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5:1 Intanda yam makhe ndiyivumele ingoma yentanda yam, ngokusingise kuyo
isidiliya. Intanda yam inesidiliya endulini yeziqhamo.
5:2 wayibiyela, wawachola amatye kuyo, wayityala
kunye nomdiliya wohlobo, waza wakha inqaba esazulwini sawo, kananjalo
wenza isixovulelo sewayini kuso, wakhangela ukuba siya kuyivelisa
yavelisa iidiliya zasendle;
5:3 Kaloku ke, bemi baseYerusalem, nani madoda akwaYuda, khanigwebe
wena, phakathi kwam nesidiliya sam.
5:4 Kube kusekho ntoni na eyenziwayo esidiliyeni sam, endingayenzanga ke?
yona? ngoko ke, ndakuba ndilindele ukuba ivelise iidiliya, yazisa
Sivune iidiliya ezindle?
5:5 Yiyani ngoku; Makhe ndinixelele into endiya kusenza yona esidiliyeni sam
susa uthango lwayo, idliwe; kunye nokudiliza
udonga lwayo, inyathelwe;
5:6 Ke ndiya kuyenza kube senkangala; kodwa apho
kuya kumila ubobo namakhakakhaka; ndiya kuwawisela umthetho amafu ukuba
ayinisi mvula phezu kwawo.
5:7 Kuba isidiliya sikaYehova wemikhosi yindlu kaSirayeli;
amadoda akwaYuda isityalo sakhe esinqwenelekayo; Walinda ukuba kubekho okusesikweni, nanku ke
ingcinezelo; walinda ukuba kubekho ubulungisa, nanko ikukukhalisa.
5:8 Yeha, abahlomela indlu kwindlu, abasondeza intsimi kwintsimi, kude!
kungabikho ndawo, ukuba babekwe bodwa phakathi komzi
umhlaba!
5:9 Ezindlebeni zam utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Inyaniso, ziya kuba zininzi izindlu
yinkangala, inkulu nelungileyo, ingenammi.
5:10 Kuba ishumi leendima zesidiliya liya kwenza ibhate ibe nye, nembewu yesidiliya yenze ibhate ibe nye.
ihomere iya kwenza iefa.
5:11 Yeha, abo bavuka kusasa, ukuze balandele!
isiselo esinxilisayo; balale kude kube sebusuku, ide ibatshise iwayini.
5:12 Uhadi, nohadi, nengqongqo, nempempe, newayini, zisezimingeni zabo.
ke wona umsebenzi kaYehova abawubeki, abawukhathalele
ukusebenza kwezandla zakhe.
5:13 Ngako oko abantu bam bayafuduswa, bengenanto
nabazukileyo kubo babulawa yindlala, nengxokolo yabo
woma lunxano.
5:14 Ngako oko elabafileyo lizandisile, lawuvula umlomo walo ngaphandle
nozuko lwabo, nengxokozelo yabo, nobungangamsha babo, naye
abavuyayo baya kuhla baye kuyo.
5:15 Kwaye umntu ophantsi uya kuthotywa, kunye nendoda enamandla iya kuba
aya kuthotywa, amehlo abazidlayo athotywe;
5:16 Ke yena uYehova wemikhosi uya kuphakanyiswa ngogwebo, nguThixo oyiNgcwele
baya kungcwaliswa ngobulungisa.
5:17 Emva koko iimvana ziya kudla ngokwedlelo lazo, kunye namanxuwa
abatyebileyo baya kudla abasemzini.
5:18 Yeha, abo batsala ubugwenxa ngeentambo zenkohlakalo, nesono njengabo!
babenentambo yenqwelo.
5:19 Bathi, Makangxame, awungxamise umsebenzi wakhe, ukuze siwubone;
malisondele lize icebo loyiNgcwele kaSirayeli, lifike
sisenokuba siyayazi!
5:20 Yeha, abathi okubi kulungile, okulungileyo kubi; ezibeka ubumnyama ngenxa
ukukhanya, nokukhanya endaweni yobumnyama; ababeka ubukrakra endaweni yobumnandi, kunye neswiti kubo
krakra!
5:21 Yeha, abalumkileyo kwawabo amehlo, abanengqondo kokwabo!
umbono!
5:22 Yeha, abo bangamagorha ukusela iwayini, kunye namadoda anamandla!
xuba isiselo esinxilisayo:
5:23 abagwebela ongendawo ngenxa yomvuzo, bahluthe ubulungisa bomntu
ilungisa eliphuma kuye!
5:24 Ngako oko, njengokuba umlilo uzitshisa iindiza, nelangatye lidla umzi
Umququ, ngoko ingcambu yabo iya kuba njengento evundileyo, nentyantyambo yabo iya kuhamba
ngokuba bewushiyile umyalelo kaYehova wemikhosi;
Walidelela ilizwi loyiNgcwele kaSirayeli.
5:25 Ngenxa yoko uyavutha umsindo kaYehova kubantu bakhe;
usolule phezu kwabo isandla sakhe, wababetha;
iinduli zazamazama, izidumbu zabo zakrazuka phakathi kweminquba
izitrato. Kuko konke oku umsindo wakhe awubuyanga, sisandla sakhe
ndoluliwe nangoku.
5:26 Kwaye uya kuzinyusela ibhanile iintlanga ezikude, enze umsondlo
kubo kwasesiphelweni sehlabathi; yabona, baya kuza nabo
isantya ngokukhawuleza:
5:27 Akukho utyhafileyo, akukho ukhubekayo kuzo; akuyi kulala mntu
ukulala; nokuba umbhinqo wamanqe azo awuthukululeki, kwanawo umbhinqo wamanqe azo
umtya wezihlangu zabo waphulwe;
5:28 Iintolo zazo zitsolile, nezaphetha zazo zonke zityediwe, amanqina amahashe azo.
Ziya kuba njengeqhwitha, neevili zazo zinjengesaqhwithi.
5:29 ukugquma kwabo kuya kuba njengengonyama, bagqume njengeengonyama ezintsha;
ewe, ziya kubharhula, ziyibambe inyamakazi, ziyithabathe
ikhuselekile, akukho uyihlangulayo.
5:30 Kwaye ngaloo mini baya kubharhula phezu kwabo njengokubhonga kweNkosi
Ukuba uthe wondela emhlabeni, nanko ubumnyama nosizi, nobumnyama
Ukukhanya kwenziwe mnyama emazulwini awo.