U-Asafa Uyakhala Ebumnyameni
Kumqondisi wokuhlabelela; ngendlela kaJeduthuni. Ihubo lika-Asafa.
U-Asafa akakwazi ukulala noma ukukhuluma, futhi ubuza lokho abantu abavame ukwesaba ukukubuza: ingabe uthando lukaBaba wakhe seluphelile, ingabe ukhohliwe ukuba nomusa? Akukho okushintshayo ngaphandle kwenkumbulo yakhe. Ngamabomu ukhumbula ulwandle, lapho indlela yayikhona ngempela kodwa izinyathelo zingabonakali.
77 1Ngikhala ngezwi elikhulu kuBaba wethu; izwi lami linyukela kuBaba wethu, ukuze angizwe. 2Ngosuku losizi lwami ngamfuna uBaba oyiNkosi; ebusuku isandla sami saba selukile, asivumanga ukukhathala; umphefumulo wami wala ukududuzeka. 3Ngikhumbula uBaba wethu, besengibubula; ngiyazindla, umoya wami uphela amandla.
4Ugcine amehlo ami evulekile; ngakhathazeka, ngehluleka ukukhuluma. 5Ngacabanga ngezinsuku zasendulo, iminyaka yakudala. 6Ngakhumbula ingoma yami ebusuku; ngazindla ngenhliziyo yami, umoya wami wahlola: 7“Kambe uBaba oyiNkosi uyakulahla kuze kube phakade, angaphinde abonise umusa na? 8Kanti uthando lwakhe lwesivumelwano luphelile yini kuze kube phakade? Isithembiso sakhe sesiphelile yini ezizukulwaneni zonke? 9Kanti uBaba wethu usekhohliwe yini ukuba nomusa? Uvimbe yini isihawu sakhe ngenxa yentukuthelo?”
10Ngase ngithi: “Lesi yisikhalo sami: iminyaka yesandla sokunene soPhezukonke.” a a v10 Isikhalo sibhekiswe eminyakeni edlule lapho isandla esinamandla soPhezukonke sasebenza ngamandla esizweni sakhe. 11Ngiyakuzikhumbula izenzo zikaBaba wethu; yebo, ngiyakuzikhumbula izimangaliso zakho zasendulo. 12Ngiyakuzindla ngayo yonke imisebenzi yakho, ngicabange ngezenzo zakho ezinamandla. 13Indlela yakho, Baba wethu, ingcwele. Nguwuphi unkulunkulu omkhulu njengoBaba wethu na? 14Wena unguBaba wethu owenza izimangaliso; wenze amandla akho aziwe phakathi kwezizwe. 15Ngengalo yakho uhlengile isizwe sakho, abantwana bakaJakobe noJosefa.
16Amanzi akubona, Baba wethu; amanzi akubona, azamazama; yebo, izinziki zathuthumela. 17Amafu athulula amanzi; izulu lazwakalisa ukuduma; imicibisholo yakho yaphazima nxazonke. 18Umsindo wokuduma kwakho wagingqika esivunguvungwini; imibani yakho yakhanyisa izwe; umhlaba wathuthumela, wanyakaza. 19Indlela yakho yayidabula ulwandle, umkhondo wakho wawudabula amanzi amakhulu; kodwa izinyathelo zakho azibonwanga. 20Wahola isizwe sakho njengomhlambi ngesandla sikaMose no-Aroni.
