Ihubo 78
Ihubo ka-Asafu
1 Zwanini imfundiso yami, bantu bami;
lilalele amazwi omlomo wami.
2 Ngizavula umlomo wami ngemifanekiso,
ngizakutsho izinto ezifihlekileyo, izinto zekadeni,
3 esakuzwayo lesikwaziyo
esakutshelwa ngokhokho bethu.
4 Kasizukuzifihlela abantwana babo;
sizasitshela isizukulwane esizayo
ngemisebenzi emangalisayo kaThixo,
amandla akhe, lemimangaliso aseyenzile.
5 Wamisela uJakhobe imithetho
wabeka umlayo ko-Israyeli,
walaya okhokho bethu
ukuthi bawufundise abantwababo,
6 ukuze aziwe yisizukulwane esilandelayo,
kanye labantwana abazazalwa,
kuthi labo batshele abantwababo.
7 Yikho-ke bazabeka ithemba labo kuNkulunkulu
njalo abasoze bakhohlwa izenzo zakhe
kodwa bagcine imilayo yakhe.
8 Kabayikuba njengabokhokho babo
ababeyisizukulwana esilobuqholo lesihlamukayo,
onhliziyo zabo zazingazinikelanga kuNkulunkulu
omoya yabo yayingathembekanga kuye.
9 Amadoda ako-Efrayimi, loba ayehlomile ngemitshoko,
afulathela mhla welanga lempi;
10 kabasigcinanga isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu,
bala ukuphila ngomthetho wakhe.
11 Bakhohlwa lokho ayekwenzile,
izimanga ayebatshengise zona.
12 Wenza imimangaliso oyise bekhangele
elizweni laseGibhithe, esigodini saseZowani.
13 Walwahlukanisa ulwandle wabahola bachapha;
wenza amanzi ema aqina saka njengomduli.
14 Wabahola ngeyezi emini
njalo ngokukhanya komlilo ubusuku bonke.
15 Wawaqhekeza amadwala enkangala
wabapha amanzi amanengi njengolwandle;
16 wantshazisa impophoma emadwaleni amawa
wenza amanzi ageleza njengemifula.
17 Kodwa baqhubeka besona phambi kwakhe,
bamhlamukela enkangala yena oPhezukonke.
18 Bamlinga uNkulunkulu ngabomo
ngokucela ukudla ababekutshisekela.
19 Bamchothoza uNkulunkulu
besithi, “Kambe uNkulunkulu angendlala itafula lokudlela
enkangala na?
20 Wathi lapho etshaya idwala,
amanzi antshantshaza,
kwageleza amanzi amanengi.
Kodwa angasipha njalo lokudla na?
Angabalethela inyama abantu bakhe na?”
21 UThixo wathi ebezwa wathukuthela kakhulu;
umlilo wakhe wavuthela kuJakhobe,
ulaka lwakhe lwaqina ku-Israyeli,
22 ngoba kabamkholwanga uNkulunkulu
njalo kabawathembanga amandla okuhlenga kwakhe.
23 Loba kunjalo walaya umkhathi ngaphezulu
wavula iminyango yamazulu;
24 wanisa imana ukuthi badle abantu,
wabapha amabele asezulwini.
25 Abantu badla isinkwa sezingilosi;
wabathumela konke ukudla ababengakudla.
26 Wawukhulula umoya wempumalanga uvela emazulwini,
wawukhulula umoya weningizimu ngamandla akhe.
27 Wanisela inyama kubo njengothuli,
izinyoni eziphaphayo zaba njengetshebetshebe ogwini lolwandle.
28 Wazenza zehlela phakathi kwezihonqo zabo,
indawana yonke emathenteni abo.
29 Bazitika baze bakhangela,
ngoba wayebaphe ababekade bekukhalela.
30 Kodwa
bengakakutshiyi lokho kudla ababekukhalela belokhu
besakunambitha emilonyeni yabo,
31 ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwavutha kubo;
wabulala zona iziqwabalanda zabo,
wawahemula amajaha ako-Israyeli.
32 Phezu kwakho konke lokhu baqhubeka besona;
phezu kwezimanga zakhe, kabazange bakholwe.
33 Ngakho wenza insuku zabo zaphelela ezeni
njalo leminyaka yabo yagcwala ukwesaba.
34 Kwakusithi uNkulunkulu angababulala,
bamdinge; baphendukele kuye njalo ngokutshiseka.
35 Bakhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayelidwala labo,
ukuthi uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke wayenguMhlengi wabo.
36 Kodwa-ke kwakuyikumyenga ngemilomo yabo,
beqamba amanga kuye ngendimi zabo;
37 inhliziyo zabo zazingabambelelanga kuye,
babengathembekanga esivumelwaneni sakhe.
38 Kodwa wayelesihawu;
wazithethelela izono zabo
kaze ababhubhisa.
Isikhathi ngesikhathi waluthoba ulaka lwakhe
akaze akuqubula konke ukuthukuthela kwakhe.
39 Wakhumbula ukuthi babeyinyama nje
intshongolo eyedlulayo nje ingabe isabuya.
40 Kodwa ukuthi bamhlamukela kanengi njani enkangala,
bamdabukisa egwaduleni!
41 Baphindaphinda ukulinga uNkulunkulu;
bamthukuthelisa oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
42 Kabawakhumbulanga amandla akhe
usuku abakhulula ngalo kumncindezeli,
43 usuku lapho aveza khona izibonakaliso zakhe ezimangalisayo eGibhithe,
izimanga zakhe esigodini saseZowani.
44 Waguqula imifula yabo yaba ligazi;
behluleka ukunatha ezifuleni zabo.
45 Wathumela imihlambi yezibawu zabantinya,
lamaxoxo ababhuqayo.
46 Amabele abo wawathela izintethe,
izithelo zabo isikhongwane.
47 Wathintitha amavini abo ngesiqhotho
lemikhiwa yabo yesikhamore wayitshazisa ngongqwaqwane.
48 Inkomo zabo wazithela ngesiqhotho,
izifuyo zabo zadliwa yizikhatha zombane.
49 Wabathululela ulaka lwakhe oluvuthayo,
intukuthelo yakhe, ukucunuka lenzondo
ixuku lezingilosi ezibhubhisayo.
50 Wayilungisa indlela yolaka lwakhe;
kabaphephisanga ekufeni
kodwa wabanikela emikhuhlaneni.
51 Wawabulala wonke amazibulo aseGibhithe,
izithelo zabo zokuqala zokuba ngamadoda emathenteni kaHamu.
52 Kodwa wabakhupha abantu bakhe njengomhlambi wezimvu;
wabahola njengezimvu bedabula inkangala.
53 Wabakhokhela ngonanzelelo,
ngakho babengesabi;
kodwa ulwandle lwazigubuzela izitha zabo.
54 Kanjalo wabaletha emngceleni welizwe lakhe elingcwele,
elizweni lamaqaqa ayelithethe ngesandla sakhe sokunene.
55 Wazixotsha izizwe phambi kwabo
wabahlukanisela ilizwe lazo laba yilifa;
wahlalisa izizwana zako-Israyeli emizini yazo.
56 Kodwa bamlinga uNkulunkulu,
bamhlamukela oPhezukonke;
kabayigcinanga imilayo yakhe.
57 Njengabokhokho babo babengathembekanga bengakholwa,
ungeke wathemba njengedandili elenziwe kubi.
58 Bamvusa ulaka ngezindawo zabo eziphezulu;
baqubula ubukhwele bakhe ngezithombe zabo.
59 Wathi uNkulunkulu ngokukuzwa lokho,
wathukuthela kakhulu;
wamlahla qobo lokumlahla u-Israyeli.
60 Walidela ithabanikeli lakhe eShilo,
ithente ayelakhile phakathi kwabantu.
61 Umphongolo wakhe wamandla wawusa ekuthunjweni,
inkazimulo yakhe ezandleni zesitha.
62 Abantu bakhe wabanikela ukudliwa yinkemba;
wayethukuthele kakhulu ngelifa lakhe.
63 Umlilo waziqeda izinsizwa zabo,
izintombi zabo zaswela izingoma zomtshado;
64 abaphristi babo babulawa ngenkemba,
abafelokazi babo behluleka ukulila.
65 INkosi yasivuka njengokade esebuthongweni,
njengomuntu ephaphama ekudakweni yiwayini.
66 Wazitshaya zahlehla izitha zakhe;
waziyangisa okungapheliyo.
67 Khonapho-ke wawakhalala amathente kaJosefa,
akaze asikhetha isizwana sika-Efrayimi;
68 kodwa wakhetha isizwana sikaJuda,
iNtaba iZiyoni ayeyithanda.
69 Wakha indlu yakhe engcwele njengeziqongo,
njengomhlaba awumisela ingunaphakade.
70 Wakhetha uDavida inceku yakhe
wamthatha ezilugwini zezimvu;
71 wamsusa ekweluseni izimvu
wamletha ukuba ngumelusi wabantu bakhe uJakhobe,
baka-Israyeli ilifa lakhe.
72 Njalo uDavida wabelusa ngobuqotho benhliziyo;
wabakhokhela ngesandla sobungcitshi.