Isahluko 37
1ElikaDavide. Ungazikhathazi ngababi, ungabi namhawu ngabenza okungalungile.
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Ngokuba bayakusikwa masinyane njengotshani, babune njengemithana eluhlaza.
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Themba kuJehova, wenze okulungileyo; hlala ezweni, uzondle ngokukholeka;
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zithokozise ngoJehova, yikhona ezakukunika okufiswa yinhliziyo yakho.
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Nikela indlela yakho esandleni sikaJehova, umethembe; yena uzakukwenza.
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Uzakuhlalukisa ukulunga kwakho njengokukhanya, nokufanele wena njengemini.
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Thula phambi kukaJehova, ulindele yena; ungakhathazeki ngonenhlanhla endleleni yakhe, ngomuntu osongoza amacebo amabi.
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Pheza ukuthukuthela; yeka ulaka, ungakhathazeki; kubanga ukona nje.
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Ngokuba ababi bazakuchithwa, kepha abalindela uJehova bazakudla ifa lomhlaba.
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Kuse ngumzuzwana, omubi angabe esabakho; kuyakuthi lapho uhlola indawo yakhe, uyakube engasekho.
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Kepha abathobekileyo bazakulidla ifa lomhlaba, bathokoze ngokuthula okukhulu.
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Omubi uyamsongela olungileyo ngokubi, amgedlele amazinyo.
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INkosi iyakumhleka, ngokuba iyabona ukuthi usuku lwakhe luyeza.
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Ababi bahosha inkemba, bansale umnsalo wabo ukuba bamwise phansi ohluphekileyo nompofu, babulale abandlela ilungile.
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Inkemba yabo izakungena kweyabo inhliziyo, iminsalo yabo yaphulwe.
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Okuncane anakho olungileyo kungcono kunemfuyo yababi abaningi.
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Ngokuba izingalo zababi ziyakwaphulwa, kepha uJehova uyabaphasa abalungileyo.
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UJehova uyazazi izinsuku zabaqotho; ifa labo liyakuma kuze kube phakade.
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Abayikujabha esikhathini esibi; bayakusutha ezinsukwini zendlala.
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Ngokuba ababi bayakubhubha; izitha zikaJehova zinjengobuhle bamadlelo: ziyakunyamalala, zinyamalale njengentuthu.
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Omubi uyatsheleka, angabuyiseli; kepha olungileyo unesihawu, aphane.
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Ngokuba ababusisiweyo bakhe bazakulidla ifa lomhlaba, kepha abaqalekiswa nguye bazakuchithwa.
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Izinyathelo zomuntu ziqiniswa nguJehova; uyayithanda indlela yakhe.
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Noma ekhubeka, akayikuwa phansi, ngokuba uJehova uphasa isandla sakhe.
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Kade ngimusha, manje sengimdala; angizange ngibone olungileyo eshiyiwe nenzalo yakhe iphanza ukudla.
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Usuku lonke uyahawukela, atsheleke, nenzalo yakhe iyisibusiso.
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Deda kokubi, wenze okuhle, uyakuhlala kuze kube phakade.
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Ngokuba uJehova uthanda ukulunga, akabashiyi abangcwele bakhe; bayalondolozwa kuze kube phakade, kepha inzalo yababi iyachithwa.
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Abalungileyo bazakudla ifa lomhlaba, bahlale kuwo njalonjalo.
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Umlomo wolungileyo ushumayela ukuhlakanipha; ulimi lwakhe lukhuluma ukulunga.
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Umthetho kaNkulunkulu wakhe usenhliziyweni yakhe; izinyathelo zakhe azisheleli.
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Omubi uqaphela olungileyo, ufuna ukumbulala.
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UJehova akayikumnikela esandleni sakhe; akayikumlahla lapho ahlulelwa khona.
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Lindela uJehova, ulonde indlela yakhe; uzakukuphakamisa, udle ifa lomhlaba, ubukele lapho ababi bechithwa khona.
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Ngambona omubi oyisidlova ezenabisile njengomuthi oluhlaza ogxilileyo;
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kwathi lapho umuntu edlula, bheka, wayengasekho; ngamfuna, kepha akabe esafunyanwa.
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Mbhekisise ongasolekiyo, umbone oqotho; ngokuba umuntu wokuthula, ukugcina kwakhe kuhle.
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Kepha abaphambukayo bayakubhujiswa bonke; isikhathi sababi siyakunqunywa.
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Ukusindiswa kwabalungileyo kuvela kuJehova; uyinqaba yabo esikhathini sokuhlupheka.
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UJehova uyabasiza, abakhulule; ubakhulula kwababi, abasindise, ngokuba bayamethemba.