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1.

Yonke imithetho engikulaya yona lamuhla lizagcina ukuyenza, ukuze liphile, lande, lingene lidle ilifa lelizwe, i Nkosi eyalifungela oyihlo.

2.

Njalo uzakhumbula indlela yonke i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekukhokhele ngayo liminyaka engamatshumi amane enkangala, ukuze ikuthobise, ikuhlole, ukwazi okusenhliziyweni yakho, uba uzagcina imithetho yayo, loba hatshi.

3.

Yasikuthobisa, yakulambisa, yakudlisa imana owawungayazi, laboyihlo babengayazi, ukuze ikwazise ukuthi umuntu kaphili ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngakho konke okuphuma emlonyeni we Nkosi umuntu uyaphila.

4.

Izembatho zakho kaziguganga phezu kwakho, lonyawo lwakho kaluvuvukanga, le iminyaka engamatshumi amane.

5.

Ngakho yazi enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi njengendoda ilaya indodana yayo, i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho iyakulaya.

6.

Ngakho uzagcina imithetho ye Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuhamba endleleni zayo, lokuyesaba.

7.

Ngoba i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ikungenisa elizweni elihle, ilizwe lezifula zamanzi, lemithombo lokujula okugobhoza ezihotsheni lezintabeni;

8.

ilizwe lengqoloyi, lebhali*, lezivini, lemikhiwa, lezithelo zepomegranati*, ilizwe lezihlahla zemihlwathi zamafutha, loluju,

9.

ilizwe ozakudla kulo isinkwa kungekho ukusilela, ongayikuswela lutho kulo; ilizwe elilamatshe ayinsimbi, lelilezintaba elingagebha kuzo ithusi.

10.

Usudlile wasutha, uzabusisa i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngelizwe elihle ekunike lona.

11.

Ziqaphele hlezi ukhohlwe i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngokungagcini imilayo yayo lezahlulelo zayo lezimiso zayo, engikulaya zona lamuhla.

12.

Hlezi lapho usudlile wasutha, usuwakhe izindlu ezinhle wahlala kuzo,

13.

sekwandile inkomo zakho lezimvu zakho, lesiliva legolide kwakho sekwandile, lakho konke olakho sekwandile,

14.

inhliziyo yakho ibisiziphakamisa, ubusukhohlwa i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho eyakukhupha elizweni leGibhithe, endlini yobugqili,

15.

eyakukhokhela enkangala enkulu leyesabekayo, okwakule nyoka ezilokutshisa lezinkume lomhlabathi owomileyo, lapho okwakungelamanzi khona, eyakuvezela amanzi edwaleni lelitshe elilukhuni,

16.

eyakudlisa imana enkangala, oyihlo ababengayazi, ukuze ikuthobise, lokuze ikuhlole, ikwenzele okuhle ekucineni kwakho,

17.

ubususithi enhliziyweni yakho: Amandla ami lokuqina kwesandla sami kungizuzele linotho.

18.

Kodwa uzakhumbula i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ngoba yiyo ekunika amandla okuzuza inotho, ukuze iqinise isivumelwano sayo eyasifungela oyihlo njengalamuhla.

19.

Kuzakuthi-ke, nxa ukhohlwa lokukhohlwa i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ulandele abanye onkulunkulu, ubakhonze, ubakhothamele, ngiyalifakazela lamuhla ukuthi lizabhubha lokubhubha.

20.

Njengezizwe i Nkosi ezichithileyo phambi kwenu, ngokunjalo lizabhubha, ngoba lingalilalelanga ilizwi le Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu.

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