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    Sotho - Chapter 38

    Translation by Sheikh Elias Keketso Lelia

    Verse 1

    Sad: Ka Qura‘n e tletseng Khalemo

    Verse 2

    Empa Mahana-tumelo ba nyeunya ka har’a Boikhohomoso le Karohano

    Verse 3

    Ke meloko e mekae eo Re e ripitlileng pele ho bona? Qetellong e ileng ea lla – nakong eo ho neng ho se na nako ea ho pholoha

    Verse 4

    Ba maketse ha mohlokomelisi ea tsoang har’a bona a tla ho bona, mahana-tumelo ba re: “Enoa ke moloi ea buang leshano.”

    Verse 5

    “O etsa melingoana, ho ba `Mopi a le mong? Ruri! sena ke ntho e makatsang

    Verse 6

    Eaba marena har’a bona a tsamaea, a re: “Tlohang le tsitlallele melingoaneng ea lona! Hobane Ruri! Sena ke ntho e reriloeng

    Verse 7

    “Ha re ea s’o ka re utloa ka sena tumelong ea moraorao tjena: Sena empa e le boqapi

    Verse 8

    “Eng! Molaetsa o senoletsoe eena – har’a rona?” Empa ba na le khoao Molaetseng oa Ka; Che ha ba es’o latsoe kahlolo ea Ka

    Verse 9

    Kapa e be Matlotlo a Mong`a hau ke’a bona, Ea Matla Oohle, Mofani Oa Matlotlo ntle ho tekano

    Verse 10

    Kapa e be puso ea maholimo le lefats’e le tsohle tse teng lipakeng tsa tsona ke tsa bona? Haba nyolohe ka lithapo

    Verse 11

    Empa – ho tla phaphathehisoa lebotho la baikopanyi

    Verse 12

    Pele ho bona ho bile ba latolang barumuoa, Batho ba habo Nooe, le Ba-‘Ad, le Faro ea neng a tsepamisitsoe ka botlalo

    Verse 13

    Le Ba-Thamud, le batho ba habo Lota, le Balekane ba Moru; – kaofela ha bona e ne e le baikopanyi

    Verse 14

    Kaofela ha bona ba ile ba latola baromuoa ba Ka, ka lebaka leo kahlolo ea Ka e ile ea finyella ho bona kantle le tika-tiko

    Verse 15

    Ba naba mpaba emetse molumo o le mong feela, etsoe oa ke ke oa liehisoa

    Verse 16

    Ba re: “Mong`a rona! Ak’u re potlakisetse boikarabellong pele ho Letsatsi la Pallo.”

    Verse 17

    U be le mamello ka seoba se buoang, u hopole lekhabunyane la rona Davida ea neng a le matla. Hobane Ruri! O ne a sokolohela ho Allah ka boinyatso

    Verse 18

    Ke Rona ba entseng hore lithaba li phete Lithoriso tsa Mong`a tsona le eena ha letsatsi le ea malikelong ho fihlela le chaba

    Verse 19

    Le linonyana le tsona li tsa khobokana ‘moho: le eena li retelehela ho Allah

    Verse 20

    Re ile Ra matlafatsa puso ea hae, le hona ho mo neha bohlale le eona puo e chorileng le qeto e batsi

    Verse 21

    Na pale ea ba ba phehang khang e ile ea finyella ho uena? Kamoo ba ileng ba hloella holim’a lerako kateng, ba kena ka har’a ntlo ea sephiri

    Verse 22

    Ba ile ba kena ka har’a ntlo ea Davida, a ts’oha ha aba bona. Ba re: “u se ke oa ts’oha! Re pheha khang ba babeli, e mong oa rona o foselitse emong, ahlola ka toka lipakeng tsa rona; u se be le ts’ekamelo; empa u re bonts’e Tsela e nepahetseng

    Verse 23

    “Monna enoa ke ngoan’eso o na le linku tse ts’ehali tse mashome a robong a robileng mono o le mong, ha ‘na ke na le nku e le ngoe; joale o itse: “ke mo nehe eona, o nqhekeletse ka puo.”

    Verse 24

    Davida a re: “u o qhekeletse haele mona a re u batla nku ea hau ho ekeletsa tsa hae, etsoe metsoalle e mengata ea hatellana, kantle le ba-kholoang le ho etsa liketso tse lokileng, empa ba a fokola.” O ile a noha hore haese be re ne re mo leka, eaba o kopa ts’oarelo ho Mong`a hae, a ba a inama, le hona ho ithapalatsa le ho inyatsa

    Verse 25

    Kahoo, Re ile Ra mo ts’oarela seo; u bile le katleho ho Rona le eona pheletso e thabisang ea leeto

    Verse 26

    Davida! Re u hlomamisitse ho ba motlotlehi lefats’eng; kahoo, ahlola lipakeng tsa batho ka toka, u se ke oa latela takatso e tla o lebatsa tsela ea Allah. Hobane ba hlahlathellang thoko le tsela ea Allah, kahlolo ea bona ke e ts’abehang, hobane ba lebala Letsatsi la Pallo.”

    Verse 27

    Ha Re’a hlola leholimo le lefats’e le tsohle tse teng lipakeng tsa ona ka bophoqo. Seo ke maikutlo a mahana-tumelo. Sekhobo se be ho mahana-tumelo ka lebaka la Mollo

    Verse 28

    Na Re ka putsa ba-kholoang ba etsang liketso tse lokileng joaloka ba jalang pherekano lefats’eng? Re ka putsa ba nenang bobe, joaloka ba furallang botle

    Verse 29

    Lena ke Lengolo leo Re u senoletseng lona, le tletseng mahlohonolo, hore ba tleba nahane lits’enolo tsa lona, le hona hore ba nang le kutloisiso ba tle ba amohele khalemo

    Verse 30

    Re ile Ra sitsa Davida ka Solomone; – boipabolo ts’ebeletsong ea Rona! A retelehela ho Allah kamehla

    Verse 31

    Bonang, ho kile ha tlisoa lipere tse thapisitsoeng, tse bileng li khethetsoeng kapel’a hae, e le thapama

    Verse 32

    A re: “Ruri! Ke rata lerato la tse lokileng, ka khopolo ea Thoriso ea Mong’a ka;-” Ho fihlela letsatsi le likela kamor’a lesira

    Verse 33

    “Li khutlisetseng ho ‘na” Eaba o qalella ho li pholla ka letsoho melaleng le litlhakong

    Verse 34

    Re ile ra beha Solomome tekong: Ra beha setopo holim’a terone ea hae: empa a retelehela ho Rona

    Verse 35

    A re: “Mong`a ka! nts’oarele, le hona ho mpha puso e ke keng ea ikarabella ho mong le mong kamorao ho ‘na. Hobane Ke Uena Mofani oa Matlotlo.”

    Verse 36

    Kahoo, Re ile Ra beha moea tlas’a taolo ea hae, o neng o fokela moo a ratang teng tlas’a taelo ea hae

    Verse 37

    Le holim’a liabolosi le liahi tsohle, le ho mong le mong

    Verse 38

    Le ba neng ba tlamiloe ka mahlahlela ‘moho

    Verse 39

    “Ena ke mpho ea Rona ho uena, kahoo ebang u ka fana ka eona, kapa oa e khoaela, u ke ke oa botsoa.”

    Verse 40

    A nyakalla, ruri katamelo ho Rona, le sebaka se setle sa phomolo

    Verse 41

    Hopola lekhabunye la Rona Jobo, Ha a ne a lla ho Mong`a hae: “Ea mobe o nts’etse ka sesila le mats’oenyeho.”

    Verse 42

    Lentsoe la re ho eena: “Otla fats’e ka leoto la hau. Ha ts’akhunya Seliba, sena ke Seliba se pholileng molemong oa ho hlapa le ho hlabosa molemong oa ho noa.”

    Verse 43

    Ra mo buseletsa lelapa la hae hape le ho le menahanya, – e le Mohau o tsoang ho Rona, ebile ele moqhaka ho batho ba utloisisang

    Verse 44

    “Nka lehlokoa, e be u otla ka lona, u se ke oa roba boikano ba hau.” Ruri! Re ile Ra fumana a ena le mamello, e bile lekhabunyane le lokileng joang! O retelehela ho Mong`a hae kamehla

    Verse 45

    Hopola makhabunyane a Rona Abrahama, Isaaka le Jakobo; banna ba neng ba le Matla le lipono

    Verse 46

    Re ba khethetse ts’ebetso e hloekileng,-Ho phatlalatsa Molaetsa oa Bophelo Bo-tlang

    Verse 47

    Hobane Ruri! Mahlong a Rona ke Bakhethoa, ba har’a ba Lokileng

    Verse 48

    Hopola Ishmaele, Elisha le Zhu’l-kifl (isaia). Kaofela ba har’a ba Lokileng

    Verse 49

    Sena ke Molaetsa. Ruri ba nenang bobe pheletso ea leeto la bona ke e thabisang

    Verse 50

    Lirapa tsa Edene, mekoallo ea teng e buletsoe bona

    Verse 51

    Kamoo teng ba tla phomola ha monate, ba feptjoe litholoana tse ngata le lino mapholi

    Verse 52

    Haufi le bona etla ba basali ba hloekileng, ba lekanang lilemong

    Verse 53

    Sena ke ts’episo eo le e etselitsoeng ka letsatsi la hlahlobo

    Verse 54

    Ruri e tla be e le nala ea Rona; e ke keng ea thisa

    Verse 55

    Empa haele baetsalibe ke sebaka se nyonyehang seo ba khutlelang ho sona

    Verse 56

    Liheleng! – ba tla cha teng, – moalo o nyonyehang

    Verse 57

    Kamoo teng ba tla latsoa metsi a belang, le mokekeli o mots’o, o lits’ila, o batang ha bohloko

    Verse 58

    Le likahlolo tse ling tsa mefuta e tsoanang

    Verse 59

    Lebotho le mahang le lona, le potlakileng! Ha ho kamohelo ho bona! Ruri ba tla cha Mollong

    Verse 60

    “Che, empa ho lona bakhelosi, ho lona ha ho kamohelo. Ke lona ba re hlophisitseng sena. Joale, sebaka se nyonts’ang ke sena seo re leng ho sona.”

    Verse 61

    Ba tla re: “Mong`a rona! Ak’u phaelle kotlo ea mollo ho mong le mong ea re hlophiselitseng sena!”

    Verse 62

    Ba tla re: “Ho etsahatseng haele moo re sa bone batho bao re neng re ba balla har’a ba babe?”

    Verse 63

    “Re ile ra ba nyatsa, kapa mahlo a rona a ne a sa ba bone hantle?”

    Verse 64

    Ruri! Seo ke ‘nete: ea phehisano ea balekane ba Mollo

    Verse 65

    E re: “‘Na ke moeletsi: ha ho `Mopi e mong ntle ho Allah, Ea Inotsi, Motlotlehi, Ea Matla Oohle

    Verse 66

    “Mong`a maholimo le lefats’e le tsohle tse lipakeng, Ea Matla Oohle, Ea Etsang Thato Ea Hae, Ea Ts’oarelang-joalo-joalo.”

    Verse 67

    E re: “Seo ke Molaetsa o moholo

    Verse 68

    “Oo le o furallang

    Verse 69

    “Ha ke na tsebo ka manyeloi, ha a buisana

    Verse 70

    “Ho mpang ho senotsoe ho ‘na ke hore ke tle ke fana ka keletso e hlakileng ponts’eng.”

    Verse 71

    Bona! Mong`a hau A re ho manyeloi: “Ke na le morero oa ho bopa motho ka letsopa

    Verse 72

    “Hang ha ke se ke qetile ho mo neha sebopeo le ho bululela moea oa Ka ka ho eena, le oele fats’e kapel’a hae le ithapalatse.”

    Verse 73

    Manyeloi a ile a oela fats’e a ithapalatsa kaofela

    Verse 74

    Kantle le Iblis; a ikhohomosa, ea eba e mong oa ba latolang Tumelo

    Verse 75

    Allah A re: “Ke eng se u thibetseng ho ithapalatsa kapel’a seo ke se bopileng ka matsoho a Ka. Ana u moikhantsi ea mokakang, kapa u ipona u phahame ka ho fetisisa?”

    Verse 76

    Iblis a re: “ke betere ho mo feta. U mpopile ka mollo, eena o ‘mopile ka letsopa.”

    Verse 77

    Allah a re: “Tloha mona, hobane o ea lelekiloeng, ea rohakehileng

    Verse 78

    Thohako ea ka e holim’a hau ho fihlela Letsatsi la Kahlolo.”

    Verse 79

    Iblis a re: “Mong`a ka! Ak’u mphe nyehlisetso ho fihlela mohla letsatsi leo ba tlang ho tsosoa ka lona.”

    Verse 80

    Allah a re: “Ke u nehile nyehlisetso

    Verse 81

    “Ho fihlela letsatsi la pallo.”

    Verse 82

    Iblis a re: “Joale, ka matla A Hau; Ruri! Ke tla thetsa e mong le e mong

    Verse 83

    Ntle le makhabunyane a hau a ‘nete, a hloekileng.”

    Verse 84

    Allah A re: “Ha ho be joalo-Ke buoa ‘nete

    Verse 85

    “Ke tla tlatsa lihele ka uena ‘moho le bohleba tla u sala morao.”

    Verse 86

    E re: “Ha ho moputso oo ke u ba tlang ka sena, kapa eena moikaketsi.”

    Verse 87

    “Sena ke molaetsa ho batho bohle

    Verse 88

    “Le tla tseba ‘nete ea eona kamora nako”