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.