Umsebenzi
9:1 Waphendula uYobhi, wathi,
9:2 Okwenene, ndiyazi ukuba kunjalo; Ke angathini na umntu lo ukuba lilungisa phambi koThixo?
9:3 Ukuba uthe yena wafuna ukubambana naye, Ubengemphenduli namnye umbuzo kweliwaka.
9:4 Ulumkile ngentliziyo, ukhaliphile ngamandla;
siya kumchasa, sibe nempumelelo na?
9:5 Uloshenxisa iintaba zingazi, ukuba azibhukuqe;
ngomsindo wakhe.
9:6 Ulogungqisa ihlabathi, lisuke endaweni yalo, Neentsika zalo;
ngcangcazela.
9:7 Ulothetha elangeni, lingaphumi; kwaye uyazitywina iinkwenkwezi.
9:8 Ulotwabulula izulu eyedwa, Anyathele emimangweni yolwandle
ulwandle.
9:9 Ulowenza iinkwenkwezi zeBhere, namaKroza, nesiLimela, Neengontsi zeminquba.
mazantsi.
9:10 Owenza izinto ezinkulu ezingenakugocwagocwa; ewe, nezimanga ngaphandle
inani.
9:11 Yabona, udlula ngakum, ndingamboni;
musani ukumqonda.
9:12 Yabona, exwila, ngubani na ongamnqandayo? ngubani na oya kuthi kuye, Yintoni na?
uyakwenza wena?
9:13 Ukuba uThixo akawunqandi umsindo wakhe, Bayagoba phantsi abancedi bakhe
yena.
9:14 Kobeka phi na ke mna ukumphendula, Ndiwakhethe amazwi am okuqiqa?
yena?
9:15 Nokuba bendililungisa mna, bendingemphenduli;
ukutarhuzisa kumgwebi wam.
9:16 Ukuba bendithe ndabiza, wandiphendula; Bendingekhe ndikholelwe ukuba nguye
ndiliphulaphule izwi lam.
9:17 Ngokuba undityumze ngoqhwithela, Awandise amanxeba am ngaphandle
unobangela.
9:18 Angandiphi nokuba ndiphefumle; Ke ubeya kundihluthisa ngobukrakra.
9:19 Ukuba yinto yamandla ekhalipha, uthi, Ndim okhoyo!
undimisele ixesha lokumangalelana?
9:20 Ukuba bendithe ndalilungisa, umlomo wam ubuya kundigweba; Ukuba ndithe, Ndim
oko bekuya kundenza umjibilizi.
9:21 Ukuba bendigqibelele, andiwuqondi umphefumlo wam; Ndiyawucekisa owam
ubomi.
9:22 Inye into leyo; ngenxa yoko ndithi, Ogqibeleleyo uyabatshabalalisa
abakhohlakele.
9:23 Ukuba iziniya ithe yabulala ngesiquphe, Uya kuyihleka ukuqotywa kwabangendawo
msulwa.
9:24 Ihlabathi linikelwe esandleni sabangendawo;
abagwebi bayo; ukuba akunjalo, uphi na?
9:25 Imihla yam ikhawuleze ngaphezu kwesigidimi; Ibalekile, ayibonanga kulungileyo;
9:26 Ithe phe njengeenqanawa zamendu, Njengokhozi lukhawuleza
ixhoba.
9:27 Ukuba ndithe, ndokulibala inkalazo yam, Ndoyiyeke inxingo yam;
ndizithuthuzele:
9:28 Ndisuka ndinxunguphale ziimbulaleko zam zonke, Ndiyazi ukuba akuyi kundibamba
msulwa.
9:29 Ukuba ndithe ndabangongendawo, Yini na ukuba ndifumane ndazixhamla?
9:30 Ukuba ndithe ndazihlamba ngamanzi ekhephu, Ndazihlambulula kakuhle izandla zam;
9:31 Uya kundiphosa emhadini, zibe lisikizi nakwiingubo zam
mna.
9:32 Kuba akamntu yena, njengoko ndinjalo mna, ukuba ndimphendule, sibe ke thina
yizani kunye ematyaleni.
9:33 Akukho mnumzana phakathi kwethu, onokusibeka isandla
zombini.
9:34 Makayisuse intonga yakhe kum, Makungandidandathekisi ukunkwantya kwakhe.
9:35 Bendiya kuthetha, ndingamoyiki; Mna ke akunjalo.