1 Bukani, bomnaketfu, anikhumbuli yini nifundza emavi emphrofethi Zenoshi, lawakhuluma kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli, atsi:

2 Lalelani, O ninendlu yaka-Israyeli, vanini nemavi ami, umphrofethi weNkhosi.

3 Ngoba bukani, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi, ngitawunifanisa, O ninendlu yaka-Israyeli, nesihlahla semncumo lesitsanjisiwe, umuntfu lasitsatsa wasondla esivinini sakhe; sakhula, saba sidzala, sacala kubola.

4 Futsi kwenteka kutsi inkhosi yesivini yahamba, yabona kutsi sihlahla sayo semncumo sasesicala kubola; yatsi: Ngitawusitsena, ngivukute emaceleni aso, ngiphindze ngisondle, kute mhlawumbe sihlume emacembe lamancane kanye nalatsambile, futsi singafi.

5 Futsi kwenteka kutsi yasitsena, yavukuta emaceleni aso, yasondla njengekwelivi layo.

6 Futsi kwenteka kutsi emvakwemalanga lamanyenti sacala kancane kukhipha lambalwa, nalamancane futsi nalatsambile emagala; kodvwa buka, sicu lesisetulu saso sacala kufa.

7 Futsi kwenteka kutsi inkhosi yesivini yakubona loku, yatsi encekwini yayo: Kuyangidzabukisa kutsi ngitolahlekelwa ngulesi sihlahla; ngaloko-ke hamba uyokha emagala esihlahleni semncumo sesiganga, uwaletse lapha kimi; sitawususa lawo magala lamakhulu lasacala kubuna, sitawuwaphonsa emlilweni kute ashiswe

8 Buka, kusho iNkhosi yesivini, ngiyawasusa emagala lamanyenti alawa lamancane nalatsambile, ngiwahlumelelise noma ngabe ngukuphi lapho ngitsandza khona; futsi akunandzaba noma ngabe imphandze yalesi sihlahla itawufa, ngingatigcinela sitselo saso kimi; ngaloko-ke ngitawutsatsa lawa lamancane nalatsambile emagala, ngitawachumelela noma ngabe kukuphi lapho ngitsandza khona.

9 Tsatsa lamagala esihlahla semncumo wesiganga, uwahlumelelise, endzaweni yawo; lawa lengiwakhile ngitawaphonsa emlilweni ngiwashise, kute angoni umhlabatsi wesivini sami.

10 Futsi kwenteka kutsi inceku yeNkhosi yesivini yenta njengekwelivi leNkhosi yesivini, yahlumelelisa emagala esihlahla semncumo wesiganga.

11 Futsi iNkhosi yesivini yenta kutsi sivukutelwe, sitsenwe, siphindze sondliwe, yatsi encekwini yayo: Kuyangidzabukisa kutsi kufanele ngilahlekelwe ngulesi sihlahla; ngaloko-ke, kute mhlawumbe ngigcine timphandze taso kute tingafi, kute ngitigcinele tona, ngiyentile lentfo.

12 Ngaloko-ke, hamba ngeyakho indlela; usigadze lesihlahla, usondle, njengekwemavi ami.

13 Futsi lawa ngitawabeka encenyeni lengaphansi yesivini sami, noma ngabe ngukuphi lapho ngitsandza khona, akukabaluleki kuwe; futsi ngikwenta loku kute ngitigcinele emagala emvelo esihlahla; ngetulu kwaloko, kute ngitibekele sitselo saso kulungiselela sikhatsi; ngoba kuyangidzabukisa kutsi kufanele ngilahlekelwe ngulesihlahla kanye nesitselo saso.

14 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yesivini yahamba, yawafihla emagala emvelo esihlahla semncumo lesasitsanjisiwe etincenyeni letingaphansi tesivini, lamanye kulenye incenye nalamanye kulenye, njengekutsandza kanye nekufisa kwayo.

15 Futsi kwenteka kutsi sikhatsi lesidze sendlula, iNkhosi yesivini yatsi encekwini yayo: Wota, asihambe sehlele kuso sivini, kute sisebente esivinini.

16 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yesivini, kanjalo nenceku, bahamba behlela kuso sivini kuyosebenta. Futsi kwenteka kutsi inceku yatsi enkhosini yayo: Buka, buka lapha; buka sihlahla.

17 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yesivini yabuka yabona sihlahla leso emagala emncumo wesiganga labekahlunyeleliswe kuso; bekasamilile sekacala kukhipha sitselo. Yabona kutsi sasisihle; nesitselo saso sasinjengaso sitselo semvelo.

18 Futsi yatsi encekwini: Buka, emagala esihlahla sesiganga asabambe umswakama wemphandze yaso, kangangoba imphandze yaso iletsa emandla lamakhulu; ngenca yemandla lamakhulu emphandze yaso emagala esiganga akhipha sitselo lesitsanjisiwe. Manje, kube besingawahlumelelisanga lamagala, lesi sihlahla besiyokufa, Manje, buka, ngiyawutibekela titselo letinyenti, lesihlahla lesesitikhiphile; futsi netitselo taso ngiyawutibekela lesinye sikhatsi.

19 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yesivini yatsi encekwini: Wota, asihambe siye encenyeni lengephansi yesivini, sibuke kutsi emagala emvelo esihlahla akatikhiphi yini wona titselo letinyenti, kute ngitibekele titselo taso kulungiselela sikhatsi.

20 Futsi kwenteka kutsi bahamba baya lapho inkhosi yayifihle khona emagala emvelo esihlahla, yatsi encekwini: Buka lawa; yabona lekucala kutsi lase likhipha titselo letinyenti; ngetulu kwaloko yabona kutsi tatitinhle. Futsi yatsi encekwini: Tsatsa titselo taso, utibekele kulungiselela sikhatsi, kute ngitigcinele tona; ngoba buka, kusho yona, kuso sonkhe lesi sikhatsi lesidze kangaka ngisondlile, futsi sikhiphe titselo letinyenti.

21 Futsi kwenteka kutsi inceku yatsi enkhosini yayo: Uteleni lapha kutohlanyela lesi sihlahla, noma leligala lalesi sihlahla na? Ngoba buka, bekulibala lelingakavundzi kakhulu kuyo yonkhe lendzawo yesivini sakho.

22 INkhosi yesivini yatsi kuyo: Ungangeluleki; ngangati kutsi kwakulibala lelingakavundzi lemhlabatsi; ngaloko-ke, ngatsi kuwe, ngilondlile ngaso sonkhe lesi sikhatsi lesidze, futsi ubonile kutsi likhiphe titselo letinyenti.

23 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yesivini yatsi encekwini yayo: Buka lapha; buka ngiphindze ngahlanyela lelinye ligala lesihlahla; futsi uyati kutsi lelibala lemhlabatsi lalingakavundzi kakhulu kunalelakucala. Kodvwa, buka sihlahla. Ngisondlile ngaso sonkhe lesi sikhatsi lesidze, futsi sikhiphe titselo letinyenti; ngaloko-ke, tigcogce, utibekele kulungiselela sikhatsi, kute ngitigcinele tona.

24 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yesivini yaphindze yatsi encekwini yayo: Buka lapha, ubone lelinye ligala futsi, lengilihlanyele; buka kutsi ngilondlile nalo, likhiphe titselo.

25 Yatsi encekwini: Buka lapha ubone lekugcina. Buka, leli ngalihlanyela ebaleni lemhlabatsi lomuhle; futsi ngilondlile ngalesi sikhatsi lesidze, futsi yincenye kuphela yesihlahla lekhiphe titselo letitsanjisiwe, futsi lenye incenye yesihlahla ikhiphe titselo tesiganga; buka, ngisondlile lesi sihlahla njengaletinye.

26 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yesivini yatsi encekwini: Khani lawo magala langakakhiphi titselo letinhle, uwaphonse emlilweni.

27 Kodvwa buka, inceku yatsi kuyo: Asisitsene, sisivukutele emaceleni, sisondle sikhashana lesidzanyana nje kute mhlawumbe sikukhiphele titselo letinhle, kute utibekele sona kulungiselela sikhatsi.

28 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yesivini kanye nenceku yeNkhosi yesivini batondla tonkhe titselo tesivini.

29 Futsi kwenteka kutsi sikhatsi lesidze sasesendlulile, iNkhosi yesivini yatsi encekwini yayo: Wota, asihambe sehlele kuso sivini, kute siphindze sisebente esivinini. Ngoba buka, sikhatsi siyasondzela, nesiphetfo siyeta masinyane; ngaloko-ke, kufanele ngitibekele titselo kulungiselela sikhatsi.

30 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yesivini kanye nenceku bahamba behlela kuso sivini; befika esihlahleni leso emagala aso emvelo bekephuliwe, futsi emagala esiganga bekahlunyeleliswe kuso; buka tinhlobo tetitselo tatisitfwalise kakhulu sihlahla.

31 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yesivini yasinambitsa sitselo, tonkhe tinhlobo njengekwesibalo sato. INkhosi yesivini yatsi: Buka, ngalesi sikhatsi lesidze sisondlile lesi sihlahla, futsi ngitibekele kulungiselela sikhatsi titselo letinyenti.

32 Kodvwa buka, ngalesi sikhatsi sesikhiphe titselo letinyenti, futsi kute nasinye sato lesihle. Buka, kukhona tonkhe tinhlobo tetitselo letimbi; atingisiti ngalutfo, noma sisebente kamatima; manje kuyangidzabukisa kutsi ngitolahlekelwa ngulesi sihlahla.

33 INkhosi yesivini yatsi encekwini: Singentani kulesihlahla, kute ngiphindze ngitigcinele titselo letinhle taso na?

34 Inceku yatsi enkhosini yayo: Buka, ngoba uhlumelelise emagala esihlahla semncumo wesiganga atondlile timphandze, kangangoba tiphilile futsi atikafi; ngaloko-ke uyabona kutsi tisetinhle.

35 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yesivini yatsi encekwini yayo: Sihlahla asingisiti ngalutfo, kanye netimphandze taso atingisiti ngalutfo uma nje sisakhipha titselo letimbi.

36 Noko, ngiyati kutsi timphandze tinhle, ngekwenhloso yami ngitigcinile; futsi ngenca yemandla ato lamakhulu kute kube kumanje tikhiphile, emagaleni esiganga, titselo letinhle.

37 Kodvwa buka, emagala esiganga akhulile futsi andlula timphandze taso; ngenca yekutsi emagala esiganga endlule timphandze taso akhiphe titselo letinyenti letimbi; ngenca yekutsi akhiphe titselo letinyenti kakhulu letimbi ubonile kutsi acala kufa; futsi masinyane atawube asalungele, kutsi aphonswe emlilweni, ngaphandle kwekutsi siwentele lokutsite kute siwagcine.

38 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yesivini yatsi encekwini yayo: Asihambe sehlele etincenyeni letingephansi tesivini, sibuke kutsi ngabe emagala emvelo nawo akhiphe titselo letimbi yini.

39 Futsi kwenteka kutsi bahamba behlela etincenyeni letingephansi tesivini. Futsi kwenteka kutsi babona kutsi titselo temagala emvelo nato bese tonakele; yebo, tekucala kanye netesibili kanjalo netekugcina; tonkhe bese tonakele.

40 Futsi titselo tesiganga tekugcina tase tindlule leyo ncenye yesihlahla leyayikhiphe titselo letinhle, kangangekutsi ligala lase libunile futsi selifile.

41 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yesivini yakhala, yatsi encekwini: Ngabe bekufanele kutsi ngenteni lokunye esivinini sami na?

42 Buka, bengati kutsi tonkhe titselo tesivini, ngaphandle kwaleti, bese tonakele. Manje nato leti letake takhipha titselo letinhle setonakele; manje tonkhe tihlahla tesivini sami atisiti ngalutfo ngaphandle nje kwekutsi tijutjwe bese tiphonswa emlilweni.

43 Buka lesi sekugcina, emagala aso lasabunile, ngasitjala ebaleni lelihle lemhlabatsi; yebo, lelo lelalikhetsekile kimi ngetulu kwato tonkhe letinye tincenye telive lesivini sami.

44 Ubonile kutsi ngetulu kwaloko ngisigawulile leso lesone lelibala lemhlabatsi, kute ngihlanyele lesi sihlahla endzaweni yaso.

45 Ubonile kutsi incenye yaso yakhipha titselo letinhle, kanye nencenye yaso yakhipha titselo tesiganga; futsi ngenca yekutsi angiwakhanga emagala aso ngawaphonsa emlilweni, buka, asendlule ligala lelihle kangangekutsi selite labuna.

46 Manje, buka, noma sisinakekele kangaka sivini sami, tihlahla taso tibe nekonakala, kangangekutsi atikhiphanga titselo letinhle; futsi leti bengineletsemba lekutigcina, ngiphindze ngitibekele titselo taso kulungiselela sikhatsi. Kodvwa, buka, tibe njengesihlahla semncumo wesiganga, futsi atinanzuzo kodvwa kujutjwa tiphonswe emlilweni; futsi kuyangidzabukisa kutsi ngitolahlekelwa ngito.

47 Kodvwa ngabe bengingentani lokunye esivinini sami na? Ngabe ngisitsambisile yini sandla sami, kutsi ngisondle na? Cha, ngisondlile, ngasivukutela emaceleni aso, futsi ngisitsenile, ngasifaka umcuba; ngiselulile sandla sami cishe bonkhe budze belilanga, siphetfo siyasondzela edvute. Futsi kuyangidzabukisa kutsi kufanele ngitijube tonkhe tihlahla tesivini sami, ngitiphonse emlilweni kute tishiswe. Ngabe ngubani lona lowone sivini sami na?

48 Futsi kwenteka kutsi inceku yatsi enkhosini yayo: Ngabe akusiko yini kukhula kakhulu kwesivini sakho na—ngabe emagala aso akandlulanga yini timphandze letinhle na? Futsi ngenca yekutsi emagala andlule timphandze taso, buka akhula ngekushesha kunemandla etimphandze, atitfolela emandla. Buka, ngitsi, ngabe loku akusiso yini sizatfu lesente sihlahla sesivini sakho sibe nekonakala na?

49 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yesivini yatsi encekwini: Asihambe futsi siyotijuba tihlahla tesivini sitiphonse emlilweni, kute tingawoni umhlabatsi wesivini sami, ngoba sengikwente konkhe. Ngabe yini lenye lebengingayentela sivini sami na?

50 Kodvwa, buka, inceku yatsi eNkhosini yesivini: Tigcine sikhashana lesincane.

51 Futsi iNkhosi yatsi: Yebo, ngitawutigcina sikhashana lesincane, ngoba kuyangidzabukisa kutsi ngilahlekelwe tihlahla tesivini sami.

52 Ngaloko-ke asitsatse lamanye alamagala lengiwahlanyele etincenyeni letingaphansi tesivini sami, siwahlumelelise esihlahleni lapho aphume khona; sikhiphe kuso sihlahla lawo magala titselo tawo letibaba kakhulu, sihlumelelise emagala emvelo esihlahla esikhundleni sawo.

53 Futsi loku ngitawukwenta kute sihlahla singafi, kute, mhlawumbe, ngitigcinele timphandze taso ngenhloso yami.

54 Futsi, buka, timphandze temagala emvelo esihlahla lengisihlanyele lapho ngitsandza khona tisaphila; ngaloko-ke, kute nato ngitigcinele inhloso yami, ngitawutsatsa lamanye emagala alesi sihlahla, ngiwahlumelelise kuto. Yebo, ngitawuhlumelelisa kuto emagala enina wesihlahla sawo, kute ngitigcinele timphandze futsi, kute kutsi uma seticine ngalokwanele mhlawumbe tingangikhiphela titselo letinhle, futsi kumbe ngisengaba nentfokoto esivinini sami.

55 Futsi kwenteka kutsi batsatsa kuso sihlahla semvelo lebesesifana nesesiganga, bahlumelelisa kuto tihlahla temvelo, nato futsi lebesetifana netesiganga.

56 Baphindze batsatsa lamanye emagala etihlahla temvelo letatifana netesiganga, bawahlumelelisa kunina wesihlahla sawo.

57 Futsi iNkhosi yesivini yatsi encekwini: Ungawakhi emagala esiganga etihlahleni, ngaphandle kwalawo lababa kakhulu; futsi kuwo uyawuwahlumelelisa njengoba ngishito.

58 Futsi sitawuphindze sitondle tihlahla tesivini, sitawuwatsena emagala ato; futsi sitawukukha etihlahleni emagala lasalungele, lesekufanele afe, siwaphonse emlilweni.

59 Loku ngikwenta kute, mhlawumbe timphandze titfole emandla ngenca yekucina kwato; nangenca yekushintjwa kwemagala kute lokuhle kuncobe lokubi.

60 Futsi ngenca yekutsi ngiwagcinile emagala emvelo kanye netimphandze tawo, nekutsi ngiphindze ngahlumelelisa emagala emvelo kunina wesihlahla, ngagcina timphandze tenina wesihlahla, kute, mhlawumbe, tihlahla tesivini sami tiphindze tikhiphe titselo letinhle; kute ngiphindze ngibe nekujabula etitselweni tesivini sami, futsi, mhlawumbe, kute ngitfokote kakhulu kutsi ngitigcinile timphandze kanye nemagala esitselo sekucala—

61 Ngaloko-ke, hamba, ubite tinceku, kute sisebente ngekukhutsala ngemandla etfu esivinini, kute silungise indlela, kute ngiphindze ngikhiphe sitselo semvelo, leso sitselo semvelo lesihle futsi lesiligugu lelikhulu ngetulu kwato tonkhe letinye titselo.

62 Ngaloko-ke, asihambe siyosebenta ngemandla etfu kulesikhatsi sekugcina, ngoba buka siphetfo siyasondzela madvute futsi loku kungekwekugcina kutsi ngitsene sivini sami.

63 Hlumelelisa emagala; cala ekugcineni kute abe ngewekucala, nekutsi ekucala abe ngewekugcina, utivukutele emaceleni tihlahla, letindzala kanye naletincane, tekucala kanye netekugcina; tekugcina netekucala, kute tonkhe tondliwe futsi kwekugcina.

64 Ngaloko-ke, tivukutele emaceleni, utitsene, utifake umcuba futsi, kwekugcina, ngoba siphetfo siyasondzela madvute. Futsi uma kusho kutsi lamahlumela ekugcina ayakhula, akhipha sitselo semvelo, uma kunjalo uyawuwalungiselela indlela, kute akhule.

65 Futsi ngesikhatsi asacala kukhula uyawususa lawo magala lakhipha sitselo lesibabako, ngekwemandla emagala lamahle kanye nebukhulu bawo; futsi awuyukutisusa tihlahla letimbi tonkhe kanyekanye, funa timphandze taso tibe nemandla lamakhulu kunelihlumela, bese kutsi lihlumela lato liyafa, bese ngilahlekelwa tihlahla tesivini sami.

66 Ngoba kuyangidzabukisa kutsi ngilahlekelwe tihlahla tesivini sami; ngaloko-ke uyawuwasusa lamabi njengobe lamahle atawukhula, kute imphandze kanye nesihloko kulingane ngekwemandla, kute kutsi lokuhle kuncobe lokubi, bese kutsi lokubi kujutjwe kuphonswe emlilweni, kute kungawoni umhlabatsi wesivini sami; futsi ngitawushanyela kanjalo-ke lokubi kuphume esivinini sami.

67 Emagala esihlahla semvelo ngitawuphindze ngiwahlumelelise esihlahleni semvelo;

68 Futsi emagala esihlahla semvelo ngitawuwahlumelelisa emagaleni emvelo esihlahla; futsi ngaleyo ndlela ngitawuphindze ngiwahlanganise ndzawonye, kute akhiphe sitselo semvelo, futsi ayawuba manye.

69 Emagala lamabi ayawulahlwa, yebo, ngaphandle kulo lonkhe live lesivini sami; ngoba buka, sekungekwekugcina nje kuphela ngisitsena sivini sami.

70 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yesivini yatfumela inceku yayo; inceku yahamba yenta njengobe iNkhosi yayiyaletile, yaletsa letinye tinceku; futsi tatimbalwa.

71 Futsi iNkhosi yesivini yatsi kuto: Hambani, nisebente esivinini, ngemandla enu. Ngoba bukani, sesikhatsi sekugcina sekutsi ngondle sivini sami; ngoba siphetfo sesisedvute, nesikhatsi sita ngekushesha; futsi uma nisebenta nami ngemandla enu niyawujabula ngetitselo lengiyawutibekela tona kulungiselela sikhatsi lesitawufika madvute.

72 Futsi kwenteka kutsi tinceku tahamba tasebenta ngemandla ato; iNkhosi yesivini yasebenta nato; tayilalela imiyaleto yeNkhosi yesivini kuto tonkhe tintfo.

73 Kwaphindze kwacala kwaba khona titselo temvelo esivinini; nemagala emvelo acala kukhula futsi achakaza ngesivinini lesikhulu; emagala esiganga acala kukhishwa alahlwa; futsi bagcina imphandze kanye nesihloko saso ngekulingana, ngekwemandla aso.

74 Ngaleyo ndlela tasebenta, ngako konkhe kukhutsala, njengekwemiyaleto yeNkhosi yesivini, kwate kwatsi lamabi alahlwa ngephandle kwesivini, neNkhosi yesivini yayitigcinele kutsi tihlahla besetinetitselo futsi temvelo; futsi taba njengekwemtimba munye; netitselo tatilingana; futsi iNkhosi yesivini yayitigcinele sitselo semvelo, lesasiligugu lelikhulu kuyo kusukela ekucaleni.

75 Futsi kwenteka kutsi ngesikhatsi iNkhosi yesivini ibona kutsi sitselo sayo sasisihle, nekutsi sivini sayo sasesite konakala, yabita tinceku tayo, yatsi kuto: Bukani, ngoba ngalesi sikhatsi sekugcina sisondlile sivini sami; futsi niyabona kutsi ngente njengekutsandza kwami; futsi ngisigcinile sitselo semvelo, kangangoba sihle, njengobe sasinjalo ekucaleni. Futsi nibusisiwe; ngenca yekutsi nibe nekukhutsala ekusebenteni nami esivinini sami, futsi nayigcina imiyaleto yami, nisiletsile futsi kimi sitselo semvelo, kute sivini sami singabe sisonakala nanini, futsi lokubi kulahliwe, bukani niyawuba nekujabula nami ngenca yesitselo sesivini sami.

76 Ngoba bukani, sikhatsi lesidze ngitawutibekela sitselo sesivini sami kulungiselela sikhatsi lesitako ngekushesha; futsi kwekugcina ngisondlile sivini sami, ngasitsena, ngasivukutela, ngaphindze ngasifaka umcuba; ngaloko-ke ngitawutibekela letinye tetitselo, sikhatsi lesidze, njengobe ngikhulumile.

77 Futsi uma sikhatsi sesita sekutsi sitselo lesibi siphindze sita esivinini sami, ngaleso sikhatsi ngitawukwenta kutsi letinhle kanye naletimbi tigcogcwe; bese kutsi letinhle ngitigcinela tona, kutsi letimbi ngitilahle endzaweni yato. Futsi emvakwaloko kuta sikhatsi kanye nesiphetfo; futsi sivini sami ngitawukwenta kutsi sishiswe ngemlilo.