Umsebenzi
16:1 Waphendula uYobhi, wathi,
16:2 Ndive izinto ezininzi ezinjengezo; ningabathuthuzeli abangamatshijolo nonke;
16:3 Aya kuphela na amazwi obuxoki? okanye yintoni na enenza ube nesibindi sokuwe
impendulo?
16:4 Nam bendinokuthetha njengani;
Bendingaqokelela amazwi kuni, ndihlunguzele intloko yam kuni.
16:5 Ndibe ndinganikhaliphisa ngomlomo wam, Ngokuxukuxa komlomo wam
kufuneka unciphise intlungu yakho.
16:6 Nokuba ndithe ndathetha, awunqandwa umvandedwa wam; nokuba ndithe ndayeka, yintoni na?
Ndalula?
16:7 Hayi, ngoku undidinisile; Uliphanzisile lonke ibandla lam.
16:8 Kwaye undihluthise ngemibimbi, oko kungqina ngam.
kwandimela ukubhitya kwam, kwangqina ebusweni bam.
16:9 Umsindo wakhe wandiqwenga, wandithiyayo; Unditshixiza ngomsindo wakhe.
amazinyo; utshaba lwam luwajolele amehlo alo kum.
16:10 Bandakhamele umlomo; bandibethela phezu kwam
izidlele ngokungcikivayo; baqukana ngam.
16:11 UThixo undinikele kwabangendawo, Wandinikela esandleni
yabangendawo.
16:12 Bendihlala ndichulumacha, wandidiliza, Wandibamba ngesandla.
wandidlavula, wandimisa intamo yam, wandidlavula.
16:13 Bandirhawula abatoli bakhe, Wazityanda izintso zam, wandidlavula.
alunanceba; uyiphalazele emhlabeni inyongo yam.
16:14 Undityumza ngolwaphulo-mthetho, Wandigina njengegorha.
16:15 Ndathungela iingubo ezirhwexayo enkwaneni yolusu lwam, Ndalugquba ngothuli uphondo lwam.
16:16 Ubuso bam bubomvu kunene kukulila, Phezu kweenkophe zam lithunzi lokufa;
16:17 Akukho bugqwetha ezandleni zam, Uqaqambile umthandazo wam.
16:18 Wena hlabathi, musa ukuliselela igazi lam, Kungabi nandawo ukuhlahlamba kwam.
16:19 Nangoku, yabona, lisemazulwini ingqina lam;
16:20 Izihlobo zam ziyandingcikiva; Ke iliso lam liphalala kuThixo.
16:21 Ukuba alungisele umfo kuThixo, Ahlule phakathi komntu nommelwane wakhe.
ummelwane!
16:22 Kuba iminyaka embalwa iza kudlula, Ndihambe ke umendo endingayi kuwo
ukubuya.