AmaHubo 78

¹Zwanini imfundiso yami, bantu bami;

²Ngizavula umlomo wami ngemifanekiso,

³esakuzwayo lesikwaziyo

⁴Kasizukuzifihlela abantwana babo;

⁵Wamisela uJakhobe imithetho

⁶ukuze aziwe yisizukulwane esilandelayo,

⁷Yikho-ke bazabeka ithemba labo kuNkulunkulu

⁸Kabayikuba njengabokhokho babo

⁹Amadoda ako-Efrayimi, loba ayehlomile ngemitshoko,

¹⁰kabasigcinanga isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu,

¹¹Bakhohlwa lokho ayekwenzile,

¹²Wenza imimangaliso oyise bekhangele

¹³Walwahlukanisa ulwandle wabahola bachapha;

¹⁴Wabahola ngeyezi emini

¹⁵Wawaqhekeza amadwala enkangala

¹⁶wantshazisa impophoma emadwaleni amawa

¹⁷Kodwa baqhubeka besona phambi kwakhe,

¹⁸Bamlinga uNkulunkulu ngabomo

¹⁹Bamchothoza uNkulunkulu

²⁰Wathi lapho etshaya idwala,

²¹UThixo wathi ebezwa wathukuthela kakhulu;

²²ngoba kabamkholwanga uNkulunkulu

²³Loba kunjalo walaya umkhathi ngaphezulu

²⁴wanisa imana ukuthi badle abantu,

²⁵Abantu badla isinkwa sezingilosi;

²⁶Wawukhulula umoya wempumalanga uvela emazulwini,

²⁷Wanisela inyama kubo njengothuli,

²⁸Wazenza zehlela phakathi kwezihonqo zabo,

²⁹Bazitika baze bakhangela,

³⁰Kodwa

³¹ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwavutha kubo;

³²Phezu kwakho konke lokhu baqhubeka besona;

³³Ngakho wenza insuku zabo zaphelela ezeni

³⁴Kwakusithi uNkulunkulu angababulala,

³⁵Bakhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayelidwala labo,

³⁶Kodwa-ke kwakuyikumyenga ngemilomo yabo,

³⁷inhliziyo zabo zazingabambelelanga kuye,

³⁸Kodwa wayelesihawu;

³⁹Wakhumbula ukuthi babeyinyama nje

⁴⁰Kodwa ukuthi bamhlamukela kanengi njani enkangala,

⁴¹Baphindaphinda ukulinga uNkulunkulu;

⁴²Kabawakhumbulanga amandla akhe

⁴³usuku lapho aveza khona izibonakaliso zakhe ezimangalisayo eGibhithe,

⁴⁴Waguqula imifula yabo yaba ligazi;

⁴⁵Wathumela imihlambi yezibawu zabantinya,

⁴⁶Amabele abo wawathela izintethe,

⁴⁷Wathintitha amavini abo ngesiqhotho

⁴⁸Inkomo zabo wazithela ngesiqhotho,

⁴⁹Wabathululela ulaka lwakhe oluvuthayo,

⁵⁰Wayilungisa indlela yolaka lwakhe;

⁵¹Wawabulala wonke amazibulo aseGibhithe,

⁵²Kodwa wabakhupha abantu bakhe njengomhlambi wezimvu;

⁵³Wabakhokhela ngonanzelelo,

⁵⁴Kanjalo wabaletha emngceleni welizwe lakhe elingcwele,

⁵⁵Wazixotsha izizwe phambi kwabo

⁵⁶Kodwa bamlinga uNkulunkulu,

⁵⁷Njengabokhokho babo babengathembekanga bengakholwa,

⁵⁸Bamvusa ulaka ngezindawo zabo eziphezulu;

⁵⁹Wathi uNkulunkulu ngokukuzwa lokho,

⁶⁰Walidela ithabanikeli lakhe eShilo,

⁶¹Umphongolo wakhe wamandla wawusa ekuthunjweni,

⁶²Abantu bakhe wabanikela ukudliwa yinkemba;

⁶³Umlilo waziqeda izinsizwa zabo,

⁶⁴abaphristi babo babulawa ngenkemba,

⁶⁵INkosi yasivuka njengokade esebuthongweni,

⁶⁶Wazitshaya zahlehla izitha zakhe;

⁶⁷Khonapho-ke wawakhalala amathente kaJosefa,

⁶⁸kodwa wakhetha isizwana sikaJuda,

⁶⁹Wakha indlu yakhe engcwele njengeziqongo,

⁷⁰Wakhetha uDavida inceku yakhe

⁷¹wamsusa ekweluseni izimvu

⁷²Njalo uDavida wabelusa ngobuqotho benhliziyo;