IMaskili lika-Asafa. Lalelani, bantu bami, umthetho wami; beka izindlebe zakho emazwini omlomo wami.
Ngiyakuwuvula umlomo wami ngomfanekiso, ngikhulume amazwi amnyama asendulo;
Esikuzwileyo nesikwaziyo, nabasitshela khona obaba.
Ngeke sikufihlele abantwana babo, futhi esizukulwaneni esizayo siyomemezela izindumiso zikaJehova namandla akhe nezimangaliso zakhe azenzile.
Ngokuba wamisa ubufakazi kuJakobe, wamisa umthetho kwa-Israyeli, awuyala obaba ukuba bawazise abantwana babo.
Ukuze isizukulwane esizayo sizazi, yebo, nabantwana abazozalwa; okufanele basukume bamemezele lokhu kubantwana babo.
Ukuze bathembele kuNkulunkulu futhi bangakhohlwa imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu, kodwa bagcine imiyalo yakhe.
Bangabi njengoyise, isizukulwane esinenkani nesihlubukayo; isizukulwane esingalungisanga inhliziyo yaso, nomoya waso ungagxili kuNkulunkulu.
Abantwana bakwa-Efrayimi, ababehlomile bephethe idandili, babuyela emuva ngosuku lwempi.
Abasigcinanga isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, benqaba ukuhamba emthethweni wakhe;
Wakhohlwa imisebenzi yakhe nezimangaliso zakhe ababonise zona.
Wenza izimangaliso emehlweni awoyise ezweni laseGibithe, endaweni yaseSowani.
Wahlukanisa ulwandle, wabavumela ukuba bawele; wamisa amanzi njengenqwaba.
Wabahola ngefu emini, nangokukhanya komlilo ubusuku bonke.
Waqhekeza amadwala ogwadule, wabaphuzisa njengotwa otwayo olukhulu.
Wakhipha nemifudlana edwaleni, wenza ukuba amanzi agobhoze njengemifula.
Baphinda bona kakhulu kuye ngokuklolodela oPhezukonke ehlane.
Basebecela kuNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yabo ngokucela ukudla kwenkanuko yabo.
Yebo, bakhuluma kabi ngoNkulunkulu; bathi: UNkulunkulu angadeka itafula ehlane na?
Bheka, washaya idwala, kwaze kwagobhoza amanzi, nezifufula zaphuphuma; angakwazi futhi ukunikeza isinkwa? angalungisela abantu bakhe inyama na?
Ngakho uJehova wakuzwa wathukuthela;
Ngoba kabakholwanga kuNkulunkulu, kabathembanga ensindisweni yakhe;
Noma wayala amafu phezulu, wavula iminyango yezulu;
Wanisa imana phezu kwabo ukuba badle, wabanika okusanhlamvu kwezulu.
Abantu badla isinkwa sezingelosi: wazipha ukudla.
Waphephula umoya wasempumalanga esibhakabhakeni, ngamandla akhe waletha umoya waseningizimu.
Wanisa inyama phezu kwabo njengothuli, nezinyoni ezinezimpaphe njengesihlabathi solwandle.
Yawela phakathi kwekamu labo nxazonke zezindlu zabo.
Badla, basutha, ngokuba wabapha ukufisa kwabo;
Abazange bahlukane nenkanuko yabo. Kodwa inyama yabo isesemlonyeni wabo.
Ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwaba phezu kwabo, wabulala abakhulupheleyo kubo, wahlula abakhethiweyo bakwa-Israyeli.
Kukho konke lokhu baqhubeka bona njalo kabakholwanga yimisebenzi yakhe yamandla.
Ngakho wachitha izinsuku zabo ngeze neminyaka yabo ekuhluphekeni.
Kwathi ezibulala, zamfuna; babuya, babuza kuNkulunkulu ekuseni.
Bakhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyidwala labo, nokuthi uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke uMhlengi wabo.
Nokho bamthopha ngemilomo yabo, baqamba amanga kuye ngolimi lwabo.
Ngoba inhliziyo yabo yayingaqondile kuye, futhi babengaqini esivumelwaneni sakhe.
Kodwa yena owayelesihawu wabathethelela ububi babo, kababhubhisanga;
Wakhumbula ukuthi babeyinyama; umoya odlulayo ungabuyi.
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