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Ngoba khangela, iNkosi, uJehova wamabandla, izasusa eJerusalema lakoJuda insika lodondolo, insika yonke yesinkwa, lensika yonke yamanzi,

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iqhawe, lendoda yempi, umahluleli, lomprofethi, umvumisi, lomdala,

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induna yamatshumi amahlanu, lowemukelekayo ngobuso, lomeluleki, lesanuse esihlakaniphileyo, lowazi amalumbo.

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Ngizabanika abafana babe yizikhulu zabo, lezihluku zizabusa phezu kwabo.

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Labantu bazacindezelwa, omunye komunye, lowo lalowo kumakhelwane wakhe; ijaha lizadelela omdala, lodelelekayo ohloniphekayo.

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Lapho umuntu ezabamba umfowabo wendlu kayise athi: Wena ulesembatho, woba ngumbusi wethu, lokhukuchithakala kube ngaphansi kwesandla sakho;

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uzaphakamisa ngalolosuku athi: Kangiyikuba ngumelaphi, njalo endlini yami kakulakudla kakulasembatho; lingangimisi ngibe ngumbusi wabantu.

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Ngoba iJerusalema ikhubekile, loJuda uwile, ngoba ulimi lwabo lezenzo zabo kumelene le Nkosi, ukuvukela amehlo obukhosi bayo.

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Ukukhangeleka kobuso babo kuyafakaza ngabo; bememezela izono zabo njengeSodoma, kabazifihli. Maye kumphefumulo wabo! Ngoba bazenzela okubi.

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Tshelani olungileyo ukuthi kuzakuba kuhle kuye; ngoba bazakudla isithelo sezenzo zabo.

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Maye kokhohlakeleyo! Kuzakuba kubi kuye; ngoba umvuzo wezandla zakhe uzakwenziwa kuye.

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Abantu bami, abacindezeli babo ngabantwana, labesifazana bayababusa. Bantu bami, abakhokheli benu ngabaduhisi, basanganisa indlela yemikhondo yenu.

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I Nkosi izimisele ukulabhela, imi ukuthi yahlulele abantu.

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I Nkosi ingena kusahlulelo labadala babantu bayo leziphathamandla zayo; ngoba lina lidle isivini; impango yomyanga isezindlini zenu.

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Lilani, lichoboza abantu bami, lichola ubuso babayanga? itsho iNkosi uJehova wamabandla.

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I Nkosi yasisithi: Ngenxa yokuthi amadodakazi eZiyoni eziphakamisile, ehamba elule intamo, ehuga ngamehlo, ehamba ngokuxoxomela ehamba, ekhencezisa izigqizo enyaweni zawo,

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ngakho iNkosi izakwenza inkanda yamadodakazi eZiyoni ibe loqweqwe, le Nkosi izanqunula izitho zawo zangasese.

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Ngalolosuku iNkosi izasusa ubuhle bezigqizo zawo, lezicwatsho, lamasongo anjengenyanga,

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amacici, lamasongo, lezimbombozo,

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amaqhiye, lezigetsho, lamabhanti, lemifuma, lezintebe,

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izindandatho, lamacici amakhala,

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izigqoko zemikhosi, lamajazi, lezembatho, lezamba,

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lezibuko, lezigqoko zelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu, lamaqhele, lamaveyili.

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Kuzakuthi-ke endaweni yamakha kube levumba, lendaweni yebhanti kube khona igoda, lendaweni yenwele ezenziwe kuhle kube khona impabanga, lendaweni yesigqoko esihle kube khona amalembu amasaka, ukutsha endaweni yobuhle.

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Amadoda akho azakuwa ngenkemba, lamaqhawe akho empini.

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Lamasango ayo azakhala alile; yenziweze izahlala emhlabathini.

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