Umkhuleko kaManase
1:1 O Nkosi, Nkulunkulu uMninimandla onke wawokhokho bethu, u-Abrahama, u-Isaka, noJakobe, futhi of
inzalo yabo elungileyo;
1:2 owenzile izulu nomhlaba, nomhlobiso wakho wonke;
1:3 owabopha ulwandle ngezwi lomyalo wakho; osevale umlomo
utwa, walunamathelisa ngegama lakho elesabekayo nelenkazimulo;
1:4 omesabayo bonke, bathuthumele phambi kwamandla akho; ngenxa yobukhosi bakho
inkazimulo ayinakubekezelelwa, nokusongela kwakho ngokufutheka izoni
ngeniseka:
1:5 kepha isithembiso sakho asinakulinganiswa, asiphenyeki;
1:6 Ngokuba wena uyiNkosi oPhezukonke, onesihawu esikhulu, obekezelayo,
olesihawu esikhulu, njalo ozisolayo ebubini babantu. Wena, Nkosi,
ngokokulunga kwakho okukhulu uthembisile ukuphenduka nokuthethelelwa
kulabo abonile kuwe, futhi ngobubele bakho obungapheli
umisele izoni ukuphenduka, ukuze zisindiswe.
1:7 Ngakho wena, O Nkosi, ukuthi unguNkulunkulu olungileyo, awuzange omisiwe
ukuphenduka kwabalungileyo, njengo-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, abanakho
angonanga kuwe; kodwa ungimisele ukuphenduka lokho
ngiyisoni:
1:8 ngoba ngonile ngaphezu kwenani lezihlabathi zolwandle. Eyami
iziphambeko ziningi, Jehova, iziphambeko zami ziningi
anda, futhi angifanele ukubuka nokubona ukuphakama kwezulu
ngobuningi bezono zami.
1:9 Ngikhotheme ngezibopho zensimbi eziningi, ukuze ngingakwazi ukuphakamisa ikhanda lami;
ungabi nakukhululwa, ngokuba ngilucunulile, ngenza okubi
phambi kwakho: Angenzanga intando yakho, futhi angigcinanga imiyalo yakho;
bamise izinengiso, bandise amacala.
1:10 Manje ngiguqa ngedolo inhliziyo yami, ngincenga umusa kuwe.
1:11 Ngonile, O Nkosi, ngonile, futhi ngiyakuvuma iziphambeko zami.
1:12 Ngalokho ngiyakuncenga ngokuthobeka, ngithethelele, Nkosi, ngithethelele, ungithethelele.
ungangichithi ngeziphambeko zami. Ungangithukutheleli kuze kube phakade, by
engigcinele okubi; ungangilahli ezindaweni eziphansi zezulu
umhlaba. Ngokuba wena unguNkulunkulu, ngisho uNkulunkulu walabo abaphendukayo;
1:13 futhi uyobonisa kimi bonke ubuhle bakho, ngoba uyongisindisa, ukuthi
angifaneleki ngokomusa wakho omkhulu.
1:14 Ngakho-ke ngizokudumisa kuze kube phakade zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwami, kukho konke
amandla asezulwini ayakudumisa, futhi ngowakho inkazimulo
naphakade. Amen.