Imizekeliso 1 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

Intshayelelo

¹ Amazwi kaSolomon unyana kaDavide, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli;

² Ubazi ubulumko noqeqesho; ukunakana kwamagama engqiqo;

³ yokwamkela imfundiso yobulumko, nesiko, nesiko, nobulungisa;

⁴ Ukunika abo bafuna amaqhinga, ulwazi kunye neengcebiso kwabaselula.

⁵ Oweva osisilumko, aqokele afunde; Umntu onengqondo uya kucebisana nobulumko.

⁶ Ukuqonda izaci neenkcazelo; Amazwi ezilumko nezintsonkotha zazo.

⁷ Ukoyika uYehova kukuqala kokwazi; Ubulumko noqeqesho izimathane ziludelile.

⁸ Nyana wam, yiva uqeqesho lukayihlo, Ungawushiyi umyalelo kanyoko.

⁹ Kuba iya kuba sisivatho sokuhomba entlokweni yakho, nemixokelelwane yentamo yakho.

¹⁰ Nyana wam, xa aboni bekulinga, awukholwa;

¹¹ Ukuba bathe, Hamba nathi, masilinde igazi, sifune abamsulwa emfihlekweni, simsulwa.

¹² Wathi abo badlayo usaphila njengengcwaba; nabo bangcathu, njengabo behla ngezinyuko;

¹³ Sozifumana zonke izinto ezinqwenelekayo, sozizalisa izindlu zethu ngamaxhoba.

¹⁴ Liphose phakathi kwethu iqashiso lakho; masibe nesipaji esinye sonke.

¹⁵ Nyana wam, musa ukuhamba nabo endleleni; Lugcine unyawo lwakho endleleni yabo.

¹⁶ Kuba iinyawo zabo zigidimela ebubini, zigijimela kuphalaza igazi;

¹⁷ Okunene umnatha owanekwayo phambi kwamehlo eentaka zonke ulilize.

¹⁸ Balalela igazi labo; bafihla ubomi babo emfihlekweni.

¹⁹ Zizo ezo iindlela zabo bonke abalungileyo; ethatha ubomi babanikazi bayo.

²⁰ Ubulumko bumemeza; Uxela ilizwi lakhe ezitratweni.

²¹ Ubiza phambi kwebandla, ekungeneni kwamasango; Emzini ubalisa amabali akhe, esithi.

²² Ziyatha, kunini na ningàzi? Ngaba abagxeki bakunanzile ukugxeka; Izinyabi zithiya ukwazi?

²³ Buyelani ekukhalimeni kwam; niyabona, ndowugalela kuni uMoya wam, ndinazise amazwi am.

²⁴ Ngenxa enokuba ndanibiza, anavuma; Ndasolula isandla sam, akwabona mntu;

²⁵ Anilivumanga icebo lam lonke, anavuma ukundithethisa.

²⁶ Nam ndiya kukuhleka ububi benu; Ndiya kuhleka ekufikeni koloyiko lwenu;

²⁷ Ngokuba ekufikeni kwakho unxunguphalo, kuza njengembubhiso, ukutshabalala kwakho kuza njengomoya wesaqhwithi; xa kufike ilishwa namashwa.

²⁸ Bosuka bandibhenele, ndingaphenduli; baya kundifuna kamsinya, bangandifumani;

²⁹ Kuba bakuthiyile ukwazi yaye abanyulanga ukoyika uYehova;

³⁰ Abaliphulaphula icebiso lam; Bakucekisile konke ukukhalima kwam.

³¹ Ngoko baya kudla iziqhamo zendlela yabo baze baneliseke ngamacebo abo.

³² Ngokuba intiyo yezinyabi iya kuzibulala, Nokulunga kwezinyabi kuya kuzitshabalalisa.

³³ Kodwa ondiphulaphulayo uya kuhlala ekhuselekile, ezolile, angoyiki ububi.