iMizekeliso 8:1-36

Abumemezi na ubulumko? Kwakutheni ukuze ilizwi lakhe livakale? Emantloko eendawo eziphezulu, ngasendleleni, emendweni. Ubiza emasangweni, emasangweni omzi, emasangweni amasango; Ndibiza kuni, madoda; Ilizwi lam lisiya koonyana babantu. Buqondeni ubulumko, zinyabi, zinyabi, yibani nentliziyo elumkileyo. Yivani; kuba ndiya kuthetha izinto ezimangalisayo; nokuvula umlomo wam kuya kuba yinyaniso. Ngokuba umlomo wam uxela inyaniso; Okungendawo kulisikizi emlonyeni wam. Yonke intetho yomlomo wam isebulungiseni; akukho nto igwenxa okanye itenxileyo kuzo. Zonke izinto zisingise kwizilumko, zilungile kwabazuze ukwazi. Yamkelani uqeqesho lwam, ningamkeli silivere; nolwazi ngaphezu kwegolide embiweyo. Kuba ubulumko bulungile ngaphezu kweeperile; nazo zonke izinto ezinqwenelekayo azinakulinganiswa nabo. Mna, bulumko, ndihleli ngengqondo, Ndazuza ukwazi inzululwazi. Ukoyika uYehova kukuthiya into embi; Ndikuthiyile ukuzidla, ukukratsha, indlela egwenxa, nomlomo ongendawo; Inkumbulo yeyam, nobulumko bugqibelele; Yingqondo; Ndinamandla. Ookumkani balawula ngam, Nezidwangube ziceba ubulungisa. Balawula ngam abathetheli, nabagwebi bonke belimiweyo. Abandithandayo ndiyabathanda nam; nabo bandifunayo baya kundifumana. Bunam ubutyebi nozuko; ewe, ubutyebi banaphakade nobulungisa. Zilungile iziqhamo zam ngaphezu kwegolide embiweyo, nakwengcwengekileyo; umvuzo wam yisilivere esulungekileyo. Ndihamba ngomendo wobulungisa, phakathi kweendlela ezisesikweni; Ukuze ndibenzele okulungileyo abandithandayo; ndibuzalise ubuncwane babo. uYehova wandenza ndaba yintlahlela yendlela yakhe, Ndaba ngowamandulo emisebenzini yakhe yakudala. Mna ndasekwa kususela kumaxesha amandulo, kwasephakadeni, Kwasemaphakadeni elimiweyo. Ndazalwa kungekabikho bunzulu; kungekho maqula azele ngamanzi. Iintaba azikasekwa, neenduli zingekaveli; Akenzanga hlabathi, namasimi, Nothuli lomhlaba. Ekulilungiseni kwakhe izulu, ndandikho apho; Ekuwatywineni kwakhe amafu phezulu, Ekutywineni kwakhe amaqula oonogumbe behlabathi. uEnere waluwisela umthetho ulwandle, ukuba amanzi angawexuki umthetho wakhe, Ekuzimiseni kwakhe iziseko zehlabathi. Ke kaloku ndandinaye, njengokungathi omnye esondlwe naye; Vuyani ngenxa yesahlulo sehlabathi; noyolo lwam lwalukoonyana babantu. Bantwana bam, ndiveni kaloku, ngokuba hayi, uyolo lwabazigcinayo iindlela zam! Yivani uqeqesho, nibe nobulumko, ningalushiyi. Hayi, uyolo lomntu ondivayo, Ozigcinayo iingcango zam imihla yonke, Elondoloza iingcango zeminyango yam; Ngokuba ondifumeneyo mna ufumene ubomi, nenceba evela kuYehova. Ke yena ondingcatshayo utshabalalisa umphefumlo wakhe; bonke abandithiyileyo bathanda ukufa.