Hos 2 | Ndebele | STEP | Khulumani kubafowenu lithi : Ami ; lakubodadewenu lithi : Ruhama .

1 Khulumani ^a kubafowenu lithi: Ami ^{b
,} ^{▼▼ Ami, Heb, Bantu bami.}; lakubodadewenu lithi: Ruhama ^{d
,} ^{▼▼ Ruhama, Heb, Betshengiswe umusa.}.

2 Phikisanani lonyoko, liphikise, ngoba ^f kasuye umkami, lami kangisiyo indoda yakhe, ukuthi asuse ukuwula ^g kwakhe phambi kwami, lokufeba kwakhe ngaphakathi ^h kwamabele akhe, 3 hlezi ngimhlubule ⁱ abe nqunu, ngimbeke abe njengosukwini ^j lokuzalwa kwakhe, ngimenze afanane lenkangala ^k, ngimbeke njengelizwe elomileyo ^l, ngimbulale ngokoma ^{m
,} ⁿ. 4 Labantwana bakhe kangiyikubahawukela ^o, ngoba bangabantwana ^p bobufebe. 5 Ngoba unina uwulile ^q, owabazalayo wenzile ihlazo; ngoba wathi: Ngizazilandela ^r izithandwa zami, ezingipha ^s ukudla kwami, lamanzi ami, uboya bezimvu bami ^t, lefilakisi yami, amafutha ami, lokunathwayo kwami.

6 Ngakho, khangela, ngizabiya ^{u
,} ^v indlela yakho ngameva, ngimakhele ^{w
,} ^x umduli ukuze angatholi imikhondo yakhe. 7 Alandele izithandwa zakhe ^y, kodwa angazifici; uzazidinga, kodwa angazitholi. Abesesithi: Ngizahamba ^z ngibuyele endodeni yami yokuqala ^aa, ngoba ^ab kwakungcono kimi ngalesosikhathi kulakhathesi. 8 Ngoba wayengazi ^ac ukuthi ^ad mina ngamnika amabele ^ae, lewayini ^af elitsha, lamafutha ^ag, ngamandisela isiliva legolide, abalisebenzisela ^ah uBhali. 9 Ngakho ngizabuyela, ngithathe ^ai amabele ami ngesikhathi sawo, lewayini lami elitsha ngesikhathi salo esimisiweyo, ngihluthune ^aj uboya bezimvu bami ^ak lefilakisi yami okwembesa ubunqunu bakhe. 10 Khathesi sengizakwambula ^al ihlazo lakhe emehlweni ezithandwa zakhe, njalo kungabi khona omophulayo esandleni sami. 11 Sengizaqeda ^am intokozo yakhe yonke, amadili ^an akhe ^ao, ukuthwasa kwenyanga zakhe ^{ap
,} ^aq, lamasabatha akhe ^ar, lemikhosi yakhe yonke emisiweyo ^as. 12 Sengizachitha ^at ivini lakhe lomkhiwa wakhe, atsho ngakho ukuthi: Lokhu ^au kungumvuzo wobuwule bami izithandwa zami ^av ezinginike khona; kodwa ngizakwenza ^aw kube ligusu, ukuze inyamazana zeganga zikudle. 13 Njalo ngizaphindisela ^ax phezu kwakhe insuku ^ay zaboBhali, ayebatshisela ^az ngazo impepha, ezicecisa ^ba ngamasongo akhe ^bb langamangqongqo akhe ^bc, walandela ^bd izithandwa zakhe, kodwa wangikhohlwa ^be, itsho iNkosi.

14 Ngakho, khangela, ngizamhuga, ngimuse ^bf enkangala, ngikhulume ^bg enhliziyweni yakhe. 15 Ngibe sengimnika izivini zakhe ^bh kusukela ^bi lapho, lesihotsha ^bj seAkori, sibe ngumnyango wethemba. Njalo uzahlabela ^bk lapho njengensukwini ^bl zobutsha bakhe, lanjengosuku ^bm lokwenyuka kwakhe elizweni leGibhithe. 16 Kuzakuthi ngalolosuku ^bn, itsho iNkosi, ungibize uthi: Ndoda yami ^bo; ungabe usangibiza ngokuthi: Bhali ^{bp
,} ^bq wami. 17 Ngoba ngizasusa ^br amabizo aboBhali emlonyeni wakhe, bangabe ^bs besakhunjulwa futhi ngebizo labo. 18 Langalolosuku ^bt ngizabenzela ^bu isivumelwano lenyamazana zeganga lenyoni zamazulu lezinto ezihuquzelayo zomhlaba; ngephule ^bv idandili, lenkemba, lempi kusuke emhlabeni, ngibalalise phansi bevikelekile ^bw. 19 Njalo ngizakugana ube ngowami kuze kube phakade, yebo, ngikugane ^bx ube ngowami ngokulunga langesahlulelo langothandolomusa langezihawu. 20 Yebo, ngizakugana ^by ube ngowami ngothembeko; njalo uzayazi ^bz iNkosi.

21 Kuzakuthi ngalolosuku ^ca, ngizaphendula ^cb, itsho iNkosi, ngizaphendula amazulu, wona aphendule umhlaba, 22 lomhlaba uphendule amabele ^cc lewayini ^cd elitsha lamafutha ^ce, khona kuphendule uJizereyeli ^cf. 23 Besengizihlanyelela ^cg yena emhlabeni, ngibe ^{ch
,} ^ci lomusa phezu kongazuzanga umusa ^cj, ngithi ^ck kwababengasibantu bami: Lina ^cl lingabantu bami; bona bathi: Nkulunkulu wami.