- Kalokhu-ke mina Nebukadinesari ngiyatusa, ngiyaphakamisa, ngiyidumisa iNkosi yezulu, ngokuba yonke imisebenzi yayo iyiqiniso, nezindlela zayo zingukwahlulela; abahamba ngokuzidla inamandla okubathobisa.
- UJehova ungamandla ami nesihlangu sami;
inhliziyo yami ithembe kuye, ngasizwa;
ngakho-ke inhliziyo yami iyethaba;
ngizakumdumisa ngesihlabelelo sami. - Kepha yena onamandla okwenza okukhulu kakhulu kunakho konke esikucelayo nesikuqondayo ngokwamandla asebenza kithi, makube kuye udumo ebandleni nakuKristu Jesu ezizukulwaneni zonke zaphakade naphakade. Amen.
- Mkhulu uJehova, umelwe ukudunyiswa kakhulu;
ubukhulu bakhe abuphenyisiseki. - Emlonyeni munye kuphuma ukubusisa nokuqalekisa. Akufanele, bazalwane bami, ukuba lokho kube kanjalo.
- Nakho konke okudaliweyo okusezulwini, nokusemhlabeni, naphansi komhlaba, naselwandle, nakho konke okukukho, ngakuzwa kuthi:
“Kuyena ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi nakulo iWundlu makube yisibusiso,
nodumo, nenkazimulo, namandla kuze kube phakade naphakade.” - Ngiyakumbonga uJehova ngezikhathi zonke;
ukudunyiswa kwakhe kuyakuba semlonyeni wami njalonjalo. - Ngiyamthanda uJehova,
ngokuba uyezwa izwi lokukhuleka kwami.
Ngokuba ubekile indlebe kimi
ngiyakukhuleka kuye zonke izinsuku zami. - Amazulu ayalanda ngenkazimulo kaJehova,
nomkhathi ushumayela umsebenzi wezandla zakhe.
Usuku luyalandisa usuku inkulumo,
nobusuku bushumayeza ubusuku ukwazi. - Kepha ngiwuthembile umusa wakho;
inhliziyo yami izakwethaba ngensindiso yakho;
ngizakuhlabelela kuJehova,
ngokuba ungenzele okuhle. - Izwi likaKristu alihlale phakathi kwenu, livame, nifundisane ngokuhlakanipha konke, niyalane ngamahubo, nangezihlabelelo, nangamaculo okomoya, nimhubele uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zenu ngokubonga.
- Kepha anazi yini ukuthi umzimba wenu uyithempeli likaMoya oNgcwele okinina, enimamukele kuNkulunkulu, nokuthi anisibo abenu na? Ngokuba nathengwa ngenani elikhulu. Ngakho-ke mbongeni uNkulunkulu emzimbeni wenu.
- Ingubani le Nkosi yenkazimulo na?
UJehova Sebawoti
nguyena oyiNkosi yenkazimulo. Sela - Ngizakukubonga phakathi kwabantu, Jehova,
ngikudumise phakathi kwezizwe. - Ngiyakumbonga uJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yami;
ngiyakulanda zonke izimangaliso zakho. - Ungasiphi thina, Jehova,
ungasiphi thina,
kepha uliphe igama lakho inkazimulo
ngenxa yomusa wakho nangenxa yeqiniso lakho. - Izindebe zami zizakujabula,
ngokuba ngizakukudumisa wena,
nomphefumulo wami owuhlengileyo. - Ngiyakukuphakamisa wena Nkulunkulu wami, Nkosi,
ngilituse igama lakho phakade naphakade. - Mayibongwe iNkosi.
Iyasithwala imihla ngemihla;
uNkulunkulu uyinsindiso yethu. Sela - Ngalokho-ke uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa kakhulu, wamnika igama eliphezu kwamagama onke, ukuze kuthi ngegama likaJesu amadolo onke aguqe, awabasezulwini, nawabasemhlabeni, nawabangaphansi komhlaba.
- Nginobani ezulwini na?
Uma nginawe, angifuni lutho emhlabeni. - Niyakusho ngalolo suku ukuthi:
“Bongani uJehova,
nibize igama lakhe,
nizazise izenzo zakhe phakathi kwezizwe,
nimemezele ukuthi igama lakhe liphakeme.” - Emini uJehova uyaleza umusa wakhe;
ebusuku isihlabelelo sakhe sikimi,
ngikhuleke kuNkulunkulu wokuphila kwami. - Ngokuba wena uyidwala lami nenqaba yami;
ngenxa yegama lakho uyakungihola,
ungiqondise. - Ngakho-ke noma nidla, noma niphuza, noma nenzani, konke kwenzeleni udumo lukaNkulunkulu.
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