IsiLilo 4:7 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Abakhulu balo babehlambulukile kunongqoqwane, babe mhlophe kunobisi; imizimba yabo yayibomvana kunekorali,* isimo sabo sasinjengesafire.* IsiZulu 2020 Amanaziri akithi ayemhlophe kunongqoqwane, emhlophe ukwedlula ubisi. Imizimba yawo yondlekile, isimo sawo sikhazimula njengesafire. Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 AmaNaziri alo ayehlanzekile kuneqhwa, ayemhlophe kunobisi, ebomvu ngomzimba kunamarubi, ukucwebeshwa kwawo kwakungokwesafire. |
Lapho amadodana ethu enjengezithombo ezikhulileyo ebusheni bazo, namadodakazi ethu enjengamatshe amagumbi abaziwe ngendlela yokwakhiwa kwezindlu zamakhosi;
Bambona uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; phansi kwezinyawo zakhe kwakungathi kugandayiwe ngamatshe amasafire,* kungathi yizulu uqobo ngokucweba.
Othandiweyo wami uyakhazimula ngobumhlophe, ubomvu, uyabonakala phakathi kwezigidi.
Imilenze yakhe iyizinsika zetshe elimhlophe ezisekelwe ezinyaweni zegolide elihle; ukubukeka kwakhe kunjengeLebanoni, kukhethekile njengemisedari.*
Ngasekugcineni kwezinsuku eziyishumi ubuso babo babonakala bubuhle, babekhuluphele emzimbeni kunabo bonke abafana ababedla isabelo sokudla kwenkosi.
Ngokuba uzakuba mkhulu emehlweni eNkosi; kasoze waphuza iwayini nophuzo oludakisayo; uzakugcwaliswa nguMoya oNgcwele esesesiswini sikanina.
ngokuba bheka, uyakukhulelwa, uzale indodana, impuco ayiyikuthinta ekhanda layo, ngokuba umntwana uyakuba ngumNaziri* kaNkulunkulu kwasesizalweni; uyakuqala ukusindisa u-Israyeli esandleni samaFilisti.”
Kepha wathi kimi: ‘Bheka, uyakukhulelwa, uzale indodana; ngakho ungaphuzi wayini naluphuzo olunamandla, ungadli lutho olungcolileyo, ngokuba umntwana uyakuba ngumNaziri* kaNkulunkulu kwasesizalweni kuze kube sosukwini lokufa kwakhe.’ ”
Wamtshela inhliziyo yakhe yonke, wathi kuye: “Akuthintanga mpuco ekhanda lami, ngokuba bengingumNaziri* kaNkulunkulu kwasesizalweni sikamame; uma ngiphuculwa, amandla ami ayakumuka kimi, ngiyakuba buthakathaka, ngibe njengomunye umuntu.”
Wathumela, wamngenisa. Wayebomvana enamehlo amahle, emuhle ngokubukwa. UJehova wathi: “Suka umgcobe, ngokuba lona nguye.”