IZaga 8
8
Ukumemeza Kokuhlakanipha
1 Ukuhlakanipha akumemezi yini,
nokuqonda akuvezi yini ilaka lakho na?
2 Kumi ezindaweni eziphakemeyo ngasendleleni,
kwakhile ngaseziphambanweni zezindlela,
3 ngasekungeneni, emasangweni omuzi kuyamemeza, kuthi:
4“Ngiyanibiza nina bantu;
izwi lami liqondiswe kubantwana babantu.
5 Nina eningenalwazi qondani ukuhlakanipha;
nani ziwula, yibani nenhliziyo eqondayo.
6 Lalelani izinto ezinkulu engizikhulumayo;
amazwi aphuma ezindebeni
zomlomo wami angubuqotho,
7 ngokuba umlomo wami uzakukhuluma iqiniso;
ububi buyisinengiso ezindebeni zami.
8 Wonke amazwi avela emlonyeni
wami angukulunga;
akukho lutho kuwo
okuyisigwegwe nokuphambeneyo.
9 Kumuntu oqondayo wonke aqondile,
alungile kulowo othole ulwazi.
10 Yamukelani ukuyala kwami kunesiliva,
nolwazi, kunegolide lekhethelo,
11 ngokuba ukuhlakanipha kuhle kunobucwebecwebe,
akukho lutho olunye olufiswayo
olungaqhathaniswa nakho.
12 Mina kuhlakanipha ngihlala ekuqondeni,
ngithola ulwazi namasu.
13 Ukwesaba uSimakade kungukuzonda okubi.
Ukuzikhukhumeza, ukuzidla,
indlela embi, nomlomo ophoxayo,
ngiyakuzonda.
14 Kimina kuneseluleko nokuhlakanipha,
ngingukuqonda, namandla angawami.
15 Amakhosi abusa ngami,
nababusi bashaya imithetho elungile ngami.
16Izikhulu zibusa ngami, namakhosana,
nabo bonke abehluleli bomhlaba.
17 Ngiyabathanda abangithandayo;
nalabo abangifunisisayo, bayangifumana.
18 Ingcebo, udumo, nomnotho omningi
nokulunga, kukimi.
19 Isithelo sami sihle kunegolide,
kunegolide elicolisekileyo,
nenzuzo yami, kunesiliva lekhethelo.
20Ngihamba endleleni yokulunga,
emikhondweni yobulungiswa,
21 labo abangithandayo ngibanika ifa,
ngigcwalise izinqolobane zabo zengcebo.
22 “USimakade wangidala kuqala
kunayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe;
ngingowokuqala emisebenzini yakhe.
23 Wangimisa kwasemandulo, ekuqaleni,
ngaphambi kokusekelwa komhlaba.
24 Zingakabi bikho izinzulu
nemithombo egcwele amanzi, ngazalwa.
25 Zingakasekelwa izintaba
nangaphambi kokuba amagquma abe khona, ngazalwa,
26ngaphambi kokuba enze umhlaba namasimu,
nohlamvu lokuqala lothuli lomhlaba.
27 Ngesikhathi ehlela amazulu ngangikhona;
nalapho edweba isiyingi ezinzulwini otweni.
28Lapho enza isibhakabhaka phezulu siqine,
nangesikhathi imithombo yezinzulu iphuphuma ngamandla;
29 lapho emisela ulwandle umkhawulo,
ukuze amanzi angeqi umyalo wakhe;
lapho emisa izisekelo zomhlaba,
30 ngangiseduze kwakhe,
ngiyingcweti yomsebenzi,
ngiyintokozo yakhe imihla ngemihla,
ngiyintokozo yakhe,
ngidlala phambi kwakhe sonke isikhathi.
31Ngajabula kuyo yonke indawo
emhlabeni wakhe,
intokozo yami yayikanye nabantwana babantu.
32 “Ngakho-ke bantwana, ngizweni,
ngokuba babusisiwe abagcina izindlela zami.
33 Lalelani ukuyalwa,
nenze ngokuhlakanipha;
ningakushayi indiva.
34 Ubusisiwe umuntu ongilalelayo,
alinde imihla ngemihla emasangweni ami,
ahlale ngasezinsikeni zeminyango yami.
35 Ngokuba ongifunayo, ufumana ukuphila,
azuze umusa kuSimakade.
36 Kodwa lowo owehluleka ukungifumana,
uzigwaza ngowakhe;
bonke abangizondayo bathanda ukufa.”
Okuqokiwe okwamanje:
IZaga 8: ZUL20
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