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| 1. | Ake ngihlabelelele othandiweyo wami ingoma yomthandwa wami ngesivini sakhe. Othandiweyo wami ulesivini oqaqeni oluvundileyo. |
| 2. | Wasibiyela, wakhupha amatshe kiso, wasihlanyela ngevini elikhethiweyo, wakha umphotshongo phakathi kwaso, wagebha lesikhamelo sewayini kiso; walindela ukuthi sizathela izithelo zevini, kodwa sathela izithelo zevini ezimunyu. |
| 3. | Ngakho-ke, bahlali beJerusalema, lani bantu akoJuda, ake lahlulele phakathi kwami lesivini sami. |
| 4. | Ngabe kwenziwani okunye esivinini sami engingakwenzanga kuso? Ngalindelelani ukuthi sizathela izithelo zesivini, kodwa sathela izithelo zevini ezimunyu? |
| 5. | Ngakho-ke, ake ngilitshele engizakwenza esivinini sami: Ngizasusa uthango lwaso ukuze sibe lidlelo, ngidilize umduli waso ukuze sibe ngesokugxotshwa. |
| 6. | Ngizasenza sibe liganga, singathenwa, singahlakulwa, kodwa kumile ameva lokhula oluhlabayo. Njalo ngizalaya amayezi ukuthi anganisi izulu phezu kwaso. |
| 7. | Ngoba isivini se Nkosi yamabandla yindlu kaIsrayeli, labantu bakoJuda bayisithombo sentokozo zayo. Njalo yayilindele isahlulelo, kodwa khangela, ukuchithwa kwegazi; ukulunga, kodwa khangela, ukukhala. |
| 8. | Maye kulabo abahlanganisa indlu lendlu, abasondeza insimu lensimu, kuze kusweleke indawo, lina lihlale lodwa phakathi kwelizwe! |
| 9. | Endlebeni zami i Nkosi yamabandla yathi: Isibili izindlu ezinengi zizakuba ngamanxiwa, ezinkulu lezinhle zingabi lamhlali. |
| 10. | Ngoba indima ezilitshumi zevini zizathela ibhathi* elilodwa, lehomeri* lenhlanyelo lithele i-efa*. |
| 11. | Maye kwabavuka ekuseni kakhulu, bexotshana lotshwala, balibale kuze kuhlwe, lize libalumathise iwayini! |
| 12. | Ichacho lomhubhe, isigubhu lomhlanga, lewayini kusemadilini abo, kodwa kabananzi isenzo se Nkosi, bengaboni umsebenzi wezandla zayo. |
| 13. | Ngakho abantu bami bazakuya ekuthunjweni ngenxa yokungabi lolwazi, lamadoda abo odumo alendlala, lenengi labo lizakoma ngumhawu. |
| 14. | Ngakho ingcwaba lizanabulula umphimbo walo, livule umlomo walo ube banzi ngokungelasilinganiso, kuze kwehle udumo lwabo lobunengi babo lenxokozelo yabo lothokozayo phakathi kwabo. |
| 15. | Lomuntukazana uzakwehliselwa phansi, lomuntu ophakemeyo athotshiswe, lamehlo abazikhukhumezayo athotshiswe. |
| 16. | Kodwa i Nkosi yamabandla izaphakanyiswa ngesahlulelo, loNkulunkulu ongcwele uzangcweliswa ngokulunga. |
| 17. | Lamawundlu azakudla ngokwendlela yawo, labemzini badle amanxiwa abakhulupheleyo. |
| 18. | Maye kwabadonsa isiphambeko ngentambo zeze, lesono njengamagoda enqola! |
| 19. | Labo abathi: Kaphangise, aphangisise umsebenzi wakhe, ukuze si wu bone; lecebo loNgcwele kaIsrayeli kalisondele lize, ukuze si l azi. |
| 20. | Maye kwabathi kokubi kuhle, lakokuhle kubi, ababeka umnyama ube yikukhanya, lokukhanya kube ngumnyama, ababeka okubabayo kube mnandi, lokumnandi kube ngokubabayo! |
| 21. | Maye kwabahlakaniphileyo emehlweni abo, labaqedisisayo phambi kobuso babo! |
| 22. | Maye kwabangamaqhawe okunatha iwayini, lamadoda alamandla okuhlanganisa okunathwayo okulamandla; |
| 23. | abalungisisa okhohlakeleyo ngenxa yomvuzo, basuse ukulunga kwabalungileyo kubo! |
| 24. | Ngakho njengolimi lomlilo lusidla isidindi sotshani, lamakhoba edilika ngelangabi, ngokunjalo impande yabo izakuba njengokubola, lempoko yabo iphephuke njengothuli; ngoba bewalile umlayo we Nkosi yamabandla, balidelela ilizwi loNgcwele kaIsrayeli. |
| 25. | Ngenxa yalokho ulaka lwe Nkosi lubavuthele abantu bayo, yelula isandla sayo imelene labo, yabatshaya, izintaba zaze zazamazama, lezidumbu zabo zaba njengengcekeza phakathi kwezitalada. Ngenxa yakho konke lokhu ulaka lwayo kaluphenduki, kodwa isandla sayo silokhu seluliwe. |
| 26. | Njalo izasiphakamisela isizwe isiboniso ikhatshana, isitshayele ikhwelo isekucineni komhlaba; khangela-ke, sizakuza masinyane ngejubane. |
| 27. | Kakho ozadinwa, njalo kakho ozakhubeka phakathi kwaso, kakho ozawozela, njalo kakho ozalala, njalo kakho ozakhululelwa ibhanti lokhalo lwakhe, njalo kakho ozaqanyukelwa ngumchilo wamanyathela akhe. |
| 28. | Omitshoko yakhe ibukhali, lomadandili akhe wonke agotshiwe; amasondo amabhiza akhe azabalwa njengelitshe elilukhuni, lamavili akhe njengesivunguzane. |
| 29. | Ukubhonga kwakhe uzakuba njengokwesilwane, njalo uzabhonga njengamabhongo esilwane, abhavume abambe impango, ayilethe ekuvikelekeni, njalo kungekho umemuki. |
| 30. | Bazasibhavumela ngalolosuku njengokubhavuma kolwandle. Uba umuntu ekhangela emhlabeni, khangela-ke, umnyama, usizi, lokukhanya kwenziwe kwaba mnyama ngamayezi aso. |
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