1 Dumisani uThixo.

Bongani uThixo, ngoba ulungile;

uthando lwakhe lumi lanini.

2 Ngubani ongamemezela imisebenzi emikhulu kaThixo

loba atsho ngokugcweleyo udumo lwakhe na?

3 Babusisiwe labo abahlala besenza ngendlela enhle,

abahlezi besenza okulungileyo.

4 Ungikhumbule, Thixo, nxa usuveza umusa ebantwini bakho,

woza ungisize nxatshana usubasindisa,

5 ukuze lami ngikholise ukuphumelela kwalabo obakhethileyo,

ukuze ngabelwe entokozweni yesizwe sakho

ngihlanganyele lelifa lakho ekudumiseni.

6 Sonile, njengalokho abakwenzayo okhokho bethu;

senzile okubi senza izinto ezimbi.

7 Lapho okhokho bethu beseGibhithe,

kabayinakanga imimangaliso yakho;

kabazikhumbulanga izenzo zakho zomusa ezinengi,

bahlamuka besolwandle, uLwandle oluBomvu.

8 Kodwa wabasindisa ngenxa yebizo lakhe,

ukuze amandla akhe amakhulu aziwe.

9 Walukhuza uLwandle oluBomvu, loma qha;

wabahola badabula ezinzikini njengasenkangala.

10 Wabasindisa esandleni sesitha;

wabahlenga esandleni sesitha.

11 Amanzi asibekela izitha zabo,

kakho loyedwa wazo owasindayo.

12 Lapho-ke base bezikholwa izithembiso zakhe

bahlabelela indumiso yakhe.

13 Kodwa baphanga bakukhohlwa lokho ayekwenzile

kabaze balindela ukweluleka kwakhe.

14 Enkangala bakhulelwa yizinkanuko zabo;

khona emqothwini bamlinga uNkulunkulu.

15 Ngakho wabapha lokho abakucelayo,

kodwa wabathela ngomkhuhlane ocikizayo.

16 Ezihonqweni basuka babalomhawu loMosi njalo lango-Aroni,

owayengcwelisiwe kuThixo.

17 Umhlaba wavuleka waginya uDathani;

wagqibela ixuku lika-Abhiramu.

18 Umlilo walavuza phakathi kwabalandeli babo;

ilangabi labatshisa ababi.

19 EHorebhi benza ithole,

bakhonza isithombe esenziwe ngensimbi.

20 Badela ukuKhazimula kwabo

bakhetha isithombe senkunzi edla utshani.

21 Bakhohlwa uNkulunkulu owabasindisayo,

owayenze izinto ezinkulu eGibhithe,

22 imimangaliso elizweni likaHamu

lezenzo ezibabazekayo ngasoLwandle oluBomvu.

23 Ngakho wathi uzababhubhisa

aluba kungesuMosi, owakhethwayo wakhe,

owema phambi kwakhe

ukuvalela ulaka lwakhe ukuze angababhubhisi.

24 Kwathi njalo baleyisa ilizwe elihle;

kabasikholwanga isithembiso sakhe.

25 Bakhonona besemathenteni abo

kabaze bamlalela uThixo.

26 Ngakho wafunga kubo ephakamise isandla sakhe

ukuthi wayezabenza bafele enkangala,

27 enze izizukulwane zabo ziqedwe ngabezizwe

zihlakazeke emazweni wonke.

28 Bazibopha ingathi kusejogweni kuBhali wasePheyori

badla imihlatshelo eyayinikelwe kubonkulunkulu abangaphiliyo;

29 bamthukuthelisa uThixo ngezenzo zabo ezimbi;

kwavela isifo phakathi kwabo.

30 Kodwa uFinehasi wema wancenga

isifo sadeda.

31 Lokhu kwenza kuthiwe wayelungile

kwaziswa izizukulwane zonke ezizayo.

32 Bamzondisa uThixo ngasemthonjeni weMeribha,

uhlupho lwase lusehlela uMosi ngenxa yabo;

33 ngoba bahlamukela uMoya kaNkulunkulu,

uMosi waze wakhupha amazwi amabi ngezindebe zakhe.

34 Kabababhubhisanga abantu bezizwe

njengalokhu ababekulaywe nguThixo,

35 kodwa baphithikana labezizwe

bathatha imikhuba yazo.

36 Bakhonza izithombe zazo,

kwaba yisifu kubo.

37 Benza imihlatshelo ngamadodana abo

lamadodakazi abo emadimonini.

38 Bachitha igazi elalingelacala,

igazi lamadodana lamadodakazi abo,

abenza ngabo imihlatshelo yezithombe zaseKhenani,

ilizwe langcola ngegazi labo.

39 Bazingcolisa ngalokho abakwenzayo;

ngezenzo zabo baziphatha njengeziphingi.

40 Ngakho uThixo wabathukuthelela abantu bakhe

wanengwa yilifa lakhe.

41 Wabanikela kwabezizwe,

izitha zabo zabusa phezu kwabo.

42 Izitha zabo zabancindezela

zababeka ngaphansi kwamandla azo.

43 Izikhathi ezinengi wabakhulula,

kodwa babezimisele ukuhlamuka

bacikizeka ngenxa yesono sabo.

44 Kodwa wananzelela ukuhlupheka kwabo

esezwile ukukhala kwabo;

45 ngenxa yokubahawukela wakhumbula isivumelwano sakhe,

kwathi ngothando lwakhe olukhulu wadeda.

46 Wenza bonke labo ababebathumbile

ukuthi babelesihawu kubo.

47 Sisindise, Oh Thixo Nkulunkulu wethu,

usiqoqe usikhulule phakathi kwezizwe,

ukuze silibonge ibizo lakho elingcwele

sijabule ekukudumiseni.

48 Kabongwe uThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,

kusukela nini kuze kube nininini.

Akuthi bonke abantu bathi, "Ameni!"

Dumisani uThixo.