Umthandazo ka-Azariya
1:1 Bahamba phakathi komlilo, bedumisa uNkulunkulu, bebusisa uJehova
Nkosi.
1:2 U-Azariya wasukuma, wakhuleka kanje; evula umlomo wakhe
phakathi komlilo wathi.
1:3 Ubusisiwe wena, O Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wokhokho bethu: igama lakho lifanele ukubizwa
idunyiswe idunyiswe kuze kube phakade.
1:4 Ngokuba ulungile kukho konke okwenzile kithi;
ziyiqiniso zonke izenzo zakho, izindlela zakho zilungile, nezahlulelo zakho zonke ziyiqiniso.
1:5 Kuzo zonke izinto oye waletha phezu kwethu, futhi phezu komuzi ongcwele
kobaba bethu, iJerusalema, wenze ukwahlulela okuqinisileyo;
ngokweqiniso langokwahlulela wehlisele phezu kwazo zonke lezizinto
nathi ngenxa yezono zethu.
1:6 Ngoba sonile futhi senza ububi, sisuka kuwe.
1:7 Siphambukile kuzo zonke izinto, futhi asilalelanga imiyalo yakho, noma
uzigcine, ungenzi njengokusiyala kwakho, ukuze kuhambe kahle
Unathi.
1:8 Ngakho konke olethe phezu kwethu, futhi konke onakho
wenze kithi, wenze ngokwahlulela kweqiniso.
1:9 Futhi wena wasinikela ezandleni izitha ezingenamthetho, kakhulu
abahlukumezi abanenzondo bakaNkulunkulu, nasenkosini engalungile, nababi kakhulu phakathi
umhlaba wonke.
1:10 Futhi manje asikwazi ukuvula imilomo yethu, siba namahloni nesihlamba
izinceku zakho; nakulabo abakhuleka kuwe.
1:11 Nokho ungasinikeli ngokuphelele, ngenxa yegama lakho, futhi ungasichithi.
isivumelwano sakho.
1:12 Futhi ungavumeli umusa wakho ukuba usuke kithi, ngenxa ka-Abrahama othandekayo wakho
ngenxa yenceku yakho u-Isaka nangenxa ka-Israyeli wakho ongcwele;
1:13 Owakhuluma kubo futhi wathembisa, ukuthi uyobandisa
inzalo ingangezinkanyezi zezulu, nanjengesihlabathi esiphezu kwayo
ugu lolwandle.
1:14 Ngoba thina, O Nkosi, baba abancane kunanoma yisiphi isizwe, futhi igcinwe ngaphansi kwalokhu
emhlabeni wonke ngenxa yezono zethu.
1:15 Futhi akukho ngalesi sikhathi isikhulu, noma umprofethi, noma umholi, noma ukushiswa
umnikelo, noma umhlatshelo, noma umnikelo, noma impepho, noma indawo yokunikela
phambi kwakho, lokuthola umusa.
1:16 Noma kunjalo, ngenhliziyo edabukileyo nomoya othobekile masibe
kwamukelwe.
1:17 Njengaseminikelo yokushiswa yezinqama nezinkunzi, nanjengakweshumi
izinkulungwane zamawundlu akhuluphalisiweyo; umhlatshelo wethu mawube phambi kwakho namuhla;
usinike ukuthi sikulandele ngokupheleleyo, ngoba kabayikuba khona
bajabhile abathembela kuwe.
1:18 Futhi manje siyakulandela ngenhliziyo yethu yonke, siyakwesaba, futhi sifuna yakho
ubuso.
1:19 Ungasijabhisi, kodwa wenze kithi ngokomusa wakho, kanye
ngokobuningi bomusa wakho.
1:20 Usikhulule ngokwemisebenzi yakho emangalisayo, futhi unike udumo lwakho
igama, Jehova, mabajabhe bonke abaphatha kabi izinceku zakho;
1:21 Futhi mabahlazeke ngawo wonke amandla abo namandla, futhi ake zabo
amandla ephulwa;
1:22 Futhi ubenze bazi ukuthi wena unguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu yedwa, futhi ukhazimula phezu kukaJehova
Umhlaba wonke.
1:23 Futhi izinceku zenkosi, ababewafaka, akazange ayeke ukwenza eziko
kushisa nge-rosin, i-pitch, i-tow, nezinkuni ezincane;
1:24 Kangangoba ilangabi laphumela ngaphandle kwesithando somlilo ezingamashumi amane nesishiyagalolunye
izingalo.
1:25 Futhi wadabula, futhi wawashisa lawo amaKaledi eliwatholayo eduze
isithando somlilo.
1:26 Kodwa ingelosi yeNkosi yehlela eziko kanye Azariya
labangane bakhe, watshaya ilangabi lomlilo eziko;
1:27 Wenza phakathi kweziko kungathi umoya onomlozi omanzi.
kangangokuthi umlilo awuzange ubathinte nakancane, ungabalimazanga noma bakhathazeke
bona.
1:28 Khona-ke laba abathathu, njengoba kwaphuma emlonyeni munye, badumisa, bakhazimulisa, futhi babusisa.
UNkulunkulu esithandweni, ethi,
1:29 Ubusisiwe wena, O Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wokhokho bethu, futhi kufanele idunyiswe futhi
uphakeme phezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:30 Futhi malibusiswe igama lakho elikhazimulayo futhi elingcwele, futhi kumelwe lidunyiswe futhi liphakanyiswe
phezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:31 Ubusisiwe wena ethempelini lenkazimulo yakho engcwele, futhi kufanele udunyiswe
futhi ikhazinyuliswe ngaphezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:32 Ubusisiwe wena obona ukujula, futhi uhlezi phezu kwazo
amakherubi: futhi adunyiswe futhi aphakanyiswe ngaphezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:33 Ubusisiwe wena esihlalweni esikhazimulayo sombuso wakho, futhi ukuba
idunyiswe futhi ikhazinyuliswe ngaphezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:34 Ubusisiwe wena emkhathini wezulu, futhi phezu kwakho konke ukudunyiswa
njalo likhazinyuliswe kuze kube nininini.
1:35 O yonke imisebenzi yeNkosi, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise
ngaphezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade,
1:36 O nina mazulu, nibonge uJehova : dumisani nimphakamise ngaphezu kwakho konke
njalo.
1:37 O nina zingelosi zeNkosi, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise phezulu
konke kuze kube phakade.
1:38 O nonke nina manzi phezu kwezulu, nibonge uJehova
mkhazimulise phezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:39 O nonke mandla eNkosi, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise
phezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:40 O nina ilanga nenyanga, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise ngaphezu kwakho konke
njalo.
1:41 O nina zinkanyezi zezulu, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise ngaphezu kwakho konke
kuze kube phakade.
1:42 O zonke imvula namazolo, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise phezulu
konke kuze kube phakade.
1:43 O nonke nina mimoya, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise ngaphezu kwakho konke
njalo,
1:44 O nina umlilo nokushisa, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise ngaphezu kwakho konke
kuze kube phakade.
1:45 O nina ebusika nasehlobo, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise phezulu
konke kuze kube phakade.
1:46 Nina mazolo nezivunguvungu zeqhwa, bongani uJehova; mbongeni, nimphakamise.
phezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:47 O nina ubusuku nemini, nibonge uJehova: busisani nimphakamise ngaphezu kwakho konke
kuze kube phakade.
1:48 O nina ukukhanya nobumnyama, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise phezulu
konke kuze kube phakade.
1:49 O nina ice futhi kubanda, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise ngaphezu kwakho konke
njalo.
1:50 O nina frost neqhwa, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise ngaphezu kwakho konke
kuze kube phakade.
1:51 O nina imibani namafu, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise
phezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:52 O umhlaba mawubonge uJehova: indumiso futhi amphakamise ngaphezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:53 O nina zintaba namagquma amancane, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise
phezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:54 O zonke izinto ezimila emhlabeni, nibonge uJehova: Dumisani futhi
mkhazimulise phezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:55 O nina zintaba, nibonge uJehova: Dumisani nimphakamise ngaphezu kwakho konke
njalo.
1:56 O nina zilwandle nemifula, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise ngaphezu kwakho konke
kuze kube phakade.
1:57 O nina imikhomo, futhi zonke ezihamba emanzini, nibonge uJehova: indumiso
futhi umphakamise phezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:58 O zonke izinyoni zezulu, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise phezulu
konke kuze kube phakade.
1:59 O zonke izilwane nezinkomo, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise
phezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:60 O nina bantwana babantu, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise ngaphezu kwakho konke
kuze kube phakade.
1:61 O Israyeli, bongani uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise ngaphezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:62 O nina bapristi beNkosi, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise phezulu
konke kuze kube phakade.
1:63 O nina zinceku zeNkosi, nibonge uJehova: dumisani nimphakamise phezulu
konke kuze kube phakade.
1:64 O nina imimoya nemiphefumulo abalungileyo, nibonge uJehova: indumiso kanye
mkhazimulise phezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:65 O nina abangcwele nabathobekile enhliziyweni, nibonge uJehova: dumisani niphakamise
yena phezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade.
1:66 Ananiya, Azariya, Misayeli, bongani uJehova; dumisani, mphakamiseni.
phezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade; wasikhulula kude endaweni yabafileyo, wasisindisa
esandleni sokufa, wasikhulula phakathi kweziko
nelangabi elivuthayo, wophula naphakathi komlilo
thina.
1:67 O bongani iNkosi, ngoba unomusa, ngoba umusa wakhe
ihlala kuze kube phakade.
1:68 O nonke nina enikhonza uJehova, bongani uNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu, nimdumise, futhi
mbongeni, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.