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| 1. | Mina-ke, ngomnyaka wokuqala kaDariyusi umMede, ngema ukumqinisa ukuze abe lamandla. |
| 2. | Khathesi ngizakutshela. Khangela, kusezavela amakhosi amathathu ePerisiya; eyesine izanotha okwedlula wonke. Kuthi lapho isiqinile ngenxa yenotho yayo, ibavuse bonke ukumelana lombuso wamaGriki. |
| 3. | Besekuvela inkosi elamandla ezabusa umbuso omkhulu, yenze ekuthandayo. |
| 4. | Izakwenela ukuvela nje, umbuso wayo uchithwe wehlukaniswe izigaba ezine zamazulu, kodwa unganikwa inzalo yayo, ungabuswa njengokubusa kwayo. Ngoba umbuso wayo uzasitshunwa, unikwe abanye ngaphandle kwalaba. |
| 5. | Inkosi yeningizimu izakuba lamandla, kodwa omunye wababusi bayo uzakuba lamandla ukuyedlula, abe lombuso omkhulu. |
| 6. | Emva kweminyaka izakwenza isivumelwano, inkosi yeningizimu yendisele indodakazi yayo enkosini yenyakatho ukuze enze isivumelwano sokuthula; kodwa kasiyikuma, yona kanye lenceku zayo eyafika lazo, lomntwana wayo, lomkayo bazabulawa. |
| 7. | Ngalezozikhathi kuzavela olihlumela empandeni zaleyondodakazi athathe indawo yenkosi. Uzakuza lebutho lenkosi yenyakatho, angene enqabeni yayo, alwe labantu bayo, abehlule. |
| 8. | Uzathumbela eGibhithe onkulunkulu babo, lezithombe zabo zensimbi, lezitsha zabo eziligugu ezesiliva lezegolide. Okweminyaka eminengi kayikuba asayihlasela inkosi yenyakatho. |
| 9. | Yonake ibisihlasela umbuso wenkosi yeningizimu, kodwa ibuyele futhi elizweni layo. |
| 10. | Amadodana ayo azahloma abuthe ibutho elikhulu; enye izakhukhula yedlule, ilwe ize ifike enqabeni yayo. |
| 11. | Inkosi yeningizimu izathukuthela, iphume ukulwa lenkosi yenyakatho, ibuthe ibutho elikhulu, kodwa izanikelwa esandleni sesitha sayo. |
| 12. | Lapho ixuku selithunjiwe, inhliziyo yayo izaziphakamisa, ibulale amatshumi ezinkulungwane, kodwa kayiyikunqoba. |
| 13. | Inkosi yenyakatho ibuye ibuthe futhi ibutho elikhulu kuleyokuqala; kuthi emva kweminyaka ethile ifike lebutho elikhulu lempahla ezinengi. |
| 14. | Ngalezozikhathi abanengi bazayivukela inkosi yeningizimu. Abantu abalesihluku phakathi kwabantu bakini bazavuka ukuze bagcwalise umbono, kodwa behluleke. |
| 15. | Inkosi yenyakatho ibisifika, yakhe idundulu lokuvimbezela, iwuthathe umuzi obiyelweyo. Ibutho leningizimu kaliyikuma kanye lamabutho ayo akhethiweyo, azaswela amandla. |
| 16. | Kodwa ehlaselayo izakwenza ekuthandayo, kungabi khona loyedwa oyimelayo. Izakuma elizweni elihle, lonke libe sesandleni sayo. |
| 17. | Izazimisela ukunqoba umbuso wonke wenkosi yeningizimu, yenze isivumelwano layo, iyendisele indodakazi yayo ukuze kuchitheke umbuso wayo; kodwa lokhu kakuyikuphumelela. |
| 18. | Emva kwalokho etshibilikela ezihlengeni, iwanqobe amanengi awo; kodwa induna yezizweni izakuqeda lokhu ukuzikhukhumeza kwayo, ikuphendule kube lihlazo. |
| 19. | Izatshibilika ibuyele ezinqabeni zelizwe layo, kodwa izakwehlulwa, ingaphindi ibonwe futhi. |
| 20. | Esikhundleni sayo kuzavela enye inkosi ezathuma umthelisi ukuthelisa abantu abacindezele; kodwa ngensuku ezinlutshwana izabulawa, kungeyisikho obala loba empini. |
| 21. | Esikhundleni sayo kuzavela umuntu odelelekileyo ongabunikwanga ubukhosi, afike kungananzelelwe, awuthathe umbuso ngokukhohlisa. |
| 22. | Amabutho azazikhukhula phambi kwakhe, azibhubhise, kanye lesiphathamandla sesivumelwano. |
| 23. | Kusukela esikhathini sokwenziwa kwesivumelwano laye uzasebenza ngobuqili, aqine abe lamandla elabantu abalutshwana. |
| 24. | Uzanqoba izindawo ezinothileyo zombuso, enze okungenziwanga ngoyise, laboyise baboyise, abele abalandeli bakhe impango lokuthunjiweyo lempahla; enze amacebo okuhlasela inqaba, kodwa kube ngokwesikhatshana nje. |
| 25. | Uzasukela inkosi yeningizimu ngamandla lesibindi elebutho elikhulu; inkosi yeningizimu ilwe laye ilebutho elikhulu elilamandla; kodwa kayiyikuma, ngoba abantu bazayenzela amacebo. |
| 26. | Lalabo abadla ukudla kwayo okumnandi bazayibhubhisa, ibutho layo likhukhulwe, kubulawe abanengi. |
| 27. | Amakhosi amabili esidla ndawonye azakwenza amacebo, akhohlisane, kodwa kungawasizi. Kodwa ukuphela kuzafika ngesikhathi esimisiweyo. |
| 28. | Uzabuyela elizweni lakhe elempahla enengi, kodwa inhliziyo yakhe imelane lesivumelwano esingcwele, enze akufunayo, abesebuyela elizweni lakhe. |
| 29. | Ngesikhathi esimisiweyo uzabuya ahlasele iGibhithe; kodwa kakuyikuba njengakuqala. |
| 30. | Imikhumbi yamaRoma izamhlasela, abesesesaba, abuyele emuva; uzabuyela ethukuthele, asukelane lesivumelwano esingcwele. Uzabuya asekele labo abadele isivumelwano esingcwele. |
| 31. | Amabutho akhe azafika angcolise ithempeli lenqaba, asuse umnikelo otshiswa insuku zonke, amise amanyala aletha ukuchitheka. |
| 32. | Uzabakhohlisa ngokubabamba amehlo labo abephula isivumelwano; kodwa abantu abamaziyo uNkulunkulu wabo bazakuma baqine, balwe. |
| 33. | Abahlakaniphileyo babantu bazafundisa abanengi, kodwa bezakuwa ngenkemba langomlilo, babanjwe, bathunjwe okwensuku ezithile. |
| 34. | Ekubulaweni kwabo bazasizwa kancinyane, loba abanengi balabo abazihlanganisa labo bengelaqiniso. |
| 35. | Abanye babahlakaniphileyo bazabulawa ukuze abanye bahlolwe, bahlanjululwe, benziwe babe mhlophe, kuze kufike isikhathi sokuphela, ngoba kungokwesikhathi esimisiweyo. |
| 36. | Inkosi izakwenza ekuthandayo; izaziphakamisa izikhulise ngaphezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu, ikhulume okumangalisayo ngonkulunkulu, iphumelele kuze kuphelele intukuthelo. ngoba okumisiweyo kuzakwenziwa. |
| 37. | Kayiyikunanza onkulunkulu baboyise lonkulunkulu othandwa ngabesifazana; kayiyikunanza loyedwa uNkulunkulu, ngoba izazikhulisa ibe phezu kwabo bonke. |
| 38. | Izadumisa uNkulunkulu wezinqaba; uNkulunkulu owayengaziwa ngoyise izamdumisa ngegolide langesiliva, langamatshe amahle, langezipho ezibiza imali enengi. |
| 39. | Izagcwalisa inqaba zayo eziqinileyo ngabantu bezizweni, abantu abakhonza uNkulunkulu wezizweni; labo abayivumayo ibanike udumo, ibenze ababusi phezu kwabanengi, ibanike umvuzo wamazwe. |
| 40. | Ngesikhathi sokuphela inkosi yeningizimu izayihlasela; kodwa inkosi yenyakatho izayisukela njengesivunguzane ilezinqola, labagadi bamabhiza, lemikhumbi eminengi, ihlasele amazwe, ikhukhule, idlule. |
| 41. | Izangena elizweni elihle, ibulale amatshumi azinkulungwane; kodwa iEdoma loMowabi lengxenye enkulu yabeAmoni bazaphunyuka esandleni sayo. |
| 42. | Izaphakamisela isandla sayo emazweni, lelizwe leGibhithe kaliyikuphepha. |
| 43. | Izathatha inotho yegolide leyesiliva lazo zonke izinto eziligugu zeGibhithe; amaLibiya lamaEtiyopiya azayikhonza. |
| 44. | Kodwa izakwethuswa yimibiko evela empumalanga lenyakatho, iphume ngokuthukuthela okukhulu ukuqeda lokutshabalalisa abanengi. |
| 45. | Izamisa amathente ayo obukhosi phakathi kolwandle lentaba enhle engcwele. Kodwa izakufa, kungekho ongayisiza. |
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