INkosi izakuba lomusa kubo bonke abaphendukela kuyo

55We lina lonke elomileyoa, wozani emanzini, laye ongelamali, wozanib, lithenge, lidlec; yebo, wozani lithenge ngaphandle kwemali langaphandle kwentengo, iwayini lochagode. 2 Kungani lichitha1 imali kokungeyisikho kudlaf, lomtshikatshika wenu kokungenelisiyog? Ngilalelani lokungilalela, lidle okuhle, lomphefumulo wenu kawuzithokozise kokunonileyoh. 3 Thobani indlebe yenu, lize kimii, zwanini, njalo umphefumulo wenu uzaphilaj; njalo ngizakwenza isivumelwano esilaphakade lanik, izisa eziqinisekileyol zikaDavidam. 4 Khangela, ngimniken waba ngumfakazi ebantwinio, umkhokheli lomlawuli ebantwinip. 5 Khangela, uzabiza isizwe ongasaziyoq, lezizwe ebezingakwazi zizagijimela kuwer, ngenxa yeNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho, langoNgcwele kaIsrayelis, ngobat ekudumisileu.

6 Dingani iNkosi iselokutholwav, ibizeni iseseduze. 7 Omubi katshiye indlela yakhe, lomuntu ongalunganga imicabango yakhew; kabuyele eNkosinix, njalo izakuba lomusa kuye, lakuNkulunkulu wethu, ngoba uzathethelela ngokukhuluy.

8 Ngoba imicabango yami kayisiyo imicabango yenuz, lendlela zenu kayisizo izindlela zami, itsho iNkosi. 9 Ngoba njengoba amazulu ephakeme kulomhlabaa, ngokunjalo indlela zami ziphakeme kulendlela zenu, lemicabango yami kulemicabango yenu. 10 Ngoba njengalokhu izulu lisehlab, leliqhwa elikhithikileyo kuvela emazulwini, kungabuyeli khona, kodwa kuthelela umhlaba, kuwenze ukuthi uthele uhlume, ukuze unike inhlanyelo kumhlanyelic, lokudla kodlayo, 11 lizakuba njalo ilizwi lami eliphuma emlonyeni wamid; kaliyikubuyela kimi lize, kodwa lizakwenza lokho engikufisayo, liphumelele kulokhu engilithumele khona. 12 Ngoba lizaphuma ngentokozoe, njalo likhokhelwe ngokuthula; izintaba lamaqaqa kuzaqhamuka ngokuhlabelaf phambi kwenu, lezihlahla zonke zegangag zitshaye izandla. 13 Endawenih yameva kuzamila ifiri*i, lendaweni yokhula oluhlabayo kumile imiteli*; kuzakuba seNkosini libizoj, kube yisibonakaliso esilaphakade esingayikuqunywa.