UJoweli 1:1 Izwi likaJehova elafika kuJoweli indodana kaPhethuweli. 1:2 Yizwani lokhu, nina maxhegu, nibeke indlebe nina nonke enakhileyo ezweni. Kwake kwaba njalo yini emihleni yenu nasemihleni yawoyihlo na? 1:3 Kutsheleni abantwana benu ngakho, nabantwana benu batshele abantwana babo, nabantwana babo esinye isizukulwane. 1:4 Okushiywe yinkumbi kudliwe yisikhonyane; futhi lokho okushiywe yisikhonyane kudliwe yinkumbi; kanye nalokho okuthi kusele inkumbi, kudliwe amacimbi. 1:5 Vukani, nina zidakwa, nikhale; nikhale nina nonke eniphuza iwayini. ngenxa yewayini elisha; ngoba liqunyiwe emlonyeni wenu. 1:6 Ngoba isizwe sikhuphukele phezu kwezwe lami, esinamandla, futhi esingenasibalo, kabani Amazinyo angamazinyo engonyama, inamazinyo esihlathi esikhulu ibhubesi. 1:7 Ichithile umvini wami, yawukhonkotha umkhiwane wami, yawenza. hlambulula, uyilahle; amagatsha awo enziwe aba mhlophe. 1:8 Lila njengentombi ebhince indwangu yesaka ngomyeni wobusha bayo. 1:9 Umnikelo wempuphu nomnikelo wokuphuzwayo unqanyuliwe endlini ka iNkosi; abapristi, izikhonzi zikaJehova, bayalila. 1:10 Insimu ichithekile, izwe liyalila; ngoba amabele achithekile: entsha iwayini lishile, amafutha ayaphela. 1:11 Jabhani, nina balimi; klewulani basebenzi bezivini, ngenxa kakolweni nangebhali; ngoba isivuno samasimu siphelile. 1:12 Umvini womile, futhi umkhiwane ubunile; ihalananda umuthi, nesundu, nama-apula, yebo, yonke imithi yasendle insimu ibunile, ngokuba injabulo iphelile kubantwana babantu. 1:13 Bhincani, nilile, nina bapristi; hhewula, zikhonzi zeNkosi i-altare: wozani, nilale ubusuku bonke ngendwangu yamasaka, nina zikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu wami, ngokuba uJehova umnikelo wempuphu nomnikelo wokuphuzwayo ugodliwe endlini ka uNkulunkulu wakho. 1:14 Ngcwelisani ukuzila ukudla, nibize umhlangano onesizotha, nibuthele abadala nabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, bakhale kuJehova. 1:15 Maye ngosuku! ngoba usuku lweNKOSI selusondele, njalo njengen liyakufika ukubhujiswa okuvela kuSomandla. 1:16 Akunqunywa yini ukudla phambi kwamehlo ethu, yebo, intokozo nentokozo evela kuJehova? indlu kaNkulunkulu wethu? 1:17 Imbewu ibolile ngaphansi kwamagabadela ayo, izinqolobane zichithekile, amagabha achithwa. izinqolobane zidiliziwe; ngoba amabele abunile. 1:18 Yeka ukububula kwezilwane! imihlambi yezinkomo ididekile, ngoba lingabi nadlelo; yebo, imihlambi yezimvu yenziwe incithakalo. 1:19 O Jehova, ngikhala kuwe, ngokuba umlilo udlile amadlelo asendle. ihlane, nelangabi lishisile yonke imithi yasendle. 1:20 Izilwane zasendle ziyakhala kuwe, ngoba imifula yamanzi omile, nomlilo udlile amadlelo asehlane.