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61:1 UMoya weNkosi uYehova uphezu kwam; ngenxa yokuba uYehova endithambisile
ukushumayela iindaba ezilungileyo kwabalulamileyo; undithume ukuba ndibophe
abantliziyo zaphukileyo, ukubhengeza inkululeko kubathinjwa, nokuvulwa kwabathinjwa
intolongo kwababotshiweyo;
61:2 Ukubhengeza umnyaka wenkoliseko kaYehova, nomhla wempindezelo yakhe
uThixo wethu; ukuthuthuzela bonke abanesijwili;
61:3 ukuba abenzele isijwili eZiyon, ukubanika ukuhomba
Uthuthu, ioli yovuyo endaweni yesijwili, ingubo yokudumisa umoya
ubunzima; ukuze babizwe ngokuba yimithi yobulungisa
ukutyalwa nguYehova, ukuze kuzukiswe.
61:4 Baya kwakha amanxuwa amandulo, bavuse okwangaphambili
amanxuwa, ahlaziywe imizi engamanxuwa, iindawo ezichithakeleyo
izizukulwana ezininzi.
61:5 Kwaye abasemzini baya kuma, baluse imihlambi yakho, noonyana belizwe
baya kuba ngabasemzini abe ngabalimi bakho, nabezidiliya zakho.
61:6 Ke nina ukubizwa kwenu, kuya kuthiwa ningababingeleli bakaYehova;
ningabalungiseleli boThixo wethu: niya kudla ubutyebi beentlanga;
niqhayise ngozuko lwabo.
61:7 Ngenxa yehlazo lenu, niya kuvalelwa kabini; baya kudana ke
bagcobe ngesabelo sabo; ngoko ke baya kulidla ilifa ilizwe labo
baya kuba novuyo olungunaphakade.
61:8 Kuba mna, Yehova, ndithanda okusesikweni, ndikuthiyile ukuphanga ngokugqwetha; kwaye nam
ndiya kuwumisela ngenyaniso umsebenzi wabo, ndenze umnqophiso ongunaphakade
nabo.
61:9 Kwaye imbewu yabo iya kwaziwa phakathi kweentlanga, kunye nenzala yabo
phakathi kwabantu; bonke abababonayo baya kubazi ukuba bona
yimbewu ayisikeleleyo uYehova.
61:10 Ndinemihlali ndanemihlali ngoYehova, umphefumlo wam uya kugcoba ngoThixo wam;
kuba undambese ngezambatho zosindiso, endigubungele
Mna ngengubo yokwaleka yobulungisa, njengomyeni ovathayo
nanjengomtshakazi ehonjiswe ngeempahla zakhe.
61:11 Kuba njengoko ilizwe livelisa izilimo zalo, njengoko umyezo uvelisa iziqhamo
izinto ezihlwayelweyo kuwo, ukuba zihlume; iya kwenza iNkosi uYehova
kuntshula ubulungisa nendumiso phambi kweentlanga zonke.