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Vuthelani uphondo eZiyoni, lihlabe umkhosi entabeni yami engcwele. Kabathuthumele bonke abakhileyo elizweni, ngoba usuku lwe Nkosi luyeza, seluseduze,

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usuku lomnyama losizi, usuku lwamayezi lomnyama onzima. Njengobumnyama obembese izintaba, abantu abalamandla abangelakubalwa. Kakuzanga kube khona abanje ngabo kusukela endulo, futhi kabayikuba khona emva kwabo kuyo yonke iminyaka ezayo.

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Umlilo uyatshisa phambi kwabo, langemva kwabo kuvutha ilangabi. Phambi kwabo ilizwe lifanana lensimu yeEdeni, kodwa ngemva kwabo liyinkangala elugwadule; kakukho okungabaleka kubo.

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Bafanana lamabhiza, bagijima njengamabhiza.

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Umsindo wokweqa kwabo ezingqongeni zezintaba unjengomsindo wezinqola zempi, unjengokufahlaza kwelangabi lomlilo otshisa amabibi, banjengabantu abalamandla abahlelelwe impi.

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Phambi kwabo abantu bayathuthumela, bethuke bonke.

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Bayahlasela njengamaqhawe, bakhwele imiduli njengamadoda empi, baqhubekele phambili bonke bengaphambuki endleleni zabo.

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Kabasunduzani, ngulowo lalowo uhamba ngomgwaqo wakhe omkhulu; bafohla phakathi kwezikhali, bengavinjelwa.

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Bayatheleka emzini, bagijime phezu kwemiduli, bangene ezindlini, bengena ngamawindi njengesela.

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Nxa besiza, umhlaba uyanyikinyeka phambi kwabo, lamazulu athuthumele. Ilanga lenyanga kuphenduka kube mnyama, lezinkanyezi kucitshe ukukhanya kwazo.

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I Nkosi izwakalisa ilizwi layo phambi kwebutho layo, ngoba ibutho layo likhulu kakhulu; logcina ilizwi layo ulamandla. Ngoba usuku lwe Nkosi lukhulu, luyesabeka kakhulu; ngubani ongalumela?

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Kanti lakhathesinje, itsho i Nkosi, phendukelani kimi ngenhliziyo yenu yonke, langokuzila ukudla, langokukhala, langokulila,

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lidabule inhliziyo yenu, hatshi izembatho zenu. Phendukelani e Nkosi ni, uNkulunkulu wenu, ngoba ilesisa lesihawu, iphuza ukuthukuthela, ilobubele obukhulu, izisola ngobubi.

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Mhlawumbe izaphenduka isihawukele, isitshiyele isibusiso, isibusiso somnikelo wokudla lomnikelo wokunathwayo we Nkosi, uNkulunkulu wenu.

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Vuthelani uphondo eZiyoni, lizile ukudla, lenze umhlangano onzulu;

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buthanisani abantu, libize ibandla, lihlanganise abadala labantwana lensane ezimunyayo. Umyeni kaphume endlini yakhe, lomakoti exhibeni lakhe.

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Abapristi, izikhonzi ze Nkosi, kabakhale inyembezi phakathi komkoto lelathi, bathi: Bahawukele abantu bakho, Nkosi. ungabenzi babe yinhlamba, lesiga phakathi kwezizwe. Bazatsholoni phakathi kwezizwe ukuthi: Ungaphi uNkulunkulu wabo?

18.

I Nkosi yaliphisekela ilizwe layo, yaba lesihawu ebantwini bayo.

19.

I Nkosi yabaphendula abantu bayo yathi: Khangelani, sengizalinika amabele lewayini elitsha lamafutha, lisuthe; kangisayikuphinda ngilenze inhlamba phakathi kwezizwe.

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Ngizasusela khatshana lani ibutho elivela enyakatho, ngilixotshele elizweni elomileyo leliyinkangala, uphondo lwalo ngiluxotshele elwandle lwempumalanga, lomsila walo elwandle lwentshonalanga; kwenyuke ivumba lalo kwenyuke umnuko walo, ngoba lenzile izinto ezinkulu.

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Ungesabi, lizwe, kodwa jabula uthokoze, ngoba i Nkosi yenzile izinto ezinkulu.

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Lingesabi, zinyamazana zeganga, ngoba amadlelo enkangala asehlumile; izihlahla zithela izithelo zazo, umkhiwa levini kuthelile kakhulu.

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Thabani, lina beZiyoni, lithokoze nge Nkosi, uNkulunkulu wenu; ngoba ilinikile izulu lensewula ukuze ilibusise, yalinisela izulu elinengi, lensewula lelamuva njengakuqala.

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Amabala okubhulela azagcwala amabele, lezikhamelo zewayini ziphuphume ngewayini elitsha lamafutha.

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Ngizabuyisela kini okwadliwa eminyakeni yesikhonyane leqhwagi lenswabanda lentothoviyane, ibutho lami elikhulu engalithumela kini.

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Lizakudla okunengi, lisuthe, lidumise ibizo le Nkosi, uNkulunkulu wenu, oliphethe ngokumangalisayo. Abantu bami kabasayikuphinda bayangiswe futhi

27.

Lizakwazi ukuthi ngikhona phakathi kukaIsrayeli, lokuthi mina Nkosi nginguNkulunkulu wenu, kakho omunye. Abantu bami kabasayikuphinda bayangiswe futhi.

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Kuzakuthi emva kwalokho ngithele umoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama; amadodana enu lamadodakazi enu azaprofetha, labadala benu baphuphe amaphupho, lamajaha enu abone imibono.

29.

Laphezu kwenceku lencekukazi ngizathela umoya wami ngalezonsuku.

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Ngizaveza izimangaliso emazulwini lemhlabeni, igazi, lomlilo, lentuthu ethunqayo.

31.

Ilanga lizaphenduka umnyama, lenyanga ibe ligazi, lungakafiki usuku lwe Nkosi olukhulu lolwesabekayo.

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Kuzakuthi bonke abakhuleka ebizweni le Nkosi bakhululwe; ngoba entabeni yeZiyoni kuzakuba khona labo abaphunyukileyo, njengokutsho kwe Nkosi, leJerusalema kube khona abaseleyo ababizwe yi Nkosi.

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