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| 1. | Ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kimi futhi lathi: |
| 2. | Ndodana yomuntu, yazisa iJerusalema ngamanyala ayo, |
| 3. | uthi: INkosi uJehova ithi kuyo iJerusalema: Ngokudabuka ungowelizwe leKhanani; uyihlo,wayengumAmori lonyoko wayengumHethi. |
| 4. | Ngosuku owazalwa ngalo inkaba yakho kayiqunywanga, kawugeziswanga langamanzi ukuze uhlambuluke, kawugcotshwanga langetswayi, kawugoqelwanga ngamalembu. |
| 5. | Kakho owaba lomusa kuwe ukuthi akwenzele lezizinto; kakho lowakuthandayo. Kodwa walahlelwa endle, ngoba wawunengeka esukwini owazalwa ngalo. |
| 6. | Nxa ngidlula ngakubona uqhatsha egazini lakho, ngakhuluma lawe usegazini lakho, ngakutshela ukuze uphile. |
| 7. | Ngakuhlakulela njengesihlahla esiluhlaza esikhulayo egangeni. Waqina wakhula, waba ngowesifazana opheleleyo, waphuhla, lenwele zakho zakhula; kodwake wawulokhu unqunu. |
| 8. | Lapho ngidlula kuwe futhi ngakubona, njalo khangela, ususesikhathini sothando; ngendlala isembatho sami phezu kwakho, ngembathisa ubunqunu bakho; ngathembisa ukukuthatha, ngenza isivumelwano lawe, waba ngowami, kutsho iNkosi uJehova. |
| 9. | Ngakugezisa ngamanzi, ngahlambulula igazi kuwe, ngakugcoba ngamafutha. |
| 10. | Ngakugqokisa ilembu elicecisiweyo, ngakufaka amanyathela ezikhumba zikamantswane, ngakugoqela ngelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu, ngakugqokisa isilika. |
| 11. | Ngakucecisa ngezinto ezinhle, ngafaka amasongo engalweni zakho, ngakugqizisa iketane entanyeni. |
| 12. | Ngakufaka isongo emakhaleni, lamadikazi endlebeni zakho, lomqhele omuhle ekhanda lakho. |
| 13. | Waceciswa ngegolide langesiliva, lezembatho zakho zazingezamalembu acolekileyo kakhulu, lezesilika, lezelembu elicecisiweyo; wadla impuphu ecolekileyo loluju lamafutha; waba muhle kakhulu, waba yinkosikazi. |
| 14. | Udumo lwakho lwafinyelela ezizweni ngenxa yobuhle bakho, ngoba babuphelele ngezinto ezinhle engangikwembathise zona, kutsho iNkosi uJehova. |
| 15. | Kodwa wathemba ubuhle bakho, waba liwule ngenxa yodumo lwakho, wawula labo bonke abedlulayo. |
| 16. | Wathatha ezinye izembatho zakho, wacecisa ngazo indawo zokukhonzela, wawulela lapho. |
| 17. | Wathatha futhi iziceco zakho ezinhle zegolide lami lezesiliva sami engakunika zona, wazenzela izithombe zabantu, wawula lazo. |
| 18. | Wathatha izembatho zakho ezicecisiweyo, wazembesa ngazo, wanikela amafutha ami langempepha yami kuzo. |
| 19. | Wathatha ukudla engakunika khona, impuphu ecolekileyo lamafutha kanye loluju engangikondla ngakho, wakunikela kuzo, kwaba ngumnikelo olephunga elimnandi, kutsho iNkosi uJehova. |
| 20. | Wasuthatha amadodana akho lamadodakazi akho owawungizalele wona, wawahlabela zona ukuze adliwe. Kuyinto encinyane yini yokuphinga kwakho? |
| 21. | Wahlaba abantwana bami, wabanikela, babadabulisa baye kuzo. |
| 22. | Kuwo wonke amanyala akho lakukho konke ukuwula kwakho kawukhumbulanga insuku zobutsha bakho lapho wawunqunu, uqhatsha egazini lakho. |
| 23. | Emva kwabo bonke ububi bakho maye, maye kuwe, kutsho iNkosi uJehova, |
| 24. | wazakhela ithala, wazenzela indawo ephakemeyo emidangeni yonke; |
| 25. | emahlanganweni endlela zonke wazakhela indawo ephakemeyo, wangcolisa ubuhle bakho uzinikela kibo bonke abadlulayo, usandisa ukuwula kwakho. |
| 26. | Wabuya wawula lamaGibhithe, omakhelwane bakho, abakhulu enyameni, usandisa ukuwula kwakho ukuze ungithukuthelise. |
| 27. | Khangela, ngakho ngikuphakamisele isandla sami, nginciphisile isabelo sakho, ngakunikela ekuphangeni kwezitha zakho amaFilisti, abe lenhloni ngokuziphatha kwakho ngokubi. |
| 28. | Futhi uwulile lamaAsiriya ngoba ungakholisanga; uwulile lawo, kawaze wakholwa. |
| 29. | Wandisa ukuwula kwakho futhi lelizwe labathengi iKhaladiya, kodwa langalokhu kawukholwanga. |
| 30. | Wakwenza konke lokhu njengewule elingelanhloni, kutsho iNkosi uJehova. |
| 31. | Wazakhela ithala emahlanganweni endlela zonke, wenza indawo zakho eziphakemeyo zokukhonzela emidangeni yonke. Kanti kawubanga njengewule ngoba wadelela inkokhelo. |
| 32. | Waba ngumfazi oliwule, ongenisa izihambi endaweni yendoda yakhe. |
| 33. | Amadoda anika inkokhelo kuwo wonke amawule. Kodwa wena wanika izipho zakho kuzo zonke izithandwa zakho, uzithenga ukuze zize kuwe zivela endaweni zonke, zilanda ukuwula lawe. |
| 34. | Ngalokho wawehlukile kwabanye abesifazana ekuwuleni kwakho; kakho owawunxusa ukuwula lawe; kawunikwanga inkokhelo, kodwa wena wazinika izithandwa zakho. Ngalokho-ke wawehlukile. |
| 35. | Ngakho-ke, wena wule, zwana ilizwi le Nkosi. |
| 36. | INkosi uJehova ithi: Njengoba unqunule, kwabonwa ubunqunu bakho lapho uwula lezithandwa zakho, langenxa yazo zonke izithombe zakho, langenxa yegazi labantwana bakho olinike zona, |
| 37. | ngakho, khangela, ngizaqoqa zonke izithandwa zakho obuthokoza lazo, lazo zonke obuzithanda, lazo zonke obuzenyanya. Ngizaziqoqa ukuze zilwe lawe zivela endaweni zonke, ngikunqunulise phambi kwazo ukuze zibone bonke ubunqunu bakho. |
| 38. | Ngizakugweba njengabesifazana abafebayo lababulalayo, ngehlisele phezu kwakho igazi elachithwayo ngenxa yokuthukuthela lomona. |
| 39. | Ngizakunikela ezandleni zezithandwa zakho, zizadiliza ithala lakho, zibhidlize indawo zakho eziphakemeyo, zikuhlubule izembatho zakho, zikuthathele iziceco zakho ezinhle, zikutshiye unqunu. |
| 40. | Zizakulethela ixuku, zikukhande ngamatshe, zikuqumaqume iziqa ngenkemba zazo. |
| 41. | Zizatshisa izindlu zakho, zenze izigwebo phezu kwakho phambi kwabesifazana abanengi. Ngizakukhawulisa ukuwula ungabe usanika izithandwa zakho inkokhelo. |
| 42. | Ngalokho ngiqede ukuthukuthela kwami kuwe, lobukhwele bami buphele kuwe. Ngizadeda, ngingabe ngisathukuthela. |
| 43. | Ngoba ungakhumbulanga insuku zobutsha bakho, kodwa ungithukuthelisile ngazo zonke lezizinto, ngizaphindisela izenzo zakho phezu kwakho, kutsho iNkosi uJehova. Kawuzenzanga yini lezizinengiso kanye lawo wonke amanye amanyala akho? |
| 44. | Khangela, bonke abasebenzisa izaga bazakutsho lesisaga ngawe bathi: Udiwo lufuze imbiza. |
| 45. | Wena uyindodakazi eqotho kanyoko owayesenyanya indoda yakhe labantwana bakhe; ungudade oqotho wabodadewenu ababesenyanya amadoda abo labantwana babo. Unyoko wayengumHethi loyihlo wayengumAmori. |
| 46. | Udadewenu omdala yiSamariya eyayihlala lamadodakazi ayo ngenyakatho kwakho; lomnawakho owayehlala ngeningizimu kwakho yiSodoma lamadodakazi ayo. |
| 47. | Kanti kawukholwanga yikuhamba ngezindlela zabo, layikwenza amanyala abo. Ngesikhatshana nje esincinyane waba mubi kulabo kuzo zonke indlela zakho. |
| 48. | Ngiyazifunga, kutsho iNkosi uJehova, udadewenu iSodoma kalenzanga lona lamadodakazi alo njengokwenza kwakho lamadodakazi akho. |
| 49. | Khangela, ukona kukadadewenu iSodoma; lona lamadodakazi alo lalizigqaja, lisutha okunengi, lichelesile, kodwa kalibasizanga abayanga labaswelayo. |
| 50. | Babezigqaja, besenza amanyala phambi kwami; ngalokho ngabasusa njengalokhu usubonile. |
| 51. | ISamariya kayenzanga ingxenye eyodwa kwezimbili yezono zakho. Wena wenzile amanyala amanengi okwedlula yona, wenza odadewenu babonakale belungile ngamanyala akho owenzileyo. |
| 52. | Ithwale ihlazo lakho lawe ngoba wenzile ukugwetshwa kwabodadewenu kube lula ngenxa yezono zakho owazenzayo okwedlula bona; bona balungile kulawe. Ngakho woba lenhloni lawe, uthwale ihlazo lakho, ngoba wenze ukuthi odadewenu babonakale belungile. |
| 53. | Ngizabuyisa abantu babo, abantu beSodoma lamadodakazi ayo, labantu beSamariya lamadodakazi ayo, ngibuyise labantu bakho kanye labo. |
| 54. | Uzathwala ihlazo lakho, ube lenhloni ngakho konke okwenzileyo, ukuze ube yinduduzo kibo. |
| 55. | Odadewenu, iSodoma lamadodakazi ayo, bazabuyela esimeni sabo sakuqala, leSamariya lamadodakazi ayo babuyele esimeni sabo sakuqala, lawe lamadodakazi akho libuyele esimeni senu sakuqala. |
| 56. | Udadewenu iSodoma yayingesiso isiga emlonyeni wakho esukwini lokuziphakamisa kwakho, |
| 57. | kungabonakali ububi bakho yini? Khathesi-ke usuphenduke waba njengalo, usuyinto yokuthukwa ngamadodakazi eEdoma labo bonke abakhelene lalo, lamadodakazi eFilisti, abakuhanqileyo labakuzondayo. |
| 58. | Ufanele ukuthwala umvuzo wobubi bakho lamanyala akho, kutsho i Nkosi. |
| 59. | Yebo, iNkosi uJehova ithi: Ngizakuphatha njengokwenza kwakho. wena odelele isifungo, wephula isivumelwano; |
| 60. | kanti ngizakhumbula isivumelwano sami lawe, esensukwini zobutsha bakho, ngenze lawe isivumelwano esilaphakade. |
| 61. | Khona uzakhumbula indlela zakho, ube lenhloni lapho uzakwemukela odadewenu, abadala bakho labancinyane bakho, njalo ngikunike babe ngamadodakazi, kodwa kungabi ngenxa yesivumelwano sakho. |
| 62. | Mina sengizamisa isivumelwano sami lawe, njalo uzakwazi ukuthi ngiyi Nkosi. |
| 63. | Ukuze ukhumbule, ube lenhloni, ungaphindi ukuvula umlomo wakho ngenxa yehlazo lakho, nxa sengibuyisene lawe ngakho konke okwenzileyo, itsho iNkosi uJehova. |
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