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| 1. | Zwanini lelilizwi engilitsho ngani, libe yisililo, lina ndlu kaIsrayeli. |
| 2. | Iwile intombi emsulwa yakoIsrayeli, kayisayikuvuka futhi; iwele phansi emhlabathini wayo, kakho ongayivusa. |
| 3. | INkosi uJehova ithi: Emzini okwaphuma kiwo abayinkulungwane kuzasala ikhulu nje, lokwaphuma kiwo abalikhulu kuzasala itshumi nje koIsrayeli. |
| 4. | Ngoba i Nkosi ithi kuIsrayeli: Ngidingani ukuze liphile; |
| 5. | kodwa lingadingi iBhetheli, lingangeni eGiligali, loba lidlulele eBherishebha, ngoba iGiligali lizathunjwa, leBhetheli lizachitheka. |
| 6. | Dingani i Nkosi ukuze liphile, hlezi ilumathe endlini kaJosefa njengomlilo otshisa uqothule, kungabi khona owucitshayo eBhetheli, |
| 7. | lina elihlanekela isahlulelo likwenze kube yinto ebabayo, liphosele phansi ukulunga. |
| 8. | Yiyo eyenza inkanyezi ezithiwa yisiLimela lezithiwa yiziNja, lephendula umnyama omkhulu ube yikusa, iphendule imini ibe yibusuku, ibize amanzi olwandle iwanisele phezu komhlabathi; yi Nkosi ibizo layo. |
| 9. | Yehlisela abalamandla ukuchitheka. lencithakalo phezu kwenqaba. |
| 10. | Liyamzonda obakhuzayo enkundleni abonayo, linengwe ngokhuluma iqiniso. |
| 11. | Ngenxa yokuthi linyathezela phansi abayanga, libize kibo isipho samabele, kaliyikuhlala kuzo izindlu zamatshe abaziweyo elizakhileyo; lihlanyela izivini ezinhle, kodwa kaliyikunatha iwayini lazo. |
| 12. | Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi iziphambeko zenu zinengi kangakanani, lokuthi izono zenu zinkulu kangakanani, lina elihlupha abalungileyo, lemukele umvuzo wokuthengwa, lixotshe abaswelayo enkundleni. |
| 13. | Ngakho-ke ohlakaniphileyo uzazithulela ngalesosikhathi, ngoba kuyisikhathi esibi. |
| 14. | Dingani okuhle, hatshi okubi, ukuze liphile, ukuze ibe lani iNkosi uJehova wamabandla njengokutsho kwenu. |
| 15. | Zondani ububi lithande okuhle, limise ukwahlulela esangweni; mhlawumbe i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wamabandla ingaba lomusa kunsali yakoJosefa. |
| 16. | I Nkosi uNkulunkulu wamabandla, iNkosi, ithi: Edangeni yenu yonke kuzakuba khona ukulila, lakuzo zonke indlela bazakuthi: Maye! Maye! Bazabiza abalimi ukuze balile, labakwaziyo ukukhala ukuze balile. |
| 17. | Lakuzo zonke izivini kuzakuba khona ukulila, ngoba ngizadabula phakathi kwenu, kutsho i Nkosi. |
| 18. | Maye kini, lina elifisa usuku lwe Nkosi ! Usuku lwe Nkosi luzalisizani? Ngoba lungumnyama, kalusikho ukukhanya. |
| 19. | Kunjengomuntu obalekele isilwane, ehlangane lebhere, loba angene endlini abambelele ngesandla emdulini, alunywe yinyoka. |
| 20. | Angithi usuku lwe Nkosi lungumnyama, kalusikho ukukhanya, usuku lomnyama ongelakukhanya? |
| 21. | Ngiyayizonda, ngiyayidelela imikhosi yenu, kangithokozi ngemihlangano yenu enzulu. |
| 22. | Lanxa linikela kimi iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa leminikelo yenu yokudla, kangiyikuyemukela, leminikelo yokuthula yezifuyo yenu ezinonileyo kangiyikuyinanza. |
| 23. | Susani kimi umsindo wezingoma zenu. kangiyikulalela lokukhala kwamachacho enu. |
| 24. | Kodwa okufaneleyo kakugobhoze njengamanzi, lokulunga kugeleze njengemifula engacitshiyo. |
| 25. | Lina ndlu kaIsrayeli lake laletha kimi imihlatshelo leminikelo enkangala okweminyaka engamatshumi amane yini? |
| 26. | Lizathwala uSakuthi inkosi yenu loKayiwane inkanyezi kaNkulunkulu wenu, izithombe zenu elizenzele zona. |
| 27. | Ngakho-ke ngizalenza ukuthi lithunjelwe ngaphambi kweDamaseko, kutsho i Nkosi, ebizwa ngokuthi nguNkulunkulu wamabandla. |
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