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.