Yoweli
2:1 Vuthelani isigodlo eZiyon, nihlabe umkhosi entabeni yam engcwele;
Bayagubha bonke abemi belizwe, ngokuba iyeza imini kaYehova;
ngokuba kusondele;
2:2 imini yobumnyama nesithokothoko, imini yamafu nesithokothoko
ubumnyama, njengokusa kwelanga phezu kweentaba;
omelele; akuzanga kubekho okunjalo, akusayi kuba sabakho;
emva kwayo, kwanakwiminyaka yezizukulwana ezininzi.
2:3 Phambi kwabo kutshisa umlilo; nasemva kwabo kutsha ilangatye;
injengomyezo wase-Eden phambi kwabo, nasemva kwabo yinkangala ephanzileyo
intlango; ewe, akukho nto iya kusinda.
2:4 Injengokubonakala kwamahashe imbonakalo yabo; nanjengabakhweli bamahashe;
ziya kubaleka ngokunjalo.
2:5 Njengesithonga seenqwelo zokulwa ezincotsheni zeentaba baya kutsiba;
njengesandi somlilo odangazelayo, otshisa iindiza;
amagorha akha uluhlu lokulwa.
2:6 Ziya kuzibhijabhija izizwe phambi kobuso babo;
qokelela ubumnyama.
2:7 Baya kugidima njengamagorha; baya kunyuka udonga njengamadoda
imfazwe; baya kuhamba elowo ngendlela yakhe, bangayi
baphule uluhlu lwabo:
2:8 Kananjalo omnye akayi kutyhalana; baya kuhamba elowo ngendlela yakhe;
nokuba bathe bawa phezu kwekrele, abayi kwenzakala.
2:9 Baya kubaleka phakathi komzi; ziya kubaleka eludongeni;
baya kukhwela ezindlwini; baya kungena ngeefestile
njengesela.
2:10 Phambi kwabo uyanyikima umhlaba; liyanyikima izulu: ilanga
ibe mnyama inyanga, neenkwenkwezi zikufinyezile ukukhanya kwazo;
2:11 UYehova ukhupha izwi lakhe phambi komkhosi wakhe; ngokuba mkhulu kakhulu umkhosi wakhe
mkhulu, ngokuba unamandla umenzi welizwi lakhe, ngemini kaYehova
inkulu kwaye yoyikeka kakhulu; ngubani na ke onokuyinyamezela?
2:12 Nangoku ke, utsho uYehova ukuthi, Buyelani kum nonke nina nonke
Ngentliziyo, nangokuzila ukudla, nangokulila, nangokumbambazela;
2:13 nikrazule intliziyo yenu, ingabi ziingubo zenu, nibuyele kuYehova wenu
UThixo: ngokuba unobabalo nemfesane, Uzeka kade umsindo, mkhulu
inceba, azohlwaye ngenxa yobubi.
2:14 Ngubani na owaziyo ukuba uya kubuya aguquke, aze ashiye intsikelelo ngasemva
yena; ngumnikelo wokudla nothululwayo kuYehova uThixo wenu?
2:15 Vuthelani isigodlo eZiyon, ngcwalisani uzilo, memani ingqungquthela.
2:16 Hlanganisa abantu, ungcwalise ibandla, hlanganisa amadoda amakhulu;
hlanganisani abantwana, nabanyanyisayo;
phuma egumbini lakhe, umtshakazi aphume egumbini lakhe.
2:17 Mabalile ababingeleli, abalungiseleli bakaYehova, phakathi kwevaranda
bathi, Yiba nenceba ebantwini bakho, Yehova, unganiki
ilifa lakho libe yingcikivo, ukuba zilawulwe ziintlanga;
Yini na ukuba kuthiwe phakathi kwabantu, Uphi na uThixo wabo?
2:18 Waba nobukhwele ke uYehova ngelizwe lakhe, waba nofefe ngabantu bakhe.
2:19 aphendule uYehova, athi ebantwini bakhe, Yabonani, ndiya kuthuma
Ingqolowa, newayini entsha, neoli, niya kwanela yiyo;
andiyi kuba sanenza nibe sisingcikivo ezintlangeni.
2:20 Ke mna ndiya kumkhwelelisela kude kuni umkhosi wasentla, ndimgxothe;
ezweni elingumqwebedu, elisenkangala, ubuso bakhe bubheke kulwandle lwasempumalanga
umqobelo wakhe usinge ekupheleni kolwandle, ukunuka kwakhe kunyuke;
linyuke ivumba lakhe elibi, ngokuba wenze izinto ezinkulu.
2:21 Musa ukoyika, hlabathi; vuyani nigcobe, ngokuba uYehova uya kwenza mkhulu
izinto.
2:22 Musani ukoyika, mpahla inkulu yasendle, ngenxa yamakriwa kaYehova
Iyaphuma intlango, ngokuba umthi uxakatha isiqhamo sawo, nomkhiwane, nomkhiwane;
umdiliya unika amandla awo.
2:23 Yibani nemihlali, nina nyana baseZiyon, nigcobe ngoYehova uThixo wenu;
uninike imvula yokuqala ngokufanelekileyo, yaye uya kunizisa
imvula, imvula yokuqala, imvula yasekwindla ekuqaleni
inyanga.
2:24 Kuya kuzala izanda yingqolowa, kuphuphume imikhombe yokukhongozela
iwayini neoli.
2:25 Ndonibuyisela ke iminyaka eyadliwa ziinkumbi
iinkumbi ezinqunquthayo, neenkumbi ezinqunquthayo, umkhosi wam omkhulu lowo
Ndathumela phakathi kwenu.
2:26 Niya kudla nidlile, nihluthe, nilidumise igama likaYehova
UYehova uThixo wenu, oniphethe ngokubalulekileyo;
ungaze ube neentloni.
2:27 nazi ukuba ndiphakathi kwamaSirayeli, ukuba mna ndinguYehova
NguYehova uThixo wenu, ekungekho wumbi; bangadani abantu bam naphakade.
2:28 Kuya kuthi emveni kokuba njalo, ndithulule uMoya wam phezu kwakhe
inyama yonke; baprofete oonyana benu neentombi zenu, amadoda enu amakhulu
baya kuphupha amaphupha, amadodana enu abone imibono;
2:29 Kananjalo phezu kwabakhonzi naphezu kwabakhonzazana ngaloo mihla, ndoya kubo
uwuthulule umoya wam.
2:30 Ndiya kwenza izimanga ezulwini nasemhlabeni, igazi, negazi
umlilo nemiqulu yomsi.
2:31 Ilanga liya kujika libe bubumnyama, nenyanga ibe ligazi, ngaphambili
ifike imini enkulu eyoyikekayo kaYehova.
2:32 Baya kuthi bonke abasukuba belinqula igama leNkosi
UYehova uya kusinda, ngokuba entabeni yaseZiyon naseYerusalem kuya kubakho
Usindiso, njengoko watshoyo uYehova, nakumasalela athe uYehova
uyakubiza.