UNkulunkulu wabuka phansi esezulwini abantwana babantu ukuze abone ukuthi ukhona yini ozwisisayo, ofuna uNkulunkulu.
UNkulunkulu esezulwini uyababheka abantwana babantu ukubona uma kukhona yini onokuqonda, ofuna uNkulunkulu.
UNkulunkulu esezulwini ubheka phansi, abone amadodana abantu, ukuze abone ukuthi ukhona yini onokuqonda, ofuna uNkulunkulu.
Wena-ke, ndodana yami, Solomoni, yazi wena uNkulunkulu kayihlo, umkhonze ngenhliziyo epheleleyo langengqondo evumayo; ngokuba uJehova uhlola zonke izinhliziyo, uqonda yonke imicabango yemicabango; uma nimfuna, niyotholwa; kepha uma umshiya, uyakukulahla kuze kube phakade.
Waphuma ukumhlangabeza u-Asa, wathi kuye: “Ngilalele, Asa nawe wonke uJuda noBenjamini! UJehova unani nina nina; uma nimfuna, uyakufunyanwa nguwe; kepha uma nimshiya, uyakunishiya.
Kodwa okuhle kwatholakala kuwe ngoba wasusa izihlahla elizweni, walungisa inhliziyo yakho ukuthi ifune uNkulunkulu.
Wathi kumuntu: “Bheka, ukumesaba uJehova kungukuhlakanipha; nokudeda ebubini kungukuqondisisa.
Omubi akayikumfuna uNkulunkulu ngokuzikhukhumeza kobuso bakhe; uNkulunkulu akekho kuyo yonke imicabango yakhe.
Ngokuba wabheka phansi esendaweni yakhe engcwele; uJehova wawubona umhlaba esezulwini;
UJehova usethempelini lakhe elingcwele, isihlalo sobukhosi sikaJehova sisezulwini; amehlo akhe ayabona, izinkophe zakhe ziyabahlola abantwana babantu.
Ukuqala kokuhlakanipha kungukumesaba uJehova; bonke abenza imiyalo yakhe banengqondo enhle; ukudunyiswa kwakhe kumi kuze kube phakade.
Lapho uthi: Dingani ubuso bami; inhliziyo yami yathi kuwe: Ngiyakufuna ubuso bakho, Jehova.
Funani uJehova esekhona, nimbize eseseduze.
Ngokuba amehlo ami akuzo zonke izindlela zabo; azifihlekile ebusweni bami, nobubi bazo abufihlekile emehlweni ami.
Ukhona yini ongamfihla ezindaweni zokucasha ukuze ngingamboni? kusho uJehova. Angigcwalise izulu nomhlaba na? kusho uJehova.
Ngakho-ke gcina, ukwenze; ngokuba kungukuhlakanipha kwenu nokuqonda kwenu phambi kwamehlo ezizwe eziyakuzwa zonke lezi zimiso, zithi: ‘Impela lesi sizwe esikhulu singabantu abahlakaniphileyo nabahlakaniphileyo.