Akekho Owenza Okuhle
Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Ngokwe-Mahalati. Ihubo lokuhlakanipha likaDavida.
Licishe lifane ncamashí neHubo 14. UBaba wethu uhlola sonke isintu efuna umuntu oyedwa oqondayo, kodwa akamtholi. Labo abaqothula abantu bakhe babanjwa yingebhe lapho bekungekho okwesabekayo. Liphetha lilangazelela ukuba insindiso iphume eSiyoni.
53 1Isiwula sithi enhliziyweni yaso: “Akekho uNkulunkulu.” Bakhohlakele, benza okubi okunengekayo; akekho owenza okuhle.
2uBaba wethu wabuka phansi esezulwini kubantu bonke, ukuze abone ukuthi ukhona yini oqondisisayo, okhona yini omfunayo. 3Bonke baphambukile; bakhohlakele kanyekanye; akekho owenza okuhle, ngisho noyedwa.
4Abenzi bobubi abanalwazi yini—labo abadla abantu bami njengoba bedla isinkwa, bengabizi uBaba wethu na? 5Lapho bagcwala uvalo olukhulu, lapho kwakungekho lutho olwesabekayo; ngokuba uBaba wethu wawahlakaza amathambo alowo owayemise ikamu ekubhekene nawe; wabajabhisa, ngokuba uBaba wethu usebalahlile.
6Sengathi insindiso ka-Israyeli ingavela eZiyoni! Lapho uBaba wethu ebuyisa inhlanhla yabantu bakhe, uJakobe makathokoze, u-Israyeli makajabule.