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| 1. | Ngakho ukholo luyikuqiniseka kwezinto ezithenjwayo, ubufakazi bezinto ezingabonwayo. |
| 2. | Ngoba ngalo abadala bafakazelwa. |
| 3. | Ngokholo sibona ukuthi imihlaba yadalwa ngelizwi likaNkulunkulu, kuze kuthi izinto ezibonwayo kaziveli ezintweni ezibonakalayo. |
| 4. | Ngokholo uAbela wanikela kuNkulunkulu umhlatshelo ongcono kuloKhayini, owazuza ngawo ubufakazi bokuthi ulungile, uNkulunkulu efakazela izipho zakhe; langalo efile usakhuluma. |
| 5. | Ngokholo uEnoki wasuswa ukuze angaboni ukufa, njalo akatholwa, ngoba uNkulunkulu wayesemsusile; ngoba engakasuswa wafakazelwa ngokuthi umthokozisile uNkulunkulu; |
| 6. | kodwa ngaphandle kokholo kakwenzeki uku m thokozisa; ngoba ozayo kuNkulunkulu umele akholwe ukuthi ukhona, lo kuthi ungumvuzi walabo abamdingisisayo. |
| 7. | Ngokholo uNowa exwayisiwe nguNkulunkulu ngezinto ebezingakabonwa, esesaba, wakha umkhumbi wosindiso lwendlu yakhe; alahla umhlaba ngawo, wasesiba yindlalifa yokulunga ngokokholo. |
| 8. | Ngokholo uAbrahama walalela ebizwa ukuthi aphume aye endaweni ayezayemukela ibe yilifa, waphuma, engazi lapho aya khona. |
| 9. | Ngokholo wahlala njengomuntu wezizweni elizweni lesithembiso, njengelemzini, ehlala emathenteni loIsaka loJakobe, ababeyizindlalifa kanye laye zalesosithembiso; |
| 10. | ngoba wayelindele umuzi olezisekelo, omqambi wesimo lomakhi wawo nguNkulunkulu. |
| 11. | Ngokholo laye uSara uqobo wazuza amandla okwemukela inhlanyelo, esedlulelwe yisikhathi sobudala wabeletha, ngoba wathi uthembekile lowo owathembisayo. |
| 12. | Ngakho-ke bazalwa ngoyedwa, lalezizinto zivela kosefile, abangangenkanyezi zezulu ngobunengi, langangetshebetshebe elisekhunjini lolwandle elingelakubalwa. |
| 13. | Bonke laba bafela ekholweni, bengemukelanga izithembiso, kodwa bazibonela khatshana, baqiniseka, ba zi gona, njalo bavuma ukuthi bangabezizwe lezihambi emhlabeni. |
| 14. | Ngoba abatsho izinto ezinje batshengisa ukuthi badinga ilizwe lakibo. |
| 15. | Uba-ke kambe babecabanga ngalelo ababesuke kulo, babengaba lethuba lokubuyela; |
| 16. | kodwa khathesi-ke balangatha elingcono, elingelezulwini; ngakho uNkulunkulu kalanhloni ngabo, ukuthiwa nguNkulunkulu wabo; ngoba ubalungisele umuzi. |
| 17. | Ngokholo uAbrahama wanikela uIsaka lapho ehlolwa, lalowo owemukela izithembiso wayenikela ozelwe yedwa wakhe, |
| 18. | okwakuthiwe kuye: KuIsaka inzalo yakho izabizwa; |
| 19. | wathi uNkulunkulu ulamandla okuvusa lakwabafileyo; lapho laye amzuze evela khona ngokulinganisa. |
| 20. | Ngokholo uIsaka wabusisa uJakobe loEsawu ngezinto ezizayo. |
| 21. | Ngokholo uJakobe esesifa wabusisa lowo lalowo wamadodana kaJosefa, wasekhonza ebambelele phezu kodondolo lwakhe. |
| 22. | Ngokholo uJosefa esesifa wakhuluma ngokuphuma kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, waselayezela ngamathambo akhe. |
| 23. | Ngokholo uMozisi esezelwe wafihlwa ngabazali bakhe inyanga ezintathu, ngoba babona ukuthi ngumntwana omuhle; njalo bengawesabi umthetho wenkosi. |
| 24. | Ngokholo uMozisi esekhulile wala ukuthiwa uyindodana yendodakazi kaFaro, |
| 25. | kulalokho wakhetha ukuphathwa kubi kanye labantu bakaNkulunkulu kulokuthi abe lentokozo yesono isikhatshana; |
| 26. | wathi ukuthukwa kukaKristu kuyinotho enkulu kulamagugu eGibhithe; ngoba wayekhangele umvuzo. |
| 27. | Ngokholo watshiya iGibhithe, engalwesabi ulaka lwenkosi; ngoba waqinisela kungathi uyambona oNgabonwayo. |
| 28. | Ngokholo wagcina iphasika lokufafazwa kwegazi, ukuze lowo obhubhisa amazibulo angabathinti. |
| 29. | Ngokholo badabula uLwandle oluBomvu njengemhlabathini owomileyo; okwathi amaGibhithe bekulinga lokho baminzwa. |
| 30. | Ngokholo imiduli yeJeriko yadilika, isibhodiwe insuku eziyisikhombisa. |
| 31. | Ngokholo uRahabi isifebe kabhubhanga kanye labangakholwanga, esezemukele izinhloli ngokuthula. |
| 32. | Ngisezathini? Ngoba ngingaphelelwa yisikhathi ngilandisa ngoGidiyoni loBaraki loSamsoni loJefitha loDavida loSamuweli labaprofethi; |
| 33. | abathi ngokholo banqoba imibuso, bebenza ukulunga, bazuza izithembiso, bavala imilomo yezilwane, |
| 34. | bacitsha amandla omlilo, baphepha ubukhali benkemba, bazuza amandla ebuthakathakeni, baqina empini, baxotsha amabutho awezizwe. |
| 35. | Abesifazana bemukela abafileyo babo bevela ekuvukeni; labanye bazwiswa ubuhlungu, bengemukeli ukukhululwa, ukuze bazuze ukuvuka okungcono; |
| 36. | abanye balingwa ngokwenziwa inhlekisa lokutshaywa, futhi langezibopho langentolongo; |
| 37. | bakhandwa ngamatshe, basahwa phakathi, balingwa, bafa ekubulaweni ngenkemba; bazula bembethe izigogo zezimvu le zigogo zezimbuzi, baswela, bazwiswa ubuhlungu, baphathwa kubi, |
| 38. | (umhlaba ongabafanelanga bona ) bazula ezinkangala l e zintab eni l e zimbal wini l e mihom eni yomhlaba. |
| 39. | Labo bonke laba, befakazelwe ngokholo kabazuzanga isithembiso, |
| 40. | lokhu uNkulunkulu wayesinakekele ngaphambili okungcono, ukuze kuthi ngaphandle kwethu bangapheleliswa. |
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