Yoweli
1:1 Ilizwi likaYehova elafika kuYoweli, unyana kaPetuweli.
1:2 Yivani oku, nina madoda makhulu, nibeke indlebe, nonke bemi belizwe;
Kwakha kwakho na oko ngemihla yenu, nangemihla yooyihlo?
1:3 Kuxeleni koonyana benu, oonyana benu bakuxele koonyana babo, bathi,
oonyana babo babe esinye isizukulwana.
1:4 Okushiywe yinkumbi kudliwe ngumqikela; kwaye oko
ekushiywe yinkumbi, kudliwe ngumqikela; kunye naloo nto
kushiywe umqikela.
1:5 Vukani, manxila, nilile; bhombolozani, nonke baseli bewayini;
ngenxa yewayini entsha; ngokuba inqunyulwe emlonyeni wakho.
1:6 Kuba kunyuke ilizwe lam elizweni lam, olunamandla, olungenakubalwa
Amazinyo ngamazinyo engonyama, inamazinyo azidlele zenkulu
ingonyama.
1:7 Luwubhuqile umdiliya wam, lwawukhuthulula umkhiwane wam;
yihlambuluke, uyilahle; amasebe awo enziwe mhlophe.
1:8 Bhomboloza njengentombi ebhinqe ezirhwexayo, ngenxa yendoda yobutsha bayo.
1:9 Unqamkile endlwini yomnikelo wokudla, nomnikelo othululwayo
iNkosi; benza isijwili ababingeleli, abalungiseleli bakaYehova.
1:10 Libhuqiwe amasimi, ilizwe lenza isijwili; kuba ingqolowa ibhuqiwe, entsha
itshile iwayini, ioli yomile.
1:11 Danani, balimi; bhombolozani, basebenzi bezidiliya, ngenxa yengqolowa
nerhasi; ngokuba uvuno lwamasimi lutshabalele.
1:12 Umdiliya utshile, nomkhiwane untshwenyile; irharnati
umthi, nesundu, nama-apile, yonke imithi yelizwe
Intsimi ibunile; ngokuba uvuyo luphelile koonyana babantu.
1:13 Bhinqani, nimbambazele, babingeleli; bhombolozani, balungiseleli bakaYehova
yizani, lalani ngezirhwexayo ubusuku bonke, balungiseleli boThixo wam;
Umnikelo wokudla nothululwayo uvinjiwe endlwini ka
uThixo wakho.
1:14 Ngcwalisani uzilo, bizani ingqungquthela, hlanganisani amadoda amakhulu nabo bonke
abemi belizwe endlwini kaYehova uThixo wakho, bakhale
kuYehova.
1:15 Yeha ke loo mini! ngokuba isondele imini kaYehova, njengemini
liya kuza imbuqo kuSomandla.
1:16 Akunqunyulwanga phambi kwamehlo ethu na ukudla, Imivuyo nemivuyo phambi kwamehlo ethu?
indlu kaThixo wethu?
1:17 Ibolile imbewu phantsi kwamagada abo, bachithakele oovimba;
zidilikile izisele; kuba ingqolowa yomile.
1:18 Hayi, ukuncwina kwamarhamncwa! Ikhohliwe imihlambi yeenkomo, ngokuba abanayo
ningabi nadlelo; ewe, imihlambi yempahla emfutshane iphanzisiwe.
1:19 Ndikhala kuwe, Yehova; kuba umlilo uwatshisile amakriwa.
yarhawula intlango, nelangatye layirhawula yonke imithi yasendle.
1:20 Kwanamarhamncwa asendle akhala kuwe, ngokuba imijelo yamanzi iseyile
omile, umlilo wawatshisa amakriwa asentlango.