uBharuki
3:1 Yehova wemikhosi, Thixo kaSirayeli, umphefumlo uxhwalekile emoyeni;
ndikhala kuwe.
3:2 Yiva, Yehova, ube nenceba; yiba nenceba wena; yiba nofefe
thina, ngokuba sonile phambi kwakho.
3:3 Ngokuba uhleli ngonaphakade, Ke thina siya kubhubha sitshabalale.
3:4 Yehova wemikhosi, Thixo kaSirayeli, yiva ngoku imithandazo yabafileyo
oonyana bakaSirayeli, noonyana babo, abonileyo phambi kwakho, nanini
abaliphulaphula izwi lakho uThixo wabo; ngenxa yoko
zanamathela kuthi ezo zibetho.
3:5 Musa ukubukhumbula ubugwenxa boobawo; khawucinge ngamandla akho
negama lakho ngoku ngeli xesha.
3:6 Ngokuba wena, Yehova, unguThixo wethu, yaye wena, Nkosi, siya kukudumisa.
3:7 Kwaye ngenxa yoko ubeke ukoyikwa kwakho ezintliziyweni zethu, ngenjongo
ukuba silinqule igama lakho, sikudumise ekuthinjweni kwethu
sibukhumbule bonke ubugwenxa boobawo, abo bonayo
phambi kwakho.
3:8 Yabona, sisesekuthinjweni namhla, apho walusarhaza khona
ukuba sibe sisingcikivo nesiqalekiso, sibe ngabafanele intlawulo
ngenxa yobugwenxa boobawo bonke, abakreqayo kuYehova wethu
uThixo.
3:9 Yiva, Sirayeli, imithetho yobomi, Beka indlebe uqonde ubulumko.
3:10 Kuthiweni na, Sirayeli, ukuba usezweni leentshaba zakho?
usuke waluphele ezweni lolunye uhlanga, ukuba uzenze inqambi ngabangasekhoyo;
3:11 Ukuba ubalwa nabahle baye kwelabafileyo?
3:12 Ulishiyile ithende lobulumko.
3:13 Kuba, ukuba ubuhamba ngendlela kaThixo, unge uhleli;
Ngoxolo ngonaphakade.
3:14 Fundani apho bukhoyo ubulumko, Aphi na amandla, Aphi na ukuqonda; ukuba
wazi nokuba buphi na ubude bemihla, nobomi, ukuba uphi na uYehova
ukukhanya kwamehlo noxolo.
3:15 Ngubani na oyaziyo indawo yawo? Ngubani na ongene ebuncwaneni bayo ?
3:16 Baphi na abathetheli beentlanga, nabalawulayo?
amarhamncwa emhlabeni;
3:17 Abo babethabathele kuzo iintaka zezulu, nabo babehamba nabo
wafumba isilivere negolide, Abakholose ngayo abantu, abangagqibekiyo kuyo
ukufumana?
3:18 Kuba abo basebenza ngesilivere, benyamekile, nabamisebenzi yabo
aziphengululeki,
3:19 Bathe shwaka, behla baya kwelabafileyo, banyukile abanye
iindawo zabo.
3:20 Amadodana abona ukukhanya, ahlala emhlabeni, kodwa indlela yokukhanya
abazi, abazi;
3:21 Abaziqondi iindlela zakho, Abazibambanga;
babekude kuloo ndlela.
3:22 Akuzange kuviwe kwaKanan, akuzanga kubonwe nakwaKanan
Indoda.
3:23 IiAgarenes ezifuna ubulumko emhlabeni, abarhwebi baseMeran naseMeran
uTheman, abasunguli bamabali, nabaphicothi ngokuqonda; akukho nanye
Aba bayayazi indlela yobulumko, Bawukhumbule umendo wabo.
3:24 Hayi, ukuba mkhulu kwendlu kaThixo, Sirayeli! kwaye ingakanani indawo ye
impahla yakhe!
3:25 Mkhulu, ongenasiphelo; iphezulu, kwaye ayinakulinganiswa.
3:26 Kwakukho iingxilimbela, ezazidumileyo kwasekuqalekeni, ezazingabakhulu
ngobungangamsha, neengcaphephe emfazweni.
3:27 Ezo angazinyulanga, iNkosi, nezingazinikanga indlela yokwazi
bona:
3:28 Ke zona zatshabalala, ngokuba zingenabulumko, zatshabalala
ngobudenge babo.
3:29 Owenyuka waya emazulwini, wamthabatha, wamhlisa
amafu?
3:30 owaluwela ulwandle, wayifumana, wayizisa inyulu
igolide?
3:31 Akukho mntu uyaziyo indlela yakhe, akukho mntu uyicingayo ngomkhondo wakhe.
3:32 Ke yena owazaziyo zonke izinto, uyamazi, ufunyenwe ehleli naye
ukuqonda kwakhe: Lowo uwuzalisayo umhlaba kuse kwixesha elingenammiselo
ibe nezilwanyana ezizitho zine.
3:33 Lowo uthumela ukukhanya, kuhambe, akubize kwakhona, kube kuko
umthobela ngokoyika.
3:34 Iinkwenkwezi zakhanya emiboniselweni yazo, zivuya;
bathi, Sikho; besuka balukhanyisa ngovuyo
uMenzi wazo.
3:35 Lo nguThixo wethu, yaye akuyi kubalelwa kuye omnye
uthelekiso kuye
3:36 Uyifumene yonke indlela yokwazi, wayinika uYakobi
umkhonzi wakhe, noSirayeli isithandwa sakhe.
3:37 Emveni koko wabonakalaliswa emhlabeni, encokola nabantu.