UJoweli 1 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Joweli 1 Isomiso kanye nesifo sezikelemu

¹ Izwi likaJehova elafika kuJoweli indodana kaPetuweli.

² Yizwani lokhu nina maxhegu, nilalele nina nonke enakhileyo ezweni. Kwakukhona emihleni yenu nasemihleni yawoyihlo na?

³ Kutsheleni abantwana benu ngakho, abantwana benu bakutshele abantwana babo, nabantwana babo bakutshele esinye isizukulwane.

⁴ Okusalayo kwesundu kwadliwa yisikhonyane; okwasalayo kwadliwa yinkumbi; okwasalayo kwadla amacimbi.

⁵ Vukani nina zidakwa, nikhale; futhi nikhalele nina nonke eniphuza iwayini ngewayini elisha; ngoba liqunyiwe emlonyeni wenu.

⁶ Ngokuba isizwe sami sikhuphukele ukulwa nezwe lami, esinamandla nesingenakubalwa, esimazinyo aso angamazinyo engonyama, esinamazinyo ezihlathini zengonyama enkulu.

⁷ Yawuchitha umvini wami, yawukhonkotha umkhiwane wami; Wayihlubula, wayilahla; amagatsha awo enziwe aba mhlophe.

⁸ Lila njengentombi ebhince izingubo zokulila ngenxa yomyeni wobusha bayo.

⁹ Umnikelo womlilo nomnikelo wokuphuzwayo kunqunyiwe endlini kaJehova; abapristi, izinceku zikaJehova, bayalila.

¹⁰ Insimu ichithiwe, izwe liyalila; ngoba ukolweni uyachithwa, amakhoba abunile, amafutha ayachithwa.

¹¹ Ninamahloni, nina balimi! khalani nina balimi bewayini ngokolweni nangebhali. Ngoba isivuno selizwe siphelile.

¹² Umvini uyabuna, nomkhiwane uyabuna; umpomegranati, nesundu, nom-apula, yonke imithi yasendle ibunile, ngokuba intokozo yabantwana babantu ibunile.

¹³ Bhincani, nilile, bapristi; Memani zinceku ze-altare; wozani nilale ubusuku bonke, nina zinceku zikaNkulunkulu wami, ngokuba umnikelo wokudla nomnikelo wokuphuzwayo ugodliwe endlini kaNkulunkulu wenu.

¹⁴ Ngcwelisani usuku lokuzila ukudla, nibize umbuthano onesizotha, nibuthe amalunga nabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nikhale kuJehova,

¹⁵ Maye ngalolo suku! ngoba usuku lukaJehova luseduze, luzafika njengokuchitha okuvela kuSomandla.

¹⁶ Inyama ayinqunywanga yini phambi kwamehlo ethu, yebo, intokozo nentokozo endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu?

¹⁷ Imbewu ibolile ngaphansi kwamagade ayo, izinqolobane zichithekile, izinqolobane ziyadilizwa; ngoba ukolweni ubunile.

¹⁸ Yeka ukububula kwezilwane! imihlambi yezinkomo ididekile, ngoba ayinadlelo; yebo, imihlambi yezimvu isiyincithakalo.

¹⁹ Jehova, ngiyakhala kuwe, ngokuba umlilo udlile amadlelo asogwadule, nelangabi lishisile yonke imithi yasendle.

²⁰ Nezilwane zasendle ziyakhala kuwe, ngokuba imifula yamanzi yomile, nomlilo udlile amadlelo asogwadule.