Psalms 105

1Bongani uThixo, memezani ibizo lakhe;
lizazise phakathi kwabantu izenzo zakhe
2Hlabelelani kuye, hlabelelani indumiso kuye;
likhulume ngezenzo zakhe zonke ezimangalisayo.
3Jabulani ebizweni lakhe elingcwele;
kazithokoze inhliziyo zabo abamdingayo uThixo.
4Dingani uThixo lamandla akhe,
limdinge yena njalonjalo.

5Khumbulani izenzo zakhe ezimangalisayo azenzayo,
izimangaliso azenzayo, lezahlulelo azikhulumayo,
6lina zizukulwane zika-Abhrahama inceku yakhe,
lina madodana kaJakhobe, abakhethiweyo bakhe.
7 UnguThixo uNkulunkulu wethu;
izahlulelo zakhe zisemhlabeni wonke.

8Uyasikhumbula isivumelwano sakhe nini lanini,
ilizwi lomlayo wakhe, okwezizukulwane ezizinkulungwane,
9isivumelwano asenza lo-Abhrahama,
isifungo asifungayo ku-Isaka.
10Wakuqinisa lokhu kuJakhobe
kwaba yisimiso ku-Israyeli njengesivumelwano saphakade:
11wathi “Ngizalinika ilizwe laseKhenani
njengesabelo selifa lenu.”

12Kwathi besesebalutshwana,
bebalutshwana kakhulu, beyizihambi kulo,
13bezula kuzizwe ngezizwe
besuka komunye umbuso besiya komunye.
14Kavumelanga loba ngubani ukubancindezela;
wawakhuza amakhosi ngenxa yabo:
15“Lingabathinti abagcotshiweyo bami;
lingahlukuluzi abaphrofethi bami.”

16Waletha indlala elizweni
wachitha zonke iziphala zokudla;
17wathumela indoda yabandulela
uJosefa owathengiswa waba yisigqili.
18Bambhonxula inyawo zakhe ngezibopho,
wabotshwa intamo ngezinsimbi,
19kwaze kwathi lokho ayekutsho ngaphambili kwagcwaliseka,
kwaze kwathi ilizwi likaThixo
latshengisa ukuthi wayeqinisile.
20Inkosi yathumela ukuthi akhululwe,
umbusi wezizwe wamkhulula.
21Wamenza umbusi wendlu yakhe,
umbusi wakho konke okwakungokwakhe,
22ukuqondisa amakhosana akhe njengokubona kwakhe
lokufundisa abadala bakhe inhlakanipho.

23Kwathi-ke u-Israyeli wayangena eGibhithe;
uJakhobe wahlala njengowezizweni elizweni likaHamu.
24 UThixo wenza abantu bakhe banda kakhulu;
wabenza baba banengi kakhulu bandela izitha zabo,
25kwathi inhliziyo zabo wazenza zazonda abantu bakhe,
bakha amacebo amabi ngezinceku zakhe.
26Wathuma uMosi inceku yakhe,
lo-Aroni ayebakhethile.
27Benza iziboniso zakhe ezimangalisayo phakathi kwabo,
izimanga zakhe elizweni likaHamu.
28Wathumela umnyama wenza ilizwe laba mnyama
kanti angithi babewahlamukele amazwi akhe?
29Waguqula amanzi abo aba ligazi,
okwenza inhlanzi zawo zafa.
30Ilizwe labo lanyakazela ngamaxoxo,
angena ezindlini zokulala ezababusi babo.
31Wakhuluma, kwavela umtshitshi wezibawu,
lenswintila elizweni labo lonke.
32Wenza izulu labo laba yisiqhotho,
laba lombane elizweni labo lonke;
33wacakazela phansi amavini abo lemikhiwa,
waphundla izihlahla zelizwe labo.
34Wakhuluma zatheleka izintethe,
izintethe ezingelakubalwa;
35zadla yonke into eluhlaza elizweni labo,
zadla izithelo zomhlabathi wabo.
36Ngemva kwalokho wasebulala amazibulo wonke elizweni labo,
izithelo zokuqala zobulisa babo.
37Wamkhupha u-Israyeli, ethwele esisitheka isiliva legolide,
kakwaba lamunye phakathi kwezizwana zabo owehlulwa yikufa.
38IGibhithe yathokoza ngokusuka kwabo,
ngoba base bemesaba kubi u-Israyeli.

39Wendlala iyezi lagubuzela,
lomlilo ukukhanyisa ebusuku.
40Bacela wabalethela izagwaca,
wabasuthisa ngesinkwa sasezulwini.
41Wavula ilitshe amanzi antshaza;
njengomfula ageleza enkangala.

42Ngoba wakhumbula isithembiso sakhe esingcwele
esaphiwa inceku yakhe u-Abhrahama.
43Wabakhupha abantu bakhe ngokuthokoza,
abakhethiweyo bakhe ngenhlokomo yentokozo.
44Wabapha amazwe ezizwe,
badla ilifa lalokho okwakuginqelwe ngabanye,
45ukuze bagcine iziqondiso zakhe
njalo balalele imithetho yakhe.

Dumisani uThixo.