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| 1. | Ekupheleni kweminyaka yonke eyisikhombisa uzakwenza inkululeko. |
| 2. | Njalo le yindlela yenkululeko: Wonke umkweledisi oweboleka umakhelwane wakhe uzakhulula isikwelede; kayiku si bamba ngamandla kumakhelwane wakhe kumbe kumfowabo, ngoba kumenyezelwe inkululeko e Nkosi ni. |
| 3. | Kowezizweni uza si bamba ngamandla; kodwa lokho okwakho okukumfowenu isandla sakho sizakukhulula. |
| 4. | Kuphela, ngoba kakuyikuba lomyanga phakathi kwakho, ngoba i Nkosi izakubusisa lokukubusisa elizweni i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekunika lona ukuthi libe yilifa ukudla ilifa lalo, |
| 5. | kuphela uba ulalela lokulalela ilizwi le Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ugcine ukuyenza limithetho yonke engikulaya yona lamuhla. |
| 6. | Ngoba i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho izakubusisa njengokukhuluma kwayo kuwe. Njalo uzakweboleka izizwe ezinengi, kodwa wena kawuyikweboleka kuzo; uzabusa izizwe ezinengi, kodwa wena kaziyikukubusa. |
| 7. | Uba kukhona phakathi kwakho umyanga ongomunye wabafowenu, kwelinye lamasango akho, elizweni lakho, i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekunika lona, ungenzi lukhuni inhliziyo yakho, ungamvaleli umfowenu ongumyanga isandla sakho, |
| 8. | kodwa uzamvulela lokumvulela isandla sakho, umeboleke lokumeboleka okwanela ukuswela kwakhe, lokho akuswelayo. |
| 9. | Ziqaphele hlezi kube khona ilizwi enhliziyweni yakho embi lisithi: Umnyaka wesikhombisa, umnyaka wenkululeko useduze; lelihlo lakho libe libi limelane lomfowenu ongumyanga, ukuze ungamniki, abesekhala ngawe e Nkosi ni, njalo kube yisono kuwe. |
| 10. | Umnike lokumnika, lenhliziyo yakho ingadani nxa umnika; ngoba ngenxa yalinto i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho izakubusisa emsebenzini wonke wakho lakukho konke obeka kukho isandla sakho. |
| 11. | Ngoba umyanga kayikuphela phakathi kwelizwe. Ngakho ngiyakulaya ngithi: Uzamvulela kakhulu isandla sakho umfowenu, umyanga wakho, loswelayo wakho, elizweni lakho. |
| 12. | Uba umfowenu, umHebheru loba umHebherukazi, ethengiswa kuwe, akusebenzele iminyaka eyisithupha, ngakho ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uzamyekela ukuthi ahambe ekhululekile asuke kuwe. |
| 13. | Lalapho umyekela ukuthi ahambe ekhululekile esuka kuwe, ungamyekeli ukuthi ahambe engaphathanga lutho; |
| 14. | uzamnakekela lokumnakekela ezimvini zakho, lokwebala lokubhulela lakho, lokwesikhamelo sakho sewayini; ku lokho i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekubusise ngakho uzamupha. |
| 15. | Njalo uzakhumbula ukuthi wawuyisigqili elizweni leGibhithe, lokuthi i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho yakuhlenga. Ngalokho ngiyakulaya linto lamuhla. |
| 16. | Kodwa kuzakuthi, uba esithi kuwe: Kangiyikusuka kuwe, ngoba ethanda wena lendlu yakho, ngoba kulungile kuye elawe, |
| 17. | uzathatha usungulo, ubhobozele indlebe yakhe ngalo esivalweni, ukuze abe yisigqili sakho laphakade. Lakuso isigqilikazi sakho wenze njalo. |
| 18. | Kakungabi lukhuni emehlweni akho nxa umyekela ehamba ekhululekile kuwe; ngoba ngokuphindwe kabili kweholo lesiqatshwa ukusebenzele iminyaka eyisithupha. Ngakho i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho izakubusisa kukho konke okwenzayo. |
| 19. | Wonke amazibulo azazalwa enkomeni zakho lezimvini zakho, amaduna, uzawangcwelisela i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho; kawuyikusebenza ngezibulo lejongosi lakho, futhi kawuyikugunda izibulo lezimvu zakho. |
| 20. | Phambi kwe Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho uzalidla, umnyaka ngomnyaka, endaweni i Nkosi ezayikhetha, wena lendlu yakho. |
| 21. | Kodwa uba kulesici kulo, liqhula, loba liyisiphofu, loba lilasiphi isici esibi, ungalihlabeli i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho. |
| 22. | Uzalidla phakathi kwamasango akho, ongahlambulukanga lohlambulukileyo bazalidla bendawonye, njengomziki lanjengendluzele. |
| 23. | Kuphela igazi lalo ungalidli; ulichithele emhlabathini njengamanzi. |
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