IZaga 7:1-27

  • Gcina imilayo kaNkulunkulu uphile (1-5)

  • Ijaha elingahlakaniphanga liyahugwa (6-27)

    • “Njengenkunzi esisiyahlatshwa” (22)

7  Ndodana yami gcina amazwi ami,Wenze imithetho yami ibe ligugu kuwe.+  2  Gcina imithetho yami uphile,+Ulondoloze engikufundisa khona* njengenhlamvu yelihlo lakho.  3  Bophela izinto lezi eminweni yakho,Uzibhale enhliziyweni yakho.+  4  Tshela ukuhlakanipha uthi, “Wena ungudadewethu,”Ubize ukuzwisisa uthi, “Sihlobo sami,”  5  Ukuze kukuvikele kowesifazana oxhwalileyo,*+Lakowesifazana ongaziphathanga* lasemazwini akhe ahugayo.*+  6  Ngathi ngisewindini endlini yami,Ngalunguza, ngakhangela phansi,  7  Ngathi ngilokhu ngisakhangele abangelalwazi,Ngabona phakathi kwabasakhulayo ijaha elingelangqondo.+  8  Ladlula ngomgwaqo, ekhoneni eliseduze kwendlu yakhe,Liqonda lapho okwakulendlu yakhe khona  9  Kwasekuhwalala, sekusihlwa,+Sekuqala ukuba mnyama, sekunqunda amehlo. 10  Ngasengibona owesifazana elihlangabeza,Egqoke njengewule,*+ lona kanye iqili lomfazi. 11  Uliphakaphaka njalo uyisiqholo,+ Uyatshobatshoba, kuyala ukuthi ahlale endlini yakhe. 12  Uyambona phandle, umbone nango sesemagcekeni edolobho,Uyazimisamisa eduze kwamakhona wonke.+ 13  Uyalidumela ijaha aliqabuze;Akhulume engelalanhloni athi kulo: 14  “Ngiwenzile umhlatshelo wobudlelwano.+ Lamuhla ngizigcwalisile izifungo zami. 15  Yikho ngibuye ukuzokuhlangabeza,Bengikudinga, sengize ngakuthola! 16  Sengendlale ingubo ezinhle embhedeni wami,Ilineni yaseGibhithe elemibalabala.+ 17  Sengifafaze imure lenhlaba kanye lesinamoni+ embhedeni wami. 18  Woza sikholise uthando lwethu kuze kuse;Kasihlanyisane ngothando. 19  Phela indoda yami ayikho endlini;Ithethe uhambo olude. 20  Ihambe lesikhwama semali,Njalo izaphenduka inyanga isigcwele.” 21  Uyaliyenga ngamazwi, elincenga.+ Alihuge ngamazwi amnandi. 22  Lihle limlandele njengenkunzi esisiyahlatshwa,Lanjengesithutha esiyajeziswa ngokubotshwa,*+ 23  Umtshoko uze uhlabe isibindi salo;Alikwazi ukuthi elikwenzayo kuzalibulalisa,+ njengenyoni egijimela emjibileni. 24  Ngakho ngilalelani madodana ami,Lizwe amazwi engiwakhulumayo. 25  Ungavumeli inhliziyo yakho iphambukele ezindleleni zakhe. Ungahlanhlathi ungene ezindleleni zakhe,+ 26  Ngoba usebulalise abanengi,+Ngeke ubabale ubaqede asebabulele.+ 27  Indlu yakhe iyindlela eya engcwabeni;Yehlela endaweni yabantu abafileyo.*

Amabala angaphansi

Kumbe, “umthetho wami.”
NgesiHebheru, “ongaziwayo.” Khangela iZag 2:16.
NgesiHebheru, “ongaziwayo.” Khangela iZag 2:16.
Kumbe, “amnandi.”
Kumbe, “Elesigqoko sewule.”
Kumbe, “ngokubotshelwa emapulankeni.” Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
NgesiHebheru, “ezindlini zokufa ezingaphakathi.”