Yoweli 1:1-20
1 Eli lilizwi likaYehova elafika kuYoweli* unyana kaPetuweli:
2 “Yivani oku nina badala,Mamelani nonke nina bemi belizwe.*
Yakha yenzeka na into enje ngemihla yenuOkanye ngemihla yookhokho benu?+
3 Xelelani oonyana benu,Oonyana benu baxelele oonyana babo,Noonyana babo babalisele isizukulwana esilandelayo.
4 Okushiywe ziinkumbi ezibhuqayo, kutyiwe libubu leenkumbi,+Okushiywe libubu leenkumbi, kutyiwe ngumqikela,Nokushiywe ngumqikela, kutyiwe ziinkumbi ezitshabalalisayo.+
5 Vukani nina manxila,+ nilile!
Yenzani isijwili nonke nina basela iwayini,Kuba iwayini enencasa ihluthiwe emilonyeni yenu.+
6 Kuba kuze uhlanga olunamandla nolungenakubalwa kwilizwe lakowethu.+
Amazinyo alo ngamazinyo engonyama,+ nemihlathi yalo yeyengonyama.
7 Luyitshabalalisile imithi yam yeediliya, lwashiya eyamafiya* izizikhondo,Lwayihluba yaba ze lwaza lwayijula phayaa,Amasetyana ayo asele emhlophe.
8 Yenza isijwili, njengoko isenza intombi enxibe ilaphu lokwenza ingxowaIsenzela umyeni wobutsha bayo.
9 Awusezi endlini kaYehova umnikelo wokutya okuziinkozo+ noselwayo,+Ababingeleli, abasebenzi bakaYehova, bazilile.
10 Intsimi ibhuqiwe, umhlaba uzilile,+Kuba ukutya okuziinkozo kubhuqiwe, iwayini entsha iphelile, neoli ayisekho.+
11 Abalimi banxunguphele, abasebenzi bamasimi eediliya benza isijwili,Ngenxa yengqolowa nerhasi,Kuba isivuno samasimi sitshabalele.
12 Umthi weediliya womile,Umthi wamafiya* ubunile.
Umthi werharnati, owesundu noweapile,Yonke imithi yasendle yomile,+Kuba uvuyo lujike lwalihlazo ebantwini.
13 Nxibani amalaphu okwenza ingxowa, nizile,* nina babingeleli.Yenzani isijwili, nina basebenza kwisibingelelo.+
Ngenani, ninxibe amalaphu okwenza ingxowa ubusuku bonke, nina basebenzi boThixo wam,Kuba umnikelo wokutya okuziinkozo+ noselwayo+ awusasiwa endlini yoThixo wenu.
14 Bhengezani* ixesha lokuzila ukutya, bizani indibano engcwele.+
Qokelelani abadala nabo bonke abemi belizwe,Endlini kaYehova uThixo wenu,+ nize nikhalele uncedo kuYehova.
15 Kuza kuba kubi ngaloo mini!
Kuba isondele imini kaYehova,+Kwaye iza kuza iyintshabalalo evela kuSomandla!
16 Akuthathwanga phambi kwamehlo ethu na ukutya,Imihlali novuyo endlini kaThixo wethu?
17 Imbewu yomile* phantsi kwemihlakulo yabo.
Oovimba abananto.
Izisele zichithiwe, kuba ukutya okuziinkozo kuphelile.
18 Nkqu nemfuyo iyancwina!
Imihlambi yeenkomo iyabhadula, kuba ayinadlelo!
Nemihlambi yeegusha ixhwalekile.
19 Owu Yehova, ndiza kubhenela kuwe,+Kuba umlilo uwaqwengile amadlelo asendle,Nedangatye liyidle yonke imithi yamasimi.
20 Kwanezilwanyana zasendle ziyakulangazelela,Kuba imijelo yamanzi yomile,Nomlilo uwaqwengile amadlelo asendle.”
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Othetha ukuthi “UYehova NguThixo.”
^ Okanye “bomhlaba.”
^ Okanye “eyamakhiwane.”
^ Okanye “wamakhiwane.”
^ Okanye “nizibethe izifuba.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “Lenzeni ngcwele.”
^ Okanye kusenokwenzeka, “Amafiya omile.”