Verse 1: “Bhekani, ngiyathuma isithunywa sami; siyakulungisa indlela phambi kwami. INkosi eniyifunayo iyakufika ngokuzumayo ethempelini layo; nesithunywa sesivumelwano enithokoza ngaso, bheka, siyeza,” usho uJehova Sebawoti.
Verse 2: Ngubani ongathwala usuku lokufika kwaso? Ngubani oyakuma ekubonakaleni kwaso na? Ngokuba sinjengomlilo wocwengisisayo nensipho yomhlanzi.
Verse 3: Siyakuhlala sicwengisisa sihlanza isiliva, sihlambulule amadodana kaLevi, siwahluze njengegolide nesiliva, aze anikele ngeminikelo kuJehova ngokulunga.
Verse 4: Isiyakuba mihle kuJehova iminikelo yakwaJuda neyeJerusalema njengasezinsukwini zasendulo naseminyakeni yakuqala.
Verse 5: “Ngiyakusondela kini ukwahlulela, ngibe ngufakazi osheshayo ngabalumbi, nangeziphingi, nangabafunga amanga, nangabacindezela abaqashwa ngenkokhelo yabo, nabafelokazi, nezintandane, nabachezukisa abafokazi, bengangesabi mina,” usho uJehova Sebawoti.
Verse 6: “Ngokuba mina Jehova angiguquki; ngalokho nina madodana kaJakobe aniqedwa.
Verse 7: Kusukela emihleni yawoyihlo nichezukile ezimisweni zami, anizigcinanga. Buyelani kimi, ngiyakubuyela kini,” usho uJehova Sebawoti. “Nokho nithi: ‘Siyakubuyela kanjani?’
Verse 8: “Umuntu angaphanga uNkulunkulu na? Nokho niyangiphanga. “Bese nithi: ‘Sikuphange kanjani na?’ “Ngokweshumi nangeminikelo.
Verse 9: Niqalekisiwe ngesiqalekiso, nokho niyangiphanga, sizwe sonke.
Verse 10: Ngenisani konke okweshumi endlini yengcebo ukuba kube ngukudla endlini yami, ningivivinye ngalokhu,” usho uJehova Sebawoti, “uma ngingayikunivulela amafasitele asezulwini, nginithululele isibusiso kunokwaneleyo.
Verse 11: Ngenxa yenu ngiyakukhuza okudlayo, kungachithi izithelo zomhlabathi wenu, nemivini yenu ayiyikuphutha endle,” usho uJehova Sebawoti.
Verse 12: “Zonke izizwe ziyakuthi nibusiswe, ngokuba niyakuba yizwe elithokozisayo,” usho uJehova Sebawoti.
Verse 13: “Amazwi enu ayelukhuni kimi,” usho uJehova. “Nokho nithi: ‘Sikhulumeni ngawe na?’
Verse 14: “Nithi: ‘Kuyize ukukhonza uNkulunkulu; kuyinzuzoni ukuthi sigcinile imfanelo yakhe nokuthi sihambe ngokukhedamisa phambi kukaJehova Sebawoti na?
Verse 15: Kepha manje siyakuthi babusisiwe abaziqhenyayo; yebo, abenza okubi bayakhiwa; noma bemlinga uNkulunkulu, bayakhululwa.’ ”
Verse 16: Khona abamesabayo uJehova bakhuluma bodwa omunye nomunye; uJehova waqaphela, wezwa, kwalotshwa phambi kwakhe incwadi yokukhumbula ababemesaba uJehova, bezindla ngegama lakhe.
Verse 17: “Bayakuba ngabami,” usho uJehova Sebawoti, “babe yimfuyo yami ngosuku engiyakulwenza, ngibahawukele, njengalokhu umuntu ehawukela indodana yakhe emkhonzayo.
Verse 18: Bese nibuya, nahlukanise abalungileyo nababi, abamkhonza uNkulunkulu nabangamkhonziyo.