Iindumiso
78:1 Wubekeleni indlebe umyalelo wam, bantu bam, niwabekele iindlebe amazwi am.
umlomo.
78:2 Ndiya kuwuvula umlomo wam ngomzekeliso; Ndiya kumpompozisa iintsonkotha zamandulo;
78:3 Esakuvayo sakwazi, Abasibalisela oobawo.
78:4 Asiyi kukugusha koonyana babo, Ukuxela kwisizukulwana ngesizukulwana
yizani iindumiso zikaYehova, Namandla akhe, nemisebenzi yakhe ebalulekileyo
into ayenzileyo.
78:5 Wamisa isingqiniso kwaYakobi, Wabeka umyalelo kwaSirayeli;
awabamiselayo oobawo, ukuba bazazise kubo
abantwana babo:
78:6 Ukuze siwazi isizukulwana esizayo, oonyana abaya kuza
kufuneka azalwe; oya kuvuka awaxele koonyana bakhe;
78:7 Ukuze bathembele kuThixo, Bangazilibali izenzo zikaThixo;
yigcine imithetho yakhe.
78:8 Bangabi njengooyise, Isizukulwana esiyinjubaqa, esineenkani;
Isizukulwana esingayilungisanga intliziyo yaso, esimoya ungekhoyo
uthembekile kuThixo.
78:9 Oonyana bakaEfrayim, bexhobile, beziintoli ezinezaphetha, babuyela emva
imini yedabi.
78:10 Abawugcinanga umnqophiso kaThixo, Abavumanga ukuhamba ngomyalelo wakhe;
78:11 Bazilibala izenzo zakhe ezincamisayo, Nezibalulekileyo zakhe awababonisayo.
78:12 Wenza imisebenzi ebalulekileyo, Emehlweni ooyise ezweni lakwaKanan
iYiputa, emhlabeni waseTsohan.
78:13 Walwahlula ulwandle, wabawela; kwaye wenza
amanzi ukuba eme njengemfumba.
78:14 Wabakhapha ngelifu emini, ngelifu ubusuku bonke
ukukhanya komlilo.
78:15 Walicanda iliwa entlango, Wabaseza oko kuphuma kuYehova;
ubunzulu obukhulu.
78:16 Wakhupha imilambo engxondorheni, Wahambisa amanzi
njengemilambo.
78:17 Baqokela noko ukona kuye, Nokumphikisa Osenyangweni enyangweni
entlango.
78:18 Bamlinga uThixo ngentliziyo yabo, Ngokuwubizela umphefumlo wabo ukudla.
78:19 Bathetha ngoThixo; babesithi, UThixo angalungisa na isithebe phakathi kwenu
entlango?
78:20 Yabona, walibetha iliwa, ampompoza amanzi, Nemilambo.
yaphuphuma; Anako na ukunika nesonka? Wobalungiselela inyama abantu bakhe na?
78:21 Weva ke uYehova, wavutha ngumsindo, Watsha umlilo
Kwenyuka kwaya umsindo kwaYakobi;
78:22 Ngokuba bengakholwanga kuThixo, Bengakholosanga ngosindiso lwakhe.
78:23 Waziwisela umthetho ngawo amafu phezulu, Wazivula iingcango zelo xesha
izulu,
78:24 Wabanisela ngemana phezu kwabo, ukuba badle, Wabanika eminqubeni
ukhozo lwezulu.
78:25 Umntu wadla ukudla kwezithunywa zezulu, Wathumela kubo ukudla, bahlutha.
78:26 Wandulula umoya wasempumalanga ezulwini, ngamandla akhe
ziziswa ngumoya wasezantsi.
78:27 Wabanisela inyama njengothuli, Neentaka ezinamaphiko njengeentaka
Isanti yolwandle:
78:28 Yawa phakathi kweminquba yabo, yaba ngeenxa zonke kubo
iindawo zokuhlala.
78:29 Badla ke bahlutha kakhulu; ngokuba wabanika okwabo
umnqweno;
78:30 Abazange baphambuke kwinkanuko yabo. Kodwa ngoku inyama yabo yayingekangeni
imilomo yabo,
78:31 Kwenyuka ingqumbo kaThixo yabafikela, Wababulala abatyebileyo babo, Wabetha phakathi kwabo.
phantsi abanyuliweyo bakwaSirayeli.
78:32 Kuyo yonke loo nto bahambisa ngokona, Abakholwa yimisebenzi yakhe ebalulekileyo.
78:33 Wayiphelisa ke imihla yabo njengomphunga, neminyaka yabo
ingxaki.
78:34 Wathi akuwabulala, amfuna; abuya abuza
kwangoko emva koThixo.
78:35 Bakhumbula ukuba uThixo uliliwa labo, UThixo Osenyangweni wabo
umkhululi.
78:36 Ke bamthomalalisa ngomlomo wabo, Bamxokisa ke
ngolwimi lwabo.
78:37 Kuba intliziyo yabo ayaqina kuye, bengathembekanga kuye
umnqophiso wakhe.
78:38 Ke yena, enemfesane, Wabuxolela ubugwenxa babo, wabatshabalalisa
ewe, izihlandlo ezininzi wawujika umsindo wakhe, akawuxhokonxi
yonke ingqumbo yakhe.
78:39 Wakhumbula ukuba bayinyama; umoya odlulayo;
angabuyi abuye.
78:40 Kukangaphi bemqumbisa entlango, Bemenza buhlungu entlango?
entlango!
78:41 Babuya ke umva, bamlinga uThixo, Bamnqanda oyiNgcwele
Sirayeli.
78:42 Abasikhumbula isandla sakhe, nemini awabahlangula ngayo kuyo
utshaba.
78:43 Awayenza ngayo imiqondiso yakhe eYiputa, Nezimanga zakhe emhlabeni
Zoan:
78:44 Wayiguqula imijelo yabo, yaba ligazi; nemikhukula yabo, ukuba bayenze
ndandingakwazi ukusela.
78:45 Wathumela kubo iingcongconi, zabadla; kwaye
amasele, awabatshabalalisayo.
78:46 Izilimo zabo wazinika iinkumbi ezinqunquthayo, Nokuxelenga kwabo wakunika
iinkumbi.
78:47 Wayitshabalalisa imidiliya yabo ngesichotho, Nemithombe yabo ngomkhenkce.
78:48 Wayinikela kwisichotho imfuyo yabo, Nemihlambi yabo emlilweni
iindudumo.
78:49 Wabawisela phezu kwabo ukuvutha komsindo wakhe, nokuphuphuma komsindo, nokubhavuma;
nenkathazo ngokuthumela izithunywa ezikhohlakeleyo phakathi kwabo.
78:50 Uwulungisele umendo umsindo wakhe; akawunqanda ekufeni umphefumlo wabo;
wabunikela ubomi babo kwindyikitya yokufa;
78:51 Wababulala bonke abamazibulo eYiputa; intlahlela yamandla abo elunxwemeni
iminquba kaHam:
78:52 Wabakhupha abantu bakhe njengezimvu, Wabakhaphela ezindle
entlango njengomhlambi.
78:53 Wabakhapha ke bekholosile, ngokokude bangoyiki;
bazigubungela iintshaba zabo.
78:54 Wabazisa emdeni wengcwele yakhe, kwada kwalapha
intaba, awayizuzayo isandla sakhe sokunene.
78:55 Wagxotha iintlanga phambi kwabo, Wazahlulahlula
wazihlalisa izizwe zakwaSirayeli emideni yazo
iintente.
78:56 Bamlinga, bamphikisa uThixo Osenyangweni, Abamgcina owakhe
ubungqina:
78:57 Bajika ke, banginiza njengooyise;
sityeketyeke njengesaphetha esityeketyeke.
78:58 Bamqumbisa ngeziganga zabo, Bamfudusela apho
ikhwele ngemifanekiso yabo eqingqiweyo.
78:59 Weva uThixo, wavutha ngumsindo, Wawalahla kunene amaSirayeli.
78:60 Wawulahla umnquba waseShilo, Intente abeyimise.
phakathi kwabantu;
78:61 Wawanikela amandla akhe ekuthinjweni, Nozuko lwakhe ekuthinjweni
isandla sotshaba.
78:62 Wabanikela abantu bakhe ekreleni; waba nomsindo kweyakhe
ilifa.
78:63 Amadodana abo adliwa ngumlilo; neempelesi zabo akazinikwa
umtshato.
78:64 Ababingeleli babo bawa likrele; Abahlolokazi babo abalila.
78:65 Yaza yavuka uYehova njengomntu oleleyo, njengegorha elileleyo
Imemelela ngenxa yewayini.
78:66 Yababetha ngasemva ababandezeli bayo, Yabenza yaba yimini engunaphakade.
ungcikivo.
78:67 Wawucekisa umnquba kaYosefu, Akasinyula isizwe sakwaYosefu
Efrayim:
78:68 Yanyula isizwe sakwaYuda, Intaba yaseZiyon eyayithandayo.
78:69 Yayakha njengokuphakama kwezulu ingcwele yakhe, njengomhlaba awawumisayo
umise ngonaphakade.
78:70 Yanyula uDavide umkhonzi wayo, Yamthabatha ezibayeni zezimvu.
78:71 Elandela izimvu ezanyisayo, Yamthabatha ukuba aluse uYakobi
abantu bakhe, noSirayeli ilifa lakhe.
78:72 Wabalusa ke ngokwengqibelelo yentliziyo yakhe; wabakhokela
ngobuchule bezandla zakhe.