulule etinhlambeni nasekungedzeleleni kwabo, ngobe imiyalo yakho ngiyigcinile.

23 Nome emakhosi asahlangene ngami, mine, sikhonti sakho, ngiyawuzindla ngetimiso takho.

24 Timfundziso takho tikujabula kwami, ngito letibeluleki bami.

25 Ngilahleke phansi elutfulini. Vuselela kuphila kwami njengekwelivi lakho.

26 Tonkhe tindlela tami ngateneka kuwe, wena wangiphendvula, ngako-ke ngifundzise timiso takho.

27 Ngente ngiticondzisise timiso takho, kuze ngikhulume ngetimangaliso takho.

28 Lusizi selungicedze emandla, ngicinise, njengelivi lakho.

29 Tindlela temacebo tikhweshise kimi, ungifundzise umtsetfo wakho ngemusa.

30 Ngitikhetsele indlela yeliciniso. Tehlulelo takho ngitibeke embikwami njalo.

31 Ngibambelele emiyalweni yakho, Nkulunkulu, ungangijabhisi, ungidlise ngemahloni.

32 Ngiyawugijima ngendlela yemiyalo yakho, ngobe nguwe lotakwandzisa kucondza kwami.

33 Ngifundzise, Simakadze, kuhamba ngetimiso takho, khona ngiyawuhamba ngato, kuze kubesekupheleni.

34 Ngiphe ingcondvo yekwati umtsetfo wakho, kuze ngiwugcine kahle, ngiwulalele ngenhlitiyo yami yonkhe.

35 Ngiholele endleleni yemiyalo yakho, ngobe lendlela iyinjabulo yami.

36 Condzisa inhlitiyo yami ekutfobeleni timiso takho, ingalitjatiswa yingcebo.

37 Fulatselisa emehlo ami ekubukeni tintfo letingenamsebenti; ngiphe kuphila ngekwelivi lakho.

38 Gcina setsembiso sakho, lowanginika sona, mine nceku yakho. Lesetsembiso salabo labakwesabako.

39 Ngiphephise ehlazweni lengilesabako, ngobe timiso takho tilungile.

40 Maye, ngiyatilangatelela timiso takho! Hlumelelisa kuphila kwami ngekulunga kwakho.

41 Shangatsi ungangiphatsa ngemusa wakho, Simakadze; ungigone ngensindziso yakho njengekwesetsembiso sakho.

42 Khona-ke ngiyawukwati kubaphendvula labo labangetfukako, ngobe livi lakho ngiyaletsemba.

43 Ngiphe emandla ekukhuluma liciniso, ngobe litsemba lami ngilibeke etimisweni takho.

44 Umtsetfo wakho ngiyakuwugcina phakadze naphakadze.

45 Ngiyawuhamba ngekukhululeka, ngobe ngetamile kuhlonipha imitsetfo yakho.

46 Imiyalo yakho, Nkulunkulu, ngiyawuyimemetela nasembikwemakhosi, ngingeke ngibe nemahloni ngayo.

47 Ngiyatfokota ngemiyalo yakho, ngobe ngiyayitsandza.

48 Imiyalo yakho ngiyayihlonipha ngiyitsandze futsi; ngiyawuhlala ngizindla ngetimiso takho.

49 Khumbula setsembiso sakho lowasenta kimi, mine nceku yakho, ngobe ngiso lesinginike litsemba.

50 Indvudvuto yami ekuhluphekeni kwami kutsi setsembiso sakho singinika kuphila.

51 Labatigcabhako bangihleka bulima; kepha ngingeke ngiphambuke emtsetfweni wakho.

52 Awu, Simakadze, ngiyayikhumbula imitsetfo yakho yasendvulo, bese ngiyadvudvuteka ngayo.

53 Nangibona tikhohlakali tephula umtsetfo wakho ngemabomu, ngitfukutsela ngigcwale kokana.

54 Timiso takho tingumgogodla wetingoma lengitihlabelako, nome kukuphi lapha ngihlala khona.

55 Ebusuku ngikhumbula libito lakho, Simakadze, ngizindle ngemtsetfo wakho.

56 Nguloku bengikwenta: Kulalela timiso takho.

57 Simakadze usabelo lesilifa lami, ngetsembisa kuwagcina emavi akho.

58 Buso bakho ngibufune ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami. Bani nemusa kimi ngekwesetsembiso sakho.

59 Nangicabanga ngetindlela tami, ngijikisa tinyatselo tami, ngiticondzise etimisweni takho.

60 Angicitsi sikhatsi, ngivele ngiphutfume, ngigcine imiyalo yakho.

61 Nome lababi banginkinka ngetintsambo, ngingeke ngiwukhohlwe umtsetfo wakho.

62 Ekhatsi nebusuku ngiyavuka ngikubonge, ngobe imitsetfo yakho ilungile.

63 Ngingumngani wabo bonkhe labakwesabako, labahamba ngetimiso takho.

64 Simakadze, umhlaba ugcwele umusa wakho; ngifundzise timiso takho.

65 Yentele lokuhle inceku yakho, Simakadze, kuye ngekwelivi lakho.

66 Ngifundzise umcondvo lomuhle nekwati, ngobe litsemba lami lisemiyalweni yakho.

67 Lokwa ngisengakahlupheki ngenca yekushaywa kwami, ngangivamise kweduka, manje sengiyaligcina livi lakho.

68 Wena umuhle, konkhe lokwentako kuhle, ngifundzise timiso takho.

69 Labatigabatisako bakhuluma emanga ngami; kodvwa mine, ngitfobela imitsetfo yakho ngenhlitiyo yami yonkhe.

70 Inhlitiyo yabo ilukhunisa kwelitje, kepha mine ngitfokotiswa ngumtsetfo wakho.

71 Kwaba kuhle kutsi ngihlushwe kuze ngifundze timiso takho.

72 Umtsetfo lophuma emlonyeni wakho muhle kunemali yonkhe yemhlaba.

73 Tandla takho tangidala tangibumba; ngiphe ingcondvo yekufundza imiyalo yakho.

74 Labesaba wena bayawutsi nabangibona bajabule, ngobe mine ngetsemba livi lakho.

75 Ngiyati, Nkulunkulu, kutsi tehlulelo takho tilungile, nekutsi ungijezise njengobe kungifanele.

76 Umusa wakho awube yindvudvuto yami ngekwesetsembiso sakho kimi, mine, nceku yakho.

77 Shangatsi sihawu sakho singehlela kimi, khona ngiyawuphila, ngobe umtsetfo wakho uyinjabulo yami.

78 Shangatsi labatigabatisako bangahlazeka, ngobe bangicindzetela ngaphandle kwesizatfu; kepha mine ngiyawuzindla ngetimiso takho.

79 Shangatsi labakwesabako bangagucukela ngakimi, bona labo labati imitsetfo yakho.

80 Shangatsi inhlitiyo yami ingagcina timiso takho, kuze ngingehlelwa ngemahloni, ngihlazeke.

81 Umphefumulo wami ulambele insindziso yakho, litsemba lami ngilibeke evini lakho.

82 Sengigolotele sekuze kubuhlungu emehlo, solomane ngilindzele setsembiso sakho; solomane ngiyatibuta namanje, ngitsi: “Uyawungidvudvuta nini?”

83 Kambe mine ngisewani nje? Sengifanana neludzengelo lolusetaleni, noko imiyalo yakho angikayikhohlwa.

84 Inceku yakho iyawulindzela kuze kube ngunini? Uyawubehlulela nini laba labangitingelela kungihlupha?

85 Labatigabatisako bangimbela imigodzi, ngisho bona kanye labaphambene nemtsetfo wakho.

86 Imiyalo yakho yonkhe yetsembekile. Ngisite, ngobe bantfu bangitingela ngaphandle kwesono.

87 Bacishe bangibulala, kepha mine angiphambukanga emiyalweni yakho.

88 Londvolota imphilo yami ngekwemusa wakho, kuze ngigcine timiso takho.

89 Yebo, Simakadze, livi lakho lime kuze kube phakadze, lime licinile ezulwini.

90 Kuyawendlula titukulwane netitukulwane, kodvwa kwetsembeka kwakho kungeke kugucuke, wamisa umhlaba, nanyalo usemile.

91 Seloku kwema mhlazana kumiswa nguwe, ngobe konkhe kufanele kukhonte wena.

92 Kube umtsetfo wakho bewungesiyo injabulo yami, ngabe sengabhubhela ekuhluphekeni kwami.

93 Ngingeke ngitikhohlwe timiso takho, ngobe ungiphilise ngato.

94 Ngingewakho, ngisindzise, Nkulunkulu, ngobe ngifuna kugcina timiso takho.

95 Lababi bahlose kungibulala, kodvwa mine ngiyawucaphela timiso takho.

96 Ngifundze kutsi: Yonkhe intfo, nome iyinhle kanganani, inemkhawulo; kodvwa imiyalo yakho ite umkhawulo.

97 Maye, ngiyawutsandza umtsetfo wakho! Ngizindla ngawo imini yonkhe.

98 Imiyalo yakho ingenta ngihlakaniphe kwengca titsa tami, ngobe ihlala kimi njalo.

99 Ngicondza kancono kunabo bonkhe labangifundzisako, ngobe ngihlala ngizindla ngetimiso takho.

100 Lwati lwami lwendlula lwalabadzala kunami, ngobe ngigcina timiso takho.

101 Ngiyatincandza tinyawo tami etindleleni letimbi, ngobe ngifuna kugcina livi lakho.

102 Angikaphambuki emtsetfweni wakho, ngobe nguwe longifundzisile.

103 Maye, timnandzi tetsembiso takho kimi! Tinongotela kwengca luju lwetinyosi emlonyeni wami.

104 Ngetimiso takho ngitfola kucondza, ngako-ke ngiyatitondza tindlela temanga.

105 Livi lakho lisibane etinyaweni tami, likukhanya endleleni yami.

106 Ngifungile ngafungisisa kutsi ngiyawuyilalela imitsetfo yakho yekulunga.

107 Simakadze, kuhlupheka kwami kumatima, ngihlumelelise ngelivi lakho.

108 Simakadze, yemukela iminikelo yami yekukudvumisa, ungifundzise imitsetfo yakho.

109 Imphilo yami isengotini njalo, noko angiwukhohlwa umtsetfo wakho.

110 Lababi bangibekele lugibe, kodvwa mine ngingeke ngeduke emtsetfweni wakho.

111 Timiso takho tilifa lami laphakadze, yebo, tiyinjabulo yenhlitiyo yami.

112 Inhlitiyo yami ngiyitfobisele kutsi yente timiso takho ngize ngife.

113 Ngiyabatondza bantfu labamphacambili, kodvwa umtsetfo wakho ngiyawutsandza.

114 Wena, Nkulunkulu, usiphephelo sami nesihlangu sami, litsemba lami ngilibeke evini lakho.

115 Sukani kimi, nine lababi, kuze ngigcine imiyalo yaNkulunkulu wami.

116 Ngisimise ngelivi lakho, kuze ngiphile, ungangijabhisi ngelitsemba lami.

117 Ngisekele, kuze ngisindziswe, ngiyawubheka timiso takho njalonjalo.

118 Uyabadzela bonkhe labeduka etimisweni takho, yebo, bucili babo bulite.

119 Bonkhe lababi bemhlaba ubacitsa njengetibi, kungako ngitsandza timiso takho nje.

120 Umtimba wami uyatfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba wena, netehlulelo takho ngiyatesaba.

121 Sengikwentile lokulungile nalokucotfo, ungangiyekeleli kulabangicindzetelako.

122 Yetsembisa kutsi utayisita inceku yakho, labatigabatisako bangete bangicindzetela.

123 Emehlo ami asacundzekile, ngifunana nensindziso yakho, nekugcwaliseka kwesetsembiso sakho.

124 Phatsa inceku yakho ngemusa wakho, ungifundzise timiso takho.

125 Mine ngiyinceku yakho, ngiphe ingcondvo yekwati timfundziso takho.

126 Simakadze, sesikhatsi sakho sekutsi utsatse tinyatselo, ngobe umtsetfo wakho uyephulwa.

127 Imiyalo yakho ngiyitsandza kakhulu, kwendlula igolide, ngisho igolide lecengeke kakhulu.

128 Ngako-ke tinyatselo tami ngiticondzisa ngato tonkhe timiso takho; ngiyatitondza tindlela letimbi.

129 Timiso takho tiyamangalisa, ngako ngiyatilalela.

130 Kwembuleka kwemavi akho kuveta kukhanya, kuletse kuhlakanipha kulabangenakucondza.

131 Ngimita ematse ngilangatelela kufundza imiyalo yakho.

132 Ase ugucukele ngakimi, ube nemusa kimi, njengobe wenta kubo bonkhe labakutsandzako.

133 Condzisa tinyatselo tami evini lakho, angingabuswa ngisho nangulobuncane bubi.

134 Ngihlenge ekucindzetelweni bantfu, kuze ngitewugcina timiso takho.

135 Ngikhanyise ngebuso bakho mine, nceku yakho; ungifundzise timiso takho.

136 Emehlo ami ageleta tinyembeti, ngobe bantfu abawugcini umtsetfo wakho.

137 Wena, Simakadze, ulungile, nemitsetfo yakho ilungile.

138 Timiso takho tetsembekile, tetsembeke kakhulukati.

139 Kushisekela kwami kungicedzile, ngobe titsa tami tiwakhohliwe emavi akho.

140 Tetsembiso takho tihlanteke ngalokuphelele, nenceku yakho iyatitsandza.

141 Nome ngimncane, ngedzelelekile, noko angiyikhohlwa imiyalo yakho.

142 Kulunga kwakho kukulunga kwaphakadze, nemtsetfo wakho uliciniso.

143 Nome kuhlupheka nelusizi kungehlela, kodvwa imiyalo yakho ikujabula kwami.

144 Timiso takho tiliciniso phakadze naphakadze; ngifundzise tona ngitewuphila ngato.

145 Ngikhala kuwe ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami, ngiphendvule, Simakadze; ngiyawutigcina timiso takho.

146 Ngikhala kuwe ngitsi: “Ngisindzise, khona ngitawugcina umtsetfo wakho.”

147 Ngivuka lokwa kuseluvivi, ngicele lusito, litsemba lami libambelele evini lakho.

148 Ebusuku ngiyacwasha ngingalali, kuze ngizindle ngetetsembiso takho.

149 Vani livi lami ngemusa wakho; Simakadze, londvolota imphilo yami ngekwehlulela kwakho.

150 Bayasondzela labo labangitondzako, labanemacebo ebubi, kodvwa bakhashane nemtsetfo wakho.

151 Kodvwa wena, Simakadze, usedvute nami, nemiyalo yakho iliciniso sibili.

152 Timiso takho ngatifundza kadzeni, watimisa ingunaphakadze.

153 Buka kuhlupheka kwami ungikhulule, ngobe angikawukhohlwa umtsetfo wakho.

154 Mela indzaba yami, ungikhulule, hlumelelisa kuphila kwami njengekwetsembisa kwakho.

155 Insindziso ikhashane nalababi, ngobe abatifuni timiso takho.

156 Sihawu sakho sikhulu, Simakadze, hlumelelisa kuphila kwami ngekwehlulela kwakho.

157 Banyenti labangitingelako nalabamelene nami, kodvwa ngingeke ngikhweshe etimisweni takho.

158 Nangibuka tihlubuki, ngifikelwa kumangala, ngobe atiyigcini imiyalo yakho.

159 Nawe, Simakadze, uyatibonela kutsi timiso takho ngititsandza kanganani. Londvolota kuphila kwami ngemusa wakho.

160 Umgomo welivi lakho liciniso sibili; tonkhe timiso takho letilungile tiyawuma kuze kube phakadze.

161 Tikhulu tingitingela ngaphandle kwesizatfu, kodvwa livi lakho liyangitfutfumelisa.

162 Livi lakho ngiyalijabulela, ngijabule njengemuntfu lotfole umcebo.

163 Emanga ngiyawatondza ngiwenyanye, kodvwa ngitsandza umtsetfo wakho.

164 Ngiyakudvumisa kasikhombisa ngelilanga ngenca yetehlulelo takho tekulunga.

165 Bantfu labatsandza umtsetfo wakho banekuthula lokuphelele, kute lokuyawubakhuba endleleni.

166 Yebo, Simakadze, ngetsemba insindziso yakho, ngiyayenta imiyalo yakho.

167 Ngigcina timfundziso takho, ngobe ngititsandza ngenhlitiyo yami yonkhe.

168 Ngigcina timiso takho nemiyalo yakho, ngobe tonkhe tindlela tami tisembikwakho.

169 Kukhala kwami akufike kuwe, Simakadze, ngiphe kucondza njengekwelivi lakho.

170 Kuncusa kwami akute kuwe, ungikhulule njengekwelivi lakho.

171 Ngiyawukudvumisa ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, ngobe ungifundzisa timiso takho.

172 Ngiyawuhlabela ngelivi lakho, ngobe imiyalo yakho yonkhe ilungile.

173 Shangatsi sandla sakho singahlala silungele kungisita, ngobe ngitikhetsele kugcina timiso takho.

174 Ngomele insindziso yakho, Simakadze, nemtsetfo wakho ukujabula kwami.

175 Ase ungiphe kuphila, khona ngitewukudvumisa; shangatsi nemiyalo yakho ingangisimisa.

176 Ngedukile, njengemvu lelahlekile. Ngifune, mine nceku yakho, ngobe imiyalo yakho angikayikhohlwa.

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1 Nangisekuhluphekeni, ngiyakhala kuSimakadze, yena angiphendvule.

2 Simakadze, ngisindzise kulabangicalela emanga nakubakhohlisi.

3 Nine labacala emanga, Nkulunkulu uyakwentani kini? Uyawunijezisa kanjani?

4 Niyawujeziswa ngemicibisholo lekhaliphako yemphi; nijeziswe nangemlilo wemalahle embondvo.

5 Maye kimi, lengingumchamuki lapha kaMesheki, ngihlala emathendeni akaKhedari.

6 Sengihleti kakhulu, kwaze kwengca, emkhatsini walabatondza kuthula.

7 Mine ngitsandza lucolo nekuthula, kodvwa nangitsi ngiyakhuluma nje, bavuka indlwabane.

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1 Ngiphakamisela emehlo ami etintsabeni; lusito lwami luyawuchamuka kuphi?

2 Lusito lwami luchamuka kuSimakadze lowenta lizulu nemhlaba.

3 Angeke avume kutsi lunyawo lwakho lushelele, lowo longumlondvoloti wakho aketeli.

4 Ngempela lowo longumlondvoloti waka-Israyeli aketeli, akalali.

5 Simakadze ngumlondvoloti wakho, ungumtfunti wakho esandleni sakho sekudla.

6 Lilanga lingeke likubhadlise emini nenyanga ebusuku.

7 Simakadze uyawukuvikela kuko konkhe lokubi, alondvolote imphilo yakho.

8 Simakadze uyawulondvolota kuphuma kwakho nekungena kwakho, kusukela manje kuze kube phakadze.

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1 Ngajabula ngesikhatsi batsi kimi: “Asambe siye endlini yaSimakadze.”

2 Sesime emkhatsini wemasango akho, Jerusalema!

3 IJerusalema lidolobha lelakheke kahle lavivaniswa.

4 Ngulapho ikhuphukela khona imindeni yaSimakadze, iyewudvumisa Nkulunkulu, njengobe yena ayala Israyeli.

5 Ngulapho kuhlala khona tihlalo tebukhosi tekwehlulela, tihlalo tebukhosi tendlu yaDavide.

6 Thandazelani kutsi kube nekuthula eJerusalema: “Shangatsi bangaphumelela babe nenhlanhla, bantfu labatsandza wena, Jerusalema.

7 Akube nekuthula ngekhatsi kwetindvonga takho, kube nekuphepha etigodlweni takho.”

8 Ngenca yebazalwane bami nebangani bami ngitsi: “Kuthula akwandze ngekhatsi kwakho.”

9 Ngenca yendlu yaSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, ngikucelela inchubekelaphambili.

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1 Ngiphakamisela emehlo ami ngakuwe, wena lohleti ebukhosini bakho ezulwini.

2 Yebo, njengobe inceku yencike enkhosini yayo, nanjengobe umzanyana encike kumphatsi wakhe, natsi-ke sincike kuSimakadze, longuNkulunkulu wetfu, aze abe nesihawu kitsi.

3 Sihawukele, Simakadze, sihawukele, ngobe sesiphetfwe ngensila, kwaze kwendlula.

4 Umphefumulo wetfu ukhatsele kakhulu kweyiwa ngulabanjingile, nakwedzelelwa ngulabatigabatisako.

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1 “Kube Simakadze abengekho ngakitsi ngabe siseyini nje?” akasho njalo Israyeli.

2 “Kube Simakadze abengekho ngakitsi ngesikhatsi bantfu basihlasela,

3 ngabe basigwinye siva ngekuvutsa kwelulaka lwabo;

4 emanti ngabe asimbonyile, sikhukhula ngabe sengce natsi,

5 ngabe tikhukhula tisikhukhulile.”

6 Akabongwe Simakadze, longazange avume kutsi titsa tetfu tisibulale.

7 Siphunyule njengenyoni iphunyula elugibeni lwebaciphi. Tingibe utidzabulile, saphunyula.

8 Lusito lwetfu lusegameni laSimakadze lowente lizulu nemhlaba.

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1 Labo labetsembele kuSimakadze bafanana neNtsaba iSiyoni, lengeke itanyatanyiswe, kodvwa leyawuma kuze kube phakadze.

2 Njengobe tintsaba tihace iJerusalema, kanjalo Simakadze uhace sive sakhe, kusukela manje kuze kube phakadze.

3 Umbuso walababi ungeke ubuse eveni lalabalungile, funa nalabalungile bese benta lokubi.

4 Simakadze, yenta lokuhle kulabo labalungile, bona labo labacotfo ngenhlitiyo.

5 Kodvwa labaphambukela etindleleni tabo letimagiligombo Simakadze uyawubacosha kanye nalabenta lokubi. Kuthula akube ku-Israyeli!

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1 Kwakungatsi siyabhudza tsine batfunjwa baseSiyoni, ngesikhatsi Nkulunkulu asibuyisela eJerusalema.

2 Sahleka safa, sahlabela tingoma tenjabulo. Tive letibomakhelwane tatsi: “Nkulunkulu ubentele tintfo letinkhulu.”

3 Vele, Nkulunkulu usentele tintfo letinkhulu, sajabula.

4 Simakadze, sibuyisele eveni lakitsi, njengobe nemvula ibuyisela emanti etihosheni temifula.

5 Labo labahlanyela ngetinyembeti bayawuvuna ngekujabula.

6 Bantfu labahamba bakhala betfwele inhlanyelo yekuhlanyela, bayawufika ekhaya bampompoloza ngenjabulo, baphetse tinyandza tesivuno.

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1 Indlu nayingakhiwa nguNkulunkulu, basebentela lite labo labayakhako. Lidolobha nalingagadvwa nguNkulunkulu, basebentela lite labo labaligadzako.

2 Kulite kini kuvuka ekuseni nephute nekulala, nidle nekudla kwekuhlupheka, ngobe Nkulunkulu uyamupha lotsandzekako wakhe ebusuku aselele.

3 Bantfwana balifa leliphuma kuSimakadze, basibusiso lesivela kuye.

4 Bantfwana bebusha banjengemicibisholo lesesandleni selichawe.

5 Ibusisiwe indvodza, lemgodla wayo ugcwele imicibisholo lenjalo. Bangeke bahlazeke nabamelene netitsa tabo emasangweni ekwehlulela.

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1 Babusiswe labo labesaba Nkulunkulu, labo labahamba ngetindlela takhe.

2 Uyawudla titfukutfuku takho, ube nenhlanhla nemphumelelo.

3 Umkakho uyawufanana nemvini lotselako nasahleti endlini yakho, bantfwabakho babe njengemahlumela emncumo nase bahleti etafuleni lakho.

4 Ibusiswa kanjalo-ke, indvodza leyesaba Nkulunkulu.

5 Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angakubusisa aseSiyoni, shangatsi ungabona kuchuma kweJerusalema emphilweni yakho yonkhe.

6 Shangatsi ungaphila uze ukhokhobe, uze ubone nebatukulu bakho. Kuthula akube na-Israyeli.

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1 “Bangihlupha kwasebusheni bami,” akasho njalo Israyeli atsi:

2 “Bangihlupha kwasebusheni bami, kodvwa abazange bangehlule.

3 Balimi babelima emhlane wami, bembe lemikhulu imisele.

4 Kodvwa Simakadze ulungile, utijubile tindilimo talababi lababengibophe ngato.”

5 Shangatsi bonkhe labatondza Siyoni, bangancandvwa bahlazekile.

6 Shangatsi bangafanana netjani lobumila etikwetindlu, bubune busengakakhuli.

7 Kute nalobuvunako, abubutse, nome lobetfwala ngetitfungo.

8 Nalabendlulako abayiwusho ngisho nekutsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze anganibusisa. Sinibusisa ngelibito laSimakadze.”

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1 Nangisekujuleni kwetinhlupheko, ngikhala kuwe, Simakadze.

2 Vani kukhala kwami, Simakadze, ngive nangicela lusito kuwe.

3 Kube wena, Simakadze, bewusibalela tono tetfu, ngubani labengaphunyula, angalahlwa?

4 Kodvwa wena uyasitsetselela, kuze sitewuhlala ngekukwesaba.

5 Lusito lwaSimakadze, ngilubheke ngalabovu, umphefumulo wami uyawumlindzela. Ngiyaletsemba livi lakhe.

6 Umphefumulo wami ubheke Simakadze ngemehlo labovu. Ngimlindzele kwengca bomantjingelane nabalindzele kudzabuka kwekusa, yebo, kwendlula bomantjingelane nabalindzele kudzabuka kwekusa.

7 Israyeli, yetsembela kuSimakadze, ngobe umusa ukuSimakadze nekukhululwa sibili kukuye.

8 Nguye lotawuhlenga baka-Israyeli abephule etonweni tabo tonkhe.

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1 Simakadze, inhlitiyo yami ayitigabatisi, nemehlo ami akaphakanyiswa ngumgcabho. Angitilibatisi ngetintfo letibonakala titinkhulu kimi nome letisimangaliso kakhulu kimi.

2 Umphefumulo wami wenelisekile kuwe; njengemntfwana lolunyulwe kunina, unjalo umphefumulo wami kimi.

3 Israyeli yetsembela kuSimakadze, kusukela manje kuze kube phakadze.

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1 Yebo, Simakadze, khumbula Davide, kanye nato tonkhe tinhlupheko takhe.

2 Khumbula tifungo takhe kuSimakadze, netetsembiso latenta kuSomandla waJakobe nakatsi:

3 “Ngingeke ngingene endlini yami, nome ngicambalale nasembhedzeni wami,

4 nemehlo ami ngingeke ngiwanike butfongo, netinkhophe tami kwetela,

5 ngingakamtfoleli Simakadze indzawo, ngakhe likhaya laSomandla waJakobe.”

6 Seva ngelibhokisi lesivumelwane ngesikhatsi siseBhetlehema, salikhandza kulaseJeyarimu.

7 Asambe siye lapho ahlala khona, siyewukhonta esenabelweni setinyawo takhe.

8 Phakama, Simakadze, uye endzaweni yakho yekuphumula, wena nelibhokisi lesivumelwane sakho, lelingumfanekiso wemandla akho.

9 Baphristi bakho abembatse kulunga, labangcwele bakho bahlabele ngekwetsaba.

10 Ngenca yaDavide, inceku yakho, ungamfulatseli umgcotjwa wakho.

11 Simakadze wafunga kuDavide, wenta sifungo langeke ajike kuso, watsi: “Lomunye wemadvodzana akho ngiyawumenta abe yinkhosi emvakwakho.

12 Nangabe bantfwabakho bagcina sivumelwane sami netimiso tami lengiyawubafundzisa tona, nebantfwababo futsi bayawuhlala esihlalweni sakho sebukhosi, kuze kube phakadze.”

13 Ngobe Simakadze uyikhetsile iSiyoni, kutsi ibe likhaya lakhe, watsi:

14 “Lena yindzawo yami yekuphumula, ngiyawuhlala kuyo phakadze naphakadze; lena yindzawo lengifuna kuyibusa.

15 Ngiyawuyibusisa ngako konkhe lekudzingako; ngesutsise timphuya tayo ngekudla.

16 Baphristi bayo ngiyawubembatsisa ngensindziso, labangcwele bayo bahlabele ngekujabula.

17 Ngiyawuvusa lomunye wetitukulwane taDavide, ngimente abe yinkhosi lenkhulu. Umgcotjwa wami ngimlungiselele sibane, kutsi bukhosi bakhe bukhanye njalo.

18 Titsa takhe ngiyawutembesa ngelihlazo, kodvwa umbuso wakhe uyawuphumelela uchume.”

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1 Maye, kuhle kumnandzi kuhlalisana kwebazalwane ngekuvana.

2 Kuhle kufana nemakha, lanuka kamnandzi, nakatselwe enhloko, ageleta, adzimate ehlela esilevini, yebo, esilevini sa-Aroni atfontsela nasetiphikeni tetingubo takhe.

3 Kufana nematolo eNtsaba iHemoni, nakehlela eNtsabeni iSiyoni. Kulapho-ke lapho Simakadze ehlisela khona tibusiso takhe, yebo, nekuphila, kuze kube phakadze.

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1 Dvumisani Simakadze, nine nonkhe tinceku taSimakadze, nine lenima nasebusuku endlini yaSimakadze.

2 Phakamiselani tandla tenu endzaweni lengcwele, nibonge Simakadze.

3 Shangatsi Simakadze anganibusisa aseSiyoni, yena lowadala lizulu nemhlaba.

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1 Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze! Dvumisani libito laSimakadze! Mdvumiseni Simakadze, nine tinceku takhe,

2 nine lenikhonta endlini yaSimakadze nasemabaleni endlu yaNkulunkulu wetfu.

3 Dvumisani Simakadze, ngobe yena muhle. Hlabelani nidvumise libito lakhe, ngobe yena unelutsandvo.

4 Ngobe Simakadze utikhetsele Jakobe kutsi abe wakhe, ukhetse Israyeli kutsi abe lifa lakhe.

5 Ngiyati kutsi mkhulu Simakadze, nekutsi Simakadze wetfu ungetulu kunabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu.

6 Konkhe Simakadze lakutsandzako uyakwenta emazulwini nasemhlabeni, etilwandle kanye nasekujuleni konkhe.

7 Nguye lokhuphula tinkhungu emikhawulweni yemhlaba. Wenta imibane ilandzelwe yimvula. Ukhipha imimoya etingosini takhe.

8 Nguye lowashaya ematubulo aseGibhithe, ebantfu kanye newetilwane.

9 Watfumela tibonakaliso netimangaliso, emkhatsini wakho, wena Gibhithe, wamelana naFaro kanye netinceku takhe tonkhe.

10 Washaya tive letinyenti, wabulala emakhosi lanemandla.

11 Wabulala Sihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori. Wabulala Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, kanye nawo onkhe emakhosi aseKhenani.

12 Wenta live lawo laba lifa, walenta lifa laka-Israyeli, sive sakhe.

13 Simakadze, libito lakho lime kuze kube phakadze. Nkhosi, titukulwane ngetitukulwane tiyawuhlala tikukhumbula.

14 Simakadze uyawubavikela bantfu bakhe, ahawukele tinceku takhe.

15 Tithico tebetive tiyigolide nesiliva, tingumsebenti wetandla temuntfu.

16 Tinemilomo, kodvwa atikhulumi, tinemehlo, kodvwa atiboni,

17 tinetindlebe, kodvwa ativa, atikwati ngisho nekuphefumula imbala.

18 Labo labatentako bayawufanana nato, nabo bonkhe labetsembele kuto.

19 Dvumisani Simakadze, nine mndeni waka-Israyeli! Dvumisani Simakadze, nani mndeni waka-Aroni!

20 Dvumisani Simakadze, nine mndeni wakaLevi, nani nonkhe, lenesaba Simakadze, mdvumiseni!

21 Akabongwe Simakadze eSiyoni, yena lohlala eJerusalema. Akabongwe Simakadze.

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1 Bongani Simakadze, ngobe muhle, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

2 Bongani Nkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

3 Bongani iNkhosi yemakhosi, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

4 Nguye yedvwa lowenta timangaliso letinkhulu, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

5 Nguye lowenta emazulu ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

6 Nguye lowendlala umhlaba etikwemanti, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

7 Wenta tibane letinkhulu, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

8 Wenta kutsi lilanga libuse imini, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze,

9 nekutsi inyanga netinkhanyeti kubuse busuku, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

10 Nguye lowabhubhisa ematubulo aseGibhithe, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

11 Wahola Israyeli wamkhipha emkhatsini wawo, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze;

12 ngesandla lesinemandla nengalo leyeluliwe, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

13 Nguye lowehlukanisa kabili Lwandle Lolubovu, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

14 Wewelisa ema-Israyeli ekhatsi nalo, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

15 Wacitsa Faro nemphi yakhe ngalo, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

16 Nguye lowahola sive sakhe ehlane, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

17 Wabhubhisa emakhosi lamakhulu, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

18 Wabulala nemakhosi lanemandla, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

19 Wabulala Sihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

20 Wabulala na-Ogi, inkhosi yase-Bhashani, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

21 Wephana ngelive labo laba lifa, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze,

22 laba lifa la-Israyeli, inceku yakhe, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

23 Nguye lowasikhumbula ekwehlulekeni kwetfu, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

24 Wasikhulula etitseni tetfu, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

25 Nguye lowondla bonkhe bantfu netilwane tonkhe, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

26 Bongani Nkulunkulu welizulu, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.

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1 Sahlala ngasemifuneli yaseBhabhulona, sakhala khona nasikhumbula iSiyoni.

2 Saphanyeka emahabhu etfu, etulu eminyetaneni.

3 Batfumbi betfu batsi asibahlabelele, nebagcilati betfu basiphukuta ngekutsi asihlabele tingoma tekujabula, batsi: “Ase nisihlabelele lenye yetingoma tenu taseSiyoni.”

4 Singatihlabela kanjani tingoma taSimakadze sikulelinye live?

5 Nangingakhohlwa wena Jerusalema, sandla sami sekudla singamane sishwaphane.

6 Shangatsi nelulwimi lwami lunganamatsela elwangeni lwami, nangingakhohlwa wena, ngingayenti iJerusalema ibe kujabula kwami lokukhulu.

7 Khumbula, Simakadze, lokwentiwa ngema-Edomu mzukwana kutfunjwa iJerusalema. Khumbula kutsi bakusho kanjani kutsi: “Yibhidliteni! Yibhidliteni iphele nya!”

8 Wena Bhabhulona, uyawubhidlitwa. Ubusisiwe umuntfu loyawubuyisela kuwe tento takho lowake watenta kitsi,

9 loyawubamba tinswane takho atisacate emadvwaleni.

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1 Ngiyakubonga, wena Simakadze, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami; ngikunika ludvumo embikwabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu.

2 Ngiyawukhuleka embikwelithempeli lakho lelingcwele, ngibonge libito lakho ngenca yemusa wakho nekwetsembeka kwakho. Ngobe libito lakho nelivi lakho uliphakamisele ngetulu kwako konkhe.

3 Ngatsi nangikhala kuwe, wangiva wangiphendvula, wanginika sibindzi ngekungicinisa.

4 Onkhe emakhosi emhlaba ayawukubonga wena, Simakadze, ngobe awevile emavi akho.

5 Ayawuhlabelela wena, Simakadze, ngobe bukhulu bukhosi baSimakadze.

6 Nome Simakadze aphakeme kangaka, uyabanakekela labatitfobako; kodvwa labatiphakamisako ubabukela khashane.

7 Nome sengitungeletwe tinhlupheko, wena, Simakadze, uyayiphephisa imphilo yami, ungivikele elulakeni lwetitsa tami, unginyomule ngesandla sakho sekudla.

8 Simakadze uyawusifeza kimi setsembiso sakhe; umusa waSimakadze ume kuze kube phakadze. Cedzela lomsebenti wakho lowawusungula, ungawukhohlwa umsebenti wetandla takho.

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1 Simakadze ungihlolisisile, uyangati.

2 Uyakwati kuhlala kwami nekuvuka kwami, imicabango yami uyati ingakaveli.

3 Uhlolisisa kuhamba kwami nekulala kwami, uyatati tonkhe tindlela tami.

4 Livi litsi liselulwimini lwami, wena, Simakadze, ube sewulati ngalokuphelele.

5 Ungitungeletile ngemuva nangembili, wangivikela ngesandla sakho.

6 Indlela longati ngayo iyangimangalisa, iphakeme, ngingeke ngifinyelele kuyo.

7 Ngingayaphi ngisuke kuMoya wakho? Ngingashona kuphi ngibaleke ebusweni bakho?

8 Nangikhuphukela emazulwini, wena ulapho, nangendlala licansi lami endzaweni yalabafile, wena ulapho.

9 Nangingandiza ngetimphiko tentsatsakusa, ngiye ngihlale emikhawulweni yelwandle,

10 nakhona lapho sandla sakho besiyawungihola, sekudla sakho singibambe singicinise.

11 Nome bengingatsi: “Bumnyama abungisibekele, kukhanya kugucuke kube busuku lobungitungeletile,”

12 bumnyama bebungeke bube mnyama kuwe, busuku bebuyawukhanya njengemini, ngobe bumnyama bufanana nekukhanya kuwe.

13 Ngobe nguwe lowadala imibilini yami, wangeluka esiswini samake.

14 Ngiyakudvumisa ngobe ngentiwe ngendlela leyesabekako nalemangalisako. Imisebenti yakho iyamangalisa, loko ngikwati kahle kamhlophe.

15 Ematsambo ami abengakafihlakali kuwe, ngesikhatsi ngibunjwa ekusitsekeni ngelukwa esiswini samake.

16 Wangibona ngiselihlwili. Onkhe emalanga ami abhalwa encwadzini yakho, ajutjwa, lisengakefiki nalinye lawo.

17 Imicabango yakho ijulile, Nkulunkulu! Maye, bukhulu bunyenti bayo!

18 Nangingayibala, ingaba minyenti kwendlula tinhlavu tesihlabatsi. Nangivuka, wena usenami.

19 Shangatsi wena, Nkulunkulu, ungababhubhisa lababi. Ngako-ke sukani kimi, nine bantfu bengati.

20 Bayakuhlambalata, laba labatitsa takho bakhuluma kabi ngelibito lakho.

21 Simakadze, angibatondzi yini labo labatondza wena? Anginengwa yini ngulabo labakuvukelako?

22 Ngibazonda ngenzondo lephelele. Ngibatsatsa njengetitsa tami.

23 Ngihlolisise, Nkulunkulu, wati inhlitiyo yami! Ngilinge, wati imicabango yami,

24 ubone kutsi kute yini lokubi ekuhambeni kwami, bese ungiholela endleleni yaphakadze.

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1 Simakadze, ngisindzise kubantfu lababi, ngephule kubantfu labatidlova,

2 bantfu labahlose lokubi etinhlitiyweni tabo. Onkhe emalanga bacubungula emasu etimphi.

3 Balola tilimi tabo tibe njengetetinyoka. Sihlungu sato sisemilonyeni yabo. Cabanga.

4 Simakadze, ngeluse ungivikele emandleni alababi; ngephule kubantfu labatidlova, labahlose kungigila ngiwe.

5 Bantfu labatigabatisako bangibekele lugibe, bangicuphe ngetintsambo telugibe, bangibophele emafindvo endleleni yami. Cabanga.

6 Ngatsi kuwe, Simakadze: “Wena unguNkulunkulu wami.” Nkhosi, ngive nangikhalela lusito kuwe.

7 Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, Msindzisi wami lonemandla, wena uvikela inhloko yami ngesikhatsi semphi.

8 Simakadze, tifiso talababi ungatiphumelelisi, ungawaphumelelisi emasu abo lamabi, funa batigabatise. Cabanga.

9 Labo labangitungeletile labatigcabhako bubi labasongela kubenta kimi abehlele kubo.

10 Shangatsi emalahle labovu lavutsako angatfululelwa etikwabo, bajikijelwe emgodzini loshonako, bangaphindzi baphume.

11 Shangatsi labo labacambela labanye emanga, bangete baphumelela. Shangatsi bubi bungahlasela tidlova.

12 Ngiyati kutsi Simakadze uyayimelela indzaba yalohluphekile, awamelele nemalungelo alomphofu.

13 Impela labalungile bayawubonga libito lakho, labacotfo bayawuhlala ebukhoneni bakho.

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1 Ngikhala kuwe, Simakadze; vani livi lami, nangikhala kuwe.

2 Shangatsi umthandazo wami ungaba njengemphepho kuwe; nekuphakamisa kwami tandla akube kuwe njengemihlatjelo yakusihlwa.

3 Simakadze, beka umlindzi emlonyeni wami; ungeluse, ngingakhulumi lutfo ngemawala.

4 Ngente ngingakutsandzi kwenta lokubi, ngingahlanganyeli nalababi emisebentini yabo lemibi, ngingahlanganyeli nasemadzilini abo.

5 Ngingamane ngijeziswe ngumuntfu lolungile, loko kungumusa kimi; angamane angitsetsise, loko kungemafutsa enhloko yami, kodvwa umkhuleko wami uphambene netento letimbi talababi.

6 Mhlazana babusi babo bayawujikijelwa phansi emaweni, ngumzukwana bayawufundza kutsi emavi ami aliciniso.

7 Njengetinkhuni tijutjwa tiba ticucu, ngalokufananako ematsambo abo ayawusakateka ngasekungeneni kwelithuna.

8 Awu, Simakadze, Somandla, emehlo ami anamatsele kuwe ngiphephela kuwe, ungangiyekeleli ekufeni.

9 Ngihlenge elugibeni labangibekele lona, ungigcine kubosochaka balababi.

10 Lababi ababanjwe tingibe tabo, kodvwa mine ngendlule ngiphephile.

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1 Ngikhala kuSimakadze ngelivi lami. Ngincenga Simakadze ngelivi lami.

2 Ngititfululela kuye tonkhe tikhalo tami, ngimtjele tonkhe tinhlupheko tami.

3 Umoya wami nase uphelelwa ngemandla, wena ucaphela tinyatselo tami. Endleleni lapho ngitawuhamba khona bangifihlele lugibe.

4 Nangicalata eceleni kwami, ngikhandza kutsi kute namunye longangisita, kute longivikelako, kute nalonginakile.

5 Ngikhala kuwe, Simakadze, ngitsi: “Wena usiphephelo sami, nesabelo sami ngisaphila.”

6 Vani kukhala kwami, ngobe ngicindzeteleke kakhulu. Ngephule kulabo labangitingelako, ngobe banemandla kunami.

7 Ngikhulule kulelijele lengikulo, kuze ngitewubonga libito lakho. Labalungile bayawungihaca, ngobe wena uyawungiphatsa kahle.

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1 Simakadze, vani umkhuleko wami ubeke indlebe yakho ekuncengeni kwami, ungiphendvule njengekwetsembeka kwakho nangekulunga kwakho.

2 Ungangibeki licala mine, nceku yakho, ngobe kute umuntfu lomsulwa kuwe.

3 Sitsa siyangitingela, singicindzetela phansi emhlabatsini singivimbetela ebumnyameni njengalabakadze bafa.

4 Ngako-ke umoya wami udzangele, nenhlitiyo yami iyatfutfumela.

5 Ngikhumbula emalanga asendvulo. Ngizindla ngemisebenti yakho yonkhe, ngicabange ngato tonkhe tento takho.

6 Tandla tami ngitiphakamisela kuwe, umphefumulo wami womela wena njengemhlabatsi lowomele imvula. Cabanga.

7 Sheshisa, Simakadze, ungiphendvule; umoya wami ushona phansi. Ungangifihleli buso bakho, funa ngibe njengalabashona emgodzini.

8 Ngivise umusa wakho ekuseni nakudzabuka kusa, ngobe litsemba lami lonkhe likuwe. Ngifundzise indlela lekufanele ngihambe ngayo, ngobe umphefumulo wami ngiwuphakamisela kuwe.

9 Ngikhulule etitseni tami, Simakadze, sengibalekele kuwe ngabhaca.

10 Ngifundzise kwenta intsandvo yakho, ngobe wena unguNkulunkulu wami. Moya wakho lomuhle akangiholele endleleni lebekile.

11 Ngenca yelibito lakho, Simakadze, ngigcinele imphilo yami; ngekulunga kwakho ngephule etinhluphekweni.

12 Bhubhisa tonkhe titsa tami ngekwemusa wakho, ubacedze bonkhe labemelene nami, ngobe mine ngiyinceku yakho.

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1 Akabongwe Simakadze lolidvwala lami, lowente tandla tami tafundzela kuhlasela neminwe yami yafundzela kulwa.

2 UnguNkulunkulu wami lowetsembekile nenqaba yami lengibalekela kuyo, usiphephelo sami nemkhululi wami, usihlangu sami lengiphephela kuso. Wenta tive tikhotsame kimi.

3 Awu, Simakadze, uyini umuntfu kutsi ungadzimate umnake? Indvodzana yemuntfu bekuyini kutsi ungadzimate uyikhumbule?

4 Umuntfu ufanana nemoya nje; emalanga ekuphila kwakhe afanana nesitfunti lesendlulako.

5 Khotsamisa emazulu akho, Simakadze, wehle; tsintsa tintsaba tibhunye.

6 Bashaye ngelitulu ubadvungulule bacibe ngemicibisholo yakho, baphitsitele.

7 Yelula sandla sakho wena Longetulu, ngikhulule, ungenyule etikhukhuleni temanti lanemandla, ungenyule nasesandleni sebetive,

8 labamlomo wabo ukhuluma inkhohliso, bafunga bagomele ngesandla sabo sangesekudla bafungele bufakazi lobungemanga.

9 Ngiyawuhlabela kuwe, Nkulunkulu, ngihlabele ingoma lensha, ngishaye ihabhu lenetintsambo letilishumi.

10 Nguwe lonika emakhosi kuncoba, uphephise inceku yakho lenguDavide.

11 Ngisindzise enkembeni lenelunya, ungiphephise esandleni sebafokati labamlomo wabo ukhuluma inkhohliso, nesandla sabo sekudla singesekudla semanga.

12 Shangatsi emadvodzana etfu angaba njengetitfombo letinhle ebusheni bawo, nemadvodzakati etfu afanane nematje labatiwe, alungiselelwa kwakha tigodlo temakhosi.

13 Shangatsi tinyango tetfu tingagcwaliswa ngesivuno sekudla lokunhlobonhlobo. Kanjalo netifuyo tetfu shangatsi tingandza, titalane ngetinkhulungwane nangemashumi etinkhulungwane.

14 Shangatsi tinkhomo tetfu tingawatsela emankhonyane, kubete letiphuntako naletilatelwako, shangatsi kungabate kukhala nekuhlupheka eveni letfu.

15 Sibusisiwe sive lesinaletibusiso! Sibusisiwe leso sive Nkulunkulu waso lekunguSimakadze!

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1 Ngiyawuphakamisa wena, Nkulunkulu wami neNkhosi yami, ngituse libito lakho phakadze naphakadze.

2 Ngiyawukubabata onkhe emalanga, ngidvumise libito lakho phakadze naphakadze.

3 Mkhulu Simakadze, ufanele kudvunyiswa kakhulu, bukhulu bakhe abuphenyisiseki.

4 Titukulwane ngekwelamana kwato tiyawubikelana ngemisebenti yakho; tiyawumemetela ngemisebenti yakho yemandla.

5 Tiyawukhuluma ngenkhatimulo yakho, tikhulume ngebukhosi bakho; mine ngiyawuzindla ngemisebenti yakho lemangalisako.

6 Bantfu bayawubabata bukhulu bemandla akho, nami ngibabate bukhulu bakho.

7 Bayawubalisa ngeludvumo lwakho, nangebukhulu betento takho letinhle, bahlabele ngekulunga kwakho.

8 Simakadze unemusa nesihawu, uyephuta kutfukutsela, andze ngemusa.

9 Simakadze muhle kubo bonkhe, uyayihawukela imisebenti yakhe yonkhe.

10 Yonkhe indalo netidalwa takho tiyawubonga tidvumise wena, Simakadze, nalabangcwele bonkhe bakudvumise.

11 Bayawudvumisa ngenkhatimulo yebukhosi bakho, bashumayele ngemandla akho;

12 kuze bonkhe bantfu emhlabeni bayati imisebenti yakho yemandla, kanye nenkhatimulo yebukhosi bembuso wakho.

13 Umbuso wakho ungumbuso lome kuze kube phakadze, lombuso uyawuhlala ukhona, titukulwane ngetitukulwane. Simakadze wetsembekile kuto tonkhe tetsembiso takhe. Unemusa kuyo yonkhe imisebenti yakhe.

14 Simakadze uyabaphasa bonkhe labawako, abaphakamise bonkhe labatfotjisiwe.

15 Emehlo endalo yonkhe abheke kuwe, uyipha kudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele.

16 Uvula sandla sakho, wesutsise tonkhe tifiso talokuphilako.

17 Simakadze ulungile kuto tonkhe tindlela takhe, unemusa emisebentini yakhe yonkhe.

18 Simakadze usedvute nabo bonkhe labambitako, bonkhe labambita ngeliciniso.

19 Wesutsisa kufisa kwabo bonkhe labamesabako, uyabeva nabakhalako, abasindzise.

20 Simakadze uyabalondvolota bonkhe labamtsandzako, kepha lababi bonkhe uyawubabhubhisa.

21 Umlomo wami uyawukhuluma ludvumo lwakho, Simakadze, tonkhe tidalwa atibonge libito lakho lelingcwele kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.

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1 Mphefumulo wami, dvumisa Simakadze.

2 Simakadze ngiyawumdvumisa ngisaphila, ngihlabele kuNkulunkulu wami yonkhe imphilo yami.

3 Ningetsembeli etikhulwini nakubantfu, kute kubantfu lusito.

4 Nakuphuma umphefumulo, umuntfu ubuyela emhlabatsini, tinhloso netifiso takhe tiphele ngalelo langa.

5 Ubusisiwe umuntfu lomsiti wakhe kunguNkulunkulu waJakobe, lolitsemba lakhe likuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wakhe.

6 Yena unguMdali wako konkhe: Wadala lizulu, nemhlaba, nelwandle, nako konkhe lokukuko. Ugcina setsembiso sakhe kuze kube phakadze.

7 Labacindzetelwe yena uyabemelela, abaphe kudla labalambile. Simakadze ukhulula tiboshwa,

8 Simakadze uvula emehlo etimphumphutse, Simakadze uyabaphakamisa labatfotjisiwe, Simakadze uyabatsandza labalungile.

9 Simakadze uyabalondvolota bafokati, uyabaphasa bafelokati netintsandzane, kodvwa indlela yalababi uyayibhubhisa.

10 Simakadze uyawubusa kuze kube phakadze. Nkulunkulu wakho, Siyoni, ubusa kuto tonkhe titukulwane. Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze.

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1 Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze! Maye, kuhle kuhlabela kuNkulunkulu wetfu. Kumnandzi, futsi kufanele kutsi advunyiswe!

2 Simakadze wakha iJerusalema kabusha, ubutsa labasakatekile baka-Israyeli.

3 Labanetinhlitiyo letephukile uyabaphilisa, abophe emanceba abo.

4 Ubala inombolo yetinkhanyeti, atibite tonkhe ngemabito ato.

5 Mkhulu Simakadze wetfu, nemandla akhe makhulu, kuhlakanipha kwakhe akunakulinganiswa.

6 Simakadze uyabaphakamisa labatfobekile, kepha lababi ubehlisela phansi.

7 Hlabelani kuSimakadze ngekubonga; dvumisani Nkulunkulu wetfu ngekushaya ihabhu.

8 Yena losibekela sibhakabhaka ngemafu, alungisele umhlaba imvula, ahlumise tjani etintsabeni.

9 Tilwane utipha kudla, afunte emazini emahhwabayi nasalambile.

10 Simakadze akatfokotiswa ngemandla emahhashi emphi; nemasotja lahlomile lahamba ngetinyawo angeke amjabulise.

11 Simakadze ujatjuliswa ngulabamesabako nalabetsemba umusa wakhe.

12 Awu, Jerusalema, dvumisa Simakadze! Awu, Siyoni, dvumisa Nkulunkulu wakho!

13 Ngobe nguye locinisa imivalo yemasango akho, abusise bantfu bakho,

14 ente iminyele yakho ibe nekuthula, anesutsise ngakolweni lomnandzi.

15 Ukhipha umyalo wakhe uye emhlabeni, livi lakhe ligijima ngalamakhulu ematubane.

16 Ukhitsikisa lichwa njengeboya betimvu, asakate sitfwatfwa njengemlotsa,

17 ehlise sangcotfo sakhe njengetinhlavu. Ngubani nje longemelana nemakhata akhe?

18 Utfumela livi lakhe likuncibilikise, avuse umoya wakhe, emanti agobhote.

19 Wembula livi lakhe kuJakobe, timiso nemiyalo yakhe ku-Israyeli.

20 Kute sive lake wenta njalo kuso, kute sive lesake sati timiso takhe. Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze.

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1 Dvumisani Simakadze nine mazulu laphakeme, nidvumise Simakadze nani lenisezulwini.

2 Mdvumiseni nine tingilosi takhe, nimdvumise nani nonkhe mabutfo akhe.

3 Mdvumise wena langa, nawe nyanga, nimdvumise nani nonkhe tinkhanyeti letikhatimulako!

4 Mdvumiseni nine mazulu laphakeme, nani manti langetulu kwesibhakabhaka.

5 Konkhe akudvumise libito laSimakadze, ngobe wakhuluma kwadaleka.

6 Wakumisa etindzaweni tako phakadze naphakadze, wakushayela umtsetfo longenakweciwa.

7 Dvumisani Simakadze nine lenisemhlabeni, nani tilwane letesabekako taselwandle, nawe kujula kwelwandle,

8 nawe mlilo nesangcotfo, nelichwa, netinkhungu, nemoya lonemandla lolalela imiyalo yakhe.

9 Mdvumiseni nine magcuma netintsaba tonkhe, nimdvumise nani tihlahla tetitselo, nani nonkhe mahlatsi,

10 nine tilwane tesiganga netekufuywa, nani lenihamba ngesisu, netinyoni letindizako.

11 Mdvumiseni nine makhosi netive tonkhe, nimdvumise nani tikhulu nebabusi bonkhe bemhlaba,

12 nani majaha netintfombi, nani labadzala nalabancane.

13 Bonkhe abadvumise libito laSimakadze, ngobe lakhe kuphela libito leliphakeme; inkhatimulo yakhe ingetulu kwemhlaba nelizulu.

14 Sive sakhe usivusele insindziso, kuze kudvunyiswe bonkhe labangcwele bakhe, lekusive saka-Israyeli, lesisedvute naye. Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze!

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1 Simakadze mhlabeleleni ingoma lensha, nimdvumise ebandleni lalabangcwele.

2 Israyeli akajabule ngenca yeMdali wakhe, bantfu beSiyoni batfokote ngeNkhosi yabo.

3 Abadvumise ngekugidza nangesigubhu nangehabhu.

4 Simakadze uyasijabulela sive sakhe, labatitfobako ubapha umchele wekuncoba.

5 Labangcwele abahlabele ngebukhosi, bahlabele ngenjabulo bonkhe busuku.

6 Shangatsi emaphimbo abo angadvumisa Nkulunkulu, netandla tabo tihlome inkemba lekhalipha tinhlangotsi totimbili.

7 Khona batewuphindzisela kubetive, bajezise nebahedeni,

8 babophe nemakhosi abo ngemaketane, netikhulu tabo batibophe ngabozankosi,

9 batewufeza sijeziso sabo njengobe kubhaliwe. Loku kuludvumo lwalabangcwele bakhe bonkhe. Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze!

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1 Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze! Dvumisani Nkulunkulu, endlini yakhe lengcwele! Mdvumiseni emazulwini akhe lanemandla.

2 Mdvumiseni ngemisebenti yakhe yemandla, nimdvumise ngebukhulu bakhe lobumangalisako.

3 Mdvumiseni ngekushaya licilongo, nimdvumise ngehabhu nangelugitali.

4 Mdvumiseni ngetingubhu nangekugidza, nimdvumise ngetintsambo nangefluthi.

5 Mdvumiseni ngekukhencetisa bokhencekhence, yebo nimdvumise ngekukhencetisa bokhencekhence.

6 Konkhe lokuphilako akudvumise Simakadze. Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze!