AmaHubo 78:1-72
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Ukunakekela kukaNkulunkulu nokuntula ukholo kuka-Israyeli
Imaskili* lika-Asafa. +
78 Lalelani umthetho* wami, bantu bami;Nakani amazwi ami.
2 Ngizokhuluma isaga.
Ngizosho iziphicaphicwano zakudala. +
3 Izinto esizizwile nesizaziyo,Obaba bethu abasixoxela zona, +
4 Ngeke sisifihlele isizukulwane sabo;Lezi zinto sizozixoxela isizukulwane esizayo +Izenzo zikaJehova ezifanele ukudunyiswa namandla akhe, +Izinto ezimangalisayo azenzile. +
5 Wamisa isikhumbuzo kwaJakobeWabeka umthetho kwa-Israyeli;Wayala okhokho bethuUkuba batshele izingane zabo ngalezi zinto, +
6 Ukuze isizukulwane esizayo,Izingane ezisazozalwa zizazi. +
Nazo zixoxele izingane zazo. +
7 Bese nazo zithembela kuNkulunkulu.
Ngeke ziyikhohlwe imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu +Kodwa zizogcina imiyalo yakhe. +
8 Khona-ke ngeke zibe njengokhokho bazo,Isizukulwane esasinenkani nesasidlubulunda, +Isizukulwane esasinenhliziyo engagxilile *+Nesasingathembekile kuNkulunkulu.
9 Abakwa-Efrayimi babehlome ngomnsalo,Kodwa babaleka ngosuku lwempi.
10 Abasigcinanga isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu +Abawulalelanga umthetho wakhe. +
11 Bakukhohlwa lokho ayekwenzile, +Imisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo ayebabonise yona. +
12 Wayenze izinto ezimangalisayo okhokho babo bebuka, +Ezweni laseGibhithe, esifundeni saseZowani. +
13 Wahlukanisa ulwandle ukuze bawele,Wabangela ukuba amanzi ame njengedamu. *+
14 Wabahola ngefu eminiNangokukhanya komlilo ubusuku bonke. +
15 Waqhekeza amadwala ehlane,Wabaphuzisa baze baneliseka njengokungathi baphuza echibini elijulile. +
16 Waveza imifudlana edwaleniWabangela amanzi ukuba ageleze njengemifula. +
17 Kodwa baqhubeka bona kuyeNgokuvukela oPhezukonke ogwadule; +
18 Bavivinya uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zabo +Ngokufuna ngenkani ukudla ababekuhalela.
19 Ngakho bakhononda ngoNkulunkulu,Bethi: “Angakwazi yini uNkulunkulu ukusinika ukudla ehlane?” +
20 Ngakho washaya idwalaKwageleza amanzi nemifudlana. +
“Angakwazi yini nokusinika isinkwa,Noma anikeze abantu bakhe inyama?” +
21 Lapho uJehova ebezwa wathukuthela; +Waletha umlilo + ukuze ajezise uJakobe,Intukuthelo yakhe yawavuthela ama-Israyeli +
22 Ngoba awazange abe nokholo kuNkulunkulu; +Ayengathembi ukuthi angakwazi ukuwasindisa.
23 Ngakho wayala isibhakabhaka esinamafu phezulu,Wavula iminyango yezulu.
24 Wayelokhu ebanisela imana ukuze badle;Wabanika ukudla kwasezulwini. +
25 Abantu badla ukudla kwezingelosi; *+Wabanika okuningi ukuze baneliseke. +
26 Wavusa umoya wasempumalanga emazulwiniNgamandla akhe, wenza ukuba kuvunguze umoya waseningizimu. +
27 Wehlisela phezu kwabo inyama njengothuli,Izinyoni ezingangesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle.
28 Wenza ukuba ziwele phakathi kwekamu lakhe,Nxazonke zamatende akhe.
29 Badla baphanga;Wabanika ababekufisa. +
30 Kodwa bengakazanelisi,Nokudla kwabo kusesemilonyeni yabo,
31 Ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwabavuthela. +
Wabulala amadoda ayizidlakela kubo; +Waziwisa izinsizwa zika-Israyeli.
32 Naphezu kwakho konke lokhu, baqhubeka nokona +Ababanga nalo ukholo emisebenzini yakhe emangalisayo. +
33 Ngakho waqeda izinsuku zabo njengokungathi ziwumoya okhishwa ngamakhala, +Neminyaka yabo ngokwesaba.
34 Kodwa njalo lapho uNkulunkulu ebulala abanye babo, babemfuna; +Babebuya bamfune uNkulunkulu,
35 Bekhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayeyiDwala labo +Nokuthi uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke wayenguMkhululi* wabo. +
36 Kodwa bazama ukumkhohlisa ngemilomo yaboBaqamba amanga ngolimi lwabo.
37 Inhliziyo yabo yayingagxilile kuye; +Babengathembekile esivumelwaneni sakhe. +
38 Kodwa wayenesihe; +Wayebathethelela* izono zabo angababhubhisi. +
Kaningi wayeyibamba intukuthelo yakhe, +Kunokuba avuse lonke ulaka lwakhe.
39 Wayekhumbula ukuthi bayinyama, +Umoya ovunguza ungabuyi.*
40 Yeka ukuthi babemvukela kaningi kangakanani ehlane, +Bemzwisa ubuhlungu ogwadule! +
41 Bamvivinya ngokuphindaphindiwe uNkulunkulu, +Bamzwisa ubuhlungu* oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
42 Abazange bawakhumbule amandla akhe,*Usuku abakhulula ngalo esitheni sabo, +
43 Indlela enza ngayo izibonakaliso zakhe eGibhithe +Nezimangaliso zakhe esifundeni saseZowani,
44 Nendlela aphendula ngayo imisele yeNayile yaba yigazi +Kangangokuba babengenakuphuza emifudlaneni yabo.
45 Wathumela iqulu lezibawu ukuba zibalume +Namaxoxo ukuba acekele phansi izwe labo. +
46 Wanika izintethe eziqothulayo izitshalo zabo,Wanika izintethe izithelo zomsebenzi wabo. +
47 Waqothula amasimu abo amagilebhisi ngesichotho +Nezihlahla zabo zemisikhamori ngamatshe esichotho.
48 Wanikela izilwane zabo esichothweni +Nemfuyo yabo emibanini.*
49 Wehlisela phezu kwabo intukuthelo yakhe evuthayo,Ukufutheka nolaka nokucindezeleka,Ibutho lezingelosi laletha inhlekelele.
50 Wayidedela intukuthelo yakhe.
Akazange abasindise ekufeni;Wabanikela* esifweni esiwumshayabhuqe.
51 Ekugcineni wabulala wonke amazibulo aseGibhithe, +Ukuqala kwamandla abo okuzala ematendeni kaHamu.
52 Ngemva kwalokho wakhipha abantu bakhe njengomhlambi wezimvu +Wabahola njengomhlambi ehlane.
53 Wabahola ngokulondeka,Babengesabi; +Ulwandle lwamboza izitha zabo. +
54 Wabaletha endaweni yakhe engcwele, +Kulesi sifunda esinezintaba asinqoba ngamandla akhe. +
55 Waxosha izizwe phambi kwabo; +Wababela ifa ngentambo yokukala; +Wahlalisa izizwe zakwa-Israyeli emizini yazo. +
56 Kodwa babelokhu bemvivinya uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, bemvukela; +Abazange bazinake izikhumbuzo zakhe. +
57 Bamfulathela benza ngokukhohlisa njengokhokho babo. +
Babengathembekile njengomnsalo oxegayo. +
58 Babelokhu bemcasula ngezindawo zabo eziphakeme, +Bembangela ulaka* ngemifanekiso yabo ebaziwe. +
59 UNkulunkulu wezwa wathukuthela, +Ngakho wamlahla ngokuphelele u-Israyeli.
60 Ekugcineni walishiya itabernakele laseShilo, +Itende ayehlala kulo phakathi kwabantu. +
61 Wavumela umphongolo omelela amandla akhe ukuba uthunjwe;Ubuhle bakhe wabunikela esandleni sesitha. +
62 Wanikela abantu bakhe enkembeni +Walithukuthelela ifa lakhe.
63 Umlilo wazishisa izinsizwa zakhe,Nezintombi zakhe azizange ziculelwe izingoma zomshado.*
64 Abapristi bakhe babulawa ngenkemba, +Abafelokazi babo abazange bakhale. +
65 Khona-ke uJehova waphaphama njengokungathi wayelele, +Njengeqhawe elisanguluka ewayinini. +
66 Wazixosha izitha zakhe; +Wazihlaza phakade.
67 Walilahla itende likaJosefa;Akazange asikhethe isizwe sakwa-Efrayimi.
68 Kunalokho wakhetha isizwe sakwaJuda, +INtaba iZiyoni, ayithandayo. +
69 Wenza indlu yakhe engcwele yahlala ikhona njengamazulu, *+Njengomhlaba awumise phakade. +
70 Wakhetha uDavide + inceku yakheWamthatha esibayeni sezimvu, +
71 Wamlanda ekwaluseni izimvu zezinsikazi ezincelisayo;Wamenza umalusi phezu kukaJakobe, isizwe sakhe, +Naphezu kuka-Israyeli, ifa lakhe. +
72 Wabelusa ngenhliziyo eqotho, +Wabahola ngezandla ezinekhono. +
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Bheka uHlu Lwezincazelo Zamagama.
^ Noma, “isiqondiso.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “engalungisiwe.”
^ Noma, “njengodonga.”
^ Noma, “kwabanamandla.”
^ Noma, “wayenguMphindiseleli.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “wayezimboza.”
^ Noma kungaba, “Ukuthi umoya uyaphuma ungabuyi.”
^ Noma, “Bamdabukisa.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “basikhumbule isandla sakhe.”
^ Noma kungaba, “emfiveni enamandla.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “Wanikela ukuphila kwabo.”
^ Noma, “umhawu.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “Nezintombi zakhe azizange zidunyiswe.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “Wakha indlu yakhe engcwele yaba njengendawo ephakeme.”
