1. “Thulani phambi kwami nina ziqhingi,izizwe zithole amandla amasha.Mazisondele, andukuba zikhulume,sisondelane ekwahluleleni.
2. “Ngubani ovusile ukulungakuphume empumalanga,akubize ukuba kumlandele,anikele izizwe phambi kwakhe,amenze ukuba abuse amakhosi,abenze babe njengothuli ngenkemba yakhe,nanjengamabibi aphephezeliswayongomnsalo wakhe, na?
3. Uyabaxosha, adlule kahlengezindlela angazihambanga ngezinyawo.
4. Ngubani okusebenzileyo, wakwenza, na?Nguye owazibiza izizukulwane kwasekuqaleni:mina Jehova engingowokuqalanenginguye nakwabokuphela.”
5. Iziqhingi ziyakubona, ziyesaba;imikhawulo yomhlaba iyathuthumela;isondele, isifikile.
6. Yilowo nalowo usiza umakhelwane wakhe;uthi komfowabo: “Yiba nesibindi.”
7. Umbazi uqunga umkhandi isibindi,nololonga ngesando uqunga oshaya isikhandelo isibindi,ethi ngokunamathelisa: “Kuhle,”ekubethela ngezipikili,funa kunyakaziswe.
8. “Kepha wena Israyeli, nceku yami,wena Jakobe engikukhethileyo,nzalo ka-Abrahama othandiweyo wami,
9. wena engikuthathile emikhawulweni yomhlaba,ngakubiza emagumbini awo,ngathi kuwe:‘Wena uyinceku yami,’ngikukhethile, angikulahlanga;
10. ungesabi, ngokuba mina nginawe;ungapheli amandla,ngokuba mina nginguNkulunkulu wakho;ngiyakuqinisa, futhi ngiyakusiza,yebo, ngiyakusekela ngesandla sokunene sokulunga kwami.
11. “Bheka, bonke abafuthekela wenabayakuba namahloni, bajabhe;abamelene nawe bayakuba njengento engelutho,babhubhe.
12. Uyakubafuna, ungabafumani kodwa,labo bantu abaxabana nawe;abalwa nawe bayakuba njengento engelutho nanjengeze.
13. Ngokuba yimina Jehova uNkulunkulu wakhoobamba isandla sakho sokunene,nothi kuwe: Ungesabi,mina ngiyakusiza.
14. Ungesabi wena mpethu, Jakobe,nani bantu bakwa-Israyeli;mina ngiyakukusiza,” usho uJehova;uMhlengi wakho ungoNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
15. “Bheka, ngiyakukwenza ukuba ube yisibhuloesisha esibukhali esinamazinyo;uyakubhula izintaba, uzicolisise,wenze amagquma abe njengamakhoba.
16. Uyakuwahlakaza, umoya uwasuse,isivunguvungu siwachithe;wena uyakuthokoza ngoJehova,uzibonge ngoNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
17. “Abampofu nabaswelayo bafuna amanzi, kepha awakho,nolimi lwabo luphele ukoma;mina Jehova ngiyakubaphendula,mina Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli angiyikubashiya.
18. Ngiyakuvula imifula emadulini angenaluthonemithombo phakathi kwezigodi;ngiyakwenza ihlane libe yichibi lamanzi,nomhlabathi owomileyo ube yiziphethu zamanzi.
19. Ngiyakutshala umsedari* ehlane,umtholo, nombomvana, nomnqumo,ngibeke kwahlongasibi umsayipuresi,*nomthidari,* nomkhoba kanyekanye,
20. ukuze babone, bazi,baqaphele, baqonde kanyekanyeukuthi isandla sikaJehova sikwenzile lokhunokuthi oNgcwele ka-Israyeli wakudala.
21. “Lethani indaba yenu,” usho uJehova,“nisondeze izizathu zenu,” isho iNkosi kaJakobe.
22. “Mabazisondeze,basitshele okuyakwenzeka;izinto zakuqala ziyini na?Mabasitshele zonaukuba sizibeke ezinhliziyweni zethu,sazi ukuphela kwazo,noma nisizwise okuzayo.
23. Sitsheleni okuzayo ngesikhathi esizayo,sazi ukuthi ningonkulunkulu;yebo, yenzani okuhle noma okubi,simangale, sikubone kanyekanye.
24. Bhekani, nivela kokungekho,nemisebenzi yenu ayiyinto yalutho;uyisinengiso onikhethileyo.
25. “Ukhona engimvusile esenyakatho,wafika, nasempumalanga,ukuba abize igama lami;uyakwehlela phezu kwezikhulu njengaphezu kodaka,njengombumbi exova ibumba.
26. Ngubani owakushoyo kwasekuqaleni ukuba sazi,nangaphambili ukuba sisho sithi: ‘Uqinisile,’ na?Cha, akakho okumemezileyo,akakho nokuzwisileyo,akakho nozwayo amazwi enu.
27. Ngingowokuqala othi kulo iSiyoni:‘Bheka, babheke,’nginike iJerusalema umbiki wendaba ethokozisayo.
28. Kepha lapho ngibheka,akukho muntu,akakho phakathi kwabo umlulekiongaphendula ngazwi,lapho ngibabuzayo.
29. Bheka, bayize bonke;imisebenzi yabo ayiyinto yalutho,nezithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo zingumoya nokuyize.