Emva kwalokho kwafika izwi likaJehova ku-Abrama ngombono, lithi: “Ungesabi, Abrama, ngiyisihlangu sakho; umvuzo wakho uyakuba mkhulu kakhulu.”
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Emva kwalokho kwafika izwi likaJehova ku-Abrama ngombono, lithi: “Ungesabi, Abrama, ngiyisihlangu sakho; umvuzo wakho uyakuba mkhulu kakhulu.”
Indlela kaNkulunkulu iphelele; izwi likaJehova lihlanzekile; yena uyisihlangu kubo bonke abaphephela kuye.
“UJehova usekhona malidunyiswe idwala lami; makaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu wensindiso yami,
ongikhiphile ezitheni zami, wangiphakamisa phezu kwabangivukelayo, wangikhulula kumuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu.
Uyenza insindiso ibe nkulu enkosini yakhe; uyenza umusa kogcotshiweyo wakhe uDavide nasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube phakade.”
UNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wathi, iDwala lika-Israyeli lakhuluma kimi ukuthi: ‘Obusa abantu ngokulunga, abuse ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu,
Umuntu wamanga makangamiswa emhlabeni; ububi mabuzingele umuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu, abhujiswe.
Ngilondoloze ezandleni zomubi, ngilinde kumuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu, oceba ukukhuba izinyawo zami.
Bheka ngakwesokunene sami, ubone ukuthi akakho onginakekelayo; isiphephelo singiphuthele, akakho okhathalela umphefumulo wami.
umusa wami nenqaba yami, umbhoshongo wami ophakemeyo nomkhululi wami, isihlangu sami, nengiphephela kuye, nothobisa abantu bami phansi kwami.
Jehova uyidwala lami, nenqaba yami, nomkhululi wami; uNkulunkulu wami uyidwala lami engiphephela kulo, nesihlangu sami, nophondo lokusindiswa kwami, inqaba yami ephakemeyo.
Ngokuba uyangithukusa edokodweni lakhe ngosuku lokuhlupheka, angicashise ekusithekeni kwetende lakhe, angiphakamisele edwaleni.
UJehova ungamandla ami nesihlangu sami; inhliziyo yami ithembe kuye, ngasizwa; ngakho-ke inhliziyo yami iyethaba; ngizakumdumisa ngesihlabelelo sami.
Wena uyindawo yami yokucasha; uyangilondoloza ngingahlupheki; ungiphahla ngenjabulo yokukhululwa. Sela*
UNkulunkulu uyisiphephelo sethu namandla ethu; ufunyaniswa elusizo impela ekuhluphekeni.
Ngakho-ke asiyikwesaba nokuba kuguquka umhlaba, nezintaba zidilikela ekujuleni kolwandle,
Bachithe, Nkosi, uphambanise ulimi lwabo, ngokuba ngibonile ubudlwangudlwangu nokuxabana emzini.
Kepha mina ngizakuhlabelela ngamandla akho, ngethabele umusa wakho ekuseni, ngokuba uyinqaba yami, nesiphephelo ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwami.
Iyakukhulula umphefumulo wabo okhahlweni nasendluzuleni; igazi labo liyakuba yigugu emehlweni ayo.
Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu uyilanga nesihlangu; uJehova uyakupha umusa nodumo; akayikubenqabela okuhle abahamba ngobuqotho.
Nkulunkulu, izideleli zingivukele, ibandla lezidlwangudlwangu lifuna umphefumulo wami; azibekanga wena phambi kwazo.
Nabalaziyo igama lakho bayakwethemba wena; ngokuba wena Jehova awubashiyi abakufunayo.
UJehova ungamandla ami nehubo lami; waba yinsindiso kimi; unguNkulunkulu wami: ngizakumdumisa, noNkulunkulu kababa: ngizakumphakamisa.
Igama likaJehova lingumbhoshongo onamandla; olungileyo ugijimela kuwo, alondeke.
Bheka, uNkulunkulu uyinsindiso yami; nginethemba, angesabi, ngokuba uJehova, uJehova ungamandla ami nehubo lami, waba yinsindiso yami.”
Umuntu uyakuba yindawo yokucashela umoya nesivikelo esivunguvungwini njengemifula yamanzi endaweni eyomileyo, njengomthunzi wedwala ezweni eliyethileyo.
Kumemezeleni, nikuveze; yebo, balulekane kanyekanye. Ngubani owakuzwisa lokhu endulo, wakumemezela kwasesikhathini samandulo na? Akusimina Jehova na? Akakho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami, uNkulunkulu olungileyo noMsindisi, akakho ngaphandle kwami.
Jehova, mandla ami nenqaba yami, siphephelo sami ngosuku lokuhlupheka, bayakuza kuwe abezizwe, bevela emajukujukwini omhlaba, bathi: “Obaba badlile ifa lamanga kuphela, okuyize, engekho kukho insizakalo.
Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakulenza ukuba liphele kule ndawo phambi kwamehlo enu nasezinsukwini zenu izwi lokujabula nezwi lokuthokoza, izwi lo myeni nezwi lomakoti.
“Uyidwala, umsebenzi wakhe uphelele, ngokuba zonke izindlela zakhe zingukulunga; unguNkulunkulu wokuthembeka ongenakonakala; ulungile, uqotho yena.
Ubusisiwe wena Israyeli; ngubani ofana nawe, isizwe esisindisiwe nguJehova oyisihlangu sosizo lwakho, oyinkemba yakho ephakanyisiweyo. Izitha zakho ziyakuzithobela wena, unyathele izindawo zabo eziphakemeyo.”
Kepha lapho sekubonakalisiwe ububele bukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu nothando lwakhe kubantu,
futhi: “Ngiyakubeka ithemba lami kuye,” futhi: “Bheka mina nabantwana uNkulunkulu anginike bona.”
UHana wakhuleka wathi: “Inhliziyo yami iyethaba kuJehova, uphondo lwami luphakeme kuJehova; umlomo wami ukhamisile phezu kwezitha zami, ngokuba ngenama ngensindiso yakho.
“Akakho ongcwele njengoJehova, ngokuba akakho noyedwa ngaphandle kwakho; futhi alikho idwala elinjengoNkulunkulu wethu.