uBharuki
2:1 Ngakho-ke, iNkosi iqinisile izwi layo, okuyinto wakhuluma ngokumelene
thina nabahluleli bethu abahlulela u-Israyeli namakhosi ethu,
naphezu kwezikhulu zethu, namadoda akwa-Israyeli noJuda;
2:2 Ukuletha phezu kwethu izinhlupho ezinkulu, ezifana ezingakaze zenzeke ngaphansi lonke
ezulwini, njengoba kwenzeka eJerusalema, ngokuvumelana nalokho
zalotshwa emthethweni kaMose;
2:3 Ukuze umuntu adle inyama yendodana yakhe, nenyama yakhe siqu
indodakazi.
2:4 Ngaphezu kwalokho, uye wabanikela ukuba ngaphansi kwayo yonke imibuso
ezisihaqileyo, zibe njengehlazo nencithakalo phakathi kwabo bonke
abantu nxazonke, lapho iNkosi ibahlakazele khona.
2:5 Kanjalo saphonswa phansi, futhi asiphakanyiswanga, ngoba sonile
uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, futhi akazange alilalele izwi lakhe.
2:6 ENkosini uNkulunkulu wethu ukulunga, kodwa kithi nakithi
obaba bavula ihlazo, njengalokhu kubonakala namuhla.
2:7 Ngoba zonke lezi zinhlupho zisifikele, uJehova azishilo
ngokumelene nathi
2:8 Nokho asizange sithandaze phambi kukaJehova, ukuze siphenduke ngamunye
emicabangweni yenhliziyo yakhe embi.
2:9 Ngakho-ke, iNkosi wasiqapha ngokubi, futhi iNkosi ilethe
phezu kwethu, ngokuba uJehova ulungile emisebenzini yakhe yonke anayo
wasiyala.
2:10 Nokho asilalelanga izwi lakhe, ukuze sihambe emiyalweni ka
iNkosi, ayibekile phambi kwethu.
2:11 Manje, O Nkosi, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, oye wakhipha abantu bakho ezweni
izwe laseGibithe ngesandla esinamandla, nangengalo ephakeme, nangezibonakaliso, nange
nezimangaliso, nangamandla amakhulu, uzenzele igama, njenga
ibonakala namuhla:
2:12 O Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu, sonile, senzé okubi, senzile
ngokungalungi kuzo zonke izahlulelo zakho.
2:13 Intukuthelo yakho mayisuke kithi, ngokuba siyingcosana nje esisele phakathi kwezizwe.
lapho osihlakazele khona.
2:14 Yizwa imithandazo yethu, O Nkosi, futhi izicelo zethu, futhi usikhulule ngenxa yakho
ngenxa yakho, usinike umusa emehlweni abasiholayo
kude:
2:15 Ukuze wonke umhlaba wazi ukuthi wena unguJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, ngoba
U-Israyeli nenzalo yakhe babizwa ngegama lakho.
2:16 Jehova, bheka usendlini yakho engcwele, usibheke;
indlebe, O Nkosi, ukuze usizwe.
2:17 Vula amehlo akho, futhi ubone; ngoba abafileyo abasemathuneni, kabani
imiphefumulo ikhishwa emizimbeni yabo, ngeke bayinike iNkosi
indumiso nokulunga.
2:18 Kepha umphefumulo ocunuke kakhulu, okhothama, ebuthaka,
amehlo aphela amandla, nomphefumulo olambileyo, bayokunika udumo futhi
ukulunga, Nkosi.
2:19 Ngakho-ke asenzanga ukunxusa kwethu ngokuthobeka phambi kwakho, O Nkosi yethu
Nkulunkulu, ngenxa yokulunga kwawobaba nokwamakhosi ethu.
2:20 Ngoba uye wathumela ulaka lwakho nokucasuka phezu kwethu, njengoba nje wena
owakhulunywa ngezinceku zakho abaprofethi, wathi:
2:21 Itsho njalo iNkosi: Goba phansi amahlombe akho ukuze ukhonze inkosi
iBhabhiloni, niyohlala ezweni engalinika oyihlo.
2:22 Kodwa uma ungeke ulalele izwi leNkosi, ukukhonza inkosi yase
iBhabhiloni,
2:23 Ngiyokwenza ukuba aphele emadolobheni akwaJuda, futhi kusukela ngaphandle
Jerusalema, izwi lentokozo, nezwi lenjabulo, izwi likaJehova
umkhwenyana, nezwi likamakoti: izwe lonke liyakuba khona
incithakalo yabahlali.
2:24 Kodwa asivumanga ukulalela izwi lakho, ukuze sikhonze inkosi yaseBhabhiloni.
ngalokho uwaqinisile amazwi owakhuluma ngesandla sakho
izinceku zabaprofethi, okungukuthi, amathambo amakhosi ethu, futhi
amathambo okhokho bethu, kufanele akhishwe endaweni yawo.
2:25 Futhi, bheka, baphonswa ekushiseni kosuku, naseqhweni
ebusuku, futhi bafa ngosizi olukhulu ngendlala, ngenkemba, futhi
isifo esiwumshayabhuqe.
2:26 Futhi indlu ebizwe ngegama lakho uyichithile njengoba injalo
ukuze kubonakale namuhla, ngenxa yobubi bendlu ka-Israyeli nendlu ka-Israyeli
indlu kaJuda.
2:27 O Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu, wena wenzé kithi ngokuvumelana nazo zonke izinto zakho ezinhle, futhi
ngokomusa wakho wonke omkhulu,
2:28 Njengalokho wakhuluma ngesandla senceku yakho uMose, ngosuku owayala ngalo
ukuba alobe umthetho phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, athi:
2:29 Uma ningalilaleli izwi lami, ngokuqinisekile lesi sixuku esikhulu kakhulu kuyoba
baphenduke baba yingcosana phakathi kwezizwe, lapho ngiyobahlakazela khona.
2:30 Ngoba ngangazi ukuthi ngeke bangizwe, ngoba intamo elukhuni
abantu, kepha ezweni lokuthunjwa kwabo bayakukhumbula
ngokwabo.
2:31 Futhi bayokwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, ngoba ngizobanika
inhliziyo, nezindlebe zokuzwa;
2:32 Futhi bayodumisa kimi ezweni lokuthunjwa kwabo, futhi bacabange
igama lami,
2:33 Futhi babuye kusukela intamo yabo elukhuni, futhi kusukela izenzo zabo ezimbi, ngoba bona
bayakukhumbula indlela yawoyise abona phambi kukaJehova.
2:34 Futhi ngizobabuyisela ezweni engathembisa ngesifungo
koyise u-Abrahama, u-Isaka, noJakobe, futhi bayoba amakhosi
ngayo: ngiyakubandisa, banganciphi.
2:35 Futhi ngiyokwenza isivumelwano esiphakade nabo ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, futhi
bayakuba ngabantu bami, angisayikubaxosha abantu bami u-Israyeli
ezweni engibanikile lona.