< Hopa 13 >

1 Nana, kua kitea katoatia tenei e toku kanohi, kua rongo toku taringa, kua mohio.
“Amehlo ami asekubonile konke lokhu, indlebe zami zikuzwile zakuqedisisa lokhu.
2 Ko ta koutou e mohio na, ko taku ano tena e mohio nei: kahore hoki ahau i hoki iho i a koutou.
Elikwaziyo lina lami ngiyakwazi; kalingcono ngalutho kulami.
3 Ina, e whai kupu ano ahau ki te Kaha Rawa: a e hiahia ana ki te korerorero ki te Atua.
Kodwa ngiloyisa ukukhuluma loSomandla, ngiphikisane loNkulunkulu ngendaba yami.
4 Ko koutou ia, he hunga tito i te teka, he rata horihori noa koutou katoa.
Kodwa lina lingigcona ngamanga; lonke lizinyanga ezingelamsebenzi!
5 Te pai na, me i mutu rawa a koutou korero! Ko to koutou whakaaro nui hoki tena.
Thulani lithi zwi lonke! Lokho kungaba yikuhlakanipha kini.
6 Tena ra, whakarongo mai ki taku tautohe, maharatia nga whawhai a oku ngutu.
Zwanini-ke manje engikutshoyo; lalelani ukuncenga kwezindebe zami.
7 Me tautoko ta te Atua ki te kupu kino? me tautoko ranei tana ki te tinihanga?
Lingakhuluma okubi limele uNkulunkulu na? Lingamkhulumela inkohliso na?
8 Ka whakapai kanohi koia koutou ki a ia? Ma koutou ranei ta te Atua tautohe?
Limtshengisa ukuthi liyabandlulula yini? Yini elimkhulumelayo uNkulunkulu akutshoyo?
9 He pai ranei kia rapua ta koutou e ia? E maminga ranei koutou ki a ia, e pera me tetahi ka maminga nei ki te tangata?
Kungalilungela yini nxa engalihlola? Kambe lingamkhohlisa njengoba lingakhohlisa abantu na?
10 He pono ka whakahe ia ki a koutou ki te whakapai puku koutou i te kanohi.
Ngempela angaligcona nxa lingabe litshengisa ukubandlulula.
11 E kore ranei koutou e mataku ki tona nui? E kore ranei te wehi ki a ia e tau ki a koutou?
Inkazimulo yakhe ingezake ilethuse na? Ukwesabeka kwakhe kungezake kulehlele na?
12 Ko a koutou pepeha nunui he whakatauki no te pungarehu, ko o koutou parepare he parepare paru.
Izitsho zenu ziyizaga zomlotha; lezivikelo zenu yizivikelo zebumba kuphela.
13 Kati te korero, waiho noa iho ahau, kia korero ai ahau, ahakoa pa mai te aha ki ahau.
Thulani ngikhulume mina; kungivelele loba kuyini okuvelayo.
14 He aha oku kikokiko i ngaua ai e oku niho? He aha toku wairua i waiho ai e ahau i roto i toku ringa?
Ngizifakelani engozini na ngiphathe impilo yami ezandleni zami?
15 Ahakoa whakamate noa ia i ahau, ka tatari tonu ahau ki a ia: otiia ka mau tonu ahau ki oku ara i tona aroaro.
Lanxa engangibulala kodwa ngizakwala ngimethemba; ngizazivikela izindlela zami phambi kwakhe.
16 Ko tenei hoki hei oranga moku; e kore hoki te tangata atuakore e tae mai ki tona aroaro.
Ngeqiniso lokhu kuzangihlenga, ngoba kakho umuntu ongakholwayo ongasondela kuye!
17 Ata whakarongo ki aku korero: kia anga mai o koutou taringa ki taku e whakapuaki nei.
Ake lilalele kuhle amazwi ami; vulani indlebe zenu lizwe engikutshoyo.
18 Na kua takoto taku mo te whakawa; e mohio ana ahau he tika ahau.
Manje-ke njengoba sengiyilungisile indaba yami, ngiyabona ukuthi ngizakhululwa.
19 Ko wai ia hei totohe ki ahau? Ka whakarongo puku hoki ahau aianei, a ka hemo ahau.
Ngubani kambe ongangethesa icala? Nxa ekhona, ngizathula ngife.
20 Engari kaua nga mea e rua e meatia mai ki ahau; katahi ahau ka kore e huna i ahau i tou mata.
Akungiphe lezizinto ezimbili nje, Oh Nkulunkulu, lapho-ke angiyikukucatshela:
21 Kia matara atu tou ringa ki tawhiti i ahau; a kaua ahau e whakawehia e te mataku ki a koe.
Sisusele khatshana lami isandla sakho, ukhawule ukungethusa ngokwesabeka kwakho.
22 Ko reira, mau e karanga, a maku e whakao atu; maku ranei e korero, a mau e whakahoki kupu mai ki ahau.
Ubusungibizela ecaleni, ngizaphendula, kumbe ungiyekele ngikhulume, lawe uphendule.
23 Ka hia ra oku kino, oku hara? Meinga ahau kia matau ki toku he me toku hara.
Sengenze iziphambeko lezono ezinganani na? Ngitshengisa isiphambeko sami lesono sami.
24 He aha tou mata i huna ai e koe? He aha ahau i kiia ai e koe he hoariri?
Kungani ufihla ubuso bakho ungithathe njengesitha sakho?
25 E kapokapohia ranei e koe te pakawha e puhia haeretia ana? E whaia ranei e koe te papapa maroke?
Uzahluphana lehlamvu eliphetshulwa ngumoya na? Uzaxotshana lomule owomileyo na?
26 Kei te tuhituhi na hoki koe i nga mea kawa moku, e mea ana hoki kia riro mai i ahau nga he o toku taitamarikitanga.
Ngoba ubhala izinto ezibuhlungu ngami ungenze ngivune izono zobutsha bami.
27 Karapitia iho e koe oku waewae ki te rakau, he mea tohu nau oku ara katoa, a he mea tuhi nau oku takahanga waewae tawhio noa:
Ukhina inyawo zami ngezibopho; ulandelela zonke izindlela zami ngokudweba uphawu ezinyathelweni zezinyawo zami.
28 Ahakoa toku rite kei te mea pirau, e memeha noa ana, kei te kakahu e kainga ana e te purehurehu.
Yikho-ke umuntu ecikizeka njengento ebolileyo, njengesigqoko esidliwe yinondo.”

< Hopa 13 >