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| 1. | Ngalesosikhathi amathambo amakhosi akoJuda, laweziphathamandla, lamathambo abapristi labaprofethi, lamathambo abakhileyo eJerusalema, azakhutshwa emangcwabeni, kutsho i Nkosi; |
| 2. | azachaywa elangeni lenyangeni, lakuwo wonke amabutho amazulu, abakuthandileyo bakukhonza, abakulandeleyo bakudinga, bakudumisa; kawayikubuthwa angcwatshwe futhi, azakuba njengomquba emhlabathini. |
| 3. | Ukufa kuzakuba ngcono kulempilo kubo bonke abaseleyo balesisizwe esibi, kuzo zonke indawo lapho engibaxotshele khona, kutsho i Nkosi yamabandla. |
| 4. | Uzakuthi kibo: I Nkosi ithi: Abantu bayawa, bangavuki yini? Umuntu uyaphambuka, angabuyi aphenduke yini? |
| 5. | Pho-ke, baphambukeleni lababantu, bahlamuke kokuphela yini? Baqinela enkohlisweni, bayala ukuphenduka. |
| 6. | Ngiqaphele ngezwa, kodwa kabakhulumanga kuhle, kakho loyedwa ophendukayo ebubini bakhe esithi: Ngenzeni? Bonke baphendukela endleleni zabo njengebhiza liseqela empini. |
| 7. | Ingabuzane emazulwini liyazazi izikhathi zalo ezimisiweyo; lejuba lenkonjane lehemu kuyasazi isikhathi sokubuya kwakho; kodwa abantu bami kabazazi izimiso ze Nkosi. |
| 8. | Lingatsho njani ukuthi: Sihlakaniphile, lomlayo we Nkosi ulathi? Kodwa, khangelani, ukubhala okukhohlisayo kwababhali kuwuphendule umlayo waba ngamanga. |
| 9. | Abahlakaniphileyo bayayangeka, bathuthumele babanjwe; khangela, balalile ilizwi le Nkosi; pho, balokuhlakanipha bani? |
| 10. | Ngalokhu-ke omkabo ngizabanika abanye, lamasimu abo ngiwanike abanqobi, ngoba kusukela kwabancinyane kuze kufike kwabakhulu bonke bayizihwaba zenzuzo embi, labaprofethi labapristi bonke bayakhohlisa. |
| 11. | Kabawelaphisisi amanxeba abantu bami, bathi: Konke kulungile. Khona kungalunganga. |
| 12. | Babelenhloni yini lapho besenza amanyala? Hatshi, kababanga lanhloni lakanye, kabayangekanga. Ngalokho-ke bazakuwa phakathi kwabawayo; ngesikhathi sokubaphindisela kwami bazachitheka, kutsho i Nkosi. |
| 13. | Bengithanda ukubabutha, kutsho i Nkosi, kodwa kazikho izithelo evinini, lomkhiwa kawukho; ngitsho lamahlamvu abunile, lalokho engibanike khona kusukile kibo. |
| 14. | Silindelani? Wozani, singene emizini ebiyelweyo, sibhubhele khona. Ngoba i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wethu isimisele ukubhubha, isinikile amanzi abulalayo ukuze siwanathe, ngoba sonile e Nkosi ni. |
| 15. | Salindela ukuthula, kodwa kakuvelanga, sahlalela isikhathi sokwelatshwa, kodwa khangela, kwavela ukwesaba. |
| 16. | Ukuthimula kwamabhiza ezitha kuyezwakala koDani; ekuzwakaleni komsindo wokukhala kwamabhiza amaduna ilizwe lonke liyathuthumela. Ngoba zifikela ukudla ilizwe, lakho konke okukulo, umuzi labahlala kiwo. |
| 17. | Ngoba khangelani, ngiyathumela phakathi kwenu izinyoka, amabululu angelakulunjwa azaliluma, kutsho i Nkosi. |
| 18. | Kangilakududuzeka esizini lwami, inhliziyo yami iyagula phakathi kwami. |
| 19. | Khangelani, lalelani ukukhala kwabantu bami, kuvela kuyo yonke imikhawulo yelizwe, kuthi: I Nkosi kayikho eZiyoni yini? Inkosi yayo kayikho phakathi kwayo yini? Bangicunuleleni ngezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo, langezithombe zezizwe? |
| 20. | Ukuvuna kudlulile, lehlobo liphelile, kodwa thina kasikhululwanga. |
| 21. | Ngokulimala kwabantu bami inhliziyo yami ilimele, ngiyakhala, lokudabuka kungehlele. |
| 22. | Kakulabhalisamu eGileyadi yini? Kakho yini umelaphi khona? Pho, abantu bami kabasili ngani? |
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