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Ukuwa KweBhabhiloni
1 “Yehla uhlale othulini
Ndodakazi emsulwa yaseBhabhiloni,
hlala emhlabathini ungelasihlalo sobukhosi,
ndodakazi yamaBhabhiloni.
Akusayikuthiwa
ubuthakathaka loba kuthiwe uthambile.
2 Thatha amatshe okuchola uchole impuphu;
ukhuphe isimbombozo sakho.
Phakamisa izidwaba zakho, uveze imilenze yakho,
ugxabhaze udabule ezifuleni.
3 Ubunqunu bakho buzavezwa,
ihlazo lakho lambuleke.
Ngizaphindisela,
kakho engizamyekela.”
4 Umhlengi wethu uThixo uSomandla libizo lakhe
ungoNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
5 “Hlala ngokuthula, yana emnyameni,
ndodakazi yamaKhaladiya;
awuyikubizwa ngokuthi
ndlovukazi yemibuso futhi.
6 Ngabathukuthelela abantu bami,
ngangcolisa ilifa lami,
ngabanikela ezandleni zakho,
kawaze waba lesihawu kubo.
Lasebeluphele,
wabethesa ijogwe elinzima.
7 Wathi, ‘Ngizaqhubeka kokuphela
ngiyindlovukazi nini lanini.’
Kodwa kawuzinakanga lezizinto,
kumbe unakane ngokungenzakala.
8 Khathesi-ke lalela, wena sidalwa esingazibekanga,
wena ocambaleleyo uvikelekile
usithi ngenhliziyo yakho,
‘Mina yimi, njalo kakho omunye ngaphandle kwami,
angisoze ngaba ngumfelokazi
kumbe ngifelwe ngabantwana.’
9 Kodwa lokhu kokubili kuzakwehlela
ngokuphangisa, ngasuku lunye
ukufelwa ngabantwana lobufelokazi.
Lokhu kuzakwehlela phezu kwakho ngokugcweleyo,
bungakhathelekile ubuthakathi bakho
layo yonke imilingo yakho elamandla.
10 Wethembele ebubini bakho,
njalo watsho wathi, ‘Kakho ongibonayo.’
Inhlakanipho yakho lolwazi lwakho kuyakukhohlisa
lapho usithi kuwe,
‘Mina yimi, njalo kakho omunye ngaphandle kwami.’
11 Incithakalo izakwehlela phezu kwakho,
njalo awuyikwazi ukuyivikela ngemilingo.
Umonakalo uzakwehlela phezu kwakho,
ongeke uwuvimbe ngenhlawulo,
lengozi ongeke uyikhumbulele
izakujuma.
12 Qhubeka-ke ngemilingo yakho,
langobuthakathi bakho obunengi
okusebenza kusukela ebantwaneni bakho.
Mhlawumbe uzaphumelela,
kumbe njalo wenze kube lokwesaba.
13 Zonke izeluleko owazitholayo zikucobile.
Izazi zezinkanyezi kazisondele,
labahloli bezinkanyezi ababika ngokuzakwenzakala inyanga ngenyanga.
Kabakuhlenge kulokhu okuzakwehlela.
14 Impela banjengamahlanga;
umlilo uzabatshisa futhi
bangeke bazihlenga
emandleni amalangabi.
Lapha akulamalahle okothiwa ngumuntu;
lapha akulamlilo wokotha.
15 Lokho yikho abangakwenzela khona
labo owasebenza labo,
uthengiselana labo kusukela ebuntwaneni.
Omunye lomunye wabo uyaqhubeka ngesiphosiso sakhe;