uBharuki
2:1 Ulimisile ke uYehova ilizwi lakhe, awalithethileyo kuye
kuthi, nabagwebi bethu, abalawulayo amaSirayeli, naphezu kookumkani bethu;
nakubathetheli bethu, nakumadoda akwaSirayeli nakwaYuda;
2:2 ukuba asihlisele izibetho ezikhulu, ekungazanga kubekho zinjalo phantsi kwazo zonke;
amazulu, njengoko kwaba njalo eYerusalem, ngokwezinto ezo
zibhaliwe emthethweni kaMoses;
2:3 ukuba umntu adle inyama yonyana wakhe, nenyama yeyakhe;
intomba.
2:4 kananjalo wabanikela ukuba bathobele izikumkani zonke
ezisijikelezileyo, zibe njengengcikivo nempanza phakathi kwabo bonke
abantu ngeenxa zonke, apho uYehova ebachithachithe khona.
2:5 Senjenjalo ukuthotywa, asiphakanyiswa, ngokuba sonile
iNkosi uThixo wethu, kwaye akazange aliphulaphule ilizwi lakhe.
2:6 INkosi uThixo wethu ilungisa ubulungisa, kodwa kuthi nabethu
oobawo bavula ihlazo, njengoko kunjalo namhla.
2:7 Ngokuba zisifikele zonke ezi zibetho, awazithethayo uYehova
ngokuchasene nathi
2:8 Kanti asithandazanga phambi koYehova, ukuba siguquke elowo
kwiingcinga zentliziyo yakhe enobubi.
2:9 Ngenxa yoko, iNkosi yasiphaphela ububi, yaza iNkosi yasizisela
ngokuba ulilungisa uYehova kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakhe anayo
wasiyalela.
2:10 Asiliphulaphulanga ilizwi lakhe, ukuba sihambe ngemithetho yakhe
iNkosi, eyibekileyo phambi kwethu.
2:11 Kaloku ke, Yehova Thixo kaSirayeli, ubakhuphileyo abantu bakho ezweni
ilizwe laseYiputa ngesandla esithe nkqi, nangengalo ephakamileyo, nangemiqondiso, nangemiqondiso
nezimanga, nangamandla amakhulu, wazenzela igama, njengoko
ibonakala namhlanje:
2:12 Yehova Thixo wethu, sonile, senze ubugwenxa, senze
ngokungesesikweni kuwo onke amasiko akho.
2:13 Mabubuye kuthi ubushushu bakho; ngokuba singabambalwa phakathi kweentlanga;
apho usichithachithe khona.
2:14 Yiva, Yehova, imithandazo yethu, nokutarhuzisa kwethu, Usihlangule ngenxa yakho
Ngenceba yakho, usibabale emehlweni abo basikhokelayo
kude:
2:15 ukuze lazi lonke ihlabathi ukuba wena, Yehova, unguThixo wethu
USirayeli nenzala yakhe babizwe ngegama lakho.
2:16 Uqondele, Nkosi yam, usendlwini yakho engcwele, usigqale;
indlebe, Yehova, usiphulaphule.
2:17 Vula amehlo akho, ubone; ngenxa yabafileyo abasemangcwabeni abo
imiphefumlo ethatyathwe emizimbeni yabo, ayiyi kunikela eNkosini
indumiso nobulungisa;
2:18 ke wona umphefumlo othuke kakhulu, oguqayo, otyhafileyo,
amehlo aphelelwayo, nomphefumlo olambileyo, uya kukunika indumiso;
bubulungisa, Yehova.
2:19 Ke ngoko, asenzanga sikhungo phambi kwakho, Nkosi yethu
Thixo, ngenxa yobulungisa boobawo, nobookumkani bethu.
2:20 Ngokuba ubukhuphele phezu kwethu ubushushu bakho nokubhavuma kwakho, njengoko wenjenjalo wena
owathethwa ngabakhonzi bakho abaprofeti, esithi,
2:21 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Thobani amagxa enu, nikhonze ukumkani waseBhabheli
eBhabheli, niya kuhlala ke ezweni endalinika ooyihlo.
2:22 Ukuba anithanga niliphulaphule ilizwi likaYehova, nimkhonze ukumkani waseAsiriya
iBhabheli,
2:23 Ndiya kuyiphelisa imizi yakwaYuda nangaphandle
IYerusalem, izwi lemihlali, izwi lovuyo, izwi likaYehova
ilizwi lomyeni nezwi lomtshakazi; liya kubakho ilizwe lonke
yinkangala yabemi.
2:24 Asivumanga ukuliphulaphula ilizwi lakho, ukuba sikhonze ukumkani waseBhabheli.
ngenxa yoko uwamise kakuhle amazwi owathethileyo ngesandla sakho
abakhonzi abaprofeti, angamathambo ookumkani bethu, namathambo ookumkani bethu
amathambo oobawo, kufuneka asuswe endaweni yawo.
2:25 Kwaye, khangela, zilahlelwa phandle ekufudumaleni kwemini, kunye neqabaka
Bafa ngobusuku, kwaye bafa ngobubi obukhulu ngendlala, likrele, nangayo
indyikitya yokufa.
2:26 Uya kuyichithachitha ke indlu ebizwe ngegama lakho
ibonakale namhla, ngenxa yezinto ezimbi zendlu kaSirayeli, nangenxa yezinto ezimbi ezenziwayo
indlu yakwaYuda.
2:27 Yehova, Thixo wethu, usenzele ngokwenceba yakho yonke, wasenzela konke ukulunga kwakho
ngokwenceba yakho yonke,
2:28 njengoko wathethayo ngoMoses umkhonzi wakho, mini wakuwisa umthetho
ukuba awubhale umyalelo phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi,
2:29 Ukuba anithanga niliphulaphule ilizwi lam, inene, soba ninzi kakhulu esi sihlwele
bambalwa phakathi kweentlanga, apho ndiya kubachithachithela khona.
2:30 Kuba bendisazi ukuba abandiva; ngokuba bantamo ilukhuni
abantu, ke ezweni lokuthinjwa kwabo baya kukhumbula
ngokwabo.
2:31 bazi ukuba ndinguYehova uThixo wabo, ngokuba ndiya kubanika
intliziyo, neendlebe zokuva;
2:32 Kwaye baya kundidumisa elizweni lakuthinjelwe, yaye baya kucinga phezu kwam
igama lam,
2:33 Babuye eenkanini zabo, nasezintweni zabo ezimbi;
bazikhumbule iindlela zooyise, abona bona phambi koYehova.
2:34 ndibabuyisele emhlabeni endafunga ngesifungo
kooyise ooAbraham noIsake noYakobi, babe ziinkosi zabo
ndiya kubandisa, bangabi sancipha.
2:35 ndenze umnqophiso ongunaphakade nabo, wokuba ndibe nguThixo wabo, ndibe nguThixo wabo;
baya kuba ngabantu bam, ndingabi sabagxotha abantu bam amaSirayeli
ezweni endibanike lona.