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Ukuzila Okuqotho
1 “Memeza kakhulu, ungathuli.
Phakamisa ilizwi lakho njengecilongo.
Tshela abantu bami ngokuhlamuka kwabo,
lendlu kaJakhobe uyitshele ngezono zabo.
2 Ngoba usuku ngosuku bayangidinga;
bafuna ukwazi izindlela zami,
sengathi bayisizwe esenza okulungileyo
esingalahlanga imilayo kaNkulunkulu waso.
Bacela izinqumo ezilungileyo kimi
bafune ukuthi uNkulunkulu asondele kubo.
3 Bathi, ‘Kungani sizilile,
kodwa wena wangakuboni na?
Kungani sizithobile
kodwa wangakunaki na?’
Ikanti ngosuku lokuzila kwenu lenza elikuthandayo,
lincindezele lezisebenzi zenu zonke.
4 Ukuzila kwenu kucina ngengxabano lokulwa,
langokutshayana kubi ngenqindi.
Alingeke lizile njengelikwenzayo
lamhla lithembe ukuthi ilizwi lenu lizazwakala phezulu.
5 Lokhu yikho ukuzila engikukhethileyo na,
ukuthi umuntu azithobe okosuku olulodwa nje?
Yikuthi umuntu akhothamise ikhanda lakhe njengomhlanga nje,
lokulala esakeni lemlotheni na?
Lokho yikho elithi yikuzila,
usuku olwamukelekayo kuThixo na?
6 Lokhu akusikho yini ukuzila engikukhethileyo:
ukukhulula izibopho zokungalungi
lokuthukulula imichilo yejogwe,
kukhululwe abancindezelweyo,
kwephulwe amajogwe wonke na?
7 Akusikwabela abalambayo ukudla kwakho
lokunika umnyanga ongumhambuma indawo yokuhlala,
lapho ubona abanqunu ubagqokise,
lokungafulatheli izihlobo zakho zegazi na?
8 Lapho-ke ukukhanya kwakho kuzavela njengokusa,
lokusila kwakho kuzabonakala masinyane,
kuthi ukulunga kwakho kuhambe phambi kwakho,
inkazimulo kaThixo izakuba yisivikelo ngemva kwakho.
9 Lapho-ke uzabiza, uThixo asabele;
uzacela usizo, yena uzakuthi: Ngilapha.
Nxa ungalahla ijogwe lokuncindezela
lokukhomba ngomunwe kanye lezinkulumo ezimbi;
10 njalo nxa unika abalambayo ukudla kwakho,
wanelise lenswelo zabancindezelweyo,
ukukhanya kwakho kuzavela emnyameni,
ubusuku bakho buzakuba njengemini.
11 UThixo uzakukhokhela kokuphela;
uzakwanelisa inswelo zakho elizweni elitshiswa lilanga,
aqinise amathambo akho.
Uzakuba njengesivande esithelezelwa kuhle,
lanjengomthombo olamanzi angacitshiyo.
12 Abantu bakho bazawavusa amanxiwa amadala,
bavuse lezisekelo zakudala.
Uzabizwa ngokuthi uMakhi Wemiduli Eyadilikayo,
loMvuseleli wemiGwaqo leMizi.
13 Nxa ugcina inyawo zakho zingephuli iSabatha,
njalo ungenzi intando yakho ngosuku lwami olungcwele,
nxa iSabatha ulibiza ngokuthi yintokozo
njalo usuku lukaThixo olungcwele usithi lulodumo,
njalo nxa uluhlonipha ngokungahambi ngendlela yakho,
langokungenzi intando yakho loba ukukhuluma amazwi ayize,
14 lapho-ke uzathola intokozo kuThixo,
njalo ngizakukhweza emiqolweni yelizwe,
ngikwenze udle ilifa likayihlo uJakhobe.”
Umlomo kaThixo usukhulumile.