Ndebele - Psalms - 78

78:1  Lalelani, bantu bami, umthetho wami, libeke indlebe yenu emazwini omlomo wami.

78:2  Ngizavula umlomo wami ngomfanekiso, ngikhuphe izimfihlakalo zendulo,

78:3  esizizwileyo lesizaziyo, obaba abasitshela zona.

78:4  Kasiyikuzifihlela abantwana babo, kusizukulwana esilandelayo, silandisa izindumiso zeNkosi, lamandla ayo, lezimangaliso ezenzileyo.

78:5  Ngoba wamisa ubufakazi koJakobe, wabeka umlayo koIsrayeli, awulaya obaba, ukuze bawazise abantwana babo,

78:6  ukuze isizukulwana esilandelayo sazi, abantwana abazazalwa, basukume batshele abantwana babo,

78:7  ukuze babeke ithemba labo kuNkulunkulu, bangayikhohlwa imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu, kodwa bagcine imithetho yakhe;

78:8  njalo bangabi njengaboyise, isizukulwana esilenkani lesivukelayo, isizukulwana esingaqondisanga inhliziyo yaso, lesimoya waso ungathembekanga kuNkulunkulu.

78:9  Abantwana bakoEfrayimi, behlomile betshoka ngamadandili, babuyela emuva mhla wempi.

78:10  Kabasilondolozanga isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, bala ukuhamba emlayweni wakhe.

78:11  Bakhohlwa izenzo zakhe lezimangaliso zakhe ayebatshengisa zona.

78:12  Phambi kwaboyise wenza isimangaliso elizweni leGibhithe, egangeni leZowani.

78:13  Waqhekeza ulwandle, wabachaphisa, wenza amanzi ema njengenqumbi.

78:14  Wabakhokhela ngeyezi emini, lebusuku bonke ngokukhanya komlilo.

78:15  Waqhekeza amadwala enkangala, wabanathisa kungathi kuvela ezinzikini ezinkulu.

78:16  Waseveza izifula edwaleni, wenza amanzi ehla njengemifula.

78:17  Kodwa baphinda futhi ukona kuye, ngokumvukela oPhezukonke enkangala.

78:18  Bamlinga uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yabo ngokucela ukudla kwenkanuko yabo.

78:19  Basebekhuluma bemelene loNkulunkulu bathi: UNkulunkulu angalungisa itafula enkangala yini?

78:20  Khangela, watshaya idwala, kwampompoza amanzi, lezifula zagabha; anganika lesinkwa yini? angalungisela abantu bakhe inyama na?

78:21  Ngakho iNkosi yezwa yathukuthela; umlilo wasubaselwa uJakobe, njalo lolaka lwavukela uIsrayeli,

78:22  ngoba kabakholwanga kuNkulunkulu, kabathembanga esindisweni lwakhe.

78:23  Lanxa walaya amayezi ngaphezulu, wavula iminyango yamazulu,

78:24  wabanisela imana ukuthi badle, wabapha amabele amazulu.

78:25  Umuntu wadla isinkwa sabalamandla; wabathumela ukudla ukuze basuthe.

78:26  Wenza umoya wempumalanga wavunguza emazulwini; langamandla akhe waqhuba umoya weningizimu.

78:27  Wasenisela phezu kwabo inyama njengothuli, lenyoni ezilempiko njengetshebetshebe lolwandle;

78:28  wazenza zawela phakathi kwenkamba yabo, zagombolozela indawo zabo zokuhlala.

78:29  Ngakho badla basutha kakhulu, ngoba wabalethela isiloyiso sabo.

78:30  Kabehlukananga lenkanuko yabo; ukudla kusesemlonyeni wabo,

78:31  ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwaselubavukela, wabulala kwabakhulupheleyo babo, watshaya abakhethiweyo bakoIsrayeli.

78:32  Kulokhu konke bajinga besona, njalo kabakholwanga ngenxa yezimangaliso zakhe.

78:33  Ngakho waziqeda izinsuku zabo ngeze, leminyaka yabo ovalweni.

78:34  Lapho ebabulala, bamdinga, baphenduka, bamdingisisa uNkulunkulu.

78:35  Bakhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulidwala labo, loNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ungumhlengi wabo.

78:36  Kodwa bamyenga ngomlomo wabo, baqamba amanga kuye ngolimi lwabo.

78:37  Ngoba inhliziyo yabo yayingaqondanga kuye, njalo bengathembekanga esivumelwaneni sakhe.

78:38  Kodwa yena elesihawu wathethelela ububi babo, kababhubhisanga; yebo, kanengi walunqanda ulaka lwakhe, kakuvusanga konke ukuthukuthela kwakhe.

78:39  Ngoba wakhumbula ukuthi bayinyama, umoya odlulayo, ongabuyiyo.

78:40  Kanengi kangakanani bemvukela ehlane, bemdabukisa enkangala.

78:41  Yebo baphenduka bamlinga uNkulunkulu, bamdabukisa oNgcwele kaIsrayeli.

78:42  Kabasikhumbulanga isandla sakhe, usuku abahlenga ngalo esitheni.

78:43  Ukuthi wamisa njani izibonakaliso zakhe eGibhithe, lezimangaliso zakhe emmangweni weZowani,

78:44  lokuthi waphendula imifula yabo yaba ligazi, lezifula zabo, ukuze banganathi.

78:45  Wathumela phakathi kwabo umtshitshi wezibawu, ezabadlayo, lamaxoxo ababhubhisayo.

78:46  Wasenika imihogoyi isivuno sabo, lomsebenzi wabo isikhonyane.

78:47  Wabulala ivini labo ngesiqhotho, lemikhiwa yabo yesikhamore ngongqwaqwane.

78:48  Wasenikela izifuyo zabo esiqhothweni, lemihlambi yabo kuyo imibane.

78:49  Waphosela phezu kwabo ukuvutha kolaka lwakhe, ukuthukuthela, lokucunuka, lokuhlupheka, ngokuthuma izithunywa zobubi.

78:50  Walungisela ulaka lwakhe indlela, kanqandanga umphefumulo wabo ekufeni, kodwa wanikela impilo yabo kumatshayabhuqe wesifo.

78:51  Wasetshaya wonke amazibulo eGibhithe, okokuqala kwamandla emathenteni kaHamu.

78:52  Wasebakhupha abantu bakhe njengezimvu, wabakhokhela enkangala njengomhlambi.

78:53  Wasebakhokhela bephephile ukuze bangesabi; kodwa ulwandle lwasibekela izitha zabo.

78:54  Wasebafikisa emkhawulweni wendawo yakhe engcwele, le intaba, isandla sakhe sokunene esayizuzayo.

78:55  Wasebaxotsha abezizwe phambi kwabo; wababela ilifa ngomzila, wahlalisa izizwe zakoIsrayeli emathenteni azo.

78:56  Kanti bamlinga, bamvukela uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, kabazigcinanga izifakazelo zakhe.

78:57  Kodwa babuyela emuva, benza ngokungathembeki njengaboyise, baphanjulwa njengedandili elikhohlisayo.

78:58  Ngoba bamthukuthelisa ngezindawo zabo eziphakemeyo, bavusa umona wakhe ngezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo.

78:59  UNkulunkulu esizwa wathukuthela, wamenyanya kakhulu uIsrayeli.

78:60  Ngakho walitshiya ithabhanekele leShilo, ithente alimisa phakathi kwabantu.

78:61  Wasenikela amandla akhe ekuthunjweni, lenkazimulo yakhe esandleni sesitha.

78:62  Wasenikela abantu bakhe enkembeni, waselithukuthelela ilifa lakhe.

78:63  Umlilo waqeda amajaha abo, lezintombi zabo kazihlatshelelwanga.

78:64  Abapristi babo bawa ngenkemba, labafelokazi babo kabalilanga.

78:65  Khona iNkosi yavuka njengobelele, njengeqhawe eliklabalala ngenxa yewayini.

78:66  Yazitshaya izitha zayo emuva, yazithela ihlazo phakade.

78:67  Yasilahla ithente likaJosefa, kayikhethanga isizwe sakoEfrayimi.

78:68  Kodwa yakhetha isizwe sakoJuda, intaba yeZiyoni eyithandayo.

78:69  Yayakha indlu yayo engcwele njengezingqonga, njengomhlaba ewusekeleyo kuze kube nininini.

78:70  Yasikhetha uDavida inceku yayo, yamthatha ezibayeni zezimvu;

78:71  ekulandeleni izimvukazi ezenyisayo, yamletha ukwelusa uJakobe abantu bayo, loIsrayeli ilifa layo.

78:72  Njalo wabelusa njengobuqotho benhliziyo yakhe, wabakhokhela ngobugabazi bezandla zakhe.