uBharuki
3:1 O Jehova, Sebawoti, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, umphefumulo odabukileyo umoya odangeleyo,
ngiyakhala kuwe.
3:2 Yizwa, O Nkosi, futhi ube nomusa; ulesihawu, uhawukele
thina, ngokuba sonile phambi kwakho.
3:3 Ngoba wena umi kuze kube phakade, futhi siyakubhubha ngokuphelele.
3:4 O Nkosi yamabandla, wena Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, lalela manje imithandazo yabafileyo
Israyeli, nabantwana babo, abonile phambi kwakho, futhi
kabalilalelanga ilizwi lakho Nkulunkulu wabo;
lezi zinhlupho zisinamathele.
3:5 Ungakhumbuli ububi babokhokho bethu, kodwa cabanga ngamandla akho
negama lakho manje ngalesi sikhathi.
3:6 Ngoba wena unguJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, futhi wena, O Nkosi, sizokudumisa.
3:7 Futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu ubeke ukwesaba kwakho ezinhliziyweni zethu, ukuze inhloso
ukuze sibize igama lakho, sikudumise ekuthunjweni kwethu;
sikhumbule zonke iziphambeko zabokhokho bethu abonayo
phambi kwakho.
3:8 Bheka, sisesekuthunjweni kwethu namuhla, lapho uhlakazekile
thina, sibe yihlazo nesiqalekiso, futhi sibe ngaphansi kwenkokhelo, ngokuvumelana
kuzo zonke iziphambeko zabokhokho bethu abahlubukayo eNkosini yethu
uNkulunkulu.
3:9 Yizwa, Israyeli, imiyalo yokuphila, beka indlebe ekuqondeni ukuhlakanipha.
3:10 Kwenzeke kanjani, Israyeli, ukuthi usezweni lezitha zakho?
usugugele ezweni labezizwe, ungcoliswe ngabafileyo;
3:11 Ingabe ubalwa kanye nabehlela ethuneni?
3:12 Uwushiyile umthombo wokuhlakanipha.
3:13 Ngoba uma ngabe uhambe endleleni kaNkulunkulu, ngabe uhlala
ngokuthula kuze kube phakade.
3:14 Funda lapho kukhona ukuhlakanipha, lapho kukhona amandla, lapho kukhona ukuqonda; lokho
wazi futhi ukuthi buphi ubude bezinsuku, nokuphila, ukuthi buphi
ukukhanya kwamehlo nokuthula.
3:15 Ngubani oye wathola indawo yakhe? Noma ngubani ongene engcebeni yakhe ?
3:16 Ziphi izikhulu zezizwe, nababusayo
izilo emhlabeni;
3:17 Labo ababezilibazisa izinyoni zezulu, futhi labo
waqongelela isiliva negolide abantu abathembela kulo, abaqedi
ukuthola?
3:18 Ngoba labo ababesebenza ngesiliva, futhi baqaphe kakhulu, futhi imisebenzi kabani
aziphenyeki,
3:19 Banyamalala futhi behlela ethuneni, futhi abanye bakhuphukela phakathi
izindawo zabo.
3:20 Izinsizwa zabona ukukhanya, futhi bahlala emhlabeni, kodwa indlela
ulwazi abalwazi,
3:21 Futhi akazange aqonde izindlela zalo, futhi akazange abambelele kuso: abantwana babo
babekude ngaleyondlela.
3:22 Akuzange kuzwakale eKhanani, futhi akuzange kubonakale phakathi
Indoda.
3:23 Ama-Agarene afuna ukuhlakanipha emhlabeni, abathengisi baseMeran nase-
uThemani, ababhali bezinganekwane, nabahloli ngokuqonda; akukho
kulaba bayayazi indlela yokuhlakanipha, bakhumbule imikhondo yakho.
3:24 O Israyeli, yeka ukuthi inkulu kangakanani indlu kaNkulunkulu! nokuthi inkulu kangakanani indawo ye
impahla yakhe!
3:25 Omkhulu, futhi ayinakuphela; aphezulu, futhi angenakulinganiswa.
3:26 Kwakukhona imidondoshiya edumile kusukela ekuqaleni, okwakukhona of ezinkulu kangaka
ubude, kanjalo ingcweti empini.
3:27 Labo akazange uJehova wakhetha, futhi akabanikanga indlela yolwazi
kubo:
3:28 Kodwa babhujiswa, ngoba babengenakuhlakanipha, futhi babhubha
ngobuwula babo.
3:29 Owakhuphukela ezulwini, futhi wamthatha, futhi wamehlisa
amafu?
3:30 Ngubani oye wawela ulwandle, futhi wamthola, futhi uyoletha wakhe ehlanzekile
igolide?
3:31 Akekho owazi indlela yakhe, futhi akekho ocabanga indlela yakhe.
3:32 Kodwa yena owazi zonke izinto uyamazi, futhi usemtholile naye
ukuqonda kwakhe: owalungisa umhlaba kuze kube phakade ugcwalisile
nezilwane ezinezinyawo ezine.
3:33 Lowo othumela ukukhanya, futhi kuhambe, ukubiza futhi, futhi
uyamlalela ngokwesaba.
3:34 Izinkanyezi zakhanya emilindweni yazo, futhi zajabula, lapho ezibiza.
bathi: Silapha; futhi kanjalo ngokwenama babonakalisa kubo ukukhanya
yena owabenzayo.
3:35 Lona unguNkulunkulu wethu, futhi akekho omunye uyobalelwa
ukuqhathanisa naye
3:36 Uyitholile yonke indlela yolwazi, futhi ulunike uJakobe
inceku yakhe, no-Israyeli isithandwa sakhe.
3:37 Ngemva kwalokho wazibonakalisa emhlabeni, futhi waxoxa namadoda.