UJoweli 1:1-20
1 Nanti ilizwi likaJehova elafika kuJoweli* indodana kaPhethuweli:
2 “Zwanini lokhu lina badala,Lilalelisise lani lonke bantu belizwe.*
Into enjengale seyake yenzakala yini ezinsukwini zenuKumbe ezinsukwini zabokhokho benu?+
3 Tshelani abantwabenu ngakho,Labantwabenu batshele abantwababo ngakho,Labantwababo batshele isizukulwane esilandelayo.
4 Okutshiywe yisikhongwane* kudliwe ngumtshitshi wentethe,+Okutshiywe ngumtshitshi wentethe kudliwe zintethe ezincane,Lokutshiywe zintethe ezincane, inswabanda zikutshaye zakubhuqa.+
5 Vukani lina zidakwa+ likhale!
Hlabani umkhosi lina lonke abanatha iwayini,Ngoba alisaphindi lilinambithe iwayini elimnandi.+
6 Isizwe esilamandla futhi esingeke sibalwe sifikile elizweni lami.+
Amazinyo aso ngawesilwane,+ lemihlathi yaso ngeyesilwane.
7 Sitshabalalise isihlahla sami samagilebisi njalo isihlahla sami somkhiwa sisele siyisidindi,Uxebula amaxolo azo sawalahlela khatshana,Satshiya ingatsha zimhlophe.
8 Hlabani umkhosi njengentombi egcweleyo egqoke isembatho sesakaIkhalela ijaha layo.*
9 Iminikelo yamabele+ leminikelo yokunathwayo+ kayisenziwa endlini kaJehova,Abaphristi abenza inkonzo kaJehova bayalila.
10 Amasimu abhuqiwe, umhlabathi uyakhala+Ngoba amabele atshabalalisiwe, iwayini elitsha kalisatholakali lamafutha awasekho.+
11 Abalimi abaselamandla, labasebenza emasimini amagilebisi bahlaba umkhosi,Ngenxa yengqoloyi lebhaliIsivuno sitshabalele emasimini.
12 Isihlahla samagilebisi sesome qha,Isihlahla somkhiwa sesibunile,Lesihlahla samaharinathi leselala lesama-apula,Zonke izihlahla sezomile+Ukuthokoza kwabantu sekuphenduke kwaba yikudana.
13 Gqokani izembatho zamasaka lilile* lina baphristi,Hlabani umkhosi lina elisebenza e-alithareni.+
Wozani njalo ligqoke izembatho zamasaka ubusuku bonke lina zinceku zikaNkulunkulu wami,Ngoba iminikelo yamabele+ leminikelo yokunathwayo+ kayisekho endlini kaNkulunkulu wenu.
14 Memezelani ukuzila, libize umhlangano oqakathekileyo.+
Libuthanise abadala lazo zonke izakhamizi zelizweEndlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu,+ beselikhala kuJehova licele usizo.
15 Maye ngalolosuku!
Usuku lukaJehova luseduze,+Luzafika njengokubhujiswa okuvela kuSomandla!
16 Ukudla akuthathwanga sikhangele yini?
Injabulo lokuthaba akuphelanga yini endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu?
17 Umlimi uvumbulula amagade ngefotsholo athole inhlanyelo emilayo itshwabhene.
Izindawo zokugcinela amabele zidilikile.
Iziphala zidiliziwe ngoba akuphumanga lutho emasimini.
18 Izifuyo lazo ziyabubula!
Imihlambi yenkomo ayisakwazi ukuthi iqonde ngaphi ngoba kayilamadlelo!
Lemihlambi yezimvu ithwele nzima.
19 Ngizakhala kuwe awu Jehova+Ngoba umlilo usuqothule amadlelo eguswini,Lelangabi litshabalalise zonke izihlahla egangeni.
20 Izinyamazana zeganga lazo sezikhangelele kuwe,Ngoba izifula zamanzi sezomileNjalo umlilo usulobise amadlelo eguswini.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “UJehova unguNkulunkulu.”
^ Kumbe, “bomhlaba.”
^ Lo ngumhlobo wentethe otshaya ubhuqe izilimo emasimini.
^ Kumbe, “umyeni wobutsha bayo.”
^ Kumbe, “lizitshaye ezifubeni.”
