Ihlumela likaJese

1 Kuyakuvela ihlumela esiqwini sikaJese,

kuphume igatsha ezimpandeni zakhe.

2 UMoya kaJehova uyakuhlala phezu kwakhe,

umoya wokuhlakanipha nowokuqonda,

umoya wamasu nowamandla,

umoya wokwazi nowokumesaba uJehova.

3 Intokozo yakhe iyakuba sekumesabeni uJehova;

akayikwahlulela ngokubona kwamehlo akhe,

anganqumi ngokuzwa kwezindlebe zakhe.

4 Kepha uyakwahlulela abampofu ngokulunga,

anqume ngokufaneleyo abathobileyo bomhlaba,

awushaye umhlaba ngentonga yomlomo wakhe,

abulale ababi ngokuphefumula kwezindebe zakhe.

5 Ukulunga kuyakuba yibhande* lezinkalo zakhe,

ukuthembeka kube yibhande lamanyonga akhe.

6 Impisi iyakuhlala newundlu,

ingwe ibuthise ndawonye nezinyane lembuzi,

ithole nebhongo lengonyama kukhuluphaliswe kanyekanye,

nomntwana omncane uyakukuqhuba.

7 Inkomo nebhere* kuyakuklaba,

amazinyane akho abuthise ndawonye,

ingonyama idle utshani njengenkabi.

8 Umntwana oncelayo uyakudlala ngasemgodini webululu,

olunyuliweyo elulele isandla sakhe

esiseleni sikamantshingeyana.

9 Abayikwenza okubi,

bangachithi entabeni yonke yami engcwele,

ngokuba umhlaba uyakugcwala ukumazi uJehova

njengamanzi asibekela ulwandle.

10 Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku impande kaJese ime iyibhanela* lezizwe; abezizwe bayakuyifuna, nendawo yayo iyakuba nodumo.

11 Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku iNkosi ibuye yelule isandla sayo ngokwesibili ukuzuza insali yabantu bayo eyakusala e-Asiriya, naseGibithe, nasePhatirosi, naseKushe, nase-Elamu, naseShineyari, naseHamati, naseziqhingini zolwandle.

12 Iyakuphakamisela abezizwe ibhandela,*

ibuthe abaxoshiweyo bakwa-Israyeli,

iqoqe abahlakazekileyo bakwaJuda emagumbini omane omhlaba.

13 Umhawu ka-Efrayimi uyakusuka,

nabacindezela uJuda bayakunqunywa;

u-Efrayimi akayikuba namhawu ngoJuda,

noJuda kayikucindezela u-Efrayimi.

14 Kepha bayakundizela ehlombe lamaFilisti ngasentshonalanga,

baphange kanyekanye abantu basempumalanga,

belulele izandla zabo ngaku-Edomi noMowabi,

abakwa-Amoni babalalele.

15 UJehova uyakuqalekisa itheku lolwandle lwaseGibithe,

anikine isandla sakhe phezu koMfula*

ngokuhwamula komoya wakhe,

awushaye ube yiminonjana eyisikhombisa,

ukuze kuhanjwe ngezicathulo.

16 Kuyakuba khona umgwaqo wensali yabantu bakhe,

eyakusala e-Asiriya,

njengalokho kwakunjalo ku-Israyeli

ngosuku lokukhuphuka kwakhe ezweni laseGibithe.