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| 1. | Zivela ngaphi izimpi lokulwa phakathi kwenu? Kakuveli lapha yini, enkanukweni zenu ezilwayo ezithweni zenu? |
| 2. | Liyafisa, kodwa kalila; liyabulala njalo lilomhawu, kodwa lingeke lazuza; liyalwa futhi lenza impi, kodwa kalila, ngoba kaliceli; |
| 3. | liyacela njalo kalemukeli, ngoba licela kubi, ukuze li ku chithele enkanukweni zenu. |
| 4. | Zifebe lezifebekazi, kalazi yini ukuthi ukuthanda umhlaba kuyibutha kuNkulunkulu? Ngakho loba ngubani othanda ukuba ngumngane womhlaba, wenziwa isitha sikaNkulunkulu. |
| 5. | Kumbe licabanga yini ukuthi umbhalo utsho ize: Umoya ohlala kithi ufisa kumona? |
| 6. | Kodwa uyanika umusa omkhulu; ngakho uthi: UNkulunkulu umelana labazigqajayo, kodwa abathobekileyo uyabapha umusa. |
| 7. | Ngakho zehliseleni kuNkulunkulu, melanani loSathane, njalo uzalibalekela. |
| 8. | Sondelani kuNkulunkulu, laye uzasondela kini; gezani izandla, zoni, njalo lihlanze izinhliziyo, banhliziyombili. |
| 9. | Danani lilile likhale; ukuhleka kwenu kakuphendulwe ukulila, lentokozo ukudana. |
| 10. | Zithobeni phambi kweNkosi, njalo izaliphakamisa. |
| 11. | Lingahlebani, bazalwane. Lowo ohleba umzalwane, amehlulele umzalwane wakhe, uhleba umlayo, ehlulela umlayo; kodwa uba esehlulela umlayo, kawusumenzi womlayo, kodwa umahluleli. |
| 12. | Munye ummisumlayo, olamandla okusindisa lokubhubhisa; wena ungubani owahlulela omunye? |
| 13. | Lalelani-ke lina elithi: Lamuhla loba kusasa sizakuya emzini othile, sihlale khona umnyaka owodwa sithengiselane sizuze; |
| 14. | elingakwaziyo okwakusasa. Ngoba iyini impilo yenu? Ngoba iyinkungu ebonakala okwesikhatshana, emva kwalokho ibisinyamalala; |
| 15. | endaweni ya lokho ngabe lithi: Uba iNkosi ivuma, njalo sizaphila, sibe sesisenza lokhu kumbe lokhuyana. |
| 16. | Kodwa khathesi liyazincoma ekuzigqajeni kwenu; konke ukuzincoma okunje kubi. |
| 17. | Ngakho lowo okwaziyo ukwenza okuhle kodwa enga kw enzi, kuyisono kuye. |
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