AMahubo 81

81 ¹Hlabelelani ngenjabulo kuBaba wethu, amandla ethu; memezani kakhulu kuNkulunkulu kaJakobe! ²Qalani ingoma, shayani isigubhu, ugubhu olumnandi nechacho. ³Bethani icilongo ekwethwaseni kwenyanga, enyangeni egcwele, ngosuku lomkhosi wethu. ⁴Ngokuba kungumthetho ka-Israyeli, isimiso sikaNkulunkulu kaJakobe.

⁵Wakumisa kwaba ubufakazi kuJosefa mhla ephuma emelene nezwe laseGibhithe. Ngezwa ulimi engangingalwazi:

⁶“Ngasusa umthwalo ehlombe lakhe; izandla zakhe zakhululwa eqomeni.

⁷“Ekuhluphekeni kwakho wamemeza, ngakukhulula; ngakuphendula ngisekusithekeni kokuduma; ngakuvivinya emanzini aseMeribha. ⁸Lalela, sizwe sami, ngizakuxwayisa wena—Israyeli, sengathi ungangilalela! ⁹Makungabikho unkulunkulu wezizwe phakathi kwakho; ungakhothameli noma yimuphi omunye unkulunkulu.

¹⁰“Mina nginguBaba wakho, owakukhuphula ezweni laseGibhithe. Khamisa umlomo wakho kakhulu, ngizakuwugcwalisa. ¹¹Kodwa isizwe sami asizange silalele izwi lami; u-Israyeli akazange azithobe kimi. ¹²Ngakho ngabanikela ezinhliziyweni zabo ezinenkani, ukuba balandele amasu abo. ¹³Sengathi isizwe sami besingalalela kimi, uma u-Israyeli ebengahamba ezindleleni zami! ¹⁴Masinyane nje bengizakunqoba izitha zabo, ngiphendulele isandla sami kwabamelene nabo! ¹⁵Labo abazonda uBaba wethu bebezakuthothobala phambi kwakhe, nokubhujiswa kwabo bekuzakuhlala kuze kube phakade. ¹⁶Kodwa ubezakubondla ngokolweni omuhle kunawo wonke; ngoju oluphuma edwaleni bengizakukusuthisa.”