Hebhere
8:1 Ke kaloku, umlinganiselo wezinto esizithethileyo, ngulo lo: Thina sinobuntu obunjalo
umbingeleli omkhulu, ohleli ngasekunene kwetrone yobuKhulu
emazulwini;
8:2 umlungiseleli wengcwele, nowomnquba wenyaniso, weNkosi
ugxumekile, hayi umntu.
8:3 Kuba wonke umbingeleli omkhulu umiselwa ukuba asondeze iminikelo kwanamadini;
ngenxa yoko kwafuneka ukuba naye lo abe nento ayisondezayo.
8:4 Kuba, ukuba ubesemhlabeni, ubengayi kuba ngumbingeleli, esele ekho
bangababingeleli abanikela iminikelo ngokomthetho;
8:5 abakhonza umzekelo nesithunzi sezinto zasemazulwini, njengoMoses
eziyalelwe nguThixo, xa aza kuwufeza umnquba;
Wathi, Zonke izinto uzenze ngokomfanekiso obonisiweyo
wena entabeni.
8:6 Kungoku ke, uzuze umbuso ogqithiseleyo kulowo, kangangokuba naye ngokwakhe
engumlamleli womnqophiso olungileyo ngakumbi, wona usekwe phezu kokulungileyo
izithembiso.
8:7 Kuba, ukuba ubungenakusoleka lowo wokuqala, ubungayi kuba nandawo
ibifunwa okwesibini.
8:8 Kuba esola, uthi, Yabonani, kuza imihla, utsho uYehova
Nkosi, xa ndenza umnqophiso omtsha nendlu kaSirayeli kunye
indlu kaYuda:
8:9 Ungahambi ngokomnqophiso endawenzela ooyise ngemini;
ekubabambeni kwam ngesandla, ukuba ndibakhuphe ezweni laseYiputa;
ngenxa enokuba bengahlalanga emnqophisweni wam, nam andabakhathalela;
utsho uYehova.
8:10 Nguwo lo umnqophiso, endiya kuwenza nendlu kaSirayeli emva koko
ngaloo mihla, utsho uYehova; ndiya kuyibeka imithetho yam engqondweni yabo, kwaye
zibhale ezintliziyweni zabo; ndibe nguThixo kubo, babeya kuthi ke bona
yibani ngabantu kum.
8:11 Kanjalo abayi kufundisa elowo ummelwane wakhe, elowo eyakhe
Umzalwana, esithi, Yazi iNkosi; ngokuba baya kundazi bonke, kuthabathela komncinane kuse
inkulu.
8:12 Ngokuba ndiya kukuxolela ukungalungisi kwabo, nesono sabo, nesono sabo
ubugwenxa babo ndingabi sabukhumbula.
8:13 Ngokuthi, Umnqophiso omtsha, uwaluphalisile owokuqala. Ngoku u
yona eyonakeleyo, yonakeleyo, iseyisondele ekuthini shwaka.