AmaHubo 18:1-32

Ngiyakuthanda, Jehova, mandla ami. Jehova uyidwala lami, nenqaba yami, nomkhululi wami; uNkulunkulu wami uyidwala lami engiphephela kulo, nesihlangu sami, nophondo lokusindiswa kwami, inqaba yami ephakemeyo. Ngiyamemeza kuJehova odumisekayo, ngisindiswe ezitheni zami. Izintambo zokufa zangizungelezela, izikhukhula zokona zangethusa. Izintambo zasendaweni yabafileyo zangizungeza, izihibe zokufa zangehlela. Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambiza uJehova, ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami; walizwa izwi lami esethempelini lakhe; ukukhala kwami phambi kwakhe kwangena ezindlebeni zakhe. Umhlaba wawusuzamazama, wadikizela; izisekelo zezintaba zathuthumela, zagubhuzela ngokuba ethukuthele. Kwenyuka umusi emakhaleni akhe, nomlilo odlayo emlonyeni wakhe; amalahle avutha kuye. Wathobisa izulu, wehla; ubumnyama babuphansi kwezinyawo zakhe. Wakhwela phezu kwekherubi,* wandiza; washweza ngamaphiko omoya. Ubumnyama wabenza isisibekelo, idokodo lakhe elimphahlayo; amanzi amnyama, amafu anzima. Ekukhazimuleni okuphambi kwakhe amafu akhe abanga phambili, isichotho namalahle avuthayo. UJehova waduma ezulwini; oPhezukonke walizwakalisa izwi lakhe: isichotho namalahle avuthayo. Wathuma imicibisholo yakhe, wabangquzula, nemibani eminingi, wabadidizelisa. Kwase kubonakala imisinga yamanzi; izisekelo zomhlaba zambulwa ngesijeziso sakho, Jehova, ngokufutha komoya wamakhala akho. Waselula isandla sakhe ephezulu, wangibamba; wangikhipha emanzini amaningi. Wangophula esitheni sami esinamandla nakubo abangizondayo, ngokuba base bengahlulile. Bangihlasela ngosuku lwesigemegeme sami, kepha uJehova waba yinsika yami. Wangiphumisela endaweni ebanzi; wangikhulula, ngokuba ebethokoza ngami. UJehova wangivuza ngokokulunga kwami; wangibuyisela njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami. Ngokuba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaJehova, angimukanga kuNkulunkulu wami ngokushinga. Ngokuba yonke imithetho yakhe yayiphambi kwami, nezimiso zakhe angivumanga ukuba zisuke kimi. Ngangiphelele kuye; ngabuxwaya ububi. UJehova wayesebuyisela kimi njengokulunga kwami, njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami phambi kwamehlo akhe. Kothembekileyo uyazibonakalisa uthembekile; kumuntu oqotho uzibonakalisa uqotho; kohlanzekileyo uyazibonakalisa uhlanzekile; koyisigwegwe uyazibonakalisa unenkani. Ngokuba wena uyabasindisa abantu abathobekileyo, kepha amehlo abaqhoshileyo uyawathobisa. Ngokuba wena uyokhela isibani sami; uJehova uNkulunkulu wami uyakhanyisa ubumnyama bami. Ngokuba ngawe ngingahlasela impi; ngoNkulunkulu wami ngingeqa ugange. Indlela kaNkulunkulu iphelele; izwi likaJehova lihlanzekile; yena uyisihlangu kubo bonke abaphephela kuye. Ngokuba ngubani onguNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaJehova, ngubani oyidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na? uNkulunkulu ongibhincisa amandla, owenza indlela yami ilunge