Amahubo 37

1 Ungazikhathazi ngababi, ungabi lomhawu ngabenzi bobubi.

2 Ngoba bazaqunywa masinyane njengotshani, babune njengohlaza.

3 Themba eNkosini, wenze okuhle, uhlale elizweni, uzondle ngothembeko.

4 Zithokozise eNkosini, njalo izakunika iziloyiso zenhliziyo yakho.

5 Nikela indlela yakho eNkosini, uthembe kuyo; yona izakwenza.

6 Izaveza ukulunga kwakho njengokukhanya, lelungelo lakho njengemini enkulu.

7 Thula eNkosini, uyilindele; ungazikhathazi ngophumelelayo ngendlela yakhe, ngomuntu owenza amacebo amabi.

8 Yekela intukuthelo, utshiye ulaka; ungazikhathazi langokwenza okubi.

9 Ngoba ababi bazaqunywa, kodwa labo abalindele iNkosi bona bazakudla ilifa lelizwe.

10 Kuseyisikhatshana nje, omubi angabe esaba khona; loba uhlola indawo yakhe uyabe engasekho.

11 Kodwa abamnene bazakudla ilifa lelizwe, bazithokozise ngobunengi bokuthula.

12 Omubi uyaceba emelene lolungileyo, amgedlele amazinyo akhe.

13 INkosi izamhleka, ngoba iyabona ukuthi usuku lwakhe luyeza.

14 Ababi sebehwatshe inkemba, bagobise idandili labo, ukumlahla phansi umyanga loswelayo, ukubulala abaqotho ngendlela.

15 Inkemba yabo izangena kweyabo inhliziyo, kwephulwe amadandili abo.

16 Okuncinyane alakho olungileyo kungcono kulenotho yababi abanengi.

17 Ngoba ingalo zababi zizakwephulwa, kodwa iNkosi iyabasekela abalungileyo.

18 INkosi iyazazi izinsuku zabaqotho, lelifa labo lizakuba sephakadeni.

19 Kabayikuyangeka ngesikhathi esibi, langensuku zendlala bazasutha.

20 Kodwa ababi bazabhubha; lezitha zeNkosi zizanyamalala njengamafutha amawundlu, zinyamalale entuthwini.

21 Omubi uyeboleka, angabuyiseli, kodwa olungileyo uyahawukela, aphe.

22 Ngoba ababusiswe yiyo bazakudla ilifa lelizwe, kodwa abaqalekiswe yiyo bazaqunywa.

23 Izinyathelo zomuntu olungileyo ziqondiswa yiNkosi, iyathokoza endleleni yakhe.

24 Loba esiwa, kayikulahlwa phansi, ngoba iNkosi isekela isandla sakhe.

25 Ngangimutsha, sengimdala, kanti kangibonanga olungileyo etshiyiwe, lenzalo yakhe idinga ukudla.

26 Usuku lonke ulomusa, uyeboleka, lenzalo yakhe iyisibusiso.

27 Suka ebubini, wenze okuhle; uhlale kuze kube nininini.

28 Ngoba iNkosi ithanda isahlulelo, kayiyikubatshiya abangcwele bayo. Bazalondolozwa kuze kube nininini; kodwa inzalo yababi izaqunywa.

29 Abalungileyo bazakudla ilifa lelizwe, bahlale kulo kuze kube nininini.

30 Umlomo wolungileyo ukhuluma inhlakanipho, lolimi lwakhe lukhuluma isahlulelo.

31 Umlayo kaNkulunkulu wakhe usenhliziyweni yakhe; izinyathelo zakhe kazitsheleli.

32 Omubi uyamqaphela olungileyo, udinga ukumbulala.

33 INkosi kayiyikumyekela esandleni sakhe, kayiyikumlahla lapho esahlulelwa.

34 Lindela eNkosini, ugcine indlela yayo, izakuphakamisa ukuthi udle ilifa lelizwe; uzabona lapho ababi bequnywa.

35 Ngambona omubi elamandla amakhulu, eziqhelisa njengesihlahla semvelo esiluhlaza.

36 Kube kanti wedlula, khangela-ke, wayengasekho; yebo ngamdinga, kodwa katholakalanga.

37 Nanzelela opheleleyo, umbone oqotho, ngoba ukuphela kwalowomuntu kuyikuthula.

38 Kodwa abaphambukayo bazabhujiswa kanyekanye; ukuphela kwababi kuzaqunywa.

39 Kodwa usindiso lwabalungileyo luvela eNkosini, inqaba yabo esikhathini sokuhlupheka.

40 Njalo iNkosi izabasiza ibakhulule; izabakhulula kwababi, ibasindise, ngoba baphephela kuyo.